The New York herald., 1876-12-26
Say to HIM, but say 1t lowiy,
That his love is all my lie;
Joyous touch OF both he gives me

joyous tOuCn OIL OOtn he gives me
When his ncarness ends their strife.
IL ia impossible to give any idea of the contcnts OF
the book by quotation The verses are wise ID son.
tentious witty and GRACEFUL or thoy would not be
Gocthc's: but the songs In many keys and only
reading will mako ono master OF them They are to
be studied, SKINNED; for they written whom
Gocthe's Iightest word had the weight OF long ex.
pcrience and deep thought.
There are fcw authors whose lives differ more widely
than that OF the Teutou sage and Of Franz Grparzer
whose play Of Sappho, AS translated by Ellen Froth-
ineham, appears at the samo time the "west-
Eastcrly Divan." Whilo ono missed nothing that
makes lie happy. the other diod in 1879
at the ago Of eghty-onc, 'having never
been rich enough to marry the woman hc
loved; having published nothing but eight plays;
having waited until he had completed fourscoro years
Of his Ito before he received public testimonial
OF his respect Vienna has seldom costlier fu
neral than his, his plays form part Of tho repcr-
tory Of the German thearcs but his days lonely
..sapphon is five tragedy, which begins by show
ing Sappho as tho idol or the people and Of Phaon,
painted by Grillparzer perfectly selfish youth,
who almost IN the hour when assured Of the love Of
the poet turns his eyes upon of her slaves, Me-
lta The pair flee, but pursued and brought back
by the angry people, and Sappho filings herself from
the cliff IN accordance with the legend. Rhamnes. a
faithful slave is tho real chorus Of the play seeming
to understand all the characters, and alternately set
ting the nobility OF his MISTRESS weakness Mo
itta and the pcrdy Of her lover before the reader
sThc Wine Bibbcrs' Temperance Society,"" published
anony by Lee shepard has been waiting
eral months for . chance TO appear, and now comes
simultaneously with the "Barton Experiment" Tho
constitution of the society explains itscIf:-
In the rst place, the association should be called
ne Liberal Temperance SIcety.p and think.
lis originator the name explains itself; II II don't the
document Will. In the second place. any man, woman
or Guild may join the society by signing the constitu-
ton aud paying 81 year say dollar year because
we value only what we pay tori Any man may JOIN
the society and continue his membership, though he
gets dru nix every day the week. just he may bc
member religious society and serve the devil six
days out OF seven Tno object Of the society is tho
promotion OF temperance; and meetings Tor this pur
pose shall be held every Monday evening. The nstru
mcntalties OF the society shall be puDlic addresses,
discussion by the members and others, the circulation
CT literature and personal efforts among
the incorporate Pledges shall be furnished for those
who wish 10 sign them; but the privileges OF tho
members shall be manner Affected by their sign
ing, or refusing to sign, the pledge. Members and
olncrs who may attend the meetings may pledge them
seivcs abstain from tho use OF bccr vino liquor.
or any OF these, for week. month, ycar-ior
such limc at .ncy please Only one person shall sign
the same paper. wh'ch shall coutain blank Tor Tho
time pledge Is gwen. These pledges shall be flied
away returned or renewed al the end OF expired
terms, required by the signcrs
The result Of this novel plan Of organization Is
that the men who began by insisting upon being mod
crato drinkers disgusted with tho arguments Of
the confirmed topcrs that they become total absti-
nencc men, and in time the topcrs follow their OK
ample, and at last everybody signs except man,
who vows that he Will still represent the unpledged
laborcr In the cause OF temperance The book is
very good little tract, and 1t has but seventy-sx
pages hardly pretends TO be anything more.
ssunshine in tho Soul,' collection Of poems made
by the author OF Quiet Hours" that Is 10 say by Mrs
Tilcston, Is, Its author says, composed Of poems
brought together from many sources, old and new,
with the hope that their noos Of encouragement and
chccrulncss may help TO carry strength and courass
into daily life Tho undcnominaionai In
character and chosen with great tasto