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8 LITERATURE. | Mr, Justin McCarthy's Slapdash “History of Our Time.” hse dies IN'S RECOLLECTIONS. A History of the English Church—A + Naturalist's Voyage—Book Chat. BARONE a A HISTORY OF OUR TIME. ‘The writing of a history of our time is a task that has its advantages as well as its disadvantages. Its advantages are the facilities for gathering material, its disadvantage is the great delicacy required in handling this material. Every man is 3 aseclf-consti- tuted critic of his own time, and if-the chronicler does not agree with his deductions he is not slow with his criticism, Mr. Justin MeCarthy has written two introductory volumes of “A History of-Our Own Time” (Scribner & Welford), which, if it does not attain the highest rank asa literary achievement, is destined to popularity for the entertaining manner in which itis written. Butclever magazine writing is not history. Mr. McCarthy is generally just and always bright, but it is the brightness of a jouraalist rather than of the essayist or historian. For example, on page 387, he says:—“Thirty-six years have passed away since Mr. Ruskin leaped into the literary arena, with a spring as bold and startling as that of Mr. Kean on the Kemble-haunted stage.” Scaitered throughout the book are UWustrations drawn trom the fiction or the stage of the day. Vor example, in writing of so serious a subject as the Chartists’ movement, he illustrates from Dick Swiveller and the Marchioness. Lord Palmerston’s reason for ac- cepting the office of Home Secretary he gives as the same as that of Fritz, in the “Grande Duchesse,” for becoming a schoolmaster, and so on; all very much to the point, perhaps, but hardly dignified. Mr. McCarthy begins with the accession of Victo- ria to the throne and will end with the Congress of Berlin. Besides being a man of letters, he is a poli- tician and a strong partisan of the liberal side, Nev- ertheless, he has not lauded his own party up to the skies and painted the tories black, but has en- deavored to give a fair estimate of all political ques- tious. A personal government ended with the death of William IV. When Victoria ascended the throne the country was in an excited condition and things were looking ominous for the new reign. The new Parliament was certainly remarkable, with Russell for the leader of oue party and Peel for the leader of another; with O’Conneli and Sheil as independent supporters of the Ministry; with Mr. Gladstone still comparatively new to public life, and Mr. Disraeli to address the Commons for the first time; with Pal- merston still unrecognized and Stanley lately gone over to conservatisia; with Grote and Bulwer, and Joseph Hume and Charles Buller; and Ward and Villiers, Sir Francjs Burdett and Smith O’Brien, and Tom Duncombe. ‘Lhe first disturbance to the quict of the new reign came from Canada, which was settled by Lord Durham's policy. The Chartists are the first agitators treated of by Mr. McCarthy. He has no sympathy with them, but he thinks that nothing could be more unjust than to repre- sent the leaders of the movement as mere factious and self-secking demagogues. . Its fanaticism, ‘he says, had in many instances a strong flavor of noble- ness and virtue. In writing of the Queen’s marriage he takes up the gauntlet for Prince Albert, who, he says, was a combination of “the troubadoer, ‘the savantand the man of business.” Of the opium war he says, “reduced to plain words, the principle tor which we fought in the China war was the right of Great Britain to force 4 peculiar trade upon a for- eign people in spite of the protestations of the gov- ernment and all such public opinion as there was of the nation. Of course this was not the avowed motive of the war.’ The Afghanistan troubles that be- gan in 1837 and lasted for iour years are lamented by Mr. McCarthy as the result of an enterprise founded on a false and fatal policy. The Oregon Treaty, one of the last acts of Peel’s government, Mr. McCarthy con- siders one of the great things he did, as it was one of his latest triumphs. This is one of the few instances in which this writer refers to America, Indeed, Eng- land is the ovly country whose history he relates; gny reference to others is only in connection with their relations to England. In closing a chapter on the Irish famine he says: Terrible as the immediate effects of the famine were, it is impossible for any friend of Ire- land to say that on the whole it did not bring much good with it. It first applied the scourge which was to drive out of the land a thor- oughly vicious and rotten system. It first called the attention of English statesinen irresistibly to the fact that the system was bad to its heart's core and that nothing good could come of it. It roused the attention of the humble Irishman, too often inclined to put up with everything in the lazy spirit of a Neapolitan Or « tutalint to the fact that there was for nim, too, a world elsewhere. dn discussing Chartism and Young {reland he treats the subject lightly; while he admires the pluck aad patriotism ot the jeaders of the Young Ireland move- he saysof the movement itself that it came and went like a shadow; that it “never had any reality or substance in it. It was a literary and poetic inspi- ration altogether. It never took the slightest hold of the peasantry. It hardly touchedany men of mature years. It was rather a pretty playing at rebellion.” In reviewing the Crimean war he says that the soldiers did splendidly, but that the generals and the system were poor indeed, and he regards the political result of the war as equally unsatisfying, The last chapter of the present volume is devoted to a survey of the literature of the reign. In this chapter Mr. McCarthy is quite at home, but not altogether fatisiactory. He says that “in strength and depth of passion end pathos, in wild humor, ia emotion of kind, Mr. Browning is mich superior to Mr. t line which says “the poet luureate is the completer man” must be false, But this is a subject tgo subtle for discussion here. Mr. McCarthy sooms to have confounded the difference between a poet of polish and @ poet of art. Tuke it ali in all thas chapter is one of the most interesting in the book. Mr. McCarthy, however, is happiest in his portraits, ‘These be has sketched with s quick eye and bold hand, and if his Likenesses are not always cor- fect they are vigorous pictures. ‘That the book is destined to popularity is proved by the fact that the first edition was subscribed for vefore it left the pross. There are two more volumes Jo come before the work is completed. LIPE AND LETTERS OF THE BARONESS BUNSEN, It is hard to find any more interesting reading than personal recollections of distinguished peopie, and few books of this description aro more thoroughly entertaining than the “Life and Letters of the Daroness