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truly ' mortifying , and very " exciting to irritable feelings . As feeding a false ideal , the author considers the constant reading _ oi novels a fatal occupation for a married woman . No qualitv of the t oind requires such wise guardianship as that of the imagination . Among the vagaries of the fancy , begetting a false faith , as well as a false ideal , the writer includes spirit-rapping , table-turning , and the rabble-rout of contrivances by which cunning impostors . trade upon a deep spiritual instinct in human nature . " On the subject ot prayer , toof she has some sensible observations . Her own views on these topics , it maybe stated , arc somewhat mystical . The writer , however , condescends to common things , and draws on the experience of a long life for particular directions on particular occasions . She is , for instance , decidedly against crinoline and has a word or two with 2 WA-about that important article of
modern female dress . The satirists of the day , . in her opinion deal witfc the prominent follies of the female sex in a way exceedingly wromsr The errors of the sensible part are likely to correct themselves ' and it is only the vain and foolish that are the butts of criticism The latter , women of shallow minds , are ambitious ot distinction : hence " the being held up to notice for their extremes in crinoline or any other foolish fashion , is quite a sufficient stimulus t 6 « on with such extravagant doings . " Our authoress thinks little of P unch laughing at them , so long as he does not pass them by unobserved , andbelieves that if nothing were said about crinoline , it would fade away with other absurdities , and , like them , would soon die a ¦ natural death . We commend this little , well-written book to the perusal of every lady , as one of the best manuals for female conduct extant .
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Trlxj writings or juuge ± T . < xiiiuuiLi > ii , » u . . . u ^ vm drollery , raciness , and inexhaustible humour , will-, as long as there are free hearts capable of appreciating and enjoying a o-ood , sound , unobjectionable joke , told with all the gusto and embellishment of a lively and unrivalled fancy , retain their place in ptiblic estimation . Few modern writers have been able to excel or even to equal , pur redoubtable Sam Slick in power , ingeniousness , and variety of incident and . character . He enters into his subject with a hdnhommie and hearty goodwill , which carries us along in the current of Ms quaint and ludicrous asseverations , and that with a force which makes resistance on oui-part not an assumed * but areal ,.. impossibility ; . The pungency remarkable that he allows itto
of Ms wit is all the more , never ; deo-enerate into coarse , personal , satire on individual weaknesses ant peculiarities ¦ through all his brilliant sallies , and keen , truth .-speaking Observations on human , nature in general , he preserves a purity of thought , and a delicacy of feeling , whioh completely redeems his works from the accusation _ ( too often brought with justice against writers of hiss class ) of bitter , acrimonious , and biting raillery ; he never offends against the good taste or wholesome prejudices of his reader ; but contrives both to instruct and entertain him with racy , humourous , good-natured anecdotes Of men and manners , always handling his subject in such a manner as is best calculated to oauso either irritation or annoybecome
ance , and thus his works haye universally ana aeservecuy popular , Perhaps one of the best of this author ' s productions , thepages of which lie open on our table as we write , is" The"Old Judge ; or , Life in a Colony , " being a series of chapters illustrative of the author ' s experiences in Nova Scotia , redolent of tha . t genuine mirth , real knowledge of life , and fascinating volatility of feeling , for which Judge Halliburton is so justly celebrated ; "We are here introduced into the midst of the most stirring and uproarious scenes , and presented to an almost endless yanety of fabulous personages , all of whom are severally typos of some eccentric genus of human nature , with whioh the author has at different periods of his lifo made himself familiarl y
acquainted . The narrative is well sustained from the commencement to the end . ' of the volume , the merriment of the reader never being allowed to flag , by any dull , uninteresting dissertations upon drysubjects , The anecdotes , Avhioh are freely dispersed throughout tib , e hook , are told , with the greatest smartness , liveliness , jind , ingenuity . Among these may be notod the mannor in whiflbv the lawyer ftoorcd the adversary of his client , a conceited flsljer ^ nan , standing up heroically astlio dhampian of his trade , and' a , clrbitty made him falsify his own testimony , by putting to him . the simple question " How niany fins has a cod ? " The pleasantries of Sam Slick , however , are so w , ell known to the public , that it is not neoessary for us to go more speoifioally into the details of the nreaent volume .
"'A Wife to , Order ; " a tale translated from the Gorman , imiat be oaasidered as a work of considerable merit , though the oharaqtoi' 9 and incidents are somewhat too much confused and huddled together to render the story as effeiotivo as it might dbubtless have proved under some more simple mode of treatment . This is , however , no fault of the translator , peing rather a bl&niph in the construction of the original production , and is therefore attributable to Frederiok Gerstaeokor , and not to Mv . Edmund Jtoutlodge . The stqijy , notwithstantling the . defoot above iuen » tionqd , possesses . much to interest , a » dj even to excite . the reader ; heinff full of strong dramatic situations , and ex hibiting every now and then considerable skill in the delineation of oharaoter j the language is , moreover , easy and gmooful , and adapted both lo Illustrato and enliven the incidents of the noVel .
