Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-09
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WEDNESDAY. JUNE 0. 1875.
Now Publications.

In his account Of the great Crimoan invasion,
Mr. Kinglake has &C., an example which might
well be followed by other historians, and has
given nothing to the public ill he has most thor
oughly tested and digestod it The present vol
ume takes up the thread with the battle of lesser
lnkeman and follows the general engagement on
Mt Inkennan closely through to the final crisis.
Mr.. Kinglase has writton his history not merely
Tor the reader of tho present day, but as an en-
during record Of this great conflict Of modern
times How far he has succeeded In his design,
future events must decide Buta a work for the
student and future historian, Hngake's q" lu-
vasion Of the Crimea has no peer To the most
careful and pains-taking labor the author has
brought strong analytic faculty, and a simple
yet forcible style. which never leaves him to be
misunderstood or dimly comprchended. The fight
on Mt Inkerman has been divided into six peri
DDS and each phase Of the battle is exclusively
discussed and carefully explained by maps and di-
agums We wish that space permitted quota
ton from Mr. Kinglake's last volume but this Is
lmpraoticabe Those, however, who possess the
frst two volumes, will need no urging to procure
the third, and our other readers who desire
thorough knowledge Of the Crimcan invasion,
should by all means purchase the entire work
LrrtE CLASSICS childhood Edited D., Tosslier johnson.
boston james H. Osgood a Co.
This IL the tenth volume Of this most charming
series. comprising twelve volumes In all 70 wit
Exile Intellect, Tragedy, Life. Laughter, Love,
Romance Mystery, Comedy, Childhood, Ieroism,
and Fortune They are made up Of the very
choicest gems that could be culled from the best
home and foreign authors and furnish for our
youth Of both sexes an invaluable library Of select
literature These attractive little books have 50
won their WAY 10 the hearts Of the reading public
that multitude, viii regret that the last volume is
so soon 10 be reached for sale Boy Wilder and
Pbinnoy.
M.cnrtpr's HrnisIscrNcR-. AND srLfcTioNs rnoa His
DiAAEs ANp Ltrttrs, fdiiei uy -lf ireleck Pollock,
Hrote-
While there are 80 many actors and theatre
managers who degrade the stage until moral and
religious people are Obliged to condemn il, one is
really pleased to notice an actor who, with bis
profession, maintained an upright, Christian char
actor such was Alacroady and we have here tie
record Of his life The editor has performed his
work with care and discrimination. Four por-
traits Of Macready arc given-one in middle age,
one when quite old, one in the character Of Henry
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"reminiscences arc not carried beyond the year
lS2G, but the editors judicous selections from his
diaries give the reader an insight not only Of his
public life but bis private character Macready
made three visits TO America In his journeys
through the South. the condition Of the slaves
aroused bis deep sympathy ON the occasion Of
his last visit in 1913, over-zcalous friends Of ID
win Forrest made very unpleasant demonstrations
against him. and q disgTaceful riot In Now York
city cut short his visit la this country In 1851 at
the age Of fity-seven. he retired from the stage.
lie made a home AZ Cherboume, deyotng himself
70 labors Of usefulness and kindness especially in
the cause Of education among the poorer classes.
Macready was twice married There is hardly a
page in his diary which does not include some
sentence Of love and respect for his family His
religions character also appears in his diary. lie
often aIudes to commencing the year or the day
with prayer aud when entering upon the lease Of
Dmry Lade Theatre, he says g. kindly implore
the blessing Of Almighty Cod upon my efforts,
that may pursue only such O line Of conduct as
may be Of service to the cause Of good" The last
words written in his diary are lord, / believe:
help thou my unbeliet" lie died the 9th Of
April 1873, aged eighty years Tho book may
be procured at Phiuney's
eiAli.Tic ooHnr Si'fic NIL Alstc Asp tiNASciAi
shepard
Colonel Greene is President OF a body Of frrc-
thinking and very iree-talking nnters, who ano-
gate the pondcrous designation OF the y + La
Dor Reform League, and inaugurate the meetings
Of Anniversary Week with a species OF utter,nces
which reputable newspapers find IL undesirable to
report Judging from the papers contained in
this volume an Of which have been previously
published in some form ii would be unfair to class
Colonel Greene with the unclean galaxy with
which he chances to be associated lie writes
with ylgor and intelligence ON social and financial
topics speaks reverently Of religion and conducts
his discussion and criticism with moderation.
Some Of his ideas are decidedly suggestive, aud
are strongly put Phiuney has IT,
TINS Nop,t. or ,sor Er~ ,n,,,v IA, r.t,,i,,,, y
Nasty. Boston Lee 4 shepard
In this volume, Mr. Locke makes his appearance
IN new role The eccentncites Of dialect and
orthognphy, which distinguished the jealous Post
master Of the Confederate Cross Roads, vanish
entirely; Pogmm, Bigler, Bascom, and the other
worthies who dwelt in the claiming community
which Nasbys letters have immortazed, are no
more; and in their place We have Persian phi
losopher Abou Ben Adhem, who establishes him
sellah inc "hds OF Ne" Jersey ana gains an eN-
tensiyo reputation for erudit0n and wisdom
His anteccdcnts are mysterious, and his mode Of
life eccentric; the country folk are awod by the
singular instruments with which he surrounds
himself, and the processes in which he engages;
and many come to listen to his moralizings and
take counsel Of his wisdom. His career reaches a
somewhat surprising termination in the discovery
that he is really Yankee from the State Of Maine
his name being zephanah Scudderi and that he
has been busily at work, during his retirement in
New Jersey, turning out counterfeit five cent
pieces Ills departure is sudden and Is followed
by the advent Of two constables, who had tracked
him 70 hs retreat anu ohly JUST nllou ol ms cap
ture This unexpected and rather discreditahle
disclosure must not be allowed to diminish the
weight Of his sagacious and practical observations
The assumption Of Oriental mngniloquence tends
decidedly to hightcn the effect Of the exaggerated
humor which runs through the book The yan-
ous fones and foibles Of modern life, the deceits
and shams which pass current for actua. entities.
and all the dlstinctively American vices and ex-
travagances, are touched up in a lively style; and
the book is a clever and unique burlesque, with
certain bits Of wisdom and suggestion which will
bear thinking about For sale at Phinney's
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