Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-03-28
Literary Notes.
INGEMIsCO.


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'o"ins o ~ au',1"' "nion We ou' iiolh A"e
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A'Aiy an" VAIN "ppioeia'loh, hs p'esen'-
ihs al ioca Vi INC pan anu uesish oi 'he
story, we nave tahen INC liberty 10 present
~ "nn. 's sne ''s.' W 'Np'''' '''
w. opi.'oA ''e' eA'''' -
mat the authoress oil TINS book is gliled
Win vlvld imagination' considerable power
In conceiving and depicting emotion, and
sympathetic appreciation oil much that is
loity anu peaulllui In nature is undenlaDie !;
Dut her descriptions are exaggerated, her
language inflated, and her story unartistical-
ly nut together. With excellent perceptive
fscu,,;es and fer,;l;tv of ;rvent;on and a
'Iou,s, ',s', ""e .,''n''' VI -.'sn''i' "H" !"
playful fancy Which never descends 10 vui-
garity, the writer exhibits want of cultiva-
ton of thoughtful and pesstent study which
is Indispensable to the achievement of sue
cess even in this department of letters. This
is particularly remarkable in the earlier chap
tiers of the book, but as the story increases
in interest and draws towards close the
writer gradually becomes more natural
thro,ys as;do hor h;rh eon,r n ofFao,o,;ons ord
a ne- 'an"
gives abundant PROOF oil capacity-with
industry and application-to improve the
talent of which she is undoubtedly possess-
cd
w.
III 'lc iirse claplcr we arc ililrouucea 10
the heroine Margaret Ross. and n younp
oentlomap Harry Nav IN whom sbe 10 be.
gNp
trothea. vi course she Is adorned WIN
every attribute of real and ideal beauty,
while the description of the lover is nuzzljnp
,,o,,o5 oo,,.o,,,;,,,
peyonu oon'ep',on'
You sigh, Margaret, he had said, with
wistiul glance IN the bright blue eyes fixed
upon her the While she had stood rapt in
revere, her gaze afar--he bowed his fair
yeums Ioie ,iea.' MANY ain9ng .ie civsaering curls
print"
In our limited experience we have neve,
before noted this Distinguishing mark Of no.
bility. of which. however if it be one. the
ranks of tbe life Guards will furnish ahup.
dant evidences.
$50 did the innate knipbtlv snirit stamn-
ed on handsome, glowing face and 1.-THE and
hardy ngure revert from the carpet knights
u oid 'uen Io, .,a an:,;,a W .no o,ue, Iays ol
sunny tress-ere VET The salmiShtv dollar
had usurped the throne.
Did sigh?' she returned softly. 1T
-'''' - 'A'' io'As M..nsa,. W. nuie, .... mn''o
Beats strong among the hills"
one feels a pulsa!ion of those lofty heart
tr1us' t a i,,splra.,S ;h vague yealning al
to attain. mountain tons of the sonl whence
those who dare gain them look down upon
the clouds that lie along yonder low hori-
hon Anu sne poteu 10 uatn Grl. Dear
tains. while on tbe heights above We the M sunset sunset
glory rested yet. Her companion kept an
instant's moody silence
we can scarcely wonder that he uH-tlp
marvel is that he should have the courage to
break it. 1t is not impossible, though highly
improbable, that young ladies should dis
course upon ordinary topics i'll the eXagger-
ated language of sentimental dramatic hero
ines Int we must confess to n weakness eo.
young women VINO are ueSree less sophis-
ticated than Margaret appears to be at the
beginning of the story. and acknowledue our
,re,;,,ao q, .,,a o,,,I,oross f,,. no, ,.o,,;,,
s'a'-'".0 % '-e "u'no.es' ~. NV No'pA's up
TINS SORT OF nonsense wheh the more serious
business OF life requires the heroine to be
natural as well as earnest. The scene of the
story slo;d nr;,o;no,,,, II, ,ha ,,;,,,no of1o on,
''o'! isla'u ~ P,'no'p"iy Al 'no ','aso Vi Low
err, where MI. hoss, MS vile and daughters,
and other English and foreign friends, make
uD pleasant party. occasionally pOinr off
on oxorrs;ors Il, ,ho na;n,,,o,l'oed
w .'ion' III 'no ne'snooinooo' oho
day Margaret goes alone with Swiss SER
want girl for the purpose of making pur-
chase at neirhboring village leaving her
friends to make a trim to Zur. She is over
taken by one of those terrible storms so fire.
ouent in these regions. and. losing her wav
she wonders into the recesses of the moun-
tains until she comes to rayine across which
a huge tree has fallen. forming sort of
bridge:
"Fearless, thoughtless of her own danger
she passed Overcome instant and she would
rave n s.oou ~ saiely On the iurlner siue.
verberated far md wide InelI Of don',,
through all those deep-yoiced cayes-and
the lightning dazzled Margaret's eyes. She
Jn sS sai sii' n,lsstu M ~ rvl ,oo'i down.
ond till the broken trnnl, of n tree int
ting out from the cruel precipice, caught her
heavy riding skirt, holding her back from
ma. asSns SSrnuseiess ellusl,i oi e.ernity.
ment passed ere she could collect 'I' bar scat cat
tered senses and realize her situation. The
newt with ouipk prnoanpa nf r,,ity1 Ia