Bunsen,” edited by the Rev, Augustus J.C. , and published by George Routledge & Sons, ‘vances, the Paroness Buusen, was the grandnicce of the venerable Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, who 4s @child had sat upon Lord Bolingbroke’s kuee, who as a young woman, had been maid of honor to Queen Anne; a8 a middieaged woman had been intimate With the most remarkable characters of the reigna of George I. and Goorge LL, and who, in her old age, re- siled at Windsor, the cherished friend of George LI, and Queen Charlotte. It was of her that Kdmund Burke said that she was “not only o truly great woman of fasnion, but the highest bred woman in the world.” After the death of this remarkable woman, in her eighty-ninth year, hor niece, Miss Post, who was also her adopted daughter, married Benjamin Waddington, an elderiy yentloman of position and moans. They had several children, among whom was Frances, the subject of this volume, While ow a visit to Rome with her mother Frances Wadding- ton marricd Christian Carl Josias Bunsen, then a penniless Prawsian stndent, atterward Prussian Am- bassador to the Court of St, James, and » man of moore than political distinetions He died at Bonn November 28, 1560, and was followed by his devoted wile teu years later. During ber life the Baroness Buusen spent a great deal of time in trav ng about the Continent and naturally made some notable acquaintances and trieuds, for she appears to have been a woman of ringWia® Atétuetions. It is principally of these peo- ple tet she writes in delightful letiers to hex fam- -fifticth parallel of north latitude and the Antarctic NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1879.—TRIPLE yoar the total circulation in connection with the Liverpool Fyoe Library reached the very high figure | of 882,105, Manchester came next with 733,963, fol- lowed by Birmingham with 656,030, Shefield with ily. She must have been a prolific letter writer, for Mr. Mare, whe, by the way, was her inti- mate friend, tells us that besides thobe that OU two large volumes, “thousands” have been neces- sarily omitted, Jt is of these published letters that we | 383,374, and Dundee with 245,363, have to deal, In the eighty-third year of her age the | Under the title “Heine’s Wit, Wisdom and Pathos,” Laroness Bunsen, at the solicitation of her daughters | @ volume of tranglations from the prose of that and granddaughters, began a record of herchildhoo¢, | writer will be soon published in London by ‘Triib- from which we shall also make a (ew extracts:—When | ner’s. visiting at Bath with her parents her mother received | ‘wo volumes of “Tho History of France During acall from the Prince Ernest, afterwards Duke of | the Minority of Low IV.," by M. A. Cheruel, have Cumberland, later King of Hanover. But little | been published by Hachette, of Paris. Frances much preferred Tom Sheridan (father of ihe | ‘The British Museum will hereafter be opened Hon. Mrs. Norton), who waa a frequent visitor. She | daily, the “private days” being abolished, remembers hearing her niother speak of the strik- Hepworth Dixon is making a bodk on British ing appearance of Mime. Récamier in London, | Cyprus. @rawing attention not only by “the freshness ‘The Archbishop of Canterbury is about to pub- of a beauty which was destined to outlive | lish, through Macmillan, a memoir of his late wifé. youth and prosperity, Dut by the frst appear- | It will contain a diary kept by Mrs. Tait. ance of a style of dress soon imitated, in which A large collection of manuscripts relating to John the clothing was as far as possible from a cover | Wilkes has been secured by the British Museum. ing, and the wearer, on issuing forth from her door, | Among them are e fragment of autobiography and a threw over her head a transparent veil of white mus- | commonplace book. lin, reaching to the knees,"” Sir John Lubbock is publishing two volumes ot er first visit to royalty was made with her mothex | essays, one scientific. and the other social and politi+ when she was quite a little girl. Queen Charlotte | cal. was then reigning with George II. The description An epigram after St, Malachy, ‘On the A@ession of this Visit is very amusing :— ot Leo XII,” by Mr. Charles Kent, translated into We canie into a very little room, which the prif- | nearly fifty languages, is a curiosity of literature cesses, with their loops, almost exclusively occu | soon to be published in London, pied, I guessed at ones which was Princess Tugusta Extracts from the Edinburgh commonplace book by her Kindness to mamma, Princess Elizabeth by her size and Princess Mary by her beauty. Princess | of Robert Burns will be published in Macmiilan’s Magazine, . Amelia was not there, and Princess Sophia I did not uel look at as I was occupied in admiring Princess | MON ered Almanac for 1879" is at once pue of the fullest as well as the Mary's headdress, which was Alarge plume of white cheapest compilations of its kind, It contains, in ostrich feathers and a very smail plume of blick teathers placed before the white oues; her hair was drawn up quite smooth to the top of her head, with one large curl hanging from tuence almost down | addition to the usual election returns and lists of Sa igen Leewlpeyen bao — Aocind epee State and-federal officials, which make up the staple and the drapery and body, ci co! ‘i 4 wore of purple silk, covered with spangies, aud a | Of 8¥ch alinanacs, a very valuable mass of statistics border and fringe of silver. Princess Elizabeth had | of the trade and finance of the United States, Con- eloyen immense yellow ostrich feathers in her head, | cerning the city and State of New York its informa- tion is abundant and carefully digested, the forty pages devoted thereto being positively crammed with facts. A new feature in American almanacs is the devoting of nearly a hundred pages’ to a synop- which you may imagine had not a very good eitect. We had been in the room five minutes, during which tical account of the principal countries of the globe at the present time, such in fact as is found in the time Princess E:izabeth took a great deal of uotive of Augusta (Who says that “the lady in a blue gown aud costlier manuals of Europe. This is but a bare out- line of the almanac’s contents. It reflects great hoop took her to the window and kissed her”), when credit on the editors, Messrs. H. A. Jackson and Princess Charlotte of Wales came in, dressed in a pale pink frock covered with lace, und wearing # beautiful pearl necklace and John B. Peck, of the staff of our contemporary. Mr. Val Prinseps, the English artist selected by Lord Lytton to paint the scene at the Delhi Durbar bracelets and a diamond cross. She is a very antes 4 and delicate looking child, and has light upon the proclamation of Victoria as Empress of Indiaphas written a book deécriptive of nis trip vown hair, which curis all