The New York herald., 1874-11-09
A Woman's Soul for q Sack
of Gold.
Not the Expected American
Novel.
Plot, COunter-Plot, Love
and Misery.
''uNDER THE LIMES.n


good to read In these days or unhealthy romance.
The book Is but simple tale OF everyday life in
England. No balls and horse races are chroniced
croquet playing and tea drinkings are the extent
OF the dissipation OF the people whose quiet life is
here recorded The characters are so natural
that they might belong to any time or country.
rather sad story this, take 1t all In ALL The round
people without trying fall naturally into the
square holes and the square people into the round
holes. II they had only known what was before
them how easily every thing might have been
made right. Rose Anstle, the heroine Is lov-
able English girl, living with her aunt and grand
mother, just out Of the reach OF London
smoke, at Lime House. Sebastian Vlner,
the hero, Is young artist straightforward, hon.
erabe fellow, with just enough OF the Bohemian
In him to make him attractive. Rose and Seoas-
tian should have loved and married in the nrst
cnapter; but In that case their lives would proba-
bly, not have been worth recording. Rose did love
Sebastian, but the young artist only loved her as
sister. The passion OF which he was capable lay
dormant until Eta Langel, the daughter of q rich
banker, appear ed upon the scene. Her beautiful
face attracted the artists eyes he fell desperately
in love, and suddenly proposed marriage to the
girl. Eta was not without sort OF afrection for
Sebastian, but her nature was not one to feel
deeply She imagined she loved, but still had her
misgivings. In the wealth OF his own passion Sc
bastian overlooked her shortcomings that he
never suspected for moment that oil was not
well. It did 90 hard with him when
Eta begged him to give up his painting and
60 to banking, so tnat they might live better after
they were married. But ne laid down the brush
and took uD the pen without murmur. young
nobleman, Sir Laurence Carey, an irresolute win
ming sort of o fellow, was more to Etta's mind |;
she had decided misgtvings as to her future hap
plness with Sebastian, and finally cast him OIL.
1t is just as well that she did, for they were ut
terly unsuited to each other; but 1t was q cruel
blow to her lover. Mrs. Langel, the mother, with
an eye to the peerage, makes overtures to Sir
Laurence on her daughters account. The young
nobleman, utterly surprised ana not unjustly,
writes as much to the plotting mother. He marry
Eta when he mas been In love with Rose for years
but hts passion Is unrequitted. Rose feels toward
Laurence as viner toward her, friendship, and
nothing more. Time passes slowly along. The
ou tside world looks carelessly on, pitles viner
for hts lost love-whom, however. he
ceased to care for when he found her
without q heart-and wonders why Lau-
renee does not marry Rose. Alas, poor Laurie
his gentle, aimless life soon comes to sad close.
The nrss time that he makes an EFFORT to do some
thing In the world he Is taken down with fever
and dies quietly ar the home Of his ancestors. In
the sequel Eta marries q rich merchant, who
could not tell an OIL painting rom sampler. and
Sebastian. after spending couple OF years under
the sunny skies OF Italy, returns to England and
marries Rose.
The book ID flied with pretty descriptions OF
outdoor life. One can falry the little garden
At Lime House. and smell the delicate odor OF the
lime trees scattered about the lawn. Without
being at all startling the story s really entertain
Ing, and one feels that he parts with old friends
when ne closes the covers on the last page ol
"Under the Ltmes.n
LINLxY R0CHfORD.
Louis Rocnford married his wife at Bonn. She
was teaching school with two old maiden aunts in
that quaint German city when Rockford happened
there on his travels, saw her, loved her, or
thought he did, and married her. After making q
tour on the Continent the happy couple settled
down at the old family place in Dripdeanham, NOT
far from London. Rockford was thirty-nne at the
time OF his marriage and Linley, his wife, was
nineteen. She had never known but this one
man, and all the wealth OF the love In her hereto
fore unscathed heart was lavished upon her hus.
band. Perhaps she loved too well-more like an
idolater than o lover This intense sort OF love
! pleased Rockford for q time. He liked to be ad.
mired for his handsome face and manly form
rather than his good heart or manly qualities. At
any rate married lie was novelty and he had a
new plaything. Lney must sing to MIN,
read to him, sit with him and amuse him. But
Linley must 60 to bed early like good little
girl while her lord and master sat up half the
night with his cigar and volume OF agreeable
reading. Sometimes she would steal down from
her bedroom and stand at the foot of the stairs
looking at her husband as he sat reading in his
library, utterly unconscious OF her presence. In
her heart she rather liked his staying behind to
read and smoke. 1t seemed manly In her girllsh
eyes. II he had seen her standing there it would
have pleased his vanity rather than touched any
OF the finer chords OF his 'manlyn nature. The
beautiful picture she made In her nghtdress,
with her fair hair curling down over her shon
ders, would never have suggested itself to his
MIND. Linley;s love was blind and did not see any
OF the shortcomings OF her husband. They had q
happy, quiet time az Dripdeanham. The neigh
bors were few but friendly. There was old Tux
ham, an eccentric bachelor, who had a rather dis
agreeable way or telling unpleasant truths; the
Platts. rich, uneducated, simple hearted folks.
and Mrs. Courcees and her beautiful daughter
Cynthia. Rocniori had one intimate, Roche
Valentine. without whom life would have been 0
burden. Valentine took care OF all his
friend's business affairs, wrote his, letters
for him, IN fact was all In all to him
When Linley found out how necessary Valentine
was to her husbands happiness she became
jealous OF MIN and showed her feelings toe
plainly. But, then, what more was she than q
chida Time often hung heavy on the young wile's
hands as her husband now and then seemed o tribe
bored by her constant companlonship. One day
she met q ragged. barefooted girl Of fifteen who
had been deserted by her father ana whose
mother was dead. The girl was handsome. wild
sort OF q thing with fierce black eyes and brown
skin. She called herself a princess, aud said na
her father was prince, and that be would come
back to her some time wnen he got his rights
Linley took compassion on the girl and brought
bor 20 npr 10
clothes and gave her plenty OF gay ribbons to RIG
herself In. The girl, whose name was Sindt
Marzell, occupied strange position in The
house--too high for servant and too low for an
equal. Finally, Llnley and her husband went aowr
to their town house in London, and left the CIR
sinda at the head OF their country house. Every.
thing passed or pleasantly In Londor