Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-20


gests; but they can not learn from him chow
the world was peopled." For sale at Sanford's.
RICHARD PETERS, or Could He Forgive Him?
by Percy Curtss. Boston: Graves & Ellis.
Probably more than half of all the books pub
lished nowadays are works of fiction, and of
those written specially for children nearly all are
of this character That they are designed to
teach some moral or religious lesson does not
make them any the less novels, though it often
makes them less good of their kind Novel
reading in moderation and with discretion in the
choice of books is very well, but many of the
current novels tend TO create depraved literary
taste, and, what is worse, to set up false stand
ards of morals. The chld'S novels are not
exempt flom these faults, the first being
very common among them, and the latter
not rare. The book whose name heads this
paragraph is better than the average of its class
1t has nothing that offends the taste in matter
or manner. The story is that of boy whose
hasty temper leads him into a fight with
schoolmate, in which the latter by an accidental
fall is apparently killed. the other in his fright
and filed with remorse, runs away and has vari-
Gus adventures, through which he learns to
control his temper. The book is for sale here
by Gront & Putnam.
Coon BYE, SWEETHEART, by Rhoda Brough-
ton. New York: D. Appleton & Co, This novel
hardly needs more than the mention of its well
known and popular author to indicate its quail
ty TO all who keep up with the fiction of the
day. Many also have seen it as it appeared Sc
rally in Appleton's journal, and in one of the
English periodicals. 1t is brilliant and fasci.
mating, though unnatural story, of the sort
which lady readers sometimes call provoking"
because the current of the narrative takes so
many unexpected turns, and it ends in disap-
pointment and sadness. For sale by Grout &
Putnam.
The GALAXY for May is the earliest of the
magazines this month, and has some good
reading, though it is less brilliant than usual.
The best story is a short one, "The Mother of
Jacques" by Katharine S. Macquoid, an anecdote
of the late war in France, which is simply and
effectively told. Faust" a novel by Ivan Tur-
gueniet, the Russian novelist, is begun in this
number. The installment of Trollopes "Eustace
Diamonds" is occupied with description of
fox-huut. Albert Rhodes tells some interesting
facts about Arabs at home; Junius Henri
Browne is, as usual, insipidly sentimental on
the subject of Historic Lovers" Richard Boyle
Davey undertakes to repair the injustice which
he claims history and general literature have
done to Lucrezia Borgia; S. B. Luce of
the United States navy, writes enthusi-
asticaly of the marvellous skill OF an Ital-
ian woman, Regina Dial Gin, who has an ex-
tensiye reputation, apparently well deserved,
for success in reducing luXations especially of
the hip JOINT. In America she " ould be called
a natural bone setter Mr. ex-Secretary
Weles' second paper on Lincoln and
johnson, their plan of Reconstruction, is
extremely dry reading. He undertakes to
show that the plan Of reconstruction which
President Lincoln had in mind lust be-
fore his murder, was substantially the same
which johnson tried to put in execution. and
that, therefore, johnson is to be esteemed a wise
and patriotic statesman, or Lincoln should share
the condemnation so abundantly bestowed upon
his successor. The premise he seems to estab-
lish, but the conclusion does not follow. The
public sentiment of the country on this subject
did not stand still during the four years of John
sun administration ana we may DE sure that
M Alliooih "ouiu nave advanced with It,.
'onusoi' however Supply ana violently OPP
posed it, and this, not his original error, de-
suO'eu MN Poltfcally' Inc sclentlhc insect
lany is, as always, fresh and attractive, which
can be said also of the other editorial depart-
neute WIN 'ne exception oil the 'Cluo Room,
WHY" % peienhl"ily unfortunate IL does not
ple'euu 10 NC funny thlS time, which is, SO far,
"u improvements cooking Is Its subject, on
WHICH, uo"otiess' somethlng useful may be said,
out surely mol IN the Superellious strain of this
"iuei' WHO lS' OF WISHES 10 seem, Jaded gour-
hland'
IHE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDI-
CAL ocIENcEs' Tor April, edited by Isaac Hays
NJ d., and published in Philadelphia by Henry
= Lea, Is quite as good as usual Among the
arucies the'e Is a review OF the trial of Mrs. E..
u nartoh OIL Baltimore, VINO was accused of
niurCering zen hetcham. 1t was written by
Professor John j. Reese, NJ. d., and, of course,
uoeS no, oinit careful discussion OF the medi-
cal ana chemleal portion OF this case. The
o'ner Articles are practical, oelng reports Of
"nat mas actually oeen done IN the course of
iheulcai ana surgical practice, and discussions
VI cases actually treated There are, also, re-
VIEWS olohographlcal notices, and the quarterly
summary which constitute not the least inter
esuns portion oil each number.
LIPPINooTT,s MAGAZINE for May continues
Mr.. Whympers scrambles among the Alps,
'uau wnleh nothing better oil lis Kind either in
narrative or Illustration, has appeared in any
ma another illustrated article is
ohetenes Oh Fhladelphla, which does not give
i"Foiaoie impression oil the architecture OF
.u"' Guy 's compared WIN others OF correspond
iiis VI wen iuieli0l rank Mr. Blacks novel,
VI winch tneie are TWO chapters IN TINS number,
20 o'I VI .ne oS' oi,a' 'nig stories OIL the day.
va Io0t ~ N''".ie ID QUO Vi those Pheasant
ers OF this magazine are familiar. Arnold at
Engllsh. Other writers are Emma Lazarus,