The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-03

Mosaics and is published by T. ). Hale a Son The
author is Maurice Thompson, name 70 me- II
he is a young man predict that he will make repua-
ton by sticking the vein he has struck His stories
all Of Western life, and are written under the IN
uence OF Bret Harte but not in imitation Of that
writer There good deal OF humor in his portraits
and descriptions His denouements not as striking
as they might be- but he brings you up TO them very
ceverly The first story 'Was She Boy, is as good
as the TITLE and is very nicely told indeed "rrouts
Luck" is good. 1t describes the bad luck OF Jack
Trout Indiana lad who went to country fair and
spent his last 81 bill prze-candy packages and lost
Everything went dead against him, while his friend
Bill Powell drew IS for lfty cents one time and
beautiful locket and chain another. This latter he
had the eronery present Jacks sweetheart in the
very face OF the miserable Jack and then walk OF with
the girl his arm. "Bg Medicine' is among
the best stories In the book, though
trife coarse Big Medicine was told to
paint some advertisements on the fences and sheds.
and he undertook do the job in the night to save
time. He didn't know much about the business nor
about Webster either The next morning there was an
excitement even in rough Jimtown, when Big Medi-
cne's handiwork the light Of day On Deacon
Jones' fence scrawled the following:-"Dern yer
ole SOLE eff yer want good kony go to Cook Goldngs
following daubed on his gate:-"Yu thevn duk-legged
va and ole cuss, Of the spert moves ye go git
broad -brmmed straw hat at Cook & Goldng's great
stand at Jmtown.n Old Peter Gurley found this on
his new wagon bed EFT yoor dri anything you'll
find vrtoous kag OF ri ticker at Cook Goldngsn and
so on The good people angry and amused
too, and in the end patronized Cook 4 Goldng.
'The Venus of Bahnch" is funny and has some
pretty description, too If Mr.. Thompson is an old
hand his prospects are not so bright but, II he Is
young man, l believe by and study, he win do
much better work than is in this little volume
AUGUSTUS CHARLEs-Just let me have the book, Doc
tor please should like to read OF these sketches
turning the lcaves This is not bad:A girl is work
ing butter. ~ drew my chair somewhat nearer, and
watched her pat and roll and squeeze the plastic mass
with the cherry ladle. little gray kitten came and
rubbed and purred around her. Again the bulldog
peeped in breeze gathered some force and began to
ripple pleasantly through the ROOM Far away in the
fields heard the quail whistng to each other An old
COW strolled up the lane by the house round the
corner of the orcnard plaintively tinkng her bell
Steadily hummed Mrs Adairs spinning wheel"
The DocroR Qaughlng-Yes that is very pretty
You would not believe from that introduction what
so soon to follow.
'KINGsBURY SKETCHES"
&c. W. Carleton Co. have sprung a new humorist
upon us in the person of John IT. Kngsbury who is
introduced in a volume called 'Kingsbury Sketches"
said Augustus Charles resting his elbow gracefully upon
the mantelpiece.
81 should like to know" said the Doctor sptefuly
kicking back coal that had dropped out the hearth,
'if this is to be generation Of funny think it
would be Improvement if the wit floating about the
country was less in quantity and better in quality.
While we have Danbury Neaos men By the dozens we
haven't one Dickens Thackeray."
Miss ALMAvIvA-Good gracious, Doctor of course,
we haven't England only had one, and see how much
younger are.
AUGUSTUS CHARLEs-Ths humorist is a mild sort of
fellow. imagine that his letters amusing in
a daily paper but they don't to worth perpet-
uatng in book FORM His jokes are extravagant, but
not coarse The letter about Parson wilks donation
party is not bad They sent down word in the morning
to parson that they would be around the evening
surprise him, and when they got there everything
was in readiness for them After all the excitement
they only raised $12 AZ The visit Of the Pine Grove
party to Rochester TO hear Miss Kellogg sing is anus
ing They got in town by five O'Clock the afternoon
and the first at the concert hall Knowing nothing
about reserved they took their pick of the best
the house afforded and kept them until the people who
held the checks them arrived when much against
their dignity, they had to change However, Miss Kc
loggs singing made amends for great DEAL for the
rudeness OF some who stepped on the parsons hat
borrowed at that and it look like ACCORDION.
The parson was well pleased that he asked police
man II they couldn't engage Miss Kellogg to sing at
Pine Grove. But the policeman was seized with such
violent cough that he couldn't answer him before he
was dragged away by the rest of the party After
periencing a whole chapter Of mshaps they arrived
home in safety There is subtle wit in the book it
is all plain and on the surface.
The DocToR-I should say that Mr. Kingsbury had
simply taken the he had hand done the
best he could with it