, 1880-04-03

I1dn, MISC ial,orc,l under II suapleIun of having
done tho deed. and nlsn 3nc Henry Porter: but
tho real Identify seems likely TO remain forever
u myBtefy."
MINOR NOTICES.
"No'inan, tho Keeper" is thu arat nf series
Of Eulthern sketches written by Constance Fenl-
mnro Woofso.,, and nnw publlshett In btnk form.
They are mainly, II not wholly. naRa.tne stories.
and, u such. arc cleyerly written. tenlInI With
Southern scenes and 8o,lthorn people, for whom
tho writer acknowledges her great affection.
There Is nothing Btrafneti in tho plotA.-nvcry-
thing renIls nnturally.-th1 style Ia graceful and
attractive. md, IA u volume of short stories Of
rarying Interest," It possesses merit and tispfnyA
ability and skill both In development and treat
mont.
Tho original title Of "a Stroke OF Diplomacy !"
Is "Le Roi Aptpi." and cuphnny was probably
tho main reason for making change in tho
t!tle when the tnnguhgc VIVA changed. Victor
Cherbullcz Is nlwayn entertaining, always atnAs-
inE, almost alvays well worthy tho attention of
which the fdttnn acscrfltes rs '.the FOtherlf,.
gay cpiMMc In 'I'cnticnnts' dnno into Frencl, -
athoFF s'; tih,s Or s spaca Il wased On dscrip q
tive writing: there Is rDattcnpt at refined char
Metnr skctGhinR. NO prrtpnstuns tn anything set,-
written In Chcriulicz's ncst styIa The .iGt,ii-
tantes nrc limited. Wc hayo tho ol1 d!p!otnat,st
mt the ndventuross r whom he attacks. the lover
I'm n.trnrttrn.s XII tt,nt ia al Thn ,"r,x I.
issued in tho ilandy- Volume Series.
In "our Holmes" Or; !Iartshorno conveys
eths senhna o d ,ho Ko MarH a,@. m
HratGti In those Health Printers can1tut bc to,
hxhly commended: It is iEnoranco or dIso-
hetlicnee of tho simplest hygicrto principles
as ! .as ss e Sstss
nse e9nS an # e tt~ th1 S1 o A.
cc" ~ ia"avt,,m mnttsr This s,,,,uaa s"v ynrv M
aa ", 5nusq ,s ~ r. n Mest1G ao ~ 10 ~
wIyes iii md .mst"nHnca "In' 10 nIanw oth"rs "a
ssies!aliy te esa.asoss and epi,!e@%!s @ aseasss a
for II appenrs T.; t,ayo i,nen connc.l with ,arc
to be e,,slY ,t.lderstood. and ii',eJrentiy VIII W.T.
yerv tG en- 4 70 x t5oi csr, @ 'npo q M @ vt to
&C aeotlrey Gha'lcsr painted feudal society. lIc
ol mark; = seu9lar. vet alwny* . man q the
r'rv Wora ~ w ~ @ n altstnateIy IN tho kngs
ii ParlIaineat, Knight. employed ii upon and
fes tsy pae e f ea' ao Sshss wrr
TINT he could depict tho character OF tho notlns.
thelr mode Of lifc. tleir, ,stsin.irs. aud please
innn, and Mr. Wari has ucted wlsely fl agan
nn!nx h! p fr to wnEid s to feG! of whit
5s e n hoa sssr eus e tse
auEhly understand bis subjGct, ITO hnvu fAith-
ast S a " or shat 's nasf1 e. DSsa psry ms,s
:s $i| u: sS$s,Sf IL 's 'ssSSs sss's;; IL
that phys onty subordinate pIrt: Thu hook IS
ysFy reaslab!s, md Is con.Henlable addition to
'4v ~ n1ssu rrn'aa ,'.. ,rI',.nn ,sa es'es,
un,t, Il, thn aChar,r"r" az tt,n Er"itsh Hnr.uf
Letters Series, aud it, subject IL t5at s,nIy oj,l
H,nvm Ennjiap"n r." kn",v Ixef thnt fi,,vnn vnn
wrnfn pijTrjma Prnarcss hut t}nv tun,t ,nr.. ~
iittio al,a!1t hs nthcr Works. sa Yeat Mic siacaniayy
wrifnn ia I;nir w. ,ri ., @ Ht I'na., eG III
f,est nf nli nIc%ny,cs Mr, Ern,l,l. ,us thcr.,e o
the COLLECTED taets rs tn his Icast-kMowti works.
Sa,,.s u inu an"1s ,o w. " "Gn nc won ~
c"nfnnd 70 rt,iivim1s Families RI t1e uiiI,;y,
aft 1uwer cl,lsscs. Ill was seldom mem
tlnned with respect ny my writer, Of
.tsat . neJ"fy e.aIte.'ce, lts. aitanuan CoW.
p put nt.,4seu ~ ,a w EIs"s nlle9Vn!s., ouI u'u
huxae TT oe 70 q Us mH Mnyah Was
peeseF ~ sHpea.tt! Y, !ni,rssns' anu ~
Of iiIa duly exportence tiis imaginatinn pr'.
tuueu them. Like St. ThcresIs; ho wts frOm curly
Infancy greatly troubled with thoughts Of hui-
l,re Not s cheerful si s1!sSt, % Snd oI,e With
j. dabnE In tic sanF of Tie hammered S Srsss. 1s.
erccps. be aecs the ilnnnc untl darkness Ut hull,
Riu w tne nltsln9 ~ cer1'a! ehans; M te writes
@ ns ,.,, ,oG III f. ~. ,s H. s.yao IL ayK"an W. M
M = !. nm, ~ iatt'. ;',t III t,rsss 1 VIZ H.
Msraa.nas sasaat1a SMu5 M.en .e nGhrs, ~ ne!a
tacalae t., tnH s,, ~oru: Lira .s MncallEay
@ peculiar glory Is TINT thso VII" s mos. hats hs
aoGt.nes 9nse LtcM u, onrf9W ~ 1ao nelp nl Dig
Eenims. & h vSIS"n ~ IT,, IL ~ pratIo n!ny
plgea u1il In la3 nttenpt VIVA i,la,ie to trims
fsr llxrmss roSrsss 'Mto tr,stnran book
written eicarly, anti fnrclbIy, at,l frue frpm