, 1877-08-11
Anachroniems in -Art---The
Matthias Corvinus
Library.
Conference OF .Librarians.--Art.
Notes---Journaiism in the
Celestial Empire.
Flora Round About Chicago Tho
Heath Famfly-..Tho Brit
ISL Viviscctfon Act
LITERATURE.
NO-NAsfE HERIJ.S,

NO-NAME SERIES.
aETTrs STRANGE e, HISTORY, ny the Author
sa'o sts 'GS; pp. a. e'fG F,ee. a'0 81. se'''e 70
II Ia quite within tho possibilities thai " flet-
ty's Strange History" should bc true one, as
tic author int!malcs at tic close. There Is no
conceivable inconsistency, nor frcak'sf1ncss, nor
contradiction, that may not he developed In I,a.
man nature and human conduct. Sudden, und
unprecedented, and unaccouutnhlc IL may be,
hut never Incredible. "Nothing surprises ,nc,"
Is tritc declaration of tho wnrflly.wisc, which
conveys chilling, rcputsivc iusinuat!on to tho
breast Of yu1t1t and inexperienced; hut, aa tile
years pass on, bringing contact with mankind
III its infinite divcraty aud incomplctcncss, the
grim sentence wins an unrcscrvcd ar-
qutcsecncc. No, tlIcso Is nothing too
strange 10 be bclievcd,-no discrcpan-
clcs In character that may not be posst-
llc,-no startling dsacortlancics In action that
may not at any moment be revealed. In como
breasts this conviction produces ryt'clsm, Bit
turncRs, l!strust; in others, u stimulates tic
growth Of tho gcnttcst tsftncs, aud, most Of alI
Of humility aud charity.
1Ietty Gum. the heroine with The strange
history, Is represented as attaining the mature
aae Of :i6 without ever having luycu or been
nstri& In marriage. Yet she was most attract
tye example of wotnanfool, with fair person,
kindly manners, anA gcnesous heart. But tl,ere
was a xclf-sulliciu9ntss in her nature which IS
Uncommon In woman, and kept her from rcallz-
Ing the ncctts OF curnpauona!ltp, and protection,
which arc 50 tmpertous with most 0f her tcx.
Her tnseusibty to tho socfcty and the attcu-
ttnns Of tho men Of her acquaintance
tiE.ctually prevented any ardent attempts
a. wooiMg; for, as the aut1lor PUTS It, "lt Is
rare isauty, Or rrrc spell Of some sort. Which
cart .lraw n,an past tho harrser VI il woi'inh's
honest, unaffected. Msd persistent unconscious:
ncss of any Thoughts Of 1--we at'd natrtnltt1y." /"
III her 1th year, circumstances brought Abotlt
daily association between 1ictty an,l pnyst-
eln,l newly come into the community. wito Mns
live yvArx her ju1.nr. licttY'e relation wttl, him
wus as frank aud trrc AZ II had becn with every
oslrr frlcu.l Ut her acquaintance. anl 4 WIS IL
bcM l!,lcrI,,g evcnt when Dr. Ebcn Williams
lyowr.l hts love and desire tn tnke hcF Ets wife.
Nc bonn that lad bcc!' asked Of her: EtRht
fcArs OF profound happiness followed her fllar-
tiagc, but. III their progress, they lssl nsc'l The
actlyr. energetic wpn1at, whose lfc VIA, lor tic
sn e F' her se'' Gr u q, or u as.sss
Ier husband IN devoted ninistrations
10 tito rDor and ncr'!y anin!IE his
patients. As e!lo cantrastcd her fasaetl face, II
its frarc Of whitening hair. With her husbands
tsesl', manly beauty # 40 years, II tts pcrfcct
trIlnc. l,nG Ut the lllercucc III thelr bgea and
ippcar;sl,sr for the first time afflicted her A
plpriIi'a stnte Of fcclfnE WIS cllgrblerrti, at!,
Hllfc under Its influence. tho signt o! hcaut-
Inl girl wI1nm tl.c Doctor was caring for With
thc scnderncss hab!tNnl TO him suggested to
lIGtty that her hi,sl'a1.l would ba happier With
lyoIns wife. a,at tho Children TINT were now
lcncI him. tlinn was possible With her.
1le:ty felt no jealousy n tho ordinary ecnsc
Of tho term, Tor "Dortor Elun wne n innn of
that linz fibre uf orSanc loyalty 10 which there
3 not posstbte even temptation 10 forsnko or