New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-15

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Got two pieces gingerbread but do not observe IN
, ,,ta ssmiar system OF reoompense. Novel writer's
are wont 10 indulge In the delight OF dealing out e'y
| rewards 1t is a temptation 10 make their pretty
puppets happy, when they can; ana even hrs oorpih
has yielded It, Lucia goes abroad and while there
abe finds the her sonls quest-a suro pehei
ana trust In personal, present, ALLOWING God Bot
also while she abroad Manon Ems dies; and Lucia re-
turns find her hero free. and to become his WIFE, am
afraid all the congregation readers Will be glad We
do not like virtue its cole reward ana YET IL
IL the only reward which IL Is reasonable to expect on
earth or logical TO count and IL would have Doe"
more hike the dspensatIOns of our actual hYes' hau
Lucia lived ont her days alone, or found some other
mate II remains say thai" His Marriage Vow" mas
many striking literary merits The story Is remark'
bly condensed except where the writer turns
for q while into tempting by-wy VI
metaphysical philosophical. or religious dlsensSon
suitituasm Of refined and traDscendentdl KIND n''
share in its Development though the DOCK 70 hV' Vs."
ten m the interest OF that, any other isn oip',
Inca's in0uirng soul seeks the truth, anu eno 'o''
leads her through various paths Itisa oooA suio
80 d d,sousaad and to make both friends and Toes
Tho characters are TOO much alike, too fu OF I'd"
emotions of actual people, not to marc 'neii "a No.
AJiss mary n Prescott sister of Mrs Harriet freS
colt spofIOrd, has made BOOK, ana A'oiJ on"
onc too which Osgood Co arc about 10 prlng GUT
abe CANS il "Maus Follios. and other Stories ana II
ears IN he meant for little folks, since tconeerns
,, chiefly with their doings but the grown up people
will all borrow 1t. 1t is so quaint, 30 wide-a"aAe' ~
altogether bright and drOlI as 10 90 sure Vi sn epp
ciatiye audience among readers OF oil ages MY ohY'
dissatisfaction with it is that Matt did not COLD
rnit more folies. He was queer little com
noppd of goodness and badness. of recollection
and forcetfulness Of selfshnoss and uDselfshnessa
little bit of human nature in short, with puzzled face
and bright eyes, looking keenylou upon world with
which he was determined to become thoroughly ae-
Quanted in the shortest possible space OF tme foor
Puss was MATHS first love- not so much any particular
Poor Puss Puss in general; just as when BOY
first begins to spOouey about girls IT'S usually case
of How happy could be with either, were tother
dear charmer away" When Matt was eight
years old he went TO live with bis grand
father, aud soon he adopted cat Grand
papa wasn't very fond OF cats, but he bore pa
ently with this one until at last one day, she brought
in her mouth one after another. five ltte balls OF fur
and purr and deposited them in Rrandmama's work.
basket This was too much Poor Pass; one eat was
more than enough but six-not If he knew II There
was the brook-Matt must take them out aud =.
40 grandpa, never can" cried Matt. What has
been done can be Gone again I1ry gre 80 rstgs
ne Peaa Ctcb an ne nice IL he barn rd rather
have the niceS "But -" mo butts about 1t, Sir
Take them away this minute"
Matt took them MP ia a little basket, when Pass had
gone ont for an airing; his hands trembled so much
as If to ask why they were turned topsy-turv; they
really had mind 10 open their eyes and look INTO II
IN Inc a d Pu Of tie brook Down there leaned
over aud looked into the cear water that srTgled and
afraid of me, wouldn't hurt a kitten =
but Matt Remembered once, %en d1 tbe
stream, and how the current seized and sucked hun
how and he knew nothing more tin he woke up in bed,
with grandma aud the doctor rubbing Im Tor GEAR me
the basket they had settled themselves quite comfort
ably, though they meant 70 make the nest OF ~ anu
asked If Il WASN'T most dinner time He took one OUT
in his hand, patting its ltte gray back. " its
pa liked Kittens tL9 idea OF drown them when they
can't bear to get their feet wet! sy ats sham Ihs
were mowing a hungry chorus; Matt knew that prs
emily he should be sent FOR. he made bold sIoke nc
caught up one kitten in each hand, he held his hands
above the Stream and sbu; his eyes then ne opened DIE
fingers, and the kittens cu9g 70 them ne DnrIs,
ought TO have it." And lie put taem all back into the
basket aud trudgcd of TO tue barn, barn. Up III
made warm and cosy nest ioI the five and havin&
provided them Win some MIX iroh che ualI!' nv nv d
were old enough 20 shift for themselves but like other
lte bows, he sometimes forgot Tomorrow the good III
tentlOns Vi today
While they were at dinner. neghbor came who was
making up party go to Blue Heath and gather Der
ries for market. No 50 eager to 20 as Matt; aud
finally Grandpa and Grandma consented. The party
stayed all night the grounds TO be able to carry
next morning they all early at work, and toward
night when every basket full, it decided that
Mr. Green who was the prime mover OF the enterprise
shond take the berries to the market town and
trade them of before they had lime to spoil or the market
TO be glutted by Others Matt, who had been
unusually digent invited to accompany him. And
now who so happy as he They stayed all night in the
town. and next morning Matt stroled out in what
seemed to him earthly paradise Of toy shops, and
confectoners, and all sorts Of wonderful places and
lost his way and found il aCaDi dozen times. At last
in the midst OF his wanderngs great gray eat brushed
against him, and looking into his face said Meow
meow meoww All the splendors around him vanished
from before Mats eyes on the Instant; and be saw
only barrel in old barn-oft and five little starved
kittens. that climbed the sides, and felrl
back fainting and crying piteously. He
rushed about through the crowd until he found Mr.
Green. Let's go home" said be- painting. Go home!
/ thought you liked 1t here" "O no. 10! must 20
home; nWsti" "Wen. we shall co. day after tO-rnor
row. must wait and see what Hardness offers for the
west meadow" go, Mr.. Green, can't wait! must
get home Zee got businessi' You have" laughed
Mr. Green; so have 1. Which do you think is the
most important Z" "Minew Well, I'm sorry, for 1t
stand over; there's 10 one going our way, lad 30
make up Your mind to stay and enjoy it," ......
But Matt knew better thing to do, under the circum
stances. and be did IT. and Mr. Green went TO call
him dinner he found only slip of paper which read
deer sur heY warked home it nessary and ime
tuf matt"
What fearfuy long way It was, and how the soIes
OF the little feet burned and smared, till he could
scarcely drag after the other But he gave himself
no pty-he kept all that tor the kittens. Once he had
lift OF two miles from farmer, TO whom he confded his
grief and who promised TO adopt OF the kittens
any survived.
There's Matt, pom my wordw said grandma. looking
over her spectacles; poor child, walked all the way
so hOmesckT ..... ....
NO. 1 wasn't homesiek, grandma and ran away.
II was-it was the Kittens" ...
why, you drowned them, didn't your
But Matt did not stop for discussion-"he down to
dairy In iifr and out 70 The barn another and