over her head. Princess Elizabeth took her by the hand. The Queen then entitled ‘Imperial India.” Oddly enough it ridi- cules the scene he 1s commissioned to paint as “a sent for the princesses, and if they had been avy ong else, I must have laughed at seeing them sidle out of bad reproduction of Batty’s Hippodrome or Myers’ Circus.”” the room, holding their hoops with both hands, We were moving toward Miss Fielding’s room, when “The Leavenworth Case,” by Anna K. Green, is appreciatively reviewed in London. mamma was told that Frincess Elizabeth wanted her; so we ail followed mamina and Miss Fielding into a room, Where we saw Her Mzjesty with all tue prin- cesses, and Mrs. Fielding and @ great many imore ladies. Emily and I stood outside the door tli Prin- cess Elizabeth called us in, aud the Qucen made some remarks on mamma’s having two such great girls, and she spoke very graciously to mauma, and made ‘There is a marked movement for the revival of Basque literature. Haverty’s Irish-American Almanac for 1879 is compiled with the view of catering to the citizens of Irish birth. It is, copiously illustrated with scenes from Ircland, and contains among other useful jn- formation a “Classification of Irish Names” anda “History of the Irish Harpers.” inquiries after Mme. d’Arblay. ‘i During the first years of her married life the Ba- ‘The March number of tne Celtie Monthly is in many respects an improvement on its predecessor. It roness Bunsen lived with her husband in Rome. ‘Their apartament seems to have been the headquarters for the litérary and artistic men who lived there at that time, Among their most intimate friends wero Niebuhr, then Envoy from Prussia; Overbeck, Thor. walasen, Neukomm, the musician, aud mauy others. The Niebubrs wore their most intimate friends in Rome, though at first Mme. Bunsen feared that she would not “get on’? with Mr. Niebuhr. She tells of Still leaves @ good deal to be desired, but is an honest endeavor to cultivate a fallow field in magazine liter- ature, from which a goodly crop ought to be gath- cred in time, The number opens with the first part of a life of the late Archbishop Hughes, by the ven- erable Thurlow Weed. There aro several short articles of interest, not all original, however. Among fresh piecos may be notel a paper by Dr. D. F. Collins on: “Catholic Colonization in tho a commission given by the Crown Prince of Bavaria to Thorwaldsen for a biblical frieze for a Munich Northwest,” and “Irish Bards,” by Mr. A. I. Cos- tello. ‘There is @ vigorous poem, “The Wood of chureh. The sculptor was very unhappy about this, as he preferred classic subjects and went about Rome Dairemore,” by Dr. Joyce, and a quaintly touched species of verse on ‘Queen Isabella's Jewels,” un- with a very long face. At a fie given on Mme. d’Appony’s birthday she saw “Mme. Récamier, who has lopg been in Rome, but who keeps very much to herself ; she is still handsome, large—but not out of shape; and she has a good and mild expression of countenance. She is a person of whom everybody speaks well, although she has for years had no riches wherewith to buy ‘golden opinions.’ And so the bovk proceeds, giving interegting glimpses of famous people. In her old age the Baroness, then at Carlsruhe, signed. The paper on Barry Sullivan is raw and effusive. ‘The only Boston annoyncement for the next fort- night is “ZSphiel,” a reprint of a poem by Maria del Occidente (Mrs. Maria Brooks), The editor of the book is Mrs, Axel C. J. Gustafson, who recently wrote a paper on the author for Harper's Magazine, Moughton, Osgood & Co. will, ip April, publish “Locusts and Wild Honey,” by John Burroughs, author of “Winter Sunshine’ and “Birds and Poets.” “Marriage,” a new volume of Joseph where she died, received a letter from the Emperor Cook's lecturos, and @ new edition of Russell’s of Germany accompanying his portrait in ‘a frame both magnificent and simple.” “Library Notes” and the “Satchel Guide” will be issued by the same firm. Loring has just brought out “Without His “Reckoning,” by Florence Mar ryst, and ‘Tilton is now publishing “Plain Needle- work,” by Lucrotia P, Hale, a small manual, con , taining directions for sewing, knitting and darning,* and an account of the method of teaching sewing in the Boston public schools. The first number of the new series of Brentano’s Aquatic Monthly and Sporting Gazetteer, increased in size, will be issuedthis month. Its pages will be devoted to yachting, rowing, canoeing, athletics, baseball, the turf, rifle, polo and kindred sports. The old corps of contributors will be largely rein- forced. ‘The Aquatic Monthly will be the only magazine in the country devoted exclusively to the chronicling of outdoor sports. Mr. Charles A. Pev- erelly is the editor. Mr. Clement, author of “Legendary and Mytholog- ical Art,” and Mr. Laurence Hatton, of this city, author of “Plays and Players,” have prepared two vol- umes on “Artists of the Nineteenth Century,” which Houghton, Osgodd & Co. will soon publish. It in- cludes biographical sketches of more than 2,03 artists. Violet Fane, it seems, is admired here almost as much as on the other side of the water. G. W. Carleton & Co. have ready @ now edition of her poems. f ‘The death of Bayard Tayloy has given rise to almost as many sonnets as that of Bryant. ‘Vhe large paper edition of Bancrott’s “History of the United States” is just completed. It is hinted that Faany Kemble has niore records instore, Certainly she could make an interesting book from the time she married Pierce Butler until the present. It is only part of the Brinley library that is to be sold. The strength of this collection is Americana, in which it is only excelled by the Carter-Browa lib- rary of Providence. Charles Seribnee’s Sons will shortly publish Si- mon’s “Tho Government of M. Thiers.” Mrs. Oliphant’s ‘Modern and Antique Art” will be published in Porter & Ohoate’s “Art at Home” sorios early in April. They will also publish a new juvenile story, “The Mail Carrier,” by Harry Castleman. Of new editions they announce one of Rollins’ “Ancient History,” in twe volumes, and onc of Watson's “Dictionary of Poetical Quotations.” Philadelphia is the stronghold of rcligigus pub- lishors, Henry James, Jr., is studying political economy and Edward King is studying mhsic. Alma Calder, the author of ‘“‘Miriam’s Heritage’» and one of the Saxe Hoime claimants, is the wife of a well known jeweller of this city. * “Sculpture in*America” will be the title of Mr. 8. G@. W. Benjamin's second paper on American art, which will appoar in the April Harper, It will be illustrated with sixteen exanrpies of the work of our best known sculptors. Among other papers which that number will contain is one on the historical an- teoodents of negro minstrelsy, by Olive Logan, en- titled “Brudder Bones ;"" ‘Picturesque Edinburgh,” by Mrs. Hoieu S. Conant, and » series of