, 1877-07-21


Mr. James r. Fic!l1s, the popular writer and
lecturer, whose " Yesterdays with Authors" IA
now IN the fifteenth edition. has new volume
In the press Of JamcA X. OsgotNl Il Co., wtlsl,
will hear the t;tlc nf "Undrrbrush." a rorrc-
tponslrnt of the New Fork Trihant, vim has
1ccn favored with survey Of tho contrt'ts ot
tho bonk In advance nf the rest OF the rcn'l|nE
world, citcs the following sketch OF Edward
Lear which occurs In the first chapter. Edward
Lear, It will bc remembered, Is the author Of
tho ":Sonscnsc- Book" " which hare cniorcd
considerable circulation In our country. Those
who have ,,ot seen the books themselves cannot
fail to have met aul been delighted with tho
funntc.t Of all the funny pleccs IN tho whole
collection. beginning With tho lines:
The owl nnA the pu.sy.cat went to sca
In T. beautiful pca.grcen hoat
The verses havc hcen wldclY corled IN The
newspapers, anil hold most persons Indebted for
hlany hearty lnligs:
llaprcnct 10 know Edward lear very we'll (tnya
Mr. faeaal, and an glad to 4ayc the orrostanity
81 IL ' sles sSE
healthy Ens!shn,an. vi,o spentia i lasce portion
of his valuable time In mixing chtll.c.,. cspccin,
tlIcnd Of Allied rcnnvsvn twhnse beautiful pocn,
toE Il. H. means Edward Lrar'; anatf yon chanecs!:
tw ;sas ses to moa m 10 it, es sn
t.if. elderly man. IN cnosn'nna goggles. dawn on
nl1fours on tho carpet. anA r"cstinH. In the cllar
sectcr u! lively ami t1ast1cal htnpuputan,nA, new
nan.cnsc-scr-cs tU hnzcn children. amid roara of
laughteE.-a very unidentified position; certainly.
for onr If tho tcrt Breek scholars 10 Europe, for
}anlIsrapc. F,inler ullrtfAEed anywhere. and the
'.1s sas's yss 3ss,n'9 ca'st. i. .e S!
.the5 'p'es,t1a: M senfts' &. tnn,o,i nt Tsst
Eland wheravcr he IA 1nowni a few vcars nSo he
wns nhlcfs to bntl1 cottage In Rarrnna, In 1tkly,
and lye here tilcec potton 0f tic year In 0ricr
u get time To-, painting anl study; for whnn he II
ately lo,et and cannot d. without. run after him,
a. hey did after the Piper nr ftaHlel! a.. IN that
tent NJ has M leisure fur His rrofetelon. When It
Is known TINT the delightful old fellow n on hfa
way hack 10 England for tho holidays, many Of tho
cartes and ntaer great residences arc On the alert
with Invitations 10 secnsc hial far m much tins as
lie can give them. Gcncrat1ons o. children hayo
clustered abunt him IN df!crc Mt Christmas SEASONS
lie tcdlcatcs his lrFt book 'tiook Of Nonsense
''To the great r.Ani.childrcn, Vrand. .nci,hews.
part Of rho toVk having been originally com.
po.rd for their parents" Primo favorlte m he
Ia anon. tr ArKtes and the licyonshtscs. he hn+
m i,pgnsc fffehfttes hInonx tho Eoar ana over.
| worked PEASANTS ut susiunh Countries. Having
with The languages us tho Continent, he IL just ns
mucl, III home with hs fun and hl4 w'do guhbtcs
In the lLntintaEn- par*es IT Switzerland ana Spain
as he - In the great 0lses Ut England. Long life
| 10 Edward Lem. and continued tnccoss to hi,
| minletfy Of gu1d tlAt1Iru aboMt tile wufla H.
promised mol iung ag0 lle would conc to Ametlcn
| before he got toD old t0 see our country; nnd
hope, some day mt far alssnnt to ftc him. 20 tn
nf GENIAL wit md Ercllcry cutting up ha harmless
and g,rlr ot America. Unc of - fHrlnRs, 81 lca'
deserves tnn,uEsAlty: ''?'he wstil Will neye
Children and tluwcrs IN IT,"