New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-04
LITERARY NOTES.

Ar clark Russell in answer to Mr.. Sampson
lows letter concerning the lIarpers fas nothing
better to advance than Teiteration Oh ms sta'e-
nent that rs has never received penny from
auerico on account of his books. Then he proceeds
to oatrate an incident In which the TRADITIONAL
Yankee oftho british novelist appears. u was
speaking about tins he says, TO an American
;ndce a few nighJs ago and he advised me 10 aDah-
dou Great Britain as my native land aud become an
American citizen. There's no other chance said
he. whiting d lucifer match, and then picking his
teeth with IT, suppose there is no other chance
The tourl-pckine Judge adds peculiar lveLInesS
and grace 70 Mr. Russells con plant
The Christmas numbers of The London Graphic
Tia Illustrated Loudop Mars, and The sporting ara
dramatic Mars are full OF pleasant fiction ana sus
ee.tive pic,urcs In artistic quality NOT one OF
these publications approaches tho standard Oh
Eqrv,ra Christmas. The sentiment OF lhe mus
trztlnuS ~ good however. ana few OF them arc
s;nuularly poe.c IN design There are cslecla'}
f,,c,, aud tenderness in Oyercnt's drawing IN me
N,,re Of q scene at sea Mr. Ran olph Caldecott9
pictorial description Of " Mr. Oakballs WATER III
Torrnco in he GrGpic is full OF comic charac'cr'
Nr. g. II. Houghton has contributed New Year
scene TO that journal and a fair aud placid Bur
eomastc.s Daughter TO Tie N0sS-the latter
being tie better OF the two
tbo BRIGHTEST and geutlest of holiday spirit. The
p,o,c aud the verse ale both particularly good ana
they are richly illustrated. Besides many we'll
Iuown American names the list of writers
includes those o. Miss Rosserti Miss 4. Mary r.
Rob,uson. and Mrs. Dnah MULCH CraiN'
Miss Rossett's Carol. Cy tie way conta rs
tins remarkable line: "Swoop. Angels uyluR
swoop." Thus employed "swoop Is hardly
,ortcal word Miss RObnsOnS " conquest Oh
10 Z fatrf
Tairyland' is picturesque but hardly niue" yer
hans {, the apprehension OF childhood The rest o.
the number.s thoroughly Improving and deIieht-
ful-whoh may indeed, he said every month OF
tbisexcelleat MAGAZINE. It Is treasury OF good
morals which are n the same time interesting.
Mr.. FrouGe in his article on Norway in
Ioyqnaas Naga-ire says he took to the
North with HIM the effective Annrttes,
which he had not read for thirty years.
Then It had seemed II him the wlsest OF all diHa'uc
works Unconscious cerebrauon." rs Dr Gar
nen,er calls it, when read 1t again, had reVolu-
tonized NV principles OF judgment. ! con s''E-
recognize the moral purpose. There are tehucncieS
in human nature. ike The chemical piop'I''So %
material substances. which VIII claim pO'Sc'''ou
OF Won and even appear TO have moran rIgAIoNe'
,o,, Bpt if Won Weld you Will be destroyed You
can command yourself, ana you must. Very true
very excellent and set forth with Goeihes greatest
mower OF fascination but found myself agreeing
win tie rest of the world that It WAS mouStrouS
book after all To put the taste out tree Seneca
prt scarcely improved matters. Senecas fame as
amoralst aud philosopher was due, pc haps' IN Tue
first instance to his position ahout the Court ana
10 his enormous wealth. little merit passes i'f
a prcst deal when 1t is framed IN GolI-once estao-
li.led it would remai0 from the natural liking oil
men for vir.0ous cant. Thoso Lectures 10 Luc'uus
on the beauty OF poverty from the greatest money
lender and usurer IN the Empire! LucilnS Is To
practise voluntary hardshus is TO live at inter
walls on begsars' fare and sle3p on beggars' pallets
that he may svmpathile in the sulerngs of mortal
ity and be independent OF outward things II Sen
eca meant it, why did he squeeze i've millions OF
our money cut of the pro, nces with loans ana con
tractsG lie was barren the Sahara to me. Not
a green spot could GnI not Il single genial, honest
Thought in all the four volumes with which had
encountered myself"