heretofore unpublished letiées from Dr. Samuel Latham Mitchill, at Washington seventy years ago, to his wife, concerning the public men and affairs at that period. Rt, H. Stoddard contributes a number of poems to Harper's Weekly anonymously. Mr. Frank Foxcroft, for many years the literary editor of the Boston Jowrnal, bus collected and ed- ited & volume of pooms celebrating Kaster, which will be'pubilshed this spring. The book covers iif teon centurios Jf sacred song and embraces hymns by English and Amorican writers, with translations from the Creek, Latin, Swedish, Danish, German and Thusstin, accompanied by historical notes aud biogs raphical sketches of the authors, NOTES BY A NATURALIST. Mr. H. N. Moseley, the eminent naturalist, who accompanied Sir Wyville Thomson in his celebrated scientific voyage around the world in the Challenger, gives in the form of a highly useful and readable volume his notes of the expedition, whic have special relation to the department of research placed under his charge. Following much the same pian of record as did Sir Wyville Thomson in his ‘Voyage of the Challenger,” Mr. Moseley@gives us copious de- tails of observations made during the several stages of his journey. As a specialist he properly limits his work to subjects which interest the naturalist; but through the whole there runs # pleasing thread of narrative that interests Jess learned readers, and gives them a clew to the more important secrets of nature which are hiddén beneath the ocean or are concealed under the strange forms that inhabit the sea and land. It’ would be very difficult, indeed, to find in twenty-two chapters of a book such a vari- ety of information as that containedin Mr. Moseley’s yolume. Without venturing to touch on any of the subjects treated, and which ure too numerous to bo reviewed, and too interesting to admit of any selec- tions being made from, them for special comment, it may be well to say that they cover, with liberal description, an immense area of the earth's surface. ‘The voyage of the Challenger ranged between the Circle, the principal explorations being made be- tween latitudes 40 north and south. Within this immense zone everything of interest in zodlogy, botany, entomology, &c., reachable by fhe author has been noted carefully. Mr. Moseley’s book is published by MacMillan & Co. much in the stylqin which Sir Wyville Thomson's “Voyage of the Chal- lenger” has been issued, and forms an important supplement to tho latter work. A NEW HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH CHURCH. Many historical sketches of the English Church have been written according to preconceived theo- ries, bat Canon Perry, in his “History of theChurch of England,” seems to care only to present a straight- forward narrative, praising and blaming, without regard for their theological opinions, the leading personages of the period. Henry VILL. is to him as great asinner as he is to any Roman Catholic, and some of the seizures of Church reyenues by Henry and Elizabeth are pronounced § scandalous. He invites his readers to. come to the con- sideration of the period of the Kuglish Reforma- tion “without expecting great and heroical devotion, lives of pertect saintliness, or opinious of unmixed truth, without hoping to find the gold without the alloy or the gem without the matrix.” He gadmiis that the Reformation was a checkered move- ment made up of good and evil, and that “while we glory in its resalts, and rejoice in the amazing benefits it has conferred on Church and State, wo must not lose sight of the questionable character of some of its history. A considerable appendix, con- sisting of a sketch of the Church of England aad its successor, the Protestant Episcopal Chureh, in America, adds to the usefulness of the book to Amer- ican readerd, although the author, I. A. Spencer, 5. ‘lr. D., does not compare favorably with Canon Perry either in style or spirit. LITERARY CHIT CHAT. It having been claimed by an outof-town paper that Harper & Brothers aunouuced 3 story by Miss Thackeray as an original contribution, which was published in the Sunday edition of n New York paper, taken from the Coralid Magazine, previous to its ay- pearance in Uarper's, the editor of that magazine inukes the following satistactory explanation :— ‘Yhe story referred to was sent in MS. by Miss ‘Thuckeray to the editor of Harper's Magazine and was by bim accepted aud paid for December 28, 1875, with the understanding that it would also be published simultaneously in au English magazine, °As Murper's for March is published in Februcry, the English magazine for February is held to be simultaneous with the March Harpe Harper's Megusine for March was pubiistiod February 14, two days before the story was copied in a New York paper. ‘Che main point, however, ia that the story was wn original contribution to /arper's Magatine in the same sense that it was to Cornhill, For the aiterations in the story as published in Corniil the wuthor is, of cou wyholly responsible; they were made subsequently to the acceptance of the story for Murper’s. Mi con- tributions irom Kuglish writers tor Marper's Maga- zine ave made directiy by the authors, who ave in ail canes liberally paid for thea - Reports furnished from the various free public Ubraries in England show that, aa regards cireula- tion, Miverpoul and Manchester tuke the lead, hast Mrs. Mary Neal Sherwood, who was the first per- son to introduce Henry Greville to American readers, lives with her family at AnnapSlis, Md., in Acharming, old fashioncd home. Hor fatho?, the Rev, Mr, Neal, was a distlaguished New England clergy tnan aud writer, Mrs. Sherwood, besides being 8 good Freneh scholar and translator, is a successful | writer of original stories. * “Zophiel’* is the title of a book of poems by Maria del Occidente (Mrs, Maria Brooks), an American Poetess, who died in 1845, which Lee & Shepard are to issue this spring. The volume will be edited; with notes on the author, by Mrs, Zadel B. Gustat- sou. Dr, William Rizamer is preparing a volume for the press, “Elements of Design.”, ‘the work is adapted for the use of parents aud teachers, and is designed asa primer of drawing that shall hold a place with teachers, parents and pupils kindred to that of the “yeading” primer of the language. Rev. Dr. Dorus Clarke will put into a book his “Saying the Catechism,” an address delivered before the New England Historical Genealogical Society last December, narrating the manner in which the recita- tion of the catechism came to be the universal cus tom in the family, school and church in the New England of seventy-five years ago. A.D, FP. Randolph & Co, publish the autobiogra- phy of Nathaniel Bouton, D.D., who for fifty years wus @ power in religious circles in the State of New Hampshire. It is a short, straightforward sketch of @ devotional life that was