New-York tribune., 1873-01-20
NEW-YORK LITERARY NOTES.
HARPER FOR FEBRUARY.

.ra.a Inv unimproved Caffres, and unrivaled whrl-
Winds startling gems and excited diggers The article
IA full OF queer pictures of human nature moved 10y
perfectly unconventional life and constant expectation
of good luck" One would like TO that fairy VISION
Of the man with an immense rough diamond in his hanu
and with what artists have long souGht-a thorousnS
satisfied face. The story OF the seacaptan WIZ,
wrecked the coast and losing his sup 49,
90 the minos and departed in three months W." a.,
t7SoO0 Is not much less marvellous than sahor [
adventure in the Valley of Gems Mr. helo.I. .n
has a readable article on a European iiS"'"'-V"' 70
Mopt-dePete the most thorough and reasohape pawn
hooking system in the world. Its one OF the Farsian
establishments which Mr. iTutei ana al 'ne
roiut OF his pen IL is neat so precise 80 lu Vi
and even OF romance that 1t would seem rather iut
10 leave yonr yalusbes in Its tender care TeoP u
,veah who are temporarily embarrassed seek reheI
., ,,s aVces and apparently suffers any loss o
s,trospeet so far as the action itself is concerned
uora is a rathetio little story when corhes
,rom the neat shelves Of the lMoh'ue-fe'e'
countess OF the FaubOurg ST. German fts nad RS
she gave Antonette employment IN her ,1' h3usSho,S'
married her an honest porter OF 'n ,, pndnSs
One daV she gave her a rich and rare robe when she
herself had worn Ihe eirl gu,rIeu m & W. ief be saii
h she assured her mistress that she WOulu aWa9S S
treasnre II as a family trophy. But one day the hlh1
nt.ss fe IN and soon died. Antoinete's neart was
nearly broken. and she chung more coSey lh ever 70
ne r'be being Obliged 70 seek other employment she
TOOK with her husband. little room ON the hfh o4r OF
oeuped by the poorest OF people, and there
Continued her life OF humble industry One evening,
on returning TO her room. she found stretched OUT
before her door the body OF woman me M suanser a
was aroused, and explained that she yed on tue noo
above that she had sick husband and several
children; that she had gone out 10 eet her paS
for a little sewing, order 20 save her omly lIolI
starvation that the party bad put her on uli luz tne
day, and tnat on returnlns sue h"9 aien ted 9 tbc
hauson at AntOnettes door Ine latct s, ,itisnI
poor sufferer her apartment ana iouq mos pit sd
state Of things Then she Tetnf1eG anu S0o Uot All Re-
for tbe amished Wretces BIt sha' d was AZ her % from
ineInbeung the kindness which had rescued heI aao
iaIe even No; ts All her httie saving were the
care OF small banker OF the neigh00rhOOd' no
hastened me next morning only 70 learn that tue h
had ahscouoed the DAY DeIotei WIN VIZ "a az ne & 1,r woman
Posscssion Inls was "a ss'iH ".o % t6at "a her more
wretched peighbor But resort remained She TOOK
dovn The fcious robe looked il tendery, and said,
.'YOu are not alive. dear lady but yoar rODe may yer
relieve The ucedy" The MOntdc-Ilete loaned hef siA
teen francs and this sum was gwen TO hef poor
Eui in the course of time Autoinete herself met mis-
fonne Wer was Jay brought homie in hor-
Ihlv mutilaed state: ne had been by heavily
loaded wagon. and nearly killed The next oy he ueu'
and left Aut0inette with four small children, ana no
moneg Size struggled along for short time. always
intending 10 redeem the robe, when she lOund herse
compelled 10 take her child IN her arms ana peg on te
street cruel police officer comes along arrests her.
