, 1880-02-21


mn tovc.mnklnu III n cnnoc. will l,c fu,lv M.
s,rectatst, ~,~i s,nierstnnI hv n,awy rn .rs,
flc atorv Il bnt a triiin. hit its yrrv il rhi.
t,rss njcnsaa. nim thn wrifer ttrnws spmo
pleasant ekntchnB Of lit, Drsert litc,
,rno co,tec,to, II slo,cho4 rh1ch prot
r,nymony ~ mothoreG * ts,w.itr ,,1,aer tn
Gis oSn ,o.GseTyation \. They l,ave q n ,,, been
i,nMs a,,r,n to C,st a1yl ~ nI,a N rao,a
V,tn on., xeoutIo,, III tI tIoy srn stufrs If chn1.
nsItai % S,sins y,xa ~ Nv .i,h f,n ns' ou Vii ~
S! liz ,nt,, ,0,naav m ~ i,S
n',t thcrS rim sL ntnhca ~ trnvni nrc i,sr,r
ciniiv intcrcsiun asd III ~ ak iiiii mr. ~ n,nk%s
cirnI thn noiaj .cnmrs @ II le iavitcs @ tIlo raatier
ei,,on,s' i,' ~, IN" r. ,1o" ",,u hrfnf sc,mtftc
tn enttinso ,,mfo,nifii,,r mifii, ~" fnc,s "c"mn ana
Enhtn !, IA utrnsnnt ~ rrntna. "p "''"
eaou1 10 p'c's''''. ,.""n'h'
"Shakspeare's, History Of tho Life md
Deatl, Of King John ~ Ii tho title Of tho Inst
been edited Dy Mr.. W. j. 1iolfc. The ettltor's
INK plays; N[r. Kolic Inns sl,ow,, TACT lii cs!,i-
,'iinle of tic production Of the play Is fixcd at
:. lMEh king John e saiu to vary from t!lo
Sa ,Gs " an1 s IL }nm,e,l S % Mo, @ y, L "arcr " x @
pni3ljs!IeI In 1soi. in tie naturalization Wrs''
ra s!nu % nnivsts T. ~ -, ta sa,ms c,,Mp,.cs,r
Tls n1,S'osc n' Of tia snries II vii ni"tain".i
in TX tc 'sve present Volume I ne Tie @ notas eaMsnsa
al I'll H;ss .,ass amount Of Information Iii very
Ttere Is 4 good denl tint IS interesting In
the Rev. Mr.. A1ltct!cll's work entitled key
t. hos L s anGtSr ntept 'Sa ta r.
Ssafss ssnss II. hsRs' s Rss Syy ts ol tSs Sx
marvellous. Aftcr niiHlyztnE the nature OF
e aws s liz sasstcssS s rsS!o to aSq af S a a
largely from tic ayowals OF mediums, nlla nf
men a5tl wonen who layc becn cngagetl II
praettelllg upon The eredulity Of tho public
Sf ad fa aosSa,n a a 80 Wi sT sce
Jle also detotts eoisltlGrAble SpasG 70 INC
work Of tho tatn Superintendent Ut Scliools
II New York, hlr. klldlr,--lnorc space than
tint fs1e ~ q dssfryss Thq bnns
on tho subject Of SprltrGllsn,, nor even II
cnfeful statement Of NJ! tlg arguments PRO
and ccon; but It II book fnll of Interest, md
ftsS ihs rt e9isra1e f tha sy na rseff II
which the pages aro broken np by sub hcntas
does not seem TO lis TO add either to tho up
pcarnnce Or tnluo Of tic work.
Lucy uoopcr writes Interesting lcttcrs. but
sl!H has produced Al, exceedingly peor novel;
unacr M tie IricoloIm \, grnieSses 10 tie story
catctl to Mrs: John ". Mackey, wife OF the
" Bonanza" King, whose great wcnltll and
sutnptunlls InOlGUf lifG appear to llnvD turned
Miss llpnper's lcnt, for her tctllcGtUry verses
ARE ~ ntlulatUry ns to bD Utmost amusing. 1t
IL not fair. however, to visit the Sins Of
dcIicator, Upon lct!tcatec., Mrs. Mickey
Will probably be the first to regret the
fn1some praisu Of these, verses. Nor would
s,,e wnnt G. It Erncrally known >, "tt'at veg. M
there Its, cora!s and pearls" The "corals
the penrls" of \ sea:wAve" would be sot,t.-
what salty, and not likely to runlnln long In
any ones mouth. 1iHagine pcurl fOrsuktng
its oystes.!lonle, rising to n sea-wnye, md
kissing lady; or d lrlsky coral tenrlnE Itself
away fiNil. the seil.depths for the same pllr-
p0st. This Is only sample Of tho style Of
the dedication. The plot Of the story IS enl-
tions MS to be occasionally Inst sight OF. rs
from pngo l0s to II, The novel rends very
much after the fashion Of tho letters Of /,
correspondent, with y sort of connecting
link III the slnpc Of Il faint tOve-stOry binding
the parts together. How truc u representa-
tiol II mny be of tlla american C0i0ny,'' It
Is impossible IL toll. Those who recognize
the clu1ractcrs-lf tl,ey nre from rcal life
may enjoy tho book. Afr9. Brlutt is prob
ably Intended for tlla n!i'tiunaire's wife, 10
whose slorL1icat1on It was written.
.,rbo 1ffo and ,vorr of ,tor,. cor,a,,+ar,,
4o,la ~ ~. trin1. utr,n.,aa W. W. 1 pvaot
tinf nan ,.iinn1,r,;s. .Ss.a, am ,oat SMtiSsn % u,
Snnn~ ~ rm,j"s r.. a n,.,,, nn ~ +
tha Ahniitio iii mnv",",t y. .,,m!t tt M.t
nMI hur wIIf,ln ilfn ,nnv IL. iii, r., hm~e Ina,
spent liz efforts to accomplish TINT purpose
Ihe /" lsakgGa School, 0wet! Its SUCCESS tt