New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-05

nro,e.wr,,er alike and he never tires of these
themes which touches aw: WIZ, ,5 Esrf n tfrrg
ness. dciicacy and symaty " III lin; 9,'e i, in the
rance Que Of his Expression wholly. Eastern nan
would hardly aAow t.is. iie lni{h' r" COM l."s
hnmor and pathos US Oliver Wendell iloln's nas
done. but in that casc there world We c'eat
bond Of nnion between H." - iAo',>; I've miSno
deliver himself To ono Epdc. as Johh ~ " a,o
did hnt in that case " "q d S'e S"weyr p is dis
iinrtivcly Western whn he ahand"ns hl,na,ii oil
that vein. and though. as we have brlol i ,mst
hr never reaches the hatn realism , u y,' ,hr;n
win gayety and adaptivcness such a. coa!u ho'
have been learned n Tie Eas'. ,,,,, :, bis
The Western atmosphere = h'h"h"'r"'S III ne
humorous poetry. aul sprrthlnS more 100 10
hes been said above. HIS pi'"ph nSfs anu WIN liz
lAt.ons from lIoarc arr s"innttncs "nr ia, f,r
chraricYrd by tle wcarlF -, M. sn,Iru,t | intro
dn"ing lroly infclicitou.. coli"t"lHI OF sl' ".
expressions The lcrangcr trihs'a'"''s ar w.
anil i"wng and am"ng o, me-, wi wI.c; spcas
If himL.r noeticnI aspirations and hGo"i'r cApacI-
ties ihan the writer ha. yet fuli!iled or hs'cl ~,
luminous II remains t., lie said that ~ SHOWS
uncommon command Of technique. Wv ~; ' ~,
catch Mr. Field ~ Lame mr"sn," W - ,,ih
awkward turn. lie evidently '",'V''S VIZ.
freedom, and there is thought a. wen a. "r,'"c
fancy in his lnabics aud pretty minor ! ms
The volume of prose tale, whirh ac'":lin'h'.s
that of verse has one defect WIZ" !, ,', a. w.r
hc mentioned at omr. This detect consist, III
the unLuc uIu,tipcatipn Of Christmas ui"''NN;
No matter haw graceful ard charming rt, '' ~,
"A score Of Christmas stories MY re wn'n TO- =.
separately, the brinplnr together Of s'lcn h'''ei
tends inevitably 10 produce safety Hnu ~ 81,
prejudice the Judgment acaius' them roi az t''Ii
Mr. Fields Christmas sketches are ~ ~, Tv'
worth reading and il Iay u" sad Of rtci , iaf
thrv one and all illustrate some enhonnII .i.
or sentiment The spirit Of them i u.ic .;i.
of tho oftiest and most revprent nrS'"""'N,
There is however, nothing That COLL ne rt'r'
prcaching" in them T"cy are slinof. "h'',
some and interesting from pnrrl' I'cr"lI p,,,.,
Of view Besides thcs" Christmas skr'cheS '1"1o
are sundrv humorous short stories in M" FoidiN''
md these show the author NJ his hest IN inc ''"
wherein, So far as the general pihllr are ro.l'
crrneI lie is prrhaie most fainiIiaIE NUT
"Bl, tho Iokil Editor me II'ti" hni'l
Baby The Cyclo'rely." ard Dock :'"'oi'Is'
are funny after the trI" Western u'hi'' "i'l
vet IN the first two ~ lra'i the rcai'r VII ="
apt 10 recogn7r Ill" suh-pot'"tir Nrir WI II
never far away in Mr.. FmlS Writings h' HeE
pr. So or verse Tic hui.,r Of IA, i'tfh 81 res
is often dclir "uS aud 'h"r X a s'lr''i Ia "l'i
ness in H. G"n1l and -implf'"'I'. kr'hl'. S'''
siiive on both SIDES Of his nature. G'ii"i wan q
rpruartahc power ~ expression and q tue p"ts
dc icarv Of perception. Mr. Erg"nr II" mas 81
ready made n mark in the literature Of IN" dAF
which will not nTirklv wear out and th'-"
handsome volumes will ennb" the many VINO
have long npplrciatrd and a,mirl his Work '"
possess Themselves ~ som" Of the best examples
Of II In 4 permanent form.