New-York tribune., 1885-01-30
ways, is not, after all the American idea; and VIII
hardly thrive, indeed. in any republic.


Thefresheso of out-of-door spirit is in the February
Outing. 1t is worth almost as much as a mon'n
vacation to turn over these breezy records OF field
pleasures. Mr.. J.R. W. Hitchcock contributes
happily written, but badly illustrated, paper on
the snow mountains of the Northwest; and clever
and rather fantastic little story, I" His Majesty's
Ultimatum,n is from the pen of Louise Stockton.
The Magasine of american History for
February is a brilliant number. Its most
interesting papers are Mr.. Vermilyes sketcn
of the EARLY New-York Post once
Mr.. Hales excellent article on Chief George
H. NJ. Johnson-one of the manifest and wise't In
dian rulers ever known on this continent-and
the collection of Andrew Jacksons private letters
presented by Mr. Charles Gayarre. Mrs. Lamb Is
making of this magazine one of the best periodicals
in America.
F.C. Baylor's story in LppincoH grows better
with each lnstalment. The English characters are
painted inimltably; but exception may be taken
to the representation of Miss Bijou Brown tho
American girl. Sac would not have used glazed
card. This sister of Daisy Miller might have been
guilty of other solecsmS-but not that one. Here
is a neat little sketch of certain sort of visiting
EngIshman:
Another addition made to the party later, In inc
person of Mr. Hugh Malcolm Farqnhalson Miinan Min mi,,
tired of supporting this wealth title and its possessor
on the salary of Foreign Ohce clerk had conceived INC
idea of making future for himself in America, where
although knew nothing whatever OF business ana hau
the habits and tastes of man with thirty Thousand
war rather than eighty he mapped ont for himself
an abnornaly successful and brilliant career. u;u,or
AZ give myself five yecrs in which TO make mIioh
and come back to Eng gland" he said to young Heath
"iIow are YOU going to do it r. his friend inquired
ooh, in mines aud things. explained the sansnlne IN
nocen You watch your cnace % wnsrc 1 ~ you are yG
| lind yourself rolling In money. have been reading M
railroad comes along, and there you Not that
mean live in America. can tell YOU Wnen hgn uue
of England and home and turn country gentleman
| and marry, and all that .,, A., ,,
Ramsay lay up much, wealth for him
self in imagination and prepare, to eat;
drnk and be merry not knowing what would he required
OF him in the way knowledge, capacity and energy In
order 10 much as one trade dollar making up ~
lie drew of the funds his entire Fortune consisting
OF thousand pounds eft him by amaiden aunt ana win
immense eagerness and delight set himself to take the
plunge he had determined uponordered fourteen SUITS
most ngeniousy jonted and reeled shlngrod the most
gorgeous dressingcdse to be found in London. not
bundle of canes and umbrellas, case OF pistols.
travelling O'Clock, dispatch boxes Cookies pills. Pearss
sand other things suggested III Bells Lie by army
VINO had been stationed IN Canada, oy Irenus % VINO
something less than fifty pairs of shoes, boots CATERS
slippers tennis and racquet 0xfcrds ana sae .rcss 10
tas for the intending coonist which it unlikely he
could America anything ike 50 IL az
ALL" . ~, .,., $500
To purchase all these things and have them packed u
der his own eye, pick mp his rifle and shutting one
eve aim at an ginary buffalo In fun gaop, ana dop
IL again with click of the tongue ani radiant cx pres
sion beokening sated ambition and Intoxicating victory
TO set up his rod and give IL dexterous whr worthy OF
aak Walton that sent his fly into the fartbest cOrner "i
the hall adjoining his bedroom at his London lodgings
aud draw in enormous mounttiltrout from CalIof,
MA to examine every buckle and strap OF his saddle ana
fancy himself caTcering across the pralrcs on VIVA
mustang pursuit of sort OF game, was he Keen
est pleasure this enthusiastic sportsman au ever known
or was likely TO know. He tou all his acqualnt-
anccs, awkward shamcfacedne-s tbat
BETRAYED his satisfaction, how tired he had grown OF
England, which was always the same old tWGand-siA'
and how he meant cut it " and out To the back
woods OF America lie also continued TO buy TINS or that
up TO the and TO give the tradesinen very
particular about furnishing articles Hdapcu
10 his great purpose. Altogether he cOntrived TO get
great satisfaction out OF the Journey before III
began at all and he got on board the Britanhi"
was able boast with good reason that from MS tent
and his portable shower-bih TO his Engnsl Drehkaat
tea and sovcreign's worth OF gOd-bea skin both
ing had been forgotten.
The February iHaatic is not as a whole especially
notable. DR.. Holiness pleasant g)ssipping and Mss
Jewett's seria! story are most attractive feat
ures. An article on Mr.. Hawthorne's biography OF
his father and mother is malignant as to be quite
worthless The fair hits it makes are lost amid
petty sneers aud one-sided criticism