New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-21
BIS or CRITICISM.

BIS or CRITICISA.
An ENGLHU,fAN on OUR CIVIL WAR.-Tho
American civil War Tor NOrtn America an immensely
an atr il WAS. considered merely ~ warj how COM
pletely Z involved the uturr ot Continent nov
iry caste ANA humanity, fought out In thas
series OF nattles tAel 4uaItc' 10 tHe ueu,n' yons
but we do not that the four years or 10
prluccd specially great Americans or raised the Amer
lean average d. any p,rc, ptiUie Gegro" neral Grant
Is the 0rrg American sun, and politics are AS httd
marsed ~ srlrccur OF am as overtime Spectator
THE VANITY OF TENoRs.-I remember One
Of the oldest and most u.stlDs ulshed London cnuca
o1aniq ranitaS' Il you wautt find out how iha
IT, seek only in woman, more SO IN actresses
of yauiyuO see il ia ten0rs. IL you want 10 know
to what degree vanity human bsngs can 70, write
on the merits - "A TENOR. You think that he VIII ID
enemy Or haze You II you doubt bis divinity You
are mistaken. lie VIII Ply or despse you az telna
unworthy he hated. But praise any OF his rlVals
no' ~ ~ S5 5l9 ,I be Vii never Sorgive N1ih
iuz can be 80 debased you who committed such
heresy OR Ice eXcla med, and SILVER seemed TO run
Go., his spine " n You ever speak 70 % enOr or write
about him Otherwise than your knees, he VIII never
admit You TO zoe civilized man." Ana nave seen
enough or tenor since then TO earn no" sAt ne was
Time
MUTE. INGLORIOUs JoUREALIsTs.-Thereh has
evIdruty spent III assennage O. short Store.
ana poe rs an amount labor and pUns wnIch II is IS
townsend IN us capacity OF Gath" It mud 1t
50, III such excellent literary purpose. Ihis Ell CT 10
partly dC 40 1onO 10 1s - lae ioadnsss Ior t"e re;
which h- ancestors ex iloret ln 1923 We note ~ bis
atIioatouh ahu ~, poe ga slL' GA men 'lr 'Vmn'
send has admirably caGgh. III, SUBJECT Is not low,
eyt, amy Aore o. his advantage Than ui- treatment OF
Do has tten i' hs c.eoIt Ia ltIhencht ana slghcl,y.
The iiic. ,X,.teS wonder AS TO how many iDgor ous
mutrssO fan - literature Is concerned al II TO Say
Tue pi"..rl ID d" alis' oi VIZ D.. - - p as ,u
memDer,." coatai.s-I The N'ton.
BEACOYsrIELD IS a AoYEIIsT.-Mnds of he
metallic oroc re hardly cul"bic of eiihrr p'tuos OF
occu h,suy failures III thelr piquant criticisms on 90
cicty ami pohtc- lis novels exc, png Lotbar' hays
aiwiNs contained gooa reading. Ihtf SATIRE = pun
gcutj their parodicS II the WAYS OF he world ADMIR-
nature h tn' l"r-er sense they are haugn ihey never
.eI beyond prrslllige. They photograph the Trashy
parts lie ana on ana IA rs al tlat Is deep aud
real IH.l u' sIc-in l~ pure bomOas, ana their Jcal'
ism empty glitter. They t'ncn their highest point q
profess 10 plumb either mans amOiuon or wOmaus
1--we. tuey become false pretentous and holOw.-tILs
SPECTATOR
BURNS AND BERANGER.-B and B6ranger
were Doh -r.uI and nopddr aud both rcl-ed great
unucucr over he minds Of their conntrymon. Burns
found toe lyrca. literature OF scotland corrupt and
rrutlol, and left 10 pure Re.ausCr found The lyrical
nerafur France both impure and frivolous, and lef
II iupurer ind more frS0iuus st. Both sang o. lOycj
but TOE love mar lodud ayor wlth Buns natural
"a NIGER rs m trIclous and Theatrical and der
deut wholly upon prurlpnt fancy BOtn were pat O.f,
and drew ius rtOn from tat remenbr nee OF the pa.
