The National tribune., 1883-11-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

serves" by Major E. NJ Woodward, published
by McCrellish & Quigley, Trenton, n. j., is one
of the most entertaining stories Of regiment
that has fallen under our notice.
In the leafy month OF May, 1861, the Third
Reserves went into camp on the banks OF the
beautiful Lehigh, where they speedily became
ragged and saucy, for the great war governor of
Pennsylvania found more difficulty IL getting
clothing than in enlisting soldiers to wear it.
They were marched down to the river every
alternate day, however, where they enjoyed
good bath. and were enabled to keep clean.
On the Goth of June the regiment was organ
lied, and Captain Horatio G. Sclzel, of company
L, elected colonel. On the day after the battle
OF Bull Run, Colonel Sickel received orders to
move his regiment TO Washington where it ar
rived on the 24th, and on the 9th of July it
was mustered into the United States service,
and moved into camp, with the remainder of
the Reserves at Ienleytown, SIX miles north
west from Washington. Here General Archi-
bald Mccall organized the splendid division
known as the Pennsylvania Reserves, which,
under various commanders, bore its banners
bravely in the front Of many hard fought
field. nor furled them until peace was won.
Although Major Woodward processes to write
history Of the Third regiment, his book has
q far wider scope being, in fact, history of the
operations OF the Army Of the Potomac in all
campaigns in which the Reserves participated.
The book is written in pleasing style, with evil
dent accuracy of detail, and is filed with Incl
dents of camp life, bringing TO the mind of the
reader the recollection of scenes of similar
character in his career as soldier.
From Harper Bros. New York, we have the
four volumes comprising Mr.. Chas. Carleton
Collins series of histories for the rising genera
! tien, viz: The Story of Liberty "Old Times
in the Colonies" 1.-THE Bows of 10" and
Building the Nation" These books are large,
beautifully bound volumes, of nearly 500 pages
each, and more profusely illustrated than al
most any ether publications Of the day. Our
readers do not need TO be told Of the fitness of
I the author for this work. His contributions TO
! TIE TRIBUNE, and notably his touching account
OF the recent visit Of Sheridans veterans to the
! Valley Of the Shenandoah, have intimately ac-
quainted them with the beauties of his style,
/ the originality Of his thought, and the pure,
! eleyating tone Of his sentiments. These books
were written for the purpose OF giving the
rising generation a clear idea of the causes and
influences which, dating back to the real birth
4 Of liberty, when the English baron5 demanded
Z and secured from King John the magma charta,
+ have brought about all those changes for the
better IN the condition Of men, and especially
/ the English speaking world, which have had
/ their ripest fruit ia the creation and upbuild-
i lingo our own Republic. In these four volumes
arc % be found more history, simply and clearly
7 told, than IN any text book that we have ever
j
! his readers with dry statistics or with wearying
! details but has been at pains TO present, in the
4 strongest light, the significance and meaning
( OF events, so that they may be within the
Z comprehension Of the youngest child. Indeed,
( they parGake Of the nature rather Of familiar
chats, of conversations held around the freside
than Of formal narratives, and we can imagine
+ nothing more pleasant than 10 sit at the feet OF
such wise and entertaining story teller These
! books ought 70 be in every household and they
/ might well supercede the cumbrous and stupid
Z text books Of the schools. BY reference to an
other column, Ii VIII be seen that we offer them
among our regular premiums and we trust they
/ viii find their way into every household in the
land.
From Jas. &. osgood & Co., Boston, We have
/ The Recollections of Drummer Boy" by
/ Harry n. KieHer. This book may be said to
Z be the outgTOwth of a series of admirable
sketches which first appeared several years ago
under similar title in the columns of 81.
Nicholas, AID which proved so popular that the
| author was fain 10 collect them, and with such
| enlargement and revision as were necessary, to
/ reprint them in their present form. They were
/ designed originally for the entertainment and
instruction of our young folks but they viii be
read with quite IS much interest by those who
( actually participated in the events which he
4 describes. Mr. Kieffer was a member of the
| One Hundred and Fiftieth Pennsylvania voluu-
teeTs. and his recollections are those Of hrs own
experience while drummer-boy in that regi-
nent. They possess, therefore the merit of
I truth, and are nOtthe mere Yap0rings of a novel
ist. They are none the less fascinating on that
account, however, for the author is very
/ clever writer, and knows how. with q few skill
/ full touches, 70 give striking picture of SOL
dier's life. He is extremely happy, too in his
knowledge Of how to vary a narrative with
bright and entertaining anecdotes. His style
g IT., -, IL
| an entire absence Of any attempt at fine writ
ing is one Of the chief charms Of the story His
torcaily his accounts of battles (which are all
incidental TO the narratiye) are perfectly accu-
rate, and the word-painting is certainly very
effective. Indeed it is the only juvenile story
based upon "reminiscences of the war that is
really worth place in a war library, and we
commend it most heartily to the attention of
our readers-Old or young it viii please and
entertain them equally well. The book is very
handsomely illustrated with sketches evidently
drawn from life. 1t viii be seen by reference
to another column that we have added il TO our
list Of TRIBUNE premiums.
From g. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, we
have The Diothas; or, A Far Look Ahead, I"
by Ismar Thiusen. In this quaint and curious
romance the author has undertaken TO give Us
q glimpse Of society, business and public affairs
as they viii eXistr-or as he fancies they Will
y
he uses this curious coneeit simply 10 mask his
sharp and well-directed attacks on the shams
and follies of the age. However that may be-
the idea is well carried out. The author who
is himself the central figure OF the story. hap
pening into friends apartments in New York,
and tho conversation turning upon mesnerism,
finds himself suddenly Transported into city
of the s6th century-Sew York under the
name which, if the present. linguistic laws con.
tinue 10 be operative, it may perhaps be ex-
pected to bear in that century. lie finds
. the architecture Of tho city much changed; the
streets given rp to loconotion by electric tri.
cycles: the retail stores all located on the line
of the second story, and the thoFoughfare itself
spanned by aerial bridges. lie accompanies his
friend to his country scat, some thirty miles
or more away, in new-fashioned vehicle o.
the day, and meets there a young lady OF the
) Goth century. who wonderfully resembles his
sweetheart Of the 18th, from whom he has been
: estranged by a temporary misunderstanding
' He falls desperately in love with this youne
t lady, whose name is Reya. and to whom hs
finds himself related in some distant fashion
{ though he protests that he is really an inhabit
ant Of the 10Th instead of the 96th century
{ Indeed, he has the most curious genealogical
experiences Of any hero of fiction, and it il
; really amusing to SEQ how his vivid remem
brance Of events inl the 18th century is mis-
: taken BY inhabitaaY Of tho seth as proof d