The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1879-01-05
NEW PUBLIOAT T1ONS.


:, Veloe' we should say Little Dorinda was M,
worth two cents and half; but "a tbev oo..
their readers time, thought, impressions .,o
> we hardly know at what infinitesimsl fract;or'
to estimate the one before Ms. II in oartair,. .
great indignity to the public, for a Catbor.
publisher to present such unworthy stpff -
notice under the tempting heading of: con,
Christmas Annual" The plot of the hoolr :.
really nothing, and the prosy style is un,a-
deemed by one single stroke of wit or humo,
ihere 10 no beauty of thought, NO pathos NJ
ieeling, no sentiment of honor, NO ideas Of 70.
lgion In the whole thing, and it 1 tr kes us a,
'ne mott unmitigated piece of trash we have
ever had the bad luck to handle.
surely Catholic publishers are not who'll,
oiameiess when they prepare such Christine.
present Tor their young and curious reads,s
ana nar. Fitzgerald mistakes his vocation If bs
1nlnk ks catholic readers so deficient in t..ta
ana knowledge as to feel anything but diseust
for 1nls production Of his pen. The London
1dofet says, very gently indeed, that it "is d;s.
appointed in the book ;" but the FEELING v;th
us 10 one OF angry amazement, tsnd betvesn
sne puoiisher and the writer, it is hard tn ..,
"nicn We consider the greater culprit f,r za
teaiize tne disappointment its readers basoa
upon It's grand announcement rs q Cbristma.
annual too keenly not to be indignant at tbi,
shameful imposition. There are plenty NJ bad
ano traeny BOOKS in the world, we know. INIT
eoey are not Issued, at all events, by CathoI;o
puoiishing houses, and not emblazoned with
'ne oeceitfol name of a Christmas Annual.
A'tte t,an sGgersngs New York Catholic Poblios.
Anis hstle book is not written for RELIGIONS
oos iof u.s. poor mortals, who, living in the
world have all kinds of little suffsripos tn
pear from morning until night. 1t does one
gooa TO see how the inevitable aggravations OF
our daily lives can all be turned into ;evs,s
for our heavenly crown, if we but meet them
with the proper spirit and bear them with tho
proper courage.
Anat stubborn child, that jealous mother.in.
iaw' that lnpertinent servant, that inconsider.
ste nelghbor, all these while giving as plenty
oi ettte su1erings. may help MS to earn An az.
seeding great reward. The whole book ia onIv
In explanation of these words of our Blas,sd
Lord addressed to all Christians -reithowt eroen.
ion
"If man will come after NE. LEFT hin, denv
IInse'' take up his cross daily, and follow
soty Infancy. New York P. O'Shea.
1nls little book is intended to aid in tho gecd
'ofk OF the Holy Childhood-an Association
mon mas for its object the purchasing of lit.
10 nesthen children from their unnatural par
nes' IN order to save them from the fate of
pm eaten by hogs and dogs on the highways
Snine' In that country, the numbsr of lit
o children who are thus exposed and perish.
immensely great, amounting to thousands
ally. One cent month is the aims required
ON the children of Europe and America in
d of this heroic charity which saves not
lily the souls but the lives of these poor out.
Ists.
The book itself ia full of beautiful uedita-
ons on the Holy Infancy, and abounds in col.
qqies between the Child Jesus and the little
ader-in which are practical counsels and
sutitul examples, we'll calculated to win the
art OF children to the love of virtue and the
actice of!the greatest of all vfrtues-chsrity,
suits! BY Paul Feral. From the ten tb French
edlt tlon, by I. F. Galwey. Baltimore: John
Murphy & Co.
e Jesuits Translated from the French of
PaDl F'evsl by Agnes L. Sadlier. New York.
ID. IL j. Sadlier 81 Co.
dere are two translstons of Fevsps great
rk the first being by T. F. Galwey, the
ond by Mlss Sadlier-and we find, after
'dlng Doth volumes, that the former is char
'erized by boldness; the latter, by refine
nt' Inc woman's hand has toned down the
ID aft'hciality of the French writer-thatof
man has reproduced it almost to the
ter.
1t times, Miss Ssdier is too literal in her
nslation, and hence many of her sentences
involved and obsure; but altogether it is
lsfaotory work and can not fail to interest
reader.
We think the original ia entirelv too sensa.
nal' and that cslmer style would be more
aslng' ond graver tone would be more 40
aans to the sublime subject. Jesuits! Mr..
al may we'll write an exclamation point
'r the name, for they are indeed q wonder
trends and foes; their supernatural life of
glon and discipline of perfect sacrifice and
Iec1 obedience, being the cause, at once, Of
hatred of the one and the love and venera-