New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-03


bat the memory of made this chlko dePenden! ofrow oil
the more touching
The scene where the first partial confession o. love
capes from eachwhere Esther eager to assure Felix that
she is not offended ofhis seedlings makes
preense Of wanting her watch repaired that she may
90 TO him. and breaks down completely in the innocent
attempt at deception is exquisitey beautiful Sill moro
exquisite is that scene in the prison in the day o. Felix's
trouble when the young man believing tina Esther
ia abont 10 marry a grand county gmeman
bers her not not to forgot "ho old podagogp aad bis
Iecturcs7
Esther did not speak bu Felix could not help oberring
that her hands bad turned 70 ueath ooess au mat
prospects she had this feeling for his sake Anoerpow
erus impulse nom mingled love gratitude ana anAe urged
81 had horrible struggle Esther But you see va right
There fitting lot IN reserve i1t YOU bn' teme.er you
have cost great pIiccdon throw what precGi away
shall want the that you hayoa happiness ~thy oil
T.ber f too miserable for tears to She ooti help
lesy al Felix f0r moment then took her hands irus ana
turning away nutey walked deamy toward her iaer and
SAID sFafher | am rcady-theIe Is no more to say
She turned back egan toward the chair where
lay with face quite corpse like above her DARK gaTHhN
She heard Felix say tie word with enreatingry and
went toward him with the swim movement o. tptthed
child toward its protector Ho clsped her ana 'Ae AsSeu
She never could recall anything else that happeneiu she
was in the carriage again with Mis- IfaIsome'
There is something charming too in the descrnon OF
Esthers life ct Tmnsome Court, where she windefseh
about the heart Of that proud, unhappy Mrs Irome'
and brings together the separated mother and SON There
is also touching when tho old minister ds1cs TO
Esther the secret that she not his daughter but lTals
the heiress of great wealth;
"This is late reiricva Of n long Esther make
not excuses Tor myself for ought % strive mar Oh5ues
tons be rooted in the ruth. Nevertheless YOU
Esther had rsen ana had gded on To the wooden So on
A al rtfl 4
49, sned Gov vorSs alone Sbe threw her arms auud the
ola mans neck. and sobbea out with passloni cry
Father father forgive If have not loved yo1 cough
The old mans little delicate frame was slaken by Efse
and Joy that were almost painful IN their intensity hd
been going to ask forgiveness OF her who asked io t
IN that moment Of supreme complex emotion one sW tAe
ministers Joy toe thought surely tho vO-A OF see is
begun in her surely here Is hcaFt that the Lor hath
touched"
WeIhad marked many other extracts illustrative This
fascinating character, but must refrain, for have
already encroached too far upon the space that beg' 10
other porsonages IN the story. The author seems have
thrown her heart into the description Of the life W ts
the little world Of Treby Magma but the iniereswthe
plot centers rather in the arsocrac region OF Trome
Court Mrs. Transome will probably not sausNmost
readers until they have mastered the secret Win has
bhghted her life Knowing that, let them read history
second time and they cannot fail to admire the d,ac
elaboration with which she Is drawn. In the liz few
chaptors-iudceI from the time she first wit.a The
sphere Of Eshers inauonccshe appeals to our pit with
an uuspcalble patios The sketch Of her eaTcrfe IS
in the authors best vein Of oausc humor She ha been
thought wonderfully clever and accomplished; Ia Sc
crey picked out FOR private reading the lighter prs of
dangerous French authors had found rdiculc Of Blcal
characters very amusing:
But she believed al the while that truth and safeyty IN
due attendance on prayers and sermont ~ the hdmD doc
from Puritanism and PopoF; 10 fact In such view this
world and the would preserve the existing arlnge'
menta Of English society quite mistaken keeping Gon the
o5rusyeness Of the vulgar and the discomfort OF tepoo
The history Jews knew, ought 20 Dc preifod 10
any proiane history the fagan OF course were leo n1
their religions quite n0nsensicL considered as Ioi o..
classical le1TlDg cane nom me Pagdns the Gree we're
famous FOR sculpture; The italians for Painngi no ddie
Ages were dark and Papisiical bit now Chrstim went
sni In hand with Civilization. ana the proFoebth Pfe-
foreign countries m our FAVORED land was clearly see 20 ue
carried fUI ward Tors and Church oi England pnnl
SUSTAINED TIE o the ouss Vi BsascE I'd BY
sound English diyines
But now in her old age disappointed In the oyeif the
for whom sic had nnod ard suffered looking toward
to an impending evil feeling that God vas crael when
he made women 1t seemed that her life had bccnlkc
spoiled pleasurc-day IN which the music ard pToco
are all missed and nothing is left At evening bat tovear
ness Of striving after what has been failed or
Harold Tunsome is the only character in the book iu
which after second pcrual feel disappointed MT De-
cause It is not well dvae bat because il docs Ear
above the level Of ordinary novels George Eliot. char
acters generally do But lis place IN tie story ail all IS
only TO be a tempier TO Esther aud unwitngy s,oureo
Of punishment TO his mother.
The elaboration OF the minor characters is ono q George
Elots great merits She never uses yagufes tho mos.
Insignificant aco 10 her dramas have distinct indyil-
uaity, and perfectly tue 10 nature. The Reverend
Jack Lingon, tho sporting rector Of lAile Irby,
with his brown lcseins and co.orcd bantana' tho
Chubb who "was known 10 have one funda
mental division FOR all opinion my dee AMI hum
bug and whose political idco" was that society eH-
sted for the sake ofihc individual and the name Of that
individual was Chubb," Lydiy the ministers dolorous
who found answer as she found key
by pouring out pockctf Of miscelanie5' and who lets
tho eggs boil hard while she reads "Acyne's Alarm
before breakfast; Scales tho butler and Banks the laG
all are perfect in their way.
We regret that have have not moro space 70 devote
to the description Of tie parliamentary election watch
plays an important part in the story and upon which the
author has layished her skill The speeches oil admir-
able-from the Illogical rambling, goodhuInored ADDRESS
Of honest Parson jack 10 the cogont argument Of Felix
Holt, who Processes a radcasm which goes much DEEPER
down than the franchise and who is equally Disputed
with the halfway views Of purbhnd Wings, and the
total blindness Of tho Tories We have only space for this
tavern conversation Of farmers and trades people, the
day Of the nomination;
MY good sir he said TO Mr WAGE he crossed biz knees
and spread his six handkerchief them Irans0ma
be- returned he may not retlrn0dihas question for
Norm Loamshe. but makes little difference to toe king.
dom don't want TO say things which put younger
Of spirits but believe this country has It's best ceys
i do indeed"
sorry TO hear II from OF your experience Mr:
goan" said brewer, a large, tnppylookng man. I'D
me good fight myself before I'd leave worse world for
my Lys than I've found tor myself There isn't greater
pleasure than doing BIT Of planting and improving ones
buildings md investing ones money In some pretty aar. OF
land. when turns up here and tbereland you've known
hUIn boy rs nasty thought that these Radicals ar. TO
turn Things rolh can calculate on nDthing one
doesn't Ike Tor es self and Decent like II for oses
neighbour but SOMEHOW believe IL won't do IL we cant
u1t TIC nheh Just now there's Providence and the
good sense o. tne county and there's right in thnsshas