The Sunday herald., 1886-11-21


known hand would have made a sensation. (For
sale by Witherbee co.,
"Ppes from Prairie Land and Other Places,n the
lite OF the rst volume Of poems published by Miss
Minnie Gilmore New York: Cassell 4 Coz does
rather scant justice to the merit and dignity of the
collection. Moreover there is danger that the very
clever dialect poems entitled "ln the original Key"
belonging as they do to a class that has become
numerous since the success Of Bret Harte, will at
tract popular attention at first than the other
and more serious portion Of the book, to which the
name Of pipes seems inadequate. "watooska,"
TO which the opening place Is worthily given, is q
work Of merit, original in metre and phrasng, and
full OF deep feeling. "a Western Wedding may be
placed next TO 1t among the Occidental stanzas,
though some will prefer "The Shooting STAR" "An
Autumn Can,er,n or other bits OF vivid descrp-
ton. Special attention ought to be called TO the
religious poems In the concluding pages, which
have not often been equaled since Adelaide froc.
Among 6ness ss are Lesson oi tas @
RAIN "a Snow Song" may be cited as partial
example of the richness and felicity of Miss Gill
more's fancy:
"Foam from champing courser's bound
In the Happy Hunting Ground
Truce-fags Of the warning skies
White lids for blue crocus-eyes-
Virgin loves Of the cold wind
Maiden hearts left still unshrlned-
Vague, vain dreams OF wstful youth.
Angel tears for human ruth
Plumes from out the PhGnlx.breast"-
The young lady Is the daughter OF Mr.. p. $. Gill;
more, the famous bandmaster, and is decided gain
to the American choir, depleted by the death OF II.
H., the Cary sisters, and others.
The publishing house of Messrs. Lee 4 Shepard
will soon issue part three OF Parlor Varieties, con-
tanning plays, panomimes, and charades, by Olivia
Lowell Wilson, which includes some of the brightest
,,,
tains Introductory story by the author, entitled
"a Happy Star and How it shone,' being a very
entertaining narrative OF the rise and fall OF the
Star Theatre, which was erected in private house
giving the names OF the plays performed, how Inc
performers were costumed, and their successes and
telling how to gain great amount of pleasure from
home theatricas. The volume contains, besides the
above plays, the following: Mother Michael and
Her Cat, The Cobbler's Bargain, The Maids OF
Savoy, The Irish washerwoman, John Anderson
My 10, Loves Stratayem, The Family Fead, Pats
Excuse, Nancy Lee, the Bakers woong, Left, The
Old Woman Who Lived In Shoe, Christmas The
Marriage Of Prince Flutterby, The Power OF Song
Return of Mother Goose, The Luck of the Colder
Pumpkin, The Postman's Knock, Miggs's Revenge
The compositions are very bright and witty, inter
woven with a pleasing variety OF musical pieces
fairy plays, and laughaole farces, making just wha
long winter evenings, in the school, and on variety
of public occasions.
Among the forthcoming volumes none vii! pleas:
young people more than the series OF six books
called "Y oung Folks Pictures and Stories of AMI
mails, for Home and School," by Mrs sanborn Tenny
and published by Messrs. Lee L Shepard. Eacl
volume is complete In Itself, the whole series con
tanning more than i've hundred attractive wood en-
cravings. Mrs. Tenny has so arranged these de
llghtful little books that together they make
juvenile library of the natural history Of animals
The first number contains pictures OF mammals o
quadrupeds; the second book, pictures and storie
of birds the third, OF reptiles and fishes; the fourth
Of bees, butterflies and other nstects, and OF crusa
ceans and worms; the NTH, Of shells and the AM
mails which live in them, and the sixth. of sea-cu
cumbers, sea-urchins, Htar-nshes, jelly-fshes sea
anemones, and corals While the series is especial
for young people, the vast amount OF informatlo
they contain will readily commend them to NOR
| advanced readers.
Hon. Albert G. Riddle, of this 'cty, has collecte
into book form under the title Of "1he Life OF Ber
| jamin +. Wade," Cleveland: W. w. Wiams,) hi
| articles originally published in the "Magazine {
| Western History" and here prenxed with portra
| engraved by Sartaln. Mr.. Riddle writes with
practiced pen, and has made an interesting memo
| lie is q warm admirer of the famous Ohio Senate
who came near the Presidency and says in the pr
face: sin my mental vision he stands apart frol
his fellows, q heroic, manly, rugged, unique ior
of q type never too numerous and now 30 rare as
seem solitary; man provoking admiration, coH
ancg Tespee gaaS ehre sher fe
agrees In all respects with the authors high est
mate OF his subject, there Will be found multtud
Ui uetAus O1 tWe uhgs VI oulu tue htoIi
period OF the war which cannot fail to be nterestir
and instructive.
