The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24
A Character From Mrs. Burnett 3
New Story.

The following description OF Olivia
Ferrol, character in Mrs. Burnett's new
scribner story, "Louisiana,n contains
some well-directed satire upon a well.
known class of literary people:
Her father had been literary man.
her mother an illustrator of books and
magazine articles. From her earliest
childhood she had been surrounded by
men and women of artistic or literary &C.
equations, some who were drudges, some
who were geniuses, some who balanced
between the two extremes, and she had
unconsciously learned the tricks of the
trade. She had been used to people who
continually had their eyes open to any,
thing new or interesting in human ma
ture, who were enraptured by the dlscov-
cry OF new types OF men, women and emo
tons. Since she had been lett an orphan
she had lived with her brother, who had
been reporter, editor, contributor, critic,
one after the other, until at last he had
established a very enviable reputation
as a brilliant and practical young fellow,
who knew his business. and had fine
career open to him. So it was natural
that, having become interested in the
general friendly fashion of dissecting and
studing every scrap of human nature
within reach, she had followed more H.
lustrious examples; and had become very
critical upon the subject of ''tpyes'' her
self. During her sojourn at Oakvale she
had stu died the North Carolinian noun
taineer "type" with the enthusiasm of an
amatuer. She had talked t. the women
IN sunbonnets who brought fruit to the
hotel and sat on the steps and floor of the
galleries awaiting the advent of custo-
mers with composure only to be
equalled by the calmness CT the noble
savage she had walked and driven over the
mountain. roads, stopping at way-side
houses, and entering into conversation
with the owners until she had become
comparatively we'll known, even in the
space OF the fortnight, and had taken notes
TOR her brother until she had reused him
to sharing her own interest in her dig
covories.
81 am sure you will find great deal
OF material here" she wrote to him.
"You see how have fallen victim to
that dreadful habit of looking at every
thing in the light of material. A man
- AA6SA =" man Az ID "RIClAdl SOT.
row is not sorrow, JOY is not joy-it is
ematerial.' There is something rather
ghsulish in it. I wonder If ANTAGONISTS
look at peoples bodies. Atpresent am
interested in a species of girl have dis
covered. Sometimes she belongs to the
better class-the farmers, who have a
great deal OF land and who are the rich
men of the community sometimes she
lives in a log cabin with mother who
smokes and chews tobacco. but in either
case she is surprise and mystery. She
Is always.pretty, she is occasionally beau
tltul, and in spite OF her house, her peo-
pie, her education, or want of it, she is
instinctively refined and delicately sus-
ceptlble young person. She has always
been to some common school, where she
has written compositions on sentimental.
or touching subjects, and when she be-
longs to the better class she takes fash
ion magazine and tries to make her dress
es like those in the colored plate, and
may add, frequently fails. could write
a volume about her but I wont. When
your vacation arrives come and see for
YOURSELF