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THE

KNICKERBOCKER MAGAZINE,

EDITED BY LOUIS GAYLORD CLARK.

THE number for July, 1855, begins the FORTY-SIXTH VOLUME of the KNICEERBOCKER MAGAZINE.

Since the price of subscription has been reduced from FIVE to THREE DOLLARS a year, the circulation of the KNICKERBOCKER has been increased nearly four to one. In mary places ten are sold where there was but one before, and through the year it has beer steadily increasing. It is now offered as cheap as any of the Magazines, all things corsidered. Instead of making new and prodigious promises, we submit a few extrac from notices of late numbers, which we might extend to a number of pages.

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Those familar with the Editor's monthly Gossip with his readers, have doubtless, with ourselves, admired th perennial source of its plesant wit and joyousness. In this number The Gossip' holds on its way like some str rivulet glancing and dancing in the sunshine of a May morning. We used to wonder how Mr. CLARK held out, 1pecting he must certainly snow brown' in the coming number; but this number gives no sign of exhaustion.—Notional Intelligencer. Washington.

•Pleasant, genial, delightful Old KNICK.!' Thy name is a suggestion of all things delectable; tee sight of my modest, fresh cover, a balm to spiritual sore eyes; a glance within thee, best antidote for the blues. Thou hast give to kindly humor, to piquant delineation, and to side-splitting fun, a 'local habitation,' without which they might wandering over the domain of letters, calling now and then where a friendly door opened to them but refusing to be comforted for the loss of their old dear home.'-Courier, Burlington V1.

'The great care evinced in the selection of articles that adorn its pages, is a sufficient guaranty that no contribution meets the eye of the reader but those which are known to be worthy of his perusal. When storms and wild tempest are sweeping o'er our hill-side village in these chill winter hours, and all is drear and desolate without, we ask for more agreeable companion than the KNICKERBOCKER;' for while its contents impart valuable information, its salje el genuine wit are a sovereign specific for all fits of the blues or attacks of the horrors, and time passes merrily on.Democrat, Doylestown, Pa.

'The KNICKERBOCKER has been and will be a fact of its own; a genuine living thing, all the more desirable nov that the new crop of magazines, filled with articles pirated from English authors, makes fresh home creations more conspicuous and welcome.'-New-York Christian Inquirer.

'No one ever rose from the perusal of the KNICKERBOCKER a disappointed reader. Whatever may have been be anticipations, they have always been rewarded. When he took up a new number, he felt sure of a literary tre it was no mere showy repast he was invited to. Did he seek the grave or didactic essay, the touching story, poet gems, or the humorous tale, he was always sure of finding the object of his search. And then, besides, there was the Gossip' of Old KNICK.,' always looked to with eagerness, never put down except with regret that there were ne more pages of inimitable random sketches-the Knick-nacks of that repast.'-Courier, Natchez, Miss.

THE KNICKERBOCKER. New-York; Samuel Hueston. This best, decidedly best, of the American magazine! seems to have improved in appearance and in the quality of its literary matter-always good-even upon ite reduction in price. It is a luxury of which no man who hes three dollars to spare-and who that has a taste for good reading has not should deprive himself, to sit down in a retired corner, when the mind has been wearied with the perplex [ ties of every day pursuits, and pore over the well-stored pages of Old Knick." We even now read the old volume of this work, of a dozen years ago, with more real pleasure than half the new publications of the day. Each num will "bear the wear and tear of half a dozen readings," and then the volume be worthy of good binding and place on the shelves," and that is what can be truly said of but few of the magazines of the present day.

The contents of the Knickerbocker are so varied, that almost every one will find something in its pages to please bim-to instruct and amuse. The articles are marked by the highesl order of merit, and in a long series of years have found nothing in this work to which the most fastidious could object. It is a work which should be on the centre table of every family.-Knoxville Times.

Rev. F. W. SHELTON, Author of Letters from Up the River, etc., will be a regular contributor. The best talent in the country will be enlisted, and no expense or effort spared, to make the KNICKERBOOKER more than ever deserving of the first position among our original American Mag

azines.

