The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-29


ignorance or oarelessness OF rhythm. marring bv a
lar tho ear the few occasions when ne above
the jog -trot OF his dialect verslncauon. IL is
defect, however, which the pubic Is charitable
70 genus The following is the passage:--
Oh, saints that shine around The heavenly seat
Ws nocE l hs thai nso ne v roen peam
Stray by irecked fields aud shining stream?
uP pseDins from the shade Of emerald trees
seen 1 ~ he Sunset As w f 8 yo s@ sea
Opening beyond the city cool and tree,
And wing At the daTky Swallowed feet
Burning 10 amoer in The light divine,
Close IN the valley of the happy land
With heights as barren as a dead mans handY
Abraham CIewson-Or Saint Abe, as he Is called
is, at the opening OF the story, the victim surieit
OF polygamy. shining light In the Church, he
was encouraged by Brigham in his ''seallng' pro-
peDslties, and at length finds himself miserable
AypocOndriac with seven wives. Here they are:--
sister Tabtha, thirty odd,
Rising with stale and a nod;
rssss Ae paa sisBy . ass nad css
Sister Emily solemn and lean'
Sister Sarah, with wool in her ears;
In he mellow sunlight OF Slater Anne.
the first six OF these, headed by Tabtha, the
OF his existence In spite OF the weak attempts
he makes At Cancellation. The seventh and still
blooming Sister Anne he Is in love with but is afraid
to betray his affection. He cnds ita like GOldsmith's
country parson, who, "since tits harj TO combat,
learns to n.y." He runs away, taking Sister Anne
along with him. and is i0und at the end OF 1--we years
happy on a New England farm. The moral, II any.
IN tile story that poygamy not suited to man
with q heart. In his valcdictory TO Brigham he
says
The world OF divided is into portions BROTHER
The saints high bliss that they flesh
God from fair flower nower nai,er smiles
Tasting the leaving the Just lowering going
TIC second are set rust nave OF perfect spirits
TIL they discover here or there their other half woman
Then these two JON and make pair and 30 increase the
What the effect can be OF such BOOK in shaping
the fate OF poygamy in Utah we cannot tell; but It
brings wildly forward the actual state OF social and
moral degradation In which the "salnts" and SIS
ters live there. There Is a dash and vigor in the
language which at the same time Is rather ostenta-
tous In the bold way II unearths the unseemy sides
Of the 'relo OF barbarsm." AS picture OF life in
Deseret 1t is by far the best which has appeared.
Its defiance OF conventi0nasms Of expression may
make the untut0red laugh; but In the face OF 10
much real merit as is therein displayed, 1t cannot
fail to make the judIcous greve in spite Of appeals
~ the kindred indecency TO be found IN .'Old Dan
Chaucer.n
SEVEN DECADES OF THE UNION; The HUMANITIEs
AND MATERIALIsM. illustrated by q Memoir OF
Great Contemporaries: The Transition Stale OF
THIS Naton-lts Dangers and Their Remedy. BY
Henry A. Wise, Philadelphia: j. b. LippinCOtt Il
Co. ISL svo PIP. $40.
Such Is the congome-ate title OF this very scatter
Ing yetnterestng, and, IN parts, fascinating book.
The author makes the seventy odd years Of John
Tyler's life Q790-ls62 the '.seven decadesr on
which TO string his personal "reminiscences and
political opinlous. That these are highly pe-
culiar and indlvidualized no one who has any
Of Accomac, Representative in Congress and Gov.
ernor OF his native State, will need to be told.
Throughout the volume the editorial 1--WE" IS used
by Governor Wise, and this sometimes las In the
elaborate but pleasant OF his courlship and
marriage gives sngularlty TO the narrative
There IS much OF anecdote and Renaissance scat
teredthrough the volume, and 1t where the author
leaves3is political metaphysics and Virginia alb.
stractisns TO indulge in character drawing and
storytelling that md him the most entert aini n.y.
Governor Wise gives us q full length portrait OF
General Jackson, as he at his election TO the
Presidency in 1928 and slnguary full and graphic
dclineatien OF his domestic life, and his chivaric
Love and reverence Tor his wife, Mrs. Rachel Jack
son, who died the very year OF her husbands eeva
slop But as this ground has been fully trodden by
MIR, Parton in his elaborate personal history OF
NscHs6D we do not here cite al length. There II
n, ,r Characteristic touch, however, which We can
M, .Aesigt quoting. Mr.. Wise, then young man
pew ~ married TO The daughter of Rev. o. jennings
inc Ssesbyterisn pastor OF General Jackson, was
nassIn /, has honeymoon at the Hermitage. In the
VERY We, the old chielains successful candidacy
The non &c WAS thronged with yisitors--political
on1 noreo xsl,rlends--from all parts Of the country
Iav,sb nos, Nsaity prevailed. The guests numbered
from tven,v Sotnfty day, constantly coming and
.o,no-on ma. &c welcome and all we'll attended to.
nm. cos, ~ tho coming Presidency was very great
and hurdensom. Aut the General showed no signs
-, ,una,,on.o on, was alive and active In his at
,en,,on. 90 an CON Ners and goers. He affected no
style. and mt on /, y airs OF greatness, but was
plainly and slmpy. tho Ugh impulsively, polite to all.
one evening AN were in quiet chat, with Mrs. Jack
son and DR.. Jennings in the centre OF the
group. when the gu. ok car OF General
jackson caught some ,uiavorabe comment
on the doctrdes Of swedenbo, g. This aroused hlm