, 1875-11-27

HoEhcfo ofefpowt5a on6 with IT. rnpulAivb de
tails.
Ihs facts Of history asc acrupu1ouslY respect
ea thfouRh tho entire ooutta OF tho drama, Al
thoug'I. With tho llcenAc allowed 10 tho poet
toitef colofs ero used In certain do3ineatoui
ttan have beon employed by history. poppn,
~ represented a. ha'ing much moro genato ant
honorable @omanfy feeling than wo hsva bosr
ta''ght to Ahcrlbo to her, aud In Lnr first inter
| vie" Win Moro, onto Wins our eympathy
Agrtpplna, too.-most infamous OF l,oman wives
and EmpreHser, ,--sotnssirnes nw.kens a soutf-
ment Of respectful pity. Yet hero lie post ia
moro true to nature than the elcsn, bard repis.
trars who wsits down tho annAls Of the world.
Tho good angel norer wholly dcsorta humanity.
however perTotse and corrupt it mhy BECOME,
but- 10 somo tsuder moods, comca back to tho
heaft seonlnRly gwen up to demons, and,
though fot . few brief .no1nense, liglss IL viii
gleAns Of right aud kindly fonlIng.
Tho teht OF tho acting powers OF play must
bo applied to tho stage With all tho accesso,ios
Of 8ccnic eYoot and tho arts Of tho trained per-
sonator., As = reading play. "Eero success.
inIty.s itnty eodafSs r.; ta and p1oves Of .bsorbns
clare i 10 luminous that never unco does 1t call
attention from tho htory to itaclf. There arc
low passages Which. for any particular beaut, Of
| sentiment OF ozpreshton would bo cuIlcd from
tho rest for especial admiration; nevertheless,
Tie #hoio construction La smooth. flexible Rud
direct.
Mrs. Margaret J. Preston has been prolific.
and. especially in the Southern States, . much
esteemed. poo:. Her ln.t volume was published,
NO believe, in 1870; hence We may inter that tic
ono beioro us contains poems produced within
tho rnst five years. They hre fcf,cftously stylel
cartoons. being ye1itab!e ako,ches c1ccatsd in
waEda iustead Of colors. The list il divided into
Cartoons from the I.ife Of the Old Masters, from
q 80 =! Lie Of tho Lcgend., and from tho Life OF
To-Day, There II in thetn all 4 movement,
freedom, end dnish. that is very pleasing.
say Mnny would be noted fa any collection for o.
Morshlp-stands out frotn tho rest unca ;,alod in
tta exqntete beauty. The poem is too long to
% copied cntire ~ We sluuld DO glad 10
DO. but no mako room for r few liuos. As tho
siory rilne. francesca sought the nccup,on
or tho sanctuary "in the deep afternoon" after
day that had ovct1ored With charities for
others, to ctfer up ucr orisonA. IA Bho bowed
befora the altar. mulmurlus tho opening
sentence OF her prayer,
on her lps rhe hrli
!ne words disstll.nRty. ns though thr drained
honeSed dsop fron each F!ow syliabe.
Hut her Invocation was quickly interrupted by
caiG, renewed service thore. Three times was
she thaa sun.tuoned in tho mids. Of her dovo-
tlona And e1ch tino sho obeyed the inopportupo
CAL With tho HHeeteat patience. FiuatlG:
. H.. ! como, ahc sa'tl, her forehead u:ntnoua
Hllb inward Light: =" Fur Thou wotl4zk teach ma.
Inrl,
Tha. Thou at jult az near me, nnistts1ng
A. iinne rs In thcse rnnsc .rnteI aisIes:
Ana that l wos1h!p Thee purely when
pour the wine fos IN lofr, or hold
Tho httIo thfobbing head. ~ whtn how
Abovs the aAcrcd icaf,-sinoe Dutys shrina
10 the ttuo ltAr where Serve Thea best"
When, under the CamrsRnat purple rim,
me sun Ind sank 80 long that all was grsy,
Once inora acro1l tho dutktus saer:sty
Francesca gl,ded bacx The Era1ter l.y
ScaErely dis 'ernible amid the gloom;
But 10, the marvel Tn Tho otan page
The verse which thrice shs had essayed Ia read
Now Ahohe lrradlate. kli.as.c!ear, ~ though
Gods had hsd written It with tic Ish of sss11t
The poem Of The Bird and tho Boil" whcl,
lends its name to the yo;ume bY Mr.. Clanol vas
written during its authors prolonged Bolourn in
EUROPE sco1e or moro pcara ago. It slvos
ustoraDce to tue bitter feelings with which a
ssaoch Protestant witnesses tue pomp AMI
power Of tho hon'sh Church iu h,o coantrses
where 1t haa for ages been dominant The re-
naming poems tn tho collection, something lsss
than hundred, lear various dates,-
somo s<'ra =. extending bacs rs far IS
lisa. Ms; cranch has been called "a poet
GO correct, "a tho calm. thoughtful mannor Of
bin verse fits 1t for tho appreciation OF cult.
vated toadoEs. The work which has mads him
Pest knoHn to tho public is hIs poettcal .ransa-
sT4o Myth Of Stone Idol rcscues from oblfv-
ion one Of the romantic Indian legends that add
delicate charm to almost every bcenc Of beauty
and RF1ndeu' II tho broad Wost: The publishers
IL roodosca IN metrical isueuace. '0'e"
JUVENILE LITERATURE.
TIE HI, Dno7nrn: sroRr OF isp,as w.R.
" GloaaG cAn! EoottsEos, Author ot .1Ios to
Eaufate yourself Illustrated. limo, rp. ls2, |
Se" foss It. !: rutnanis scns
Ino Shelves OF the booksellers arc laden with |
5uvenilo publications; every week adds fresh
to tho pltterino n,les ,n3 W
v,,oo hoota =, ao,ts ..,na ....,. s"ss' 49, ~
",,os,,s oo"' =. so'1u satao arc eousu' ios ths
ea1nca'lon OF Young reAdera' wheta shall thay
bo found? There ia 10 end Of fiction OF the |
most cLoice and attractive eorta preparod for
their amnsemcut. but wbero ,ra tho vot,,,,o.
,,p,.i,toa ht.,or, htaau..,.. ~ ' 'e'u44o'
souSA'us o'7'ois' o'ossapas' arr, anu seieuce.
10 presented "a 10 be inviting to tho INN ature
mind? Parents and guardians hayo no trouble
d eecurior apy numbar nf eloo.ntlv.w,;tt an ,nt,
,k,lIfnlly, ly,n1.nned ,tor;sa f.;rv.t:1as .ns 49,
r.n.o. ~ ,so,. ~ s,,.a.;. eua ~
naoeos' 'of thelf 'ads aud lsse'es ; tho perplex~
~ hero ia how to ae'cct from tho profuslon that
Ibouuds; but wheu thor look about for 90 ome
hing moro serious and imnortant n n,inynt
,oucitv ~ hoo1ts utod ~ ~. sas.s., t: ".u'
.. - oS'4A1 '"'''o ~ t''' oe'nAaa ID na'cos-