New-York tribune., 1880-09-26

Mr.. BLACKS "WHIrE WINGs."-The story,
must confessed has no great interest and nSe tle
hardly enough carry the reader on to ise end
IN he middle Of the last volume.-f fThe AtheDaum.
THE MUpFoG PApERs.-They are too evidently
vopk Of the master himself they might easily be mis-,
taken for Of Of the most hammered ana Least
sgnn Sna ne Of aoss ss ERassh Of
epoch is initiated IN them anSe %n e tSsm note tat has
tnin faraway ring of the true Dickens oceasionaly
We Ign, ae9u sscve pleasant
whm nomenclature that read nxe ans M I ano ieeoie
traveller" But the main, they are surprisingly
empty merit and Of 1 aSs iSsraSy ne % Vngs S.y
,,i serve M best but as Mind of "Requiescar over
dead aud barred 1ssa s hs 81
NE or OF hs scientific absurditos Of Professor Wooden
comcs Jn du and In the eGd they excite feeling
of wonder and regret tiat they were nos anowro % 10
the oblivion that Is their proper sphere-lIhe Athe
oeun
SHrLLEY's DEFENCE OF POETRY. The Defense
nf poelry rs u WORK winch may be commendeh 10 an
cmlIar beauties are those in vogue among as
r may broadly said tnat sheeys prose was as arde d
moi sat at The feet Dc Quincy IN other words H. is the
most ycolorsd and deica,e oec % Wiling
was neither ornament nor color. ln reanng oncncy
periods feel that we are s. cnniSrT i6e adherence Is
tne Ia ,oiIows from the nature OF the man. not
nc ami due the temper OF the age Duhe @ ne
rrtter of wuou Sheeys prose reullnus US inos Hvm
Burke he learned the stately Daahee Va phInso,' @
arcnla ted sentences winch progress, each duy sup,
r,ad hy tis To us VINO nave Deeh oaleu
~ na onncey electrified by Mr. Carlyle, smothereu
4. rosesaye. by Mr. Ruskin. ana deDaucneu py .hc
,aseIess audaclties OF thousand minor wrlters me
a ,hich see med brilliant 10 SheiIoys conempo-
sres now may appear cold and snbdued III us simic
70. .,s grace Bat have but 10 submit ourselves 10
lie chara, 10 feel IT, and above tne doiDnant n9.c VI
tnc 10 catch the accents OF haer and more
aerial nature.-frhe SATURDAY he'e"'
,rup HUMOR OF WASHINGTON lRvING.-lne
,., o IRVING made ltsci iaiilliiu 10 inOst cuu
,d peope even those who may never nave hhp h
.d n read books some OF IL nas entcieu ,n,p , ~
P ge end In general It's validity mas reacneu 'Ea'
n.re NJ is as from question: in ts own u
So 90 Iat of Cervantes or OF fciunR. iet a. poss
Erev. ~ ,ore man an easy and genial sort Oh ayu
ness slyIy smiling at things whcn poihpou oonends
aiID .rs,stent tendency In the human race to"aIa
p,,"ass upo., purblindDess, aud siiihess- quns no,
% any special class OF persons, but cOunop ut
po.ni'. Zines and In certain ftialohs, W "a,
CERTAIN s,s,s In suljectiDg the fantasies ana ngiDeus
nuipoi 'v and duliness 10 lhe sane nght VI sIbpe
oL o and the quality oftne buui9t ~ ue.el @
s nsnner ia which this is done In lI' s1 S's1
~ s' ,nntI. and amabi process; we near sunuao" ~
nhncte and the swollen balloon oi our pvd an'
90 more stringent ana violent method, "hIcn
y'V3 eu n,oc @ fbe custom distinguish hbucf 'ne
~ \, is Dumor bad huinor put .c
.r,nc,nlc l. the same. Between hFsc tmo , n, H.
Prnc'pu whole world OF humorous tifallitnl h.-
pSnls .so, h.s The same general o;Ject- ~ "patc
.,,ent of folly: and s hSie thht thc man ~, ,
~ ha fouod Istwcen hunOr ana VIII tne ii''si 's"s
~, con staut object in view, bni chiJ 'hs 10, ,,
sn,ora,nnaticaiiy exposing rear "a ~ ~ .'t 80 n.
rs Tnis distinction does not VI COURSE s"' " '"0