, 1880-10-23

limited politics. It's 4 perp!cxEnR sort Of
look. rerptexfne, bccause It rcyeats so
1lltch real power, atd skill Ill tho part 0f tho
ni.t1iDr, md also considerable tllppancy at!d
manifest ulIfarness. Capt. Vahcu has been
both Eolltcr ami MI hf1tcctlofder. In the
latter capacfty Ito Inns acted as Appointment
Clerk In tic Treasury Department, unless
We Hrc mistaken. So that he tas acquired
considerable familiarity with the class
uf politicians whan he unsparfngly
criilcfzcs. sntfrfzcs, and condemns. 11iscl,ar-
ncters. 80 he tgls III (t,. 1f3,), Mre nll taken
from litc, anl. Y f9ct, aro still living; 50,
BY the portraits drawn. 81,
Tlh; Iur!H'sr or tf'o story--anl we arc IN
f, SiiaSI /" think tiat It y t6 bs chased wl'l.
i @ 'aty p1ese sa! ~ ss fsstR tst IL te S5
case of u sotIt!'i. healthy, manly young fet.
low. It won1d no wise 10 exhaust all other
hnnnrahle even to tlI0sc TINT are i!ltlnbIn and
tl,an 10 se'ck "a 10 10 i,y oficehoi.iinK;. This
pu|nt, pr moral il you like, is inn,ln tlc n,tst
Of. Tho difficulties, tlsnpp9tntnle,,ts. pcrlls,
troubles a'ul Kindred Ills That form so laree
parl q q M 1, 9!11;e'9l,!ng existence-Wner9
exlEehcics rather than on .iirltsidunl 9unlllI-
cattnns-.-nre not untlcrastltnateh. II my
thiilgt they nre sbf!lcwlRt exaggerated. lt'A-
ably tlln Whole story was ,wtittei, TO enable
tho result Of his observations. Certainly tho
dtyrG3sl1nsat atd comments are nlnde tn ASSUME
more prominence tlian tho stsry.. ;flle plot
nr.'tl'lls to VERY little; 9s 4 ilore}, THO work
lacks continuity, Is oyerburslc,!ed with char.
aetcrs, md sllIws II crude and inexperienced
i!nIte nf trentlneitt. Nevertheless, tho aut1lnr
writes enslly and sinn0thty, llns II good Cnnl-
nintllt Of language; I}csstcs story Is nlnlr'.-
bly, told, II occasionally nlnlfgnfiletl, he
R1IttE ut tftnnQ trim 1li4 ffnETrfyl.
tl11is arc spirited ain1 realistic; nlt We found
"prince'e Fnyos's" pleasant reading. Two
very evident flHEts will, however, occur to
every reader:t III tho first place, the lGngti.
OF some OF the sentences and the rambling
from ullo thing to another without a break
reintnd us Of the criticism passed on Mr..
Evarts aftGr his speech In defctlse ef l'resi-
dent Johnson. 1t was remarked, that, "lii
Another fuilt We linyo to. fiHl Is the snlnll-
ness Of tho lypD Msed, which Is very trying
"a the eyes, and decidedly, cxnsperating.
There ure soine few typographical errors. is
iiWrricd. Wa nre indebted to tho author for
utlynllce slIeets. The American News Com
Ealty arc notctl OIL tho tltle-page rs the pub
ltS1Ier's agents.
JsnTG1TTA.
For one who writes so much, Bcitlio1h
AnGrhach writes with wonderful facll-
ity. Ills stories RIM along smoothly alul
evenly. 1iu is never ut loss for plot or
description. Nor docs lie repeat himself.
Ills last translated book" BrIKitta," M.
ITO III the l.eisureHolr Scries,"-wllicll Is
tle fourteenth OF his works itl the samo
American series, Is better work than "Tl!e
FOresters," also n recCnt publication. Tie
plot Of each Is laid In the famous Black
Forest rcgEon,-that stage on which so mauy'
TOsIIaIlccs llAye been brought out; that wild,
weird country redolent will, stories of elves,
glu,nes, eoblius, md tho nystic niatl-wolvcs,
~ Inhabitants Of its gloomy fastnesses. Tho
hook befnrG lis Is III narrative form. Urf1ftfH,
the ans1E|ter nf wealthy peasal't and cntletl
truin her childhood the "Prfncess Ut SehIe-
homestead, tells tho story. IN tile beginning
siIu 1MOst cl,ar,nEngly .lcscrlbus her happy
nlM Innocent childhood with her slmpiu
friendships aud surroundings. Then f0lluw
trusting, in tic honor Of, bis old Captain, in
lllpflnctptGd 1na,I, md his miserable death.
NrtHtttt next sucs Into service III Switzerland,
nild bGc0iI!es nurse III an aplitItalmic hos
pltai IN Zurich. Tho, Captain. her fathers
to ba cured. ant( Ii placel Under BrtUitta'x
cnre. Tl.Gn comes IL dramatic .scellG when
she gives way TO Tier destro for revenge, amt
the Captain discovers who she H.. A simple
l!o've-story 1aMs through tho book, leaving
DriVtfhl agd ffonUln,ts posscssors Of tho Inn
Of tho Golden Lanlt,, l1appy and prosperous.
we meet some old frlfndx a,,l familiar faces
in Lnrns, the forcsterss Ciurts, It's daughter;
tic eyil genius Ii "'rhe Forestc.s." lid
story Ii nj, excellent nile; simple Us bcfltttng
the class OF whom 1t tells, yet Intense ii
paltSs alMl most charmfnEly nnrrated.
the asn sb s @ Ws nd IT, tis pfeess pieasant nt
"I'here, shc las conc ont Of tho house,
n!!d Is stnntltng with peasant In tho COSTUME
Of TIC Oherlnld on tho donr,step. She IS
ta! md slight, nlld llas one Ut tll0se face9 In
wlIlctt ,wn seo low Maty sorr0ws hnre
! marked thcm;. but now rcsplt alpl peace
dwell tlere, and the brown eyes, which sti!l
l,aso tue clear sparkle Of youth, hnyo II lonk
holds herself .slillly erect, may. she even
holds her head somewhat loktlly; her de.
| ,,Ieanor. bctrays tho daughter Ut a soldier,
| nld perhaps something of the independence
han!l to ths lna.l and says: .Good-by; co'ne
asAin; anu glyo nur re'neInhrances to all ut
{HrEgtta.. Hy Bertl,oll Auerhach. I.eis.
rntllour Series, New York: Henry Holt
THE MUSE.
There Is m old alltl solnewhnt familiar
saying to tic effect thnt "poets ure born, 10!
luatlc." Current literature proves tho trutt,
Of this old Latin saying over and over nEaln.
Men md women who l,nyo not tho fnfntcs,
conception Of the sclrncs ut verse, who are
even destitute OF wlInt nny i,o termed tho art
OF Juggling" acceptably. whose poetic sense
is nero license, who rush nadly into prini
Whenever they have made two words rhyme,
such as these publish volumes OF
trash, thut tloy may claim the titlo Of
"poets." Md tako unlimited liberties with
"Swcet Singer of Michigan " wns nm OK.
agyoE,stcd tyru Of tlesa sclf-constitutetl, self