The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-26
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Ina MAY: A stors OF Things Actual and Possible
J. C. Darby. Nassau stree, This work has excited
cons;derable sens alton frsm the disposition that
seems 10 prevail to fix its authorship on Mrs. Stowe
Although powerfully written. We ca trace but few
points of resemblance between the quiet elevation
OF fs style and the exaggerated and melo dramatic
intensity of Use udo ph lantoropy which forms the
prevailing characteristic az Urce Tom. It's sdmlrA.
tiOA Of the African race is kept more within the
bsSaGs of probability i.s skrt hes Of Southern ha
pts sud manners adhere more osely to the truth
aud its abotionism Is lea- rabid than could possibly
have been expected from zen Of Mrs, Stowe.
TIE characters e ia genera veil drawn ID natu.
raj, and but for the absence OF unity ia the plot,
which is founded an iml reliability, and which
tt erefoe carries the vic Of this defect throughout
the several stages o. its Development, the tale
would be entitled t. take high rank amongst works
OF ita class. Taken with this drawback the story
VIII be read with ex gens late est ftom the vivid.
ness Of its descriptive PASSAGE and the freshness Of
feeling which seem 80 inspire It's reflections. The
following touching enc win serve to illustrate tue
latter portion of our remarks IL should be pre- missed
tbat the slave Alfred has juss been driven to commit
suicide, by the cruelty Of M. Wynn, his msster.
Soae moments elspsea aud then there was little
confusion iesrd above stairs aquick step descended
aud Dick again thre~ open the aoor, excl.ming.
., mssss! come dis minute up star. Dat ar Alfred
Go,e kill 5esel!n
What DO you SAY ?" sad ". Wynn, sternly his
Gce growing II tie more rigil tnd wh!ts as le
hSea ois eyes on tie eh,id.
"tset usssa, rTneend he dat ar Alfred
coss- k1 heself hoe in ne tro ~ and let out all
&C h'ccc Done snrk' he vti,i in dis time, massa
8oPway
NJ. @ynu lose quickly ana left tie TO IN. Walter
lii', mis- heal, aud his best aeavea with deep
ipsl ration, as II load had been lifted from t.
WINE he exclsme ieivautls--
''TAauk G ID for tpat be Is dead"
Wby, Walter! s'nt you ashamed 20 say so?n
ssld Asbsl. " For nv ps't I'm reetly sorry, for
DOW rto will we &c. ID butd summer hoase
MS heat was set uDor having taat bsfure another
year, sDd there isn't workman any where around
who vas equal to Alfred. I'd rather have nothing
at ali than one OF tho,e Common thiogs. say it is
downright shame for him to kill himself, when it
is so snc0nvenient to lose him."
Waiter listened to her with an expression of utter
asto2isbmeLt, which gave way to lndigaa ion as she
competed this last sentence, and. with the blunt
pess that charac e,ized hin when ex ,ited, he ex.
claimed. "Cousin Mabel, if you EN- ,ty hearted
~ b sosp bubble, one would think you could not
speak tt1s at suct moment as this" and, giving
her rfpreacbfpl glance, he followed Ida, VINO had
ALREADY left tine room.
He found he standing beside Maum Abby in the
midst OF the whole household, who had by this tine
gathered around the soos whera Alfred lay &C oss
the threshold OF the CT Set door, with his head sup
ported in his mothers arms. Through what intense
disappointment, through what utter dependency,
through what anguish Of MINI and heart that ex-
cat brain had gro vn deldous 01y God can kco y.
But He VINO gives the fun'ss of bcunalsss SYM
psths and pity to the weakness Of our hu nan ma
tute, will pardon that wretcned man. Who left thus
alone 10 wrsste VITA a CRUSHING tyranny aud ind-
rg himself ut off iroo all othe, refuge, bad dared
with his owe haEd, to open the gates Of death that
through them he might escape from the oppressor.
