, 1874-12-26
LITERATURE,
rOt;aIa.

TrE CtncAsstAN f,or. Translated, tttrona tho aur-
mai,' aroln tso "'saatl of nlictiARL 1sE'MraTnff
janics il. O.t,ooi L oo. I''''' pp' ''' 'A'''0A
TnE SronY or 1Ions. }1y II, IT, Ho,,nro tgn,o.. mn
~. loAton: ltobcrta broslicra.
"hcn TUG aoep-fnonsi'ctl' majestic mighty
toho OF ,ho tnuhacr rolls III OIL tho onr' no mat
sof no" ~" nha ulatant ~ bo tcso IL no 1nlhta-
1ng its hollow roverbcratlon. It Is Of Initiative
ebpre tho ronr Of thu wind or Tim cor rattltpp
c,or lin utn,, stroa, - ,,',t u, .a,, a. r. ta :
1911, ~ ~, S'o"s h.'oo'' 'nae "o "pk' - ~. Ia'
, .'unoefs 30 o' poetry wo mny query aonos'
ing!y as to tho source a raIuo Of vorao that has
when a noe,n. 1,owayor sl,ort md ,uprotonttuns
,,as .,, 1sa ,!. =, a,,,,.a IT, % ~. ,ns tI,aro !.
lug sao s."o 41nb W hc1.us :" n,,.,. 'sn 40
mover moments llcsltatloD. Luis IL poetry, no
exCnim; ihcfo Ia no sllatn here. This gives bet
tor satisfaction, md IL jts own cortificatioll.
rhru ,vo p,n,1, ar ntrY,n f.,rcossfon ,nr "
,r,ta ~ svnI ~. ~ lin ,,,ct .in,
winch VIC taho up l'oht1a'''R'st Ill .'iu oAIoo'ato1
poetry Of tho dur. p,,zx]ihg, ructilc, spurious.
1}lt no. d Bfnuio paco tliapels every doubt, Tho
tirLtni,,~ 1canIur frou, a su,nn,or.c1oua TIN
nHne 4eap''s .a., o s,. ...a .'',' ~
n.ras ts mi 'u or" f, ~
power, fire. md llfo. Ilia Is poetry, and wo
read IT will, cpslnyiasu For there fs no resist
;r,+ lin ol,orma of poetry. Thoro In ofton mn
@ s.. ,ant.ra,, n i,r,~nnrn y, - i,.1 .sa
noneat aec1aFa.un =. l''sauolo"ee 10 IL, p"t .to
indifference applies to uesc!ysnoasnfed 'asgaaEe.
1Flion sUng HpllnGs from M inspired brala.
wrought by Its own i1o raptures to q stalo of
nxoItotior' III, t1ufcet aoni. rca1 ,ha ,,.a;, ~
.,ss.. w .,.'. s,"a ~ ,u"s'o "
ino s'fah' lestits alia eSh,latates tl,o eplFit
Hke noblo masc. ltko splendid dcetla; for 1t is
mo with all thut is great, mud grind, and oicc-
:.1irying.
''1'le CircaHsiati Doy' was written t,g ono of
fhpnn ufrt nFu # In
ttry WHO wcro kl,it.rcd In genius and III minfor-
tusc. AL died Mt MI carly nsc,-the eldest wns
hut a7,-und two OF tlon fell victims to tho bar-
hasous rtactico of tl1lesing. LarnontofT, WHO
waB altGd tlip I}ytou OF IsCshtn belonged to tho
nrslottaoy, nnu was n tnnn df mcnlt1l and etluca-
tto bit 1lo incurred tho tl;spcaslre OF Niclo-
NJ by writing M pllo in ptaHo OF pnHchhln -Olto
Of tic unhappy triad nbuyo mentioned, who diotl
Victim, nj tito CXnr'p ncrscersio,, and was bpt-
s!lcl to tho CaslcaH,1s whore lio apct tho best
ycnra of his lifo. IIo rccu;vcd a mortal wouni
In 1 Iu pecond ,luol, Which ho fought nt tic nt;e
ofso: ,,or .uro,n ,;,,,,, ,,..,,, .o,,, ~,
balllds, mid acyoist long narrative poetiis, Of
which tho most admired arc hfst,r1aii I3ey II
t.'iha Dcmon.n tt,rhG Inv nf fnn Cynr Ivan
Nasacliowitgch." and "Tho Cl1cagoinn bow"
attu aetelt 81. oA4ua..a IN ~ t.u Hauenotet 70
Ftohou!actu tu9 Hett ~ luo .'alIAt!fo Iooiis'
Its story IL Of tho .E]!ghtoBt. Circassin1, CAP
tive, the 5-ycar-old aon Of mountaiEl-choT,
with tic respluto ynirlt of hIg fathers sweIiuH
hs nhftdial l,rart detcrYninc4 tn lin rntlinr
f,or 1,o omaio ,,d ro;o"ts j., 5nf1nnt a;fn,co
an s,. ~ ~ ~ . ra,, sa.l
GSotf PtoneI u !oou nuu etn4p.lns. nuen IHss |,
dropping into tito grave llo ID rescued by = Alltd
monk from the hands OF llta eaptDr, and, III tho
uuiet of tho cloieter bety1iled back to life. Dut,
nilont. snrrowfn1. md hrosnn. In unssns ls
yn,,th In lin cnt,vnnf nutwnrt,jv cnnformit,r
3o%usl. % at - o w XIV *: .ss,':s,.s 1,.,t ;,,,n.I
~ IAs Cuhsoais VI H1s co1"l'"Mulis wv in"afu
~ cnatinE. llKn cagca nol. 1or !loerty
mud kindred. Nhcn manhood IL reachcd in d
night OF storm and darkness 20 flics from tue
nlrroil''dlnE foreHt. Here he wa'idcfs holp!essly
until munger and 1atiEno overthrow iifl, ahd no
y 1ounu ny tho nohIs III an 1nsehslnlo conai.
