New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-14
BOSTON,
LITERARY NOTES.

"zrIpAs PoRTUSEr-" YOUNG BROWN" AND ITs
AuTHoR-.N ANSWER TO DIR. CLARK on EDUCA-
TON" OLD AND NEW" FOR MARcH-TAxING
CHURCH PRoPERTY-CRITICs-PoEMB BY JOSEPH
NJ. FIELD-HIs CAREER-MRs. LEoNowENs AT
HORTICULTURAL HALL
IRON A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE.l
Boston, Feb. 9.-In his recent work on The
English Gipsies" Dir. Charles q. Leland speaks of
Zelda's Fortune" as the only novel 10 language
except Iavengro" and the "Rommany Rye" in which
the author has shown real familiarity with the lhe
manners and language of those inerans or the roads,
the gpses. "Zelda's Fortune" has appeared serialy
! simultaneously in The C0rnhW Mdg1rine and Every
Saturday; and is now nearly ready for publication
| In book form by j. X. Osgood Co. IL
! is thoroughly interesting tale, fresh In It's
scenery and incidents, and written with
good deal power AS to be the fashion In re-
cent novels the women are OF more account than the
men In THE Princess OF Thule f" it is shea" whom
we remember; in Nancy" 1t Is the heroine who not
only gives name to book but abdes, with her way
| ward, untutored nature, in our memory. "Zlda's
Fortune gives MS, for acguainances. three women
OF the different types OF culture and character alike
only capacity Tor sefforgetful devoon-all OF whom
are likely to make an enduring impression. Zelda, her
SELF with her gypsy nature her sweet wonderful voice.
her eyes with passion her ranscendent ignorance
of everything like moral intellectual culture-is the
strongest She has been brought M by fy
| eyed Jack" wandering Rommany yagdbond 10
| steal is accomplishment, In her opinion, rather
respected than otherwise and she picks the nero
pocket of q watch the very moment when she Is oe-
| ginning u fall In love with HIM. Her wonderful voice
makes kind primadonna OF her, after awhile, but
when she has $40 week and rides In her own carriage
ghts In the thought that she is lady she is not
listening doors. But che is as generous as sun
light, and unse1sh in her love beyond the capacity OF
| bettertaught She breaks her engagement to
marry wealthy Lord, who loves her deyotedly, and
| civ N
low out on the highway the she really loves; and
when she discovers that she IS 10 his way-tha hut Tor
her. he could be the happy husband OF tho woman he
adoresshe drinks cup OF cold poison with as airy
grace she quafed glass OF MOsee at an opera
ic supper, and dies with smile OF content because her
supreme sacrifice for his sake Will make him remember
! her tenderly.
Claudia, the true love OF this much-beloved man-ths
Harold Vaughan, who like most men much beloved OF
| women Is none worthy Of it's creature OF quite
another type Zelda little lne and dark; Claudia
tail, statuesque, aud modelled in such strong full
mold Rubens loved TO paint. daughter OF the sun,
with hair all gold, and face all lilies and roses She was
a thoroughly educated girl with artistic tastes, aud
with conscience delicate and true her face was
fair. Sehness not In her nature; 10 her father,
well her lover, sine miracle OF selifOrget-
full devotion: Int when she thought the she loved
was bound in honor 10 Zelda sho ready 10 live
nobly for his sake without him, Ida 10 die sun
| ingy that he might be happy when her grave was
green. OF approve Cluiil most, but we love
poor. wild, unlutored liza best, and We half wonder
that Harold Vaughan did not love her best, also.
The third remarkable won an III the book was Mar
garrett poor old wretch, who had been Young and fair
and in love, once and VINO lived long life OF devotion
10 the interests OF Zelda, because she the child VI
the woman who had been at once Nargarets tender
friend and successful rival To fad ida. old Margaret
made mheard OF sacrifices; to guard Z,dI's fortune,
she snned and suffered and starved and In the end she
murdered uncomplainingy, while watching over H.
quite satisfied because Zelda reached her in time to hold
| her poor head while she was dying
| As for Harold Vaughan. why don't care about
| HIM, when Zelda and Claudia both loved him-the
so madly, the other deyoedyi There is especial
| fault to find with him. He good man and good
| physician He was brave. He was n man of his word
lie prompt and ready, when his wits or knowledge
or professional skill required his sympahies
quick and active no industrious and independ mt
and economical; and yet cannot see in him hero.
There is especial romance about him. Bat no hero Of
them all was ever moro beloved than he. like Lord
| Iislurn, whom nobody loved much better. He
coli forertful, rash, dreamer, true lover. He loved
Zelda almost she loved Vaughan; and that was the
pain and puzzle OF it. II ne could bat have been her
hero, instead Of the other. the story had turned
tragedy TO idyl. ami the Of love might
have run smooth But events sre never what they
tight have beeu for in every human game there s an
unseen player Says the author Of this tortuOus tale,
1t is useless 10 overlook neighbours hands
The game have TO play includes hfty-rhird card
that needs mu!t set all most skilled reckoning
wrong"
Another novel soon to he issued by O3gool & co. is
" Young Brown" by Grenve Murray, author OF ." The
Member Paris" Young Brown has been fiyuriug
Tor the last six months in Erery Saturday. He II
clever and plucky fellow Who passes through varied
and interesting adventures. His literary progenItor
Mr.. Murray, was, time ago, " Tie Rowing English
man" of one of the great London pipers He j. him.
| he is likely 10 depict in ms novels.
Roberts Brothers are printing book called "sex and
Educatiou," with Introduction by Julia Ward Howe
who edits the volume, and containing articles bY T. w.
Higginson, Mrs. Badger, Mrs. Dali, Mrs. Howe, Miss
| Phelps Anna Bracket, DR.. Marcy Il. Jackson, Mrs
Horace Mann and, also, some college testimony" OF
course this work is ntende TO inhct coup de 0rIcc ON
Dr. Cark's Sex In Education," NOSE talked about
book which has been Published in Boston for some time
One OF the abest phy scians know sail. the other
DE- Clark has printed what have been saying for
twenty years every up person ought to read IT."
Sand an accomplished and not prudish literary woman
on the other hand, "The book quite unit for general
circulation. Dr. Clark has said good many things 1t
would have been much more delicate to leave unsaid
At any rate you see the abest of the srongnn led
party are paying 1t tue compliment OF reply and all
this attention II other end, will put
honest money the pockets Of Dr. Clark and pub
fishers.
Mr. scuddcr OF the Riverside press read recently, at
literary reunion, paper ebert Browning, in which
said Fro ming in his Judgment. the only
poet man honestly In love could bear to read. In him
YOU find the genuine article; and are not vexed by a
constant that he has "been there" II Is
thing TO be thankful for that lives the same
generation with SO live and real as Browning.