News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-03-15
Literary Notes


ing of 'tBabie Stuart" by 7. Johnson,
from, Van Dyck's well-known painting.
The first article, IAN Ancient Haunt of
Pirates" contains an interesting descrip-
ton of a journey through the little known
region where the celebrated Lafittes,
Pierre and Jean, carried on their priva-
teering. The trip was taken by Eugene
V. SmallPy. and the artist, +. W. kemble,
and the latter has made many characters
tic drawings illustrating his companions
account OF The trio. Ernest E. Thompson
has contributed q novel and attractive
paper showing what a naturalist may
read from Tracks in the Snow" aud the
tracks are reproduced so that the readers
may draw conclusions for themselves.
HELEN Campbell tells5an amusing story
of 1.-The Hobart Treasure" and shows
how treasures may be hidden where
least expected, Frank K. Stockton, in
the personally Conducted" Series, gave
his impressions of 1.-THE People We Meet"
abroad, and H. A. Ogden draws picture
of them. John Dimirty, In "Onatoga's
Sacrifice" recounts a legend based upon
Indian traditions of terrible man-eating
bird, carving of which was formerly
upon cliff near Alton, Illinois. Julian
Ralph, in IA Pig that Nearly, Caused
War;" makes an authentic and amusing
addition to the history of the difficulty
with Great Britain concerning San Juan
Island.
In Mr.. Remnants Russian paper in the
March Century, a chapter will be devoted
to the touching story of the celebration
the Centennial Fourth of July lS76) by
the prisoners in the House Detention in
st. Petersburg. AS early as the first
week in June the three hundred ''politi-
cals'' therein confined began to make
preparations for the celebration by re-
questing relatives who visited them to
send to the prison blue and red .handker-
chiefs, red flannel underclothes. etc. and
before July lst almost every prisoner had
a roughly made American flag. or few
strips OF red, white, and blue cloth. and
an inch or two of candle. Hours before
| the first midnight cannon announced the
beginning of the great national celebra-
ton SIN philadelphia. hundreds of flags
and streamers were 9uttering from the
grated windows OF the prison; and the
prison-guards. who had never heard OF
the Independence and did not comprehend
the significance of the remarkable out
break, were busy hushing the cheers
and Selling the streamers.
The March number Of Wide d,sdke has
shert war-story less than two pages
long so good-we are almost ready to say
there never was so perfect little bit of a
story. Two little children got between
two hostile bands of soldiers just as they
came together. After the scrimmage,
the mother coming in search of them,
all the men there were left began to hunt
for them. How they found them and car
ried them home, is the story. We shall
not spoil it by telling. Sidney Luska' 8
story my Uncle Florimond" takes little
Gregory two or three years along in his
queer New York life. He is going to
! school and getting ashamed of the kind
old Jew who is going to make man Of
him. Mrs. Sherwood's party of girls are
at Newport. Her story is how to behave
at such places. Miss Stewards paper Is on
\ life jim Java, q coaching party. There
are many stories and sketches and pleas
ant bits of verse and pictures. Al
together HI E Quake is as GOOD as II
can be. 50 40 a year, 20 cents number
at your newsstand. In this number rs
announced a series of ninety-four prizes
for contribution suitable for publication
In Wide Auake. The contribution may
be an essay, story, snecdote, poem, OF
humorous trife. In total these prizes foot
up $1,000. You can get a back number
by sending five cents to ID. Lothrop
Company, Boston.
PetersOn's Magazine for March opens
with one of the finest steei-engravings1 II
has given in long time, noted as it is ioi
its excellence in that particular: Inc
full-page wood-cut, Across My Path.
Is also an excellent picture, Illustrating
4 very dramatic story. The initial article
H is an illustrated sketch of Haddon Hall
1 one of the most picturesque and famous
manor-h0uses jim England. Miss McClei
lands serial, AAabyn Greyford,". ends In
this number, and is undoubtedly the very
best magazine-story she has eyer written
Aunt Fen's Neighbour Is an exceedingly
amusing sketch by elizabeth Olmis-an'
other Of the new writers peterson" has
presented this year. Phe remaining short
stories are all interesting. The NUMBER
closes with the conclusion Of the second
serial, "The Kennairds," by the author OF
1.-The Second Life" which Is one OF tne
finest bits of character-pstnting knis
powerful writer has ever produced. The
fashion-plates and illustrations are rs
copious as ever, and contain the newest
desings for spring toilettes. In every
way, the number is a complete success
and In some respects superior to its pred
ecessers, admirable as they have Decn'
Terms: Two Dollars year. Address
Peterson's Magazine, 3O6 Chestnut street
Philadelphia, Pa. Send your suoscrip'
ton to the publishers and you Will not
Iregret IL.