The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-17


on account OF the expense reminds me OF what an
old colored woman once toll 1--WE poor
soldiers widows can't afford to get married., SAID
she, 'because II We do we forfeit our PENSIONS
So five want an other man we take him. but DON'T
have any Wedding and so we keep our pensions.
for they can't prove us married."
''How can there be anything but poverty" con-
tinued the Doctor. sin country where SO many
men can earn but a lew pennies for hard days
work, and where wealth Is so unequally divided as
in Engand?"
IN HONOR BOUND.
Miss RACHEL-Felicia have you reao Gibbons
'In Honor Boundr' Harper Brothers)
FELICIA have just finished it and think 1t
very pretty and pathetic story.
Miss RACHEL-Don't you think that Grace Is
rather too angelic characters 1t does not seem
to me that II l loved a man very much, that Is,
enough to marry him. that could surrender him
to another girl so readily and keep good friends
with him and her after having been brought up in
the belief that he was to be my husband.
FELICIA-I could not nave acted In that over
generous way, but then my name Is not Grace;
perhaps her name had something to do with her
character. 1t seems to me that II had been the
other one, Teenie Thorston, that would have
felt little uncomfortable about accepting man
who resigned In my favor. But there 10 no
telling what person in love will 90.
in the light OF shuttlecock. good fellow, who
would have been very lovable as a brother but
not qnite strong enough Tor q husband.
FELICIA-I cannot understand how he could have
heard his father telling Teenle that he (Walter)
believed her to De an heiress when he became en-
gagged to and not have given him the lie on the
spot 1t might have saved world Of trouble 1t
does not seem manly to me for man to allow
himself to appear in so false light from little
squeamshness.
Miss RACHEL-That was very weak in Walter,
but 1t was in Keeping with his whole of lie.
FELICIA-Although Teenie Is the best character
in the story and q splendid girl, think that Wal
ter, as the Lard's son. was foolish to have fallen
in love with her. Such unequal matches are
nearly always unhappy In case of this kind the
husband. without Knowing it, feels that he is held
down by his wife, and she, poor thing, feels that
she Is but milestone about his neck.
MISS RACHEI--Poor Teenie although she was
much stronger character than Walter, she was
completely disarmed wnen he got out his books to
read to her. Blair's sermons must have been very
dry reading for q woman whose whole life had
been one OF adventure.
FELICIA-I cannot see why minister's wives are
supposed to be born Sunday school teachers;
Teenle knew more about the sea and the manage
ment OF boats than she did about the catecnism
and The management of children.
Miss RACHEL-rhe only wonder to me is that
Teenie was not more jealous of Grace; 1t was not
very pleasant Tor the wife 10 overnear her hus-
band saying. Il do love you, Grace; and in say
ing 1t am neither in word nor heart dsloyal to
Teenie" Perhaps he was not. which was true
enough, but 1t was hard for Teenie to bear
at the time; she 1elt her inerority to Grace most
keenly, and knowing that Walter MIGHT have
married her and been rich as his father desired,
1t was bitter pill.
FELICIA-Have you ever noticed that In English
stories a man is always expected to marry rich
girl to pay his debts and set his family on their
feet An American, if he was an honorable fellow
| and wanted money, would pull of his coat and 60
| to work and earn 1t.
| Miss RACHEL-It is very funny; but the best OF
| them seem to DO 1t. It Is just as common in Eng
land for man as 1t is here for woman to marry
for money.
FELIoIA-True; but there is more excuse for the
woman. She has not so many ways of making
money open to her as q man has. A woman can
only make money by her talent, while man may
be perfect fool and yet make fortune. But to
return to the story. l cannot see why Walters
conscience should have pricked him for not hav.
ing married Grace when he really loved Teenie the
most.
Miss RACHEL-It only because he was ten
der-hearted and O weakling. Although his wife
loved Grace 1t must have been very bitter to her
for Walter to have deferred so much to Grace's
opinion.
FELICIA-The old song says that "'tis good to
be or with the old love before you are with the
new" and guess that is about the truth, although
IN his case both OF the loves were amiable that
there was not much harm done.
Miss RACHEL-Teene was very natural charac-
ter In all but the very short and mid ut OF jealousy
with which she was seized.
nj mr. m Qrf Croc n
Walter makes the ending very commonplace. 1t
| would have been much better to nave killed Grace
and that Waller and Teenie should have scattered
flowers over ner grave
| Miss RACHEL-There are many characters in the
book that are very interesting. Skipper Dan. the
old Laird, who was not so bad in the main Habbie
Gowk, Mayse and others are excellent sketches.
EDITH's MISTAKE.
'Rache," said Felicia bending over a basket OF
worsted 81 am very anxious to get these slippers
| worked, and, as you nave not got anything in
particular to do, suppose you sit down here and
tell me about that book, "Edith's Mistake" q. B..
Lippncott Coz, that you'have been readng.n
Miss RACHEL-As l feel in a rather lazy AFTER
dinner sort or humor accept your very kind
proposition. But, as this SOFA very comfor able,
you must not be surprised II happen TO drop or
in gentle doze. Well, TO begin with, there lived
q family OF iockharts in the mountains of vr-
glnia, among whom was daughter, Florence, a
nice, amable girl, who is engaged to Frank Mum
calr, "a man OF the world" so the author re-
peatedly tells us. Edith, the mistaken one,
Is cousin OF Florence, and a girl who
had ''an in1del for a father school.
mistress for mother and French
Gaping OF the climaX.r she lived with her father
and brother in New orleans, In which city, by the
way, lives Frank Muncar, the lover OF Florence.
He hears OF Edith as beautiful brilliant woman,
but has taken prejudice against her and avoids
her society Tor a long time.
At last they meet, and usually follows In such
cases, are drawn into little Irritation. But he
being man OF the world and she being woman
OF the world, they meant nothing by 1t. Edith
did fall in love with him. but then had she not
been IN love many times before Still Frank was
truly IN love with Florence yet he enjoyed nrt-
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