Harper's Magazine Archive (1860)

1860

JANUARY	CONTENTS \| THUMBNAILS
	Selected Articles Holidays in Costa Rica. II.—San José by Thomas Francis Meagher Carlsbad on crutches ([first paper:] chaps. I-III): by H.A. (Henry Augustus) Wise The three great voyages: The discovery of America, the doubling of the Cape, and the circumnavigation of the Earth by John William Draper Youth and age in America by Alfred H. (Alfred Hudson) Guernsey Fiction Rural pictures by David Hunter Strother Mrs. Anthon's Christmas present by Rose Terry Cooke The atoms of Chladni by J.D. (James Davenport) Whelpley Miss Vinton of Tallahassee: A romance of Hyde's Hotel by O.H. Dutton Behave yourself by Charles Nordhoff Poetry A lay of the Danube by Marsh The poet's secret by Elizabeth Stoddard The battle of New Orleans: A ballad of Louisiana by Thomas Dunn English A Christmas hymn by Smith
FEBRUARY	CONTENTS \| THUMBNAILS
	Selected Articles Coos and the Magalloway by Joseph Carter Abbott Holidays in Costa Rica. III.—San José to Cartago by Thomas Francis Meagher Coins and coinage by William Cowper Prime Carlsbad on crutches (second paper: Chaps. IV-VIII) by H.A. (Henry Augustus) Wise The Arabs in Spain by John William Draper Fiction Captain Gaylord's will by Ruth Harper Relics of General Chassé. A tale of Antwerp by Anthony Trollope Little brother. In three parts.—I. A boy too much by Fitz Hugh Ludlow Lovel the widower (chap. I) by William Makepeace Thackeray Mother of pearl by Fitz James O'Brien Poetry Ode on the birthday of Charles Wesley by William Ross Wallace A picture by Rose Terry Cooke Washington: Written upon contemplating Stuart's portrait in the Boston Anthenæum by John Savage
MARCH	CONTENTS \| THUMBNAILS
	Selected Articles Life among the loggers by Charles Hallock A peep at the elephant by Charles Nordhoff Coin in America by William Cowper Prime The first colonists of Florida by Joel Tyler Headley The search for a Northwest Passage by Charles Nordhoff Fiction Disappeared by Alice B. (Alice Bradley) Haven A fish story by Arthur M. (Arthur Mead) Edwards Little brother. In three parts.—II. A boy too little by Fitz Hugh Ludlow A night in a snow storm by Mary E. (Mary Emily) Bradley Lovel the widower (chap. II) by William Makepeace Thackeray Poetry The ballad of Valley Forge by Richard Henry Stoddard Lost on the prairie by Rose Terry Cooke Our Christmas-tree by Fitz James O'Brien Tithonus by Alfred Tennyson, Baron Tennyson
APRIL	CONTENTS \| THUMBNAILS
	Selected Articles Artist-life in the Highlands by John Reuben Chapin The Alexandrians by John William Draper On two children in black by William Makepeace Thackeray Duties of the citizen to civil government by Alfred H. (Alfred Hudson) Guernsey Fiction Captain Tom: A resurrection by Charles Nordhoff Little brother. In three parts.—III. Just enough of a boy by Fitz Hugh Ludlow Yet's Christmas box by Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford D-'s remarkable experience by C.E. Billington An icy flame by Edward Howard House Poetry The fight at Lexington. A ballad of Massachusetts by Thomas Dunn English Kathie Morris by Thomas Bailey Aldrich The lost steamship by Fitz James O'Brien
MAY	CONTENTS \| THUMBNAILS
	Selected Articles Loungings in the footprints of the pioneers. II.—Raleigh and his city by Edward C. Bruce Ancient monuments in the United States ([first paper]) by E.G. (Ephraim George) Squier The silk worm by Charlotte Taylor How a French king once overthrew the Papacy by John William Draper Mary Reynolds: A case of double consciousness by William S. (William Swan) Plumer Fiction Miss Muffet and the spider by Rose Terry Cooke Rosalind Newcomb by Nora Perry The O'Conors of Castle Connor, County Mayo by Anthony Trollope Lovel the widower (chap. IV) by William Makepeace Thackeray Emma. [A fragment of a story by the late Charlotte Bronte.] by Charlotte Brontë Poetry Milton by A.A. (Andrew Adgate) Lipscomb After the funeral by Richard Henry Stoddard Cousin Kate by Henry Catley
JUNE	CONTENTS \| THUMBNAILS
	Selected Articles A summer in New England (first paper) by David Hunter Strother American culture: Its characteristics and defects by Alfred H. (Alfred Hudson) Guernsey Ancient monuments in the United States (second paper) by E.G. (Ephraim George) Squier Insects belonging to the cotton plant by Charlotte Taylor The first overland trip to California by Joel Tyler Headley Fiction “Miserable man that I am!” by Rose Terry Cooke Only words by T.S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur The century plant by Fitz Hugh Ludlow Froth by George Arnold “He was always such a fool” by J.D. (James Davenport) Whelpley Poetry One year ago by C.C. Cox Sullivan's Island.—A ballad of South Carolina by Thomas Dunn English
