, 1876-04-22

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1t ts presented In connection With tho his
tory Of tho public ovonts With which fism-
ton vas inseparabl, identiaod With careful
ernment. Of tia ostnblishment ot tho ,lrat Ma
tiona 1}ank. OF Tho Exctso and tho Stint, uf tlc
mission OF Genet. Of tho Whisky lna.'rtectlon
of our fotelSn relations, aud of tho Atminlstta-
| dealt with in calm aud unbascd sprlt, ai,d
form necessary background for contotnpIa.
tinn Of tho figure Of Hamilton. Taken by them.
| HalYns, thev also ftttneb an interesting version
Of the course of tollslcal a,fstra during II term
OF above twenty-five years.
SKETCHES ny FLORENCE m'LAHoBuRoH.
| THE Ar1oHAToH EAR; AND UrHEn ShE1cIfEs. ny
FtonKxcx Mcf.4nnsuanit: t2mo., rE. 2444 Chi
oaEo: 1ansen. Met'1urs L Co. Price. tl+7s
T4ora IL an uncommon talent exhibited In
thoae Aketct,es,-s tatent Of suc1, decided grasp
mud y!gor thai It Is doubtful II IL might not
properly bo styled gonius. It certainly ls .suo
inspiration. II Ia not Of the order that can be
hcquirod voluntarily BY resolute and persistent
cultivation. It ia Of hishor origin, proclaim,ng
i!sctf IA auch by its full, and lufty, End impaa-
| stoned bearing.
The frat two OF tho sketches-"The Auto1ua-
ton Ear and "Tho Paths Of the Hea "-nrc q,
! Singular power. Although tho othcrs partake
OF thelE quality, these create deepcr impreas,on
bocauso Of t!lcir greater elaboration and moro
snetsinod strength. All tho pieces, both long
and short. are characterized BY vivid magina.
ton. peculiar a!lucnco OF Imagery, and gfaphic
description. A pAssage or two, takon nt random
| from ons of the minor ARTICLES. Affords fair
aatnplc Of thc!r fluent srd ferEid dlesion .
AZ dawn. saw Tho t!ns!d laht creep up along the
g. ponp = ~ rising sun lhe s.nt IIioTs eiashel
radiance, falling through tho a!r IN Of srier-
aor nost fts sid near changing into gotstous 1aosa
mighty clNs upon tbs sl!cnt Csnsdan shore rsaeh Out
s.o tIasSss u5ox no au,k evening t
tho luminous lao of dream "A' '"0'''s tnSa
a Tie l:.a Spring opened, Wlner even then did not
~ ssorms from t1s Norh-,he ice broke The huaa
cakes, drifting nhout, sowly gradually wore thei.,-
.elves sway aud No wind dropped il jayelins Of
wa not afraid, for tho moon had reached liz full,
hua would 10 up esen as the aat halo Of thu departing
day vas fading from the wcst. Cut Of tho water esw
upon the horiton aud ats,as he ato viii is nsses,.
alopt for. when ne1t louked, bright and ysiluw, i
WV W. sw1ag higa up IN the sks Shedding through tho
| Word.p,ctuscs like thosc. Astounding in tho
frat book OF young author. full Ut PROMISE
They indichtea fertile fancy and coppious yo-
cabnlaty.-two valuablc possessions foi writer.
And yes tLey suggest word Of Warning. lilo
| tendoncy TO lhosurlca decoration must 10 care
fully guarded. II ia 40 easy to encumoor the
style with e1csssiyo ornament, and render it
heavy, II not positively ridiculous; Il Ia hcttor
e.,
The first tises, but the olher Bicksus. Tlo
hint Is Que to which Hiss aicLai.d-
burgh's, attentou should BE- poiatod. And.
Whis dan tat 10 the - way yar ef eltIesu IL may 10
| signal ability, thcro ahonla ho no fauILibees
| In tho plraseology. The sentences should flow
smoothly. and the wordH tt accurately chosen.
Tho blemishet of this nature arc fow In tho
Bkotches under notice, eoiBlBtlng chiefly VI an
occasional roughnoss aud cbhcurity caused by
toversion, and of tao mtsIse Of tho auxiliarios
| toiA and toould. These arc. perhaps, trlu!ug
errorB and It In only because tho suthor clal,ns
hersef eafab!o OF doing so vol that wo aak Of
hcr 10 every iuatauco finished performance. AZ
has alroady bocn said, aha has lne gifts. which
como W natural ondowmsnt; and to those
should TO joined tho gracss Of polished style.
which arc 10 10 gained through ssuIy. II MiHs
McLaudbnlgh tultllls tho expectation oxcitod
! by this collection Of saetcles, she will III tho
futuro rroduco wolks that IN Invention aud o1e-
cution will boar comparison viii tho strongest
writings Of tho kind published ny her COUNTY,
man.
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Of pretty articles for tho decoration OF the homo.
Tho making OF papos-lowcrs, fobthcr-wotls hair
worL shnlI'w,r: hs,tt.wor1, and ,n,,, nttn~
:, ~ "rrs ,"os - n1 f osue ;t
the hsp OF mood-cuts pient'fuliy illustrating ths
| text.
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| Iu January in~t xc noticed tho frst number of
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