New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-05

nositior and the new duties he shout 20
when s part 81 shs az allegiance to every
foreign power prince. or potentate 9ttd states
were EXPERIMENTATION 10 him by the clerk In manner 70
ny II In hie mind that 10 was very I erenpon
the indee adressea him in language OF concentration
and counsel and newl made that he
6sd attained no mean privilege and had secured sale
guard like that by the declaration OF y, ' Ss pepse
OF the entiIes stayed the uDlfted nan9s o. ns ,b
cnnrs and caused them remble ut the thought thA
he was Roman oltlzeh' 80.
You realize the faith and the forttude OF the ola Time
IA Won read Of the reless meeting houses where men
con,d NOT always help striking their benumbed feet To-
,ho lint where Young ladies might often be seen, on
oldss DAYS OF winter sitting with bare arms Verify
there "a no fire like vanity, and II warmed the pretty
Puritans quite readily as their more worldly de.
scendants The book full Of temptations for pen and
scssors but will close with prayer Of faith offered
by a supplemented New Highlander behind clump OF
bushes a neld:
q lord want new coat-good cloth-none OF your
COARSE himsy, slimsy seazy kind OF stuff but GOOD
piece Of warm, comfortable hroadcoth, such as Bill
Hale wears.
Avery different kind of life from this which Mr. Lunt
has 80 pleasantly set forth Is the Life in Danbury
which Shepard Gill about 10 publish. The title
page Of this book is quaint It's motto is one OF the
authors own sentences "It Just impossible to get
along without advertising as it for crosseyed man
to borrow a gun" will quote the title in full:
Life in Daubury: Being DrleI out COMPREHENSIVE
record OF the dongs OF aremarkabe people uhuer noe
remarkable circumstances, and ehroneled IN most re-
marka6e manner by the author. lanes oo M with
pair of eghtdollar shears, by the compiler
We have also an engraving Of Mr. Bailey, according
TO which showing he is young and handsome man.
neither cross nor "erosseyed' but with face which Is
the best possible letter OF Introduction In his preface
he tells us why he wrote book.
To the friends OF The Hecs who may take up ths
the question may come Why did ne wrlGe o9ok ~ S
day il will afict hundreds in the years to come And
probably there is no form Ofinterrogato 30 loaueu S
subtitle torture this very unless III Is 70 De asheu
for hight in strange depot by man you ADJUST So
leeted out of seventeen thousand as the sh W no o
most likely 10 have match Various authors nave va
rous for bringing out book ana TINS reason
NAV may not be the reason they give 10 the woru,
not and not 1t is not Tor me 10 Judge Inc
world. unless am elected -,
It's matter which lies between the author and his
own conscience and know OF no place where IL would
be less likely 10 be crowded But my reason Ior Wab lux
a book novel, so different from all Others thsI te
know H. Some have written book for money have
not Some for fame have not. Some for love nave
not. Some for Kindngs have not nave not WriIten
book for any of these reasons all Of them combined
In fact gentle borrower nave not written DOok AZ All
Il have merely clipped H. Yours trulyi Ihb OLfrhA.
But in this preface Ut appears that lie has not quite
freed his mind, so starts of with second one as
follows; .-
This work is designed 10 while away stray hour
which the borro may at odd times. The matter
has been carefully selected with view TO sutng an
find reef-although 1t is extremely doubtful; and here
Is something for the farmer the artisan, the undertaken
the abOier the Mines the porter the merchant Ine
stndent the man of leisure, the hackman etc. The
matter written at odd times, although generaHy
right after payday and submitted 10 the borrower
with great deal OF tmidy, but with the earnest nope
that it be the humble means OF making money,
IL its perusal single marrled) borrower
s made purer and better, and his life made TO appear
brighter and his soul lifted up generally shall SIN
cerey rejoice hear il. Address me at DanOury en-
closing a stamp "THE DASBURY NEWS MAN"
Ihaye given you these extracts because nothing that
could write about the book would characterize 1t half
so happily 1t will certainly be the best advertised vol
ume Of the season. since there is no man. Just now,
universally quoted as its author 1t contains all his
best and wttiest sayings, including various new
sketches not before published Several Boston publish
ers competed for the volume and Messrs. Shepard &
Gin are to be congratulated their success in obtain
ing 1t.
Apropos of this firm, Of its members is ambitious
OF laurels in another direction than publishing. Mr..
GIN is TO enter the lecture field next Winter with lee
lures en- Edgar A. Poe and Mark Twain, illustrated by
readings from their works. Mark Twain has given his
consent and approval AS for Poe he speak on the
subject only by aid OF spiritual medium and has not
vet been heard from. Doubtless the lecture on Mark
Twain will be as touching as the novel which that
worthy and Mr. Warner have together composed, and
which they sit up nights TO read and cry Mr..
Gin Is already well known TO audiences in and about
Boston as a successful dramatic reader and Will give
his friends and the public a fresh illustration OF his
powers at fremont Temple, the 18th OF this month He
is not the first publisher who has turned lecturer and 1t
is 70 he hoped that he will not find his two professions
at war with each other. L. c. NJ.