The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1883-04-18
WHOLE NO. 2447
The April Century.

Mrs. Burnetts story, Through One
Administration, which has steadily grown
IN interest, reaches an effective and tragic
conclusion in the April Century, which
| completes Volume XIV. Of the magazine.
/ The third part Of "a Woman's Reason -
Mr.. Howelps new and striking story, re-
veals the heroine Helen reduced almost to
poverty after the settlement of her fathers
estate. She writes an explanatory letter 10
her sailoT-lover, Robert Fenton, who went
| away with the feeling that he had been dis
missed; and Lord Rainford appears again
upon the scene. A short story, entitled
Anastasia, with an Italian heroine and
an America hero, is contributed By II. IA.
| Boyesen.
Stedman's essay on Emerson" the most
| important article in the number. reaches
the high-water mark of literary criticism.
1t is appreciative and discriminating, and
deals mainly with Emerson as a poet Ac-
companying the article, as frOntispiece. is a
fine engraving by Cole, from a photograph
OF a dagueueOtype Of Emerson in the prime
OF life, which is instinct with idealitv.
AT Sea" is a study of the realism and
grandeur Of the ocean as observed bv John
Burroughs from the deck of a steamship.
and described in his fresh and picturesque
way. Equally noteworthy is the full-pape
engraving of a steamer at sea, which was
drawn with the graver by Elbridge Kings
ley. Elllce Hopkins contributes a scholarly
article on " The Song of Songs" in which
she discusses the Canticles from the point
OF view now generally accepted in biblical
criticism and H. H. Mrs. Helen Hunt
Jacksou) follows up her paper in the March
number, on the village Of Oberammerpau.
with an entertaining account Of the Passion
Play.
Most conspicuous among several profugelv
illustrated articles is Ben Perley Poore's de-
scription of THE Capitol at Washington. ~
including anecdotes of famous men who
have been leaders in Congress. In "Plot-
ters and Pirates of Louisiana" ." Mr.. Cable
offers the most fascinating chapters vet
printed of his Creole papers, the principal
feature being a graphic sketch of the pirates
of Berataria, whose leaders were the motor
ious Lahtte brothers. richly illustrated
sketch of Eugene Fromenti" " (which in
cludes review Of the recent biography of
that artist and author, by Louis Gonze], is
contributed by Henry Eckford. Charles G..
Leland has the assistance Of Mr.. Pennelpg
pencil in his article, " Visiting the Gypsies."
and brings to bear his profound knowledge
OF the customs and language of those civil
lied nOmads. An article with curious ilIus-
trations, appealing not alone to sportsmen.
is Barnet Philips account Of "The Primi-
tive Fish-hook."
The poems of the number include Ere
monstrance," by the late Sidney IRnier: a
sonnet in honor of "Salvini," " by Robert
Underwood johnson, and, in 'Bric-a-Brac,"
four "Rondeaux Of Cities" by Robert
Grant, who satirizes the chief attraction
imputed to the typical bellies of New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. In
Topics Of the Time are editorials en-
titled "a Great Metropolitan University
''Slave or Master " and "The Press and
the New Reform, " meaning civil service.