The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-29

| tent, tnry toHWNl tne catastrophe.
Turgucnicfr has little t. do with such crimes
ss are known to the law. Ills mon arc virtuous.
or have such vices as men of the world con-
slider vcnial 1t is with ccccntrcitcs or
diosyncrasics that he marks them. Some
coquottc IL his iavoritc motor. She impcls the
movement and forces the conclusion. In four
out Of the scycn stories mentioned. a coquotte is
exhibited M the leading feminine parsonage.
These four women difer from enrh other In
degree rather than in kind. Tho first is cold.
passiOnless. mischiovous. but, az far AZ appears,
| decOrous. The second breaks on match. nenrly
| destroys Il young man. and is willing 10 be as bad
as sho can without losing hcr position. amuso-
ments. and comforts. Tho llird rceklcssly
blghts her husbands life and hor own rcputa-
ton rcgardloss Of her child. and drives pure
young girl. broken-hoartcd. inton convent. You
would think her t. he ~ vilo Ms possible did you
| not read OF tho fourth. WHO makes bot with her
! husband that she will treat young man. who il
| very much cnnmOred OF and be.rothcd 10 n
| lovely girl. MS Dido treated 1neaS when they
| hunted together. and she wins her bet. In
dovlish way she breaks of this match. ruins
this man. and makes an innocent and unoircnd-
lng family wretchod In depicting these churac-
ters. the author goes on in regular gradntions
| from bad to worsc OF the three Other stories
one Describes. among other things. tho conduct
of two young women. ono Of whom il in all ro-
| spccts IA bad ~ either Of King Lcar's elder
daughters, while the other shows every DISPOSE
| tion to emulate her sister. and In ngrattude
and cruelty is fully her equal The heroines
| OF the two remaining tales AFRO decent girls.
| but in love affairs dsobcdient to parcnts de-
voted to their lovers. however. and hositatng at
no sacrifice. To some extent. indeed. thcy usurp
| the lovers place. after the first declaration.
Whether MIR Tureuoniefr bnndles su,h ,nate-
rials from choice. or from n desire To reform the
! character Of his countrywomen by showing
them their own hinges in n mirror. ,nnnot bc
determined from ANYTHING contained in tho
works before us. II L. however charitable 10
supuoge that. in nccordnnce with tho dlsposl.
ton heretofore tu,,if,s,,d NV him in ,esnr.t IN
politi.nl nattors n. desires IN bring ahout
nlornl reforms md flint he il csso,inl, +, 40
This. with rc.nrd 10 n ccrtnin norton NJ his
countrvworon bv the no,hod in which he
so c,r,otuniiv nidod roii,ie,l o,roli,rnti,,
That he has su,h n nnrnoso can only be
inferred IRON, tho hist,rv n, bia ,r.vi,ns
labors and their results. But even admit
.is 'pis' We oni'io. p'",'' u'"' ne syvs my
,yon'en ''onra, r =, ia sV
vol os ,,r,. ,'ri,,., :, ,.,,,,,, ,t.a, a., -
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""''"'n' '"' -N' Si""'. 1t minority oi vi, lv't'o
'ie., "''i..'s "oni ',y' "io sult,sD' ~ ~
drawn IL may Toe mat IKE our own hawthorne
he u'HN Us 70 eNhlot wrong u''hS WORKING Out
''s '"~ ''"i 'o"Svlu'n'VS. nn' '"' ne pr'l'r7 %
snI r'.n o' w.. .. ~ ,'0'
SUCH u'VuEu ui"hs u'e most destructive
w. ' n, wa ".,',,s naS 'n,.
works more especially under enaminat. IA. such
! that Tgrru.uiar shows "a marked t.nl,r,v a.