New-York tribune., 1872-05-20
BOSTON LITERARY NOTES.
rovcrrIToW-S NEW VOLUME.

best "Te Cobbler Of Hagenau," Is entirely ireeh' IL
A. the ouant story Of witty shoemaker VINO uid not
believe very much Holy Mother Church, though living
under her dominion. As he mended the .Burgomasters
shoes he eat aud sang his quaint song:
"Our ingreSs into the world
Was naked and bare;
our progress through the world
Our egress from the world
Will be nobody knows where:
But II we do well here
We shall do well there;
And / could tell you more,
Should preach whole year!"
Meantime his quiet little wife was leaning over the
vmdow-sn, eager TO see what might mean the great
tLrong OF people hurrymg by,
with horns that blew. and drums THAI beab
And hammers flying and the flame
o. tpcrs. and, at times, the sweet
Voices Of nuns; and as they sang q,
Suddenly all the church-bens rang
Amonk in an ample hood, sat in a gay coach above
tne crowd holding pOnderOus cross aloft ana heraiu
,ri.d tho grace of God at your gate" The coDbler
wagged his sagacous head and told his wife that IL was
the monk Tczc, who had come TO sell ndusenceS' an"
bade her not De cheated by him of her gold. But she
was a woman, with woman's natural longing lor
heavenly Hfe-nsurance policy so the evening found her
Amonf the crowd who listened while Tetzel thundeIeu
from the pulpit.
"Gooa penplc all. draw near" he said;,
"Purchase THESE letters, signed and sealeu'
BY which ali sins. though unreveaIeu
And uuTepented. forgiven 80
Count bGI A5 thS ggn, siyeT eSTi Spe bHt H0 dross
And vet they pave the way 70 heaven'
hear your mothers and your siIes
And viii We not their ransom pay7
O seusclcss peoplel when the gate
OF heaven is open will ye Walti
w. NIL Morro,I yr aSy e gufI yiIl IN ie too jSte
shan be- gone upon my way. .
Make haste! bring money while We may"
Pieces Of silver and OF gold fell in showers into the
stong box the cObbers wife paid her golden horin
among rest and got her insurance ticket for heaven
Aud went home with her anxious heart contorted Inc
days and weeks and months went by in tho same dull
en,. h.1H I'm 6ar
Of Paradise and died willingly enough when,
ono day, the Death Angel paused at her
door, Among her poor little treasures, her faded
flowers and yellow wedding dress, her few trinkets
aud her mothers hair her husband found the Letter
o Indulgence" duly furnished with signature and SEAL
So week or more went on and he hired mass said
what need Of saying for soul already blessed in
Paradisel The Priest felt himself aggrieved, and sum
moned the Cobblcr before magistrate for contempt OF
Church The magistrate questioned him about his fault
nnd
"The Cobbler without pause replied:
'Of mass or prayer there was no need;
For al the moment when she died
Her soul with the glOried!
And from his pocket with all speed
Aud prayed the Justice he would read.
The Justice read amused, amazed;
And lie read his miIth lncreaSedi
& M %es 9s s6ssg e bs SF@% SSber 9s eafed
Now archly at the angry Priest
From all excesses, sius, and crimes
4ee TSee Iass assoiTe SSlna AHa furthermore. heS
Purified from al earthly taints,
TO the communion Of the Saints
Aud TO the sacraments restore
OF shame and censure efface;
Remit the pains thOu shouldst endure,
And make thee innocent and pure,
The gates OF Heaven shall open be-
Though long thou lvest, vet this grace
Until the moment of thy death
Unehangeable cOntinueth,'
Of course the Cobbler was trumphantly acquitted To
demand that should be said for the of this
soul already saved, indeed contempt OF church."
and the Cohblcr went his way in peace.
AT least half Of this volume has never before been
printed. The second "BOok" is entirely fresh. Il is
entitled Judas Maccabeus," and is the story OF tee
campaign Of King Antiochus against the Jews headed
hy Judas and miserable end Of the pagan king. 1t Il
n strong and fine poem. full of dramatic force Tho
characterization clear and subtle and the atmosphere
Of the old time perfect You feel on one side the love
o beauty ease Of power, the proud arrogance that
faiu would Heenze the wOrd-On the other the religious
enthusiasm which almost fanatlcsm, the loyalty
20 truth, the faithfulness even unto death. Be-
Iide these two combating powers, fully and
passiouatey in earnest, you have the middlemen OF
that time the samaritan the temporzers ready to be
good Jews while the cepter did not pass from Judah, or
20 turn their temple TO Jehovah into to Jove, and
chant pagan hymns to their Hebrew music If tho wind
blew that way.
"Book Third" is called by its author a Handful Of
TRANSACTIONS" and Of these nearly all published for
the first tune. will give you Of these by way OF
foreastea song just suited to the Spring, WHICH is
coming 80 slowly up this way"
TO The sroRK. p
dfnmlan Popular Sb M ~ Prose r4si6n Of Alhhdn.
welcome o stoTk that dOst wing
Thy flight from the far-away!
Thou hast brought us the signs Of Spring,
Thou hast made our sad hearts gay.
Descend, storK descend
Upon our roof 10 rest
In our ash-tree my friend,
Ny darling make thy nest.
To thee o stork. complain,
@ StOTk. 10 thee tmpart
Tie thousand sorrows, the pain
And aching Of my heart
When th6h away ddst 90,
Away from this tree or ours,
The withering winds did blow,
And dried up all the flowers.
Dark grew the brilliant sky,
C!ondy and dark and drear; -
T1ev were breaking the snow on high,
And Winter was drawing near.
From Vsraea's rocky wall,
From the rock OF Varaca unrOled,
Tie snow came and covered all,
And the green meadow was cold.
o stork. our garden with snow
Was hidden away and lost,
And the rosetrees that in II grow
Were wfthered by snow and frost.
Let me conclude. as does Mr.. Longfelow, with "Santa
Teresa's Book Mark" II is little rhyme Of comfort for
ad hears Are there sad hearts among your reole-
let nothing disturb thee,
Nothing alright thee;
All things are passing;
God never ehaDgeth;