The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-06-06
LITERARY NOTES.

IHk SUNDAY HERALD mas never concealed It's
estimate OF Gen Grant, differing widely from that
which II has been fashionable TO express, though
since his death there has been occasion to refer
to his character as live issue in politics. as 1t was
before. What Is now said here in praise Of the
second volume OF his "Personal Memoirs trecelved
from j. NJ. Stoiiart Co., the Washington agents.
may therefore be taken az candid estimate from a
source not affected by partially. 1t ia only justice
TO say that Gen. Grant makes more agreeable i'm
| pfessoH In these written pages than In almost any
| other development of his career. This effect Is
largely due to the perfect simplicity and naturaness
of his style and TO its air of canior. Written under
| the shadow OF expected death, the work has the
solemnity attached in our law to dying statements,
ranking next to those under oath. II s not neces-
sary TO inquire just here whether, being written
from memory, In fatal sickness, without Opportu-
nifty for research or even for revision, the narrative
IL strictly accurate In details Ii suifices that It is
the explanation Of his acts which Gen. Grant wished
TO beqaeath 10 posterlty and 1t gives most inter-
esting insight into the operations OF his mind, which
he had rare faculty of conceallng. This insight ii
is which Ia more favorable aud agreeable than his
severe critics might have expected. In the sim
| plicity and candOr Just mentioned there is much
that appeals to our common humanity. IT Is pleas
ant 10 ind tbs apparently stolld commander dwell
ing upon little Incident Ike that %. I2l of the Con-
| federate picket at Chattanooga, during lu!l in
hosi!ties turning out to salute him. and Inc inter-
| view he held with a polite solder belong
| Ing 10 Longstreets corps, whom he mstook
| on account of his blue uniform. Frankness IS
another trait which Is often displayed in these
pages. There would he something almost pathetic,
In prouder man than Gen. Grant, In this confes.
sion. tp. 2'6.l traced ty "a dying hand:
al have always regretted that the last assault at
| Cold llarbor was ever made. might say the same
thing OF the assault OF the 2ad of May 1868. at vcSs
burg; AZ cold Harbor no advantage whatever was
gained to compensate for the heavy loss We sus-
taned. Indeed the advantages, other than those Of
relative loss, were on the confederate side"
IL wonld be a acold-bloodei commentator who could
| seize upon this passage Just now to enforce the
point always made against GEN. Grants plan of
campaigning Another trait that belongs to the cir
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| that Of kindness and generosity. The repeated
trl6ntes TO the military genius OF sheridan are as
Sherman Is heartily praised, and so are number OF
others, descending even TO somewhat amusing par
| tcularty about Col. Mostly aud the military exploits
OF Gen. X. Is. Hayes. There s little exhibition OF
resentment, and It scarcely extends further than
| some anecdotes at the expense OF Mr. SwintOn,
whom Gen. Grant mildly calls the "histOran," In
| quotation marks %. li5.) The concluding chapters
| IN their comments on men anl events, are most
| Interesting by their uns,uded freedom Of expires.
sion The language about England pm. 5i3-549) Is
| an eEceeni satidoe 10 the bitterness of Mr..
Blaine's second yGlIm1.
"EnRand aud the IBi,eI States are natural allies
| and should be the best OF iiea4s. The
Rebellion was not so much real IA IL was apparent
| | am told that there was 10 time during the Ciy
War when they were aole to get up 10 England
demonstration in favor OF secession while these
were constantly being gotten up In favor OF the
Union, Or az they called H. IN favor OF the North
Ti6r6 are other passages which might be quoted
| but ihe ,eadef must be referred to the original,
| This second VoItLie has nearly seven hundred
pakcH, WIN hummer DI U.aEs ana pictures. II Is
very handsomely printed anu bounp.
The readers OF Cdssrlgs FdmHp MIDdzine IOT
| April Will gladly acknowledge that this Is all nn-
| commonly attractive number. There seems TO be
brightness anda variety about III contents, eAceI-
| tlonal even for This admirable publication. The
serial, ~ Willtul Young Woman" opens the num-
ber, ana has reached point where cupid plays au
Important part. A snort paper, "Will II Rain To.
morrow 2" comes appropriately with similar paper
l IA III lu l.taf
discussing weather wisdom ~ animals anu birds
TINS ls followed by q description Of slow Kid
| Gloves are Made and this agi.G by o short story,
| "Rotha Chester's "HoneymOOl," wLIGG won the
prize IN Cassells Short story Competition. A ETac-
followed by one equally practical from the pen OF
| "The Family Doctor" Then we have sill another
practical paper lna time on "Co-9peraliye House,
keeping" "llfe IN an American Boarding House
| IL nexl described and with much truth. There IL an
| Interesting inihryleg WIN Henry NJ. Stanley
| reported, accompanied ~ HeY portrait Of the
explorer, Ia wblch he mas much 70 a4y oI HE new
state OF the Congo. In tue maiior Of dress wG have
London. Both are nlled win timely hints a paper
| "on the Decoration OF Bedit0om' mas also some
! good advice, ana so mas chapter on THE Art Of
singing an English Ballad oasse!l Company,
New iOsE
| The place OF honor ia OdssliFs Fd0dD Md0a:h,e
| for June is gwen 70 the HGllaI ~ NIlfgl Young
Woman" which IL one Of the hest stories that nave
been published in tnls magazine The other serial,
number, aud the end think wiz crafty those VINO
have followed its course. The second contributions
"Ths C:Dse OF the spendlhIitn is an interestingac
count OF a gG,ea,llc cruise In Liverpool Bay Mr.
Froudes visit To hOceasa' IL discussed, and there
is portrait OF he historian ggen which shows that
lie has changed very much since Ais frst Trip to
| America. "Ihe Philosophy OF stocking DapnlnI"
IL an amusing and practical paper by A. NJ Heller,
which Is followed by careful description OF the
BodeiaI Library at oxford. lover OF archery con-
tributes paper On THAT delightful pastlme by means
OF which he hopes 70 infusl some Of his enihu-
hiasm Into ILLS readurs. "a heh Peep at Old Flor
encen has much that II entertaining Ia II, and tleIe
pretty poems, graceful stories, bright pictures,
lers from London and Paris that worth the price
| Of Tue magazine TO any woman.
| Gen. Fremonts "MemOlTsn viii be published by
| Beford, Clark co. by subscription, and the work
Is already In the press The tito IL 90 follows:
"MemOrs OF Ny Life by John Charles Fremont, iu-
Guiding Ia the Narrative 1--WE Journeys of Western
Exploration DurDg the ears lsi2 s484, l615-6-I,
ls4s9 1854 Together win Sketcl Of the Life OF
Senator BeliOn In Connection with Western ESpan-
sion by Jessie BeRtOa Fremont" The WORK VIII be
| elaborately illustrated There viii be two nun
some Of those already printed Indicate lnat IN point
OF Illustration alone these "MemoiTs' viii be Of eX-
| tfaordlnary value.
| the scribuer5 are reported TO have sold 1900
| ures for Mr. Crawiords "Iale Of Lonely Parish"
are said TO be 10000 copies.