The New York herald., 1874-10-26
Literary Chit.Chat.

glers" Mr.. Robert Cowtan will treat OF the pains,
difficulties aud sorrows OF authorship In the chief
countries OF the world. It Will give varied pic
ture OF literary life, but 1t Is too much to hope
that 1t Will warn or any ambitious youth from
book writing.
The November Atlantic has most interesting
sketch by Oliver Wendell Holmes OF the late Pro-
fessor Jetrres Wyman.
The publihsers OF the weekly literary journal.
Ere'v saturday. announce that after October 81
that journal viii be merged in Lntetrs Ltping Age.
The combination viii leave the LfDtng Age the only
eclectic weekly published in this country.
The Atlantic for November has seml-humorous
semi-serious sketch OF Southern negro woman,
by Mark TWAIN.
Jacob wainwright has, 1t Is stated, written q
narratYe OF the latter days OF DR.. Livingstone
and or his own vicissltudes during the journey to
Zanzibar with the great travellers body. The
story ls already in the press.
The Earl OF southesk will publish at Edinburgh
"saskatchewan and the Rocky Mountains; Diary
and Narrative OF Travel, Sport and Adventure"
The English Portraits" OF the famous French
critic Salnte- Beuve are in the LONDON press OF
Daddy.
The third volume OF Dalling's Life OF Palmer.
ston.n completed by another hand, stops eighteen
years before the death OF Palmerston.
new edition of the colder and Modern Ballads
and Songs or Lancashire" Will De Issued In one
Volume by Routledge b son,
A volume OF Mr.. Whittiers verse is always as
welcome In its way as Q new poem by Tennys0n or
Longiellow. The latest COLLECTION Of his fugitive
pieces appears this day. The volume Is called
..Hazei Blossoms, - and contains all OF Mr.. Whit
tiers poems which have appeared since the
previous collection OF his works was published.
The principal poem in the present collection is Mr.
Winters ode on "Sumner''-a poem which may
be regarded as a fair specimen or the poets hap
pest efforts. 1t is not the highest kind OF poetry
indeed 1t Is poetic rather than poetry-but 1t Is
! smooth in rhythm, 50 pure III tone, so sweet and
! gentle In expression and SO generous and yet 80
just in appreciation that Is better than II 1t
grand, solemn and funerea verse. Few men
would have had the courage TO write OF SUMNER
| What il he felt the natural pride
OF power in noble use, too true
With their humilities to hide
ihe work he did the love he kncwf
And 1t Is just such lrankness this which the
more readily induces the reader to accept the
poets judgment OF his friend as one
Who followed Duty where she w.nt.
"The Prayer OF Agasstz' is q fine tribute to the
philosopher and the ballad OF John Undernill, is
one OF those pictures OF early New England
thought, purpose ana feeling which are the most
charming things Mr.. Whittier has done. We einier
that Mr.. Whittier has now gathered all the fugitive
pieces ne has written up to the present time into
this volume, including even his poem IN the cur
rent number OF the Atlantic Monthly. Appended
to the volume are few pieces by Elizabeth Il.
Whittier the sister OF the poet, now deceased. 1t
was happy and generous thought In the brother
TO embam her poems In the same covers with hn
own verse.