The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-06-07
LITERAR Y.
THE CENTURY MACHINE.

Carlyle's "Reminiscences of My
Irish Journey" another part OF
which is published in the June num-
Der Of the Century Magazine, are
but chips from his workshop and
have no intrinsic value. He did not
consider the notes worth publish
ing, and his judgment was good AS
a curiosity they have a certain IN
terest, but even as Carlyliana they
are tiresome and not especially
valuable. There is however, an
English contribution to this number
that is interesting-a review OF
Cardinal Newman by the London
publisher, Mr.. Kegan Paul, which
is written with the enthusiasm OF
an admirer, but not with the blind
ness of a disciple. 1t is one OF the
best papers of the series OF sketches
of great EngIishmen which has be-
come an attractive feature Of the
Century. a portrait Of Cardinal
Newman is the frontispiece. The
prize wood-engravings this year are
printed in this number. The first
prize CS1OO) is awarded to Florence
". Richardson, of Concord, Mass,
and her engraving and five others
accompany Mrs. Schuylervan Rens-
selaer's review of the work done by
American engravers, especially with
the encouragement of the publishers
of this magazine. These engrav-
ines alone make this number pictor-
tally noteworthy, but the other illus
trated articles are rs attractive as
usual. around Cape Horn"
pleasant sketch of a voyage; Mr..
John Muir's description of the Bee
Pastures of California :" Mr.. Robert
W. Welch's short description of the
Carrara marble quarries and the
last and best of Mr.. Richard Grant
Whites articles on "Opera in New
York, which contains "reminiscences
and portraits of GrisI, Louisa Pyne,
Brignoli, PiccOlomini, Parepa Rosa,
Kellogg, Patti, Nilsson, Lucca, Cary,
Hauk and Gerster. Mr.. f. l.. God
kin answers the objection to civil
service reform that there would be
danger of an Office-holding aristo-
cracy, and Mr.. J. Augusts Johnson
discusses adversely the project Of n
Jewish colonization to Palestine.
Mr.. Howell's a Modern Instance"
and Frances Hodgson Burnett's
Through One Administration" are
continued, and there are a number
OF short stories and poems.
81. Nicholas for June opens with
a charming frontispiece illustration
by w. T. Smedley, entitled Mr..
Longfeliow and his Boy Visitors"
accompanying an account by Heze-
kiah Butterworth of visit paid the
poet, shortly before his death, by
some boys from a Boston school.
Lucy Larcom also contributes an
article full of reminiscence and |
pleasant anecdOte of LongfellOw.
Seals and Seal-hunting in the |
North Atlantic" is an entertaining
paper by Ernest Ingersoll. Jessie |
McDermott has engrossed and IL
lustratcd a quaint five-page poem
by Eva l.. Ogden, entitled THE
Maid of Honor" There is story
called "The Witchtrap," by DIR.
Felix L. Oswald, of a remarkable
living trap. Mrs. Dodge has
bright little illustrated poem, "The
Bee charmer." A capital story for
boys is "The Whirligig CLUB"
bicycle story, in which the hero
rides his machine across a railroad
bridge at night to save an express
train. Besides all this, the number
an account of n "'rub-race
ut Point No Point" and of "a Curl
Gus Rolling Bridge" "Lary Jane
tells about the Spicers' Cows ;" and
Aunt Fanny tells the very little
folks about "Mayo's Mice"