, 1874-02-08

popularity was great lEu deserved, una thus 6nd-
denly has lcaped to lofty place IL American
literature q writer who was, three short years
ago. silent and unknown. 4 new edition OF tho
'Vcrses ~ has recently been issuad which adds
something like fclty new pieces to the first col
lection.
Although the yersifcat;on is skillful, and there
arc manifest constant felictous arts of coustruc-
tion. it ia the sentiment in the poetry Of s. Il H.
which strikes deepest. 1t hrcathes from the
heart OF solitary, severely afflicted woman. but
is unalterably patient. submissive hopeful, and
brave. There is nothing eicklg, weak. or morbid
tanting it. It is the distilled essence Of Christian
faith and devotion, and carries strength and
comfort to every tried and doubling spirit
From out the collection we choose. fot its brew
ity slnglo poem which, li'1o many u other;
frames portrait Of the sad, stout~hoatted
author:
n TINE OF FAMINE.
sne has no heart, " they said and turned away.
Then, s:ung SO TINT wished my words might be
Two-edSod swords, answered; E,s:-. 19w:-
Not read how once, when famine held fierce sway
In Lydia, and men d;el day BY day
or hunger, there wrrc found brave Rols whose geo
Scarce tud their pange, Who Raid, 'Sow To
Can cat but once III two days; vo will ply
Such Gauaes Oh these days when We cat 10 food
"Thus they withstood
Long years Of famine, and to tAe1:, We owe
The trumrots. pipes, and balis which nirsh uus good
To-day, aud little dzeaua that Of such woe
They trss wero born.
- Ihlt Wonc0'a me- ElOW
Has baen all famine. Mark now, II ye dare,
To hear her brave, sad laughter in the cir"
It has been whispered that 'Saxa Ho1me" is
but another pseudouym for Fl. e.: :; and that the,
remarkably intense aud individual stories bearing
tho former signature which excited so much at
tention US they lately appeared in Sc'7oner's,
were really written by the author OF these
Verses" " Helen Hunt. Tho tuolor is plGusi.
bic. There arc evidences of the Same strong.
subtle haLd in the poetry and the fiction and it
fhZ
te]lect created both than that two Of a kindred
aud equally-high order should have daWnod
upon US At once.
Essays of Charles Kingsley.
pRosE-1DYLs, NEW AND OLD. BT the Rev.
CHARLES K1sosLEY, Canon of Westminster. Lon
dou: Macmillan Go.
OF tho half-dozen essays comprising this
volume, four may be counted rs Old,-one haT-
ing appeared in Frdser's Magazine in 1849, two
in 1858, and one in 1SG7. The remainder, bear
inc no date, are to be accepted as NeW. As
their name indicates, all take some phase Of
Nature for their theme, and chant her praises IN
et1uent language. The disciples Of lzaak
Walton will find good deal to their liking IN
"The Chalk -Strcsm Studics," although much
of the discourse is strictly pertinent to
their English locality. Trout aud flies, how
ever. are common to all countries, and the love
of angling has an inherent for the sportsman
that is never exhausted. The word-painting in
"a Charm Of Birds is, somc of it, in Mr..
Kiugsbury's best manner; yet few can enter
into his fine enthusasms over bird-songs and
the concomitant beauties OF field andforest in
spriustiue. It is only the devuut student OF
Nature who can understand that LIS warm aho
exubcrant speech is not mere 6hap5odJ.
There arc sua.cLes OF history, poetry, anu
science. intorspcrsed thicky in all these 1dyls
for tho writer lus been d wide and busy cleaner
i'll the fields OF knowledge. and he is fond OF
enriching his subjects with relevant scrAps OF
information from every source open to LINN.
Better still, he loves to introduce, whenever ap-
propriate. E fragment OF pure philosophy, nke
the following, which closes his talk about " MY
! Winter-Gartlca:
for doing ne tbiDg ny 1end nd, es' wn u 90 Soq an'
/ things. s::orly because I an not abe to dc
thsas and Is for seeing emo things. with you, hs*c
whcn lies rcnrIs: nc aud to comfort myself witt
the funcy that, If naakc good use OF ny ests ans
brain IN this life, shall eee. it te Of any uso IL
1! lie 10 come. Bit il not-W,:t iIatserf In snJ life
in eny state, however simple or hun:be, there VII
swsys to occupy up a1 ao .t les dny
what moro docs he require for time or cte1nlty7
Rccrcations in Popular Science.
TIE GEOLOGY oF THE STARS: Dy paor VIM
cuELL of the University ef Michigan. Boston
Estcs 4 Laur:at.
This little work is the seventh in Estes l.
Iauriat's series Of '' Ha1f-Eour Recreatlons in
| Popular Science" It's author, Prof. Winchell,
while not protesting to disclose any now factB 10
science, has grouped in happy way tie leading
ideas in the Chain Of thought upon the process OF
] evolution from chaotic gas to the extinction Of
organic life. He gives the following as the sui
ceEsirs stages, most Of which have known e1-
a,nples at the present TINA in the visible
! heavens: ...
| Gsseity Matter intensely heated, and only imrsr-
fecy luminous as in the central poftaon o1 tne a1
Normal nebuIc1ity: Minute incandescent PARTICLES
| in gaseous medium. Spectrum Of one TO thfee
bright lines Examples IN some o' tne H'eSo''1O4e
Frerofst Spectrum of bright lines faint, con.
tnors spectrum Is IN TIC nebua N n plseo ~
| ttnuouS spectrum. Examples IN tho planetary ano
| spiral nebulE. ...
the nct of transition from bright lines to dark lines
! Is in some resolyable nchliR-
Sirian stage Atmosphere Of great depth and ten.
eion With decided nucleus Spectrum OF broao oars
| lines as in white sters. -,.,.,
soi: Stage: Incipicat variability tho philosophers
beus reduced in depth sufficiently to permit tho for
] nation Of spots; .s in the s1n.
hence large spot-forruations, causing variable Light
| ay IL Ali.a.
La,,!d stage: molten globe, with continuous spec-
| tr{1rl. ns eone START clusters. .....
Iucrustire stage: Incipient darkening; II the red
| stare. " ,,.. ,, :,
| Er1lptYe stage: crust formed, which col!apses u
intervals ,i7iug occasional outbursta OF Light - IN
! the temporary stars.
| S.turnlsn E.ase: The ring condition a.,
| Joyian stage: Danse vaPorous atmosphere. viii
| protophyic Life.
Terrestrial stage: Continuation OF tho organic
Martial stags: Encroaching cold Decline Of ths
! organic phasc.
| tlou with absorption Of ocean nId air.
| English Gram mnr.
| IIApLEv'S SERIES ENGLISH GRAMMAR: Az Ap
| yAScp CounsE OF LESSONS IN LANGUAGE u
NARY " LEE, Teacher in Minnesota State Norma
| School, md H1HAM uApLE4, author OK - Lessons II
| Language" ...
Tho first of this series of iessons in language
| By It's extreme simplicity and carcfu1ly-gradct
! movement, has obtained tho sanction OF ex
pcricuced educators, and tIlumphantly borEt
| the test Of use iu the scloolroom. This secout
number carries the Instruction into tho techni
caIities Of grammar, which are the 1nozt difficult
things in the world to rid Of forbid1ins aspect