New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-26
BOSTON,;
LITERARY NOTES.

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- TRANSLATION.
rvson REeuLAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSR.H
BosroN. Aug. A-F. c. Bmnand, the
Happy Thinker OF Happy Thought Hail. mas WIi'.e"
another book, in much the same VEIN" MY he'H.n
which Roberts Brothers are about TO puoiisn' ~
sninds one Of the man who was ungh'eheu in'o "s -
sickness bv all his aoquslnances meeting him. one aer
,uo,he, according TO precOncerted plan and telipg
him now IN he looked. The Happy Thinker meets bigs
bveverybofly knows Bigsby-and Bigsby tells nm ne Is
regularly running into fat" He Secs then what Is .o
matter with him. He is beginning TO be fat Ih''
Uhy he is melanchOly-tat is why DC
ont Of spirits-u0t is why he sleeps
boarfilv-hafis why he cannot get on with his ANA
fvtioal History Of Notion" which is to commence win
the first Revolution Of the Earth and then take every
thing in its turn. He regards himself with me"nonoy
interest sad curiosity. He is, as 1t were an INFANT
Fat Man There such academieal existence as 'nat
ef a " Commencing Bachelor" He does not quite know
,.bat that means but he sees what Commencing rat
Man means He goes home and tries on MS WalsleoaIs
Birsby is right Evidently his health Is iaing' lie
takes the advice OF all his friends Here is summary
Of the result:
Various Opinons tall unproessiOndD Go in for diet
Cut off lunck-Get ZIP early-Go to bed early-Get up
latc.-Take hot baths only-Iake nothing out Soio
Wafer-Take shewer-bath before dinner--Ne take
shOwer-bath by any chance--Waik OgOIe pIedAihass'
Never walk before breakfast but mme9 .ay s
4Sstb in foct"Seyer 20 out until p m.Hunt-On no
SSSn ~ venture 10 hntITake medicine every other
slSy"Rashest thing for me take any medicine play
old Gooseberry with me-Liye hgh-lAVe lOw.-Mslk
-Dapce-Ear observation-disclosures touch any green meat.
Take no pastry.-Take anything-Never touch tea OF
uofee.-Never touch coffee; take tea-NeVeT touSt ~
either-rake weak tea last thing at night.1NeNef aI
night but first thing in the morning, &c, &C. &c
He sits and considers the matter. Then he makes an
unprofessonal visit TO a friend Of his, celebrated
physician The NJ D. full Of patients to listen very
patiently but ne tells him to ego away for six months
Al least" and the Coming Fat Man is more sure that ne
Is a miserable invalid than ever Then he goes 10 see
his aunt He used TO 20 to see his aunt when ne was
schooboy and she used to give him sovereign What
II now she should give him soyereigns-enougn TO
take him abroad for six mOnthsl But she doesn't. she
only gives him an invitation. WIN he come down TO
Tamsgate and stay two or three weeks with her
This isn't quite the coming down" he had expected;
but Ramsgate is near Dover Dover TO Ostend ana so
on Diplomacy says Cultivate your Aunt" Accord
ingy he escorts 20 Ramsgate procession consisting OF
his Amt Henrietta lady Of sad temperament OF ire
euent alarms and Of unexpected tears; her maid, Dod
bridge frsky yOung person Of So little dog named
Charlie turtle dove, in cage aud the usual shaWs'
rugs and books the of which must make life Dur
den the English traveller He gets them started win
lnuch difficulty and after while all is STILL except that
the turtle dove cOoes with melancholy noise He thinks
he ought to talk but he must select his subjects care
fully or his aunt who cherishes secret grief and her
maid who is bewaing the loss Of her greatgandfaher,
THINGS feel inclined 10 say bat dOn-lkeep 'en Jor
% @ TIE noise made by the train d tS ,s sy w tSee
with musical friend but not now keep ~. ..o,,
That wriggle about a good deal in this train
That time soon passes while travelling.
THAT Railway travelling is superior to Coaching.
That IT'S delightful 10 get out Of Town.
Men 10 consider rhat mean by hts) Whatever any
Gne fsf Rc Country Is inherent to Town that it is
green that there trees that there are fields; that
there sheep and cows.
Ramsgate proves rather failure He grows fat still.
His aunt concludes there something unnatural in his
appetite when returns his plate three times for roast
mutton. He is alarmed about himself He tries Turkish
baths but they don't do It must be exercise that is
wanting. How can he exercise when he has to move
round as II he were walking eggs order not 10 shock
his auns nerves aud make her cry AT length he gets
IN invitation to 20 yachting with his friend Wetherby,
and makes that an excuse for leaving Ramsgate.
The yachting campaign does not answer much better
Visiting at Wetherbye's is a diaphanous young woman
who wears gauze robes who has blue eyes and yellow
hair, who gushes very much, and who always says
VIM" At first he falls somewhat in love with this
Miss jamie stFaithmere, but pretty well cured Of that
by her continuing TO say Why" 10 him, when he is
seasiok He comes to valuable conclusions about
yachts
The seas very well look at and the side is charm
but get on the side and on 10 the sea- the only
The best appointed yacht but attain TO this e the
Minimum Of Discomfort 1t can give yon bed so sci
entiheally poised 20 be motOness, like MahOmets
coffin, in Tnd-ar. But then everything around You is
You're likely not 10 the door OF your
cabin az your right elbow then down again. and up at
your left elbow. What's the comfort IL don't say uSe)
. what's the comfort Of having table immOyable,
IN Won are sometimes lowering over your plate like a
nervous hawk and the next instant sucked it were,
denly dragged away to the lower regions like Don Clio
raHni. after supper What's the comfort OF having
fixed lamp, which motion OF the ship alter, II you
yourself book in hand are at one minute over IT, at
another by its side, at another two feet under tt
He gets on last after his day Of discomfort,
and somebody tells him there is confechOners
and he had take ice 10 settle his stomach Miss
jamie wants TO know Why she mayn't 90, too and
they start of together.
Thoughts as ,cai-There several feet between
This morning we were close together.
Flash OF thought iieGdinG to suggestion 10 her,
wouldn't you Ike 10 20 TO the house first p
She looks at me- using Of her piercing fascinating
gances ut with point bunted aud the glitter dulled
nowl. ana she replies "No, 'ehyP
Hhg9 Always iohy Why on earth this all 10 myself
Stsnd that want TO be aOnel
then l think IN go to the house first" turn
snd pause. She turns, and pauses add, politely,
"Pm YOU must be tired"
VIM again. Icant conceal nv Impotence
1--WE will 90 in first say; and add, ri 20 up to my
room"
IS the promenade before the door wish were not
rude or brutal say Miss Strahmere You waste your
time with me- Go 10 the Frenehman 1 want to be
alone" Would she cry or faint, whats
Tidsb.-Is there a bdckd0Org Can't perform the
Ewiuder's Burlington Arcade trck OF being down
the Pieeady end and then boiling ont at the otheri
No There Is backdoOr, reeOlleet. resign myself
Determinations leave this tomorrow. DeeidediM
Sorry not to be able TO try more yachting But this sort
81 thing on shore would worry me 20 death. To pine
mentally, and stout physically, would he the worst
state OF existence possible go me) TO conceive
] say, Very well, then" cbeerfuly II won't 90 in.
More thoughts as re Falk-Let me abstract myself.
Il will tomorrow, bodily Abstract myself as used 20
20 read / must take 70 my work again. I've done
nothing for my Analytical History of Notion for weeks