New-York tribune., 1872-09-11

warn, tender, rcsttu sweet with woodland balm,
Came TO him. like some mOtherhalowed psalm
To the tired grinder at the noisy wheel
golden thread OF music.
Here among these quiet, pleasant ways, dwelt Pasto-
rus and bis Auna ns Lel., grew I. Of the content OF
nature.
Glad even to tears. be heard the robin sing
His SONG OF welcome 10 the western Sprlag,
And bluebrd borrowing from tue sky hls Niug'
And when the miracle o. Autumn came,
And All the woods with many cOoTed ndme
Oi splendOr, making summers gtenness tame,
Burned. uncOusumcsi voice without a sound
Spakc to uim from each kindled bush around.
Aud made the strange, new landscape holy grourd!
Here like wordsworth's Lucy he Lived unknown" to
the great busy world preparing the for John Wool
man. who take up and complete his task learn
ing to be satisfied without success, since II was
Enough to know that, through the Winters frost
And summers heat no seed OF truth Is lOs',
And every duty pays al last ITS cost
For, ere Pastorius left the sun and air.
Goa sent the answer To hs lifelong prayer;
Tue child was born beside tDe Delaware,
Who. Ia the power holy purpose lends,
Gmded his people unto nObler ends,
And lslt them wOrthier Of the name OF fHehIs'
And 10! the fullncss Of the tine has come,
And over all the CNIics western home,
PROM sea to sea the flowers OF freedom bloom!
And ioy-beils ring. and silver trumpets blow;
Hut itot for thee, PdstOuus! Eycu 80
The world torscts but thc Wise angels Know
The poem IS fun Of that strong humanitaranism with
which the ers Of Whittier always alve-beating as
If heart were throObiuS through it. He, more than
any other pot loves God in loving his fellow man. and
~ makes his psalm OF life psalm Of praise.
The Atlantic MoHhly for October Will open with the
Hrst hall o "a story entitled "Guests Confession" by
Henry James jr. We have few story-wrers among us
w.o can tell d tale with vyaciOus grace as Mr..
James. lie possesses at once the insight that sees
through shas, and the idety that glorihes genuine
experience somewhat rare combination. curious
computation has made 10y somebody Of the number
of times every possible plot has been written and re-
written But if Mr.. James docs not treat us to aoso
iutey plots he does give rs new combinations and
new incidents The present tale Is illustration IL
purpOrs told by prosperous, stOutish' Dlondsh
indolent amabe, rather gorgeous young fellow, who
has step-brohcr The latter Is chronic invalid and
chronic egost is less rich than the who tells
the sory ald money is Of Importance IN his eyes
lie thinks tuat "rains fan and dews drip earthward,
earth whlrls suns rise and set" all with view to
he own we'll i'll being. He human Hub, round which
c ated things revOlye. He enters upon the scene in
quict, white heat Of rage. \ man named Guest mas
cheated hm out OF $1,000. The say younger brother
ns.cns half iu terror, 20 his inpacabe resentment,
hciug himself no sOftcued mood that afternoon. He
had met by accident, IN a little EJscJpa, chapel, on the
margin of the village, young Lady, She was playing
the organ. and he went in aud listened. A thunder
shower aud kept them there for awhile; and lie
carried away picture, In bis memory, OF Cir sngu
larry pleasing with charm all herown. Not the Charm
of beauty uucn as OF q certain lucusc cAIcsslFc
ness Slcndersmcag without redundancy Of outline,
or brlIancy OF color person you might never
have noticed but would certainly never forget What
there was was charming what there might be was
interesting she had clear, eyes, and her glance
and smile, her step and gesture were as light and
distinct a whispered secret 10 was not strange that
IN with this vision OF gentle wOnanlness and OF
airy grace there something more than usually re
pelham; selfish hardness Of the stepbrother, as he
told the story OF his and talked with veuomous
hatred OF the JOhn Guest who had wrought them. Ii
was one the unexpected situations for which gave
Mr. James credit above when the two brothers, strolng
out together u the evening encountered this John
Guest, who has little watering place, not
dreaming that the could find him there. The
scene the hree men, in when, by his inhexble
will Edgar MusTayc--Iu Insg1hcant-lOOking invalid
forces John Gucst-an older man than himself, hand
some norid and pOweIfutO his knees and IN that ai
tn,le exacts from hun confession which he atterward
eompels him TO write out aud sign, Is very dramatic
and II is terminated IN somewhat theatrical manner by
the appearance the Of rather frlsky widow,
who seems interested iu Guest and who IS accom-
Uaned by the criminals daughter. Tue latter proves TO
he the charming org4uis with whom the amable, pros
rous Younger brother proceeds forthwith 70 fall in
,oye VIII he war her MI james has not told me-out
shall know Dy-sad-by, and IN another month viii tell
you.
Parton continues his pleasant gossipy history and dis
eourses of eferson when he American Muster III
as usual-theoiogicaHy metapnysiealiy scientifically
and always brightly need to be frightened,
M thinks al the spirit OF inquiry OF which the air is fun
We live in manly world, aud oar reverence Is nothing
N does not begin with sefrespect whether or not
The ouestions which arisen in your friends mind
have arisen IN your yeu know perfectly well that
they are natural and indispensable 20 this interrogation
point organ zation Of his. The excellent people who
grow up in the world believing without inquiry precise
~ what they were taught signify nothing in the intel
ieetua life Of the race II the world had been pe0pled
wholly with such mental negatives such lookngglasse
of human beings mirroring forever the traditions Of the
fathers should have reached creed like that
Of ChTistendon. He asks;
DO we not all hope least that the doctrine OF mans
being bghted abortion miserable disappointment 70
Creator hostile aud hateful him from his birth,
to the belief that he Is the latest terrestrial
manifestation OF an ever upwardstriying movement OF
divine pOwerf II there lives man whg does not
destiny OF the bulk OF his race should like have him
look Inc in the face and tell me 20.
From the nights OF his medical knowledge he glorines
city houses OF health not say OF grace
He says the nest fruit Is raised under glass
that Is " say the bestdeyeoped people kept the
wide street OF welLbat city eight months Of the year
GOOD solid brlck behind theU good sheets of plate
glass with shining through them. In front
Malaria docs not through the payement-yOu may
shaken there by emotion but not with fever and ague
You are near all gracious influences Of culture and
then. as he says;
hrstrate city house is regular saHatortam The