New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-24
HARPER.


Whites Assorted Americanisms"
HARPER
The variety and superior character OF 'he
Illustrations in thus number which closes the Fifty
Volume OF the Magazine give II attractions oil 10 o
mon order for the lovers Of artistic einpeih'Nn'.'
while the excellence Of s literary conteuts Appeals 10
the knowledge end taste OF intelligent readers " Inc
Old National Pike presents Welke Description 81
the huinors OF the road on the great n"'.o'''
highway that led rom the Last 10 'ho vs., ."
the palmy DAYS of Genera Jackson, Henry Ni"S'
AMI Dayy Crockett. when the wagons were 80 hu'nci
Gus that the leaders team had Their noses III '"'
rro,h Of the next wagon ahead. and the coaches GI'"h
iv ur or SIX ho ses dashed along ~ SPANKING pdc'
which Ight almost put To shame the sieeu o. o"''
,xprrss Most OF the travellers were TIE iaiineT-'
,ock-raiscr-. and merclandi-erS o the west diea'e"
IN homespun coats ani huckskin breechesi Few
s we'd an acquaintance VITA the uSases Of polite so
ce, hy their tumcs while tlc stat, OF the cay
,irricd favor with their constituents by JudclOus
tending OF urhluity and dizziness IN thcir speech an"
manners General Jackson, D. particular. won The FAVOR
and fhc ~ to pa1nc along The road, 90 ne s'ooh
at the lttle nlcovc bar n The tal-room drinking
"horn of whiskey" before supper. Mr. Benjamin =
series oa "E4tlv American Art Is com"ie'ed "lih
notice. of smyDclt West Con ey, Charles Wilson fea'r'
Colonel JC.n Trumhuu. Gilbert STUART, Washington
Ail,or quc others. men OF r,nown IN their day ana
OF great O. Git onal interest az present. tut Wh"e
names are rnsring into The shadow ana need tne
.r.udl, tot % of the historian to revive the memory
of their achievements. s5inc OF the writer's re-
marks on Mr. Al.tou mus. Ice taken with quail
ncation. but "a, aptnc>~ 90 tine following susges-
,ious cannot d.. doubted: That All-,0u might have
produced paintings Of more absolute ROVER seems eNi
don't fro.a IBIS numerous sketches and studies
for printing wlcA'afe fl OF fire. energy and beauty
,..ic,te FINE. and creative power one cannot wholly
understand ,ton until ne has seen those studies ana
il cannot be much regretted that he ana not "o"
frccr rein 20 his brush when composing the works up"
which he desired 10 establish his fame Nhch nc ala
So tar forget himself get glimpse OF the ferVor ana
grandeur of the Imagination that burned III that Dra'
whose ougns were greater than ITS capacity for express
sion II must also be granted that the works OF Asion
nave the quality peculiar to the productions OF orlshHi
minds. i Is until they nave been seen repeatedly
that they reveal all that is in them 'Uriel In the sum-,
Jeremiah aud The Dead Man Restored IL Lifc are
probably ,ao best OF the finished works by which to
estimate the soennity. mysegou,ness. and impressive
ness " Aston's Imagination. Without giving Us new
revelation. regarding tie =ccret, of color. rs he wa
rather au iuit8tOr tho venetian school than an ofg
major IN THIS inc Aston b. Justly consde ell one OF
rh most agreeable colorisJs OF the American school "A
Ncnt on Ia, I6 e Noire pquaut travelling sketch
describing some wonderful adventure IN crossing the
AIMS from Mlrtiluy 10 Chnmouni by young American
dafn-c Gucer the chnpeTouag' "a gn ancient mntrun
who had the charge ~ hr and behavior ON the
road. NJ. c. T. Crauch contributes poem whose rural
picture happily blends With the quaint conect OF lis
closing lines:
ROsAN 1ND.
In the fragrant BRIGHT june morning, Rosamond, the
Down the marble door-steps letters. radiant with her
sunny Cutsi
DER The rccusari through tie garden. passes to the
Throw away an old bouquet and wonders II twill float
81 sink.
Then returning through the garden. round and round
the lawn sine goes. ,-.. . ,..,
iarToso
r. her dainty aud straw hat shading half
Pcu.esuc III form and feature lovely her youth and
LiHcc;
In b~r hand dagger sharp and eiIterinc IN the
Rinng hearts OF thorny bushes. cutting roses one by
one,
Pink aud white and hlood-rd crimson, in bud and
There tn oun lawn aud grove and garden sings she to
herself alonei
sou, sings In broken snatchos Old song Spain
A. SIZE mold. her roses OF at fun arms-cngh with side
long gancc,
Shifting groups of forms and coiors, for painters
Aud ali au,y pleaseth her. SO artstlike and fancy
fIce.
Now she enters her boudor, and sets her roses in
There fo' seven lays ana nights their bloom and fra
lrancc lll Tie place.
When the petals iroop AMI fade she'll bear them TO The
sinor throw them on the waves, and wonder If theyn
hOti OF sink
win she bear away tonight bunch Of lovers rose
Set ihom in her vase weck-thcn throw them with her
flowers away
There are also readable articles on " The sparrow
War" The Mimicry OF Nature" and "Thc Cattle
Ranches of Colorado" bcsidos the inevitable attractions
OF - special de partmeuts.