upon the arrival of his -bespoken German , in a somewhat awkward position . The ex-intended bridegroom , however , being somewhat of a cowardly and vacillating disposition , throws all the responsibility of breaking the disastrous tidings to the disappointed maiden upon his friend and partner-Wanner The latter gentleman , who is represented to us through , out the volume as a very model of honour , rectitude , and conscientious principle , deprecates in no very honied terms the f p lly of his friend , but at the same time does all in his power to retrieve him from the consequences of his error . Ultimately Wagner , being deserted by the fair one on whom lie had previously bestowed his affections , consoles himself for his loss by offering his hand to tlie victim of his friend ' s inconsiderate rashness , and the book closes upon the dramatis persona ? in a manner most satisfactory to all parties , including the reader . .
first brideiinds himself The following is a brief outline of the plot . A rich merchant , bv name Tan Rocken , a resident of Java , being in want of a wife , and not finding any lady native to the p"lace m whota he can take a fitting interest , despatches an order to a friend m Germany to procure for him thafvery necessary article of domestic comfort , and to remit tbe same as speedily as possible to his home in the above-mentioned Dutch colony . A . young . lady , Dora Bernold , deprived of the necessary means of subsistence by the death of her parents , and the desertion of her lover , in a moment accepts the invitation and proceeds forthwith to the place appointed . During the period of the young lady s transit from ono country to another , which is necessarily a long one , our capricious hero injudiciously fulls in love and marries , and , consequently ,
In this slight analysis , We have made no mention ot a most skilful ami interesting underplot ,-which is ., perhaps , the most excitino- portion of the book ; but it is too complicated to admit of anv mere ou 1 line of its leading characteristics . We have also upon our table the tenth volume of " Tales trom BlackwqotL" This number is equal , to the preeeeding ones , and contains several startling and effective stories , told in language at once powerful and vigorous , and the incidents of which are all wroni-htuotovthe very highest pitch of excitement ^ " Antonio
di Carara " the " Vision of Cagliostro , " and " liie . Haunted and the Saunters , " are severally perfect masterpieces of ingenious construction , and . it would be impossible for any reader , having once plunged into the midst of one of . these exciting . fictitious narratives , to withdraw his eyes . from the pages before arriving at its conclusion . " Antotiio di Carara , " which is placed , at the commenceoient of the present volume , is : a tale ot Padua , laid in the time of the Emperor Francis , in which the chief characteristic of the Italians , revenge , and the lengths to which they will go in order to ( rain their darling object , is subtly and vividly delineated . " The Haunted and the Haunters" is a tale of such intense , thrilline-, and ghostly interest , that we will not anticipate the reader ' s enipyment of it . These tales have already . become popular , and bid fair from their continued and increasing merit to retain their place in public estimation .
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SPECIAL . J-Ianovjbb , Sept . 4 , 1860 . THE Federal Diet being about to prorogue , some of jte ! meial > era have brought forward a number of questions which appear to be intended , according to the review of the Wachen Schrift , to prevent the nation , during the reqess , from becoming oblivious to the existence of the august assembly . Prospects are Kfllflontnf the federal fortresses feeing armed upon a regularly
concerted system ; and that the rifle guns which are to be adopted by the army of the Confederation , will be constructed of one a » d the same calibre . Praiseworthy intentions , which ,, carried into effect , wjll obtain the applause of the whole nation . At present the caliibre of the firearms of the several states is' as various as are the coins . A motion has been made by the Middle States and their adherents ior the issue of a general law of piE | tents . Tftis question is of itself worthy of attention ; but at the present tune the discussion cf it makes a s ^ nailair impression , -as" if a man , in expectation of ? itx earthquake , vere to make provision for the safety ot his tea-cuiDS . While , owing to the most glaring evils and
doiiciencies in the Federal Opnstitution , the independence or pue whole nation is at stake , it is simply ridiculous to imagine W the Piet can hoodwink the people by such petty legislation , the more as all the world iu aware that , constituted as theJJiet w , it is powerless for good ; for . not' to mention the diftumlues arising from the feudal principles , which animate it as a body , it is a vital aiin of some members , particularly of Denmark , to thwarts every measure that might lead to unity of action , The resolution of the Danish Government announced so early as last May to levy the taxes iii the Duohies of Holstein and 3 Uufnburg , in deftance of the decision of the Diet , given on the 8 th ot last March , to the effect ? that the Danish Qovwnment was not to levy any taxes without thQ consent of the Provincial Assembly , has been carried put ; for the' budget of 1 . 860-01 was published . and acted upon m > oth Duchies in th 0 course of last month , jam bold broceedinc . to which the Danish authorities have doubtless
been encouraged by the silence pf the Federal Diet during tiw three months which havo elapsed since the . declaration ot , we intention Wd its exoouiiion , hue met with some opposition now , not jfrpm tb& presiding Ppver in the Diet , Avstna , nor from two leader pf Qencnany , par-eweWence , Prussia , fcut from quiet and modest Aiawfouvg . Wh ^ hw the threatening wpUp » of bo petty
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T , tu Old'Judge t oh Itife in 0 Ovfony . By the 1 Au tlior of " S « m SHcfe , " &o . Lpuclon 1 Hrtrat ana B «» oKott . % Wi f « to Order . By ffrodorlolt au ^ tagokcr . 'rranslntoa by EdwftrdfiouiloaBq . lionapni Woutl * jdgof'Wnrno , » t » a , Routlcdgo . ' fy l ^/ rqm mm-
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 8, 1860, page 786, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2364/page/10/
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