New-York tribune., 1874-07-31

when the nursery bell was rung for us to 90 down
to dissertation the being sent mp stairs 10
find tho Wedding Coat n brown coat, care
fully preserved, which he used to put on wh'h no
tossed us about on his shoulders Then, as We grew
older remember the reading Of 'Alonzo the Brave
and the FAIR Imogene, to our great terror; Inc
Idiot Boy, bits of Shakespeare Milton, etc, all read
in his deep sonorous voice. with dramatic effect
Then the first two cantos of Childe Harold Mar
mion, etc. as they came out. | remember going to
church with him at ST. George the Martyr. and be-
ing taught to sing on his knee; travelling post with
him the vacation, walking up the hills, learning the
names of the trees and shrubs and plants, learning
10 admire the picturesque beauties of nature"
The professional career of Lord Denmanls brought
down in the present volume TO his appointment az
Chief Justice of England in the year 1882 Among
the incidents of his practice his defense OF queen
Caroline in conjunction with Lord Broughan. on
her famous trial before the Lords, is the most re-
maTkable. The proceedings are described at con-
siderable length, but they have now lost much Oh
their interest except illustration OF the loren
sic eloquence and skill of the two great advocates
by whom the cause of the unhappy Queen was con-
ducted But in every period of his public life, the
dignity and sweetness of Denman's personal charac-
ter shine forth with conspicuous splendor. Ills
downright honesty of purpose, his freedom from
every thing like intrigue Orpetty management, thclh
nate purity of his motives, and the grand simplicity
of his daily life suggest a noble aim to the legal
profession in every country as well as hls own Inc
work is completed in a second volume, which, we
presume will soon be issued in an American edition.
HISTORY OF NEW SWEDEN: Or, THE SErrLyxRSTs on THR
RIVER DELAWARE BY ISRAEL AckEgS IansS,eI o III, ~
ica Society
The work of the good Pastor Acrelius on
the history Of the Swedish colony on the Delaware ls
principal authorities in regard to that branch
of American colonization but has hitherto remained in
the obscury of the original language In preparing
the present translation, Dr. Reynolds has made an i'm
portant contribution the study of our early colonial
history and merits the thanks OF the scholar and anti
quarry with whom 1t is the subject OF special invesga-
ton. The volume gives an interesting narrative or 'he
fortunes Of the coony the first settlement in 1888
to the middle of the last century together with many GU
rous pictures OF the social and religious condition OF the
coonsts during that period The Swedes who emgrated
to America belonged partly TO a chartered trading COM
pany who received regular wages for their services ana
partly OF those who went TO seek their fortunes on 9r
own account At first also criminals were sent out VINO
were put work slaves upon the foruncatohs' Out
the neighboring people protested against the practice
and it was afterward prohibited. The land was pur-
chased Of the Indians by system Of barter. payment
| being made in knives, axes, guns, powder ana ball.
besides needles, scissors avis, and blankets Every
settler had his separate homestead, usually on the
bank Of navIgable stream, the farms stretching UP
from the water in small strips H. land The houses
were built OF brick after the English fashion, sometimes
of sandstone or granite. To bald OF wood was not re-
earded as good economy furniture of the house
principally made of walnut, maple Wild cherry or other
native wood although little mahogany was brought
from South America. The usual dress OF the people
including the cOonists in general az well as the Swedes
was Of domestic manufacture. The food was simple
though abundant. and beef, ham, tongue fowls were
found on every table Roast mutton veal with pota
toes or turnips, afforded another variety, and still
another was formed by pasties OF chicken or partridge
or lamb meal often consisted of beef steak, mutton
chops goose turkey, garnished with green pease or
Turkish beans with apple. peach or cranberry PIE as
dessert winding up with cheese OF butter. The break
fast was bountu starting with tea or coffee nd pro-
yied with long thin slices OF bread and smoked beef
milk toast, buckwhedt cakes, rice and milk, homlny
and other which anticipated the daintes OF the
| present day. Fresh fish never used, and salt
| fish, the BOstOnau's delight, was unhcard or
| The best of liquors flowed In streams, with
no thought of total abstinence much less OF prohibition
French wines, madeira sherry, seem TO have been as
| common as water They had excellent sangaree IA
| yored with leaves of balm. Hot WINE was drunk with
sugar. cardamOus. and cinnamon. Good native wine
was made from cherries currauts, ana rdspOeIres, ana
cider was prepared with various ingenious arts Tue
name OF cider royal given 10 potent beverage,
compounded of cider French brandy and sugar left in
the barrel for year more, taken over sea, and
then bottled off with the addition OF ralslns west inda
rum was indispensable in harvest time when "the
laborers frequently take sup, aud then imnedi-
atey drink of water, from which the hody performs
its work more easily and perspires better than when
rye whisky or malt liquors used" Besides
these "they also use the Iqueurs called
cordials, such as anlse water, cinnamon water.
oppelcin water, and others scarcely to DC
enumerated as also drops into wine brandy
almost without end" The education Of the people
in the of their indulgence strong drinks
For nearly hundred years, the Swedish settlers
scarcey knew what a school was. They were a poor
and ignorant people who brought up their children ln
an ignorance like their own Most o. the natives could
neither write cipher, and few were qualified for
any office under government. The religious condition
Of the colony an intoierabe scandal ana grief To
Pastor Acreius He found it difficult TO preserve a
medium between superstition and atheism. The further
from Popery the nearer inhdelity Many wGo wished
70 get rid of all church service .ched themselves
the Quakcrs. The attendance public worship un-
certain II The weather fnc the churches were full
Bat there were many falrwcatHer Christians who
kent away by rain snow, or bad roads. Still tie
sacrament of baptism respected ana IL deemed
an honor to carry children 10 church for the OCCASION
Marriages were celebrated without ceremony. The
bride usual dress ana could not III that respect
be distinguished from the rest Of the company. Wed
ding entertainments were rare aud dancing was con-
sldercd dsreputabe AT funerals the contrary the
neghhors were invited, aud refreshed with the drinks
of the country" which, we have seen, made out no
Dconsiderable assortment. The nearest relatives