New-York tribune., 1877-07-20
BOOKS FOE THE TACATTON.
"HETTY'S STRANGE HIsroW"-A SUGGESTIVE POEM
a NEW STORY BY EDWARD EVERETT HALE



NEW STORY BY EDWARD EVERETT HALE.
BosTON. Mass, July 16-It used TO be held,
and fiction s,ln exists that the publishing seasons
well defined 20 admit OF classification III almanac
styles an absolute calm s predicted Tor July, August
and part Of September. But as matter oi iacl 'he
Steady demand Tor sumner reading pretty thoroughly
fills up THE gap aud the summer reading is slowly DrhS
ing after It Other kinds OF reading An epoch seems 20
he approaching whom neither the reviewer nor the iah
fu student Of reviews viii have 10 pause at all IN
their delightful occupation. All this is ofropos OF two
brief volumes Of the lighter kind now nearly ready 10
appear from the house OF Roberts Brothers. One is no
name story, already hcraded under the title Of HctJs
Strange History" aud the is the Rev. T. f. lIae-
"G. T. r.; or fhe Wonderful adventures Of Pullman
which is be added to The Town and Country series
The perplexng initials in MI Hac's tile are thus ex-
planned in tie preface
More than generation ago. a common joke-one Of
the couuoBoS,-r,lreseutc ihnt when an insolvent
debtor rough who had been engaged IN an dnpieas-
wished 10 leave warning behind hIn where lie had gone,
he chalked upon his door the letters
These letters were in sort mysterious They meant
and were understood TO mean. Gone 10 Texas.
writer explains that Ia announcing the book nnder
this herosyph lie supposed was still fuzzy understood
His story however bids fair revive it, and bring 1t
into general use again. Tor The Wonderful Adventures
of "a Pullman Tcc0uuts in lively fashion the travels ol
two young women from Boston 10 Texas and back Ihe
literary quality Of the narrative ia not very hgh but
cannot Itai 20 eAClle interest III tnV NtSt.N N''i
ofTexss. which, Mr. Hale predicts, will in fc" years
settle all our Presidential questions io US by population
ofeght tmous and The votes thereto belonging The ira
veers encounter their way and come backvey
checriuy under engagements 10 marry They also meet
people of nearly every nationality and pick up rennsy
vanar, Chippevay, German, French, Norwegian ana
Negro songs when given here with the music and
add t. the interest OK the little volume. There are
good many local touches. one OF tie most amusing Oh
which is that referring 70 tae New-foTk depot oi Inc
PENNSYLVANIA road erected the Jersey side, 20 the
delight Of au New Eng andcrs whe travel ana TO the
equal disgust of the oyster dealers on tie North River
side Of tie City OF NcWIorS," who lose the oppor-
tuny which they once had OF asking the wise men from
the East what the relations between the true tao
good. and The beautiful"
"nes,ers Strange History" by the author of Mercy
PhNbrck~ is really very strong story. II opens with
freshness humc and conveys az once IN agreeable
sense Of reality Tho turn Of the story in the latter lA
Is very singular and the way which is told DEVELOPS
remarkable power. There some faults which the
critics viii have right to notice. hut as whole it Is
such merorios performance that the American pahc
ought 20 receive IL creditabe addition to0ur current
fictitious literature The novel is preiaccd with two son-
nets which recall enc OF SIrs. Helen Hunt Jsckson's
strains OF poczng and ia the story itself occurs the
following pOeni entitled
GODS LIGHTHOUSES.
when MIGHT fans on the earth. the sea
From Lest 10 West lies twIk!ms bright
WIN suiung beams from ocaeUns high,
NuCu sends aiaf their friendly Nsnt
The sailors eyes, ike eyes IN PRAYER,
Turn tnt0 tacm for cuiciGE ray
II storms Obscure tbcir radiance,
Tie IieJt ships helpless crOpe their way.
When night fails Ou t,ie earth. the sky
Looks like q vide, beuEdess msiu
VINO knows what y0yGGeIs ssu there!
WHO uaines the PORTS they seek aud gain
Arc not the stars like belc0us set,
10 guide the al sOsies ilIat 20
From universe g. universe,
Oar little world above, beowa
On their great euands solemn bent,
IL their vast Journeys unaware
or oui snal planets name or place
Revolving IN TIE lower air.
Oh thought tOJ vast oil thought too glad:
A. awe most TaptIrugs 10 siirs.
Fr n world g. world COD, hcacOus shine:
God Iuca4ls 10 his .llIlueis!