THIS thought was q comfort TO the bere.yei
mother, who sat silently bending over him. 1t was
no shock 20 her xhsn tie men. Who imagining
IN wa- Hra~ uir n ~,
fcth snddt My looseued their hold, ex claiming that
ne WIS dead. For two hours ste had listened in
yaia fof re Gui k, osntDg breath which oil night
long rad given assurance that be was still alive:
ano, after the first involuntary hea thrill, the
knowledge thus gradually attaiuei Brought With il
sensation Of relief; aud thinking of al, he had
endured IN the past, all he mus, have endured Ia
tae future more iervsnty tdsu she ha6 praised God
At aer chiids birth, that mother gaye thanks that
tet Only son was dead.
As trey stood around Ter silently, even the gar u
lo0s,sss at the negrres being checked by :as Ditfu
scSne, SLOW, dsci co stsp was heard The Stairs
II vns Mr. Wynn; and as the sound oS hii footsteps
ceu nsnteI, and the gtoup scattering apart. left
hin fscr to lace wi a The dead, Mlum ABBY IN
claspeu her arns from tae lifeess firm she had been
honIS cose againsi her heayt, and. lsyipg IL Town
tsSdsiiy upon toe Moor, and stood before him.
There v as som thing almost maj ssii IN thu solemn
reticeEcs OF her m nnerfOmeShir awful in the ut
ter eesc st0D in which this tragedy h I'd involved
ber. that nushed tie vsry BREATHING of chose who
hsteled, az. pointing wh one hard 70 the corpse at
-
mastsfs afe1' ioE, she sail to him - Look there
l. my boy,-hs is 0eld, and you, ~ have murdered
nim. DO not STAT back do LOT fsowa on me-my
sen "a ces5, ard yol cannot bs'm me nov! II is
net for me 10 curse you not fur me! I know not
Why Geo has permitted this xrors 20 be done. |
knox not, blind worm that i am, how my chld's
death can cause the wrath of man TO uraise HI
my own misery advances the purp ,ses Of His holy
viii; and yet i trust Him O, will trust Him
thourh he stay me !" sha added raising her casped
hands high above her head, snd looking upward.
For moment she stood thus, her lips moving in.
auatbiy as it she prayed, AID theo gradually lower
ing her armJ and fixing her eyes again on MrWynn,
she contnued:-"l will not curse yol, that You have
robbed me of what was more to me than my life;
ended in death. Goa will pardon him that deed !;
but. when He maketh inquiston 70. bl ,od, will He
Tot require it az your hands ?-you, wso could not
pity-rho would not forgive! What will yol an
you, Where is thy b-ot5sN o, Master Richard
beware! Learn, while i: il yet time, that these
whom you are crushing. are men, aud rspent before
God OF the evil you hsvs dared to do. Rspentr'-
and be,e her voice rose like the peaipg Of an org an
swell" Repent! for, behold, tae day cometh that
shall burn a. an oven, and all thu proud, yea and
all that do wickedly, shall be as stubble ard the
day that ooneth shall burn them up, saith ths Lord
OF Hosts"
She paused. There was lurid light in her eyes,
ard With Mr pale, s.era face, her tall figure Gle
waited to its utmost height and her hand raised with
prophetic ennestuess, she l,oksd like one in.
spre5. Selfpossc ssed as was Mr.. Wynn and firmly
sshe bed bra ed himself against any manifestation
of the feelings that secretly agtated him, he had
quai!ed be fore the influence that ted like spell
upon these around him; but when she ceased speak.
ing, he recovered himself, and stepping little
aside, said half aloud, These are but the rawlings
Cfiasanity. Take the woman away
She bent forward little, aud laid her hand
lightly upon his breast, but he shrank from her
touch with . slight shndier. al go, CO." said
abe. |" have no more to d. here. Bring M son
after me-biing him 10 my room for a little while
afew hours, and then the ca. tn must cover him.
He will sleep there in peace, ana God help me!
I shall be alone"
Her words, changed now IN tone and manner, had
melancholy and touching patnos, as il they cam.
from the depth of a broken heart; and she tot
tered as she descended the stairs slowly, with
certain step, like that Of one who walks in the
dark. Moved by simultaneous i'm pulse, Walter
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