The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-08

wages. and thsif consumption OF victuais 10
much the same. But thsn the things are
washed beautifully: and clean beautifully
when you do not dlshearten me with hypercrti-
cisn,. 90 never fear. dearest Never fear about
that or anything else under heaven! Try all
that ever you can to be patient and good ma
tured with your popera piccola Geoda and then
she loves you. and is ready to do anything on
earth that you wish; 70 ~ over the moon II
you babe hor. But whom the signor deuo casa
has neither kind look nor word for me. what
can do but grow Desperate fret myself to nd
dlestrings. and be torment to society In every
directionY'
After living some years with her husband.
Mrs. Carlyle had grown so unused to tho little
attentions which are dear to woman's heart
for the thoughtfulness they attest that she was
actually moved to tsars upon receiving little
souvenir contained In q letter from John Ster-
ling Il do not know" she writes. whether
for you. as for oil Burton. woman In tears
b. as Indifferent a spectacle a. goose going
barefoot. II so. mako you my compliments.
and you need not road any further. But IL you
hnyo still enough Of human feeling tor. a. my
husband would call it. Minerva Press ten.
dencyD about you TO feel yourself commoved by
such phenomena. It may Interest you to know
that on opening your lettef the other day and
beholding the little feminine contrivance In
side. suddenly and unacoountably fell a-ery-
ing as IL had gained loss. i do not know
what OF tender and sad and 'unspeakable'
there lay for my Imagination In that laes article.
fol,led up unskilfully enough by mans fingers.
your fingers. and wrapped round with kind
written words. But so 1t WAS; wept."
1t should be noted. however. that In 1S42.
when Mrs. Carlyle wins plunged in grief BY the
lose Of her mother hor husband did have the
grace to remember her birthday. and for the
frst time In his life made her a little gift Che
can hardly contain her JOY end gratitude.
only think. she tells one Of her correspond
ants. nsaI kinAwomAn. OF my husband. too
having given mo . little present! He who
never attends to such nonsenscs rs birthdays
and who dislikes nothing In the world 10 much
q going into shop to buy anything. even his
own trousers and coats; 20 that. 70 the con-
STARVATION Of oockney tailors. am Obliged to
60 about them. Well. he actually risksd him
self in q jewellers shop and bought me very
nice smelling bottle. I eannot tell you how
,cae his little gift made mo o. we'll a. glad: 1t
was the first thing OF the kind he ever gave to
me In his life
1t is clear from the following allusion in q
lotter from Liverpool In 1S45 that Carlyle's
sclishness and cross-grained temper were
30 Undesirable that tho idea OF Q permanent
separation had moro than once been mooted.
But his wife loved. or at all events pitied. tho
lonely man too much to persist In such pro-
iect. Indeed. dear" she writes You look to
DO almost unhappy enough already Carlyle
had missed her watchful care OF his comfort.
and had written compaininxlyl do not want
you TO suffer PHI ysically. only morally. you I'M
derstand and to hear of your having TO take
coffee at night and all that. gives me no wicked
satisfaction. but makes me quite unhappy II
II curious how much more uncomfortable
feel without you. whom 1t IL who am going
away from YOU and not. as 1t used to be- you
gone away from me. / am always wondering
since I came here how l can. even in my
angriest mood. talk about leaving you for good
and all; for to be sure. II were to leave you TO-
day on that principle. should neod absolutely
to go back to- morrow 10 see how you were
takingi it."
In August. 1s45. Mrs. Carlyle. who had beer
for some time in Liverpool. was about to re-
turn to Chelsea. and was looking forward will
ea9erness to seeing her husband. whom q cur
letter from him informed her that she woult
e8d thatS haSss solitary as no had decided a.. s
StunR by her disappointment. she had writer
an impatient letter; but soon. as we shall sec
repented giving way to = very natural irrita
ton: To-day I am restored to my norma
| forts OF nature. l am sorry now did not re
press my little movement OF i'm patience yestsr
day. A lover would have found it charming
perhaps more hattering than whole pages O.
wits and dolcelze but husbands are no obtuse
They DO not understand ones movements o
Impotence. want always to be treated with tn,
respect due to genius exact common sense o
their poor wives rather than the finer sensi
bilites OF the heart; and so the marriage state
by working late and early has come to VIVA
| We see'-if not precisely to immortal smash a.
yet. at least to within hairs breadth of it."
We will quote no more OF these depressing
| revelations Of the gloom and chill which huns
over the Chelsea household. but will rather di
| rect attention to two Incidents which ilustrat,
| the rare kindness and sweetness Of Mrs. Car
| lyie's nature-a sweetness which. under condi
| tons moro suspicious. would have made hs
homo an Eden. On one occasion. when return
| ing from the savings bank. she " observed IL
| the Kings road q child Of tho lower orders,
about years old In tho act. 1t seemed. Of dis
| solving all away into tears. A crowd OF latter
| demalion boys had gathered about II. bu
the genteel OF both sexes were passing b.
on the other side. OF course l stopped ant
| inquired. and learnt from the boys that tn,
child was lost" Mrs Carlyle carried homo tn,
| little walt and cared for 1t until its mothe
turned up. Whom Carlyle came home that da!
to dinner. he looked nghast at the new arrival
Only think" said his vito to enlist his sym
pathes on the child's behalf. what q state o
distraction the poor mother must be In all THU
while" " The poor mother" repeated Carlyl,
scornfully: how do you know that the poo
mother did not put It down there In the King
road for soma such simpleton as you to pick Il
up. and saddle yourself with it for life2"
On the same day. as it happened. Mrs. Car
lyle had another interesting experience. vel
calculated to tax o woman's capacity OF char
ity. On her return with the child. her servant
had given her a note left by young lady who
looked keenly distressed. the servant said. a
finding Mrs. Carlyle out and declared she woul,
wait at some shop In the neighborhood till Mrs
Carlyle came home. II opened the note will
O. pressntilnent that somebody's finer sensi
billtlss Of the heart we're about to get me- int
new trouhle. and so 1t was This lady. whom
had soon but once in my life. felt 1t due to her
solf TO make soma disclosures to me. In add
ton to certain awkward Disclosures alread,
made to mo on her subject. and to throw her
fortune. My preparations FOR tn,