"His One Fault" Is the title Of Mr.. j. IT. Tro'
bridges NTH volume of the extremely popular It'd
MIL Stories, published by Messrs. Lee S Shepai
Boston. Young people in every country have be
always delighted to read Mr. Trowbridge's captvi
ing stories, drawn from everyday experiences, a
describing evoDts that happen frequently In the iv
of boys and girls. "His One Fault" will be fon
one OF this gifted authors most fascinating stor
sure to benefit its readers, having who!esoI
moral SO plainly set forth In every chapter that
dulest boy will be impressed with the importance
correcting "hls one fault" should he be afflct
with the weakness which caused the chief subject
this entertaining book so much real trouble. I
3 volume is worthy of place beside MT. Trowbridg
other readable books.
Now II Is Mr.. X. II. StOddard who Ia In the plllt
along with Julian Hawthorne on a question of lit
airy ethics. About two years ago he had publish
y Ia one OF the magazines bank-verse poem entit
z "The Judgment or solomon winch II now appei
:, | was mere paraphrase of prose story enlit
4 "Boutmar the Doye,n by Mr.. Hearn, author
n "suay Leaves from Strange Literature"
. Hearn and his publishers protested, and the p
4 wrote them letter of apology; Jnst lately ~.
| comes out another poem, "The BrahWsn's Son" !"
Mr.. stoddard and II IL charged tnat ne has ADAPT
II bodily from ..The Legend of Yamarajah, by 4
Hearn. but again without the slightest credit 10
original. The indignation OF the prose writer II
be Imagined.
|
- Modern Telemachus," by Charlotte NJ. Yon
author OF "The Her Of RedclyHe," New Yo
Macmillan Co., IL 3 charming example OF liter
d skill. Taxing an old chronicle Of the adventures
e French family captured by Algerine trbes
1919, following Il where available for her pnrpo
embelllshlng II deftly where details were lacking
n tedious, the author has made a truly exciting
instructive story, which can be read with eq
v pleasure by old and young. The information gi'
concerning the Algerine slaye-takers. the "
tribes and pastoral MOors Of Morocco, the straI
= MarabOut religion, aud other facts Will he new
most American readers, though ours was am'
the countries that PAID tribute 10 the Deg until
naval heroes relieved us from this shame. u
. aalE ly Wltherbee Goa
Mra james BIs~E POtter's recitation bOok-d'
Gated 10 the poet, Rooet Browning, over the
q signature Of Cora urqlhart PstteE-wil be iss
!. December /, by j. b. Lipplncott a Co. Her eE
renee is that pieces telling story are more enec
than abstract aud purely sentimental ones, 80 I
"a she includes among the ninety.one selections lie
Hunts "Aboo Ben Adhemond," "Ihe Glove
SNe LiOnn Tennyson's "Gharge OF the II
Brlg4ss." Epd "LOcssley Hail." LOng'elow's "l
hegeres hde.n scors "Lochlnyar,n Whit
10 Nonon's "bingen on tue Rhine GoIs "Bnria
70 sir John Moore" Poe's "Annabel Lee" aud II
IT ert Brownings "Rlde from Ghent TO AK
"The YOung WTecEer the Florida Reef; or,
ID Trials aud Adventures Of red Ransom by Il
lt ara htd1t Bhcuti hulcn mac just Dteu lsnutu II
"A tue press Of Messrs. Lee a shepard, Boston,
striEingy realistic presentation Of the ezperleI
Z VI q boy who, without any apparent aud prem
. tsled design Of his own, found himself out al rel
u ..as ssy to the West Indies, and finally engagin
In tue extltLag vocation Of a wrecEer on the reef
-. Florida, At q llu4e p4ep the Indians numeronsl,
~ habted the Islands Contiguous " the coast Of
10 land OF flowers. The Interesting parratlye h
30 close W the exact truth, aud VIII aitTaci tDe ei
~ attention Of boys VINO admire Incidents tb.t
drawn from actual occurrences. The Illustrate
u AlsD enhance the value Of the BOOK. and Will aid
q ,e-3srb appreciation Of tue wel.-writlen story.
-
J. "A i.Bcr, oles losssell q Company Is the
10, volume thst iis author, hJs. 9ssfse u. Spencer,
ia wife Of tue ek-SenatOf from Alsosus, pas pHt
- name upon MIRA Spencer IL I've author oI
" sueeessfu books, "salt Lake Fruit" sDd "Jae >
Iy Of Mary" both Of which appeared Anonymously
attracted vide attention. "a Plucky One" IL
hs ntyfg VI mining camp aud IA supposed 10
4, founded ugOu some Of the authors O1n e1periei
- in the leightnfpDo Of Leadyille. where she u
". many months IN lcSt!Dg sftsr her hpsband's init
lntefssls MIA. Spencer tsI written On the Mon
,fs question Of tue unTeeOlstfucthg sogtb, aud Of
A. hlDes; now ieinains for her " gbtl " ihe W
~ Of which profession, as MISS Msy hunsz, s.e va
lie one time an ornament
" One Of the novels Of the day % which the rev
'e- ers are paying most respectful attention is "Pe
I -ft..ara. ftta WHY a Eeuof hon Iuau Va