JULY	CONTENTS \| THUMBNAILS
	Selected Articles Among the nail-makers by John Reuben Chapin Ancient monuments in the United States (third paper) by E.G. (Ephraim George) Squier A plea for a monster by Charles Nordhoff Sentimentalism by Henry Giles Wild cattle hunting on Green Island by Charles Hallock Fiction The cruise of the two deacons. A tale in eight chapters (chaps. I-III) by Fitz Hugh Ludlow A letter, and what came of it by Louise Chandler Moulton A tale of the Connecticut colony by Jane M. Fuller The merchant's lesson by T.S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur Lovel the widower (chap. VI) by William Makepeace Thackeray Poetry Before the mirror by Elizabeth Stoddard A voice from the street. “A palace and a prison on each hand” by L.A. Bargie When I came back from sea by Fitz James O'Brien The Catskill Mountains by Anna Swinston Spring in the country by Henry Catley
AUGUST	CONTENTS \| THUMBNAILS
	Selected Articles To Red River and beyond (first paper) by Manton Marble John Bull in Japan by Alfred H. (Alfred Hudson) Guernsey Jo Daviess, of Kentucky by R.T. Coleman The four Georges. Sketches of manners, morals, court and town life. I.—George the First by William Makepeace Thackeray Fiction Before breakfast by Rose Terry Cooke The cruise of the two deacons. A tale in eight chapters (chaps. IV-V) by Fitz Hugh Ludlow Henry Gilbert by John William De Forest The courtship of Susan Bell by Anthony Trollope Poetry The Battle of Bennington.—August 16, 1777 by Thomas Dunn English Two portraits by Henry Timrod
SEPTEMBER	CONTENTS \| THUMBNAILS
	Selected Articles A summer in New England (second paper) by David Hunter Strother Spiders:—their structure and habits: by Charlotte Taylor Eaton's Barbary expedition by Joel Tyler Headley The four Georges. Sketches of manners, morals, court and town life. II.—George the Second by William Makepeace Thackeray “Unto this last.” I.—The roots of honor by John Ruskin Fiction Legend of Micah Rood by Jane M. Fuller The cruise of the two deacons. A tale in eight chapters (chaps. VI-VIII) by Fitz Hugh Ludlow Somebody's love-story by Alice B. (Alice Bradley) Haven Bachelor's Hall by D.R. Castleton Some of my troubles by C.E.T. Clarke Poetry The sewing bird by Fitz James O'Brien My Johnny by Fitz James O'Brien “Caught on the jury” by Vera
OCTOBER	CONTENTS \| THUMBNAILS
	Selected Articles To Red River and beyond (second paper) by Manton Marble The Amoor and the Steppes by Alfred H. (Alfred Hudson) Guernsey A journey to the Land of the Moon by Charles Holmes A dinner at the mayor's by A. Oakey (Abraham Oakey) Hall The four Georges. Sketches of manners, morals, court and town life. III.—George the Third by William Makepeace Thackeray Fiction The pearl ring by Mary E. (Mary Emily) Bradley Epping by Ruth Harper Two against one by George Arnold Up higher by T.S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur Blue sky somewhere by T.S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur Poetry The Quaker widow by Bayard Taylor Precognition by C.A. Jewett King's Mountain.—A ballad of the Carolinas by William Gilmore Simms The old church-bell by John Calvin Gitchell To M— by T. S.
NOVEMBER	CONTENTS \| THUMBNAILS
	Selected Articles Captain John Smith by Benson John Lossing A summer in New England (third paper) by David Hunter Strother Pearls and gems by J.W. Watson Rose-garden. A New England sketch by Samuel Osgood “Unto this last.” III.—Qui judicatis terram by John Ruskin Fiction Glitter and gold by William M. (William Mumford) Baker The ordination ball by Jane M. Fuller Down the river. A very long letter by Rose Terry Cooke Poetry A fallen star by Fitz James O'Brien
DECEMBER	CONTENTS \| THUMBNAILS
	Selected Articles A peep at Washoe ([first paper]) by J. Ross (John Ross) Browne Our American dignity by Alfred H. (Alfred Hudson) Guernsey The Croton Aqueduct by T. Addison (Thomas Addison) Richards Unwelcome guests by Charlotte Taylor Thomas Olivers, “cobbler,” poet, and Methodist hero by Abel Stevens Fiction A man's repentance by Louise Chandler Moulton How the course of true love ran smooth by George Arnold The M.C.'s Christmas dream, and the lobby member's happy New-Year by A. Oakey (Abraham Oakey) Hall John Owen's appeal by Lillie Devereux Blake A struggle for life by Charles Nordhoff Poetry Out in the storm by William Winter