, 1879-04-07
BOSTON,.
sonaebody Wants to SEQ Joseph Cooks
Book en- Marriage.
The Dandy's Opinion Of the Follow Who
Knew So Much.
liz Excitement Asont Tho Loss Of The Gloucester
=. Fishing Flset-..7hc Call upoa How Eu-
gland and tlia Response.
Haoh's Passion Music and Gen
evieve Ward,


BoBToN, April B." What wnnt to see Is 10
Cooks hook on MARRIAGE" said a gentleman the
other evening, at the close Of a conversation In
which Mr.. Cook had como ZIP. not so much Tor
discussion "a for continent, md rs the text Of
certain apccutnttons concerning tho sasto alld
Tendencies OF n largo clGss Of people WHO like
above everything sDund mud fury in speaker,
and who nrc not sufficiently thoughtful md cul-
tlyntctl Themselves to criticize the special sound
and fury which is attracting them. | hwnya
think whcn atn with thEs cinss Of persons, or
when hear them discusscd, Of the dandY whom
l leartl say, ycara ago, in depreciation of real
criticism upon that first Of "Ouin's" novcls,
"Qrdnyllle Dc Vieno'': "1}Mt the fclow
knowa 80 muci1ln {a0u!dn" was then snp-
posed to be man.) Here was tbs sumo causc
md effect. II over there was book full OF
sound anu fury, TINT book WINS, and is, "0ran-
v,ilc De Vi9nc" But there werc plenty Of pco-
pic who thought then that this sound and fury,
this quoting from various learned anl fAtnuua
sourccs,-whictl was "Ouida's" trick then,
whatcycr It may be now,-waa sure
evidence Of tho protund!tY and gen.
ius Of tho author. Anyhow, tho
authur was certainly to be respected, tic knew
50 much.H The readers who vlndicatcd their
sastu In this way have, many OF them, since
.enlneu ncttolt ~ u. ',.,,,..', ",'' ..s
oy the inhnehce Oh u'e tea'ly ceielsatcu' "noao
general Judgment has been too s.sccplng for
them. Whether The followers Of
r1,,, nrv. ,osr,u ,v,,r, rAur rur nAcx rp.oK
on him In this fashion rcu,aius to ho seen. OF
course the gentleman who exc1atms at tho be-
ginning Of this letter, "What want to sec is
Ju Cooks book on nla1ragc!" Is n"t ono Of Mr..
Cooks followers. Oh no! The followers never
epcnk Of their buFiy god In tlis rrDfann manner
~ .hi,ro,i.,ion iii 1ct II, 1ste,, tn rho roaf n
~ aon1.'l"! as ~. 40 'a.s' ~ WV .1os W
ston: II want to see what n man sins got to say,
or what this particular ,nan-thls biz believer IN
htmsclf-bas rot to say, on marriage four months
after LIS own frat entrance into that ol!ssfnl
Btato; iof tllc conscnto Wero actually written
only four months aitor Ills OWL marriage.
OF course, he Will be full Of whn. llu think. IL
tho Ntadum both ff this world ol1l the next
Which no otlcr rnan .,ns ever got nt in ths toos
II his. Iic VIII. after tGis foilr n,onthsi RI.
pcrioncc, tell every ot!.cr man wI,at blocl:-
hcau he has been, t.,d inform lin Just ,rhut Tic.
sp % upprcciato and trent tic partnur Of his itfe.