and sends her 10 prison Al the eApilalo1 o ea tSa
she eerCes with sixteen francs which sne hau nOaeu
and with thoughts before, faithfully on the rOoe
Passing along the street. AZ yainous shop Wha sh0ua
she see SUSPENDED sale but the robe Itself! halt
frantic She rushed into the store, threw down her SIX
francs, and cried out That Is my IGbe-gVe o 70
me: here are your sixteen francs" Inc ntIchantS
smiled. Not 80 fast my good woman, sara he i
have been offered hfty francs for that rooe y Is very
piece, ana WlI not sen II loI less th"n sA9 s
francs" Antmnette uttered a cry Of anguish" slAy
francs that three napoeOns ana have less tDan one
Oh, my GOd"-TIsLed to The door, ana leH on tue
thresh1ld-dead
The tale smacgs somewhat OF the fciHeion but IL is
sersainly pretty enough to be true.-Edwin De Leon
talks entertainngy OF the life OF Eastern women, giving
among other things. suggestion as TO the manners
and temper If the halem. Instead Of being Ike lthe
women Of England aud America, ground-down slaves
and DEPENDENTS the TGrksh ladies are very often stony
autOcrats in their apartments and lead Monsieur
BluebeaTd, their husband Submissive aud hardssed
Je. To ak Of henpecked Turks is to seem an absurd
romancer, hut that there Sueh wretcbed beings,
Basaws who shake in their slippers at the shrill voice
of their collective wife, now assured According
20 Mr.. De Leon, the best trait OF these
lazy, idle, and ignorant women is their de
vouon to their children, and not the least best
trait in the Turk in hs for his mother man
who is the absolute arber OF life ard death in his prov
fnce dare not sit down his mothers presence until
sle invites him to do sO-R. II. Horne gives long and
description 0f the great fairs ana markets
of Europe The Irish to he the iOlest II not
the most crotcsque Of AL. The Shhlaah' at DOnnY-
brook theWTiter says Is now only traduonary Out not
80 the SONGS the Jokes the whskydriDkng the polite
ness the courtshp the iigs These remain in all their
glory and make DonnybrOok queer and merry as OF
od.-ProL Henry Diapers valuable lecture on
The Deluslons Of Medicine "a spirited recapit-
ulaton Of sorcerers tales and ancient medical
superstihons is printed with number of exoeenillus
irations The best fiction Of the number comes from
Miss Thackeray and Charles Reade. "old Kensington,"
the qnet story Of gentle hgbheaTed conscientious
GIRL grows better and better and the "Simpleton" be-
comes with.eyeTy chapter more exasperatng. Wilkie
Collins who by the way, is said is about 70 sail for
America. reaches a climax in THE New Magdalen."
Mr. Colnss brain full OF cmaxes that his clarac-
ters are always having horrible time Of It, They are
forever trembling the giddy brink Of a climax, or
frcf rfry frofn flp
effects Of the performance poor things The pleasant re-
collections OF an Old Stager" continued, and there
are some very pretty by Rose Terry For the ac-
enrate. comprehensive and intelligent preparation Of
the Editors Historical Record Mr. Alden deserves graft
tnde from all thoughtful people who care for the pro
gress OF things The Easy Chair thus speaks Of Mr.
Greeley:
Thus the moment that Mr.. Greeley died, the figure
that filed the memory not the positive and at last
fatally deceived politician, the Of queer per
sOnal eccentucities and weaknesses with whom, living
his cOtempOrares had TO DEAL and must accept as lac
was u the honest AmercaD citizen, laDorousy
industrious the friend OF the oppressed OF the working
man. OF education OF liberty and progress lie was IN
sianty ideazed by DEATH conspicuous public charac
ters often are Whittier OF his poems, had called
Mr. Greeley our later Franklin and the title had be
very familiar from certain obscure feeling OF It's
fitness And certainly death has idealized nobody more
than the earlier Franklin He is the popular american
god Of simplicity, irugality, and honesty Theodore
Parker calls him upon the whole the greatest Of Amer
hitherto But his contemporaries saw and the stu
dent OF history may see now quailes ~ nun hat were
altogether celestial Yet who doubts the substantial
Justice of the popular estimate OF franknuf Anu was
the same kind OF instinct that ia the hour of Mr. Gree
leys death. that hiss characteristic qualities were
essentially admirable
For an the noble purposes 10 which his life. and doubt
less his heart devoted. the position 10 which his
own peculiar genius had called him was Infinitely more
desirable than the position which he sought: he was
by common consent the tribune OF the people. There
was DO man IN the country better known There was
confidence In his upright Character and honest
Intention. His ability shown by the great Journal
1bat be had founded which unquesti0Dably the
nrst and most powerful in the country. blunt,
aggressive sturdy editorial tone touched at times with
racy and grim humOr and tenderness Of feeling
and nature feminine added 10 personal eccen-
frcitles winch always grateful TO the public, gave
him popularity which not affected by what seemed