The Portland daily press., 1884-04-25
New Publications.


The last volume of Scribner's new edition of
the works of Donald G.. Mitchell has been
published. 1t is eatitIed "Bound Together. A
Sheaf of Papers," and the author says of it in
his predatory note, that SIT is a medley in
which the grandiloquence of open-air speech
is set beside the easy familiarites of the Chin
ney corner" To the latter described class
most of Mr. Mitchells writings belong, and
his "Reveries," over the nom de plume of Tx
Marvel, were welcome in thousands of CHM
ney corners more Than twenty years ago. To
the taste educated to a craving for the
high-spiced literature of the day, these books
may appear fiat and fsvorless; but any one who
is untashionable enough to enjoy simple tale
like "The Vicar of Wakefield" and think it
better reading than "L' Assomoir," or "Nana,"
can find a good deal of quiet pleasure 10 Mr..
Mitchelrs volumes, and be the better for re ad-
ing them. There is picturesque simplicity
about them that is very charming; and proof
of their excellence is that they are as fresh
and interesting to-day as when they were first
written. 1t is with pleasure that we find, in
the present volume, some recent work which
shows that this writer's hand has not lost its
cunning, nor his heart its sympathy with all
that is beautiful and attractive in nature and
art.
CDR. Barrington's School" by Henry Ogden,
is story of the eighteenth century. The plot
is simple, and the general tone healthy and
natural. At Pepzance, England, an English
brig, "The Princess" lies at anchor. Cap
tain Newcomb, the commander and partial
owner, has gone in search of crew, leaving
his wife in charge of the vessel. A desire to
say farewell to her friends actuates Mrs. N,
and thinking her return will precede that of
her husband, she locks Minnie, her sleeping
child, into a stateroom, hides the kew under a
convenient table cloth, and goes home. Pass
ing DIR. Barrington's school, some of the lads,
who are out at recess, inquire when the brig
will sail. Tomorrow morning." is her reply
as she hastens on. few moments later,
twenty-seven boys from six to fourteen years
of age are on their way to take a farewell look
at 1.-THE Princess" Great is their amazement
to find her alone and uDguarded. Some one
suggests sail, and shortly after the boat drifts
away from her moorings. The youthful adj
yeDtorers are at first elated, bat when the
harbor gives place to the open sea, and day is
swallowed up in night they become aware of
the perils that surround them. This indicates
the nature OF the story.
We are indebted to Mr. David Goodwin Jr.,
OF Chicago for copy of proceedings of the Chi
csgo Historical Society held in that city Dec.
49, 1888. 1t contains an address by Mr.. Good
win upon the character and service, both mill
tary aud civil, of Gen. Henry Dearborn, of
revolutionary fame also an account of his dis
tinguished son, Hon. Henry Alexander Scam
NELL Deafbon, who died in this city in 1851
These eminent men have descendants living
in Portland, and both resided for time in the
District of Maine at tbaC part of PittSton now
Gardiner, where the General resided when
member of Congress and before he became
Secretary of War under Jefferson. The book
also contains remarks upon their char
acter by Hons. John Wentworth, Isaac
N. Arnold, j. Young Seammon and
Elihu B. washburn, the last two
being sons of Maine. The publication is en-
bellished with engravings of the Dearborns,
that of the father being copied from a painting
by Stuart. Mr.. Goodwin's address shows great
research, and is a valuable contribution TO his
toricai literature The pamphlet is published
by the Fergus Printing Company of Chicago
and the proceeds derived from its sale go to
the treasury of the Historical Society.
The latest additions to the franklin Square
Library are San Old Mans Love-" by Antho-
nv Trollope, 20 cents; "The Pirate and the
Three Cutters by Captain Marryat, R. NJ.
Stuart Smith, 25 cents; "Mr Nobody" by
Mrs John Kent Spender, 20 cents; Little
Loo" by W. Clark Russell, 20 cents; "The
Millionaire" by William Black, 20 cents;
'Thirlby Hail." by W. e. Norris, % cents;
"More Leaves from the Journal of a Life in
the Highlands" From 1862 to 1882, by Queen
Victoria, 10 cents; "Red Riding Hood" by
Fanny E. Milett Motley, 90 cents; "a Short
History of Our Own Times" by Justin Nc.
earthly, M. p, % cents; pretty Miss Neville"
Dy d. M OrOk6ry ~ CentSj 4 no NO" aUo-
lard" by Robert Buchanan, 10 cents; "The
Wizards Son." by Mrs. Oliphant, % cents;
"Round the Galley Fire." by w. Clark Rus
sell, Is cents; and "Good Stories of Man and
Other Animals" by Charles Reade, 20 cents.
"a Graveyard Flower" by Wilhelmine Won
Hillern translated By Clara Bell), is pathetic
tale told with that charming simplicity which
cbsrscterizes the average German story,
1.-THE graveyard flower is a little girl named
Marie, whose father, gardener, assumes the
care of an enclosure, belonging to an absent
Count, which contains one tomb Here, as
children, Marie and Walther, her boy lover,