'He who makes chaff of himself the cows will eat.'
'Give me wool to-day, and take sheep to-morrow.'
'He is high-minded but empty-bellied.'
'Easier to be broken than the house of a spider.'
'He descends like the foot of a crow, and ascends (like) the hoof of a camel.'
But all yield in grim drollery to the last given:—
'There are no fans in hell.'
Which, as our friend declares, 'sounds as Western as Eastern.' Verily, extremes meet.
Many of our exchanges have spoken of the series entitled 'Among the Pines,' now publishing in this Magazine, as being written by FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED. In justice to Mr. OLMSTED we would state that he is not the author of the articles in question, and regret that the unauthorized statement should have obtained such general credence.
A statement has also appeared in many journals declaring that the literary matter of the CONTINENTAL MONTHLY is the same with that published in the KNICKERBOCKER Magazine. We need not say that it is entirely false, as any reader may ascertain for himself who will take the pains to compare the two publications. Not one line has ever appeared in common in the Magazines. The Knickerbocker is printed and PUBLISHED in New York, at No. 532 Broadway, the CONTINENTAL in Boston, at No. 110 Tremont Street.