New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-17
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RECENT NOVELS.


Harper & Brothers.
thor OF A Llfes Assize," etc. Franklin Square LII
orary. Harper Brothers
Asa novel Hogan NJ. p" is a failure; IL mas no
unity of design and no precision of treatment It's
clever: it shows an Irish agility in perception OF
character and in decacies of expressi IN; 1t is ful
of suggestive pictures of Irish society and Irish
polt,cs But artsticaly it is far inferior to Miss
fafans later book. The Honorable Miss ferrard."
1t Is as vague and aimess in plot as II Its author
had shaken up her characters and situations IN
bag aud had thereafter drawn them forth as pleased
the tickle goddess of Chance.
Faulty as it is, it has positive value NO other
book of the time presents in vivid and In
teresting a fashion the curious jealousies, the
eccentricites of life and character caused by
the minClinC in politics and society in Ire
land of the Protestant aud Roman Catholic
elements Miss Laian represents the more nhr-
entail members of the so-called "R O." class
The Dublin aldermen who have grown wealthy IN
trade and no when they ceased TO be butchers ana
publicans carried their early tastes and manners up
with them-as constantly envious AMI emulous Oh
the WAYS of the ruling Protestant circle. lhey
incline TO Home Rule and think the hated Saxon
no better than he should be, and yet they are ava
of the smallest details of the Niceroys daily me-
and delighted with admission to the Protestant
soc,ety which he leads As for Anglo Hibernlan
Professionalism outside of Dublin. Miss Lalfan makes
one of her characters declare that the nsolence OF
the English is at the bottom of all the troubles
there Their religion is themselves, he says; every
where John Bull goes " with his egotism ana MS
Bible" the story Is identical; hatred and rebellion
spring M at once "A friend Of mine, bank
manager in this country told me the rector OF The
parish once came to his house. When going away
he said to him with sort of a singer, 1ou won't
take thus as a vsit--eh, ell, Mr.--ah-NokesF L
shan't' he replied, but next time yon presume TO
come to nv house 1 shall take 1t as a visit and III
kick YOU out of the door He did WELL As Tor
the Irish agraran murders, Miss Laifans hero
asserts that they are prompted by the same motive
as those French rural crimes we read OF so Ire
quently-intense love of the land itself.
TIE landlord or his agent is not hated one bit
more than anybody else that stands In their way
not a whit 1t 5 al nonsense to say that they hate
that unfortunate Mr., were not English, and
see how they were shot. Bless ne! they shoot
,6e;r own relatives If they stand in their way,
quite as readily any Sassenach o! them al
"They d0-nOt q doubt of IT, said Saltascho
thoughtfully. yet the English papers VIII INSIST
on LAYING every murder on the everlasting dlSalec-
ton 1t has nothing to do with nlnety-nlne nun
dredtbs of them
afraid of each other more disa4ected and more
treacherOus to their own neXt-dOor nelghbors, than
they are 20 England LOOK at inc farmers tHl ne,
daren't whitewash their house, lest neighOor
should imagine they had money, and inform the
agent. and then the rent would be raised. III they
kill one of their own geese or ducks, they eat II
With closed doors und windows, for fear it should
be thought they were well OFF. They lodge money
In the banks at three maybe two per cent interest
and the very same men-wlu YOU bcheVe IL =
borrow money at SIX per cent nom Inc same oaDk
to pay their rent. Just imagine it
"Weli. can believe though II looks absurd: THAT
there is a solid at the bottom of IT. If the
landlord gets bill at three mont his or SIX months
IN payment OF his rent he 1ancies the tenant Is
That is So continued Hogan. Now there
must be something rotten In the stte Oh .niueS
when it is the interest OF the people 20 Keep Ihel-
selves poor and to look poor There IS heavy
drawback imposed on their prosperity ana lnduS-
peasants before the Revolution. And it Is such
demoralizing state of affairs. Habits such as are
cngendered under this regime are most destructive
Think of the children who are born and brought up
under such Influences. The entire tenant-at will
system is abOminabe." .
don't in the least sec how it IS to be remodied
There would seem to DO no Medium between con
fessedly mischievous system ana wild sc'emes
framed and proposed by JaCk-O'-ianteTD politicians
having for object the simple spo!iation OF the pro-
prieiors can't see any way out OF ~ ~ =.
can't eth r. replied the baTrstcr. III IS
5ying in the face OF human nature 10 expect lhe
landlords TO work the ref0rul And what can you
expect OF the people what can they do for them
selves Take into account their wretchedneSs anu
degradation and their ignorance, they really are
not Que whit more civilized tha9 Ihe pea peasants
ago. How, then. can You expect them to nave
moro just equitable idcasf They are in state
of black ignorance. and 1t is iIlghtiul ana us
graceful thng that there should De a penalty on
Industry aud enterprise" -,
How strange it is that the English are so devoid
OF this love of the land An English farmer thinks
only of the ground he thinks OF q machine,
which. properly manipulated, will bring hun m
money. What on earth is the fascination 1t has
over these Irish
1t has never been explained" said Hogan
"The Frencl peasant is the same. Perhaps IL Is
some queer lingering love of the conquered race for
Its own land The native Gsuls and the native
Irish have some points of similarity historically
II may have had its origin in that Besides the
people here have no way Of living save by lahd.
EXTRAORDINARY people {" unused Saltasche; how
in the world arc they ever to be improved = .
Sweetness and Light" sad Hogan with SMILE
pulling up his chair closer to the tire.
And there tho priests bar the way. III is neon
prehensbe how the people follow them so bIndly
IN refusing the national education system"
"Tut, tut mot so fast the whole cause OF the
dislike rather disrust lies in the conduct OF the
Protestant party. They always want to force
SCRIPTURE IN shape O or sod down Se S r@b
10 do 1t. Bah! the priests were quite right
to resist such aggression. And let the parsons prom
Use what they Ike from the very first time they
ever established n school in Ireland, proselytlsm
was their business. There IS not "A brat as hlgh as
your knee but knows that. and hates them accord
inCly Besides the people have always had the
idea and that too with solid reason. that this
proselytism not fOl the sake Of merely winning
over their souls TO the rival Church. but Also marx
Won as a means OF obtaining their allegiance, ana
Thereby strengthening and securing the proseiytl,
GERS own position cOnquerOrs in q SubJugated
country. So at all times here peryert, or as 4 he
the double light of deseTter and an apostate"
q" Is that so now ~ asked Satasche.
1t is literally as true at the present moment as
as In the country, any Roman Catholic going over
is held 10 have sold himself body and soul for tenn
poral advancement"
The electoneering adventures OF the hero give OPP
portunity for mucR clever delineation of rural
character and humOr. Over jug Of punch in
tumble-down farmhouse a group of priests and
IL oN.ap