the one appealing to the soul through a noble intellect, the
other reaching it through every nerve and fibre of our basic being.
Rubens is a great artist, but does that gainsay Raphael? Are not
Beethoven and Chopin twin stars of undying glory in the musical
firmament, and can we not offer _true_ homage to _both_, as they blaze
so high above us? Shall the royal purple so daze our eyes, that we
cannot see the depths of heavenly blue?

Meantime we advise the admirers of 'Charles Anchester' to read 'Rumor;'
it is a book of wider knowledge and deeper intuitions.

GENERAL BUTLER IN NEW ORLEANS. History of the
Administration of the Department of the Gulf, in the year 1862;
with an account of the Capture of New Orleans, and a sketch of the
previous career of the General, civil and military. By JAMES
PARTON, Author of the 'Life and Times of Aaron Burr,' 'Life of
Andrew Jackson,' etc., etc. New York: Mason Brothers, 5 and 7
Mercer street. Boston: Mason & Hamlin. Philadelphia: J. B.
Lippincott & Co. London: D. Appleton &. Co., 16 Little Britain,
1864.

Nothing is more difficult than, amid the whirl of passing events, to
form just estimates of living men. Either our knowledge of the facts may
be incomplete, or, if the external facts be known, we may be ignorant of
the character and motives of the individual. No public man has made
warmer friends or more bitter enemies than General Butler. History will
probably, in the future, pronounce a just and impartial decision in the
case. Meantime all that the public can learn regarding his political and
military career will be eagerly examined.

TALES OF A WAY-SIDE INN. By HENRY WADSWORTH
LONGFELLOW. Boston: Ticknor & Fields. For sale by D. Appleton
& Co., New York.

The mere announcement of a new book by H. W. Longfellow, is sufficient
to secure for it the attention of all who read or love poetry. Long
before the critic can pronounce upon its merits, it will be found in the
hands of thousands. Longfellow is perhaps the most popular among
American poets. His rhythm is always varied and musical, his diction in
good taste, his treatment ever adapted to the subject he has in hand. If
he seldom strikes the deepest chords of being, his touch is always
true, tender, and sympathetic. 'The Birds of Killingworth' is full of
beauty. If the 'Tale of a Poet,' it is also a song of the sage. The
'Children's Hour' is charming in its home