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noon tho tale of his dog. Sergent turned upon
her win. .. f QrQ a tiger, exclaiming, “Madam
have you no hunmuv^
The Swannanoah.
The road to the Black Mountain follows the
course of the Swannanoah, a beautiful little stream
which rises at the foot of the mountain, and emp
ties into the French Broad—flowing all the way
through a magnificent country. The scenery is
of a character totally different from that upon the
French Broad, but quite equal to it. On the latter
river you are hemmed in by low ranges of
mountains upon either side ; from the other
the view is more extensive. The valleys are
spacious, and for the most part cultivated ; and
at no great distance, but far enough to give them
something of the charm of remoteness, some of
the loftiest mountains east of the Mississippi, lift
tiiemselves haughtily towards the sky.
A Curious Tree.
On the Black Mountain there is a curious tree,
one of those fire, the dark foliage of which gives
name to the mountain. It shoots upward in three
s ems—the two outer ones bending around ex
actly in the form of a lyre. We never saw any
thing more perfect. It is an instrument, however,
which answers to the touch of no musician save
that of the mountain breeze.
Ot|i* Sooli Jgble.
The History or Henry Esmond. By W. M. Thacke
ray. From the press ol’ Harper al Brothers, New-York.
Thackeray’s new fiction, though written in the
third person, purports to be, like BuUver’s Deve
reux, an autobiography dating about the opening
of the eighteenth century. Henry Esmond is a
colonel in the service of Queene Anne. But the
intense modernism of the real author is visible in
the very opening chapter of the hook. This be
gins with an open avowal of contempt of persons,
titles and distinctions ; and the work throughout
is marked by a commendable absence of Snob
bishness. It contains, however, many admira
ble characters, and some clever caricatures —for
Thackeray is a capital hand at both. Swift, Steele,
Addison, Marlborough and others, enter upon the
scene, and poor Swilt undergoes the same treat
ment which he received at the hands of Thacke
ray, in the New-York Lectures of the Satirist.
The plot is complicated and interesting, and the
book has reached us just in time to add to the
pleasures of a winter fireside
British Eloquence, embracing the test Speeches entire of
the most eminent orators of Great Britain for the last two
centuries; with Sketches of their Lives, an estimate of
their Genius, and Notes Critical and Explanaiory. By C’
A. Goodrich, DU. From the presof Harper & Brothers,
New-York.
This volume is indeed a store-house of great
thoughts and glowing language, and should be the
vade mecum of every youth who desires to culti
vate the fascinating art of oratory. The title-page
well describes it, and we need only to say that the
editor could not possibly have rendered a greater
service to the youug men of America than by
giving them this compendium of British eloquence.
It is an octavo volume of nearly a thousand close
ly printed pages, and is published at a price so
SOUTHERN LITERARY GAZETTE.
low that it is accessible to even the “poor stu
dent.”
A Life of Vicissitudes, s Story of Revolutionary Times,
By G. P. R James, Esq. From tho press of Harper &
Brothers, New-York.
Mr. James, always welcome, is never more so
than when he proposes to tell us a story of stirring
times. Sueh an one is this, of a revolutionary
period in French History. It is full of incident
and graphic description—no where violating prob
abilities, or shocking the pure minded reader by
false rnotalities. It will afford the admirers of
Mr. James a very pleasant winter day’s amuse
ment aud gratification.
Essays from the London Times. Appletons* Popular
Library. [From John Russell.
This is the second series of ‘the leaders’ of the
Times newspaper, the organ whose diapason fills
the civilized world with its tones. English liter
ature can hardly boast of finer productions than
these Essays from the ‘Times.’
Romulus. By Jacob Abbott. From the press of Harper
Brothers, New-York.
This is the seventeenth volume of a series al
ready known wherever the Euglish language is
read. In simplicity of style, felicitous selection of
incidents and facts, and general historic fidelity,
these hooks are not surpassed. We have read the
History of Romulus wnh much interest and plea
sure.
The Seven Wise Men of Greece, and Seven Wonders
of the World. By Rev. A. 1). Jones, A. M. From the
press of U. Appleton & Cos., New-York.
