National Republican., 1873-03-11

serve" which was colonlzed WHOLLY from New
England, and at time when the habits and
Characteristlcs Of the emlprants remalned nearV
and when with the marked tensclty
rude owners of me conni,J and the 1hnrd;hips
Of pioneer life, and WHEN they still remembere1
Down Country" as their home.
Bart was Que Of the younger sons Of one Of
these families Of the better sort, inheTitinH me
and sensitive organization and renned taster,
full Of genius, Imagination and ambitious aspi.
rations. His father died while Hart was a chlld,
and left All unproyidcd family on the hands Of a
mother strong, brave, tender and womanly.
Surrounded by the woods, cut on from the great
Eastern world, without reasons OF hope, Bart
matnfed early, was sklllful woodsinan and
hunters half poet, half artist aud whole dreamer.
Disgusted with his surroundings; undertaking
things only TO abandon them; careless Of the
opinions OF others; arrogant In self-cOnndence;
shaTp aud caustlo OF speech, which made him
many enemies, the story abruptly opens with
him on his return from Cincinnati, where he had
gone from school he had left, and was now 20
lng BACK TO his mother under the modification
OF nus last aud greatest failure, and with sense
that he was generally dlsliked. lie was devotedy
attached to his mother, and passiOnately, though
hopelessly, In love with Julia Markham, and soon
after his return he rushed into her presence,
haughtily declared his love, and was scofnfuly re-
buned. Accepting II as nnal, he turned back
upon himself, and went heroically about develop
ing his better and strong points and shaping out
lie had already begun to ascertain his true re-
mtlons TO men, and now silently aud uncOm.
plelnlngy he addressed himself TO his fortune.
Julla, the descendant Of an old colonial family,
educated In Boston, the daughter OF an ambitious,
aspiring, wealthy man, who dlsllkcd Dart, and
who had forbid her receiving any attention from
MN, Is really noble creation, and IA doubtless
the authors ideal, aud we are much mistaken u
she does not make her way TO the warm regards
Of readers OF both seNca, while her mother, a
true and accomplished woman, and the only one
who understood and appreciated the real char
aCter OF Bart, and was his friend, Is placed
ny the ingenious ylcissitudes OF the story in a
position where she could not be OF the least use
to him. The career Of these two ls managed
with much skill, and develops one OF the rare
things In English nctlon-a genuine love story
delicate, romantic, passionate and self-saGri-
iicng. THIS, Of Itself, should insure the success
Of the book.
Among the noticeable things in the story is the
scene between Bart and Julia, when he declares
his passion and is scorned. What follows Is
highly dramatic and among the hest things In
the book, which Is saying much for II.
The death Of Henry Mdgley, for intense tragic
nathos, mas rarely been surpassed, while we
thlnk the chapters portfaying the bright scenes
OF Juha lost and wandering In the forest, TIL she
iinally sinks down and cOnpOses herself to die,
and her rescne BY Bart for graphic power Of mar.
There Is nothing IN the book that pleases US
more than the simple narration Of the occur
rences Of that night by Julia to her lover, Thorn.
dyke, where she so generously warned him Of
the hOnclessnesS Of his suit; and that, too, when
Bart, after her rescue, without waiting for
thanks, hal gone away from her In naughty
We think also that the creation Of SantIiH,
-miiten with ycarnlng to get hack TO and In
accord with nature, IL an original, and sketChcd
with great force; while the pcn-likenesses Of the
lawyers Of Northern ohio are exceedingly felici-
tous. We should be glad TO know, for their sakes,
that some OF them arc imaginary, though We
fear they are all portraits.
Indeed, the book Is written by lawyer, one
almost an enthusiast in hiS profession, and who
puts lawyers at their hest, and II should he pop
ular with them. In fact, the author has the
hafdlhood to Introduce John Doe and Richard
Noe, aud makes his nero appear at his best aud
win his spurs In an eiectmcnt trial, the whole Of
which, longiSh though 1t IL, Is male Interesting
even TO lawyers.