New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-16

! 'Ctrt1fhs, SAC tke JOtror. " ~ Nc Do VuY
soa' Thous since HE marriage, his wlfes inaueocs
was very worldly"
"Pry," ubined Miss skinTn; professor sho1ld
let ib.r hsht shine always try T. drop sDrd IN
sesson, wherever business Gals a. VIII yea have 9
cross-way fold on your sleeve, ma sr d. 4 thiak
il would be oDtof place even on this mourafu occs
siop. Mrs. Tufts when her Ell Test child d-
AID she Was drssdful grlefsuiken. | Fene nDer she
gave poor sesrh FIVE dollar note. ins,est OF q
two; but iha, thing I had i the tssct o rs.
rsss Der about at slcn apme respected ner grief
too much ma am. Do I'M eTs,aDd YOU that ~ss 20
Put the crOss-way folds on your sleeve, ma an
You nav do A. you like " ~hnei the cd lady;
people do dress more at hotels.
"Yes." ssii Ms Skinlia; and ofen feel re-
proved for aiding and sbeting such foolish vsniries
ard yet if refused, from eonsci, ntous scruoles 70
trim dresses, suppose sOmbody else gouid 80 you
see, il woulc do any good. Your alyhter-lnis ~
il lei; rieh, suppose. alvsys think ,hs;s great
COZ ISOLATION t. bereayed widow.
"You need { syrp0,e acy such thing, sNd the
doctor, facing Mss skinn che has ~ tie drss red
cent
"Dresdfuil" .hrieked Miss sknlin. "whs: ~
"Thsf,el. the rhoIc story sAid the doctor; sure
enough what - che going 10 do D.
II suppose she II i've with yJE, sid Mi., Sku-
lr, suee es'Ivey.
You iced n { suppose hR either retorted the
doctor. 1t lint every person, Mss >kinn, who is
agreeable CROUCH 20 BE- tzkea Into one house; be-
,ic,. ,be has got foiks OF her cwn
Oh,-lhl -said Mss >kinn "reh' =
"Yes very, said tie doctor; unless some of iaeIr
poor relatives turn up in which case they afe Always
dresdfully out Of pocket
i understand, said Mise skinn, with a rgnid-
cart rod We'll; don't see ANYTHING left fJr her
TO Go but 10 e-rn her living like some other folks
." P-re-c-i-s-e ~, SAID the coc:r.
"On-ah said Miss SkiDlIn, who had a. Las. pos
tessed her elf ofthe shole story.
Il forgot to ask you how wide hem should
allow ID Jour black Grape vail, said Mss skinu,
tfrr n-1l a HI i Il X
considered TOO much for TIE dfY-t sfislctjn. Your
dor. bier, the widow viii probably have tina; width
sara be crafty dress- nsker
In ny opinion Ruth is in no deeper affection thin
We sre ss1o the doctor growing very red in the ts,s
"although lie makes more fa.s 1bOut H. 80 yDu may
lust make .he hem Of Mrs Halls vail hafy ard deep
too srd send the bill into No 30, where i, Will be
footed BY DIR. Ezekiel Hail. who IL not in the habit of
ordering hat be can pay Tor Ih0f tells the fnole
story."
GOOD morning" said Miss Skinn, with another
doleful " hIe. May the Lord be yo1r support, and
LET the light Of his countenance shine upon yoa az our
minister says.
From this time Ruth stroubles came in scrowd.
Her husbands estate had become impaired, an l it
was found that nothing was left for the family.
No help is forthcoming from relations on either
side. Ruth ia thrown on her own resources. She
has to struggle with pircaiOg want. Bravely,
"
thing to plunge her in despair, she preserves her
fortitucc and hope. After various attempts to
procure a livelihood for her children she takes it
into her head TO write for the press; and, from
that moment her suc :ess is sealed; her sky
grows brighter; her career as 81 authorizes il tri
umpbant: and we take our last look Of her in toe
full flush of fame and fortune. Toe scenes Of
struggle and suffering which sbe depicts, before
the turn in her affairs full Of natural psthos,
hardly surpassed By anything OF the Mind IN English
Literature. The interest Of the volume fiils of
before the close as the p .enre OF prosperity sell
dom awakens such deep emotion as that OF con-
fict with susterc f1tes. But as whole the work
displays the characteristic strength and original
lily Of Fanny Fern. With the exceptions witch
We made in the outset, il will add to her rePuta-
ton 40 a ma Iterly delibea;Or OF the sgnih ,nt
episodes with which life is diversified. Wat is
wanting in The artistic construction OF the plot Is
amply made up by the vivid intensity of her rep
rest nations, and Der effective appeals to the
sources OF tesrs and sympathy As 10 the illusions
topivate history which many profess to fud 10 the
revelations OF the volume, We do not regard them
asthe appropriate themes for anovel whose vigor
and beauty We may admire, without feeling the
slightest interest in its polemic and personal as
poets. Domestic misunders landings, according
to . familiar French proyerb which We will not
quote, are i'll brought out of doors, and seldom
affect the opinion of the pablo in regard TO the
parties concerned.