deliberately planned and consistently followed. Numerons Americans wild be glad to learn that the addresses and sermons delivered by Dean Stanley in this country have been collected by the preacher himself at the request of many admirers, There are few other divines who so persistently say what is at once strong, pure and liberal upon religious topics, and whose utterances are so well worth permanent preservation. Muemillan & Co, publish the book, which, by the way, contains an excellent portrait, A correspondent of the Bostdm Saturday Gareite de* nies that John Howard Payne was bora at Easthamp- ton, L. IL. ° He says that he had it from Payne’s own- lips that he was born in New York, on the 9th of June, 1791. The house, No. 33 Broad street, he thinks is still standing. The father of the poot had previ- ously lived at Easthampton, where he presided over the Clinton Academy. A new edition of Charles Kingsley’s works will bo published in monthly parts by Macmillan, The first volume of this edition will contain his:poems. The memorials of Samuel Clark, late rector of Eaton Bishop, Hertfordshire, and formerly principal of the National Society’s Training College, Battersea, haye been edited by his wife and published by Mac- millan & Co. Mr. J. Brander Matthews has written a psper on New York actors—i. ¢.,actors who have played in this city, which will appear in the April Scribaer., The article will be illustrated with portraits in character of John Brougham? John Gilbert, Harry Beckett, Coghlan, Clara Morris, Kate Claxton,, Mrs. Agnes Booth, Miss Jewett, Mrs, G. H. Gilbert and others, made from original sketches by Abbey and Reinhardt. In the game number of this magazine'will also up- pear a complete and authorized account of the inven- tions and personal life of Ericsson, writien by his friend, W. C. Church, late editor of the Galazy, This will be the first of a series on inventors. Francois Le Goff's “Life of Thiers,” translated by Theodore Stanton, which G. P. Putuam’s Sons ‘an- noinee, will be ready in the course of a fortnight. In the “Physiology of Fasting Girls,” which the Putnaim’s have in press, Dr. Hammond will have something more to say on the Fancher case. T. Addington Symonds’ work on “ine Art” will be pubiished by Henry Holt & Co. in a sumptuous manner, Mr. Symonds has the fine'taste of a poet, and his book has received flattering notices trom the English reviews. Bret Harte is being feasted and lionized in London, but he writes to his family that he is “very home- sick.” He tas been made an honorary member of the Reform Club for a month. ' Under the title, “English Actors, from Shakespeare to Macregdy,” Henry Holt & Co, will publish in their amateur series the volumes “Our Old Actors,” ro- cently issued in England, and which havo already been reviewed in these columns. ‘This firm will dlso publish in the above series Julius Beerholm's “Wan- derings in Patagonia,” a book filled with the excite ment of ostrich hunting and horse catching. A prose translation of the “Odyssey” has been made by Messrs. Butcher & Lang and published by Mac- millan, Mr. W. D. Howell's “Lady of Aroostook,” which has interested so many reatlers of the Atlantic, is now ready in book form. Matthew Arnola’s ‘‘Mixed Essays’’ will be ready in the course of a few days, The book contains:— “Democracy,” an essay; “A French Critic on Mil- ton;” “A French Critic on Goethe;” “Equality; “Falkland ;” “Irish Catholicism and British Liberal- ism;” “George Sand.” All inviting subjects from such a source. Grant Duil’s “Miscellanies, Political and Literary,” have met with an appreciative audience. The vol- ume is made up of his contributions to the Cuntem- porary and Fortnightly. Thomas Carlyle writes a note of commendation to ‘a book entitled, ‘Work About Fivo Dials,” recently published in London. A fresh interest has been aroused in the Bab Bal- lads since the Gilbert rage, and Porter & Coates, the American publishers, are talking of a new edition. Niebuhr’s Greek-Hero stories, translated from the German into English for the first time, by Benja- min Hoppin, are announced by Dodd & Mead. The illustrations are made by that clever artist of the light and airy school, Augustus Hoppin. The book is of the fashionable “handy volume” size, and will be published early in the present month. This same firm announce a new historical novel by Mrs. Charles, author of the “Schomberg-Cotta Family,” the most popular religious novel of some fifteen years ago, The new story is called “Joan; Maid De- liverer of France and England.” The time of this story is quite modern for Mrs. Charles, who usually lays her scenes in the Dark Ages. George Macdonald, the Seottish poet-novelist, has been spending the winter at Porto Fino, Italy, with his family. As the report of his illuess has been pretty well circulated his many friends in this coun- try will be glad to learn that he says in a recent letter that he has not been so well in thirty yoars us he is now. NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.* A Popular Trowtivo on the Carreney Question, Written trom a Southern Point of Viow. By Robert W. Hughes. G.P. Patnam’s Sons, publishers, New Tork, ions of the Future and Other Discourses, By O. B. Frothingham. G. P. Putnau's Sons, publishers, Father Tom and the Pope; or, A ‘Night at the Vatican, By the late John Fisher Murray, with Mustrative ongrav ings. T. B. Poterson & Brovhes blishers, Philadelphia. ‘azine and Jourual 0) Actuaries. — Edited oh. 1M, tor Por wis of Places. Edited by Monry W. Longfellow, Americu—Middle States. Houglton, Osgood & o., pub: Ishors. ‘Au f tho Bureau of St tistics on the Cor i the Uni toon ee the Fiseal Y Forvign Commerce. List of Lighthouses, Lighted Beacons m the Atlantic, Gulf and i on 4 A Altuck, Hy kor, publisher, Bible Hou» "The Maritime Association of the P tat Uflice of New York; Its Members, Annaal wey, PT I Directory, Compiled by Bon Verioy w, y 20, 1870. other poems. By George W. Warder, wn OILY, How We Saved the Old Farm Farm, By" ton. “Gat Of His Reckoning. By Floronce Marryat, Loring, linker, PUbamvers’ Cyclopedia of Bagtish Literature, Third edition, Revised by Robert Carruthers, LL. D. in vight volumes. 4 How Tt Became a New Loring, publisher, Bos: A Young Farmer Vol. 2. Published by the American Book Ex. change, New York. The Library Magazine of Select Foroign Literature Fobruary, 1879, Tho American Book Exchange, New York. BAYARD TAYLOR, Gormania Hall, No, 291 Bowery, was crowged all yesterday a{ternoon by the members of the different German. socicties who expect to participate in the funeral services over tho remains of the late Bayard Taylor, which are expected to arrive in the city within afew days. No definite arrangements could De made as to the mauner of proceeding, as Mrs. ‘Naylor has not yet arrived and is not ox- pected until next Tuesday, A committee will be appointed to wait on the lady immediately on her arrival and ascertain her wishes in the matter, it ‘was proposed by the president of the delegation, Mr. dolu AL. Schmidt, that when the body of the late Minister to Gormany does arrive the societios shall meet in Germania Hall, proceed to the Cunard steamer and vecompany it thence as an escort to the City Hall, where it will le in state for two days, Tue singing societies wore busily engaged all yesterday afternoon andevening rehearsing the funeral dirg entitled “At the Gravé of a Poet,” composed in memory of Bayard Laylor by Carl Sulina, SHEET, FINE ARTS. