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him, weaving a Nanket. Their only The worthy, shr~gging his naked
covering was the breech-clout. The shoulders, looked up side wise at JoIndians told us, through Don Juan, seph, and replied:
that these men watched the fire, "Quizas? Quien sabe?-May be!
whiU~ was always kept burning- Who knows?"
waiting for the coming of Monte- Joe withdrew. We all followed
zuma. They were relieved by four him. We l~ad now seen all the lions
others at stated times. We shook of the Pueblo of Acoma. "Boots
l~ands with the naked watchers, and and saddles" and "to horse" were
"how-how "-ed with them in the usual sounded, and with many hand-shakes,
way. some embraces, and general "how Do you think Monte~uma will bows," we bade adieu to the hospicome?" asked Joe, thrnugh Don Juan, table Acomas and their rocky home,
of one of the vigilants. and began our return march.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
TEE LIFE OF DEMETRIUs AUGUsTIN GAL- crowned in his day the summit ot
LITZIN, PRINCE AND PRIEST. By Sarah the Alleghanies in Pennsylvania. The
M. Brownson. With an Introduction charm of ~ biography is found in a cer by 0. A. Browoson, LL.D. New tain fulness and sprightliness of style and
York: Pustet. 1S72. manner, apicturesquenessandidealityof
~ Women of talent and cultivation make ornament and coloring, a warmth and
admirable biographers. In religious bi- glow of sentiment, which give life and
ography we know of nothing more reality to the narrative. Miss Brown son
charming than the lives written by Mere still possesses the juvenile c'~n which
Chauguy. In recent English literature, naturally finds its expression in the style
the Lives of Mother Margaret Mary we have indicated, aiid has also attained
O'Halloran, by a lady whose name is that sobriety and maturity of judgment
unknown to us, and of S. Jane Frances which give it the rightly subdued tone
de Chantal, by Miss Emily Bowles, are and finish. In several matters of conamong the most perfect specimens of this siderable delicacy which she has been
very agreeable species of writing which obliged to handle, we think she has
we have met with in any language. This shown tact and discretion, while at the
new and carefully prepared biography same time using enough of tl~e freedom
of a priest who was illustrious both by of a historian to bring out the truth of
birth and Christian virtue, by a lady al- facts and events which needed to be told
ready known as the author of several in order to make a veritable record and
works of fiction, well deserves to be picture of the life of her subject. Tlie
classed with the best of its kind in En- prince is fortunate in his biographer.
glish Catholic literature. It is a work Would it were the lot of every great man
of thorough, patient, and conscientious in the church to find a similar one! Miss
labor, and for the first time adequately Brown son's book seems to us tl~e best
presents the history and character of religious biography which has been writPrince Gallitzin in their true light. Cer- ten by anyone ofour American Catholic
tainly, we never knew before how truly authors. Wewouldliketoseemoreworks
heroic and admirable a man was this of this sort from feminine writers, to whom
Russian prince who came to pass his life we are already so much indebted for
as a missionary in fl~e forests which works both of the graver and tlie lighter