New-York tribune., 1872-10-14


ISM So do OF the harheaded men OF science; yet
are not the believers whit discomposed. They
think OF eprtuasm the orthodox do Of religion that
IL is outside beyond the domain of and can
not be tried in that court.
"The Comedy of Terrors" becomes very tragic this
month, and the chapter closes with Maud staring az
Grimes ain fixed and rigid horror" Charles Warren
stoddard tells the story Of "A Prodgal in Tahiti" that
prodgal purportng to be himself He tells 1t with the
keen appreciation, the delight, which the read
OF The Overland HOnthly must remember as always
characteristic of his tales of savagery; 80 that you
almost feel as If to be prodlga in Tahiti were better
than to he fed and clothed elsewhere Here Is niue
glimpse OF q native town and native hospitality;
What spot II wasl A long lane as green as Spring
meadow. lying between wal-like masses OF IonsEe3 "a
whose deep arcades were fresc0ed with blossoms anu
festooned with vines. Ii seemed pathway leaalng 10
nnity, for the blOodred bars OF sunset gared az iIs
farther end though Providence had placed them here
TO keep out the unregenerated. Not house visible au
this time, human, though was in the heart oI tne
hamlet Passing the turfoushi0ned road on e1tner
hand beheld through screen OF leaves, log spanning
rivulet that was softly singing its mon9dy: o1d AL
Tahitian, who sat in his door smoking, eompa
sg SestSn Of poSsse %as mppon vi Village to put into
house. water and keep fresh forever Let me petufen u
once more-one mOssy street between two baDDlng
brooks and every house thereof set each in it's own
mOated wilderness. This was Papeall L1ke rows ol
tributed up and down the street. AZ walked knew
something would cause me to turn at the rgnt ne anu
SO walked slowly and without hesitation or mpatence
until turned and met him coming OF his cage cross
welcome. Back we went together and ate and slept
there though had been arranged thousand years
ago; perhaps 1t was
For poetry in this number welhave a tender. dreamy
"Nocturne" by Harriet Prescott spOford, full OF the
atmosphere Of the "sOft, staress Summer night" In
which the very waves break the shore in mufied
music, till the uneeasng trouble OF the sea" becomes
"only the burden OF dream" Rose Terry sings
witohnG song musical his own, to an "oriole" in
vvbfo laoba tho hia
back again his answer;
Restless, sOrrowing weak, and human,
Most Of all weary woman,
Can a blrd-sOng on a tree
Utter any speech TO theei
Can thy soul receive the gadness
OF thing that knows not sadness
Canst thou know, nsatate creature,
All this mighty JOY OF Nature '
JOY SO rich, so full, so 1eetng,
Scarce IL lives beyond the greeting;
JOY the dancing leaves adOrning,
Gltterng in the dewy morning,
In the soft winds gayly blowing,
In the sparkling waters flowing,
Utterly intact Of sorrow.
Careless for the distant morrow;
joy that burns in grace and beauty,
Darkened with no ghost Of duty,
Rapture bright beyond all loving,
Gladness all dismay reprovingi
Now flame through verdure flying
Now like any swift spark dying;
Nothing tossed by hope or fear, fear,
QnestiOner beneath the tree,
WOuldst thou not an OriOle bel
Underneath the wiow-tree
Thus the orole sang TO me.
An! what could give for answer
To this gay and glad romanceri
Dreams that round me love 10 linRer
On my hot lips laid finger,
Dreams sad in their fulfilling;
Yet knew them dear and tender
More than all this song of splendor;
Dear as songs are TO the roses
Dear as graves where love repOses
/, who asked not for thy giviDgi
/, who on weary day
Would take it back again,
Pure OF JOY and pure OF pain.
Nevermore to thrill OF langush
NevermOre to throb with anguish
Ne'er earths dread delight to prove
NevermOre 10 liye,-0r love
OriOle on the wlOw-tree,
Still must q woman be
Besides these, there two sOnnets, ono on Idle
ness" by F. Logic Robertson, and Mozart" by
Miss Celia Thaxter and charmingy pOetca description
of The New Day." by Louisa Bushnell, having taken
possession of which, will make end Of piltsrinR
| Silent has been the night, aud o. so long!
| With weary moon forever sailing west;
| Save that a bird at midnight tri!led song,
dream of daylight, from his moonlt nest.
The hills lay cOuched in sumber, range on range,
| The earth floating In a silver we0,-
That mytery of calm before change
That iull Of waters at the lowest ebb
Some drowsy notes were all the bird could sing,
Soft as the scattered drops OF Summer dew;
Then, hushed within the quiet Of his wing,
He sang no more; but now the dream comes true.
A thrill runs through the spaces of the night
And hutters on the wavy eastern line
Beyond the stars diates distant light,
The luminous outflow OF a day divine
With slow approach it deepens into bloom,-
Faint jasmine yellow, with a flush OF rose;
And frightening till IL makes the stars gloom,
Ger all the long uncertainty 1t flows.
What though the perfect day is yet unbornl
Sweet the carOed vision Of the bird;
Glad are the tidal cOlOrs Of the morn.
And Heaven is pledged without single word.
The waves of light are breaking on the shore,
Pulsing in cadence 10 a mighter hOw,-
Tie strong uptft OF nObler hopes before
The great new future rising in the glow.
Above the hills surges the day at last,
The longed-for day, efulgent, high and wide;
Turn turn, gray earth and leave the darkened past,
And swing thyself upon the incoming tide!
j. r. OsgoOd & Co. announce a new poem by Alfred
Tennyson. The title has not yet been given, but a
is in the air that 1t will be the completion Of the
Arthurian Idyls Dr. Holiness Poet at the Breakfast
Table" will presently be issued in book FORM and embel.
lished with engraving Of the old gambrelroofed
house in Cambridge, sketched In penandink pleas
anty In the opening paper OF the series Robert Brown
ing who seems to be working busly than Of
late, has another poem ready for publication.
new publishing house has been established in Bos
ton under the style Of Estes & Lauriat" Mr.. Estes
comes the firm OF Lee Shepard and Mr.. Lauriat
from W. H. Piper CO.. that both well acquainted
with the business They to be the Boston agents for
the publications OF ID. Appleton Co., George ROutledge
& Sons and T. Nelson Sons. They have, moreover,
ambitious intentions in the publishing line. They
presently 10 issue Guzots History Of France" from
the earliest times the close OF the first French RevO
luton; also two valuable works by Edward b. Tylor
"The Early History OF Mankind" and Primitive Cul
ture" Beside these, they make lighter announcements
of novels &c. and evidently intend TO perform their
share Of the literary undertakings OF Boston. L. c. NJ
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