Ellsworth American., 1875-11-25

rounded by several of the representative crei-
,ons Of his fancy which are set forth with al
most as much delcacv rs in his own word
pictures. Looking fr-t and long ai the bic.
kindly face, one sees next the Little Mat b.
Girl" and beneath It sketch OF z rod 'tou =
cIllor kn,pp;' while IN one corner the Ugly
Lit lie DucAlin :"-Andersen's emb en- OF him
self-is lifting its great fraiheress head in 30
liz like = IN inner tn It you nj most expect TO
h-ar its feeble .quack." Little TUX" is there
, I u. and so are The brave Tia soldier aud
"fhe tlder-Tree Mo,her'-in short, this fron-
iisplece il on- of the most dti lIly conceived
and beautifully executed wood engravings that
we have ever seen. IL /. emneutly ting.
therefore. that 50 perfect picture should be
made TO illustrate an article as perfect; and
that 1t docs so in thi. case can hardly be de-
nied. No writer In this coun y i better quil-
flied TO tell Of Hans Christ,n Andersen that
MIR. Boyesen. the Norwegian novelist, and the
author Of The article In the Dece nber number
of st. Nicholas. This contribution. indeed. is
= prominent, valuable and thoroughly fresh
memorial of the childrens poet ani Is full Of
biographical anecdotes. given in the enterta ain
ing manner characteristic OF the author Of
"Gunnar."
OF the other contributions to the number,
perhans the most noticeable are ii. H.. poem
Of The Legend of st. Nicholis." with its ex-
quisite illustration; the article entitled Some
thing About RaIlroad-," and giving details Of
the history. construction aud management Of
the railway; aud the long contribution on One
Hundred Christmas Presents. and How to
Make Them = This last is empha caily "a
! useful arriclc-indeed we know not where Ia
ind more complete and concise guide 10 the
construction of those inn .merabls ado umsnis
that can be easily made-when one once
knows how-out OF mere household >crspS.
A. Tor other attractions, MIR. BROOKS serial.
| The Boy Emgrants," grows In interest and
power as we make our slow advance y ith the
boys across the Western prairies .'San ly the
liuncnbsck.' giyes Us change OF air. and !,
pathetic picture OF poof, mJim"d boy life
among the braes Of Scot and even farther still
we 20 10 witness the interesting and peculiar
Observance OF 'St. Nicholas Day in Germany :
and on our return We stop just short OF our nA-
! tive shores to meet Mr.. Truwbridge's porting
char icters Joe" aud "Bonw g," and rxperi-
ence the delig 4 OF bunting .ucks with them.
upon a little island. Prank aud The Toad" a
novel m"ck-trial. and the poem Of Dead
Don, ar" sure TO ling laugh wi h them;
and Mrs. Dodge has one of her charming
rhymes, with marSe'ously beautifully Illus
tration by Mss iiallocs.
Readers OF the magazine have long known
what excitement aud inspiration To expect
from the various departments. ard IN no single
issue have they probably found NOR enjoy
men than they VIII in this one. either from
ia k-in-' he-Pulpit. or from the Riddle Box
which this month cfers a prize for the solu-
tiOn of its chief puzzle. beautiful miniature
,chooner-y To simply glance through
The Dece embcr number OF II. Nichola- is at
least to confess that never before has literature
for children reached SO high level.
.Scribncr for Dscember. The publishers
of >cribner state that of Bret Ilarie's Gabriel
ConroN" = second, liberal instaliment Il given
in the December numbcr,-that l., fige chap
tsr- in all. he prologue. including the dr>-
cripiiou Of event. at starvation amp, and i'm
| mcdiately subsequent, ends with the ninth
chapter. The tenth chapter oucns at one
liorse bulch. arer lapse Of five years.
some new figures are introduced. among them
Mrs. Marele AMI Sal, ami Gabriel tonruy
meets with an adventure OF tender and Io-
mantle character. Dr. Holland, ''~tury OF
Scycnoaks' is concluded In this number; and
there i. short Norwegian story By IL. h
Bopcscn. About seventy illustrations appear
Ia the December number Of ccribner'--a
panying among other papcrs description of
Tour of the Nile" by {. ). Wei.-. The
Last Of the Narwh hale" poem by John Bo> lc
O'Reiili curious study Of japanese art by
Noah Brooks. very copiously illustrated; The
Ancient Province OF Tu>ayan" by Major Pow
ell-one of his most import ant cont buttons TO
the Magazine. giving as It does a dc.crlI ton Of
a most interesting people, hut one almost un-
known: spanish sketches. with pictures from
porc Series; and The site Of SOLEMN. Temple
Discovered. a paper: which can hardly TAIL 10
/ attract wide attention
The poetica cp- -.iributions. besides Mr.
O'Reilly's are by Walter Mitchell 4. Hsrvard
poem called The Mocking Bird J. soue smith
Mrs. Il. :. Greenough, John rowbridge, X.
II. Bowker. and Elizabeth Akers Allen. There
l. an article on Our Domestic Service by
Gen. Francis A, Walker; and a brief paper
by the late Amasa Walker. on French and
American turrencics.
In the Editorial departments Dr. Holland
discusses American Authorship, ~ iuter
Amu-e meats, and The Way We Waste In
The Old Cabinet are Some OF the Disiliusiln-
OF Age. Bacon rersGs shaks care, ! he Sordid
| View. An Unendurable Iyranny. Mabel Mar
Tin and a sopnet on Longfcilow'. Book Of SON
nets. Toe notices Of new looks are fuller than
n>uSl and there is consider able Sa.icts OF topic
tn both The Worlds Work and Bric-a-Brtc.
In the JaCuary number Of >cribuer. Edward
Everest Haie's historical romance, Phillip No
LAM Friends, will begin. IL il TO bc iIlustrai-
ed By Mr.. Abbey.