, 1875-04-10


ritln com aeB. ~ .hia ei.a. eIltorate tleHcrip-
tiu5la .1ye .yay 10 Information hy picLntca wIlaIo
popsblc, a;ld tho go sud car aro aau btnught To
hnar upon tho st1thy.
lilo rtudc,.. of tho Anrric1n Egcppgiid will
notscl. tn, sl,e impartialisy with winch all sus,-
frcts arn treated. There ia ~ t.nrt n: flus
writing for partisan }1sEr'oscA lht departments
ara ultor tile cont'ul Of nj literary, rcIlviuua or
ess -.tIscnprcI without bias, TilcrA In an urticin
on money, giving Nh a!'io Ftviaw of all theories
OF !nunce, advocating u no nEh eu,rlcinnns,
none. 10 with tin religious l1'i:ef t|is.usssu.
I!Jn article oil tic IlHnblt0t IL mt hh APOLOGY,
but \ hlstory, AZ free AZ nhas!hIo ifon ana
aw tho article Oil Mcth.linnl challenges thu
eriticisu IT ho opposing h:cta. TIM wuIii is ct-
itctE III no spirit Of nEHFos:iss holici u: disbe-
lltf. but with calm hn'i dti,nifin' discrimination
10 cauHltyA tiIe intci eAta VI all wi9 rely pDn 1t
for Information. rlsst it IL pesirtAlpu wo I.tsi-
tate worry ssr,nusiy to nay: bat tli4a il Ii work
Of euEerla:isu excellence eaianos ho gllnba,.l.
Ar ENGLISH No1EL.
Tnn TIE EtsuA DUrt. Ey hr>sA srIerosELL.
Sew iurI: N:emlltsh !: 81.
In theao days. when noytla fi7uo fran tho
printing proas in rather nrpalar nnln,fera
,lete ,nuat needs DO much clsrT and little rood
wheat among s,ich work., lat nox aI.d again
tleru comes pieco Of Gcnl,iIo literary work
where tho style Is not slorLu1y, tho sou.imeat
neither mAwkis., nor false, Tin character not
misty mrrobabili:ina or grotcsguo carcasurc1,
a1lA tho plot not n puzzle or failure. Such
q book IL For lln Kings Du.s." !. Is
d char,ning Etory, clasu,in.y told. Well
drawn tlgurea, skotchod tit!I firm hand and
feminine delicncs OF appreciation Of character,
pays along stroam Of limrid narrative, \
good, simple Atylo, free from mechanical tricig
und gnriah ornament, is &c rare tl.at it eoan,r
something born with tho writer. atI perlcctcd
by inccsaant study. Read page fron T!yarscra:,
and theM ono froln eo1no VI our uoy:Iik:s who
ure very popular mud aiil,nl very !opr w1ittrs.
Illc tcrmrr fingers In yo,sr mind l'e tho vision
uf fair face, hut tho lhttcr leaves AL unt,Ieas-
ant tasto in tho mnuth Of those rho SEQ in style
ono Of tho highest instrnnents OF human art AMI
expression. Tho author Of "ror tLo Tingr
Ducn writes with much 1t that beauty and lI.lt
we hare III cur mind. she possesses tho raru sirt
OF telling story we'll Md Simply. Wa dwell or,
this feature Of tho worG, ~ 1t ID really Of SUI
rrcine import for tho bcEt Thoughts aro Gil but
valuecss to DcrRon wao hAa not tho act Of ex-
rTcsElon. II tho matter n ronliy gaud. aud the
oue who possesses tho power Of cnrrc-: aod
beautiful expression will aprroprte1c Tic former.
tad mako it hIB own By adoption hnl cvtuulou
ConHent.
Ills book has the merit Of being comparatively
short. It 1ocH uot contain irr"!eyant tlis1ui.l-
ttona upon froo will, arguments fur worlat.'s
tights, or Ia.,orcd conversations between
prosy h1uircA mud radical ideat.ts regard
lng taup.rnrl. It In. no muttcr ttlat il moi ler-
tincnt to the etory. There IL scholarly tinllgl
aboat it Which in shown in good work, aid thc,o
III literary fragrance in tho singularty l.a:py
mo.toos which adcnn Tho chapters. "tnr tho
Kings Dues y docs nnt Hcen to bo modelled OF
tue desperation school Of nosr:r Or or tho
spread tlsronSi three Volumes Of i:lesprcsAihly-
wcnrlsonle and very hnrmless tWsddIe. II las
just enough OF tue heroic at,tl ronAu,ic to makp
it interesting, and not much pele than many
MAKE rncaHura Of acquaintance with ia ifn.
