Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-02
Magazines for April.

The .iNdRtic NgHfhiy i IS good ~ ever. II
not better Prudence Pafrcy." Mr.. Aldrich's
story. completes it, twelfth chapter with una
bated interest. /, is fresh, bright story OF
life in quiet New England town, and Is well
written, although the author does use such =
word as ''incitive." and such phrase Is Ito
the manner born A. sample Of his bright
ness, he says he has known some Young men
Of Boston, who had notion that they died at
Bunker lIi.-This story j. followed by ballad
breathing the same New England a,mos phere
Entitled The Lords Day Gale" and written
by r. {. sieaiman Harriet W. Preston fol-
lows, with A thorough review, and good par.
tial translation, OF VlstrdFS Calendar"
In Weirmzr with Liszt," is \ breezy, giri,h
account OF her intercourse with the great musi-
clan. David A. Wells contributes narrative
Of u remarkable fiscal experiment which was
tried in rexa, thirty odd years ago, and which
he styles "A Modern Financial Utopia" Mr..
Warmers Baddcck, etc, i, racy ~ usual,
and contains an interesting description OF A
Sabbath in that village Of way down East"
The magazine contains many other good things.
such a. The Lay Of Thrym," Morse egands !:
The Cohansey Tea-Fight;" Nose Evans"
Part IL; The British UpperClass in Fiction; =
Excellent reviews OF recent books and notices
Of art and music
The GIiaIy This magazine opens with
chapter Ky and XVI Of Justin Mccartney.
serials, 'Linley Rockford" The second prose
article is BY Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, whs
tell, Us what he knows about Tourguenef, the
great Russian novelist. Mr. b. SAYS that he
in this way The next is characteristic paper
by Carl Benson, and is entitled MY Private
Grief against George Sand" carl Benson
was the nom de plume Of the late Charles
Aston Bristed, Of whom the present number Of
the GALAXY contains \ brief and interesting
sketch. Richard Grant White also, in his
Linguistic and Literary Notes and Queries"
pays tribute to Mr.. Bristed and refers to a
little discussion which once took place between
them in regard to the farmers ignorance Of
Latin prosody. Mr.. B. maintained the affr-
NATIVE Of the proposition that Mr. W. was ig-
norant, and Mr.. White defends himself by
displaying what he does know about it. He
has been injudicous. Junius Henri Browne
furnishes a readable article OH .'Women as
Women he has so much psychological know
ledge that he never fails to be entertaining
The Tree of Life" by Titus Munson Corn is
awell written piece in the progressive vein;
and Is AS vain as progressive. The modesty of
true science appears to be a virtue unknown to
the, writer who loftily compassionate the
benishted masses who have not yet risen to the
disnity.of claiming kinship with apes. If he
chooses to claim 1t, we presume nobody will
quarrel with him, unless it be some of his re-
laives; but We must protest against the more
than Catholic arrogance with which he calmly
assumes the error Of all who differ from him.
He is like the man who Dragged of being the
only man in the company who was in line.-"A
Personal Matter is a very pleasing and WELL
told little story There is much that is both
interesting and valuable in Philip Quilibet's
'Drift Wood" in the Scientific Mise ellany, and
in the notices of current literature.