The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-27

English called them Welsh. Such criticism Of
course should be regarded NJ u tribute to the
high standard Of accuracy kept in view through
out the work. As regards artistic value we can
not say that il rises above II moderate plane OF
excellence Tho author plies the chiscl too
constantly. and cramps the projection OF CEN
trail thought by excessive elaboration ~ detail
We shall best Illustrate oar meaning ana nj the
same time render justice 10 the remarkable
fidelity II his picture. by placing n citation side
10y side with The or gnal chronicle. Take. first.
an extract from the latter: Ono OF Ed
wins Aldermen. we are told. an old and
wise man. while the King and his chiefs were
talking about the new Christian faith, just then
introduced from Kent. spoke and said; 20.
King. the life Of man. which we know on this
earth. il we set II by that life which We know not
Of seems to me oven thus; when you are sit
ting at mca-tide with your lords in tho winter
time with great mr. IN tho midst Of the hall
SO that ii IL warm and bright within. but out Of
doors there is cold. slcet or snow-somctmes
a sparrow flies into the hall through ono door
and out at the other While it il in the hall it is
at peace and unhurt by the winter storm for n
little space: but it flies ont again into the cold
gloom whence it came. and your eyes behold IT
no more So the ifr of man seems to us. and
we know not whence il comes. nor whittier it
goes Therefore. If this new teacher can tell W
aught Of this. we OUGHT methinks TO hcarkcn to
his words" Thus runs the chronicle, and Mr..
Leghton's version, which VIZ subjOn, cannot
be- pronounced an improvement on il:
What is this lfci oh, King, IT lis scene
IN Your great han NJ the iuiiwintrr icast-
From hcarc pilr OF b9lrihns ''s' I'd. nn ,.,,
ST King ani quco ~ your thcrns and eaidornen.
l,ro there j. light ana H. A. 80 II 81 door, ..,,.
Tne snow dy We, Snay to ,ng snow pied earth
ronoic d winds alatc die. In ahiri.
Awhi Of natur' humslcs- ~ tle storm r
hni lm' X = gone 0gn'n into the nisht ,..a.,,
And sen no more. THIS sparrow J. mans life.
In handsome volume entitled Lore imono
he Ga,ains and Ohrr P0e,as. by DAVID L..
FRoUDFIT Dick n Fitzgeraldl we have col
lection Of verses some Of which have already
attained wide popularity under the nam De
plume Of pclcg Arkwright Among these are n
number Of studies in dialect which undertake
to do for the obscure and humble classes Of the
metropolitan community. for the needy, the out
cast and the vicious who crowd the alleys and
tencmcnts OF the east and west side. what Bret
Harte has done for analogous types in Cali
fornia. There is in these poems evidence OF q
large. warm humanity. shown for the most
part in CLEANS Of gay. kindly hu-
NOR, but sometimes in strokes Of vcritable pa
thos. As remarkable examples Of genial. in
cisive portraiturc. where we find no trace Of
contempt or acridity in the keen Observers
glance. we may cite Gone to Seed Daddy
Flick's Spree and the Gutter Snipe and the
Billy Goat" On the other hand. there are
some poignant pictures. which are not unre-
icved. however. with fltful flash OF mirth.
such as Run over" Father john" " Poor
Little joe" and the Bartcndcr's Story" We
may add that MIR. Proudnt has Infused into his