New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-18

NOW call her Duck, III you uhrc!
Roberts Brothers to publish next month inter
estng book reprinted from the English edition. entitled
"Cues from all Quarters; or, the Literary Musings Of
Clerical Recluse." The author L. Francis Jacox who
published some time since Secular Annotations on
scriptural Texts" Mr. Jacox appears Ito have been
perfect boneybee In lteratureno flower small or 80
hidden that he has sucked its sweets He takes bis
cues from everywhere In tho chapter he quotes
from Shakespeare Goethe, Amelia B. Edwards Nebuhr
Dante Alexandra Dumas Wlkie Collins, Rousseau, Sir
VIM Jones, De Quincy, Charlotte Brone, Charles Dick
ems DR.. Norman Macleod, Balzac, and Hawthorne, and
quotes aptly that there show OF eruditon.
no superiority Of riches. His chapter headings invite
you. You want 10 read about "Square men in Round
holes, and Round men In square"-about Great grefs
as medicine to essabout Peter Bell and primroses
and all the rest He tells you such good stories; one
for instance OF that eccentric nobleman the late Lord
Dudley and Ward, who having talked TO himself In his
travelling carriage the whole way from Brighton to Lon
don, ended at Hyde Park Corner by inviting himself to
dinner the peasantest companion he had ever trav
eled with. This is In the chapter headed "a
Good Listener" and Mr.. Jacox finds in listen
ing well the grand secret Of social fascination
It Is only a very brilliant person, indeed
whom you can forgive for doing all the talking
Cecil says Of his Therese "she capital listener
excellent thing In woman and rare as excellent. An
Intelligent countenance bent upon while telling
story is positively colloqual" One OF what Mr. Slick
calls his general for society Is crtter axes
you II you have been here there, knows this
or that one or seen this sight oher sight always say
yes you without lynn and then turn right short
round TO him and say, What's your opinion Oh III
should like to hear your views for they always
original That you maxim fool Of yourself by
talks nonsense, for one thing, and when room Amt
overly well furnished keep the blinds down in
general way and 1t tckes his vanity and that's another
thing Most folks like the sound OF their voice better
rotber peoples and every thinks good listener and
good laugher the peasantest crter In the world In
Square Men in Round Holes" Mr.. Jacox quotes, from
Archbishop Trench, the Persian proverbs stone that
is fit for the wall is not left in the way" "Only
for the WALL" explains the Archbishop SQUARE polish
and prepare myself It, and certain thy turn will
come" II to me that no novel written,
from Thackeray down. from Miss Braddon up, which the
Clerical Recluse has not read. We all sure
10 he grateful to him for thus keeping in counenance
In our favorfte entertainment Talking OF novels, "Od
and Yew" will commence in October the publication Of
'The Wears Daughter" by the Rev. George MacDon-
IN "Tbe Wears Daughter" 10 the same charming
,rl who in "The seab6ard Parish" marries Mr.. Per
.iyale the artist and goes live with him in London
Mr. Macdonald displays in this story remarkable ap
preciation OF feminine tricks and manners.
At the Tremoftst. house. J. R. Os9ood Co. are,
~ possible, yet more busy than their Washington-st
neigbbors I have already alluded to most OF their
Autumn issues but think have not spoken OF Seli-
gtous work very grand and comprehensive scale
I'M imposing folio, entitled "Home worship for Every
Day in the Year" It's plan Is simple Each page con-
tansa complete form Of service and there s one TOR
every morning a ~ year. an sAkiona one for every
Sunday evening throughout the twelve months, with
provision for the extra day LcapYear and for the
occurrence Of Esd Sunday. The service consists Of
6rst selection from the Scriptures; second mcdita