New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-13
.EEIDING ~ ENGLISH TILLIGES.
From The PaH NAL Ga-ciie.

From The rail Nal GG-cir
Some little traffic in books, or rather pamphlets,
goes now in rural place, through the medium of
pcdlals. In addition 10 the pins and ribbons Biz
miuEham jewc!ry, drrambooks and penny-bal'ads,
the pcdlar now produces a bundle OF small books,
which are practical y pamphlets, though in more
convenient form than the ancient quartos. They
are miscellaneous lot, from fifty TO one hundred
and fifty PAGES little monographs on one subject,
tales. and especially such narratives rs are drawn
and printed alter great calamity like the loss OF
the Atalanta. II Is curious TACT That country peo-
pile much attracted To the sea, and the story OF
shIpwrcch known 10 be true easily tempts the SIX
pruccs from their pockets DWan-boOlts and bal
lads sci n they Away did sell but for the rest the
pcdlars bundle has nothing In IL as a rule more per
nicious than may be purchased at any little shop.
Romantic uoycIctcs, reprints of popular and really
clever stories number, of contradictions essays and
So ou-,omc only stitched and without wrapper
make mp the show he spreads open before the cot
taUr door oT tine servants at the farmhouse. Ottcn
tLc gu-ry women, whose vans 20 slowly along the
main roads while they make expeditions % The
isolated houses lu the ncldS. bring with them very
similar bundle. of publications. The sale OF books
has thus almost .uppantcd tuat of cOthcs-pcg, and
trlmpcry imcTy. Neither pcdlars nor gipsies would
carry such articles - books unless there was ur-
mlnd tor them. and they thereby demonstrate the
growth at the disposition To read
There are no other persons engaged IN circulating
books in the actual country thhn these IN the VIII
dows of petty shops IN villages ~ Is common To see
local newspaper displayed as slEn that ~ Is SOFA
There; and once now aud then. bat not often, few
children, story books RAJ her dlu-y may be found.
m tLe Ls.n.r. of sucb .hops are not awake To the
read thcsr Ives and u does not occur Ia them thlt
the people now growing up may have different feel
ing, 20 those that were general In their own young
DAVIS. In this inability To observe the change they
are not alone. If ~ was explained To them again,
they would not know how 10 set about getting an
suitable stock; they would not know what 10
choose or where 81 buy chpaply. Somebody would
have 10 do % all for them. Coming ma thence 10
thus, larger village, which possess market and are
called toWu~-OlIcu only one long -trrct-thtrc Is
generally sort of curiosity shop, kept, perhaps. by
cobblar. carver and glider, or brazlrr. where
odds and ends, a Old guns and pistols, renovated
umbrellas, q stray pOrtWantcau, rusty tenders ana
90 forth are for sale. Inside tac window are iiW
olH books. with the brown and faxed gilt covers So
common iu dly, gone los. and on market days tIonc
are put outside ON the Niudow-,IlI, or. psihap,,
plank ON trcs.lcs forming q bouk-ttll. The stray
customers huyc hardly any connection with the
growing taste ior reading being people little out
side the general rIu-grutlc mru with archaeological
or routIuNn-Tl tendencies. VIII never pa, a dlig}
cover without as the tttlc-TtgNl5it"r~,
prThau-. 90 houses lu the UrlEubuIuuod wandering
round look at the ancient gateway or sun lIl lett
from moua-uy days. \Iliagcr, D'-iuulug 20 read
do not ttIc Tor TINS class OF work. Ike children,
thcy look for something more amusing AMI want
something 40 wonder M for their money. AT The
post-uilcr th. IT, Is often an assortment ot cheap
stationery ou SALE Tor where one cotiHgrr wrote "a
letter lcW years ago ZEN wIitc them now. bul the
shupkccpcr-mu likely . grocer OF stOr'krcp.r al
some kIuu-kuows nothing of book. and Will tell
you il you q. = him, that he never sells any or has
an, ORDER. How shall he sell any, pray, when he
does not pas the right sort into the window ne
docs not think people read; ne Is occupied Wild
moist sugar 80 that IN these ldccs Literature IS al
a stauusIII.