Uo viii. no doubt, bc cuuallv geuerors OF bis
advice to thc otl,cr half OF ,hs partnership, md
inform her nlso Of her Luttcs. Anyhow, It will
be- sufp TO BIZ rich reading, md a;n impatient
TO pet Mt 1t. Ono thing, however, looks srs-
picIous, The book ,yas announced long ngo,-
ls It possible tlut the Rev. Jusco!l, rs thu
mouths hnye gone hY, has Ind OCCASION tu
ehanEa or modaty some ol hls statements, and
Is holding back wtlilc hn rcslses nnd Gorsccts
.ew , o. s nss Gnshus,as.ac 'en,s m9 '1ot neai
this qaestlun answered, hil, lhaceu, ! hcnru
none OF thts 1oeulaf hlohoioeao answered sase
~ syiapntncsM iausn, tor hone ol Tie "lol-
lo"cfS were present. una
But, apart from, the followers, the atoye lnon-
otue11u Is prutty clcur exposition Of tie cAtI-
nation tn which Sir. Cook il hold by tho think
ing people q !toston Those who want ti'sir
to c1pouud their own prcjudtces In 4 I,iril-
sounding manner, 70 fur .josorll. But 1t Is not
wide Of Ii: marlt 10 say ,l,nt both stlcs ore
WITH great expectations. III IL III liz synp,,sju1ns a
oil Bcacon Mi iI Acott, % IiIrs!lso, or '1 and Us ono or
two other Of thc Ltbera!tsts, have been on llun,i
er,-wlo, Iy thu wnY, is ono Of iiu moat over
rated men (pattlo13 me for bpyjuv III in the
Wcst tlm1 knpN.-bns been from The first m
attachment Of Iii. Cooks, sitting upuu tho
dny LECTURES, md on othrr ocyusio,,s fuljuwflI.
in ,s wakr, Those WHO know much ,norr
about ii t!lan I do, iron, titr Judgment ti,at
comes froIa, close experience, suy that Mr.
right value arnonE tho atlynncel thinkers, OF
tyl,c|, class bc bns ALWAYS ilclJ luscIf-s In ,lu
hnbt oi nttachit.r hi,ns;if to ,,n,y nersnns md
fresh thcorirs In dufa,llt Of
TIE IyFLUEuuE WHICH, lie IrAB LOST
with thc o,d. His dnurhtrr,s shrv of ..Tr,ns,
cenirntal Wild Oats. u nublishci tafcs vcors nTt
in fpnk of hor sIprt ettrias. il tr,,n sturv III
Tnna Acoft. lila wilma. hobbtrs. tmcuinriffcs'
fdiosyncrnsas. ctc Al thJs l]uy in s ,y;,ns ,Eni
sketch ienrts.-n yls,onngy ind ,lr,om'r'
Mt;nl. IJjrrinsnn i aars soiui. oo win ina hr.n
1nnp acofiGinfci with fhis Ynrikn rentirn,,,
tsby no t,rana foiIows the Hey. ,Jnsenh r., m.
u1ni,I!. wl,en II, shnwa himseH il, tir n,nrnn.
street. norInrs. Int hcrn,,sn fhc Coinuc mia ~,
somnwhere tn dEsneror. lor It IA tie brrn,', n
lie to lin to nrrue, to iitfcr,n Thoso 81 81
ms WIN hsrs fjts,nncd fn h,u, ~ M
11adscai Cinh fnr the iost s.vsn ~, -,
cIrhs ycnrs cnn fnIiv "mnr.cfntr nj.
statement. tnr ,ynt m" NJ II. tinesn,t rcr, ,i,..
t:ntunis 1tvnv exnreas1nr ,rhcn hn ,nu,t,a,,.n.i
nftcr sonle realm. ri a i nnurr nWn n,,,st aas
tint tlnntt m0rc, viii, mir frinn,,.a rhis H.:
arrcc,nnt't w~s i,,.vtnhr ,nni1 r,r,,,,nr tns %a1
in In w,nln cn'1rsa ~ tc vori,u,s NH, ,,n"t
inrs that nays attended, | oy.r hnsw "IIur IN,
TeHtnr"t - ,tit. .;I.a"caf ,t. ~tn. @ ".an t -.
ri thc rxsor thnf Ind icnn rcnt; nn.t ,h r,,hrI,a
fpilowiup. Of course. tLta tiIeuI,rcemrnt ,mntl,
the uevt1pgp much liyelIrr md tuurc entertain
lux, and liio listeners wryo n,wayy currrsu uoni
ingly grateful to tn. Coonel's tlisavrcr,l,c,,t
How the rSaAyfst felt Is another tl!t.l. n,, Lls
nifnfr rnt ours 7' ~ "