The New York herald., 1877-09-18
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY 49, 7oUADRUPLE


in the book. but the bess 10 bit Of sarIssl writing
In regard to the Mggses. who after having baby in
defiance OF the neIrhbors who 'nave no patience with
them ALL" have tho bad taste to Rreve when the
baby dies. although, the voice OF general non do
clares 'rhoy ought to be thankful that It Is gone
where It wont suffer any more"
ado you bear that Matilda Miggsf You ought to
be thankful that your baby gone, and " roazs that
It is mercy that 1t Is gone. That's what you ought
TO be, but you don't look much ike IT, crouched up in
corner the floor like q stricken beast, with
your great eyes staring agonizirgly ut the
clenched white hand and tho psid face looking up.
ward from the crib. All, Matilda Miggs! there
score of neighbors far better Informed than yon are,
who can tell you and are anxious to tell you that you
ought to DO thankful that tho little cenchcd hand Is
dead hand, and that tho whto iacc now SGT heaven.
ward forever, is n dead face. . And you,
John Nisgs, with your great hulk Of frame and
white eyes that stare ut everything aud see nothing,
standing at the back Of tho house and chewing things
ond splitting them out again, and kicking things that
you can't chew-you are far from looking grateful,
however you may feel Don't you hear what society
says to your You ought to bo grateful that the white
face staring your coiling, that the tired
looking for bread aud that the pitful
mouth has grown close death and will never again
open for you to oil It. There Is not a
spark Of gratitude in all that house-not single
spark OF gratitude. 1t Is awful"
These pictures not pretty, but they abso.
lutely accurate and free from tho common fault Of
representing the grief OF unrelned man mani
Testing itself by the same sisus that of cultivated
gentleman. John Miggs 'chcwing til ings and splitting
Them out again, and kicking things that he can't
chew" not subject Tor artist paint but he Is
real than the novests ideal OF boor sud.
denly diguinod by sorrow and made capable OF poly.
syllable expression thereof
Osgood II Co have just brought out the household
edition OF "Holmcs' Poems," IN a volume uniform
with tho "Houschoid Lowell" This volume includes
all that the Autocrat has ever published down to tho
Fourth OF July poem delivered at Woodstock. Tho
verses have becu arranged chronological order, SO
that anybody who has u fancy to do can study the
progress OF the poet from 1880 unl1s77 but In truth.
Holmes IL one OF those writer's who never seem 10
havo been guilty OF the SIN of youth, and the carly
poems have much delicacy OF touch as those
which have been written within year. There Is less
wisdom anc strength In his earlier productions but
there is knowledge Of tho world and appreciation
OF human motives that makes hlm seem like an
selfish Pelham or Vivian Grey devoid of seccon.
sciousnoss while the exquisite way in which he turns
aud polishes phrase alternately makes think Of
Grandson and Macaulay.
Miss Martneau's ''Househo!d Education" appears In
q "Ltlc Classc'' dress, and aspires to be again. as
young and old. The large number Of American read
ers whom Miss Martinoau little but a name uu
til the publication Of her autobiography will find
many "reminiscences OF that book ia this, and
Will realizc ts unshrinkns honesty oven more
thoroughly than on first perusaL "Vest
Pockets still continue to come in weekly groups Of
four, and their numner has increased TO q hun
dred Mark Twains ''True story" 7. Bailey
Aldrich's ''Mdnight Fantasy" 'Favorite Poems"
by Scott and Bloomaelds "Farmer's Boy" were the
last comcrs "Schiller" Goethe" "Burns" and
characteristics" by Carlyle; La Motto FouQuvs
'sinram' ana ..Undino;" !" Essays from Elia," aud
"Favorite Poems," BY several authors, arc on tho
way
Among tho larger books announced o vol
umo OF sermons by James Freeman Clarke to be pub
lishcd by Lee Il Shepard, aud ''Thoro She BLOWS or,
The Log OF tho Arehusa," to be issued by the same
nrm Lockwood, Brooks l. Co. soon
they are fairly rid Of my Mothor.in- Law"
will bring out "Pione," q translation from
the Danish, volume in tue Waysdo
Series They also announce Christmas book, "Tho
Cedars," by tho author OF "Long Ago." Mrs. Louisa
T. Cragin. Roberts Brothers have been busy in
changing the arrangement Of their ssesrooms that
they have fallen rather behind hand with their books
but the new No Name, "The Wolf at tho Door" the
last volume of Landor's "Imaginary Conversations"
and Mrs Tileston's ''Epictetus" are soon to como.
Next Saturday Osgood Co. will bring out ''Onc Year
Abroad" " by Blanche Howard and ''Christianity and
Humanity" volume OF Starr Kings sermons, edited
by T. r. Whippe, and preiaced by memoir. Ono
week later will tho nrst volume OF Joseph
Cooks lectures, "Biology" New editions OF Mrs.
Piatrs poems, Landmarks, - and "Wesiern Windows"
nearly ready, ana also of Mr. Joseph p.
Thompson's "Church and State In the United States,'
HoD,e Worship" and "Iife Of Christr Tho last three
volumes will DO uniform with Lectures on the Gen.
tennial Of American Independence" book
made up OF discourses delivered In Berlin for the
benent OF Germans with inquirng minds Thore aro
many free and enlightened citizens who will be u.s.
tonlshed at tho extent OF their ignorance when
they read this volume, and thero few besides pro.
iessonal Jursts who will not 1nd some things In 1t
that they do not know. Osgood L. Co. are about TO
begin series, under the tito OF 'Artsts
Bographos, the first two volumes OF which will be
''Raphscr' and "Titian." They also announce
"Architectural Pictures in Western Europe" by H.
Felix Narjorx, the friend OF Violet 10 Due This vol.
umo contains tho architectural observations made
during trip through Holland, Hanover and Jutland
and Will DO proiusely illustrated.