TERMS.-Three Dollars a year, strictly in advance-there will be no deviation from this con dition; Two copies for $5 00; Five copies, and upwards, $2 00 each. Booksellers and Postmasters are requested to act as Agents. Those who will undertake to procure subscribers will receive favorable terms. Specimen numbers will be sent gratis on application, post-paid.

INDUCEMENTS FOR CLUBBING.-The KNICKERBOCKER and Harper's, Putnam's, Graham's or Godey's Lady's Book will be sent one year for FIVE dollars; the KNICKERBOCKER and Home Jour nal, for FOUR dollars a year.

POSTAGE-Two cents per number, prepaid at the office where the work is delivered, quarterly in advance.

All remittances and all business communications must be addressed, post-paid, to SAMUEL HUESTON, 348 Broadway, New-York.

ORIGINAL PAPERS.

ART. I. LETTERS TO ELLA: ELLASLAND: FATHER GREEN,
II. LINES: TO MY MOTHER,

III. AUTUMN DAYS. BY W. W. MORLAND,

IV. KISSING BETTY SCUDDER: A LONG-ISLAND SKETCH,
V. STANZAS: MOSS ROSE-BUDS,'

VI. THE AMERICAN FLAG. BY ISAAC MACLELLAN,

VII. THE BIRTH OF FLEANCE KRUGER. BY CAROLINE CHESEBRO',
VIII. LINES: SOFT AND SOFTER. BY WILLIAM PITT PALMER,

IX. DETROIT: FROM A 'POEM ON THE STOCKS.' BY L. J. BATES,
X. SUMMER RECREATIONS: THE GREAT SAGUENAY, ETC.,
XI. THE LEGEND OF MARGRETHE. BY C. F. M. RAYMOND,
XII. A DAY'S WANDERING IN LONDON. BY JAMES W. WALL,
XIII. THE CHANGE OF THE SEASONS. BY MINNIE MYRTLE, .
XIV. SKETCHES FROM THE COUNTRY. BY W. L. TIFFANY,
XV. LINES TO A NEW BOTTLE OF INK. BY KARL KERN,
XVI. FANTASIA: FROM RUSSIAN THEMES. BY W. P. PALMER,
XVII. HOME AND ITS MUSIC. BY JAMES MORRIS,
XVIII. STANZAS: A SUMMER DAY,

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LITERARY NOTICES :

1. THE POETRY AMD MYSTERY OF DREAMS. BY CHARLES G. LELAND, 2. NORTH-AMERICAN REVIEW FOR THE OCTOBER QUARTER,

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3. ORATION AND POEM BEFORE THE DELTA-PHI CONVENTION, . 4. A BASKET OF CHIPS. BY JOHN BROUGHAM,

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5. A VOICE TO AMERICA; OR, THE MODEL REPUBLIC,

EDITOR'S TABLE :

1. PHENIXIANA: OR, BURLESQUES AND SKETCHES. BY JOHN PHENIX,
2. TENNYSON'S 'MAUD, AND OTHER POEMS,'
3. THE TRIUMPH OF BIG WORDS AND VIRTUE,
4. GOSSIP WITH READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS,

