The New York herald., 1877-09-23
LITERATURE.
''rHB BARoSEss OF NEW YoRx"-JoAoUN
MILLERs NOVEL IN vE3sE-IHDIAN BEAUTIEs

YOrk" George w. Carleton co.,. MT Joaquin hiiie!
has given a novel IN Il is the widest most
romantic poem that has yet come from the pen oil
this wild romantic poet Il is divided into two
paris ain the Forest" ana "On Fifth Avenue
From The rough and rowing West he suddenly
brings his heroine to New York. where she hgures
somewhat IN the light OF IN adventures among tho
curled darngs OF Murray Hill. In the nrst part OF
the poem where the poet rides his muse through
forests and along the rivers bank, we are
reminded OF his carly work There Is
much Of his old fire and originality and
. scorning OF the possible. HIS descriptions
OF scenery nne He excels in this, and with his
poets pen makes As glowing picture as the painter
his brush. There a deal that is poor In
poem and great deal that good II rushes un'
interruptedly along two hundred odd pages,
anc al such that not wonder that the
muse sometimes stumbes. There is an occasional a.
tempt at punnng IN the second part which is disagree
able, particularly as the guns stale for example;-
A widow is she. and she came 10 thrive
BY making corner IN nogs -
BY cornerng all the pigs and then,
She made her fortune, you see, by the pen
There / an aneclation OF rough simplicity in the
poem that do not lke there rs too much talk about
.'hairy men," Walt Whitman invented hairy heroes
let him keep them II Is enough to say that man Is
big and strong; docs not add 10 admiration that
Is Il second Esau.
in The nrsI is In lar, far Western will
derness The heroine Is the only woman, save her old
nurse in the camp she is the daughter OF Spanish
father AMI an Indian mother and her name In Adora
She is educated rude fashion by old priest, who
tells her Of the world beyond The wilderness OF this
world she dreams and signs Tor One day ship is
making It's way up the river to these unvsited
shores. She has board pirate crew and dashng
young Irish captain Doughal oy name. 1t would not
take shrewd man long 10 thai Adora and poughal
viii love. The man OF the world finds The simple
child OF the forest easy conquest He WINS ber.
then he of her and concludes leave the wider
ness aud his SIX months BRIDE SO one fine morning
Adora wakes up and 6nds herself deserted About his
time she discovers case OF gold long hidden from
sight, tho property OF her late father, who also
pirate This she takes and comes TO New York and
buys brown stone front on Filth avenue. Her money
smoothcs her path through society, although thcre 10
that about her which excites curiosity. Among her
fashionable friends she finds Sir Francis Jam,
about whom little Is known further than that he has
plenty OF money and rides fiery steeds The baronet
and baroness (she takes the OF baroness IN New
York; meet and love plight their troth One after.
they riding through tho park, when they
overtaken by nigh. and a binding storm. They get
into an underground passage, where they are con-
ironted by a robbcr band The leader Of this band Is
gallant as any ancient knight OF the road Ho raises
his hat. and, turning to tho baroness says, with deep
bow
-'Iady. please pass a pace;
Pray climb that ridge above the moat
Tho truth Is, being gentle Uorn, you SEQ,
The presence OF lady's lace
| II always did embarrass mo
Whene'er meant to cut a throat
NAY, nay, pass on do but jest
IT'S one o. my rough, playiu pranks;
only have slight request
To make Of this, your allant knight;
And !, IN truth, am 100 polite
To talk oil business IN the sight
or ladies'. Ahi thanks, madam. thanks!
will not keep you long. The night
| Is damp Then It's 50 very late
| 'Twere mpoitc 10 make you wait"
Well II turns out that this Fra Diavolo Of Central
| Park who robs night and dances with their
wives and daughters tho next, Is or loss
than Doughal the pirate captain He and SIR Francis
wero at one tlmo fellow prisoners in Australia, aud
bosom friends. One evening, IN tho lobby Of the
Academy OF Design, the robber ohortain claims his
| bride; she donics him, and duel between Doughal
aud sir Francis is the result. They go Central
Park early morning for the purpose Of exchanging
Shots Doughal requests OF SIR Francis that he falls
he shall be buried with the letters and miniature that
are IN his lett breast pocket The word Is given to
fire. Sir Fraucis shoots The shot pierces Dougnai's
clothes but not his hearthe Is saved by the letters
| and miniature He communicates this fact to Sir
| Francis when. loi from behind a convenient bush
steps the baroness, who has been watching them with
burning, eager eyes, aud she loves Doughal oI
his constancy. They kiss and mako up, and Sir
Francis says "Bloss you, my chiidrenI" This the
story In a prose nutshell. Mr.. Miller has done II
better Justice It's poetic form than has been done /,
here For instance, ho has painted the heroine as VIC
| have not:-
| How beautiful she wasl How wild
| How pure as water plant, this child
| This one wild child Of nature here
| Grown tall IN shadows. And how near
To God, whore no man stood between
Her eyes and scenes man hath seen.
| Stop s.i, my TREND, and do not str,
| Shut close your page and think oi her.
| This maiden by her cabin Stood
| The sweet woman oil tho wovd.
| The birds sang sweeter TOR her face.
| Her Fitted eyes like u grace
| To woodmcn OF that solitude.
Aye, shc was FUR and very fair.
The rippled rivers Of her hair
Ihat ran in wondrous waves, somehow
| Flowed down divided by her brow,
| And flooded all her breast OF snow
| In It's uncommon told and flow.
And sho had the wild nature OF one brought up as
| she had bcen:-
| Yet IN her splendid strength, her eyes,
| There lay the lightning o! the skies;
| Tue iove-ragS OF the lioncss,
| To kill tho instant, or caress;
| A pepi-up soul that sometimes grew
| Impatient; why, she hardly knew.
This description OF the land is IN Mr.. Miers best
vein:-
| In the land OF the wonderful sun and weather,