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G O , W I N T E R ! BY J A M E S W H I T CO M B R I L E Y . G o , W i n t e r ! G o t h y w a y s ! W e w a n t a g a i n T h e t w i t t e r o f t h e b l u e b i r d a n d t h e w r e n , L e a v e s e v e r g r e e n e r g r o w i n g a n d t h e s h i n e O f S u m m e r ’ s s u n — n o t t h i n e — T h e s u n w h i c h m o c k s o u r n e e d o f w a r m t h a n d l o v e A n d a l l t h e h e a r t e n i n g f e r v e n c i e s t h e r e o f . I t s c a r c e h a t h h e a t e n o u g h t o w a r m o u r t h i n P a t h e t i c y e a r n i n g s i n . S o , g e t t h e e f r o m u s ! W e a r e c o l d . G o d w o t , E v e n a s t h o u a r t . W e r e m e m b e r n o t H o w b l i t h e w e h a i l e d t h y c o m i n g . T h a t w a s , O , T o o l o n g —t o o l o n g a g o ! G e t f r o m a s u t t e r l y . H o ! s u m m e r t h e n shal l s p r e a d h e r g r a s s e s w h e r e t h y s n o w s h a v e b e e n . A n d t h y l a s t i c y f o o t p r i n t m e l t a n d m o l d I n h e r f i r s t m a r i g o l d . — “ G r e e n F i e l d s a n d R u n n i n g B r o o k s . ’ ’ F r o m t h e G e r m a n . T r a n s l a t e d f o r t h e E l i o t E p w o r t h i a n .

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F r o m t h e G e r m a n . T r a n s l a t e d f o r t h e E l i o t E p w o r t h i a n . By A. B. I. D a s H e r z . T h e h e a r t h a s c h a m b e r s t w a i n ; I n o n e d w e l l s j o y . A n d i n t h e o t h e r p a i n , W h i l e j o y a w a t c h f u l e y e I s k e e p i n g , P a i n s l u m b e r s s l y l y n i g h . O j o y , n e ' e r c e a s e , g o o d c a r e t o t a k e S p e a k l o w ! T h a t p a i n m a y n o t a w a k e . — N e u m a n n . I I S h e p h e r d ' s S u n d a y - s o n g . T h i s i s t h e d a y o f t h e L o r d , I a m a l o n e b y t h e m e r e : O n ly a m o r n i n g b e l l s o u n d s ; s i l e n c e is f a r a n d n e a r . A n d , a s I b o w , a p a i n l e s s f e a r , A s e c r e t s y m p a t h y , s t e a l s o ’ e r m e A s i f m a n y h e r e , u n s e e n , W e r e p r a y i n g , o n b e n d e d k n e e . B y t h e n e a r n e s s o f t h e s k y , A n d i t s b e a u t y I a m a we d , A l l i s s o s o l e m n a n d t r u e U p o n t h i s d a y o f t h e L o r d . — U h l a n d .

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L O C A L S . Bet te r te rm s can be, and are , of fered o n p ia n o s a nd o rgans by D. L o th ro p & C o ., than can be secured e lsew h e re , Th e ir business is so e x te n s iv e , th e ir fa c ilit ie s so g re a t, and th e ir personal a p p lic a tio n and economy o f e xp e n - ses so pract ica l th a t th e y stand above a ll successful com p e t it io n. All t ru e success is to be fo u n d in w o r k in g w ith God. W . H . M o o re , D o v e r , N . H . has ta ke n th e a g e n c y f o r the c e le b ra te d s ta n d a rd p a tte rn s the best and m ost re lia b le p a tte rn made. Send me a p o s ta l and I w i l l m a il y o u a c a ta lo g u e f re e . W . H . M o o r e , C a b in e t A v e . , N a tio n a l B lo ck. T he fo u r th q u a r te r ly c o n fe re n ce o f o u r c h u rch w i l l b e h e ld at th e V e s t ry , S a tu rd a y J an. 28. Rev. Geo. R. P a lm e r w i l l pre s id e , also w i l l p re a ch on Sunday a . m. o f th e 29th in s t . . an d adm in is te r the S a c ram e n t o f th e L o rd 's S u p p e r. D r . J . L . M . W i l l is hass re c e n t ly lo s t his fa th e r , D r . L . M . W i l l is o f C h a r le s tow n , Mass. He was once a re s id e n t o f E lio t and p ra c tic e d m e d ic in e he re in 1849. [End Column One]

