New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-10
FICTION.
TIE NOVEL OF TIE SEASON.

THE MODERN GERMAN NOVEL.
IyIoN An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuNEl
EMERsoNvILLE, July 6..-Just now little
breeze woke up by the river and came floating 10 the
veranda the garden carrying the scent Of roses and
the sharp head Of Ncghbcr Dooltle. "Iookin ut
yer sGuashcs" said that excellent agrieaturst, good
squash Of the kind-but its mighty poor kind" Doc
little ;hcu rcasoEcst wen. Ten minutes ago had the
same conviction auothe: s..tof Srecn and unmey
prcducton-tae novel I Lad just ended. There isn't
enough vitality the els OF the TO nourish
scilrespcc.ing gashoFpcr. They exceedingly good
,pccimcns Of an extremely bal kind. Spirit character
origiuality-vhcTc are they
Imake ore exception. There is new story which
can properly b. called though IT might far better
wear the title of political illustration" This is that
vile au1lciuus book by Mr. J. W DE Forest "Piaylng
the Mischief" The Washington which he scarcely saii
rzed in Honest John Nane appears TO have fascinated
him In - far that he has been forced 70 make stronger
study Of its unclcany lrculiarites. He does II Win
tomahawk and almost a roliicsing style He ties his
victims stake and dances around them in the most
cruel and Joyous faslion shouting Beud laco' 5erd"
AMI touching them up with al manner Of unpleasant
arrows. In truth, the pot-the pushing OF fictitious
clam through Congress by pretty, bcguilng. ana
shr,vd little Sdow-SorVcs simply peg wh'Ieoh 10
hans divers American statesmen, several of whom are
occasionally described slrcasticaly is Christian" The
portraits are spirited and adrO.t One astutc politician
might 20 farther could scarcely fare Worse IN hunt
for photograph, this politician being the famous Gen
Daniel Bangs.
Early in the war, and while yet complete ignoramus
in mil AIRY affairs. H. had been appointed tn hgt com
because he WS man OF p9is"n 6ecausc ne pro
cniuicd himself man Of influence. All thion$i TIE
struggle he had held ointment positions gihs outFs 10
officers OF far greater ability thaa himself. ana To many
ivc had ho been un Ter ire then only by dnt OF
laundering bundcr,ns promptly rtctiei Never lad
he dc ,sua "A cappaIeI aud overlooked ield OF
Victory liz real 6attlcs were carried
oitrncr in spcsb quarters i'll the midst ri cites.
heroes Of Tie pen did Tor him al the lighting thar he di
ted or know how 10 dire They did u on pare, ana
ullcr his Gictation. They wrote out his strategy
ana MS tacticS and forwarded them Tor ldomlt pup
ius of print M Other gene ral IN history has w" so
iooFn' nnuoI ne IT,. -; ts 49, and
EotJ =" h'ni ' ,,,,eatr icr,Trdiy: he W%slafow-
49, - LI- 'rcsrnc. wr.~rv.r Il ~ wa cx ciucd;
Hey could have tents AMI beasts AMI rions ana com
lui,saiv whisky asking trcliest favor oi all. lie
FURNISHED thtm VITA important inol1na, on-of ra'hcrh
ici.ncd il do. In shot. 1T the most wonderful
general tt't tie world MAI stch sinco me 'ot'h
nnc,d until the compS OF the millennium;
A h alt ' md h.iory D g SSHss Was "a" man
at ability, ambition and pr'Scvc anre ana resolution
hood 90 II.inouS ,.rr he conI snow gr,tt mental and
moral force. He mad moic wirc-lullns Ginning more
md Virc than any ~ s day. BE loved
,,Ner ,,,,Is ,pioy.,i ne exercise of it, sInackcd ms
ips over Iclic.cd III H. re wanted to bc >d,nt,
moi hope ot init ting noi, measures hd oicN
tc osUHaIon e., tLc ins ior tne u asalo ci ~,
ing o1,crs lie was Toe snbo,rlcs pdpy and tne most
a. hat
NJ labor could lire him; 10 succession OF failures
could him; 10 exposure or sc"rn coma shame
Low t. appear ~ rIribc, and morality enough 10 per
cevc tiat uo~i of ~ couHtyncn are moved by moral
