Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-01-04
SOME NEW LOOKS.
MaRYL.Np. The His,or! q a Pslstin,!e. rs
William Hand Brow ue. !. vol, d. 2EE, wiln map
Sl.46. Il" III: .!uugiton. Al.Iiu x ". Hhec.-
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AARYL.Np. The History q a Pristin>9e. Hy
William Hand Browne. !. Vol, PIP z'E. wisn map
Sl..I. l." III: !!uugiItOl, M..Aiu X -. Hhec,-
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HAPPILY Designed ana uniformly well
written. tie {, pact and concise american
Commonwealth ~:'rries, now being published
By Eoughton, Mihliu i Co, is destined 10
play an important part in giving the pres
ent and future generauous All adequate idea
Ct the multitude Of trials aud troubles at
tending tho first settlement Of the present
territory Of the United States By adveulur-
Gus spirits fiOm beyoud the Atlantic. That
portion Of our country embraced within
the limits Of the thirteen original States
WAS the chief theatre wherein was
enacted The almost always tragic scenes At.
tending the foundation of tho co,yn!e.
whcr,on lave been raised the preSea: giGA-
tic superstructure Of Il. republic o, -,
90, coo Of people, and in "Marvltnl: "a.
History Of a palatinate," Mr. Willis ll,t'
Brown has nearly compiled, from t.a",jS
nal manuscript records lately made : c'.,-I
Die ~ the General Assembly OF tie S,l.-
an admirable history Of the Comm nvc4l:i
from its first settlement by Raj 'oh, 81.
George Calvert and Captain Richt,! Whi,.
bourne, down to the outbreak Of tn re.oli
ticnnry war-a period rich in the N st N
mentUus events, but tho details Of whi -
are almost unknown to the prnerl
reader. The political and ma
lerial development of tn Province.
founded as it WAS under peculiar cjrcum
stances and m unique form Of government,
were determined i'll many respects by cause,
unlike those which operated in the olhc;
colonies, and these abnormal AMI unusua
circumstances had etTecs which are in SOM
instances, still APPARENT in some parts D
the State.
1t was not deemed advisable to ~iaclule
in the present volume the period covered by
the Revolutionary war, for the reason tn =
no important military event took plac
within the borders OF Maryland, while t,
recount the services Of her soldiers in th-
great struggle would be equivalent to writ
.ug n history of the war itself.
The series in which Ibis admirable vol,
Lmc is inrlGh-d is under the editorial cIre
t Mr. 10! ce Z ScUdler, well known ~ h
-md,nr Of American history, and in The
preparation Of the various histories the ser
vices Of Same Of the abIrst America writer's
have been enlisted. The volume deserves
md will undoubtedly have, a Wild ~cirtila-
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EArurWSr. AnovrI. Ey Susan S. yn~. g. >.
HI sdrIPhia: q. i. Lirp.acUtI 4 CO. "i.sHi..
!. Il. Wilson
"Ka,h,rine' is n peculiar novel, IN whir.
all tie characters are peculiar peoP'" VIII.
nave Il habit of saying the most p.ci!a.
things and doing that which ia a.ml,. inyt.
liable unexpected and out Of place. For
Instance, there is Rev. Mr.. BrOcG~u5).oVI.
rho, on descending from the pulpit Vanr6 T.
las igst delivered - most euChIajlur So
mon" walks up to a'group OF ladies, aAoa.
them Il vile, who HAYES opptd in tn vel
Iulr for q muw,n ; chat, and de uaIla IL
p s.euro!iar voice. "Nnal the de.,I hIr
A,se p,up'c been saying about me u)a
,Id Who on Other occasions threatens L
boot his wife, and tcils his niece to tn
door with = blow Of his fist. Then there l.
q Young lady, Miss liorten,e, q girl with 'a
Wonderful mrmOry, a great fund OF anec
LUtc, and h brilliant; )!re.sttIOnlISt, wh0
Las ii pyHclagt fer smoking cigarettes III
rublic, ana another, WHO, RAINING aEay
..Cm home, spends til" night looiedup alone
in u railway depot, while p third isdescri5ad
rs having "a manner which was very much
excited. Ter eyes flashed ike, and she walked
resll4,sly TO aud fro, like Il lion in a cage.
>Lc Was rayiug' Altogether, Katherine
- moi Il book to aIo rd pleasant reading, eN,
ccpt 10 those Of morbid trStcS.-J. b, VII,
son.