The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-04-03

but rays of light stray in too ;al the bright
er for the spectral gloom.
In 1868, on the accession of Franklin
Pierce to the presidency. Hawthorne was
appointed consul at Liverpool. Soon after
this he went TO Italy and from magnif-
cent st. Peters, from tumultuous Corso del
Popolo, from statuesque and picturesque
Vatican, from hideous Catacomb, and area.
dian Monte Benz, derived the ingredients
OF the romance Marble Faun 1t is a poets
and psychologists, not an ecosiasts, guess,
at the origin, growth, and determining Of
flee of sin in the human heart and life.
1t is also an instructive study in painting
and sculpture.
HAWTHORNE stands out in American
literatures as the apostle OF psychological
romance. His characters are, for the most
part, personiticatons Of individual sins.
He SEXES on some trait or phase of spirit
and makes man or woman out of it..
The most cultivated, best appreciate Haw-
thorne's style, because he awakens into
consciousness shades of feeling and thought
that they have experienced, but never en-
bodied in words before. Besides the mind
study Hawthorne writes the sweetest, sim
plcst and cearest English that ever ex-
pressed thought and emotion.
AN English paper declares that Mr.
Black has never been better inspired than
when he conceived Natalie, the high .souled
heroine Of Sunrise, one of the new books
just received at the Library. The general
theme is socialism, though the details have
to do with the plotters and schcmers,
who use such organizations for per-
sonal advantage This book is thought by
many to be Mr.. Blacks best. His, Prin-
cess Of Thule Madcap Violet, A daughter
of Heth, In Silk Attire, Lady Silverdaes
Sweet Heart, Maid of KilIewan, Three
Fathers and Anna Floyd, are to be found at
the Library.
BETWEEN THE GATES" by Benz. +.
Taylor, is 50 in demand at the Library, it
has been duplicated. The book creates a
strong desire to travel and see for oneself
the objects of which he makes such beaut-
full pen pictures. The Geysers, far famed
70 Semitic, the Petrifed Forest and San
Francisco Bay, with the wonderful light
glittering across it, the people and curious
customs are all so wildly described the
interest cannot flag to the end
II THOSE holding cards in the Library
would clip from their daily papers, the
lists of new books that are always
furnished and paste them their cata-
logues, they would thus secure full list
of books on hand
THE publishing firm of s. G. Griggs &
Co. has added TO their list of valuable
books, "Vlctor Hugo" and "The Spell
Bound Fiddler" "Vctor Hugo, His life
and Works, from the French Of Alfred
Barbon, by Frances Shaw" is well trans
lated biography, and one that enriches our
literature. The author evidently gave
complete possession of mind and energies
to his work, so that even those who may
not admire Victor Hugo's style will read
his life with pleasure, SO bright is it and
full of living interest. Students will find
in this volume the history OF the struggle
between the classical and romantic
school," of which Victor Hugo was the
undaunted leader. AS volume to be
read in connection with literature in the
school room, the boys and girls will
find this unsurpassed and will enjoy it as
| well as older people.
"THE Spcllbound Fiddler is from the
Morse Literature of Krstofer Janson by
Aubcr Forester" The introduction, by
Rasmus Anderson, gives valuable insight
into the character of the Norwegians and
shows how thoroughly the national
heart, which is always the people, loves
music. The translation gives us tale that
reads easily and pleasantly. The young
and old, who take an interest in other coun-