The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-18


greater variety To what end2 That tho outbo,
may show how well she is acquainted with lou.
bred and vulgar people. II Is hard to percoivo
any other reason unless thnt she finds this kind
OF life interesting. and therefore believes that I,
Will interest others.
That she. like too many writer's Of hor closs
should feel natural sympathy with Ignorance
seems probable. when you observe that she COM
placently violates the plainost rules Of English
grammar; as. for instance;
= would have fancicd II them who were tim,
II was him whom she thanked
1t would be her whom he would cover with disgrace
Many like errors may be noted in the twenty
or thirty books which this author has written.
Aside from such defects as have been indf.
Gated. Mrs. ELEPHANTS style is 10 be commended
because. in the main, II is simple and free from
obscurity. II is not remarkable however. for
any special qualities Of excellence, but keeps ON
Its even and rather prosaic course somewhat
above respectable mediocrlty. In tonc her
stories are wholesome and likewise respect.
able. She Ia too matter Of fact to deal in sentl-
mentality or TO indulge morbid fancics; too
pure minded to find pleasure in Guessing i'm.
purity. or vanishing crime. In this respect
her works can have only n heathful influence
Most readers would doubtless agree that "Thd
Drownlows" IL ono of this authors best rompo.
sitions. Mr.. Brownlow Is n man with an homes,
conscience. to whom large sum Of money. fifty
thousand pounds. was left In trust. with a con.
dition that II the person for whom the trust was
created should not be discovered in the course
OF twenty five years. all this money should boz
come the property Of Mr. Brownlow and his
heirs in perpetuity. The person, who II found
was TO be benefited by this legacy. was n woman
who, long before the death Of the tcstntor had
married q common soldier and disappeared
What name she had taken. whittier she had
gone. what had become of her no ono knew.
Like the honorable man that he was. BrOwnlow
made diligcnt search for this egatec. but with
out avail Gradually he came TO consider tho
fortune rs his own entered on moro expen-
sive style of living. brought up his son and
daughter in luxury. and was well enough con-
tented till within n twelvemonth Of the Tina
when tho twenty -nve years were TO expire
Then he was alarmed by indications that thu
lost heir had appeared in the neighborhood.
Should she ascertain her rights and now cam
the inheritance with accrued interest. Mr..
Brownlow would be utterly ruined and his chill
drcn beggars. terrible temptation entered
into him and constantly agitated his bosom.
You would suppose that any reader with sum-
cicnt Imagination to enjoy reading n novel,
could easily conceive enough OF the workings
OF this temptation. or could easily infer what
they must be from the facts Of the case. and from
the actions and words OF Mr. Brownlow. But
our author is plainly of a different opinion.
Besides. the opportunity for exposition and
demonstration must not be lost.
He icn the breakfast room which was so bright ana
wandered away Into the library. a room which, basy
man as lac was, ne occupied very seldom
Here follows a description OF tho room. Of lts
size. Of how the books looked. of what the view
was like on which the windows opened, and then:
He went IN and sa. down by tho table, and looked
,iin meehancay What dld he want Win ~ lie had
s as % e is place ace III ,sEe Wa Tor 70 be
not the habit OF wriun- here-nor OF reading Tie
handsome library had nothing 70 do with his NE. This
special day OF witch we speak It seemed to lin as II
ear, ike house cards lie had thought over it in lie
High street uil he lick and his head perhaps
think Of ii here Tns was WIN H he ss hSe az
SySs o. To % s d SdsS to d to any y
sort oi guile or di-honorabc dealing. the chances
are It would have been easier for him bu hard upon
man TO ehinse We htht' Of his ne John browniow
winch man ordinarily has 70 hlt against tcml tauen
case He was not 'cmptel 70 DO wrong 1t wa. me- sod
Shrugged aslin.t wa he nd =, Sa DC si 't sue
rsnt out VAN az The seadiness Of Niriuon' gcsolu
AMI To do wrong
You see the exposition il becoming misty and
confused The eXpositor is handling matters
which she cannot grasp and which shr does not
Understand; Is, in ia I, talking nonsense Sho
is bewlldered 10y repeated efforts % !, nc and
show the bottom Of things; has. to spepl plain
~. run her Investigations into the mud What
but temptation u do wrong can make man Of
upright chara ter AMI correct habits II thought
and action struggle against his better impulses
y u only Mr.. Browul1w has thought, and re-
nsctions AMI feelings. bat jack. his son.
has reflections ant feelings AMI Thoughts.
.tu I is Il flI ~
thoughts AMI r'h 'ctpns. So hn, plwys
80 has Mr. Preston. So has Pam 20. 4
large number Of -iihlrinlte charii f,r- have
them likewl-A Nou are ina mll, of eXposi-
tl'nS. ono So like th other that You despair of
ovor hui'ns your WIy oAt unless you cloar tho
whole drrary entlngl 'ment by II series of leaps.
Plainly enough. in u work " this kni only 80
much language should b. used "a is n,.e,slry
clearly and gracefully to present the o,npl.te
iteaof tho story. its incidents AMI s''u '- w.tn
appropriate adornments. What ,ycr is mlrs
than this logs the movement. which i-ni fNa
very essence Of a goo tale. In Mrs. o pmats
books tho moyem mt is So obstruct,i h} -uu.r
fluffy Of words that. much OF ths tim. l- lp-
Eothcr impercopub'.
Mr. May. the 81 irsyman. 10 meet then .--'-
tics ~ Cotsd'au 70 poor parishionsr feluty. I.a
lac hal borrowed money which hc eauii'. p.v
has gradually yiell'ltl temptation su| n.sl
the signature of InsHr, the gran f..r q
IN rp' Junior Ta' fraudulent act ll- N..u
DIS 'osered, but Tor only suspects C,-l De-.
Ph r1e has accidentally become awlr d. t.H
whole truth. and. in order 10 protect .i:l.y
and suffering man. has obtained pos --, u .
tho forged paperanl hidient. Th,p'r-.4l-a
named and several others are pres'a,;
no %gns' e her #, sy, n up my ., G Tsn Il. l4
u DO IA DID,