New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-19
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
RECENT FICTION.

n.
Nv Professor Anderson with the alPI"t"' "''
,,or.;,,, Of IN, author and published h'r' u"'''
a., orr,r,cn,,nt which serves rs "ui ''N' '''''''
,..ti.utc FOR an international opluen' VI,
,.,,,,ri,telv with the tale which marie" '''
si,n,n, Of Bjoru,ou's literary career '"'"'f ''',
,e,rs ,oo In The brief and interesting 'l'eI"
,rctcb pretxcd 10 the pres no volume '"''7
Anderson say, that "Syunoyc Solhah@eh 81 '"''
,,o1e a rrofoiud impres .ion. and became 'he conn"
stone Of a ucw schoo! of literature me
,nd charming, plot" and tlc e short direct pl"S'
,ova stylc7 were universally admired noe
fon,d here their first great National WoTA. un
;..s.,I with tbr old Danish stamp ana t''
e. ~ the vnuuQ n0vcl>t--hc was thrh Only
,.o,tv five wears of age nioiF .Irtth TAT o'' "''"
,be boundaries Of hi. own country Professor
Anderson truly observes that in lJoIn'"HS 'a''N'
the case in the old Morse sacaS. portraits"
thc characters are not drawn; they SPEAK lot
themselves the reader is loft to judge Nh''"' s"'
mr., rood OF bad: and, although the proSh'' "i ''
action is never impcled by inter- 'ial'u o'N'I''
t;ons y, find. when we lay down the book thai we
,a,'. o,.orbed irptorccptilIy vivid idea o. the
look the mlunrfs, the speech ana 'il' '"' go
of the pcr,0uago~ set before uS.
Syuuovc Solhal,lcu is the name of the heroine oil
tbis rustic story. We can hardly cali 2 Ei"' 'Io
so mcaqrr M plot, 50 si'ape iu treatment 8" trans
naren, in design by the ambitions title OF q novel
II tells ~. with winning uatur1'ne-s ana direct
nose. Of the loves of peasant lad ami maHch' l"'
children Of neighb0riug farmers IN a Norwegian
valley; how they grew No adniuns ea'h "lHer
how they farrell az home how the gentle H''hi' %.
w. Girl soften,d the boys rough character AMI
famed hi, wild dispo.ltiCn: and how th'y came
together again at last after only such troubles and
disanpoiutmcnts rs might have h1ppcnc IN any
country household This outline promi cS ht'lc Tor
the interes. Of the story but the laneuac" and ac-
tions of the lovers are delightfully."- and SIMPLY
sketched and the hac kcrounI of Norwegian scenery
makes such pleasant picture. that the nook has Il
great deal Of that peculiar fascination winch belongs
10 the hes, OF pastoral poetry. LIT us take asa
snccimen the account of the H'le bow Ih"rpoTu
first going to church, walking with dismncd u.s.
srron,c hv his fathers side in clothes brand-ncw
hut too large for him. He has often near" OF 'h'
l,tle girl at the other farm bat he las never seen
her:
Tborhiorr rcioiccl nj the thouct Of thc walk 10
church AMI the sights ne WIS {" see; hi~ eye, were
dazzled with the manifold col'rs Win'it Ii''""i'u'
h. felt the weight of the stiffness when hun@ Over
evervhoCv and everything within before the mass
b,c1n. and although he did not remember To- bow
his head himself when the PRAYER was p1d. II
seemed "a, though q we're bowed 10y the ssdt "l many
hundred bowed heads. The singing hrran. ana 'li
sang at once around him. s." tu1i al almost "ppHl'I
br So absorbed did hc lii there that lie started
M aS from "a dream when Their pew door wa"
softly opened for some one "a io came IN Ail'i ',
.htilG 81
l. all well lt SoIh1kkcn
~ ~ , he ,,,s irfr connection TO hn
Traced h,fwr. This luan and amy Kin "' "lirhcf't.
ne We ty,. %. 'll, irov, and hr looked tali
- t. ill., ..,.ii.d "a h.u Doe was spoken TO- and
aid "ycsr to every T"Harh >rmuud made but ""s,
81 IL ,'i l'I 0l,r tlrr. 1ou will So" Srnuoyc"
,,iJ it.f MIN. rs ne stopped down 20 Inor.l .rn.
tool him on nj. bn,c and pointed over tn t.cp .N
$50 '3tn ~, a. ,,..,...'. side Their. Was a ift,le
& ii,, o,, fli. l..r, ifl l0o, u- uy,. Doc, r1-
tn Ell, f,tr- tit,, tI,e in.,.--, fIirti.f
,...r ...,. I..r ,nr.l Sic hal a T. Of ~IiO.,..r
g. I.r am ii.ht y,lla, lur beneath this. art Dun
s iii,., i,,t hrr White teeth she h,Id Shin
H., L.u,uln,L iu one hand. ami % folded oIauE'-
roIorci .ill, handk thief iu thc other, and now
o,,s;,,, Lr.if i,y trlna the handkerchief Ou the
I,,unh,ok The more hc stared the moro ~"
smiled and now ie chose also 10 knecl ou tAr bench,
Iu-t fl, She was doing. Ih'u she nod ct. lIrI'oh"d
prty,.l- 80 her for % moment. then hr nodded. >'c
s,nlcd and nodded once more; hr nodded again. and
once more and still once moro. She smiled. hut fia
non moi irI, more. for "a little While. until hc hdu
s,,;,, f.i.,.tt.,, ~. th.u size nodded.
want so see, TOO. hc heard behind h'fn. amt 20
the -.tmc moment felt sotc one pull him by tl" leg,
t. the foot 80 that he came near falling; u $50,
thck-,ct little fellow, VII" low 81 lahh'H 'ii'N
pr INTO I'9"I"S p',, ,,.i AK i,J ,,,,
t",ii .Th"rh'nru how The bad boys hc mct al rlur
and school ,houd Doc dealt with. IhorhloW there
fore pinch"d fine boy IN return 80 niIi ih' . ng
Man'en ~ I,' % fI' tl bench and sized Thor
Mn5u hy both ears. The latter made grab a. his
hair and pulled MN GOV Tit'rI i,lnS; -; 49, III
Tbc,I,;om, DIV II back. md dashed thc boy face
r,pbt AGAINST the floor Then Ice vas himself sei/rd
by The jlckci collar amt h'l' mp as lH"uEH h' were
bag luIt "l straw " was HIS '"'"' ""' '''"
MI II We're moi i'm chur H. Won would get q thrash
inCr he whispered ia M, Sar. aud squ'czci his hand
81 that IL hnrl 'Ic'' G'T" aI 4" 49,, y, b 49, & %
,,l there ON nor knees hut was staring bciorp her
with such u va ant look that ne began 10 realize