30 DECEMBER 1899, page 17

Books.

MARIA. JOSEPHA, LADY STANLEY.* THESE letters are charming. They make the reader intimate with several delightful people, and show him a passed-away state of things,—a state of......

Intercessional.

Goo of the nations ! in whose hand Are held the destinies of our land, By whom we stand or fall ; Who, throned above the battle's blast, Dost guide the issue, first and last,—......

The Drummer.

A BLOOD RED battle sunset stains The lurid winter sky : What spirit stirs within our veins And lifts our hearts so high? Gives youth no peace, gives age no sleep, For listening......