glols ot trir country Burus pt up minds Il
ms cnnutrIlpru an ieu>. / We az SEQ ianf without ba
OF any oih-r l,ud Berauger though cat,d
IA love %, France n,ulcateu . strongly love 81
military glorN only achieved 10y VITA 0t>r
nations BoH were philosophers; but the phllosopDy
o. Buns "@S inou'd w derpy trAg0ns ana Chifs
uu prt wAiir that OF berang' was mid Eprui can
80. based upon no bsaer plhcipe than mat oI the
DUN r,riD,pS rCaRuS." or " LET eat aud drink,
to-inorro,. de. -to"ares Mickey ia The Nineteenth
Cen ny
LITERARY AUTHORITY.-We believe there is
much Inrre Gi~po-Il nova Hys 10 make iigRt Oi
grea l.crr, fepdtat OnS, thau 10 COVER be ore ihe
Shadows great i1meN 10 discover iot nsal ce tDat
snakcspe"e Is very hard which Is rue, o, the
way,-lfa sir Walter scotr was very much 4vei-,Hiei
maninat fellow can't he cxprc,ed To let through al
{ ~ moOnsh Of sbe-ys,-,hat though BITS OF ienty-
a0tuly Jolly, he sp"ous too much and Il too
priggIsh i'm King ArttuI," Tor an ordinary NOR
ta 10 - voy az win 1im-t'ud MAJ "'rd-w"ith Is
dIeadul Il hdre. whose pam living and h.sh TANK
ice" are cn, hy sky blue nilkHud water. In wcr'i
We douo' as fact whether literary ao' h"rny imp.es
u.ucu ANY booy however 50 muoH as IA ought And
W. stouty maintain that Il ought 70 have very IL
siderable hu"ner on opinion eool aea, more lnih
we believe -unless wv arc Go lose all the e'Gc-
ting power true literary tradition, ana 10 "iirF or
cht drcn up 10 iHfm Their own tastes I'D neruIe 40
moro. as Il thrt stVagcs. without e hep az any
arrived "A and wAat n nas cffscied might indeed.
a mU7i wei encourage per cct fre"d0m oi OPINION n
"a lad the present once know. that Fac IA lated
10 views t0a d0sma cay, ana tistiof hhSel, re irs
FREE IA doubt Wnci the angles ~ thr base 81 IN
.sosceles Triangle were So uniformly eqda as II sIied
Eacla 10 gave outs enc }uTage " one or boys ia
,,rer to e,,usr their seals The great masters
" In rature, AMI discover thlt tue nunun race hd ben
dudiu maTc-'l nests wien II Gade 50 muon OF thrm.-
4 Fools ERRANp.-ln A Fools ErranG"
we are "a I0uuc'I tu 4. specimen 90 American nonH
There .as been suILt IA u. too much ri Aplrr.'an
buu0r of late. Vt bis able lit book ard tnougl
II mas IN II much too novel ana Nhgl -r,,t
d,s OF he political ise IL VIII be read wish ier "a
eud not "A little a-tOnishinrni, The lah'd Feet WIS
brou IN INTO contract villa tie notorious hn-kuN n4ap
and nIs experiences are well worth Issi'ns In 'his
uart OF The EgIaud tho reader nndS hIseh ace ID
face with such scheme OF society rs IN al probability
e 10. never considereG ana thr interest OF the
counter great Of the Tremendous sysem Of solrur.
ism de- Used BY tue Valqulshod iOt the benefit 90 ,her
cor ouelOs the Foo responsible tor lie narrative has
son deal to TIL. and ,eiis Il IN such 10
be always picturesque aDd impressive and rcyer h. TIA
least suggestive OF prejudice eXaggcrat Tbs
saying deal ia si- favor out IL II nos saying
much Every should read he book for the natter
il old enUug 20 have goa INTO history, ana new
enough be 10 art As the Fool cumpeten anl
clever OF character aud sketches his person.
ages with uuch of tho yg.r nd II d.
good knowledge Ot The subject aud the epoch rau-
unues convey ds inct impression " MS
ina aud hls Derienecs Aud though his DOpk wuad
have been ever so mut the bcttr Tor the OMISSION az
all the pages tat treat OF political schemes. yes
good enough TO he worthy OF notice ana lfteresiBz
enough only TOT It's SUBJECT matter, 10 be sngulsry
| eOmmendabe.-IIhe Atheneum.