National Republican., 1886-12-18

course with him, enjoy in perfect harmony
what he enjoys. From the perusal we rise,
our mind informed, our fancy enlivened,
our memory stored with ample and rich
incidents, to remain, an increasing pleasure,
through life.
We happen to be able to say, in the
words Of Hamlet
/ knew him well-Horatio-
asking pardon for bad grammar-and can
appreciate his appreciation Of foreign travel
all the more from being shown by him
numerous photographs Of scenes he visited
and having heard his remarks thereupon.
particular passage Of this work, In the
Switzerland division, so impressed us that
we were inspired with a sonnet, which,
"stooping to your clemency," is here sub
mitted, the argument to be found on page
1S2:
THE SWISS PEASANT.
The time Of wine.pressed grapes-the switser
Where Beauty from the vale lifts up her hand
To hail sublimity the hour which throws
Strange lights and intcrmingling shaies
Tints the white mountain tops with blush of
And deepens still the dark ofdeeps profound.
Only Peasant who upon her head
Bore piled basket huge and hard to bear,
A goat-but stopped her knitting not at all
That wondrous Peasant often recall,
And trace the character wherein see
what makes the Switzer Land SO happy, proud,
and free!
AMONG THE LAWMAKERS, By EDMUND
ALTON. New: York Charles scribners
Seventh street. $3.50.
Congressional life in Washington, scenes
with which the greater part Of our citizens,
II not all, are more or less familiar. The
handsome volume has 30S pages, thirty-four
chapters, and forty-one illustrations.
Beautifully printed are the pages, exceed.
ingly interesting the chapters, admirable
the illustrations.
Edmund Alton, the author, was for four
years connected with the legislative branch
Of our government In the capacity of a
scenes and events which came under his
observation. Anecdote Of public men,
humorous and exciting episodes at the ma
tioDal capital, and great variety Of stirring
incidents, enliyen this record.
"Among the Lawmakers" should be
read, the land over, for pleasure and instruc-
tion.
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