New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
,,ro o,rpu,vr On THE CARLYLEs.

~.p vpor-ng AND HIS vICTiMs-HOW TIE OAHLii-H0
co11D NOT BE HAPPY WITH OR WITHOUT hACh
OTHER.
Mrs ELEPHANTS sense OF justice ana Oh loyalty
and her cleyerness writer arc not her only qua
iNcatons for describing with truth the reIallohs Vi
Corlvle and his wife she was one OF theH host
s..t,,at. ond valued friends Mr.. Froudcs cor ict
in taking the roof of the Carlyle home has aroused
hr deep indignation and III her article in The Con-
tep,porqry Rere,c she administers stout rebuke 10
NAT unhappy editor and commentator. She de-
ciares that Mrs Carlyle has had cruel fate since
the death Of her husband deprived her OF her last
hrlUork against that Nemesis known among men
b. the name Of Froudc.
There Is not the 81 ghtest evidence that she. at
least ever intended these narratives iOr the NoIu.
She was tie pTOudest woMan-ds proud anu ,oHd,
ciols # her d gIntN a. "A savage Chet. Aud OF all
things in the world, to he placed on pedestal ue-
fore men a. domestic martyr, an unhappy "uc'
tie victim If a harsh husband As the 'ast NhCH
Sic would have tolerated. A. matter Oh ldct /
whole existence has been violated, every scrap oI
decent dIapeIy torn from her, and herself e1M"ied
rs perhaps never modest and proud maj on was We
for. 10 The comments OF the world. Ca YIr hln-eli
rushed uIou his fate b) I'D. viii and choice 't 100.
isi belief .u tie Udt,erug Sug-c~il1" tH"t C'tI.
Thing taat oneerued um must bee interesting to the
word. and by a misplaced and too hnuuNess t",V
in tha frirnd, of his later lie. But Mrs Carlyle
did nothing 10 Law herself open to ms Ltte' 80 ga
not conude uer reputation to Nr; IrouuI, D' ~
BIN leave 20 unvel Ter inmost Iie 'c'"iu ~ ",
own nferprctatOn of 10 and Il Is thus douDy mar"
}dr hci tb,i She should have been made TO play
The part Of heroine in the tragedy Vnch hl, PC
torial and artistic instincts nave made o"l OF MS
masters life.
Mrs Olipbant saws further that more PLACID nus
hand would 10 doubt have Unfinished Mrs.
Ca1lyle.s cares, and more con,idefate ono would
have light ned the burden OF them; but when We
Lave said that we have said all
Those Keen ana PASSIONATE souls, each Win The
capabe Of endurance all nerves and sensation ana
notnine hut themselves TO Try then sWutS-"GAd
they have been better apart each perhaps sheaiheI
in the silky tiS>u OF milder and softer nature
We doubt 1T much. The miider partner would
mood in INFINITE variety IN passions OF II l~elY ana
recovered happiness. There was 40 Wearlhe's'
am always wondcrug,' size say after ~ Of be.
bad moments. tow ! can even I'D m; "m e>l
mood talk about leaving you for good and all; Tor,
10 Ac sure were 10 caVeyou to-day oil that princ-
PIE. should need Absolutely t. 20 ia, J"-lhorI0N
10 see how YOU were taking il. Most trne and
certain There were times when they coud VITA
di;fculty i've together; aud yet tloIo was never
time wucu they could have done without each
other Ii WAS always III TO hae. but "aur &c
Ne mist. however, before leaving this pub.ica-
tiou 10 what is udious tOus if il were not Eecessarv
and that IT, call the attention OF the reader 20 what
W. cannot call less than deliberate outrage upon
helpless dead woman, with neither 'on nor cham
plou 10 stand up for her. these NoinWrS were ana
nou9oed rs prepared for publication hy tHIyle hun
r. T. AID 40 they were IN great part Win many IN
1eieCtcd notes which can 1IcciN c4i less tuan
foolish besides some valuable eNp 'anItOTy details
But IN the midst of this mass Of letters thus pre-
IA ed enough of them Heaven know TO have been
iy good ind gmeUt, ore would have sad, pared and
wccird lit c rather than increased MI 'JrN,es
executor found certain hrlci extracts which te did
net quite understand This So, ms curiosity 10
work. and ho once more examined the mass o. ra.
