, 1880-10-02
LITERATURE.
Judge Tourgeo's New Book
Bricks Without Straw"
An Important
Work.
Green's History Of the English
People-The Last Volume
Finished.
A Jolly Fellowship The WeIItields-
Magazines-Books Received
Literary Notes. ~

pll0it0ncnn1. 1t was probably M much Of 4
snrprisa 10 at1tl,nr niltl publishers rs 10 tho
public. as llstlnt 1t lid to II number Of lnIta-
ttot1s, and political noyrls WIRE multiplied
until thc!r nnmp was lsgtun. That n0 ono Of
them WIS It's successful ~ tic rrototypc WAS
matter OF cot1lsc. Just as nothing sitlco
"Uncla TOMS Cabin equntcA tho sllcccss
and fnmn Of that remarkable bunk, until "A
FOOLS Errand care To-. II not tnke its pIacc,
at least to share with 1t, ON equal terms, tho
popular favor, 1t WIS Il novel with a pllr.
pose, and tho fact that the purpose was nlade
Of Moru importance tl,an tho novel did not III
aiay manner Nt{ect It's NDua fortune. Niurc-
over, 1t was a narrative OF personal ex-
pcrience; 1t WIS II statement Of facts; tho ro-
nance was buta tIllnlytlisguisptl medium, fnr
telling truths almost Incredible a,ltl nd
ventures most thrilling, yn,,cl,ett for by the
word Of the autllnr ailtt the testimony Of in
nllmcrnbln witnesses. It was thu story Of
persecution a,Ml s0cfHt ostulctsm Of II ,na,, who
tlnred to live up 10 Ills bctiefs tn
Que section Of this Republic where Freedom
OF spcecl, AMI OF actlon were IL mnckely, H,ld
where murder and coward1y assassination
hatt uslirpch tho field of argument and tho
bnl lot. Nor WIS It Il peculiar experience. 1t
was written by zone OF tllc fHOls," Int there
were many others whose trials were dupIi-
Gates ot those encountered by chi. Scrrossc.
Tue tales told OF the treatment of the c0urcli
racc, although often told before and sworn
to, r0nscd popular indignation mud awakened
those who Ind hitherto refused to listen. So
that tho purpose of tho bo0k WIS accou,-
plEsltcd, fts success wonderful, mid tho author
of "l'otnettu" and "Ftgs alMl Tills,lcs "
Sprung ut once fnto "ach1evetl greatness"
a t-IH ~
Erranfin .1n,l,;c ourree s'S 1,s ~ ,v,i,t.n "u NJ
other other nostl spit1' q p"r!o*e. md we nrc very
much 1Iist0kcn If "Dsicks Without Straw"
ecrssur fron % Tia sa,nn nr,,. ii" II ,s SO so;,,,1,v @
,v.,1, ,,r,ttn,, ,,o;,,. t,,t...,t,,. ',,,,.,,
s,a..,n, "a -, H., , e.l ', e.ssas' esl'a1s
Startling III ING iilsts ma cxMrlcilces II re'
forces another branch or department Ut tho
,esso,, ,v,,,c,, tfa ot,ar en,,yl,t ~ f,,orl, ~
tna ,,or,'a,,s i"ss ,rt,,;M"is,v tr, % Mfoo,w .,
,.. ,.,'s pets.uns i; !e's otls..!''s' !ns !oo,"
nx mG to oe "ko s IFS hoo ~s ox e seet seef
10 bcfrlend tie rccently-en.apcIpa,cd raye IN
thoir tlnstro fnr vnn,yi,,r,, or,; i, tha1, ~.
ore;so ~ tso;r sara,toud rtr,..s In - ~ ,n t..,
mem F. Far % ths a @as os,nc1sd Us sorai" 1es
threatened with assassination, lis life IT.
tcnntcd, and by the ctllct Of Il band of
masrnG c"ttI,ron,e ,,.os ,,oo,,a., ), 4"o.,, ~ ~
-. ..r,,s rs,,t," " t. ~
Sight. III "Nrlck5 WITHOUT Straw" tho
"fUol"-ff WD may ba pernIItte@l tn 1tSe thu
tor,r far thn ,,,rr,eoe - ,,,,,a r,r.,,, l.,
sea4a 1"' l"o P"'"oss' ~ t"i''p p"''a"'lNis
woman, nr. more accurately. a young Elrl,
lf0fffc Af1lsfic. WHO. lmfne StIlt], fnr hrr
,,aat.t, ta,.a. .,i'.,y e' "s1 o ~ w W.
ileAi@H' takcS cllaIec o1 colofed scl>ool. ollo
IL Mt once socially Ostrncizctl, publicly In
stlItcd, atwuyS Btiuken uf ag tho "Yu,1kGo
nfEKnr.tenchsr. wnr1,cti tn jrnyr fi,rnnts
crcd viii, tIea}b, Shn stlt + rrmniI,a t,'i ~ hnr
inS;,,.T host Thy a,oe e'rci! a +sc9ol n tho
t,n'asinf an'inf 1 eu,nea set!l'ehGHt nIo nurnctl;
cu.oteu Et.'tcH hitd el!1ltfch 8lflppett
AmA EfMeity beateiis anu Tho eriprlett
pfcncllrr leit for ucntl frNin wounds
Inflicted by these prosecutors OF his rice.
Every form Ut iaw IL en,,>Iuynd tt, hnrnss
md nIntOV tho nrarrnt,in settlers ,yhns"
cri,nn /. Tia cnior r. thctr iii" ,..i,n.tn fr.
IL tiofr .r1fI nn tnis t ~,
n,nnttnn ,,na u W.. ..,het atA.e.y ~ ~
tt1Sstcati!i, t1aata wHnsc lnipuoence" consists III
hneif NafinR ~ eHereiso lho IiEhia nt tree'
men which they llAd won with their hfnDu
amt priced more than tlieIr lives. And their
self constituted Judges are tl,pse snlllo
masked "SD,fher,1 ri,llt'rmnn. Il rni}rd in.
differently "ReE,iinforsn ''s'n nr "Ki!.Kux 11W ~;
Msv cnrnr - sI1 tI,a lGto Mseas are amns 9aaer
d,,nai, - t nis i9. VIZ uesa ate coI1le'ls sle
MneSu tInlla t1e JactS naFla@otl. IHnt tiley
hlo lac!s hllh !snt itctlon II Wattauted ny tho