Autographs for Freedom Part 22

FOURTH THOUSAND IN SIXTY DAYS!

ALDEN, BEARDSLEY & Co., Auburn, N. Y., } } Publishers.

WANZER, BEARDSLEY & Co., Rochester, N. Y., }

Extracts from Notices of the Press.

"From the t.i.tle of the volume one would suppose that it was made up exclusively of funny anecdotes and amusing stories. Such, however, is not the fact. Many incidents narrated in the book, will be read with other feelings than those inspired by the perusal of laughable anecdotes. But they, as well as the _real_ 'Fun-Jottings,' will be perused with interest. The work is written in Willis' peculiar and happy style. It will unquestionably meet with a wide sale. It is printed in the best style of the art, and handsomely bound."--_Auburn Daily Adv._

"Some twenty choice love stories, all ending in fun, and redolent with mirth, are related with humor and sentiment, which are decidedly captivating."--_Syracuse Journal._

"These Fun Jottings' embrace the best of Willis' livelier efforts. * *

* The most clever, graphic, and entertaining sketches ever produced in this country."--_Boston Post._

"It is a good book, and will be read by thousands."--_Chicago Journal_.

"Some of Mr. Willis' happiest hits and most graceful specimens of compositions are here included."--_N. Y. Evangelist._

"Fresh, lively, gay, and gossipping, these 'Fun Jottings' deservedly merit the enduring garb in which they appear."--_Home Gazette_.

"One of Willis' pleasant books, in which the reader is always sure to find entertainment."--_Philadelphia Mirror_.

"The contents are better than the t.i.tle."--_N. Y. Tribune_.

"A volume of light sketches, written in Mr. Willis' most amusing style, and will be read by everybody."--_Detroit Advertiser_.

"It contains the best specimen of the prose writings of Mr.

Willis."--_Montgomery Gazette_.

"The book is entertaining and spicy--just the kind of reading to keep one 'wide awake' during the long nights that are now approaching."--_Phil. News_.

"For laughter without folly, for a specific in innocent mirthfulness against _ennui_ and _hypo_--as a cordial to the animal spirits when drooping with care or flagging with excess of labor--this volume of 'Fun-Jottings' bears the palm."--_N. Y. Independent_.

"It is funny and fascinating--a collection of Willis' dashing sketches--half comic, half pathetic."--_Cincinnati Herald_.

"Mr. Willis' reputation as a story writer, has long been well established, and lovers of this kind of reading will find a rich entertainment in this volume."--_Hartford Times_.

THE FARM AND THE FIRESIDE;

OR,

THE ROMANCE OF AGRICULTURE,

BEING

HALF HOURS OF LIFE IN THE COUNTRY, FOR RAINY DAYS AND WINTER EVENINGS.

BY REV. JOHN L. BLAKE, D. D.

AUTHOR OF FARMER'S EVERY-DAY BOOK; THE FARMER AT HOME; AND A GENERAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY.

COMMENDATIONS OF THE PERIODICAL PRESS.

From the Ohio Farmer.

DR. BLAKE is justly regarded as one of the best agricultural writers in the country, and the work before us is one of the most interesting productions of his pen. Its peculiar merit, as a work for the fireside, consists in the variety of its topics, its plain and simple, yet attractive style, its fine engravings, and the interesting romance which the author has thrown around Rural and Agricultural Life. In this respect, "The Farm and the Fireside" is a work well adapted to the youthful mind. We hope it may be extensively read, as it cannot fail to improve the taste and promote inquiry in the most useful and practical of all departments of science.

From the New-York Evangelist.

The aim of the author has been to throw over labor, home and agricultural life, their true dignity and charm; to introduce the farmer to the delights and privileges of his lot; to embellish the cares of toil with those kindly sentiments so naturally a.s.sociated with the country and its employments. It is a pleasant book--one that will enliven the fireside, elevate and purify the thoughts, and, at the same time, impart a great deal of valuable agricultural knowledge.

We know not how the natural trains of thought of the farmer could be more aptly met or more safely and agreeably led, than they are by these brief and varied discussions. The range is as wide as life itself--morals, religion, business, recreation, education, home, wife and daughters--every relation and duty is touched upon, genially and instinctively.

From the New-York Tribune.

We have here another highly instructive and entertaining volume from an author, who had laid the community under large obligations by the enterprise and tact with which he has so frequently catered to the popular taste for descriptions of rural life. Its contents are of a very miscellaneous character, embracing sketches of natural history, accounts of successful farming operations, anecdotes of distinguished characters, singular personal reminiscences, pithy moral reflections, and numerous pictures of household life in the country. No family can add this volume to their collection of books without increasing their sources of pleasure and profit.

From the Northern Christian Advocate.

The venerable author of this work is ent.i.tled to the warmest thanks of the public for his numerous and valuable contributions to our literature. He is truly an American cla.s.sic. We have been conversant with his writings for the last twenty years, and have always found them both useful and entertaining in a high degree. His writings on Agriculture contain much real science, with numerous ill.u.s.trative incidents, anecdotes, and aphorisms, all in the most lively and pleasing manner. By this means the dry details of farming business are made to possess all the interest of romance. The style is clear, easy, and dignified; the matter instructive, philosophical, and persuasive.

This work is an eloquent plea for the n.o.ble and independent pursuit of Agriculture.

From the National Magazine.

We return our thanks for the new volume of Dr. Blake, "The Farm and the Fireside, or the Romance of Agriculture, being Half Hours and Sketches of Life in the Country," a charming t.i.tle, certainly, and one that smacks of the man as well as of the country. Eschewing the dryness of scientific forms and erudite details, the author presents detached, but most entertaining, and often very suggestive articles on a great variety of topics--from the "Wild Goose" to "Conscience in the Cow,"--from the "Value of Lawyers in a Community" to the "Objections to early Marriages." The book is, in fine, quite unique, and just such a one as the farmer would like to pore over at his fireside on long winter evenings.

From the New-York Recorder.