, 1874-08-29

man # Z. sEoalnrr author of Tio Oil Msseiia s lIt
saa;s" sa 81: fsS, S,i,ss;,, ss p Yr7 l. W1sT4n limo
TIlE 1IoSEYs1ooN: aEstEMnnAwoE or :" a Ii linn :,
Mnu a1r1,,, Tnnou"n sGSorLASp y no oount 81
progreAo del Esliritu," etc. yolY limo Thiln
tolrlta: j. D. Lippincott l. Co..
The throadbaro story of = man marrylnp.n n
woman whom ho does not 1ovo In order 10 snitc
tho woman whom llo docs, anil finally being won
by tho extraordinary virtues Of hs wroncel and
neglected wifo. to Il thoroughly loyal affection
for her, i8 hero brought iuto use for (say) i'm
thonsandth time. Everybody knows in tho bo.
ginning just how Tho affair is coming ont lust
how cold, and cynical. aud cruol tLo husband
Will be until tho donouomeut arrives: lust how
patient, md swoott aul naacuani,nous
Will bo ll!s wife undcr ovary provocation.; and
just how anxious, and jnalous, aud yyotchod will
DO tho coquotto who IL as tho bottom Of all Tho
mischief, And yet. doapito this tiresome ropoti
lion Of IN old. familiar talo, lilo author OF ,"IAo
Second Wife has nrt enough to render lis ro-
nance attractive For lack Of originality in tLo
plot, OF likelihood in tho circumstances.
mud consistency. in Tho charactors, le Offers
tho charm. Of an oasy elegant tc-
uon, and Of Il nimb!o faculty for eyoi-
ing picturesque dotaii at,1, in nina cases out OF
Ign. it suiicea. Eyon tito fastidions novol-
roaaef, Wholly conscious Of tho dcfcctB of tho
to lis htory's ond, without any feeling Of irk:
soneness Or desire TO skip page. 4 novel thnt
ls inns capable Of !armle8sly amusing l1as nc
ctompilshcd lta Chief end, has IL not =? Certainly
H., i iai,s 20 entertain, it fails Of everything
no count Medina Pomnr infOrms the render.
IN tho dedication Of ".Tho Honeymoon, TINT ho
IL tlio BON Of tue Countess Of CnIthucsu aildwna
put 10 years OF ago when lo concluded this first
book attempted BY him In the Englisl, Language:
Ills work II oBtonsibly novel, but in reality.
Eory aa, heavy dhqnisl'iou on theology The hero,
moon travelling through .scotland iIis wifo, !
young Spanish girl, Of poor but nobo family.
ls transccnaently beautiful, aud biroted
l.oman Catholic. Doth parties aro in TIC
spooney ato,-''t tho Honeymoon" wt,on
na not engaged ~ learned discussions, or,,nakiug
bridegroom does not hesitate, On tho deck Of j
steamer'o In losc-balcony, to CLASH tho brit,o
70 TO hsS lcnrt i'll spaslnH of frantic on,utou and
hle ~lth larsc black eyes. anti innBscs Of golden
Ialr; r IL eyor tio Image Of tho holy Ma,lollna.
cclitA, Is converted from, ilor blnd faith in
tsomanisnl, aud becomes like her husband q pro-
lesaof or lint moro catholic belief which an
oraees tue good and tho ttle In all religions.
ino arguments by, which Concl,ita is proso-
lylizod occupy tho bulk OF lilo two youmea' In
Or ono case spreading oyor 200 consecutive nnrct
1lley involve. Of cuurso, tho most nbstrlso MOT.
lens OK HcieMce, metaphysics, aud nn;iosonht.
ana are delightful nuts for the caHy-goiu,r
, 'usol,fcaaos 70 cfack. It il n mstake thus tt
ntsuas .nas Io!enin divinity into novel. The mini
luostfotls, aud breaks down, In i lit of jrrita-
ION. undgr tho burden. Fiction, 1t ia true. 1nnr
70 mao the vol1icla OF instruction; but il nlnHt
hon ho n'nnaged by slsillful haul. strong II,
ae departments Of both roason and imagina-