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A BOUT ruth IA l. l. -
n true that Fanny Fern Intends to bring libel ;at.
Esphy She believes in the full freedom Of the
the Characters Ruth Hall portraits shs would be tho
last seek redress BY sysns herself OF an unjust aud
whom has BEEN said BY various critics thar certain IN
able characters in Ruth Hall their exact portraits and
who been DESIGNATED BY might not bros successful
libel suits sssn,t these eos whether they have in
tention Of 30 doing. not informed.
Il tue. however that many newspapers have pronounced
Ruth Hall autobiography and the opinion that t Is such
pears be generally received In part this may be accounted
the ideas and opinions Of others We say IL be
thus accounted Ter in p but not Tso s"s m an
ion general Is rot this something explained In the follow
ins pasarsph We quote from notice Of Ruth Hall In Tho
Christian itnes;
we perceive of the critics make il piece Of
fau history, but with present knowledge
believe it such that intended be descriptive OF
family particular although the characters described may oe
found thousand families in form Of dsvelopne
Tens Of Thousands they read will say to themselves That
m.sn, me- ...,., -. A..
ensl feure. the esceptionsbe characters portrayed
you may ind almost anywhere This lstness oil dehneston
eon,eence with self effect Hard hearted
aiciou, athzing and bat too
Gus; and happily some are iet of the better Sort
[Christian Mirror.
Does this touch the secret May not be that be-
cause the characters In Ruth Hail wildly drawn true
therefore the feeling produced that they must be
PORTRAYAL Something like this TO be the feeling OF more
than editor, who says;
rise from the of this book with the feeling that
IL must be reality IL beyond the power Of human
alton produce characters true to nature ard to
real life"
We merely present this possible expsnston Of the Gu
Dook presented s1ond
be so generally supposed TO be autobiography, while
few have any real knowledge Of who lie suho really H. or
of portion of her life.
RUTH HALL published by -