, 1877-11-10

Why attfahl any one in aik4 "Rrrut OF
i'ttlc, fret anl llmc crafc lie /, likely eoon tt
a f1assIH. phasc ri ttcing, nnd what matters #
u he fc fnFcn.cn In liz or drath! Tie work
which ic itas dftsc, whether 1t las icen rood Of
nat!, WI u rasc b.: forgotten Of the Cnt.
M! dcsclcp'ncht of the brain, hc remarks
The only way by whtcs, the hw savage rn,ll,l
m nc f1ssct! 10 tue .npactay Of Ideas and feelings
belonging tn the highest reach Of human cvotu.
ton, would lie br cultivation continued
thro.,gh many generations: 1t would be neec.-
.arr that lie alnuitl undergo gradual proccss of
h'fnonization hefnrc he tt'usi attain to the
capacity Of civilization. Ccrtanty It does not
aiIcar likely that lie Will survive the PROCESS rs
u has heen undertaken AMI carried nut ty the
nnltc.l Eotpc's of Commerce uni Christianity, !,
nut there Is m nce'1 10 lie iurry On that atcnunt
ior why tln,nld Hc labor t' carry on t,e cvoIn.
Ton nf the race tiT sDw anil tedious cxaliatkn
ol tl". lowest specimens. ~hcn VIC have higher
sitt tifl,cHs ut !anI ayaifabls tur The tirppset"
f!,ls Nature. It, tl1e acxeihp plhhmcht nf hrt
f<hcIneS r'1uil!h,s through the ages. .lcetna thc
-',ottlug either uttt when they fall in The wny
"t her rrantl Intentions. Will apparently as LITTLE
tnnIt,tlHcttnI as we blot DNt oI cxiAtGnte lc IT.
IesiIs animals Which cross t,'r t,ath Interfering
H. H., y H. T. trastsa! oncra!:Y Of ths rr!atpt
tt'iaft bt sec,lrc1. aud, II the enforcement of
tlIts EoScrtltlIc law of Tie universe. IL rpAt&ers
not who uf how f''any 70 ut't!tr.
THE SIrELuSGES-L
rI WY :m.Ht '!.hH!.: M lnE S'Rth1fx.
Gvsry i, AruSM fo1r.f,S1 usts q tieawa: eanee 'aa
t'r'csa xGo. i:mo.. rls ill. TrIer. ii. H.
The great epic poem or The Mitil.e Agrs, ihc
highest trtn!ct ',f an era conspicuous In The
history Of Ucrnlany for tie prevalence VI llards
and luiIsttcis yylut sci the fa,noue deeds of
,ny,tic brrnr. b, k,trr,nr meto,I,. :. ,,,,.,
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"e'e' !" = e''.P'e p1"te sHs'oh' DC nlbelun-
e:u'L'cd hAs been known; " modern scholars
since II WIS recovered fru, It's hiding. tace II,
an old tnot,a.i, ,,,,rorv tnl7t5 anil +, IL, i,c,
4rans,s,c,, ,.. r..,.,,,s ,o.oas.. ,,...,'-,.N,s
,s,.., a....' "' sA.'ou' 'a'hnaeeS' 'eha"1s 'eci
WIN eslee'a. ease1 1" the 'ior'ns VI Enr'st,
aleo expended time and thought upch It's stlIdy,
umi rfyrn II, tin w,r ,}I.rn,t< ~ t,,c,r irarnei
iryr.,,ca,,.,. .>' ~ '"~''
Tue poem assumed Its present shape tn the
e f :" 's ssntufy .ur II ..o! ,s ahnswo
lut IL IL supnoscJ In f,c ne ,lc cntc ri t,,n.r
-, t ~ rar1ier
IL las 'ls,,cll of the trassca ntL stately cllarac
Ter Of tho ill@, and fny of the Incidents II re-
e;tes rsSall tue adventures related IN TUG o'.iss
r,,str,,rt;o, IT. H., t;rrtam v.n .,org h,t l., H..
r,,irr iicr,,,uu narrative there are characters
Of n.,h'c yIrtuo ani chfva1r!c courtesy that io
no. ht''i tesr equals ~ the lIla ur The odyssey
1ht h'tek' l1hes oi which tle Si!'e'urEe1'l-af
ts colnp,scd urr divided fIto thfrty.nine sec-
lions, called Adventures: and ngat,l. tutu two
Hearty eaua1 l'arts, "r books. The original ar.
Engagement IA retained III this latest translation
whicl, tollnws Lhr texl VI kurl Stnruck. ae-
turnte]y uttcr1nE to The structure Ut the Incl.
acnts. mt! conveying the spirit ot tllc original
ns perfectly Us a prose version tn a forrc1,
tta@cs furnishes rs mtlcti Of tI1e history Of Tue
!ATIn ! D. IL REoWl!' VIII alnops's VI lhI st9lt.
alt! SONG aeeouht VI tic Sources 5Foh "'het1 u
Is Hrawh.
In regaattng The venerable lay In the iorrn
here cxInhttctl. Mr.. Forester has taken q long
step toward pophlarlzsnE H., M children even
will now tenl II with. nyidify. while cultivated
rrutlcre, attracted ty ia drnmnttc nowrr nt,l
historical interest, will hs leti tu sock deeper
acquaintance with the yocEa, and with ti's rich
stofo o. in}'hs mud ssEat To Which IL is related
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