, 1880-01-24

rules cnnnot be matlc 10 apply to al alike.
We tur'i Mr. George over to the tender
nlrrcres Of TIC politlco-ccnnomIc students
II vii! cause n. discussion OF n subject the
magnitude md Importance of whIcl, none
will deny. Wc have devoted so much space
to It because 1t Is bold and frank exposition
public noi!ce; beeaiHse tl!o writer is il
earnest, mid because be is also original: Be-
fore nc gets through he Mny feel ltkn Josse-
lyM, or us the nilkceper IL Longfcllow's
F." Trngcdy OF John Enllcott" puts it:
Tho horaet's nest, and thought It some strange
un'i| tho seeds eamo out-aHd saen'ho dropped
progress and Poverty, By Henry George.
New York: y. Appleton & Co. VOL, cloth.
Pages b0S. Price S2.l
SEBASTIAN STROafE-A NOVEL.
Julian Ilawthorne's last novel, In point Of
merit, ranks first, and will tako a high place
among the works of fiction of tho time. 1t is
less weird, less spun ont, than "Garth"; lis
descriptions are gracefully written; some OF
It's characters reveal the skill Of a MASTER
hand; and tho story, through nil It's varied
complications, Is interesting to tile end.
Tho innocence and simplicity Of the good
Vicar-wh0so SERMONS the most learned aild
famous men of tho day had Travelled 10 Ccdar.
htlrst 10 hear-may seem too Arcadian for
tho nge In which lie lived,-perllaps even
tribe unnatural; the licro-A whiiom student
Of divinity and withal persistent ga,nestcr,
living wild, fast life, and guilty Of tho ruin
Of loving girl, his infeior III rank-may
appear to luck those very qualities which
consistently should attract nnd win such a
girl ms Mary Dcne, the heroine; the prophetic
n 2 81 l.
nortant n part: tlle n,ystery nbout scjIm
Fra,ylev IL taft unsolyed: admitting the forco
of these obicctions. 40 amootlly and evenly
move Mot md co,lnternlot through all their
tangled MACS. lint the reader only re1ncu,-
pers tho strength Displayed md pleasure
given by the whole. connected tale.
OF the characters introduced to our notice.
noe. ~ tha pnv Sfr strn,nn ND ~ sohoa'
.an,. t.,ti,s,, f.so,,s e'~,t,at .ta.d to1tt, T.,
bold relief. Few writer's conceive and so
faithfully portray B,sch men.
The Rev. Arthur Stromc Ind fnr manvn
roor occnniei tha hon,1somn r,cnraH o. a.
scAE oee"p'eu tno ''u.ueo'no 1!cutuso ~
Cedarhurst,-a man toward whom conf
because not only was he quick viii, charity,
hut In I,ad kant fra.h thron ri, al, tho stross
s | ~ s3.as, s ~ 'n,nond .,o "ttn,os H. o omisp
and strain OF 'nannooa' tue enileless eaadot
fea fna ga psan ssed to him. and o son
pected soon to take orders md carry on his
fothor,s s csrcer ~ Tait,nr to his frIand s. smiIs III
~. ~. ~ ~ ~ ' 49,. ~, 1h .,S.,s
let N ls ,sh chambers "a, ae h1naon tue son thus
IT do know one good man,-wiat you
,,o,r h., aood 1on,t raroronca ,ul,ot bs
s"r rararo,oss w se h"t rornrencs % KIN We" n,n,t
reverehces, pue reverence nl'h; ;,,,!. can,s
1,nh heIlnS.e1 In and Tninfree tha m
m he mnkcs mike IN ma 10 feel whnt f]imsv scamn am.
= I.tan% T., o..a ~ thnt s;n,nia III snInt IT,
a, s.an ~ ~ ""o . ~ tss' 0'o ~ Wv a" .aas
p IN he op Of ono Of our n Tere % h h
churches, l have notion that all the gold,
@ tnnars . ona @ inton,no Would NH annsnr No dm.t ref,
.apers, so a woaao hsh appeIt as 1Sti
thought there were many like him in this
world, should lose my self+contitlcnce and
long, aa he Is alive. Strange freak Of dcstl-
Should be- tho father Of me-"
And Of the son himself:
wouH hartllv! be termed beautiful; and, II It
ug|ncss. Many women, after being repcIlcd
By It nt first, discovered ~ y, Oh further ae-
gaalntancc. nm lrtlescrihable fascination.
Mru WETB SHIl1uhlt AlictltM lDNhlH III Mt-
cordIng Ms they liked or tisllked whnt Ii III
tellIgeiit, witty, bold, sarcastic, ald tnscruta-
BILE. It wns Il face which sooner or Inter conf
peltetl you TO take stles, 80 to speak; the
nnly Impossible ntlltnde with regard to 1t
being that nf Indifference"
III the ne!glhorll0Od of Ccdarhurst stood
Dcne Hall, 4 mansion built in THO Sixteenth
Century, the property In feo slnlplc Of Mary
Dcnc, 'tthe richest hc1rcss III the county,n
handsome md accomplished. "She could
not only saddle her horse and ride It, but she
could exchange 1t for n hettcr at a llorse-fair.
She could NOW a field, drain It, plow 1t, and
rotate its crops. She could bring down n
pheasant with gun, as we'll as cook and
rarvc It. She cot!id not only listen to gen
tlemen's small talk in the parlor, but she
could oversee. w0rkMien digging. q well or
building wall, md discourse such scns0 to
them us to mike their cars tinglo. :. :.
WHEN ahe walked about the grounds, sho tlit!
not hitch herself along by her shoulders,
With her skirts In ollo hand, llcr pnrasol In
another, and her elbows In her RIBS: but she
stenpct out boldly, on elastic feet nine Inches
lonK, md with her arms hanging at her
sI.les like JunO'k In the Greek statue"
Listen to the recital Of one OF her deeds Of
prOWees;
:" Once. us sho was returning home, after
nrunInr sotnc trees, with her ak In hor hand,
dressed III dark serge gown, with thick
quilted unleI-pctttc0at Of scarlet cloth, sho
Was cjlaspd Into corner BY 4 bull. Al she
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