prrs left 10 him bV The fond old man who trusted
him. and found therein a diary Of Mrs. Carit.e's
which explained tie matter. HE matter WIS LAT
there had ouce crossed that sr.iItoIme4ied spnli
ooud OF bitter bur visionary lealo4sy the word
TOO strong of lot Intolerance rather uur1tlen q.
bitter irritation called forth 10y the pleasure her
husband took IN She company CT a certain etrlt
lady "A brilliant woman Of society. whom he did
not herself love- hUt whose charm and influence
fascinated him. TAere were none OF the features
OF ordinary jealousy in this dark fit, n" p"~sbillt
Of unfaIthuuc>s unless IL IN -ht he intei e. tuIa
preference for the talk the daIz.e OF witty circle
IN which worship was paid TO him. aud Tie sun
more tattering deVouOnS OF us Ptr'ulnS ePrlt.
This fascination drew him night after night away
IRON home, deprlVlne iS"lie OF nis so'ietl ,nu
suggesting to her over again by that whisper OF The
devil at her ear which she Tas always TOO ready TO
woman in the world to Hun such breath oil neil
las crossed aud withered many blooming lie; IN
this case the lit temporary lasting but short
time and buried IN the tender r0pIroccmcf OF the
later chapter of life. The discovery OF tuIs bit OF
writing was a godsend to the hlOgIdpher, who must
have felt by this time that the of the letters
were by 10 means lCrmable 10 hls theory as
III GIT have been desired lie sent il oil al once 10
Miss Jewsbury to have her calculations, the only
person living who could speak with auth Orty ou
the subject. Neither the one nor the other seem TO
have asked themselves what right they had to spy
aldIne. good and Kind as woman ever WAS, but TO
mantle and otlclous. and pleased too ID "a rcgIetiul
at the discovery, did her part As may be mag
ined. he reading has been Ike the calling up "
ghosts II was a very bad time with Ter ten, no
but herself. OF one constantly with her, knows
what she has suffered physically as well - NOR
ally" Miss Jewsbury says. She was bright and
beautiful. with certain star-lik radiance and
grace She had gone OIL into the desert wit HIM.
The Offering was accepted. but like the precoos
things flung hV BenyenutO into the furnace when
his statue molten they were all consumed III
tba'iames; he gave her no human help and tender
ness" 80 Geraldine in a piece OF i'm" writing
words untrue a. ever words we're a. every an
pre- udiced reader of this book y Il sec Tor himself
and entirely contrary 10 that KIND souIs ordinary
testimony Not critic, so far as sc IRE aware has
ever suggc,ted that this proceeding WIS uAiustlAa
b. or outside Of the limits Of honor. Is IL then
permissible t. outrage 'he memory Of " fe and bo
tray her secrets because one has received git
her husbands papeIsY She gave n permission, lett
no authority for such a proceeding docs tie d,~I.
bility OF women tar thsi % IS Tier" .o need
Tor honor in respect 20 the dea'F There ought tp
lie no mystery about Carlyle says Nh lIo.0c
No Door foolish fnnG old man theme is m ery
about him heacefOrward. thanks 90 bio own dis.
tracted babhl- OF gcuIus. first OF all. But how
about his wIfc9 Ind size author 20 Mr.. Iroude TO-
unVcil Der most secret thoughts, her darkest nour,
OF weakness which even her iusl and passed rev r
emily overS No woman 90 tins generation, or #
any other arc acquainted with has Ldd such
desperate occasion 10 lie saved from Ter trends
aud public feeling and sense of honor must lie al a
low ebb indeed when Ho one venture, TO stand mp
ana rtlgmatiIc as lt deserves this BETRAYAL and
which throws 10 light upon ANYTHING which docs
not add O. know ledge either II her character or
her husbands ana with which the public lad moth
ing hatcvcI 20 do.