The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-25
LITERATURE.
TEoLLoPE's "AMERIcAN sENAroR'-TURoEN-
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THE AMERICAN SENATOR. Novel; BY Anthony
Troiope. New York: Harper 4 Bros.
Why Mr. Trollope should have called his novel
the american SENATOR is Que OF those things
NO fellow can nnd out "Fishing for Husband"
would have been a much better title. To be sure
there is an American Senator who ngures conspicr-
ousy through the book but ne is in no way identified
with its plot or interest Elias Gotobed, Senator from
the State OF Mikewa, is creature unknown in Amer-
can society, but just sucn one as Engshmen de-
light to parade before the world as specimen Amer
lean gentleman He 10 q cross between Bardwcl
Slote and George Francis Train He 10 always asking
questions and doing the spread eagle business; the
only wonder Is that no does not pick his teeth with
jackknife gentiemcn club dinners or white pine
stick over ladies' drawing foors Wemust thank
Mr. TroIlops for this concession. Senator Gotobed
was The guest at his country house In England OF
recent secretary Of legation at Washington. The
Senator and his host went out for stroll around the
latter's grounds the former first "ighting an enor-
nous Cigar of which no put one-halt down his throat
for more commodious and quick consumption" The
Senator gazed with interest at the house,
sQuite pile, he said, observing that the Offices
and outhouses extended a long way to the lett till
Ats good sized house, said tho owner; "nothing
very particular, as houses are built nowadays"
~ think moi / have never lived here much myself,
but have not heard that II was considered So"
al guess IT'S damp. Very lonely, isn't TIP"
1--WE like to have our society inside among ourselves
In the country"
bed. SWELL dou't dislike hotel life, especially whom
tnerc arc charges How many servants do you
want to keep up such q house as thatr
NJ mad that Mt ha Rn0v
little about himse then led him away by the path
over the bridge and turning TO the left showed him
All that for dogs ~ exclaimed Mr. Gotobed.
Gan for dogs, said Morton. "Hounds. we generally
.'Hounds, are thoyf Well, I'll remember; though
dogs seems to mo moro civil how many used there
sAbout ffty couple, think"
"a hundred dogs No wonder your country gentle
welI-except for tho show Of the thingf"
"Hali dozen hounds couldn't hunt fox, Mr.. Co
tobed."
"a guess halt dozen would DO just as we'll only for
the show. What strikes me, Mr.. Morton on visiting
this old country, IS that so much is done for show"
"What do you say TO Now York, Mr. Gotobed Z"
s'There certainly arc couple OF hundred fools in
New York. who, having more money than brains,
you won't find that through The country, MIR. Morton
You won't find hundred dogs at an American plan
tors house when ten or twelve will DO as we'll"
"Hunting Is not one OF your amusements"
'Ycs II L. I've been hunter myself Two had
nothing 10 what killed for month together
That's moro than any OF your hunters can say hun
drcd dogs 10 kill one fox!"
mot all at the same time, Mr.. Gotobed."
"And you have got mono nswp"
IL don't hunt myself"
sAnd docs nobody hunt the foxes about here at
PRESENT." Then Morton explained that, the Saur.
snip Of that celebrated sportsman Captain Glomax.
would meet at eleven o'clock exactly at the spot
bed would walk out after breakfast he would see the
whole paraphernaia including about half hundred
"dogs," and perhaps couple Of hundred men on
n shall DO delighted see any institution OF this
great country, SAID Mr.. Gotobsd, however much OPP
posed may be to my opinion either OF utility
ional recreation" Then, having nearly up one
cigar he lighted another preparatory to eating and
sauntered back TO tho house
Before dinner that evening there were q few words
between the Paragon and his grandmother. sI'm
afraid you won't IKE my American trlond," be said.
member Of Congress can't be English gentleman.
You, in your position, have TO be CIVIL TO such people.
dare say shall get on very well with Mr.. Gotobed."
Before tho day was out this model American had
taken 1t upon himself to interfere a case whore
a rascally brute had set poisoned bait for a lords
game taking sides with the rascaily bruto OF course
The Senator collecting for on Eng
land not unlike what was done In this country by
near relative OF Mr.. Troopo. He delivered this lee
turc in London, but very justly interrupted In tho
midst Of 1t bv the police who said that they would
answer tor tho consequences among the gods in the
gallery. Tho Senator seemed TO think It very unnat-
ura that tho Brtons did not want 70 hear themselves
insuted The Joke OF 1t all is that Mr.. Trollope would
ike us to believe that he thinks this Senator pretty
good fellow and nne typo Of tho American Senator,
but We will not do such Injustice to the powers OF
observation OF this popular British novelist. There
are several love running through the book tho
principal being those OF Arabella Treioil and Mary
Masters.
VIRGIN SOIL. BY Ivan Turg6nicir. Translated with
the authors sanction from tho French version. BY
I. s. Perry. New York: Henry Holt L. Co.
"virgin Soil' 10 the most unsatisfactory Of any OF
Turgenien's novels we have read. In the first
place, IL Is too much OF history to be good novel
and too much OF a novel 10 be good history. II was
originally published during the winter in the Russische
erue but obtained little favor Russia, II pleased
neither the revolutionists tho aristocracy Tho
story Of Alexis Neshdanof, tho natural OF a no.
beman who, arstocrat by birth, Is a rev outonist
by association and circumstance At the beginning OF
the story he s living In garnet in St. Petersburg with
some fiery agitaors 'sons OF the people," where he
discovered by one s,piasin gentleman who occupies
q high position under government This spagin apes
the English style everything hts side whisk ers
to his gants de Suede He engages Ncshdanof tutor
for his son, and takes him of to his country seat
which Is as like English mobiles palace possible,
and hereabouts the Of the story is laid.
The principal characters Nine Sipagin, . very
handsome woman, about thirty years OF age, with
thick, pale lips and velvety eyes and an Unsuitable
thirst Tor admiration, which every man who came
within her reach called upon to sake Marianne
sinc,skaias niece OF Sipagin Compared to her
aunt she would be called plain "TIer faco round
her nose largo and aquine; her gray eyes also
large and very olear the eyebrows delicate and
tho lips thin She her thick chestnut hair cut
short and her expression rather unnmiabe. But