lion attef tnreo shoft aays OF absence. Alila
nmst!atlons Iesloro uls hcneas lol ~" Aouls'
IN WAlei', WIN paHslenhte sehcmehce, hc re-
long years OF his imprisonment, aud tho fierce
delights aud tho fell disappointment OF his low
rours of frnc,,nm. n,u wf,e, tt1a sail story In
ondn,I h., falls hnrf t,n,,fnnt md 1nint 1t inxt
- ~ 49,, ~ ~ ia"tI' "" 2o' ~ -''1'f
III NY sieeI y. uea.i;
It Il tho vivid ord.paiuting TINT Is tue most
imposing feature OF tho toein. Every scene
described il pictured to the eye with u truth and
force scarcely inferior to reality itself.
noa,s 1,r,,,, ,,ar,nr f,,. mn, ,ti,o
i,l"n,.a i,s IT. ,mIr;,uevsf ~cn I ansi mJ nr,dn
H. v! i!o"rnn!, a.. ~ ~, ttat- fnrao,Is % tta,t
1o rs},n9, ~" in,,s ;s III ,nr. ia ,rvsr
f,,er IiTnnv n frcn viii t1nUrrx Inn
III u,,ar'nt} -" 10 ~ ti,"a1,f Sf h. Siaifh
ar 1a sc,ana a,,..aps as ssniv ~ ,lr"i
IiIr n msccn,,s ~ rsrir,rs aGa, an ,rju;:
In hhnc;.s ~ inrnna IN ~ ri,rcrs nc,v'
e. s scak mI the ~ - shrii"r ,vtsrn @ t1,ey arr,x
: snuir ,,nn,, s tIo Ir,.. ,.,,in es'"'
III I'll" iistaanad tn ia + w IN crifnr tntroIn
TI,nt snc,ncj to ilnw ram ovcrv,xhor.
4: II thn rio,,tiH ,ynrc whismr,n,r INV
1yha. n,,,v the l,strnI," ~ rtn a1nnlI t,,,r.
trd n,,Hwcrs rnan fron1 lcii otl1 woo1
Which Tia rio,,ts onIv ,,dersfu
IN lint fuil hofnr nj hn'v chnrtinr1
n..t:,, !, - go. t.: p II,
F.1t1Ac16 VIII ao oHt lGlht Itslleo ~ tne osauts
ot the complete worR, Dut tneto u value II
1,nc,,, W,rn tha nrhansfci furifive aan1t n,,nll,
TX tho Jan1,,, un.on,, In ,,,i.i, ti,o frar. Fo,
..o t4io ue"a! nnou -! "'4 L.: so @ Las A'@''u
HILL, ue eayn' III ueaciAp1ne n1s to1'aa'1oas'
swan. ani the Iup(iscane seemed to rcc1:
would }lpye crict-lny tongue wps tied.
Cold sllud1erY ran from heal 10 jcc1:
1ly head was numb, my blood was dried
e.. Ky ,ts tn , " e"oi ~. a mS1 ~ na ~ ,st ai
~ H., ~ t.".a Wem ~ n,iet'm if"n ru .lq. rnn
- ~ 1,or 1t"n ~ ~, ,n,t rint, "trnm u's40'
:. a3'.a3 3aS ~, ~ thsrt ~ tat "i,ia eo,a
;ri. n.Aeu ; ~ .s anid ~ ~ , .As t.'n ai a, 1,,a
1Ae' oteot!J 11stEt4 ~ +eFIA'aAA p'otN