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BOOK NOTICES.

Mother Goose Carved by Commenta-
tor" is the TITLE Of a new book by Judge
Thomas ~ Norwood OF this city. Those
persons who have regarded the rhymes
Of Mother Goose as merely empty jingles
made for tho amusement Of infants. will
be disillusloned upon a perusal OF Judge
Norwood's book. He finds. indeed that
Mrs. Goose was a philosopher and think
er. and as an author Is worthy OF com
parison with Lord Bacon Shakespeare.
better known as William Shakespeare
The points in the comparison are decided
~ favorable 10 Mrs Goose Her poems
are NUN shorter than those Of Shakes
peare: therefore she has the advantage
In wit since breyity Is che soul Of wit.
Her poems are much more numerous dem
onstrating her superior capacity for writ
ing. Mosher Goose wrote naturally and
with great simplicity. whereas Shakes
peare constantly strove for dramatic ef-
feet Mrs Goose's works make children
ard grown people laugh. the author never
knew a child 20 laugh al Shakespeare
writings The comparison runs through
some twenty cages. every page brilliant
with wit and humor.
Judge Norwoods legal training led him
TO investigate thoroughly the history Of
the analysis OF her works. What he learn
I'd IS embraced in the introduction ana In
three succeeding chapters, sketehlng her
moral character as shown from her writ
ings, her life and her education. other
chapters are devoted to the analytical
study OF her most famous poems.
Some OF her writings show that she
was very cautious about attacking any
bodv's character" says Judge Norwood.
Ill IL HarNaF a
diedy. she sang:
DINGHY Diddlody. my mammals maid,
She stole orange I am afraid:
Some in her pocket some IN her sleeve
She stole oranges. / do believe
Now that girl was caught with some
Of the oranges in her sleeve-the strong
est evidence Of theft-and yet Mrs. Goose
refrains from charging her outright with
stealing. The conduct Of DINGHY Diddledy
recalls a trial before justice Of the peace
In Georgia" The story Of the trial Is
good one II would be hardly fair 20 re-
produce Il here. however. one OF the most
enjoyable chapters-they are all enjoya-
bic. II should be understood at once-is
based upon the stanza:
Tommy Tro, a man Of laws
sold his bed and lay upon straws:
sold the straw and slept on grass,
To buy his wife looking glass"
Being himself Ia wyer. Judge Norwood
took more than ordinary interest In the
AFFAIR OF T. Trot. ESQ and N the van
NV OF Mrs Trot that reduced her spouse
20 such extremitles. The volume, OF 2i2
pages. f. neatly bound In muslin II Is
from the presses and bindery Of the
Morning News For sale az book stores.
The Story OF Georgia and the Geor-
eia People" by George Gilman smith
D D. OF Macon. Ca. has just been pub
ushed by the author. The title indicates
the character OF the work, Of course
Beginning with i7s2. the history OF this
state down 20 1850 IL followed with accu-
rscy and related with o.earness. Ia has
been the purpose OF DR.. Smith TO give n
series OF pictures rather than a detah OF
events" In doing this he has freely used
The labors OF hose who have gone be-
fore" him and has "endeavored 10 put a
fatr estimate on their work" The result
Is a neat volume OF S54 pages. embracing
a greater period OF Georgia history than
any similar work ever published Both
stevens an Jones histories are In two
| volumes Neither OF them. nor the his
| tor1, by Avery. reaches 20 80 late date
as DR. Smiths work. The present edl-
| ton was published BY subscription. Al 50
nar volume Shoaid there BE- a demand
| a. the hook al the price named the au-
I thor. who also is q publisher. viii print
] another edition.