The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-12
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rAKEs UPoN TRUsr. A novel, by the Author Of
l "Reeomm ended TO Mercy,u &C. Three volumes
| In one. Carleton: New York.
"Taksn Upon Trust" 10 reprint or An English novel
II written in style superior TO that Of many recent
esensatonar novels The author, however, has mixed
up In II some OF tho most Objectionable ingredients
work or that class Murder and suspicious OF murcer
predomipats In IL Az the very threshold OF the story
lies the corpse Of Mr.. Fletcher, who. was not At to
live and who has been poisoned by himself by some.
body else We assis, at tho coroner's inquest We visit
with gentle devoted Susan Brigham, tho cell Of COUSIN
Chrisy, Fletchers widow, "poor creature as NJ.
Wilbenorco wouls have called her, land pious ,e
would have wished her 10 be, but who for having
taken husband upon trust suffers the grey-
GUS punishment of being suspected imprisoned
and tired, and all but convicted and hung
as murdercss or course the author trios hand,
not unskilful onc-ai trial. that OF Cousin Chrissy
He also makes accompany tho apparent flight OF
another LADY, Florence Bernard, suspected with
show OF reason. of the murder She s nevcrtho-
less innocent OF H. although she may not plead Not
guilty. to different charge We enjoy ~ freqrent op
portunities Of cul,vatng acquaintance with the
actual murderer Andrew Thomson, ex.buer Of the de-
ceased; with Mr. Leo Cayering, nashy jewish banker
Spectator and forger, who nstgated the MURDER and
with certain friends OF Thomson OF similar kidney from
Rcdfsrn who has himself been tried for alleged muir
der 70 Terrier Tom and other roughs OF the plug.ugy
ordernot omitting Master Amclius Driver alias Harley
serribe little scamp The latter xpectedy trans
formed Tittleba Ttmouse fashion, into the presump
tive heir OF splendid old scamp tho Earl Of Arlington
who has also to pay the penalty for marrying upon trust
The two brothers, Clayton and Gerald Bernard,
also reap their full share retributon for the
fatal error. so does Marian Cavering So would
have done Ack Harvey the curate had he married tina,
fashionable and heArtiess woman Of the world, tho
daughter OF Lady Annabea Graham. only the curate
and his friend Ernest Andane afterwards Lord Clan
boyns) escape the fate which npends nearly all
the characters the novel, This ends before Canboync
marries but not without iniimation tha' MS Old
sweetheart Marian C,sverinr vii, long be widow
ana at las. wfe Hor present husband is virtually
murderer
Briefly, here Is the moral OF tho story How mad
thing 1t II, this taking upon trust men or women OF
whose hearts or heads and tcmpers know alb
solutey nothing But mad this Is, fear the au-
thor goes far towards producing Impression that
In modern English society II the testimony OF sensa-
tona novels Is 70 be credited murder Is frequent and
common crime, any husband or wife whom you may
take upon trust islabo to turn out murderess muir
drrcr Do Quincy wrote elaborate murder az
a Ane art. Have these essays converted John Bulls
sons ana daughters into Thugs?
MARRIED AT LAST. Love Story BY Annie
Thomas. author OF philip Norton" DC. i. b.
Peterson 4 Brothers, PhladelphisS
Another reprint Of an English novel. and happily with
NO murder suspicious OF murder in II In the course
Of the story carried from tho quiet little village
OF Broome London, with It's yayetcs and woes TO the
hospital OF scutar where sunbeam Is gliding through
one OF the wards--a sunbeam in mortal shape
a sunbeam in the shape OF a nobIehcarted young
lady, whose name all love and reyerenco
Castle Trerney in Ireland and finally 10 the last
The time Is summer: tbs place, London park: the
actors Queen and ths flower Of her sodiery. In
q carriage at soma short distance from tho
spot where tho Victoria crosses are distributed.
cit three ladies' and close TO them two stand The
ladies are tho two Hrz Tierneys and MR. Walter Forest
the gentlemen are Walter and Mr. Cballoncr They ARE
admring the handsome Colonel Tierney a. he receives
the badge for vaor In these few persons tho interest
the story In chiefly concentrated giving an agreeable
unity 10 the whole One OF the Mrs Ticrneys Is Beatrice
Constable the fascinating heroine, Married AZ Last TO her
cousin Colonel Tsrney. May Arden, scarcely less as-
cnang than Beatrice. 10 also Married At Last 70 Wslar
Forest another handsome sutton Of her fucnd Mise Con-
stable after having divorced wife, long prevented
Terncy from marrying her slili another OF her cariy
sutors who perhaps loves her best poor chsoner tho
CITRATE. whose awkward manners do not hide from
nl8 lTienub ms Utc l4tAIt ~h1 HoSs" 1~"b -
almost the only one who Ia not Married at
Last, and he is welded to his books and his pulpit
Another character CURES the book Captain skctchley,
r. n. who with his PASSION for curiostes Of al kinds
himself the stransest car;Qsty In his museum,, and
with his disappointed passion or May Arden, leaves his
ship and goes the Naval brigade without Leave and
lose, his life by saving that OF riernsy, who had eI
chan ged into Lord Cardigans Lgh. brigade and waa
desperately wounded In the famous "charse OF the Six
Hundred imnortahxsd BY Tennyson. At the disirbu-
ton OF the crosses sul another character, although
ahrent Il fondly mentioned % such baby the son
OF Beatrice and 1eney and grandson q that hne old
retired naval otccr whom we the opening
At Broome and who, died suddenly during the Ora,
visit there Of bis Angibcizsd Irish nephew.
DRAProrNrKD AMBITION; ON MASHED AND SIsoLx.
b. Miss Agnes ". Stewart. Authoress OF The
World and the Cloistsr,r " Gertrude" &c. ID.
~. sadlier d Co., New York. Boston and Mon
tre-l.
DISAPPOINTED Ambition y ingenuoasiy illustrates the
danger of marrying In reckless disregard Of sny better
motive than the desre for rank and wealth and partc
ulary the possible aud probable evils o. marrying when
radical differences Of religious belief and practice exist
between tho par,ins
We shah venture TO eriicse but single point in this
excellent little book. Miss stewart Inadvertently con
Arms The traditional stage notion tho continent OF
the Engish pai~5amii,as. who Is supposed by Mon
seur, aod Mynhecr. and Herr and signor, and their
families be In the habit Of beating both daughter and
wife With rick o. legal slze and Of selling tho wife for
sifpcnce smi,hneid market Win ropo around her
neck whenever wishes 70 set rid Of her Thus Miss
Stewart duly records brutal acts Of dissenting dca-
con- husband other principal heroine On one ocason
Deacon Ashley purs1ea his young WIFE, "a second wfel.
ovortakes her ballroom, whore he had forbidden her
70 60 lays his hands upon her shoulder with strong,
but nervous grssp forces her down stairs, thrus's
her scnsele and bleodng has burst blood vessel
| Into the carriage, and drives furousiy home. %
another OCCASION sfsr he has vaniy tried 10 compel bis
daaxnssr 70 consent 20 with Ephraim waiford The
psous and smabie deacon srclAms: DO you dare 70
brave me 70 my very faoss and extending his power
fal hand he hurled hsr from him with such violence
thai poor Esthsr fen With graf weight the noor and