The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-26


town. NOBODY In the Eastern States lived TO b.
twenty years old without vowing to exterminate some
body for printing sanders about his native land but
occasionally an artist appears and paints portrait
that 10 reasonably exact and then the whole six East
ern States purr with excitement One OF these few
truthful dclineators 10 Miss Jcwet who has published
low stories In the Atlantic Monthly. about coast
town, which she calls "Deephaven, and which fairly
represents more than OF the fishing ports on our
coast, whence commerce has departed, leaving only
the faint traditions Of former eores The trade Of Deep
haven was ruined by the embargo OF 1907 and for years
q sandbar has been slowly filing in the mouth Of its
harbor Those OF the inhabitants who have any occu
patton are fishermen, aud II anybody prefers moro
active lilo ne must go elsewhere In search oil it, and Is
spoken OF ai;crward with kind pity. "Evcn the CON-
monest fishermen says Miss Jewct "fet satisfaction
and seemed 10 realize their privilege IN being residents
Of Decphsven; but among the nobility and gentry
there fingered dcrcc pride in their family and town
records and hardly concealed contempt and pity for
people who obliged to 1--we in other parts OF the
world" Said tho Widow Moses Of a misguided
nephew :-"I mover could what could "a sot him
out TO leave many privileges and way of to Lynn,
with all them children. Why, they lived here no
more than a cables length from the meotin' house
Tho Decphaven people have faces which seem to be-
long TO the old colonial times, and quaint words
Thus far the description applies tolerably well to
Marbiehead but is probable that other Of
the Essex Is meant. the dialect Is different
from that Of Marbiehead, and is at the same time
perfectly scconsistent that It as II II must be
accurately reproduced.
''That Miss Seth Tanner says the lighthouse keep.
cr's wife, ''and there isn't woman Decphavcn nor
East Parish be the same day with her
ness Pm glad she didn't catch sight OF me- she'd
have talked about nothing for fortnight"
Another woman is described as "Willin' woman al
why's been respected; got an uncommon facility o.
speech. never such hand to talk, but then she
has something to say which amt the with every
body Good neighbor; does according to her means
always. and sho is said to have a dreadful tough time
Of II with her husband; shif'lcss and drunk all his
time Noticed that dent in the side OF her forehead.
s'posc? That's whore he liked to nave killed her;
siung stone bottle at her."
The captains form n class. by themselves In Deep
haven. and may be found. any pleasant morning SUM-
Mug themselves one Of tho wharves and talking
over old sea adventures.
Ono needs to read the book and note the many deli
cato touches by which the author effect. It
has no plot for 1t ID q study and not romance but it
Is interesting as an old we's tale whispered the
fire is often more fascinating than elaborate poem.
Mr.. Thomas W. Higginson, the colonel who looks Us
II no never stood in a pulpit, has completed his
'Book OF American Explorers" announced some time
ago, and 1t will be published a week II con-
ans tho histories Of tho voyages of the dscovercrs
America, and tho romantic stories OF tho early
settlers In Virginia, Massachusetts, and New York,
told In the precise words used by tho hardy captains
and adventurous pioneers. Mr. Higg,nson says he
has been led to make o series of extracts fror tho
narratives Of these early discoveries and explorers
because they seemed to bn as interesting as Robin
Crusoe, and, indeed, very much like 1t. and adds
that what he hopes is tha. those who acquire tasc
for these old stories from reading his BOOK may
to the chronicles from which tho taken and
follow DIP the study Tor themselves. The tales which
most likely excite this curiosity "The Strange
Voyage of Cabcza de vaca' and The Lost Colonies OF
Virginia" Tho boy does not live who would not be
moved by tho stern, brave Spaniard's story of his
wapderings, whose love OF romance would not be
stirred by the tale OF tho little company of planters
lc at Roanoke aud vanishing thenceorth from human
sight. The talc Of Hudsons death is told in the
words of one OF the brutal crew that him afoat,
and Captain Smiths adventures, including the
Pocahontas episode, are related in his own words,
although the story of the Indian princess is spoiled by
dscredtng foot note The spelling the only thing
that has been altered in these transcripts from such
old chronicles were written in English. Those
the spirit of the original The book is dedicated to
"George Darrell Emerson without whose counsel and
whose eicient kindness this historical series would
mover have been Undertaken"
Lockwood, Brooks Co. will soon publish "what Is
Art?'' by S. g. W. Benjamin, lecture which has been
given before the Essex Institute, the Massachusetts,
Normal Art School, Bowdoin College and other instlu
lions Mr.. Benjamin defines art as spontaneous form
Of expressing yearnings after tho good the true aud
the beautiful and says that lis highest province Ia
quicken the imagination, y touch the secret spring
which moves tho emotions and thus to please, in
1uence, to educate ana to elevate. He goes on to
define form, light and shade, perspective values
and composition. and having thus disposed of the
theory OF art turns to its practice and gives much
technical information interesting TO student
Last Of all he considers the relation which the art
public bears toward art and artists and the real
character OF art in its bearing upon society as a
civzinR element. Mr.. BcnJamin's style IS very good
and he DO eloquent occasion. HIS book may
not be needed In New York, but 1t certainly is in
Massachusetts, for legislators and takers have i'm
proved every possible chance during the last seven
years to talk about art, and with almost perfect
unanimity have talked with supreme foolishness.
Mr.. W. r. Norton Boston's flvortc, if not Boston's
only native marine painter 49, has been announc cd
for tine, about to leave her forever and all his
finished pictures and studies will be offered for sale
Thursday and Friday. 1t Is to be hoped that they
will bring better prices than those other nntivo pic
lures which have been sold here this winter for they
have put very little money In tho painters purses
Mr. Norton will 20 to London first and study there for
time, but has not definitely planned his
ward II he returns to America at all no will settle
York. private view OF the pictures gwen to-day
and, although nearly all OF them were marine views,
there lack of variety in the collection Nor,on
seems to paint the in the mood twice.
Gathering Kclp" will probably be called the finest
picture OF the collection account OF the mastery
way in which brilliant effect is produced without the
Of any bright pigments. The log above Is gray
aud dun the sand beneath the feet Of the patient
oxen which drag the heavy wagon high piled with the
booty snatched from the through the log wrcaths
picrces ono burst OF sunshine, lighting up the