Tho sceno of tho noTcl il laid in S,:.A, uro OF
the English Chanuol Islands. TITS tule u l7en
wien George LII. was on the thrduc. and whr,i
running ssnuGgoa !accs n'ld b'h1Idy from Franco
calling hotI, pfolltahlo and per;Ious. TIE reve-
tlro officers wero ncsiro, and tito i"fan!efs wrre
mns,iv NIL Bmugsers, holding ndsauetd ideas OIL
FREQ trade; 10 that trouble and aarenturn "ese
t1ie on t'le issnd. 4 ,Bn'uSel'ng at,ontaro il
The hero is mnnlv fcllow,---not n miracle o:
wit. or suporlatiyely fascinating, hut he
looks real and leaves good Impression
on yon. Dy way of iocicut. t.,csu is T.
uurlier and marriage, there IL uuo young mat,
commit, mud mn old villain win committed II in
danger OF escaping puniBlin,ont, til! lo.libution
finally oyer!aLua him at tlio Aconn Of llia criul",
in T. perfectly probable n,apncr. There in n Indy
Wakefield" IN iH first publication till the rising
tide surrounds lar. md theE Hf,c in rescued BY
the konbl1!c conduct OF Ahtr-gsrl Nu ara
introduced to tho ulecs of tho se,gncur vi
tile ialNnd,-a Indy wiu ~ witty. autl pretty,
antl ensagtngly canJld in hcr worldii-
nesa; and 10 her frond AIMEE. Ecto,us
o. ahc novel. who tH earnest and IN tdaIl,4:,
The hero ia L naval officer employed in thn sup
solve tho problem v;hotl4or man sl,ould s,x.r.-
flee work end dnty fur tho foro Of won,an.
The solution for oil titno il in tho last lines Of
l.oseIaces To Lcucustsa. On Going to tho
WeEa." At tho Scisncnrio we meet what is call
cd good society; anu, at tho nte.house aui i'll
the fehers cottaee. what III, VIC suppode, by ~ay
OF contrast, called real lifo. Tie lluat original
and a1tistlo conception il that OF }annllr q
young lisller-gj1l. Who IL almost dumb. aud in
whom nn appuront want Of HA1,ity hioss,si,s into
intelflgouc6 and aeli-Gaeriiicb at tile tuucll Of
LlndhCss.
Tia etory maintains its interest throughout.
ecattered through IL arc AaL'y touclacn or char
acter 1ikc tue following: "1'llo Hoisneur was not
rered roopfe, bis good-nuture 6actncd to be tho
vary roasou for lis not helping auy one." It IL
unsatisfactory to mako cxtla"ts from a hook Of
this kind, but tre c3nuot forhear making ono an
Nlse IL spnak!ug OF tie sinking Of tue - lioyal
George" on which tho loro had obtained q COM
mission:
"On tho eolI OF August. ~ tho 'Hcyal George IaY
Nv fdee Ill huHtct
breczr, with It6 aols uoafl. rr sank IN sight OF
the hoHtra o! tas town. ~ midday. a!l tile honnd
Of danciun kMd Erlocng irs ckb, The mysterious
star1 otdcrs q! fA;e wese "pes.t, aud the Royal
ueursa ,n.t her ioou. en Ear.ed ntu tin realr u
t4s.pwt. III Eugi4l rang will that sa1 .tary. Tucru
mt eace1al Arstie .urfe !. .was nns tohl With
ft.>nlay. Ts GcAchr., ~ they role,! tnt Tho
ket -rlccs oi chtttry-lowus. brought tile heavy
tt.,nz,: nr Io.ssoy, slroifs! Il a. they
,s,uat!i to mouth, ~.sh aadutes greater tun II the
Ga;lant hhto had SrrslteI Nndor French EHnb. One
RI
x"ve turd tu tile town. ana thu ships In Iortsmoutl
Ila,bor b,rn sAer aaea ., half:anass. md low oil
so"en a,!a III Eaai.!' rott wFos M a'ssG over them
sud test.erulss, re.1alu In Euai!sA hearts,"
ILLINotS HonTlCuL LTunhL SOCIETY,"
TEaNsAeTsuSa or TrE 1LIIHpIs ETArr uun,tcrLrrn-
Al 6ot1r1r ron 1874. ldttd by the Httret4.y. ..
u. tiALvvtA. Normal. i'll. Now anries-Yo Vit1.,
Hrs, cuicaco: Published by thu society.
Tho transactions herewith presented contain
tho proceedings Of tho nlucteeuth annual meet
lug OF the stats horticultural Socirty, holh It