A Tale of Two Curates. By James Copner, M.A. (Digby,
Long, and Co.)—" A short and unpretending little work" is Mr. Cop:Lees description of his tale. Both epithets are justly applied ; and we may add that it shows good sense and good feeling, although the interest is not very absorbing. One would not sit up late to finish it. Two good stories it gives; in one a curate, coming back from his holiday with a half-grown beard, preaches on the text, " It is I; be not afraid;" in the other, another curate, having fainted in church one Sunday, takes for his text on the following, "Men ought always to pray, and not to faint."--Coney Creek, by M. Lawson (same publishers), is a tale of some power and pathos, showing how a life that had seemed spoilt by blindness may be turned to very good ends. It is overlong, but certainly shows ability. The sentiment is controlled by good taste and moderation.
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