The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-20
"Mary LYNDON" or Revelations OF
Life.


Life.
We have no wish to disgust our readers,
if it could be avoided, but in order to show
what kind of works of fiction are obtaining
favor nowadays, we take the following ex.
tracts from the new work, Of which Mrs.
MARY Cow NICHOLS is said to be the au-
thoress, bearing the above title. The we'll
deserved structures accompanying are from
the pen of the editor of the Cleveland Her.
all This species of sickening literature
may be said to have commencement with
Ruth Hail." but where it will end, God
only knows. Who would wish to be an au-
thor, when such works are favorites with
an American public? But to the extracts:
The authoress Of I" Mary LYNDON" doubt, had
most uncomfortable married life, and who can won
der, when she records the fact, that she suscept
IDLE Of the deepest emotions of love, but unfortunately
towards any one rather than her husband. When
mere GIRL and on a sick bed, she fell in love with
her DOCTOR and kened his face of " clear white and
dimpled" to that Of " fat baby" and he looked
though he " could smile or weep, just at the right
time, and right from his heart, too" She was in
love, that's just as clear us if she had sung
"Oh, dear Mary, don't you cry,
Your sweetheart will come bynety.'
Hear her still farther about this dear doctor:
al worshpped him from the first moment look
ed at him. believe / should have tainted with
pleasure bowl Of my own blood, il he had ex-
tracted it from my poor shrunken and impoverished
veins. I could have thanked him for a glass Of
If he had held it to my lips with his own dimpled,
white hand. could have renounced reading entire
ly tor the privilege Of daily looking at him, and lis
tening 10 his melting, musical voice."
For fear our readers May scken, we will quote no
more from this her first acute attack of lovesickness
The disease afterwards became chronic, but none the
less severe.
Mary Lyndon having grown up, became engaged
to Quaker, knowing that she not only did not love
him, but actually hated him. There was compul-
sion abou, it, but in whirl of persuasion, that ac-
,ually made her dizzy" she became engaged to a
man named Hervey She goes on to say:
81 never can describe the horror felt the night
after promised to marry this man. felt that did
not, that never could love him."
Before her wedding day however, her "true love"
not the doctor-rsalIy came, and she thus describ
ed the event:
INV time was we'll nigh come, when Fate met me
in the path Of life, and fell upon my face and wor-
shipped. young man, being such as mad seen
in NV day-dreams for years, was introduced to me by
Heryey. loved, and awoke to the consciousness
of living death. The hours that spent with my
new friend, whose sphere was constant benefcence
to me, were white.winsed moments, such as make
our ideal Of heaven. My heart sprang toward him,
al the flower lifts its petal to the warm sunlight"
Yet she gave her hand to Hervey, while her heart
was ano,hers. She had interview with her true
love No. 2 after her wedding, at which he swore he
never would marry, and she begged him to stick to
hi. resolution. The next sentence shows how we'll
he performed his VOW, for in speaking of him, she
says:
.sThat noble heart was not destined to break in
,oneiness but 10 find love pure and true, and alb
.orbine that years since, the memory OF my sorrow
and sacri6ce must have ceased to be painful"
woman marrying one man, when she is in love
with another, is not exactly fit teacher upon the
ubiect Of matrimony
Mary Lyndon finally separates from her husband
Nv mutual consent. While thus apart, but not divor
ced. she tumbles into love again. Mr.. Lynde hap
peued along, soon got hold Of her hand and she goes
Of in hieh-s,rikes, as follows:
ga Aood of delicious feeling was poured through
eyery nerve and vein and artery, as he held my hand
between both Of his"
This squeezing Of hands was an evident weakness
OF Mary Lyadons, for hear her talk about it, thus;
81 lived for a long time under a solemn vow, e
allow pleasant friend Of the opposite sex 10 noio
NV hand. and in this horrible asceticsm this suffo
cation Of my LIES life, had lived, had name
to i've, and had thrown all my energies into efort'
for the good Of Others"
There were curtains to the window when THU
clasping Of hands going with lover No. 3, and
all a, once the afec,ionate pair startled by
fac. n, the window. Mary was very much relievee
,vh.n il turned out to be the village fool" VIII.
k..~ No more about lovers hands than " the grea
shaggy, black dog who ran after him." 50 they di'
NO, re.v get catched that time, b." the iacden
suggested the necessity of curtains The fool answer
ed a very good purpose, for she says:
81 was warned. 1t might be precious lie to m
to cit BY nv friend, with my hand ciasPea IN ms
his hand upon my head, but it would oe aeaa TO-. -
reviving usefulness If il was known anc tne ols' u
ruth would not Be accepted from him II ne were 20!
pectea Of varying from the popular standard Of MARI
age morality"