The New York herald., 1871-11-09

with life as artificial as the rest. This bent Old
u, ,hus wa,n cracked voice and dun eye, who makes
have they fshed up thai OLD fellow VINO pisys nm oc
Ioaenarian TO the iie and who sril preserves his
all ms teeth and all his hair, who IS fresh and
healthy, ana whom his mistress expects
wrinkles and placed his false, bald head upon
| wooden block. He straightens himself and sings
time His e Of old easy Is or h Hnr aae seps oss s
not diminish his gayety In contrast with him you
admired tnat handsome conquerlng hero, whose fiery
eye and mesh voice express passion aud triumphant
| gallantry. Alas he has been young these forty
wears. and ms lovemaking costs him very dear.
This excellent comedian, who makes you nearly die
with laughter. is wretch who thinks OF suicide or
seeks forgetulness IN intoxcatlon. This third rate
valet, whose classical employment consists in re
cclving kicks In the back, Is q scholar who makes
archaeological researches OF great Importance or
antiquarian who collects rare works That other,
who represents the tyrants or the traitors, Is a
father OF family who takes his children into the
country whenever ne has day OF leisure. There
IS another who paints charmingly ana VINO acts
the grocers parts; another VINO represents persons
OF high rank-dukes and princes-has passion for
men, pianists engineers. what not And the ladies
This one couriezan and plays the part OF tngue
personates courtezans admirably This one has
wonderful elegance and purity OF dictiOn; she can
@ rfaa Or ep Enema parS @ badly an
seems to lack Intelligence; she Is very thoroughly
educated and ut to keep boarding school, Here is
an austere duenna; she is speaker or dOu0te en-
tendres. There Is q plump, bold peasant girl; q
Sprlghtly waiting maid-hush these are perfect
devoees, perhaps mystic doves OF Father Three.
Stars, who makes specially OF threatrcal conver-
slOn5.
AT Lasts A CHRISTMAS IN THE WEST INDIES. BY
Charles Kingsley, with numerous illustrations.
London and New York: Macmillan & Co., 1871;
12mO pp. Adj.
To say that this Is an entertaining and picturesque
book Is included In saying that Charles Kingsley
wrote 1t. We find in 1t the same vivid realism OF
description which charmed US in his novel OF
"Westward, H0 !! or, the Adventures OF Sir Amyas
Leigh and the same close observation OF nature
which marks his "Glaucus; or, The wonders OF the
Shore" II there Is In 1t less OF the vigorous thought
and aggressive liberalism OF his earliest WORKS.
"Ycast" and "AltOn LOcke"-it Is because the sub
1ect did not call for 1t; nor II 1t mad, are the ma
tured opinions OF the canons or the English Church
OF II answeraDle to the vehement enthusiasms Of
the radical young chartist OF 'lS.
The book describes q three months trip In the
West India Islands, spent chiefly In the lesser An
titles. 1t IS redoent of nature from end to end, and
depicts most graphically the life Of the scmcivilized.
dark-skinned denizens OF the Antilles with their
romantic and picturesque surroundings. We have
no book on the West Indies more entertaining, not
even Anthony Trollope's, of ten years ago. and the
numerous and welt-executed wood cuts make this
fit book OF travel for presentation as pleasant keep
sake to friends.