, 1879-04-19
VICIOUS L1TERArUIsE.
HAS "rliAHCE" uEEN 1NDUt,u,Sa7


10 tho Editor AZ Tns Tribune.
DEoAruN, ILL.,, April 10.-" Forty Years II be-
l!eycs FraHcc's opinions aro an exhibition of
youthful Innocence mid "hcast,n while Ethel
calls It M oututlrst Of honest enthusiasm and
admiration for +" tho -1=A. tic beautiful, md
tho true" But I thru. il waB tnu result OF NJ
unhealthy diet OF "Ouidn's u novels, or else aha
was only trying hor Wings admit tl,ero is
beauty In " 0uida'a u nove!B, but Is you must
wade In the mud and through tho siufh before
rcachlHS tho lily blowing and blooming on tho
waters cdgo 60 In order to gather tho flowers
shat bloom In books you must plunge neck
deen In tho mud md BLUSH Of everything vile
Ind bud. Her btiltanry suEarcoats aud makes
readable whit from nlost'ue,ls would to abso-
1utclY hauseatinE; but, after oil, the sugar is 50
thin thut no one except those whose tastes are
hauly dopravea but would bc ltsgussed with tho
h!ackness und bitterness undcfucuth: nll tLs
uplendoBot her descriptions arc only used to
EI1ss over anu make attrlc&tve unholy thlngs.
she woul! have III bclove that nlan's iioner
teivcd tn tic imagfnationsof OF fools, paIntctl by
the brush OF Ignorance, hung for 4 little while
N the picturo1callcTy Of Youth, md then pulled
down aud flung atnong the rudbish by the rough
bands oil Observation aud Experience.
sl1n teaches that nothing Ii SO sucrcssful "a
dishonesty and deceit; nothing 40 mitch worth
w having as gold, even though It bo ",!1e
naEGs VI but. Until teIG 10 nOtItlllE SO SMCDk u!1
satisfying asto hear. youE uame ringing up and
Gown ths avenucs Of tho world, A,id to guin
fatno and uotortety BY fair Incnns Or foul; thnt
friendship IL II beautiful tnAsk beh!ud which lurk
trcachrryi decelt; uni fllsshbo.l ntsl that ahun-
e6ty's Z loo! and loses Whit it works for" No
Que Will eo 30 foolish 10 to deuy ttat the pllnsc
:of ltsoshe 80 lo7os " depict IL ono that exists,
nat, shank i1eaysn, It Is not the only Que; Her
upon the lady o! gentleman whu reads them,
because they only aTe shown tl1, iclls OF stub.
bio and Foush, rocky place Vt life which ropre-
SEPT the edtsappointulents an,l w!ckedllcss uf tho
world, aMdare led to forget or doubt TUT .llers
G Glo snnhy up4al'le, usWy meadows, anl coul
Mowery bywuya q goodness, honest love. AMI
"Outla's" writings tlIHt would Aelp to lIft ur
urge you up to higher, notcF planes of thought
or action, but, gu the contrary. they would h4yu
atendeuey to drug down ai.u degrade. You
might reeu hsr hooks TIL toonssaay, a,nl woult
neVer fccl one impulse 10 DO u butter. truer ma,.
cr"oulRn thrill your heart, or ever wish 10 siaru
QUO caFe OF lit ono burden frun tLu shoulder
ot 1rlcud. Only few days ago q sshuol. Girl
80 young uat ahe never ought to hays lu.i
ndYel tn her hands) told mt she lIud read every
ohe Of "ouiaa's" works. amu kindly advised
ne, ~" b, wanted semeil.Ing 5eally .plead!d, Y
n1othe1 Is Mcmhor of thu Wosuan's TeMper,
ance Un!on," pillar In tho church, takes lend.
ilg parts at MI tt,e church festivals ul,,l soca.
pies sna IN tho priystu theatrical entertainments
gwen 1of benevolent purposts, ullu never for.
Eels t1At IT IL y 1AotheE's duty to SEE that het
tiMe Nel1er u, Whtal al.s ks,ifes " ptal.3, II,
thu hcAss1.iY choir. they Will s'gtyu her llarp
~ fAey did Bob lnguEs0ll's nun. At lie time
o1 which spexk, she WIS coloti4{ tu,d pai,ltina
EastereK2t Tor her Sunday SCHOOL scholars wh!lt,
acE aaughteF sat III III sotoinls. cas-, 'chu!r Will