The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-02-07

cophagus from Sidon. Besides the
serials. Mrs. Burton Harrison's SWEEP
Bells Out of Tune and Mr.. Balestiers
Benefits Forgot, the number contains
five short pieces of fiction, two Delng
balcony stories by Miss Grace King,
Minis Marriage and The Miracle Chapel
with illustrate ons by Steiner. The others
are Goliath by Thomas Bailey Aldrleh,
The Professors Alteration by Florence
Waters Snedeker, and The Lultigs. IN
which Mrs. Schuyler van Rensselaer,, the
well-known writer on art and archltec-
ture, appears as writer of fiction.
The frontispiece of the February ST
Nicholas is from Delort's painting OF
The Capture of the Dutch Fleet on the
Zuyder Zee by French Hussars in 1874,
and beautiful pis ce of engraving 1T is.
The opening story is one of Rudyard
Kipling's interpretations of India-there
is in it good story for children, and
good study for the older readers. This
tale Collar Wallah and the Poison-Stick,
might be proftably read aloud. From
sleepy old India, the next article plunges
us into the c. ding sea, and calls upon
us to study Battling under Water. rms.
with the help of Mr.. Davidson's striking
drawings we are very glad to do; ana we
learn how the Teumseh was sunk lat the
time Farragut is believed to have SAID,
Disregard the torpedoes, go ahead! y
how Cushing sunk the Albemarle, story
that should, by the way, be read Wher-
ever heroism and cool-headed daring are
admirable; how Bushnell, the f1r tor
pedo-maler, came near to destroying one
of HI. B. M finest frigates in the Reyo-
lutionary days; and, coming to our own
| ! +1,,, PIMA hears
are to be made, managed and operated.
Mr.. Davidson's little drawing at the end
is a clever bit of humor. The serials,
the humorous or fanciful verses, the de-
partments, and all that go to make up
another delightful number of st, Mich
olas. are in evidence, and do not need
special comment.
The February New England Magazine
opens with an excellent description of
the literary awakening in Chicago, with
commentary upon the most notable
literary characters who have made their
regulations in the windy city. The artl-
Gle is we'll illustrated. 1t is written by
William Morton Payne, and is critical IN
spirit but although discriminating is
perfectly impartial. Arthur Lord con-
| tributes an account of The Pilgrims
Church in Plymouth, which will interest
all who visited the historic old town.
Nathan Haskell Dole pays a tribute to the
| memory of John Greenleaf Whittier in
| a poem, Prophets. Charles NJ. Andrews
takes his readers into Biographical
By-Path Through New England History.
Herbert M. Sylvester continues his series
of pen pictures in part four of Ye Romance
of Casco Bay dealing with Stogummor
Walter Blackburn Harte contributes the
distinctively literary paper OF the num-
Der, in light gossipy essay entitled,
About Critics and Criticism; With other
Matters Incidental and Irrelevant. Fayal:
A Far-off Bright Azor is an interesting
| budget of Impressions of this island peak
| of Old World in the New, contributed by
Rose Dabney and Hester Cunningham.
Frank Bailey Willard, the young Califor-
MAN journalist whose short stories are
bringing him to the front in literature,
writes brilliant study of rural life in
California called A Notch in a Princi-
pality. Helen Campbell continues her
serial, John Ballantyne, American,
| Louise R. Baker contributes short
story, "The Girls. of Dangar: and Ada
Marie Peck, new writer, has bright
! character sketch called Nesbitt.