New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-10

It's fragrance will remain.
The draught he pours for has still the old kindly
favor-a little mellower, perhaps as II warmed by
brighter sunshine than Of this world.
Millions indebtedness the author OF PARADISE
LOST TO the learned Avitus Bishop Of Nlenne III the
fifth century, is the subject Of particularly inter-
esting article In 1.-THE Atlantic" The anohyH
writer goes far TO prove the case Milton certainty
more than initiated; he conveyed but lie wrote
poem which in rich music and splendid imagery owes
comparatively nothing TO the work OF Avi'us'
The one perfect bit Of fiction of the month is that
contributed to THE Atlantic" by Miss Jewett under
the title OF The Quest of Mr. Teaby" Perlect DC
cause il is cameo of characterization with no line
amss: because her characters develop themselves
before us 50 naturally and clearly that we seem to see
and hear them for ourselves and almost iOrset ua'
they are all artists illusions.
Mr. c. X Tuckerman tells in The North American
Review. various tOressome Of them rather venerable
of Boston people. Here is bit Of personal remh
iscenoe:
Another very notable clergyman OF Boston was p,.1
Rev. Lyman Beecher. father of the late Henry MdTu
Technically speaking, the blue light CalNlnisi
He was powerful preacher TO devoted consresauol
and INDUCED in sectarla uehuhcldtioh Snd tSii@
were generally considered the bounds OF SO0u e
] recall a rainy sunday afternoon w1eli bccS ic
church being near our house, attenuTu tme mnnISe
more fear, from curiosity than religious np mi
The sermon was upon nrcssion npo
nv mind from circumstance that attended IT, Al,Gr
horrors
tent sinner and enumerating the SINS WHICH Which, rau
the burning gulf. among which procrasla!lo "a - M
of the greatest the eloquent preacher i .
evil by a case in point. mother who had always
intended to present her infant for baptism posIp"cu
the ceremony, through negligence or worldly ocouPa
ton from day 10 DAY and from week to week; As
careless one day amusing 'hc niidi ~ D3 {
throwing it up and catching 1t III her arms; Slc az
length missed her aim and the child fell heavily upon
the hearthstone. fractured its SKULL ana shorty ii''
That child continued the preacher. who might l
have been an angel in Heaven, Is now, tnouEn INV
negligence Of It's parents IN the nna'er =" o'p'''"''
The Congregation were much moved one gentle
man csuecallv So for he seized his hat lett MS pew
and with an expression Of mehabe dSsnSl s'i T4
down the broad aisle and out OF me CurvH - tbo
brethren were greatly shocked not 1t appeared AT le
continents Of the preacher. but at the lost sinner
who in so unseemly manner had rejected the war;"
When one Of the theatres in the city was burned
down Beecher declared in the foo% aH SG cay Toycd
by the direct intervention OF DIVINE NiY,s
shortly after this event one OF the cn9 c tine
the theatre which he had denounced was rebuilt on
more extensive and elegant scale bul II WIS iCin t
that the distinguished divine made no aluSon WHAT
ever to either event. , 90,
When one notes the corrosive bitterness that MS
everything that Jefferson Davis wrote In HIS ld'er
dsvs one cannot but wonder that the irreconchabe
snrit did not sooner fret its casing into the grave lie
conld not even wrIte Of Lee with ordinary courtesy
for the brave enemy for whom the brave "eieIdl
himself had no words of abuse. His NORTH Amen
cam article is sour petty and sophistca as most u
the mans writing is indeed
Mr. Davies contributions 10 Belford's' are In the
.ame strain; his paper Andersonvle terrible "a i
the snbiect nav be said to be almost udlcrons III '
exhibition OF tOrtuOus self dectauon. $4,000.
That pleasant gentleman who signs hHll>en pm
,>ves saws in RclfordS1: At the risk OF onehdHS
Mr. Howels who is one of the most level headed men
in this country must here state, over my bilel anu
untutored signature that get more juice out oil uc
wos4s of Mr. Charles Dickens than ANYBODY else I'.
staaa of reading books a suppose ought
70 hack over David COpperfeld ana the J'"lH't "a
Little Nell when l presume l should feau hoOo''
Flsmere' But ii don't hurt me to rinse on my soul
.n,, and ,boo with a few tears such Mr. Dickens
calls forth"
very graceful and pOetical paper IS that IN wh'ch
Mr. Howard pyle sets forth in Harper the charms
% rou.ica 4 happv man Is he who can show US what
he sees as well With pencil as with pen The history
of the island is full Of romance ana LOT rohd"oo WI
pyle has a quick eye. In his notes on inc sIdNc i
onotes an affidavit which suddenly brought mo
Kingston court hundred years ago to coni0unu uio
nu,ners of the brig Nancy. When captured no eVl-
dence could be brought against her, UNTIL !uSt a.
orders had been given discharge her. TINS ailoaVN
and a rusty bundle Of papers appeared. Inc FORMER
contained the statement OF the British COMMANDER
who. while cruising off saint Domingo hau io1nu
the bundle in the stomach Of captured silafh' VI
course in this bundle proof OF the Nancy "lcheu
business
The nractical good sense Of Miss Brackett Harper
article on Woman Horseback IS not to be quca-
.,ored Her advice in regard to the Use Of both 4
,et handed and right handed saddle Is excellent heI
suggestions concerning the horse a. creature win
character TO be studied, are admirable IN snort no
woman-rider can read this paper without pToht-ahu
great deal OF IT,
The Janpary Cosmopolitan has many articles OF
general interest but the one piece Of creative "oFh
mich stands out from the rest is Mr. Janviers Mexican
story II has not particularly fresh plo'' pn' II
a strong and spirited story for all that
Like The Cosmopolitan The New hhpiahu "asH
zinen is making Of many process liuslallohs'
and with reasonable success. The antiquarian favor
of this new periodical is very attractive ana text ana
Illustrations improve with every NUMBER
II is an unsettled question whether 1t be OF special
use 10 anybody expose the tentative efforts III O''u
ing verse or framing a tale OF man oi EcH'u''
Does II really do anybody any good TO read MT JulIa
Uawthornes presentation in "Lippincott' OF another
heretofore unpublished version Of the strange Theme
which the elder novelist partly developed IN " DIT
Grimshawes Secret "Septimus Felton, and o'hcr
unfinished works. We take leave 70 doubt whether
an authors experiments Of much more practica!
value than taor's bundcrs in cut; and one cannot
but feel an uneasy conviction That II IS not qm'e ia
N writer 10 publish these discarded experiments
when he can no longer forbid 1t.
In what a sunshiny, mischievOusly merry and win
some way does Joseph Jefferson chat in "Ihc Cen
turys about his early experiences! II IS the very
spirit of Rip" rambling along over plpe-ahd per
haps glass
A notable paper i'm this number Of "The Century"
contains the story Of Wilkes Booths capture told by
his captOr. IT is simple and graphic relation ana
makes the reader kccnly appreciate the tragic misery
endured by the murderer In those hunted hours be
tween the assassination and his own death. lroha
bly TO that vain and selflovng nature the cmcf paug
Law in the discovery, he went South that no South
crner could be found approve his crime or TO re
gard him as the hero he posed for.
\ What is TO be the future Of England1 Mr..
ISabouchere SAYS in The Forum that she Is 10 be
coAne every wear democratic, the monarchy VIII
.. q Il. .fDf nd cN