, 1870-04-24
A HINT TO NOVEL READERS.

We extract this admirable passage concern
inc novel-readinE trum one OF the hitherto IN
collected p.pes II ne t.n ana a eTa. te
Aiecellanies," Just issued By Fields. osSooa
:. In resrect TO the reading Of novels Of the
present day. would be glad 10 suggest % me
lovers Of those instructive works the etmrle |
rlan OF always looking At the end Of \ romance
| TO see what becomes Of the rertonaees; pe1ofe
| they venture on the whole work. and become
| interested in the characters described IN H.
| WhY interest ones self in pcfNouagc VINO
rau know must, 1T The end ri tie thirdvo'ame:
| die miserable death What ,s the Nse o.
making one's self unhappy ueedless!y, watch
inr The con=,Ynptire symptoms Of Lenora -
they manifest themselves. os tracing ahsou'o
| 10 his inevitable assassination:
| Formerly whenever ca1ur 10 one OF these
| fatsIly xittuaus characters in romance laa1es
are yery fond of inveuting such e7neHns an
gels in their novels, pale, pions. pulmonary,
cros1et1 in love, Of course: hence 90 not catc
10 read ladies' novels. except those Of Mes-
,,amea Core and Tyolopel el-whsne'er came
J to one Of tloec prele1tinesl creatures, and sa~
from tho complexion Of the story that the PCT,
sonage in question was about TO occupy good,
= deal Of the readers attention, always eioeea
. he book 1t once, and in disgust, for ny feel.
{; iugs arc much too precious to oc aefsatea ~
u three pence per volume. Even then 1t Was
often too late. One may have got through
II half volume before the ultimate fate of Mss
II Treyaniou was made clear to one. ln that
i half volume, one may have grown TO be ex, y
L. ceedingly interested III Mise Tfevanion; and and
le hence one has Ill the pangs OF parting VIII
y her, which were not worth 'ncuI1'n6 tot tlt'
ID bref pleasure Of her acquaintance: Le n n
uE roiaii pas Ia eharielie. It IL well to Say.
II. never loved Young gazcue to glad me Will
Al Lis dark blue eye, but when he CAME to kno'
n me well he WAS sure to die: and I
~ add, that never loved tses o. nns moTs, Ms,
nf ter, instead OF making youtseN unhaTp!' =
ed yo11 inevitably must 10, TO spare yourself tn
trouble Of this bootless affection? Do not L
Fl us give up our affections Eash!E to yoan
lon gczellcs. OF trees, or flowers. and conhn
~. Inu lived.
la- the end Of novel, and when read alle
~ u is frcslt green mound IN Brenttora caute
OF yar1l. and an humble stoue on which u !
the serited the name Of Anna Maria or
'ent iGtr arrss on roYait sur les dnltts httmHtes
la!; ia terrible .Horgue Ter corps r1r3nu1 e ~,
eTal solout de Bafhilde:" OF sentence to Il
sro- @ rgitate my feelings necdlcsslsi ter 4 u
SUIT stage do not caro- tiE for Anna NarAs c.
ORD sumption, or Dathildc's suicide: hare
hose The honor OF their acquaintance. nor will MI
'em- it, II you had the gltt Of prophecy, and 2
fore ric proposed to introduce yosr to man an,
TIC you knew would borrow money o. you.
70 ot would he inevitably hanged, or would subj
II OF YOU 10 some other annoyance, "onlu you
..- | decline the proposed INTRODUCTION:
Saf1- 10 .riiA sao-e!e. The Book OF Fate OF
epec- heroes and heroines il to be found 1T the
dark - 49, s-1nt,,a- c,o s1,,lf Ynste tf,rir at1ua
dis ! -, ~ -. Eor NAT I lesrfify nar1lbn
tic man vl,u brought Co1lelia to life IVA
ice Of te1H ~ ~ S,rc.Eold and Hnpkius:>. I VT
ii the Ear a.. commencement, brought for Rome
N me the iiftL act: for Nre. Nacbeth1 am not IN
&c the least sorry; bnt, ~, for the General, W
ames- have him destroy thAt swasgering Nae
core ho ,i,rars io,Ls ns Il he md lust plippet
II the .1yJT Navy ~ II mt cut him in pieces,
with 80, ~, ,!,,i nm, car1ainir: and then "
- have A1rs. NaednG and all the little
.iation c,u,,, of their murder was 4 Il.
round | r.l~;,.+;or of tha oewsnAnera
harac- ~. .Lar ..nro III of th.r nerftctly
It'd not nV ,'a.-v Tbe entirely wicked you
Of the 1..en-o ,r;tbort r,;tv. and have aiway
star mirrI lie German He'd Riding Hood on
at the .cora which 10 . thoueand times more ae
parent ;io ,r,n H.. fcrtnim,s English tale, hex
TO the 49, w., u,lf has rohhlel III Kel n
powers H. s,n1 ,ho ,rand1nn,hrr il, come 1we Il
nebula -. ,-hn c,,1 nna,, tho wolf and out ste,
Ar WAS | i1i5,, .n5 tha ro,,n,- one on;te haprE
lily re- ~ ~ ! Tccn1na,cn,i Iii 1@one 10 ac, With
10 lucubrious novels mud estllcw them.
'1scum- | never fcad tho Nelly part of ''Tl.c Old
YES the I,sity Shop more than unco whereas,
~ nee- uiti SnivcleE and the Marchoness hy
not the l .,I i; 1;to 1r.Dner with rcrap1 to :.
u ". ~ ~, TWIST It did very we'll to fnghten
~ - ~: lumber; but am not going to look
arReIi t;iker murdcr, and to EElthe and twist
as1:tae4 fhe Jcws nightmare AgaiN NO, no =
.!sm. % Il + f8sa Weller aud Ar. Weller Tor conuh