This attractive little volume conveys much in
formation to the young reader, presenting at a
glance the seven men whose wisdom was the in
tellectual glory of Greece, aud the seven grand
objects of reuovvn to all the ancient world. The
latter are very prettily illustrated.
Anthon’s Cornelius Nefos. From the press of Harper
it Brothers, New-York,
We have always held Nepos in high esteem as
a book for tyros, and its superiority over most of
the early Latiu text books is about to be acknowl
edged. Dr. Authon’s neat and well annotated
edition will greatly facilitate its introduction into
our classical schools.
The Waverly Novels. From the press of Lippincott,
Grainbo & Cos., Philadelphia.
This beautiful uniform edition of the Waverly
Novels is beyond question the most popular of all
American issues of these works. It is convenient
in size, printed from readable type on fiue paper,
and each novel, is complete for half a dollar.
Nearly twenty of the series have now been is
sued, and the rest will appear at brief intervals.
Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution. By Ben
son J. Lossing. From the press of Harper & Brothers,
New-York.
We welcome with pleasure the last part of this
truly valuable and national work. It is a monu
ment to the talent and industry alike, of its au
thor, and also to the enterprize of the publishers.
At some other time it shall receive a notice from
our pen more commensurate witli its great merits
than a paragraph like this.
Thu Hew Drop, a Gift Book for 7853. From the pres* of
Lippincott, Grambo & Cos., Philadelphia.
This annual commends itself first by its sweet
and simple name, and more powerfully still by
the chaste and interesting materials which com
pose it, to all who seek a pure gift for the holi
days.
ET We have received part IX. of the Bleak
House.
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Edilolriqi pebbles.
We notice in the daily journals the obituary of
Mr. George Oates, a well known and highly es
teemed resident of this city. He died in Shef
field England, on the 16th ult., only a day or two
previous to the time which he had fixed upon for
his return to this country. His death was occa
sioned by asthma on his lungs. It is deeply and
widely depleted by his family and his numerous
friends on both lands. * * Our citizens have
been favoured for some weeks past wnh a little
drumming by an English baby, born in Georgia.
* * Mrs. Gilman’s “Oracles for Youth,” is a
very amusing and quite instructive book for girls
and boys at the fire-side these long winter nights.
* * There was frost this year in Georgia before
we had any in New-York. * * Seamen’s
wages at San Francisco vary from S3O to $l4O
per month. * * It is said that a patient waiter
never loses —he certainly lo?es time. * * W.
C. Bryant, the poet, has sailed for Europe, to be
absent five or six mouths. * * * The man
who was carried away by his feelings, has teturned
safe. * * la Canada, they are building a rail
road from Quebec to Sanma, a distance of 700
nnles. They are also about to establish a line o 1
telegraph wires from Quebec to Detroit. The
capital stock of $200,000 is all subscribed. * *
Pure asbestos mineral, of which incombustible
cloth and salamander safes are made, was recent
ly dug up on the rail-road at Warreuton, Va.,
within a short distance of the depot. * * Mr
John Greenough, the painter of Massachusetts,
died iu Paiis, France, on the 16th ult. He was
buried at Montmatre. Mr. Greenough was brother
of Horatio Greenough, the celebrated sculptor. *
* The Hon. Wm. A. Graham, of North-Caro
lina, has consented to deliver a lecture before the
New-York Historical Society. * * It was
stated at a temperance meeting held at Liverpool,
that there are now, throughout the world, about
sixteen million of teetotallers. * * About $1,51)0
were contributed in Hamilton county, Ohio, to the
Washington National Monument at the late elec
tion. * * Daniel Webster once said—“l think
the Duke of Wellington is the greatest man I
have yet seen.” Sir Walter Scott made the same
remark, in almost the same words. * * [t
is now said Gen. Cass will accept, if tendered, a
seat in Gen. Pierce’s cabinet. * * The Cher
okee National Council, in addition to prohibiting
gambling, has passed au act against the carrying
of concealed weapons. * * Dr. Parsons, in
the Nashville Christian Advocate, calls Uncle
Tom’s Cabin “the best fabricated lie of tha nine -
teenth century.” * * The mackerel fiehmg
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