, 1874-02-22

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though in much better preservation -4s or -; 70,
IL no. his natr and his hesv and
the thick and silky beard that falls en- his brod breast
small and unwilling kiss on fathers forehead. and
said Goodnight tone % supposedly hostile u
s ogp or thpk ox a to pass through lie
hurry along the 1lsssase to JON the rest IN the
schoolreo reproTe the boys Tor the 1aah i1npfets
Of their dene.nor. feel foot my garments be-
hind aud h=:r long. cracking sound that too, toe
we'll kn w to ueau 9tt.ers."
turning SHARPLY round win my band raiac in act to
strike ii the third time this "eek that you Lave
torn out NY" ...
e.s uars must raise mJ hand considerably higher
than 1t 1s 1t present. Angels and n:tcrs Of sr.ce
What has happened haTe called Gen. Sir Roger
T, mnest beast, and offered to CUT him. For mo-
u1eut; / am tluIubfoundcl. Thea-for shynoss has
never been y besctnrg sin, and sometlng y ths g.
n Laughter q s eyes I me! hold out tie
'Lcoki When you sea what you have done, I'm
suro you will forgive nc; but OF course never
Ii takes hold u one end OF the rent, Of the othcr
aud we both examine it,
"uow exceedingly clumsy Of ma! How could It
have happened beg your pardon ten thousand
In his words there Is polite and solictudo
tn his face only friendly Eairth He Is DID, that u
clear Had ho been young he would hsvo said, with
that variety and suitability Of epithes 50 Characteristic
Of this generation !:
II am aufu1ly sorry How awtuuy stupid OF mo
VIA. AZ awful dnfeE Mn )"
OF course. nfter this informal and eccentric in
troductlon, tho acquaintance betwoeu Nancy and
Sir Roger ripens rapidly. The girl'a ir1eFTossibls
and innocent canlor catplVatcs the gentleman,
and in brief space ol time he proposes for her
hand Sl,o feela the charm Of has Kindly and up
right nature; yet more 70 be- freed from her
fathers harsh rule than for love OF him. she &C.
copts his offer. They arc married, and the p-oa-
poet OF Z happy union iB favorable, notwitnstaud-
ing tho disparity in their ages.
-. ~S.nA 1HI+ tn
amusing. The lively pla7 and chatter OF the
children, aud Sancys blunt, 5lundering frank-
uoss, that pfecipitatcs hor into continual ludi-
croua difficulties, provoke incossant smiles aud
laughter. But nov the story gradually clouds
over, until it becomes distressingly gloomy.
OF bo:h originate painful misunderstanding be-
t7eon the couple who ahauld hare been st one
with each other. An intriguing woman drives
Nancy half-fsantio with causeess jealousy, aud
an uuprnciplcd Lothario involves her in much
uudeseryed misery, She is transformed into
something yory like eiroW. and, for period of
nearl; two years, leads her husband a sad life Of
it. Theu, over the grave OF q beloved sister,
therc como repentance aud mutual explanations
and forgiveness, and the story hnlRhe8 With love
restored, and full Of hopo again.
From this brief synopsis, and the abort pas
sage extracted, it will be soen that Miss Broueh-
ton does not depend upon plot, but upon nar1a-
tive and dialogue, for nor effects. She uses
plain and strong English, never picking for nice
terms, but tie most forcible and elastic that
viii ten wLat gho has to say in tho plumpcat
manner. She doos not hesitate to say leg when
she means leg, nor to employ any other direct
and honest word, although pzudery may have
pronounced it unbecomin2. She gives in this
way good many shocks to elegant American
nerves, but they nro wholesome and inugorat-
ing. 4 study OF her ainewy style would have
result like that Of association with q healthy,
nature. It would tend to root
out foolish notions, and put sensible onos in
their place. Words hayo power over thoughts
that u sometimes unsupported.