New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-06
NEW PUBLICATIONS

Iected in this volume illustrate the ltfc character
md manners of Il class which has never peiore
been adequately represented IN literature. In tho
"poor whites of Georgia he has found malerla "s
fresh and picturesque rs anything IN tue dehgh'i"i
experiences of Uncle Remus, and hc has handled 1t
with the ease mastery. and grace of natural
artist TO Mr. Harris's predecessors the "poor
white was little more than embodiment OF
ignorance sQuaor and all the various suns against
Poor Richards code of morals; and the pages III
which they represented him were either merely
grotesQue or specimens Of ore of the lowest xmas "i
so-called American humor But Mr.. Harris treats
the theme in much higher spirit. lie looks deeper
than the others he sees more accurately ana lhei'
is quality in his writing which sets II lar apart
from conventional Southern scenes namely, inc
presence Of true and strong feeling His sympa-
thes. alike with the udcrous aud the pathetic are
sngularlv quick and neither in serious nor III
humorous passages does lie strike false note
Whether il is owing to poctical perception or 10
literary instinct his work always has the rlgh'
ring. This by itself would fascinatc the reader
and when we remember that his sincere and refined
Art l. used in the illustration of novel and curious
topic the portraiturc of a population SO niue
known that It's appearance in serious literature Is
like an amazing disclosure, we need not wonder
that Mr. Harris has suddenly become one oi inc
conspicuous figures of our time.
All the papers i'm this volume are compounded oi
laughter and sentiment, the latter element some
what predomnatur. ." Mingo' is an exquisite
ltre sketch in which the poor whites, the quality,
and the faithful old negro are finely contast'd;
and I'm this occurs ouc of Mr. laitss most brilliant
strokes. nm inspiration which We are tempted to call
q flash oi genius. Poor untouglt nnlovcy lciatia
uivtns IL describing the prei ui ati.to'totic Mrs
Wntnum over the death oi thr daughter whom she
east un fnt MARTY ing lrtatias sont
a ipt 4 etpu la "a q uurlfu thut with 'pr
rings n,lnupm on 'pt Zine irtthtrs e-tos.n nm
ttmhlM. ltptlr wuir nn my thoughts Nunlu to'
mc aitr nv U l 'lood o," h'r oh FNE
"a tml, Wotpum. What youu hunlm tlc dcod
Nou uurhlot huutul the lNu, Nhit hrlWlN Nnu
hu' NuW Mhkol iWni tUl. RllH I, hut NJ lWRu
down on yout face pW Ovk gag IhI Ww' lNrl}
iiNms WALKED out slll Nnn won w NUM- ohWlAO
iur tu fn Whu h'F rvnN uot p''d onoph nulhtL
the di,d upht A,t WhIc iou Nhs htthlp,h hh
nttollrp wlu' hum pos tn WNhI nuphohhR
YAM VI Giii HAUNT m,i' 81 G'm Jor tcr imly Wo'
mum, aa,s Ia q sunngIod "" We our lW
iuoto. snva l. 'ot Nou ct comp ~ hothrt outer TUT
thos mako the trial oi a. Ihcs eo Wu' hs Jay thG
weight ~ your lVlc nnr"r o4 oF mit an ~
nab you bR N, gDOih dH Toe soui hosti "H, W\H T.
Those laal Vofdsuc to perfectly m character and
Vet an astounding that tho Wss,go makes
dramatic effect ol the very hrt otdcr We have
read Il again uud again, aud always With ir'Nh
wonder that AMY body should hu,o Thought ct II,
But to got the hole effect cot course one muj read
the whole sketch
Mir inuiss fcclmp for the negro character
beautifully exhibited ia MmRo, is shown again n
the sketch of Blue Dave These two short pieces
are the most perfectly finished Ia the collection
IN Buc Dave there is another happy usc ol the
dramatic quality of unoApcctalucss, Tar less strik-
ing than the Bisins outbUr-t but quite rs good in
If. way, and with the advantage of being APP
parcntly rupremcditatcd. Blue Dave, who risks
ms life 10 save " Mars George is explaining las
devotion to that young gentleman;
swell. sir fer one thing you look much ike
my Young marstcr wat died in FDgiuuv. In den
dat day Wen de ,pcckerdtcr put mc up on de block,
YOU W settm' dan stIaddlc 81 yo pony, en- You
flowed dat he ougltcr bc shame cT hlsscl lel Ter
chain me M dat way 90
"Oh ] remember. / made quite q fool of myself
.Ya~.ar: en- den wen dc man say ,umpn' sassy
back Little 81 You wtrI. you spuricl de pony at IN
On tole inn you'd slap I'M in de Jaw.
The perfectly serious response. "ya~scr,' Icy the
man who is too earnest to think Of the application
Of hi, civil assent is .umitabie. You cannot forget
it, Ii seems 10 Tighten mp the whole conversation.
At league Pptcct's" is more elaborate story,
dealing with the Noou,hiuers of the Georgia
mountains. and embracing interesting dialect
study as well as "a striking picture of character
Tie humor is more abundant and OF fuller flavor
than in the other pieces bu the note of tragedy is
sounded also, and pretty vein of sentiment tingeN
the tale with an allurin2 color a Piece of Land ="
certainly Iepays attention.
MISS LTDINGTON's SISTER. A Romance OF Immor-
tally. ~ IpWAnp btILANN l6mo. PIP 200.
james r. OSgOyl s. 60.
THIS story belongs to the class of daring luvcn-
lions of which Poe gave few remarkable spcci-
mems many years ago, and upon which inferior
workmeu N this country and some clever men III
France have often tried their hands. Such liter
airy diversions have strong power of fascination
81. N a. la. off 4f- -f,iup
that each ofu, has not one soul hut many success
sive souls. and that under circumstance, which We
need not pause to explain the spirit which belonged
tousat a past period of our life may bc permanent
w" remateIialized' while still in the hesh
and able to enjoy its society. Is certainly bold
enough and the manner of setting Il forth is in
ganious and sometimes entertaining But one of
the first requisites for success i'm an experiment
which deals with modern life and everyday people
e. that the narrative. however wildly eXtTvagaut,
shall wear a certain air Of plausibility. The
author NAV ask MS 60 believe almost any mpo.sl-
bilitv he plcases provided he has the art 10 pre-
vent the impossibility from ntmdiug itself upon
our notice while Ne read lie may bring the mar
wells of the age of fable INTO the unimagin0tiyc at
mospherc of Long Island and East Zenith street. if
he can only persuade ms that his inventions hang
together Miss Ludnpton'- Sister" fails ina the
,raisemb'dncc demanded 10y the FIRST part Of the
taet while the unexpected ending l. bad ia ITSELF
aud az incoupruou- as corduroy tail ON slk
coat The spiiltualistic material - used In va,
which reminds asa little of The Undiscovered
Country, but what u long interval there is be
tween Bethany and ilowcllsl