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scenery nnd experience thhe Rreae tho overland

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trasoler. Yot a portion Of Don, Rusling's tour
penotrates regions seldom ontorad by tho moro
pleasure-Aooker and aon,o no,,roes of tnfor,nn-
non wefo ernn TO him witch arc not geucra!ly
ACCESSIBLE. 10 theBo ctrol1mataucps hi1 bpnk II
Indebted for ttR nan Interest,"
AZ tho time Gen. Rtisling erbssod tho platnn,
Con. Sherman was mak!nf q tour Of lilo InJia,,
country. eidcayoring from porsoual observation
70 gain Az understanding Of tho right nud tho
wrong or tho lndian question. Our author was
pfoocnt ht sogoral Of tho conncilB Aed betwocn
.no "nlg ghsef" aud tl,o Utes, md gives IN in
VI Kit Carson. the famous rronto, ssnan. who
writes,
we f9'n him N log Quarters, rough bn confors~
around him. We had expected 10 scs small and wry
as nnni weathersoatan snsl retcen! hut met cdnp-
insca liz eo,ainI; ore lie narhs Of ssrosFe. Ut
1iono Of tlnt sxtrene ronghng 1t" thut wo Ind an
slcratcd. In nge lie scanned to 10 above H. 1iis hoad
lenco aud affection woll da.oluped Iis orc wns mid
s snh eiuo-tlo yery type Of gol natnre; while Lila
at once Of r4re kiusscas an cliarlty si,ol,
IN truly braye man ought always 10 be. IL s,aiplo
a. a. child, by braye a. l,o he noon took our hoartB
~ hsoFm ana grow uron our regard Iii tho whilo wo
posss conenee II n md II ts
Garland %rhcss tbit s'i" Ri twiee "ns ~ g
nan raa. 4s H me- %hy lis Integrity ia ,nply perfect
LuDy Know IT, nh4 thGY would bHlibfD him anil
him any day before me-.
The old aphorism, " Evil communications cor
n1pt good mannors," Is cxcellontly illustrated In
the u. following extract from q description Of
utc village:
Dogs nbounled everywhere. Each wigvam see,ned
brando besitles. Tleyy were SMALL wolfsll-ooking
cars ~ rnle ant t1e most yocssrous and Incesea,t
only Wild yep like their savase M 90 ' eeeStors ths
enyofea OF tue aine. It is only tha civilized dog that
Says @eoas1 sa, t% ~ ose ws'cos b..
aGaln. e. There was no moving anywhere about tho
gsgo Tthout havlng seors or n,oTe of ho ycrIng
their hostt!o intentionr. When thcy s::a Lccama 10
sasaes no!ser .ha, uanal, su'ns rnraing squaw
tol"ta1ns, oN that not,ld scatter ihcns fur time
Most Of nnr Inans horo learned to swear tho rnugh
oathx Of tbs 1sov!er and always swpar in Entrt "a
guagc. In describing cayniry, they nit the tl,,mb
nnu iorohger Of ono anl pn tile palm Of tho other,
and tleia moro them along III imitation Of gaop. ii
aay, "Whon1I.w CIT i" Ifut when thor coma 10 mulc
tsaaH. they invariably srcak Of then, dotl.das
hurl Mt them. Indeed, ths average Indian always
srcnks Of tso donkpy il a"Gosl-tlasn," and thinks
taat tho correct nanc.
sarn ColcrittEe'. IS sE'hnntusmion.,,
4 FAIRY TALE. BY SARA COLE
RIDGE. With an introductory Preface Of Lord CpLE.
nIpoE, Lord chiof-J Jnsttcs Of this Court or Common
-'Noos AHuosi PHs 1ao. uOeIQu HObQ{IH HFq&,
This longest continuous composition of tho
gifted Sara colsridgo wns tho product of tho on
forcod luisuro on slak bed. It waa published
II 1887, III small, expansive, and anonymous
odition. Under those disadvantages it's olroula-
lion was limited; and, WHOM tho odttion-of only
ESQ copies-wns exhausted, It was suffered to ro-
main out OF print. The book Is now revived, on
'ho belief that the largo olro1o Of appreciatiro
'eaders who have como to undcrsta,,d the tino
,enius OF tho author will ho grateful for tho on
york Of tction ''
It IL pltro product Of tho Imagination a
'!mnln fairy talo, With tho characters batcly |
kotched 10, and no attempt mapo to int,ude 4
hora1. But its spirit is fresh mud pnre, its Btylo
9 clear. chasto and strong, and its fane,cs arc
.lvld, picturesque, and delicate. Added TO these |
literary e1celloncics, thcra is ncrics OF ex-
uisite lyrics woven IN with the narrative OF
;3sccedlng beauty in conception and yclnit|cntion
,hne9y present great variety OF dcllcate and
'tscnst measures. which arc managed with e1.- !
rene grace and skill. As sample o. tic |
Melody aud refinement which mark tll.m alt. we
op{ one or Two Of tha number: