Ellsworth American., 1882-02-16

-H1rper'S Magazine for March i a bcauti
iul aud exception ,,ly interesting Numicr.
The lrontispi' ce. Fallen Short from +.
A. Abbcy's drawing, one OF that ARTISTS
qua u, e>t ifOrts. is pTntt d separately on heavy
udIer. There j. also full-phg,. Illustration
by Abby, uf Iierrick- paem Upon clunn I"
The opening article Of the Num,,er, "O,d
New York Coflse-llouscs." 10y 10 n Austin
stevens, describing the M rcautiie aud pubic
life Of the metropolis a. associated with coffee
hou-tN before the Revolution. Is acromp ,,,i,d
by sr phie illustrations. drawn by Pyle aud
Ho>ier
". II. Bishop concludes hi~ Mexican seri.
with paper emitted "fyWca Juurnpyings
sud Cuuntr, Life 10 MrNicu,' WITH seventeen
cha Scteri,ti" Illus rnr'ous. rhe i .rtipt on
Of he 81 a Mexican hacienda j. especially ur, al
ani entertaining
biographical sketch Of Pau Bert. Gam
bcttas Mni>i uf Inst uct.un. with au &C.
count Of hi, eTppSe uf Jrsutiism Is confr.l-
uted by former american Minister to France
IL / sccompa led b, an exc, Hen portrait.
Professor simon NewC,mb C.nsgbutrs A
popul r arice IN Smti Trlr>c.p,.. Shoni .
how they are made. and how they may be Il ed
10y amateur a,'runomcrs-wiih seventeen IL
lustrstti n.
The song of Roland"-the earliest Chris
iian cpc-l> the subject OF an Interesting artI-
Gle bN Maria Z. Mckaye. vita tour ijiu>trn-
uuns from etchingS bS ChiiilIft and Fuu!quier
Luigi MJnti contributes an article ,Ip =, Inc
y
an Illustration OF this equestrian novelty found
upon an Etru>con amphura at least twcnt, -uNc
centuries old.
Frank II Taylor. IN another illustrated aiti.
&C dc>cTlbtS plgrimag To the Church Of
: Ahnc 'e Bcnuprr. m American Lourtl,S an
the st l1wrpucr; aud hArlr. A. B,cAu. ,.,t,-
tributes curious historical sketch Of tuc,
Je'>e Sirang Httlv Kingdom " hich huurishrd
lew years aga miniature repetition OF Joe
SmTth's mormon aulocraCy-uu Beaver Island
on the northeastern shore Of Michigan.
W. l. Gage contributes perscual sketches
OF the Mendeis>0hn family, with eight por-
traits IIom Henscrs drawings.
"Dteam-t ok poem, by Blanche Will,
Ito" ard. illustrated by hue reproduction
Of Andrea del SsTto'- portrait Of St. John.
An int. estinz historical paper, entitled
- ,,a,..-,C.. Acceptance OF the Fir-t Pres
,dcncJ." - contributed by George Ticknor
Curtis.
One Of the most notable contributions to tn
Number j. Elizabeth stdart Phelps Last
Words from ueorgc Eliot" containing some
very characteristic letters from George Eliot
To the writer not hitherto published.
In brict paper, entitled The Pawn-Shop,"
Edward ilOwiand makes some important ,ug-
grstions a to the Improvement "f that insti IT,
ton.
Thi, month, in.talmsnt Of Miss wool.on',
"Aunc' i especially interesting.
Mr.. Lille. Prudence a story OF f,thsuc
L"i. .!nu." illustrated hs pu Mauricr. spart
ilum thr timcnr-- 90 il. appearance. /, yery
strong novelette, prOn.in I1 b. an interesting
lo'e-stor,, ~ Wei as a faithful sud artistic de-
hu'auon OF Ipudun s4C.rtN.
Poems are Contributed by Sarah .. Icwctt
:. :. Conunt. ~. :. ktuncdy. snd Hcury
.B4-un The Editorial Department.. are ilcd
wiih timely sui entertaining matter
The EIitor', d aw.r CoItaiu, contribution,
from v. l.. Alden, q T. L4nisAn. Margaret
E,tng". and T.. j rcmbeF.