New-York tribune., 1872-07-17
BOSTON.
LITERARY NOTES.

WRONGS WOMEN - AN IRISH hOmhNNh
DR. HOLMES ABOUT BOOKS, AND CONCERNING
TERMINALS -" AUTHORS NIGHT - NEW
POEM BY JOHN HAY OLD AND NEW FOX
AUGUSTINE ENGLANDS-FAMlLlAR SAINTS
A NEW POEM BY SARAH HELEN WHITMAN
lPRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE IklbUNhI
BosroS. July 15.-The atlantic for August Will
upen with the last nstallment Of Hawthorne's sep
nmius Felton," that weird romance, itself blossom
rprnging upon grave. 1t is concluded IN TINS huoe'
At last septimus completes his ehAlr' ne
ripens it in the sum- purihes III @
sold moonshine. and IL stands, in ITS mask OF curiOu
srystal al the gateway OF endless life 1hen' a'
length he proves himself humane by real love lol
sybn Dacy The shining nights Of earthly immortality
glitter coldly before him unless she viii emo then W
ms side she encourages him in fashion weird eere'
and Atfu like herself and he makes plans with her Ior
eenturics 10 come as other lovers do for months anu
years Great works proiects-great duties ne iore
sees; aud she with elusive haifmoeKmg gut
ter In her eyes helps him in his toreeasting.
"And l. too tshe says) will have my duties and % apors
for while you are wandering about among nen VIII go
among women and observe ana converse vii MIN AZ ve ,
from the princess 10 the peasant girl ana wl ma out
what matter, that woman gets so large sre oI
human misery aa on her sc Se1k ne oTS Pr6se he has
TO be sacrificed TO matters OF state or cottaget sun
whether there is or some deadly curse on
woman, SO that she mas rs h n11nng ndngod hv W man SD
and m 70 love him. ana GeSRse R - 9eem asta a, his nves
fisaf{on if turns on-as / suspect-that woman is not
capable of being helped that there is something inherent
rmn,Son 'a then Wat shall dor Nay know not
less to preach 10 the sisterhood that they all kin their
children fast as they are born, ana tnen iet
the generations Of men manage as they can woman
so feeble and crazy in body far enongn % some c TO ~
every pain; alng, full OF little weaknesses more con-
tempuble than great ones9
septimus answers her mockng with serious graVl1!'
He thinks they can up the wall of womanhooa ON
easier terms One century they viii devote 10 socii
ptobens: another they will amuse themselves; III 9ot
another they will frame philosophers Again 'ney VII
reign over nations. Then, for a century he Wh oe
religions teacher-a prophet greater than was MahOhet
And after tbat-but this he whispers with a Ger ain
besaton-it may that he will have grown tLreu oI
being lust holy, and upright and so he VIII ueNo'o
century 10 the pleasant pers OF Wiekedness the pains
which are not paths of peace. How can know
nv brethren" he asks, "unessI do that oneeT "Gooo
answered syhl quietly, "and too" "And thou 100
Nay not so, sybh" Was there ever man VINO dio not
think himself capable of wckedness enough FOR mmseh
and his wOmanknd also : Let him eXperlmeht-ioI
them the safe sweet Of the household hearth
For him. races and Roederer for them. rosares and m
ual septninus was no exception. Once syDil PLEADED
for little rest from living in the prOgranme-a rev cen
tures Of dreamless rePOse-but against TINS the man
eager nature protested Yet when their talks were
over septimus was always half doubtful whether Sybh
shared his belief Ia his success, and whether she
loved him enough to set out with him on his endless
march. But only her drink with him. and he could
trust to the the rest should he not have cen
turie 10 WOO her Who secure as the man who VIII
Outlive all his rivaist
About This time Robert Hagburn and his Rose were
married Septmius was Of course, present at hs SIS
ter's wedding; he smiled in pity at the enthusiasm
of these two their brief love. Anew yeaIs-WV' IL
was not worth the pains of wooing ana wedding Az
last he withdrew the gay scene 10 his study ana
found sybn Dacy awaiting lin. They looked together
al the drink Of immortality. septimius besitated a
little here on the very thrshhodo of immortal life The
neannesses htenesses, and perplexites OF TINS LIE
suggested themselves 70 him. Might not death, after
81 GO flsrY xuilt NOT
me-" he said at last sybi. Her was strange
revelation The picture which his bullet had shattered
on the breast young Engshman had been OF her
she had been the beloved Of the dead youth loved
him." she said quietly. land you slew him." she
had come there hatred, she told him. come for re-
venge. He asked if her fell purpose still endured and
for answer she lifted the beautiful crystal flask 10 her
lips and drank from il deep draught He held out his
hand eagerly receive II in his turn but S let IL Ia
upOn the hearth and the bright cold water OF mmor-
tay was ar-dlt "sybil, what have you done 2" cried
eeptilnius in rage and horror " BE quiet" she an
EweTed gently See what sort Of immortality win by
it-then If you like distl your drink of eternity again.
and quaf H." Then she told him that the old manu-
script he had long and deeply studied contained two
recepts-oDe for the elixir Of hfethe other for subtle
water DEATH poison which the Borgas used and Mary
de Medicis which brings death Of strange delight
This last it was which he had distilled, and she had
drank at has not turned out as meant" she said
with her curious smile al thought loved that youth
diving" And, watching her, septimius beauty as
of immortality settle upon her face. Her laugh died
out, bat the hamOcking smile stil curved the beau
fu lips until she lay there among his dead hopes, dead
They found her the next morning lying on the grave
upon the hilltop; but septimius had disappeared Did
be claim his English estates, and live on them9 So
vague rumOr whispered; but all certain knowledge
ended with that grave where the dead girl lay, in the
morning sunshine with the mocking smile frozen upon
her lips.
Turning from romance to reality, "John A. Bolles
Naval Solicitor concludes his register of reasons Why
Hemmes Of the Alabama not Tried" and almost
persuades that the Ethiopian can change his skin,
and the leopard his spots. I. B. Aldrich gives "a
RvermOuth Romance just the story OF an Irish maid
servant OF forty, who married q tipsy Irish sailor
eighteen years younger hersef but he adOrns his
with such humor and pathos that 1t interests you
than If its personages had in the May
Bower instead Of a modern emigTant ship or course
the match came 20 grief, is usually the where
there great seniority the wrong side yet Mrs Larry
ORouTke knew how 10 love well the fairest fair
IN Japanicador and she had her day." Parton shows
us his jefferson as Of Virginia. and covers him
self and his hero with glory. "a Comedy Of TerrOrs"
st holds the boards. There s story by X. r. t. who
ever those initials may mean entitled Mistress Cas-
sandra LppincOtt's COurtshp," which has quaint
charm OF its own. 1t is like a bouquet from old
fashioned garden Foxgloves grow there, and sweetpea
vines and bachelor buttons, aud sweetWillams, and
ladies' delights, and X T. T. has gathered them. Mrs.
r. L. Halowen embalms in dainty essay "a Quaker
woman and sets before you the peaceful, pleasant life
of Quaker household where is time for everything.
even for demure plays In the plain language, ana
the thoughtful dressing Of dolls. "The Poet at the
Breakfast Table always says good things, but he is
less sparkling this month than usual Who wonders re-
membering how the thermometer has ranged Of late
nfca1 nd nile