The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-16

! the Wrcn.s Of woman" most OF whose
/ rai1ful -cn"s nrc smplo trans rittous
| Of what sire had w,tu,'eeed in her sisters mar
! rirl li.o. the root ilon Of the hook being tic
/ or $50 immortality 90 laws which bind woman
/ 60 q lo,'.ess suvae". who keeps mono of tho
/ PROMISES ON the strength OF which tho marriage
! contra { h.s teen undertaken. We may rcminl
/ the read' that the snuc idea is powerfully
worked cut IA enc Of George Eliots earlier
! wprke. that ono. namely. OF the s-oncs from
| C.ericm Life" which portrays a woman
/ of upright aud kindly nature gradually per-
| vcr;od and bruialigcd by drunken husband.
Alter her sister joined her. Mary tried to
! Keep the wolf from tho door by Keeping
/ n childs school, but n want Of capital ham
/ pcrcd them. tho pupls' board was irrogu-
/ larry paid. and tho experiment soon failed.
| The letters referring to this period are mainly
! interesting for the vivid pictures they give OF
the miserable homo life. harassed by CON
slant poverty. i'll health. and the III temper
Of those whom the good genius OF tho
household tried to serve. Yet they all
| breathe n spirit OF Christian faith and re-
signation; nor is It unworthy OF notice
| that among the few friends who sought TO gain
! pupils fortho sisters and TO aid them with coun-
| sell two out OF the three names which meet us
most often are those OF clergymen. Through
| one Of these she obtained the post OF governess
| to Lord kingsborough's daughters. but after
| years soiourn in ireland she was dismissed
| for the avowcd reason that the children liked
| her better than their mother. Considering that
! one Of the chief ISLANDERS brought against the
| Eoverness In after days was that she had cor
| rupted the minds OF her pupils. we are glad to
soc the author Of this memoir draw attention to
the earnest orthodox picty. and the high moral
| ity which runs through all her letters. Luck
| lily, the loss Of her place did not leave her
! quite stranded in the world. for little
tale called Mary" written during her year
/ in Ireland induced n publisher to offer her
constant work. partly in the capacity OF literary
advisor or reader" but mainly In tho way Of
! translation from the French. Mary toiled hard
| In this employment for five years finding places
| Tor her sisters or giving them home when they
needed one. and out OF her slender earnings
sending the youngest to France During this
| period hetranslatcd. among many other books
/ Lavater's Physiognomy." wrote for children
Original Stories from Real Life" now best
known by Blake's striking illustrations. and
/ finally the work with which her name is es-
/ pccaly identified. A Vindicaton Of the
| Rights OF Woman" This last performance. by
the way. is inscribed by its charitable aud con-
fd!ag author to NJ. Talleyrand Perigord. late
Bishop Of Autun. who had lately uniolded his
spurious and unstable liberalism in the States
! GENERAL Lul, although Mary W olistonecrat.
Ike SO many others. looked 10 France for the
DAY -siar OF u new time. yet even In this dedica-
ton To Ialleyrand are some sturdy words IN
defence oil that English cleanliness in life and
tax winch Is sometimes taxed with prudery on
Tue continent
lHl- DOOR. when y would seem Few OF Its as
s'ln"'s can nave read. has nothing revolution
AIRY IN H. Inc writer does not. as Is supposed.
ATTACK me institution of marriage; she does not
assam orthodox religion. or even directly chM-
'eh|e mueh Whl'h al inc present day IL claimed
ny noutlme Llo'r"is Tor women and their
worn ANer H'l' th's treatise. which Is con-
u'ihhei WIN 50 much aerlmony' Is merely
pto'est "sHlhst woman Doing deemed only the
p"y'hllG oil man she layS down The principle
'ha' ih''n' etnnl eompahlohrhip Is the chici end.
AZ II undoubtedly gives inc lssiihg happiness
q, hlaIr''SF. ana on TINS premise shc bu4ds u
pi'" Tor 'PuhiHy OF education Passing INTO one
ior H'nte instructor nom OF which systems
W. h7'N H'' 9'Y nav since Oeeh urea anu not
""n'"' SUCCESS. ~ - Iui 'hH' 10 thiS essay the
Wr"s' 7-Nhlu'Neu inc sauraih'sA huoHc OF Tue
u'S ~ u'"'A- "Ie'.S W'ih soAo explosive
suUlv''7' "1iuE o"te' ior instance The lhil"ey
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