The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-06-18
Charlotte Hronte.

Who has not read Jane Eyre ?" and
who has not longed To know the personal
history of its gifted author. At last we
have il Poor Charlotte Bronte SO have
seen u little bird trying brnvely with out
spread wings to soar, aud as often beaten
back by the gathering storm-eloud-no dis
couragrd, biding its time for another trial
singing f,ebIy its quiyering notes as II TO
keep up its courage--growipg bolder in each
essay till the eye ached in watching It's tri-
umphant progress-up--up into the cleaS
blue Of heaven.
Noble Charlotte Bronte worthy 10 re-
ceive the baptism OF fire which is sent TO
purify earths gifted. see her in the
gloomy moors Of Haworth, in the damp
parsonage -house--skirted with lis unwhole-
some exhalations. crushing down, al the
stern bidding Of duty her gloomy thoughts
and aspirations tending patiently the irri-
table sick, performing ehcrfuly the most
menial household Offices the days passing
in slow dead march = che'red by no
mothers loving smile, or rewarding kiss
waiting patiently upon the hard, selfish, un
sympath zing father, who saw, one by one,
his gifted daughters sink into untimcy
graves Tor want Of the love, and sympathy,
and companionship for which their ycarn-
ing hearts were aching.
ser these sisters al night. released from
toll, when their father had retired 10 r'st,
denied the cheerful candlelight, pacing mp
and down, In utter darkness, the drcary lit
tie sittng.room, talking Of the vacant past
and present. and trying vainly TO pierce the
impenetrable future one gimInerng ray OF
hope and as years passed on. and vision
after vision passed away--alas' with thcse
who wove them ser Charlotte. the last
survivor Of that little group, pacing ALONE
that d,solate sitting room white the winds
that swept over the bleak moor and through
the church yard, and howlcd about the win
dows, seemed To the excited imagination OF
the lonely, feeble watcher, like the voices Of
her sisters shrieking 30 he again EMBODIED IN
her warm embrace. Alone-aLi alone =
no shoulder 10 weep upon--uo loving sisters
hand 10 creep about her waist the voices
of her soul crying eternally, increasingly.
vainly -give-and he who gave her
life. sleeping. eating, drinking, as stoically
as if ten thousand deaths were not com
pressed TO that feeble girl, into each ago
hlzed moment
One smiles now, when the praise Oh Jane
Eyre, Is on every tongue AZ ,he weary way
the authors thumbed Ms. travelled from
publisher 10 Publisher. seeking q resting
place and hndlng none; and when' az 'as''
did appear IN bookiorm-the caution :" 'ne
saplent book"issec'ing london Atnanaum
containing only very qualih'si mifhi~htiS
OF the power oil the author Also OF Inc
Literary Ga1ete. which consideroi u un-
safe TO pronounce upon an unknown author
also @"ihe paily news whieh "n'u not
review novels but 'oana Time s""n Afaf-
wards 10 houoe o,ners' "s'aheh t'"'"-
men you were YET IKE sms o'i''s " you'
class 10 take on your pao'isohhg ai'p ''','o-
RAJ %" 10 'ne n',e woman VINO was "~
un~ 10 "o'n ~n' 's'c' pu'' la',' n!e
nave manly hearn uhey 'n"st ha'e "sn''' ere
now 10 'nihk ot H. not uh'h .f o'''o' cup
OF pr'vation ana sorro" hah e'rh :" h'ssfY
DRAINED 70 the dregs oy 'hs~e qhNe'ihR hl"'
that the laurel wreath NJ bravery. hafu'y
won was tw'nu WIN 'iis cypress ''ne'
L'erary lame aias "ha, IS =" "".
ing woman $ hear'' save tha' u nus oer oa'
o' the mry Pt o' poverty ana ,oiI' nave
ones glowing uough's hanh"", "s''f'' ah'
dstortd ~ coarse hngers' '" 'p''i ta'o'ns
tears over .he e'aV's' chArge Nhlcn can "
uh,'uin'uh! o,ougn, aea"i'' Ny',an ~.
10 rsr u WHINING VT shehce' a'p' ha'e u'a'
silence miseohs''uo, Or sPAA w your "Nn
de''hce. ahn Nv eaihn un"on'ai'y' ~ ~"
target ior t'an'er, bi-''p'ts,h'a''oh ana en-
W oy those o' oo'n fs's VINO canno' 1''S
upon sf'hiilg sH"'"t N'H'V'' W" ~
denie t-ai thls' man shoulders may ~
strong enough 10 paf' out s0e WhS' W
strong woman VINO DOS no' s'agg'f unne' !"
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'onage parlor' ~ haWor,o, n''l,is''' nun
WIN p'c'ar's' iarhsh" NJ is-' WI" '"'S'
from the pr"ceeds ~ h'r own Pf api up
On the vacant chars upon "h'eh si''nila nave
sat the tnihn2' g'','Ti SISTERS. over Hhp'n 'he
grave hsd chetd ! sS 'rNcfin's'' !" 10 ~"
loo la'e and ! look al i,- delicate ana on
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