, 1874-03-08


little cleaznees or connection, But they do ac-
quire in many cases. through 80 much crammlng
Of bare husks, rooted aversion to the history OF
their own country, which precfudes any future
pursuit Of it. Thus it often happens that III
tell1eent persons, fond Of reading fond OF gen
eral history, are deplorably lacklug in knowl-
edge OF the men aud events that are combined
in the past annals OF the United 6tases- BY
such, Into whose hands this Life OF Je1e!-
son may fall, Mr.. Parton will be regarded with
especial gratitude Tor having d!saIpated old
prejudicea, revlv7tied dead chronicles nim IN
jectod the currcu1s Of Life into period that be-
lore seemed as withered and Juiceless a. IN
Egyptian mummy
sees and feels ell .hat lie describes. The past
which lie ia contemplating is no more tue pasti
1t Is the living present. lie is III the midst OF 1t,
animated by its spirit, impeiled by its motives,
possessed vi It's secrets. he puts himself lnto
the place OF every actor on the scene, and BY
fine insight discovers tao springs Of their beWg.
He enters into their life, and realzes their alns
| and the meaning Of their efforts He conJufes
| his heroes fsom their graves, not LII gnosts OF
| shadows, not as poppets pulled Gy wires, but az
| human beings, clothed with hesn and blood,
breathing Thinking, feeling, and going over tne4r
life again with the old determination and destiny,
| With the same keen interest thai we watch
! the drama OF tho passing hour, VIC gaze upon
thls resurrection OF the long which il as real
| as moving, as iflt we're now tor the first time
! brought into exiatonce.
! 10 produce this magic effect, there is some
glamour thrown On tic eyes. it cannot be denied
The lights ne NOT all true the colols
are nrtfuIly heightened; but the result IL
exceedingly impressive and pleasant
| Proue as human nature il TO decry aud find fault,
it il never so well satisfied wAeo it Is regard
lug the beautiful aud the good hence, h1r.
| Parton puts Ills readers into tue happlest humor
by investing the objects of his interest with q
| rosv atmosphere. The glow with which he suf-
fuses Nature and History Is captivating; and,
though it be somewhat too Intense at times ior
cold reality, ne owe him thanks for winning us
| by his spell to IN acquaintance with nlcu .s:ld
things which otherwise might never have had
any attraction.
Ihore is all the accustomed charm Of his art
in the present biography. vivid light Is
poured upon tho career Of Jefferson, FROM its
dawn, in tho wllds OF Western Virginia,
April u, 1746, to it's close, on the
heights Of Monticello, July 4, 1876, nearly
century after. Every ph:so and experience Of
the m3u, his character, his atta1nmcnts, his
PURSUITS. achievements and ln1ueuce. arc de-
lpictcd With circumetant:ality. It is by no means
giusle portrait 1t IL great historical picture,
filled with ngures and incidents, and accessories,
to complete its significance The portrayal OF
Jefferson u domestic liie includes the Continual
presence Of hts family, his friends, and his
neignbors and the representation OF Ills public
career requires tho introduction, with moro or
less detail, OF most OF the distinguished men OF
OF those belonging to Franco and Eu5laud. The
biography OF Jefferson embraces much OF the
! history of the United States tor elgnty-threo
momentous years..
his scope, aud the entire period lies spread upon
his canvas within the vision OF the reader. 1t is
q noble as well Us interesting work. ver1tablo
boon to the historical literature OF America.
And it's chief merit il, that the multitude Will be
drawn 70 it aud profit By its instruction. The
work Of popularizng History, like that Of popu-
larizins Science, il most honorable. It brings
within the range OF the MASSES knowledge gen,
| eraly avoided as recondlte and difficult; aud
whatever is adapted to the education Of the peo-
p!e is Of creator use than t1a. which merely
adds shade Of polish to refined minds.
The Persecution of the Euguenots In
France.
rHE. HuGuEyors IN FRANCE AFTER THE RE-
| VOCATION OF THE EDICT OF Nan fE5: NTH
| 4 V1s1r TO THE COUNTRY or THE VAuDoIs By
| SAMUEL sxnEs. New York: Harper Bros.
Six ycars sso, Mr. Smiles published history
Of the Huguenots in England and ireland; to
which. in the American edition, IVES added m
account Of the Huguenots in America. As q
supplement to that work, he has written the
present narrative which covers the period
between tue revocation Of the Edlct OF
; Nantes, by Louis XIV, in 1855, and the
publication Of the Act Of Tolerance, by Louis
A'A'' - i'o'' 4.N 49, ur..,oaota ,r.s
tury, the persecution .oi 1ne lug euono.e "As
maintained by the Government With unselentang
:ferocisy; and France. il the graphic language
Of one Of its wr1teTs, was kept uhuel PEI
petual st. Bartholomew. 1e IL esI!lnateu 1nat,
10 this time, 1,o0O, ,09O OF her subjccts-the most
Industrious and usefut-wero banlshed, Killed.
| imnr,soned or aept to the galleys.
r. 17a9 there ware reczone,l /. 500 900 families
- prn,aataots in France. Thirty Years alter,
u 1io'oo ~ a1;mn5 49, +haro wa,
LOUIS Aprc protoapt,nt poi ieft in the Kinr-
dom. So severe and searching mad neen
J the action against the herot1cs, demanding 8
thar arostacv or death, that they we're driven to
to'sa rafnro IN foreinn countries or to hide in
deserts ana nountalhs 1;a. nna Pn1 na1.ec,,r;dn
parently' had ceaseu " 1asaod d., ,p1 thonoh
fans the zeal OF tho op2.esseo; auu, 1uoasn
| hunted and spoiled, and killed, pe1soneo, OF en-,
slaVcd, Wherever cauSnt luo Lug 4eAo1S 4etu ~u -
, nnrnoso and endurance thsy clung to thc,r re-
rutEo'o T ~ ~ ao,1n+-, ond in fha and rom
nslon ano tuelt GULL 4 ,ar,, 49, - ,rorsi,;I, r.
quered pease, anu .no Icy a'., ~ eans.;onco
according to the dictates OF tielI own eolsc'o:co'
When Rabaut St. Etienne stood up IL the Con,