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1. CRESCENT CITY' CORRESPONDENCE: THE CORONER'S INQUEST, AND WHAT WAS
FOUND IN THE COFFIN,' 2. COMPLIMENTARY FRUIT AND FLOWER FESTIVAL OF
THE NEW YORK BOOK-PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION TO AUTHORS AND BOOK-SELL-
KRS. 3. LATEST NEWS FROM THE GRATE SNAIK' AT SILVER LAKE: A UNITED
STATES CONSOLIDATED GREAT SNAKE' COMPANY. 4 THE NEW BOSTON EDI-
TION OF THE BRITISH POETS: EDMUND SPENSER: PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY:
BEAUTIFUL LINES. 5. AN ENERGETIC REMONSTRANCE AND CORRECTION FROM
MEISTER KARL' 6. VISIT TO A KENTUCKY ESTATE: A FAVORABLE PHASE OF
COLORED SERFDOM,' 7. LETTER FROM MR. K. N. PEPPER. ESQ., IN THE CITY,
TO FREN PODD' IN THE COUNTRY, AND FROM MR. PODD TO THE EDITOR. 8 THE
RAIL: A MONITORY LESSON BY JOHN HONEYWELL. 9. ANECDOTE OF PREN-
TICE, OF THE LOUISVILLE JOURNAL:''CATCHING A TARTAR.' 10. STORY OP
THE PLAGUE: ORIGIN AND SPREAD OF THE YELLOW FEVER. 11. RAIL BIRD
SHOOTING BY HENRY P. LELAND. 12. CAUTION TO ALL RAIL ROAD TEAVELLERS.
13. MAD DOG! MAD DOG!: A CANINE DEFENDER. 14. AUTUMN IN THE
HILLS. 15. LAGER BEER OF THE LARGER KIND. 16. TRIP ON THE LITTLE
MIAMI AND COLUMBUS RAIL-ROAD: VISIT TO THE OHIO STATE PRISON: WOOD-
EN TYPE-MAKING. 17. THE MALCONTENT: A KETCH 18. MR. SPARROW-
GRASS AND THE SKIPPER'S DAUGHTER.' 19. BALLAD FROM THE ILLYRIAN BY
CHARLES G. LELAND. 20. THOUGHTS ON DEATH AND THE RESURRECTION.
21. AN APPEAL FROM JOHN LANDIS, THE 'GREAT ARTIST 22. LAUGHABLE
TRANSPOSITION OF SHAKSPEARE'S LANGUAGE IN LEAR. 23. VISIT TO THE ROCK-
LAND COUNTY FAIR. 24. ABIG APPLE' FROM A FRIEND IN SARATOGA COUNTY.
25. PROFESSOR HANNIBAL'S VIEWS ON ELECTRICITY. 26. HONOR TO WHOM
HONOR.' 27. NUTS' FROM MR. SPARROWGRASS. 23. DEFERRED ARTICLES,
NOTICES, ETC.

5. NEW PUBLICATIONS, ART-NOTICES, ETC.,

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Knickerbocker Gallery.

New edition now ready, on the best paper, and beautifully printed and bound.

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It was quite right. Your taste was correct. The plain white muslin dress and bunch of heart's-ease on the bosom, were suitable for the occasion. There is not far from this sheet of paper a gentleman who would have been proud to see you. I am happier to hear the pleasant compliment of that old lady Friend, I am pleased with thee, my child,' than to have heard that Queen Victoria or the Empress Eugenie had sent you a diamond necklace. I am pleased with thee too, my child.

I recommend you to love that old lady, and if she wishes you to call her Rachel, do so without hesitation, but reverently. She has raised sons and daughters, and knows the world. Her mother, her father, brothers and sisters, and all young associates, when life was fresh, called her Rachel. There was a time when that word, timidly but devoutly whispered, brought the flush upon her cheek and the dew to her lips. It made her heart leap, and revealed her destiny. The voice which uttered that word, and had alone the power to make it prophetic, afterward uttered it often in moments of joy and in moments of trial, when that word and that tone gave to happiness its highest flavor, and imparted to grief an unction almost like a blessing. It has passed away now, but to all save her it had lost its freshness, and came sharp and querulous from a body decaying with slow diseases. To her it was ever the same; and I dare say she now thinks of it as wandering beatified through fields of heavenly beauty, replenished with immortal youth, and in gentle tones whispering the only want of which it is capable, those whispers shaping themselves into the word Rachel.

One thing it may be well to bear in mind old ladies are apt to be very quiet and demure, but they know every thing. Young persons not unfrequently suppose that the venerable madam somewhere about the house does not see what is going on. They are mistaken. She reads them like A, B, C. She knows from a little seen and she sees almost

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