Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-04-29
BRArTLEBoRo, VT. FRIDAY. APRIL 20, 1881.

element Of fascination. In s pictures Of natu-
raj scenery Of the life Of the common people, Of the
scribes and Pharsees the Roman rulers and soldiery
and the condition aud feeling Of the country under
the Roman yoke, there are some of the most vivid
and delightful bits Of wordpantng to be met with in
recent literature. We believe that the thoughtfuland
reyerent reader, Of whatever creed will hnd the book
constantly opening up new avenues Of thought and
conception on subjects which too often to have
become worn, threadbare and tasteless.
In the poem motherhood" many mother will hnd
faithfully mirrored her hearts deepest and holl
est experiences. Here is one Of it's gems;
LULLABY.
In her pretty willow cradle softly swaying,
Luled to slumber by my tender, rythnhc praying,
Lies my baby while my mother heart Is saying,
"God keep her therow
Shining out between the twining withes Of willow
Rocking lightly as a bark on fairy billow,
'God keep her therei"
breathing sweety, with baby's soft pulsation,
To the measure Of the cradles light vibration,
In the cadence Of my painting aspiration,
'dod keep her theret"
The book il elegantly printed and bound, and may
safely be put down in ones list Of desirable
Many readers win ind Il matter for congratuation
that Mrs Burnett has chosen for her publishers the
well-known and long-experieneed Boston house Of
James r. osgood Co. Her "Fair Barbarian be-
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works, is refreshing vindcation Of the American
girl, whom II has been too much the custom Of late
for certain novelists to deprecate. The Far Barba-
rian" s young American lady who has lived In Ne
vada, and who comes upon an English country town,
with the suggestive of "sowbridge to astonish
it's natives by an individuality Of character wholly
unique. Bhe is 4 thoroughly interesting and original
creation. She is thoroughly American. She con-
founds and amazea the rigid deyotees Of propriety
with whom she comes in contact in this sleepy gsh
village All look upon her with mingled curiosity and
al,,N.I nh.
is the leader Of sowbridge society and who embodes
all that ia arrogant, angular and domineerng in the
worst type Of the British regulator of the proprees
The racness Of the that attend the meeting Of
these parties is indescribable This American girl is
high-spirited, but by no means hoydenish. She is
kind Of heart, sympathetic and self-respectingwom-
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eyes, terribly unconventional. OF course she finds
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"a Nameless Nobleman" is the title Of the FIRST vol
ume OF osgood Co.'S Round-Robin series Of Anony-
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mobiles and Puritan rusicS moving in the most quaint
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II seems to be the good fortune Of Messrs. Fords
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al UnAa he . Al
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ideas and impressions, the costumes and customs the
familiar habits aud special practices Of our North
American Indians, and leading the reader on, from
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story is told by the son Of chief and his relation Of
the wrongs endured by his people, they appear in
the plot lie to stir the reader to the depths In
her introduction, Bright Eyes assures us that "the
graphic events described based upon easily au.
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deep nor the eOlors too strong The book is one to
be read and to make lasting impression.
Mrs. CamPbell's Easiest Way" is a welcome and i
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cent literature which seeks to help and stimulate our
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