, 1877-02-24

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
comp1lshcti its purpose. Nowhere have We read
q moro lucid, yet concise, account OF the birth
md early growth Of the English nation. The
writer successfully !mparts her insight TO tho
tcadcr,--an Insight which las been galucd by
extended an! comprehensive researches. She
has cnrr1cl her work only to the close nf tho |
thus far will wlaf. It wcrc possible TO follow her
guidance through tt,e tunzts ol the centuries
which descend 10 tho present stay:
As sample Of tho spirit and ttlc phrascolofy !
of The work, we c!tc tl,e following paragraph,
ws1 stanas nt tho bnEnnisa o. Il tc!1nl,; l,c tX:
Is uaia whu Inns left such mark M s!ie hts
tory Of England tint It Is wntth uar whic 10
loos at him little more ctoscIy. III Fcrton he
w. in'tnensely tall md strots; ys.y st9t, s1%,
Lcl,aytor1 though given u grim lokcs. Tho En-
glIah ciruuIc1crs tii,A two things u pratse hlM
Tor: tho support wiisl. l'e gusc 10 the cIircll,
William was n soldier of order: to hatc.l mis-
rule and savagencss; he supr,rtetl tho Church
because she wAs Tue greatest help to INC eaasc
Is our own. King Alfred, who l'evs fought for
tue ca,ssc of or'ler lccsusc they felt Il ~ os
higher cnusc than their own, and these erc the
men wll9 have ieit sl,e nobctt nalnss ,.shln'!
he had not learned u, yield up his "wt. WI
10 II higher law: an'l, therefore, taoigl, IL
was hGnIcr by nature that, mott men " Us
tG, s ,t 4en '',, ,r.r h"n,. rrn
f,v n,n,, ri fhnt liz Yrt MI rhcsG acts were
done, like lIs inyYajo1, Of Euglopd, under su:ue
legal csellsc, for William tate.l vi'cnrr, ana:
y c eeu!l 1aH always be s!ss, ~ Mas.s" s., ,a, ~
asfou - r., ars n .cifra;,,t n,, 1,or.incart.
cs liz lx,,i iccn ics d. u soy to .Ivllt il!s avn
wny Il, life. ut,,l tnakc guaa A pUaitiOn ~ Duke
q No:tuaMtT nsatns: prnln! allu p,';... poW,yr.M.t
IT,. WI" @ ~, sst ~. Mn, ,
Brook iis rulc. il was hard liza that William
hal as young tslan, atl ii wa4 Il lllc tn hnl;c
man lIa1l fet It t. ttttaln that There Nsso
Wells III tehSsSss m Mas ',,, Ec;s. ,~,s ~
v,,t,,,ir. afai Xii iIs was n, a,fertlmIute iotlIcr
Iii gulle.s by this fngratlt,e Of Ills SON. II Is
wosihy Of note tiIat, In ~ aEc Il v!ce. hla
tiAfr'si ais was ircs lfof.i nahlc tsIe ,,aSG
ern s.s' 's,' ~ t tns op Msn r' i,, s,eo f ,hct
! luyu ,iouc ,ilorr lasting ivcls.r
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THE S'rA1t SEIl1ES.
sTORM-DnlfES. Dy aAnr 11EAL!, Author 1f
,,,a. ;,rtt S ~ f,.a,.. r"|s 1iatsov
ltrox. a 60. fticc, ST.
THIS last pro lllst:on OF Miss iIeily may ho
pronounced without reserve clever book. 1t
t]c,,!cts pt,uscs uf American life, Ut hume and
ul,ron0. with truth aul fur:c. The writer's ree.
t,,r, l., tho liu,, ri M ot., mn, In E,ronc In,
g'Seh l!er unusual opportunities ol SURVIVING hes
conpatrtUt+ I'll bath rontlnent- ntll llcr LscryM
tons l1arc been both sLrcwu and wldc. It |.
viii, sumo ,nortifrutton Tint this last fact mus
"''. ~ 49, s.s,,,., ,,ta.,,u. -,
oo ackno"'euseo' ~ ''o fea'is9'e p:su,u y.
American 'orls aild fnanaers taat shc llol'is III
IL not, III many respects, Aatterlny 70 the TN
t,ona ven ,,,. aGt .s r,t tsosusa
lac lauts aaa lo'',es u "aat 20 'e.ais ,eesent
atsYo American character w!al w sa'utafy u
those WIN liava scnsp enough TO Improve by dc
scrv,l t,,o,,vf Al, ,rply-ndm ustc1ca tcprl,na,ls
T,,o sn,,o ~ t,,o stnrv ,,,nv,s frnu rntpvili
''a sseho W 'l'e sto'y y,. '"o's' t'o.
q 1lctltsoaa name 1os c,"eaSo-lo r"l's' nnu u
either locality Mics llcny Is equally At homo
Iii thu dclEncattua OF pllcc mud customs, and II
a,Iuslous tn art. tn so.;pty, aud to general TOP
les, she spcaks VITA 1he caln' assufuh:c .. on
aS rs w" n sorl 1ua ,Sa woman nur "a
talent. cutturc. md penetration. Is visible f
ano a' ~, ,,at,,ro s - I'm ro,n.ncc
Tic plot Of the story Il very we'll conceived
Thc reader is kent III susocasu Regarding Il
tne 'eaa' 80. - "sp. M ,.''.. ~. =
sointioh tSaI eo'''etuaea etoMS u"cas,' ~.
nna'i5 te'c1su oy S "asu'4' uau as.eeAo.l -.
h1nas'on. ~ Mou'a w so".o'sns e ~ on.s ~
spcs. .os "u'a.' ''a'u. ~. " a"s
ni.t.. tnMi tao ,si,,. t.o,c.ro ,narca sith H..
! comr,a.rnt seltis,,ness. tut Il IA quite u tr
unnph Tor thc autilor to hnye ecntcrcd tho I.
tcrest III heroine who is ngttler more nor i lea
pretty, anu Wea!.!ntchIioneu, a'lo 'os'''si' 'nA
w tf,a H,,nn ~ thc n"ronc. III Te,np,c.
mcupt IA a sntirc upou The siiv fasiiIon oi usi,,
!, In public tho carcsstng nbhrcyiattons WHICH, !
private atiection properly snbstatutes Tyr I'll
ni Sni!stia'e I'LL @ Mae, ~ ~ tsa.' .,ME,H ~ ~
faml}arity Ina drDnnel to yuxnrfty wllc,, nm
Is curtailsl to LII. although thu sister, Marthi
> is for tho most part retained in tho background