New-York tribune., 1874-03-16
BOSTON.
LITERARY NOTES.

TrONp MISS Y. STUART Iht'''
oKNITHoIoGY -" THE ITALIAN GIRL
iyEoM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF IhL i"ipoN'
BosroN. March 12.-The proot-sheets Oh ule
:. Atlantic" for Aprl promise pleasant NUMBER
ooon. with long ipstallment Of Prudence Pairey'
A fresh character appears upon the scehe-the no"
Clergyman Mr Dllingham--a slim young man. ho"ip
- ,oe, IN hight with gentle blue eyes, and long hair OF
dn GOLD color which he wore brushed behind ms ears
NE has face remarkably strong, but yet not with
on, char.cter and hrmy-cut month and chin save
nom being eheminate. Heiwas % or 30, when we meet
him first he did not look IT, Indeed from across
the church closely shaved face and light complexion
cave him a youthful air lie is born preacher
and Ryernouth passes its days aud nights ID
fear lest they cannot aide such shining hight under
bnshe aud some other parish may vile him away VI
ourse sdmres Prue hut he has the wit not TO snow
nM nrst-s suhtety much more common, thinb' In
storics than m real feand his kindly indifference en-
cages Miss PaIfrey's in him. But he takes TO
riding on horseback with her. and at the very falling
Of curtain this number he j. bending toward hef
laying his hand softly upon hers and saying Prue! We
left in narrowing suspense a to thetresut OF 'hs
niece OF audacity II Miss Prudence lprefers the min
ier 10 poor true hearted John Dent L. for one shall
want 10 shake her. but who guess. beforehand at
woman's conclusiousi Among the passages | marked
for quotation read viii only give you one, which
will apply all the missing Enooh Ardens.
when friend dies and is buried, there's an and OF
'sIstence We mourn Tor him 6y degrees that become
,hall be reunited some more perfect sphere; but 50
ag this earth is concerned there's an end Of hun
However near aud dear le was the time arrives when
be does form part OF our daily thought he
30 he abstraction We 80 no more with flowers
and tears into the quiet cemetery only the ram and
the snOwfskes fall herei We leave 1t tor the fingers Of
Spring to deck the neglected mound -.
midst Of crowded city, or goes of on seavoyage and
never heard Of again. his memory has singular !
tonaoy. n, be 10 all uteuts aud purposes dead to
but have not lost him. The ring OF the dOor-hei
at midnight NAV be hs ring the approaching footstcp
nay be u- NpcCtCd
postmarks NAV be from his hand He haunts US at TIE
eead never can.
The woman whose husband died last night may marry
again within a luSter OF months. Do you suppose
week passes 10y when the woman whose husband disar
poared mysterously ten years ego does not think oi
huns There are moments when the opening ol door
iDust saI Tie her.
Miss Harriet W Preston contributes paper on
"Mistrals Calendar" winch will be of great interest TO
all students OF modern literature Miss Preston in
toduocd Frederic Mstra 10 American readers, by her
admirable translation OF his "Mr6o' aud she seems TO
have established certain proprietary right 70 give
much little Of him she peases We could wish,
indeed tna she had served bOuntful portion
OF "Calondau for this which she is good
o. wbe appettcS Nine years after the appearance
Of "Mircio" Mistral published simultaneously at
Ayignon and al PARIS, and in parallel Provenea and
French, second poem of heroic proportions
"Calendau." Tie critics, "whO. had been quite
thrown on their guard by the straDgeness
and tbe sweetness. the innocent ardOr and frank
gsrruty Of the earlier poem, were far more wary III
Their reception Of s successor" Their verdict was IA
sorabIe; but 1t was a verdict and not, before burst
OF enthusiasm Calendar won priceless praise, but
created little excitement, not long talked about
aud has never been translated The account Miss Pres
ton gives OF it, plot and the specimens OF Its style
welcome FOR they have ali the charm Of nov
city Calendar ike "MTeio," is essentially "a love
story lover- longer youth and maiden,
loving simply and naturally as two widhrds mate.
Tho has suffered much, before meet her. An
ARTIST might almost paint her from this description;
she sprsuc upon her feet. inspired, erect
oh, bealteOus was her head! and wcllDedec6ed
"A Nv its donsc cOrOual Of shining hair,
Nj Nher'ci the Lviucoils were as broom boughs fair
witt yellow flower. aud from her eye sincere
S;OrDs might have fled, aud left the heavens clear.
White were her teeth, as the fine salt OF Berre,
And shy, at times the lofty Glances
or the pTOud Orbs. whose WOndrOus hue recalled
And desert sunshine faint reflected shOue
La The warm tint her peachllke cheeks upon
10 lowered the 1.-the. tall shape dvinelv nodded
nv the white linen fObe her limbs that folded.
A. IN the blue he heard an angel sing
Leaned on hs elbow with upgazing eyes
And hC,-he too was made in splendid wise:
with supple limbs, vet strong as sailyards he
O. score Of ycars or barely more had h,)
And large ewes sad with love- aud black a. night:
The down upon his hp was soft ana light
Az on vine branches-
The love Of this poem the divine love that eunobes
and upfs until "the sky vaster than it did of
DID, and the lovers to fear deatB because
love is stronger. -
In We.inaT with Llszt" Is article very gushing,
but also very interesting. We told That II is frOm
young ady's letters home that goes without say
ing for only girl could have written such capacity
for oulspoken enthusiasm does belong to middle
life. Under date June 10 1879 the young lady" ex
rlaims:
Think am improving much with L-zt. / can m
Ast cay that NY ideal IN something has been realized.
He gOes faT OeyOnd all that expected Anything
perfectly beautiful as he OOks when he sits at the piano
,ntov MN as woud am ,os1re vyors "f ner
sOua magnetism u immense aud can scarcely bear II
when he plays He can make all he chooses aud
SAY ying good deal because I've heard so much
music ana have been affected nv it. Even .O-
sehim whom think divine. never moved me- When
LsEt plays anything pathetic, it sounds a. if he had
been through everything, and opens all ones wounds
aiesh that one has ever suffered comes before one
again. Who was fl that heard say once, that years
he saw Clara Schuualn sitting IN tears the plat
form durins Of Lszt'. performances List knows
well the influence he has people he always fixes
his or some one OF n, when he plays and
I believe he tries wiring our hearts. When
Le piJs pas>age, and pearing down the
kos board, be looks over at one other OF
He does such bewtchug little things! The other day
for instance Fiduein Gaul was playing something 10
hun. and In 10 runs and after each run two
staccato chords. She did them beautifully. and
struck the chords immediately after. No. no." said
Lisz, " after you make you wait a minute
before you strike the chords, II admiration Of your
own Periofmance You must pause, a. If TO say How
nicely did that - Then he sat DOWN and made a run
hmseh waiied n second. aud then struck the two
ehordt ia the treble and az he did he said Bra-rO
aud then he PLAY ed struck the other chords aud
saId Bra-rO, and positively the piano
had sOfty applauded That the he plays every
ilmg. Ii seems a. II the piano speaking with "a
human tongue.
Gc.snpog and gushing though tins article s 1t gives
M the best idea Of the personal appearance of Lsz
aud h't tfeks and manners, that had from
any source. Here h. his portrait:
the most interesting and striking leaking man
imaginable. TAN aud sngh dee-set eyes shaggy
eyebrow, and long ir0ngrsy hair which he lSesrs
parted the middle. His mouth turns mn Al The cnr
bich gives hm most crafty Mephstophe
expression when he smiles and whole appearance
have sort Of Jesuitical and ease