New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-05

fire. and sat down to the agreeable business OF tendg
the meat and warming bmfeif at the same no. ,,,h.
Any one who had looked ut him as the red light
sone upon his pale face, strange srauipg eyes apu
neager form. would perhaps have understood sne
mixture Of contenptuous pity, dread ana Suspicion
with which be was regarded oy DIS h nesnUS than
poor Manner In bis truthful, simple soul, nos even
the growing greed and worship OF gold could oeget
any Vice directly injurious to others Inc nsas VI
his faith quite put out, and bic alieclops tnaoe ue1
late, he had cang with all the force OF bis nature 70
his work and hi. money and like oil objects 70 when
q man deyotes bimsek, they had fastioyed bim into
c .rrespoodencs with Themselves. His loom, as ne
wrought in il without ceaspg, had ia is turn wrought
on bin, and confirmed more and more the HOMOGENEOUS
craving for ts mopotonous response. his Yoia as ne
hung over il and saw grow, gathered Dis power u
loving together into bsrd isolation like its own.
Az soou rs 10 was warm he began to think u woaio
be long while 10 wait till after supper before he drew
ont b. Suineas, and it would be pleasant to see them
ON the table before him as be ate bis unwontod ieest.
For ioy il tie best OF wine and Siass guIneas Were
golden vine OF that sort.
He rose and placed bis candle upsuspectinely on
the floor near bis loom, swept away the ssha wnUu
noti ing any change, and removed the bricks; Inc
sight Of the empty hole made bis heart leap violently,
but the belief thit bis gold gone could not come
at once-oply terror and the eager EFFORT 70 pun an
end TO the terror. lie passed bs trembil nano sil
about the hole tryiog 20 think Il possible tba, hls
eyes had deceived him; then he held the candle III
lie ho, and examined it curiousls, trembling more
and MORE At last he shook 90 violently that no lei
fall The candle and Lifted bis hands to his head Wy
ipg 10 steady himself, that be might think Hsd 10
put bis gold somewhere eLe, BY sudden resolution
tast night, and then forgotten it man falling into
dark seeks netsentsry footing even on shoihs
stonesj and Sias, by actisR as be believed 10 Inise
hopes wsrded vif the moment u de.pair he searc1-
ed IN every corner he turned his bed over, and snoos
t. and kneaded IT, lie looked 10 his brick oven where
be Laid his sticks When there wos no other place 70
be searched kneeld down sgain and felt once more
all round the hole There rntried refuge lett
for a moments shelter from tue terrible truth.
Yss. there was sort Of refuge which always comes
with the mOrtraton Of thought under an overp0wer-
ing passion: l. that expectation OF imposslbIles
that belief in contradictory Images, which Is sti 9,s-
spated BY the extsDsl fact. SilGs got up from ms
knees trembling and looked round at the table; ddn
tho gold lie there alter ail The table was bare;
Then be turned ard looked behind himLlooAea Nv
round bis dwelllug-seeuiDg to strain his brown eyes
after como possible appearance Of the bsgs where be
had already sought them in vain He could see every
object in his cottage-snd biz gold was not there.
Agaia be put BIS trembling hands 10 lis bead, and
rave a wild ringing scream, the cry OF de.olation.
For a few moments after he stood motioLles.; but
the cry bad relieved him from the fret mac deping
pressure Of the truth. He turned and toward
bis LOOM and got into the seat where he worked, IN
siDc vely seeking this the strongest assur anee OF
reality.
The process by which Sias is ut length re-
deemed from utter mental devastation though
fur. fetched and unnatural. is managed with sim
rular adroitness, and introduces On element Of
tender human interest. which admirably temPers
the gloom and rigidness Of the previous portion
of the narrative. An orphan infant, whose
mother had persisted by the roadway from cold
and exposure. in fit Of intoxicatiOD, creeps in
the stormy night to Manners Cottage, and, strange
to sag, is kindly welcomed by the astoDished Old
man, who at length finds in her the solace OF
which BIO bad been deprived in his guineas. She
becomes q member of tie cherries household;
Silas cares for her with the love Of father and
mother both; she repays him with the iondest
attachments VI childish affection, and as abe grows
I'D, surrounds him with the gentle and beautiful
influences Of q devoted daughter. nothing could
tempt her to swerye from her pious loyalty; she
clings TO the Mysterious weaver, to the reJrcson
Of her own futher who is opportpney discovered
in tho great man of the villages aud finally accepts
the promise of youthful love On the condition that
her fortunes are still to be shared by Silas Mar
ner The relation between these two strongly con-
trastsd percentages presents an ample opportunity
for the subtle analysis Ut character In which the
pen Of tue author IL 80 completely ut home. The
gradual emerging of Msrner from n state Of UNI
conscious mssntbropy to the exercise Of the finest
affections OF humanity is followed up with con-
summate skill almost giving color of romance
10 the withered, sapless, shattered image of the
woe begone weaver. Not few happy touches,
illustrative Of village life, scattered throughout
the volume, though tho interest Of tho story is
confined within u narrow circle Of persons.
THE UNIVERSITY QUARTERLY April 1861. Now-Hs
Themes II. Pesse.
Among the contributions ~ this number Of
unique and valuable periodical are papers on
"Ths Study of Law ia Germany" " The Lii
brary Vt Brown University" ~W-stminster Alb
bey," Hugh Miller" Theodore Parker" and
Others The last named article 10 q discrainat-
ing and generous tribute 70 the personal eharae-
ter of tho ate celebrated heresisrch, and, at the
anne time is a gratifying token Of the indrpen.
dsncs and hherality f the conductors Of the
QUARTERLY" We take from il che following
paragraphs. which will be Interesting 70 con-
siderable portion Of eur readers:
Beside bis genius in The minds Of portion, as least,
Of tie world tie character of Pbeodoro Parker was
rid 10. But, RIDDLE not. the solution req.irrs no
sphinx. lie was not 80 strange Icing amer su only
il strange light Ia which people regarded bun,
be was for such genius, such scholarship,
such virtuee such uDtiibg energy, are each sIne SUI
fcient to render their IOsseseof reuar kshle. Aud
there are the sum total of his chaact1rhe oDly and
true elements of tie perfect character and in his
position coupled With po osneul exotics. Indeed II
requires vust amonht Of menial aeuuen " under
stand such man; and yet, where In the wide rRe Of
history do We fbd whose character has I'd
fatu h.u.