The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-01

The love stories Of real life those that have the
est interest However exqustey the poet the novel
list may mould his Hcon-with whaever force nicely
OF deiineaon he may depict his persons and tell the
secrets OF their soulshe can never give TO fiction that
height OF interest or power that every story has the
ment we believe 1t 10 be true-the moment we know
that its and persons real II Is this faith in
their reality that has perhaps brought down through
10 many ages and still keeps alive OF the oldest
love stories Of the human II Ia certainly this that
has given vitality the loves Of Abeard and Heloise.
Who does read tho love history Of Sir William Tenn
pie. or the story Of Horace Wapoo and Miss Berry, with
moro interest than they any mere inventonf
Another history not unlike 10 these is disclosed IA
volume Of love letters just pubshed by Carleton Of
which, 1t is said ny thousand copies already called
for This story resembles In various respects all the
stories alluded to-that Of Abeard, Of Walpole, Of
Swift for his Stella and OF the Chevaler wyko Tor Miss
Gamble draws the curtain and lays before the eye Of
the world peculiar chapter In the life Of distinguished
man ard singular family history. There b the usual
romantic psrversy Of the passion at tho very outset Of
the story. The persons Dr.. E. X. Kane, Of the
United States Navy whose Arctic discoveries have .
worldwide fame, and Miss Margaret Fox, we'll known
as one Of the original Rochester rappers smediums
OF spiritual communication
One day-to begin at the beginning-the Doctor went
TO one OF the seances Of the appers In Philadelphia
There ITO use his words) he little prestess
cunning in the mysteries OF her temple and weak in
everything but the power with which she played her
part sentiment almost of pity stole his world
ly heart as no through the disguise. Can 1t be
that one young, beautiful passionate and yet
kindhearted be destined for such life These
were his thoughts Thereupon he went to work and did
all that true kindness could do to get her confidence"
and in doing this he lost his heart and fell rrcrcvsby
in love-
The Doctor said to have declared that he determined
at once to make the young lady his wife, he told her
plainly that Kit was no life for her" be there con-
stanty in the public gaze He thereafter at the
seances every day. and every day his interest In tho
sitive medium grew stronger His attentions Of various
kinds were constant and his desire always that Mar
garet should relinquish her life a medium because
she was fitted for better things" In all this
true and noble nature. Dr. Kane became an avowed
lover of Margaret and the constant theme of his letters
to her is show much wish that you would quit this life
of dreary sameness and suspected deceit" He was in
constant torture through his sensitive delicate tender
ness for her. at such pity-it was repulsive,
abhorren to refinement to be exposed to such assoca
TONS" Finally the Fox family gave way to the impor
tunities Of the lover but apparently not until he
Margaret were betrohed Then she sent to school
Of his choosing and reside with family of his rea
be married on his return and make wedding trip to
Italy How many Arctic days gilded by the thoughts
Of that Italian journeyl
But all tins time DR.. Knnes attachment for Miss Fox
to have been secret to his immediate family.
He wrote to hcr-sThere Is but life in tins world
that Of sef-approva; J" and yet no q slave the
approval Of others. He had felt keenly all that was
least refined in her position but his love enabled him TO
bear what he knew othss, Without that tender rSson
would sheer at But though the engagement par
tally secret Dr. Kane correspondent with Miss Fox
constantly while absent through confidential friend,
and this person regarded her the Doctors aanced
wife, The story Of this engagement crept into the papers
and wounded the pride Of tho Doctors relatives He had
not therefore mscalculated eoct upon them when he
judged 1t best to keep the engagement q socrct.
DR.. Kane was absent from Nay, 1853, till October,
1885, His vessel camc up New York bay and Margaret
In the city at the time She heard the cannons that
greeted his arrival, and In a fever OF impotence
she waited for him 10 TO her All that
day. that evening, all night and the next cay
she waited and waited in vain Then he sent
word that he would come soon There "grcat
BILE in his family" over this match He beset all
sides by responsiveness and His messenger asked
also said the letters THAI had been written by
the Doctor On the third day the Doctor came and Miss
Fox refused TO him; but relented upon earnest
entreay and the lovers met But the marriage
was TO be postponed" TO meet las sister
and brothern So much the lover had yielded TO the
pride Of his family.
At this point tho story becomes somewhat painful.
We the misery Of the two lovers they victim
lied TO the shallow conventional pride Of ambitious rela
tives The Doctors thoughts appear in this scrap
Of one Of his lettcrs:-
'Once upon time there were certain crystal in
kopt kvfuh txu hand nfI
When FURNISHED they shone like the stars OF heaven.
You would suppose that each Of the fairy crystals con-
flowers kissed by dew drops or golden fruit just rpened
the bough But this not the case In tho centre
Of each vasc surrounded b. mould and rust and mldew,
was loathsono toad"
Thus the lover showed however brilliant and splendid
bin life was, he did NOT feel all right at heart But
despite this broken engagement tho Doctor could mot
separate himself from his far one until the prudence
Of Mis- Foxs friends required that she should not be
visited b. whose friends thought her unit TO be
hts wife, Then came another engagement nsade with
ring that had been found n the Arctic regions and
sequel TO this the informal marriage OF Doctor Kane
and Margaret Fox comprised in his declaration made
purposey before Witnesses s'Magge Is my wife and
am her husband; wherever she is mine and am
he-a marriage that the Doctor himself considered
real and valid that he subsequently wrote 10 the lady
my wife,
These letters arc deeply interesting In themselves as
the love letters Of distinguished man. but. since they
arc evidently private the question will naturally be
asked, why are they nov published The answer
is TO vindicats the fair equally Of Dr. Kane and
Of Mn. Kane 70 prove 70 the world that Mn Kane
mot IN arfu ntnguer sntrspping distinguished man,
and also that Dr. Kane really regarded her his wife,
This has apparently, been made necessary by tho course
Of Dr. Kanes family Following out their former obiec
tons 70 Miss Fox they have gwen 70 Mrs Kane only
partial recognition. Dr. KAnslsfs money In trust for the
support Of his wife, and otherwise lsfs ample means but
IL said in the preface TO the letters thai his iaives
have succeeded in Withholding from his wife tho
LEFT for her support and have otherwise brought her
character in question. His letters givsn there
fore, 70 let all know the real state Of the case.
Literary Inselligenee.
The sermons Of the Rev. Francis A. Baker, Of the
Congregation Of st. Paul, with Memoir Of his Life"
m tho nav Hewitt In tina title Of 4 work now in