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W h a t B o o k s s h a l l W e B u y ? W h a t sh a ll we p u t in o u r lib ra ry ? T h is is a d e lig h t fu l q u e s tio n . T h e re are some q u e s tio n s th a t a r e so soon answe red th a t th e y h a rd ly seem w o r th the a s k in g , and th e re are o th e rs th a t have to ta k e t im e and that g iv e one the p r iv ile g e o f tu r n in g o v e r and o v e r in one's m in d a l l the p o s s ib le an d pleasant w a ys o f m e e tin g the p ro b lem . This qu e s tio n ca n n o t be an sw e re d in a w o rd . One th in g can be said, n o th in g sho u ld be put in th e lib r a r y w ith o u t due c o n s id e ra tio n . O f course th is w o rd due is no t so v e ry lo n g a w o rd an d it w i l l not be w ise to spend so lo n g a tim e c o n s id e r in g th a t one has no books to read and no t im e in w h ic h to read th em . B u t when th e ir is so l i t t le tim e fo r re a d in g , as in the case w i th th e most o f us it is o f gre at im p o r ta n c e th a t we read tha t w h ic h is g r e a t o r s u b s ta n tia l v a lu e . I do not mean b y th is to e x c lu d e w hat we c al l lig h t l i te r a tu r e , th a t may be o f s u b s ta n tia l v a lu e as in the c ru s t o f a pie w h ic h is also supposed to be l ig h t . I b e lie ve . It i s th e re fo re w ise to ta lk o v e r books, to send fo r the c a ta lo g u e s o f such p u b lis h e rs as o u r book con cern s , H a rp e r & B ro s ., H o u g h to n , M i ffi n s & C o ., th e S c r ib n e rs & Co ., and read o v e r th e ir lis t and m a rk th e names o f th e b o o k s th a t y o u th in k y o u w o u ld lik e . B oo k s that you h a ve he ard o f , books whose v e ry t it le s are a l lu r in g , w i l l thu s be b ro u g h t to y o u r a tte n tio n and y o u w i l l say. ' We m u s t have th is one and th is o n e .' Now do not be in a h u r r y . I have read som ew h e re , th a t a house sho u ld n e v e r be fu rn is h e d w h o le s a le ; th a t i t is v e ry u n w is e to s ta r t a g re a t fu r n i tu r e store and in one d a y o rd e r a ll the sofas and c h a irs and ta b le s and stoves and c h in a and g e t th em as most do u n d e r such c ircum s ta n ce s , b y in s ta llm e n t . A house sh o u ld be fu rn is h e d one piece at a t im e , so th is w r i te r t h u s suggestsed. I have no d o u b t he w o u ld p e rm it the purchase a t once o f tw o o r th re e necessa ry a r t ic le s , ju s t as I w o u ld ad v ise yo u to buy r ig h t aw a y a d ic t io n a ry and con cord ance to the B ib le an d an atla s and such books th a t are necessary to an y l ib r a r y . B u t th e id ea is a good one. Y o u g e t a c h a ir to d a y , yo u t r y it b e fo re the fire , yo u see its s t ro n g p o in ts and the we ak ones and th e n e x t t im e yo u a re in tow n y o u g e t a n o th e r to m a tch i t on th e o th e r side o f th e f ire place o r y o u g e t one a l i t t le lo w e r fo r sewin g & c. In l ik e m a n n e r y o u b u y “ G re e n 's H is to r y o f E n g lis h p e o p le . ” Y o u g e t th e n ew H a rp e r ’ s e d it io n , a ll f u l l o f il lu s t ra t io n s and w h e n y o u have read i t , y o u say I o u g h t to k n o w someth in g a b o u t m y ow n la n d and so y o u o r d e r “ F is ke s B e g in n in g s o f N ew E n g la n d ” and th a t in te re s ts y o u so m u ch th a t y o u b u y his " D is c o v e ry o f A m e r ic a ” to g e t a s ta r t as i t w e re w i th th e fo s s il r em a ins o f those Am e r ic a n s w h o f lo u r ished here in e a r ly tim e s . N o w m a y be s om e o n e w i l l w a n t M r . D aw so n s | “ S to ry o f the E a r th a n d M a n ” to post [End Column Two]

