New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-04
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


volumes. svO. Charles scribners Sons
The publication of these volumes has been fol-
lowed in London by 80 violent an attack IN the
leading journal upon Carlyle's character as man
and husband that the pages Will be
scanned by Americans with eager interest. a
cursory examination convinces us that that attack
was needlessy bitter and essentially unjust These
new volumes do not reveal any traits of character
which the previous volumes of "reminiscences"
and the "History of the First Forty Years" did
not Law bare They will merely tend to confirm the
impression that apart from his sturdy independ-
ence. his intellectual vigor his caustic humoI,
his quaintness. simplicity, tenderness and
penuineness there was much That was
unloyely intolerant and selfish in that richly en-
dowed nature. That Mrs. Carlyle sometimes felt
the cy edge of that seshness is evident from these
volumes of correspondence. But while 1t Is PLAIN
that he did not appreciate her devotion TO MIN ana
her unselfishness at their full worth, there Is
still reason to believe that he loved and
honored her as he loved and honored
no other human being. The aunotations which he
has appended to her Letters prove this; his letters
show it and the glowing tribute over her grave 10
her intellectual endOwments and womany graceS
of character is memorial which cannot be nlsun-
deystood.
Mrs Carlyle's letters compiled III these volumes,
viii have fascinating interest for readers Oh HI
GRADES of intelligence. They were collected by Car
lye himself and annotated throughout, ana the
responsibility of deciding whether or not they
'should lac publi,hed was left with Mr.. Froude. 1t
is our own impression that he has made wise oe-
eison and that he has executed his trust with De-
coming dignity and sincerity of purpose. His treat
;n,ent of the Ashburton episode which has excited
from the London reviewer censOuous cTltlciSm'
seems to us lust and discriminating. Mrs. CarlyteS
ambition as evinced in this budget OF correspond
ence was TO be the companion and hepma'e OF
man of unique genius Her devotion to nm W as
absolute the Brightness of her mind, the Loyalty Oh
her faith in him. and her womany patience anu
tenderness ilumined his life. She was disappointed
it may be, that genius unique and commanding
could not be more human and helpful. But that
was his nature.
"Tbe French Revolution" was finished in jan
nary 1887. CARLYLE writing the last paragraph in
the presence of his wife and tossing the closing
pages to her with "Thank God. IL Is done, jean
uie!u He described 1T at the time as DOCK tha'
came "drect and lovingly sincere from the heart
of a living man" but when he came TO look over
his wfe's letters in later years he might well nave
added: "My Door little Jeannie and me, hasn't it
nearly killed MS both?" If his health had suffered
from the frenzy of labor which that Work
involved, hers was also sorely impaired. as he HIM
self admitted by daily helping him ito struggle
with the intolerable load" and to fight the wolf
from the door passage from letter 10 her faith
ful friend and imam of sense John Sterllng re-
veals her state of body and mind at this period:
The fact is. since became sick and dspirited
have contracted horror Oh sa,,''i
equal 10 the hydrophobia horror for ootd WAFER;
would write anything under heaYen-IalrS- thleS'
or advertisements Tor WarTens Blacklhg sven
rather than letter! letter Dehoo|os 70 zen
aIout oneself and when oneself Is ulsagIeeaple 10
oneself one would rather tell abont awning else
for alas one does not find the same Rratil cation
W
showing up the SIN ana misery OIL one ne ghpoI.
But if ever / get agreeable 10 my sell agaln. sWea
Ia won will then he exceedingly communicative,
In 1renaratop for which desirable, end must set
about getting into better health and that may get
.ns1 nuts one IN mind OF boy Of the English
CpIum- Eaters" who told me once he would pegin
Creek presently: but his iatEer wished INN 10 learn
il through the medium oil LatIn ana ne was; was n t
entered ia Latin yet because his father wished 10
teach him from gTammtar Oh Ills OWL WHICH No
To r The nre,ent are all IN sad taking with in
fuenza People speak about 1t more man nhey di ia
mn,s from IT. Miss Wilson, not having come to close
quarters with it, has her mind sufficiently at leisure
10 mako philosophical specnlations about lts gen
drrI Sbe primy promu gates her opinion that in
fluruza is masculine. My husband, Tor the sake
o. argument IN t. Protests nUp that a0 nuen
no " feminine; for me, who have been laid up
with il for two weeks and upward making Ianeh.
tatinns of jeremiah mot without reason: am NOT
nre;ndiced either way but content myself with SIN
eerely wishing it we're neuter one gIcat c0nilott'
however under all allictons Is that lho ,o ~
Revolution is happily concluded at least, IL WIN
be a comfort when one Is delivered from lie lag-
ragsery of printers devils. that at present urlve
one from post to pillar. queue rle! lei no Wonan
mo values reace of s0nl ever dream OF marry NJ
an author, That is TO say, II nc is an hones one,
WIN makes a conscience of doing the thing he
pretends TO no.
This however, is not confession which she dared
10 make openly, for as she Grimly assured her
friend she might thereby happen to get herset torn
in pieees BY the host of her husbands lady admir-
ers who already, she suspected. thought her 100
happy in not knowing her happiness.
You cannot fancy what way he is making with
Tho lair Intellects here There is Harriet Martlueau
presents him with her ear-trnmpet With pretty
llushng air of cOquetry, when wnuiu almost
onynce II g out of belief in her identity. And Mrs
piaree Rufler bolts in upon his studies out OF the
atmosphere 1t were. III riding haDt, cap anu WIND
but no shadow of horse, onlv caIriage,, t ts
win suppose being to whip tie cushions wlthior
The purpose OF keeping her hand In Tractlce)-uy ~
experienced Scotch domestic remaining entirely III
n nnnplus " he her she bad let IN " Teddy Ut a
gentleman }" Add thea there IS young american
Geauty-such q BEATTY "snOw ana To'e-oloom
throughout, not as to clothes merely out cOApIek-
ion also; large aud soit aud WITHOUT one iue; you
xyouId saw TO RIB upon another. And this charm
ing creature publicly declares herself bis ardent
admrer.D and heard her with my Own ears can
nnt unite passionately ut parting with MN, Oh'
Mr. Carlyle, want to see yon to TAX long t me
about Sartor'" "SaItoI," OF Al thugs IN TINS
world What could such young lady nave goI 20
cav about Sartor," you imagine And MIS-.
Marsh. tho moving authoress OF me Vl' M sa,
reads " SartOf' HhtH 10 ia III
T'cs oms thing at least may be clearly Inferred.
that her Illness is not OF the head. In short my
oear friend, the singular author OF sattor ap-
psars 10 me at this moneht 10 DO IN d Ier'lou9
lposition. inasnlch as with the innocence OF "a
sucking dove to outward appearancsl lie Is Leading
bouorabie women not few, entirely on thelr
4saf And v bO can say that lac Will keep his own
After all in sober earnest: is it not cuLons inat my
hush,ndjs writings shonld he only completely ui-
Iarstood and adequately appreciated by women
ana mad people | do not know very well what
10 infer from tho fact.
Tn the autumn of 1888 Carlyle had a vacation OF
four or five weeks in Scotland receiving from his