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARTISTS—HOW SOME MEN WILL BE REPRESENTED, ‘The second exhibition of the Society of American Artists, which opens to the public on next Monday morning, promises to be an important one and an advance’on the very creditable, though somewhat unequal, display of last year. The following is a list of some of the principal artists who will be ropre- sented, with the contributions from their easels which will be submitted to the jury of adinigion and hanging committee:—Walter Shirlaw, presi- dent of the society, a large upright, ‘Jollity’—a young girl driving home a flock of geese,,| engraved in last month’s Harper's, aud a head; KR, Swain Gifford, vice president, a large coast scene near New Bedford, Mass.; ‘Little River,” near Dart- mouth,’and small landscape; Francis Lathrop, sec- retary, portraits; Frederick Dielman, a portrait lead; William M. Chase, life size, tull length por- trait of Duvencck, a scone in the baptistry at si Slark’s, Venice, with ap old verger cleaning altar fur- niture; a young girl in Japanese costume, and # land. scape view near Polling, Bavaria; William Sartain, “Phe Tombs of the Saints at Bougareah,” “Court. yard in Trastavere, Rome;” ‘Head of an Arab Sheik,”” and a study head; A. H Wyant, a “‘Sun- set,” near @ lake; “A Day in October,” aud a study of @ twilight eftect; John Lafarge, a Gower piece another picture; William M. Hunt, two eanvases; Robert C. Minor, a large ob- long landscape—"he Coming Storm,” and two up- rights—"A Hillside” and “The Stream;” J. Alden Weir, a scene in one.of the parks; George Inness, “A Passing Storm” (@ New Jerse: landscape “A Hag: Moraing on the Upper Passaic,” and ther land- scape; Thomas Moran, ‘Bringing Home the Cattle, Coast of Florida,” “A Showery Day” and another sinall landscape; Samuel Colman, ee, Boats at Low Tide;” Mrs. Thomas Moran, “4 View of Newark from the Meddows;” Thomas Eakins, a large canvas—“he Clini¢;”” W. Gedney Bunce, Vene- tian marines—“Evening’”’ and “Morning;’’ Helena de Kay, a head of a girland alandscape; T. W. Dewing, a couple ot nude figures; Homer Martin, land- scapes; J. I’, Currier, a head of a boy, “The Car- penter of Polling” and landscapes; George Hoesse- lin, w study of an old lady in « ruff; Duveneck, t Puritan, and a 1 F. P. Vinton, @ portrait of a well known Bostonian and a couple of study heads; Harvey Young, three landscapes near Gréz, France; W. 3, Macy, “A Spying Pe J. M. Stone, a por- trait of Dengler, the lately deceased ' youn; sculptor; J. MeN. Whistler, a small interior wit figure, trom ® Boston ‘collection; Duveneck, “My Munich Landlady,” from a Boston collection, and “A Munich Apprentice; Wordsworth ‘Lhom son, “Steamboat Luuging on the Heppahannoc ‘Miss Green, decorative pancls; Frank bowier, “The Young Bacchus” and “Sylyia;” J. Appleton Brown, three landscapes; George Fuller, a landscape with a figure and two portrait heads; John Johnson, a land- scape; Dunnett, a Spanish figure and a study head; Houry Mosler, “A Quadroon Girl;” John H. Sargent, “A Capriote;” Bolton Jones, “Une Lande en Fieur en brétagne;” Charles E. Dubois, “Morning in Ven- ice;’’ J. 8. Hartley, aici head in reliet; Benoni Irwiz, a bead; Db. W. Tryon, ‘The Meadows of Angel W. L. Picknell, “Among the Fiowers;”’ Abbot ‘Thayer, “Cloudy Afternoon on the Mosel;” Williem R. O Donovan, # lite size alto-relievo Lead of Bayard ior; Thomus W. Shields, “In the Forest of Fon- tuinbleau;” George 8. Burnap, “Do You Wish a Model, Sir?” the lato Frank Dengler, a bust of Will- iam M. Chase and a smal. group; Miss E. J. Gardner, “A Capriote;” Clement ML. Swift, “A Serious Mishap” and “fhe Unprovoked Attack; Olin L. Warner, a temale figure and medaliions; Mr. Cole, a landscape with figures and # portrait of his son; Augustus Saint Gaudens, three medallion portraits, and Louis C. ‘Titany, a “Windy Day” in a town in Brittany. Among the oiher artists who will probably be represented are Kastman Johnson, F, A, Bridgeman and George W. Maynard. e THE WALTERS COLLECTION, William T. Walters, of Baltimore, who gives an art reception at his residence in that city on Thurs- day, is one of the oldest picture collectors in the country, and was # patron of American art over twenty years ago. He is one of the trustees and chairman of the Art Committee of the Corcoran Gal- lory in Washington, and has therefore directed the more recent purchases inade for that institution. His private collection of pictureg is one of the finest in the country and contains the most important examples of several celebrated foreign ‘artists which are owned on this side. In addition to his large gallery of, oil paintings, he has a smaller one filled ‘with water color examples of all the well known names, several important pieces of statuary and a rare collection of bronzes, ceramics, objects of art and bric-d-brac, There is in his res! dence «Japanese room, @ Datch room and a Maric Antoinette room. ‘Among the more important of the pictures which his guests from Baltimore and from this and other cities will have the pleasure of seeing we muy Paul Delaroche’s ‘Lhe Hemicycle,” at the ole des Beaux Arts; Ludwig Knaus’ important “Children at Play,” lately bought at the sale of the collection of Anton Ritter von Oelzelt, in Vienna; Rotta’s “Niente da Fare,” from the same collection; Millet’s superb “The Potato Gatherers,” the most important and finest example of the master in this country, froma a Brussels collection, and recently purchased from Knoedler & Co., of this cit, Van Marcke's “La Corderie,” exhibited at the Salon few years agoand one of the most important of his cattle pieces; Gérome’s “Diogenes,” formerly in the Belmont Gallery; his @elebrated ‘‘Duel Atter the uerade,” well known through the engraving, and a beautiful little canvas of dogs guarding an Arab encampment; a fine large So&reyer of a scone at a burning stable, similar to the one in tho Lathain collection, which was sold last year; Meech Wey Suicide,” from the Blodgett collection; o fine Dupré, from the sime source; @ superb evening efiect, by Daubigny; one of the best Villegas ju the country—“The Shoemaker’s Shop,” formerly in tho Blodgett collection; a larg view in Constantinople, by Pasini; be Neuvilk important “The Retreat Boughton’s ““the Wan- ing of the