Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-09-17

We are indebted to MsssEs. Roberts
Brothers, Of Boston, for the following new
books, jost issued from their press. fraus-
nitted Through w. @ Collier q Ce- Of
tkis city, who have them for sale.
SONGS OF THE srEERAs
This is book Of poems by J1-qaiu Mil
Ter, specimens Of whose zsnius nave an
peared from time to time in these colnuuns.
We also gave few weeks ago same Of the
incidents Of his departure for Europe. BE
is frontiersman Of Cailforniaand Oregon.
an Indian fighter, q miner, and has txied
DIS hand ct many arts, from the rough and
tumble life Of the camp IN the eulch 70
attorney at lav and Judge. Goine 70
E0rope without friends, hs has I7ed mos
eentatioasly while Giving bis works
70 the public, and has eained .
vast lame abroad before he was clever
knoSn a. home. His genius vas
nrst displayed in book form in England.
and while his style is unique and sabiscbs
WIG, his poems at once chaIIsnRed the at
tent1on and criticism Of the best EpQlfsh
people aad crihcL There has been mueh
greater amount written in the British press
about him and his works than bis works
amount to, and upon the whole il has bssn
highly fattering. All acc 1rd TO him a hsQh
degree Of poetic meri,, and be Is iuss nov
the most noted man Of the day. Hs want
to Europe over q year ago. He roamed
for SONS months through various parts Of
the continent, through Eagiand and Scot
land. At the commencement Of the Franco
Prusaian war he was taken prisoner On
suspicion BY the French, and kept IN du-
and money we're taken from him, bat sub.
sequently all his property, with the szeeD-
non OF some fragments Of poem, mislsid
BY the officials, was returned, and be vas
liberated BE then proceeded BY some
eiEcuitous route to London Me-. Ann
strong writes Of his aEst meeting with him,
one evening IN the early part CT the prss-
ent year, Just after the publication Of bis
poems:
II was introduced to Miller for the irst
time at his own lodgings. He was alrssdy
acquainted with several sminsDt men and
women; yet be has often told me ainoe thnt
when he came to London first, . isz
months previously, he had not il the wide
city one single friend, and he cans with
out introductions, and he had no IiEszry
reputation to stand upon How in 80 short
q time be gathered shout him so many Per
sons distinguished in so many professions
and pursuits know not. l have never
asked him Mara have
sought him than he has ever .ught Some
natural sympathy made him partial 70 the
Rossetais, SvinbuEnes and their school;
but not to that school on to any othsr had
be attached himself
OF his lodgings and manner Of living. the
following Is written
His lodgings consisted Of two small
rooms. IN small house OF HemmipQ-
ford Road, BarnsbuTy-a reiehborhood
sufficiently dingy, depressing, and IN
prosperous, away from wealthy and azc-
cessful men, A worshiper of raak and
respectability once asked him, sHox in
the world he was led TO live in such part
OF LondonT and his reply was schaEacteEistic
IN more ways than one; Well said be,
at happened this way. was tired Of
Victoria street; they were too stiff and
stately there; and wanted o new place.
wandered out here, and walking up the
street one rainy day I saw sweet-facsd
little girl at q window. I came in; told the
old lady wanted q home; they let me
stay; and here I've been ever since. Here
he remained pursuing 6 very plain and
simple life, when Fame had smpsied 10th
her hands upon him, when frisnds were
throngiDg in to see him, and strangers to
court his acquaintance.
Previously to his taking this lodging be
had lived in almost slI the poorer quarters
of London, and in q fsvnonths be Learned
the city more thoroughly than one less Gu
riou5 and less observant Of the walks and
ways of men would do in 80 many years.
l remember once, when We we're rambling
together through the streets Of an old
country town, he pointed ont house
which he said was like sne which be had
occupied at Mile End Il seemed to me
not to baye mlDy months more to hang
together. And his motive in selecting such
places to dwell in was neither parsimopy
nor eccentricity. believe be prefers to
live among the poor, whom hecOnsideTs tie
real people Of the country, through whom
it Is best to be taught Ike his compa-
triOt, Walt Whitman, he loves ths oataids
Of an omnibus, travels third class, and
gives the superfiax TO the poor. He en-
joys q chat with nswsboys, shosblacks, and
such poor toileTs for bread Nor is he
wi hout hopes and plans Of his own for
bettering the condition Of the poor.
PINK AND WHITE TYRANNY
This is the last work Of Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe, and is probably one Of her
best. Written with much force, il will
prove one Of the most popular OF her
books.