sentiments. lac would have nCen tar more sue
ccs>iui man than he Wa, and In"o""iy IS
,n,rr Wa nov tire reiuotcst hcle of his NJ
coming President he could NOT climb ~ hi-H ~ me sen
at b.j must >iop Ia tn llon-c; AMI even teIc he could
only preside a tii'i-la" committee. ire
lrat wiIepul.cr VAS by profession criminal LAWYER
nWltr. 10 give devil MS due, byhcwdv, We must
no, i.,i that go had rr ~ power Of ~ cen, aside
from MS street Ar1n vii lie cond grasp me Wh." o
.I.,ult o. c"inli. .t'd nl; ne o"hd are me
pcc.css Of cioernc,s 81 lO-i and Ngor Of ST he
meat: lie Mt Wautme either, ~ The NOES OF hisi
~, licn Wa sn-1Il.ily luc.d varied ps,ci.c Tor
Nv cxiruu,,;ucnls orator. ia lact lie WAS Ve,y aolc
man. aud would. perhaps. have he II great ohe'h he
bad possessed any moral Iiuculcs or CoNN nave mag
III. that he bcncyci that couitrtIn,n rogues
Ana could bc moved lie. j. iy loeush motives
Tie little widow in her race for hundred Thousand
dolrs which belong to her endeayors al the Pres
ld,nTs reception TO cHchan NJ. y. NJ {. - Sniyler,
very DISTINGUISHED parsonage with a manner of sugar.
i.ui Il, was not De- ni,~In,iIzc; in life
NesneriLe other people.
The great. sweet bowed and showed his
IN ;nat direction liz Bowed and he smiled ever 50
many times amt BE- uttered commonpiaces IN "a tow,
sweet. ngrat4ling tone which an somehow ainaz
jnsy nAtieThg, ., l'ast to ordinary shHs Ihs Md ms
this the Chief secret Of his success this ga
rOIsnes- of manner Irc It was man oi ltf anihy
capable OF hard work and adoit mdnarnss, and g1'lG
IA sfit Il
suLes Tic meiinu"ls voice, ana thc aticiDc hh'u"l
OF Geportmcn; whca had MANLY brought Lnn popular
favor he lad won position by the same CUTS which eli
able "A clever salesman 10 WIN custOihclS'
This gentle and genial being is further summed up by
iroihcr sovereign: MI i. VI. G. A. Smycr is in
,anation OF Princs, prsms. and prpIeiy He neither
smokes drinks, stays away from church, nor in
.uses any Other which societies have been formed
IL put down. lie banks his deccncy and orthodoxy.
There is Just one method Of moving him-Siye him a
check"
Mi DE Forest has caught them athc lazy clever old
neinbcr Who nd IN the matter OF bribery and
corruption, not conscience sake but because he
coward the blatant mpudcnt, brassy member who has
J scruples and cOwaTGce and too much ability 10 he
easily caught the vulgar lobbyist who has learned to
look at men merely for barter and with
good reason; ana Honest John Vane," the yielding
man with intimate il once unwilling knowledge TO
The buitering Of the political crust IL Is what may per
lgs c. bury book, in texture, for il deals with
coase pcOple-Dut keen ard sometimes witty There
luj two thoroughly agreeable charactes-an old army
officer who Is very simply aud HOby gentle man, and
little piece OF sweeniEdcd honestheartcd American
lrhOod II is less a romance than ssti?c with an apt
political moral, and enough u@h to make ii a bitter
medicine
Years ago there came 10 us from Germany a most
curious delicate and mounful essay in psychological
fiction, Aucrbacfs " Ca the Nights" II was morbid
aud unreal IN many particulars blt It had, for al that.
Thorough human interest, and showed a fresh yet
trained philosOph ca perez tion which could belong
no ouIn yuan thlnkc.. Since il came have had
Other Story good. although il. publication
The s.Gua for the advent Of host of them. They
ihs season, and ali excellent specimens Of worth
less kind German siory -wrsrs appear to he always
Tie birds In last years nests. They have but two plots
on which they harp with cheerful and gushing pr
sisicncy The iavOrlic occupies itself with a proud
and beautiful girl married Tor money rank per