Honeymoon,” from the Royal Academy of last year, and lately eugraved in L'Art and etched by Victor Lhuillier; a Meissonier—a cavalior seated at atable; 4 Jules Breton, ‘Venus and Cupid,” one of the finest examples of Diaz, painted in his best time and a magnificent piece of coloring; @ number of Piassans, several Ziems and Edward Irores, and ex- amples of many of the other best knqwn names. Amomg his water colors are paintings by Louis Gallait aud Mvissonier, and @ number of fine ex- amples of the English school. Of the American tures may be noted an Kiliot, a Baker, a Church, a Durand and s James M. Hart. PICTURE GALLERY NOTES. At Schaus’ there has been lately added to the gal- lery n life size figure of “Joan of Are at Prayer,” by Jacquet, The dark haired, noble faced girl, in a cuirass and Jong brown dress, knecls on 4 cushian, and, with upraised hands and devout, yet fearless, look, seeks inspiration from above and protection for her arms. ‘Che pose is natural, the face und hands are painted with rare skill, and are delicious in coloring. The ermor is finely given and is a ro- aarkably effective point. Among the new canvases noted on @ recent tour of the upper rooms at Avery's aro a large and fine ox- ample of Clay’s, admirably compo: “Tho Port of Autwerp;” Hugues Merle’s “ikebecca at the We! which pleases us much better than his Dect or- ally do, and is especialiy noticeable for the modelling and the; rendition of textures in the costume; a weat water color, by Vibert; an execedingly clever head of a geologist examining an ore, by G. Beeker, painted with every wrinkle, hair and vei ing # line general effect, wud “A Lively Air, ing bit of work by Garcia y Kumos, HOME ART NOTES. Frederick Dielman bas been clectod a member of the ‘Tile Club. J. W. Twachtmann has arrived in this city Cincinnati, and will establish a studio, , Somebody said at the Water Color Society the other day that Currier's motto should be, “Trast to luck and keep your paper wet.”” Anuimber of artists, whose pictures were refused by the Par.s jury of the Soviety of American Artists have sent them over, hoping that the jary here will accept them. Ay.%ihe monthly exhibition and reception of the Art Student's League co-mortow evoniiy, the dimpiay will consist of pictures and studies by George Innes and Samuel Colman, # head by Willi Sartain, two water colors by Whistler, and Van Schaick’s, “The sou. ‘od. Foxcroft Cole opened at 4 Boston dealer's gallery on the 21th ult. a collection of cighty-nive oils, forty-seven water colors and seven charcoals, all his own work, : Newbold H, Trotter, of Philadelphia, has finishod a canvas painted on an order from General Shermi for the War Department. It is called “After Combat,” and shows an American elk, the vietor in adesperate fight, standing by his dying antagonist surrounded by does, BP. L, Sonat of Philadelphia, will send to the National Acalemy @ sunset view on the River Scheldt, near Antwerp. Gray Parker had a cle’ Doily Graplvc ot Saturd ‘The slight fire which occurred in John Rom studio inthe Lenth street building last Wedne: and was quickly extinguished, was, we believe, the first ove Which has ever taken place in that building. A pot of paint which teil irom a decorator's seuftold on to &@ hot stove was the cause, The damage was slight, the only canvas ruined being @ study of & studio interior not by Mr. Latarge. Tho Baltimore Art Loan Exhibition opens to-mor- row, and promises to be & yreat success, There will bo about three hundred oil and water color paint- i of which ‘one hundred haye been sent from New York studios, as well as bric-i-brac and objects of art of many kinds. ‘The Monweal Art Assoofation Building will be shordy completed. ‘The late Mr. Benaiah Gibbs wave a Het ‘of ground and $5,000 toward its erection. ‘4 Buffalo the Decorative Art Society, esteblished © month ago, numbers already 260 a has thirty-two classes, instructed by won os from “Pinafore” cartoon in the WRETCHED: HENRY LANE A Once Wealthy Merchant Sent te Blackwell's Island, SINGULAR COURT PROCEEDINGS. Both Sides of a Very Distressing Domestic Story. ‘The last prisoner arraigned before Justice Otter- ,bourg in the Tombs Police Court yesterday was an aged man with long gray hair and.beard, slovenly dress and a noticeable halt in his gait. He carried a cane in one hand and over his arm tung an old coat, ‘The prisoner was Mr. Henry J. Lane, bnce the wealthfest lumber merchant in the city of Brooklyn, and the charge, which was preferred against him by his wife, was insanity and ill-treatment of his family, “You have been here Wefore,” said Justice Otters bourg. “I beg pardon, Your Honor, but I never before was behind a prison bar and have never committed a crime,” replied the old gentleman, in a feeble tone. “Your children and your wife complain that you are crazy and that you beat them and drive them from their home.” “God knows, Judge, I never struck @ child of mine in my life.” “In default of $300 bonds to keop the peace you stund committed to the Island for two months.” TAKEN TO PRISON. At this the old man limped after the officer, and as he passed his family in the hall seemed to be com- pletely overcome with grief, and broke down utterly as he bid them adieu. ‘The wifo was not apparently much aftected, but the daughters felt the separation deeply. The prison doors clanked behind the unfor- tunate’ man, and a few minutes later he was behind the bars in the City Prison, but out of respect for his age the keeper kindly allowed him@o walk about in the corridor instead of locking him up in a Cell. A HeraLp reporter visited the prison @ few moments later. Mr. Lane was hob- bling up and down the hall, and his condition was truly pitiable. His appearance much reminded one of Rip Van Winkle after his sleep of twenty years, Asthe reporter spoke to him his blue eyes bright- ened, and he consented to relate the story of his life and how he came to be in prison. A CHECKERED CARFER. Henry J. Lane was born in Buxtowni, Me., April 13, 1821. His father was a wealthy farmer and lumber dealer, He remained at school until he was nineteen years of age, leaving nome thon fora tour through the East. He visited New York city, and while here concludods to cross the Atlantic, A month later he was in London. ® Having satisfied hia curiosity there he turned his mind to business, and, after a long voyage in a sailing vessel, reached -New Orleans and took a contract to transfer a regiment of soldiers by water to Point Isabella, For this purpose he invested over $2,000 inaschooner. Before the vessel reached its destin- ution a storin overtook them and they wore ship- wrecked, The vessel became a total wreck, but all. on board succeeded in getting ashore. Arriving at Point Isabella he had just $350 left out of the $2,000 which he had‘invested. With this he started in business, selling trinkets among the soldiers, which