, 1876-07-24
AN AUTO-OD1TUARY.

riet Martncau IN tho London Daily 4ft,rs was efi-
iir W n',,,rh ~ "n.r,nr,mic,j IN n mc,nn,r which,
En,r Sny s,r,,.n n n ths tstrl ;,trson Was from
oagn nn Ts,'e n n ~, ~ ~ ta tho Wtss says "The
traSness sr Sx eeaf af s n sosjscis @ akss Il
own h1rlst and so,nowat tlsrataElng Judgment ,st
OF herself with tho Impressions hindc Ny Aer
1no,, othcrs,'' In one place she says;
None Of her novels Of taes haze. Of avor had, in
the eyes Of good judges or IN her own, any chavac.
Ter of pcphancneo. TIC Artistic Tim aud qnalhsa.
eons!rnstio,; siber the pos!io nsp'tst!on On tho
one han the critical cultivation 81! tl'e oshct
Witty xsGs' xf y no. TS1s H.
Economy Tales" arc pcshans act ess. asnete M se,,
cnt In acion-hcr anSifins 'atnsns rn.;n , s p%s H.
bre,iiy Of space dnly, ros;sietlnE tAe fHduis: s
II ths enl Nas SsHsa s9 e. oaso
sasieinnation anticipated that of the pn1c,, To
c ena u nor e ac @ mas ,ara H.. IT, IN sha inp
lilo must part remained steady in .et r9tas.!; litr
three volumes .! F%9fes. % anh one nst aw sstttr n
thc earnest md esp5cst rcqns.tof w. nIckeis, and
with little Hatistaction W Aefaell' oso nes 'atcst
oao!'s IN tilat alee'.on. ~, r,,,., vs., p,,oo,,
shc gays;
w.,t.', +.tt,o ,ho .,rontt form. th1s h,etory
eonla rnL run lug ny .rfact ~ Etsn1y y" III thnt
thn aiihato iotM @ ot i,"i5rv ~ 10 c"1
Saa eet aud d etSsse tSs slss{e:t Il reliable
facts and distinct lnptessinnsnso amars so1nM .'n
haesai aHs aear,isI1n nhS vsvifvinr tio
structure as to 10 loe sae @ Su T's H. paSity,ny
% .nat ",e aan. .uT ovrr III tr,sacns must urcycnt
his doing foF himself. This agsl!larr usefulness ~
,s,! nc n,hv n' II nnt a,stok1n in hupina fot tta
much result from her labor.
Inc following extract VIII W u epec'14 lntcl-
est to American reaucrs:
1lclorc tho publication Of hsr work tTas S Srn. m.
s s 1r had i u fe Asa ss sato a
.ch and epose ba. y ,hs sugsesto. q the !n,s
1 Gney sao .ufsu r. otss H. 1se IL ~ n1ana as t
potnts M . oi o% soesai policy and morals, honorable 10
Exhne'a5 sho rS to sauss th9G.elvos III and rsn1
9 aux shs hGRa t1 '0o sFn
na,s the !n.ane' anu otsss nnlappy classes, Aid
+; sii shc n diution % Ut edacatio shs succeeded il
s1t1y o'ai sSe us ,s
sstys siSd hs wins sss.l H.yF Aga pspnr s s a 5
" ws ts n n a sse q IN
tlo ci.liru 4,tcal and pcrzoual liberty Of every c.
zen rst nas th!s eoantfy M9;1ss
Wrt,s IN ai.auyrry story in lior series, sas not
ru,,vcri,ti tu tito Aincflcan view, as had hcGn
i,Im,rI nn1 rxt,uctci. Under circumstances Id
tsIr tic had 10 cholcc but in sneak out, sle con-
t'rmnrt nuyc and ite political cDnscgue,tces a.
hctnre. null 1ir sn,o months uftreJIn1 her retlrn
III Wux subisccd 10 Insnit a,sy inissy, und wua
rScn for somo wccks In danger Of lcr llfo Whit
travelling where the tas.barrel, tho coWhidc, and
the psso! wsEe ths sssimGn t9s an ap
piled to Aool!tohlss. alld Threatened especially IN
her eaao; 1,,,. >, IL.
MlSs MaFleaI sRenns sausly NV. y. tne ~ oophs s,
Ehivh s.lc pannseu nho"n .s ~ splsy y , on tse Yse
rrtuTn TO- ESnma She saSs ie1 Int upcn tne
whole, er s'e,cty ~ hh!es'en Is lot lavoIn' y.
NC tHecneh ~ cf Wt''hss Gies @ r. ~ regatMi ~
morals " tstiatlc tabte. ~ ~ iuit -
Of tho ,ncta;tyEtCalperiodp q lltr lninu." l1cr
second book ltGttUspCct VI western lrAVel SIG
thinks 'siluip cre,l!tlblc tn her h.oou, ena per-
haps 10 lcr powers, than thu more ambitious
work" Slr altss: .........
The yls,tlrncc With Which tho soAthcsn rsrs. de.
nunncc hvr t. tits 'lay, IN company WITH hrs.
n" &C. 10Y ss eeof en- M y sn e.
lie. II thcT hFo Gpctatn5 " III rha ~ - =" nn,y