The New York herald., 1875-12-20
GID POETS AND NEW.
WHITTIER, PRESTON. cRAKCH AND WILL
CARIETON.

| WHITTIER, PRESTON. GRANGE AND WILL
CARLETON.
Some weeks since we noticed tho new work OF
Der OF old poets and this week have the pleasure
ofadding few to the old. Our literature il
strong IN young poets, and women, who out Of
the abundance their hearts, and though they often lack
the art 70 express their thought in highest FORMS
they can ppc pantve melody so that we ars touched
oy and feel that they really have tho true poetic
| nre.
of the old singers there none who appeals so en-
tirely TO the good that in US like Whittier We feel
no iniso excitement from his verse; Is always pure
and sweet and rcnects he character Of the man and
his surroundings In 'sMabel Martini We have tho
story OF a wtch's daughter who was cast oul from
ong her fellows owing the stain ON hcr mothers
name. good man, Esek Harden falls in love with
her and her for his WIFE, 10 the CONSERVATION OF
tho narrow-mnded villagers The substance or this
poem published some years ago under the title OF
Tho witch's Daughter since then it has been
added to and is now presented as . holiday
book by James r. Osgood Co., uniform with
"rhc Hanging Of the Crane" Aside IRON the charm
OF the poem itself the beauty OF its Illustration is
sufficient TO make II eagerly sought after Two OF our
best artists, Miss Halock and Mr. 7. Moran have
united forces In making this book beautiful Neither
artist has done better book work Miss Hallock
has drawn the hguro pieces, which aro ono enough
TO entitlc her TO stand at tho head OF hor Pro-
fesson There is in this country who could have
betor caught and reproduced the spirit OF the poet
The rontispiece representing Mabel at tho spinning
wheel, is the embodiment OF refinement delicate
sentiment and withal is strong the poem itself
Another beautiful picture illustrates the lines:-
Young Mabel from her mothers grave
Crcpt to her desoute hearthstonc.
II would mako capital painting, although Miss
Hallocks pictures lose nothing by mot being In coor
Ono remarkable thing about this young artists pictures
is the amount Of cxprossion she puts into the
smallest faces. In some instances We can where
tho graver has been at fault but the whole they
much better cut than the illustrations Of "The
Hanging OF tho Crane" In the landscape pictures Mr.
Moran is at his best He has put feel
ing into picture than In the illustration OF
o. dreary broke tho winter days.
page forty The cold, dull sky, the long sweep OF
frozen ground and tho light in tho distant win
dow need no explanatory text; they tell their
story. Mr.. Wand has not been happy in his Wig
notes. which, contrastcd with the ether illustrations
cold and hard.
In the following lines we have Whittier In his most
Characteristic landscape touches:-
On its brink
The overleaning barcbeAs swing,
With roots half bare the pino trees cling;
And through tho shadow looking west
You see the wavering river flow
Along vale that far below
Holds to the the sheltcring hills,
And gmmerng water line between
Broad fields of corn and meadows groen,
And fruit bent orchards grouped around
Tho low brown roofs and painted caves
And chimney tops hall hid in leaves
The gentlo poet gives his views on the womens
rights question in mild though unmistakabie Ian
guagc:-
In those neat homesteads woman holds
With modest her equal place,
And wears upon her tranquil face
The look OF one who merging not
Her hclfhood in another's will,
Is loves and dutYs handmade STILL
In the very simplicity OF whit.ers language lies his
charm He takes out of the rude worlds din into
the quiet OF hillside pastures green with grass and
dotted with cattle, or into snowbound farmhouses,
whore the back log cracklcs the hearth and the
sturdy holds the MONDAY mca the bright
embcrs. The lie read OF up among the New Eng
land hills is restful and queting, and lay
down volume OF whitters poems without feeling the
better for It's influence
CARTOONS. By Margaret J. Preston. Boston: Roberts
Bros &c.. y,s,
In Margaret J. Preston We have writer OF a true
poetic temperament She s. think, the best latter
day poet the South hos produced In the present vol
umo series OF poems drawn from the fo Of the old
MASTERS from the life OF the old legends and rcm the
life OF to-day. Tho cartoons from the old masters
show cultivated and strong love for the art OF
painting and they give evidence OF great their
preparation. Her poems show more than culture;
they evncc nice poetic feeling, and though there
occasional roughnesses OF diction whole they
mand respect, as we'll admiration. Mrs. Preston s
evidently close student OF human nature, and somo
OF her delicate touches 60 right to the heart OF the
reader The PREDATORY poem 1.-THE Good OF It." ex-
presses her doubts and fears about putting forth book
OF poems She asks herself tho question, What the
good OF It saying
Perform it, who will praise or blame,
Though IL be wrought with purcst aim2
Done or undonc, It's all the same.
And after course OF reasoning answers her doubts
with this
What then? III ono weak song OF mino
Should yet prevail TO bring tho shine
Back DER some spirits dull decline,
And for one moment seem to fling
4 flash about its sunscttng.
Think, God granting. may sing
In "Sobastano at Supper" ind the poet In her
most rockng mood. 'Tis not often that she INDUCES
in this way, but il not unbccomng, and she gives
excellent idea OF tho jolly painter The Maestros Con-
fession" Is among the strongest OF these poems
the "Barons Daughter one or the pretticst This
latter depicts the love Of Albrecht Ddrer for noble
young lady, which endod in dream. Hc married
after this affair but his wife was or his fathers choo
Ing, and life most unhappy with him.
Albrschts dream was dreamed;
NO 0thcT lOVo prevailed MS SOui pure Shrine
Through his hall ccnturys years, and wrapt face
That grew henccf0rth beneath his hand only
Augusta, with the halo round her hair.
There is deep religious pcrvading all that Mira
Preston writes and she particularly loves 90 rhyme
OF saints as "Dorothea's Roscs" Tho cartoons
from tho life OF to-day will undoubtedly gain the
aver in them tho book treats OF thoso things with
which We are tho most familiar She draws direct nom
the life, not from models Tho opening OF these
poems Tho Hero OF the Commune appeared
FIRST as fugitive piece during the late excitement IN
and widely quoted Il is the story OF lad
brought up to be shot and who asked permission to
leave the limo for moment Tho gendarme thinking
that hc would not back. glad enough To save
his conscience the murder, and lei him so But tho
hero returned on time and took his place The gen.
darme could no, Kill him. however and ordered him