business he followed for several months, - realizing over $3,000, OTHER VENTURES. Returning to New Orleans he worked at different things, and in the year 1849 murried a pon Trish lady named Catharine Holland. Shortly aft his marriage he made another marine venture; but, like the former, it proved a failure, the vegsel striking on asand bar and causing him @ loss of $2,000, ith what little capital he had left he returned to thia city and started a small .grocery store in Fifth street. This also proved a nancial ‘failure, and in a few months he gave it up., Sub- sequently ne was employed, at a large salary, by Yost, Hanford & Coftin, lumber dealers, in Jersey City, as their foreman. About two yeara luter he again left the city for the West, bringing up at Chicago, where, after speculating for a short time, he returned and was employed as foreman by R. W. Adame & Co., large lumber dealers iti Brooklyn, with whom he continued until 1865, at aselary of $2,200 por year. In 1865 he made a trip South in aisailing craft to take charge of a lurge amount of lumber for his employer. * SUCCESS AT LAST. this year his futher died suddenly, leaving no will. Henry’s share of the estate amounted to $5,000, and putting this with the savings of two years he ombarke extensively in the lumber busi- ness on Washington avenue, oklyn. This busi-e ness proved very successful and he soon was the possessor of ao @ fortune. He pur- chased and Mandsomely furnished one of the finest four story brown stone fronts on one of the ingipal avenues in Brooklyn. While his two jwughters were receiving an education at college his wife moved in good socicty and his friends increased in number. ‘ter remaining in business for him- self for some time he sold out and became an em- ployé of the Eric Railway Company. He was em- ployed by them for only five montis, but at the end of that time had added to his fortune the sum of $10,000. : a MISFORTUNE RETURNS. His affairs were managed entirely by his wife and most of the property was in her name. One night on Fetarning froin bifsiuess he was informed by his wife that their money in bank was all gone and she had mortgaged the property for $20,000, With $300 he opened # restaurant in Fulton’ street, Brooklyn, bat in less than a year lost all that he had invesged, Another mortgage Was givon on tae brown stone front to the amount ot $13,000, and on this the family managed to keep up their standing in society. Matters were becoming critical, and oaly with great effort could they manage to pay the interest on the mortgages. At last Mr. Lane was compelled to uc- fepts position in a lumber yard ut $13 per week, ‘One article of furniture after inother was disposed of and the proceeds were usod to stay the fore- closure of the mortgages. The property was finally sold at Sherfff’s sale, and the vege proud family wera obliged to take up with two or three dingy rooms in a tenement house. Mr. Lane had been a prominent Free Mason, aud member of Nassau e, No. 536, but owing to his financial embarrassments could not pay his dues. ALMOST KILLED, His next move was be foeoetine of s tenement house ou the corner of Prince and Elizabeth streets, His family occupied two rooms on the third floor, While in charge of these promises Le met with a serious accident which came near bint | in his death. One night he stepped out into te hall, think@ig that he heard some one trying to force an entrance to the building. While there be was struck on the head by an unknown person and knocked down a flight of stairs, When he recovered conecoen was tying in the hospital with his wrist, jaw and ‘hipbone brokea and one hip dislocated, He ‘still had in his possession the deed of a lot in Greenwood, which he had purchased when prosperous, and to defray the expenses of his sickness, which lasted for eleven mouths, this was sold. ALLEGED INDICATIONS OF INSANITY, When ho was discharged from the asylum it wae remarked that the old mau was not exactly in hia right mind, but he stoutly protested his sanity, He never recovered from the injury to his hips and wag oO crippled ws to waik with difficulty. Both Mr. and Mrs. Lane Lave many wealthy relatives, but none of them, they say, rendered the unfortunate family any aid, ‘Lift Tuesday, while Mr, Lane sat meditating by the window, some dispute as to a watch arose be tween the niother and one of the daughters. He tried to quiet matters, whereupun his wite turned upon him, He became greatly excited, used a few hard words, and, putting on his bat, left the house, Returning fifteen minutes lafer he foGnd the room deserted. He took up his seat as before by the window. In about half an hour his wife returned accompanied by three policemen, who desired Mr, Lane to accompany them, “Have you a warrent?’ said Mr. Lane; “if you have not don’t lay your hands on me.”” The officers left the premises and Mr. Lano re maiued alone that night, his family going to a neigh- bor’s house and declaring that he was insane, ATRESKED AND LOCKED UP. The following day the huxbang remained in the room and the mother explained at the Mulberry street atation house that he was & madman and had threatened to kill her @ud her children, Upon this complaint a warrant was issued for his arrest, After being locked up in. tue station house over night he was taken belore Justice Otterbourg, at tho ‘Yombs Police Court. The mother and one of the daughters appeared agaiust him. ‘The mother wag stern, but the danghter, pin nineteen years of seomed greatly moved, and Mr. Lano himself couk net retrain from shedding tears, Ho pleaded strongly rh his release, but tiie story told by his wite pre- vailed over all that he could aay, HOW COULD THEY DO THIS wHING? Mr. Lane closed the interview by saying to the re- porter:—‘I never struck one of my family during my life, I never threatened thoi, and as for being & maniac, do I talk like ono? I know that Iam gett: ng childish, but still Liove my family, Ob! how could they do this thing?’ ho exclaimed, burying his face in his shrivelied hands; “how could they do it? I'm getting old, and 1 suppose that 1am in their way.” “Were you ever exwiiiied by a physician us to wantt never; for {don’t think that I need it. I MYsclf as sane we any men.” cons! “What would you do it you wer@ released 1" lt my family have torsaken me Lean beg. MRS, LANG'S LORY. Mrs. Lane stated to the reporter last evening :— “My husband has neverbeen in his right miud since that weident betell Lim, and many tiges our lives have been in danger. The children are afraid of him, It was all his tealt that we lost our property, hen the last was signed away I nearly lost m: life by him. Hecane into the room accompanie: by 8 lawyer and told mo to sign the paper. 1 retuned, lw then took out hie revolver and, placing tho muzzle to my heart, raid, ‘Sign that papor or you're a dead woman,’ 1 signed it to save my lite,”