[Column Three] h im on G e o lo g ic tim e s and o th e rs w i l l get w e a ry o f these p re h is to r ic p e r io d s and ask fo r Seu d d e r 's W a s h in g to n o r th e L i fe o f the F irs t P re s id e n t by the S e n a to r f rom Massachusetts. H e n ry C a b o t L o d g e . M a y b e a story w i l l be deman ded by th is t im e e ith e r one o f Jane Austea ’s o r b e tte r p e rh a p s H a w th o rn e 's ta le s o f th e c o lo n ia l da ys. Y o u a r e g e t t in g n ow in to the re g io n o f p u re lite ra tu re an d ta le s , essays, poems, & c . a r e b e fo re y o u . I w o u ld ad v ise y o u to h a ve in y o u r l ib r a r y “ W in c h e s te r S h o r t Courses o f Re a d in g ” P u b lish e d by G in n & Co. o f Boston, as a g u id e to w h a t to b u y and w h a t to re a d in the re a lm o f E n g lis h l i t e ra tu re . T h e re is n o th in g q u ite so su g g e s tiv e o u t on A m e r ic a n lite ra tu re . But. y o u w i l l w a n t some o f th e best o f o u r ow n a u th o rs on y o u r she lve s . B y a l l means g e t a go od e d itio n o f W h it t ie r a n d L o n g fe llo w and L o w e ll— le a rn to lo ve th em i f y o u do n o t a lre a d y . F o r p o e try h e lp s to e n r ic h th e sou l l i fe . I t s tre n g th e n s the im a g in a t io n and q u ic k ens in s ig h t . Y o u w i l l w a n t “ P a lg ra v e ’s G o ld e n T re a s u ry ” to g iv e y on th e m a s te r pieces o f E n g lis h L y r ic poet [End Column Three]

[Column Four] r y b e fo re th e V ic to r ia n era . W hen yo u c om e in to the fie ld o f f ic tio n . L o rn a Doone an d H e n ry Esmond and T h e C lo is te r and Heath and Ben H u r and Un c le T om 's C a b in ask fo r y o u r a t te n tio n . Do not f ea r to g iv e t im e to th e o ld fa v o r ite s . G e t th em w e ll in to y o u r soul and t h e y , lik e o ld fr ie n d s m a y b e re lie d on in the em e rg e n c ie s o f l i fe , o f tales o f a d v e n tu re th e re is no end. You need some o f th em . Put S ta n le y 's •T h ro u g h the D a rk C o n tin e n t'.u p o n y o u r shelves and lo o k fo r M r . P e a ry 's bo o k on G re e n la n d , w h e n i t comes o u t M r . E. R.. Y o u n g has a c h a rm in g v o lum e c a lle d “ B y Canoe and D o g -T ra in and a n o th e r e n t it le d “ S to rie s f rom In d ia n W ig -w am s and N o r th e rn C am p - f ire s '’ both p u b lis h e d b y H u n t & E a to n that you w o u ld do w is e ly in h a v in g on y o u r lis t . Some s c ie n tific re a d in g is g o o d . I w o u ld have, i f I w e re yo u , th e la te s t P h y s io lo g y an d w o r k on B o ta n y an d Z o o lo g y & c ., to re fe r t o in c ase a n y p u z z lin g q u e s tio n came u p in y o u r Le a g u e ta lk s . B u t I h a ve ta k e n up en o u g h o f y o u r co lum n s . D o n 't fo rg e t “ B e ik ie s L i fe [C O N T IN U E D O N F O U R T H P A G E .] [End Column Four]

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