New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-05

can do nothing. Miss Stevens General sherman
is Democrat; we will have TO let MN go. po,ard
Every one laughed. Mrs. Wilton Senator koland,
General Garheld, and the satisfied Coinmouo,ro
passed on into the supperrooIn, where Una, gon'lo
man led the way directly to the punch-powl.
Here scene that was not very decorous occurred
for which aye ancient mariuer was aesponsihu,o o
Standing near was that very CaDnet ohlcor Mno ,9
wife had that very morning declared sucn eheIkeVIo
temperance principles for herself ana ianily; WV
the Commodore took the opportunity wnen oen nod
Roland and General Garfield were closely % can
lin the discussion of JOINT plan, in when tne sen
ate and the House were to act IN coin'u'tee VI V
ference of winch these gentlemen were ne'n NJ
TO Get mn little by-play for the amusement Oh MIs
W;1ton whom he always desired to entertain , lie
therefore began to expatiate upon tno FL anDno
qualities of the punch TO the secretary, az Int
| time filling some glasses WIN 'no
N ~ assure Won. Mr. Secretary" he suggested 1T
is sure preservatiys against cold n,ats ss
fever There Ia no headt che in IT, anu 10 hahos y
MN nau for a. that. as Burns so happily slngs 81
handing glass with one hank while ne and
YVES AZ we old sailors saw" toasted he. Inc
Secretary wavered, shifted the punch. ana .ne
aroma entered his brain NJ as the whiom
| temperance lecturer swallowed the liqnld at ono
dranght' re-echoing, "Sweethearts and wives 10
'J II wa. The work of an instant to refill and re-
pledge and requatt. . - -, o.,.. ,or
Now for nightcap," said the Commodore; per
fectlv enchauted ut the unexpected success OF ms
man9,uyre; and the third bumper was raised 10
the ready lips ben The arm OF 1oe per
sonsge than Mrs. Secretary herself
re, fe, sir" said she: ...
hilarious enough to he for once independent. -,
aBut,D stammsr d the poor woman utterly dis
maved F" your temperance pledge!
"To your very good heslth CommoamSre e.. an,
down the third glass "You see how IL is. Commo-
doreEthe. o, ret. -caI-ly Pm tem-psrr-rance but
Al this instant his wife, setting HIM by the arm,
whispered in his ear: Jake. you old fool. come
home 1T once Don't you see with all your thee o.
retIcal nonsense that you are practically drunk y
Nm Mrs Wilton" said Gsneral Garfield, suddenly
turning toward her. chow does this grand new
General it is too confusing for thought" said
she. alt spreads ont like - peacock and we arc
oil BY the rldesssnc That n too cever
tor this atmosphere. Keep such scintillatlons for
your own delightful conrrsas'oHes. Shan VIC
promenadoT
How can IT.
"Why not ~ "a,
"To be sandwiched in the crowd, Generalr
"You do not wish to DO one OF many said ne,
III cannot. General; revolt from crowd All
brushes are vulgar, no matter how dlsinfn, se,
their component parts NO drawing-room euect
but" asked he, wha. if one steadily ad va noes,
and TGs ss Sp h Gs MfGn is quite another
| thing and IL you, General Garfield, look hxedly
ahead, above add beyond ALL there is still to bs
ado You think so ~ said he with lowered voice
aud diated eye; but where aud bow reasn u, ,,,
1t lies in the direction Of the White House. and
| Ia within your grasp" Whispered shp.
| -you-tnink 30 ~ he repeated vaguely, not
looking at her but as If he would search futurity.
Them there was silence. Mrs Wilton took the
| proffered arm of Senator Roland who at that mo-
nent rojOned them. and General Garfield bsde eood,
night His excellent wife. with her customary good
sense had preferred to STAY at home with the chi,
| dren on that stormy night. Did General Garfield
| thon dream OF AL Ultima hHeI
| Tho quality of the conversation in which Mrs.
| Dahlgreu's characters indulge Is not. 1t may be
seen part cuary brilliant, and it is ID many places
made worse by undue popperng OF French words
and phrases. This is carried 40 far as to recall the
novels of the affected days of Lady Lytton and
| Lady Washington. As disiointed and c1sgger-
| ated serlcs of pictures OF Washington life aud
people the book will have a passing interest per-
hams bnt We shonld be sorry indeed TO have 1t ac-
| celtsd by a foreigner an actual representation
| of official society and of political methods IN
| America.
| -Auorbach's last story shows that for the sake OF
his literary fame he did not die too soon. Master
| BelandD 10 entirely unworthy of the author of
| "On tho Heights II 10 dull. fiat and without
| surnclenr motive. The scene is laid IN small
| provincial city In Germany, wherein Dieland,
| wealthy boot and shoe manufacturer, is ono of the
| most honored citizens. II is discovered that he
| is sending forth from his shop sham work III which
| paste plays a more important part than good
waxed thread. A report concerning its chearness
and badness is made at the Philade phia Exhibition,
and tho old man is scorned as having disgraced
hi nself and his city by Mis- abcminabc boots and
shoes Remorse and the hatred of his neighbors
overcome him and he dies suddenly with the
honest tools of his youth in his hands In this lies
| forn oin tha has he
plav of love and friendship is forced and the char
acters are not so clearly conceived nor s6ilfuly
drawn as 10 do honor to the creator of Walpurga
| Irma and the King
Facility in writing and the modern money-mak
ing mania combine these days to spoil many a
clever novelist. When to lightly turn of a move
or two a year means to win the material good
OF life. the average writer does not hesitate art
and future famo go to the wall and the novel is ~
indigestIble mass of fiction, pleasant enough, but
| pleasant for the day only. The searching study
} the patient work which mould q masterpiece dc
l mand time and perhaps insure poverty so what II
| tho successful poy elist" to dol We do not say
that Mr. William Black deliberately chooses tC
) work faster than his excellent talents warrant
but VIC may at least suggest to him that fewer nov
els might mean for him better An interval Of
rest and reflection might. for example, end in thu
production OF heroine now 10 DIS Gu HIS reauof
are in truth tired Of tho prodigous female progen,
born TO the father and mother of the Princess o.
Thule" 1t 10 not possible perhaps to have too man,
bright, brave and sincere girls in fiction, but they
ought not to be uniform IN their brightness
bravery and sincerity as to become bores. Sheils
undor h,r varioas names has grown fatigung, Ant
even a Becky Sharpe would be welcome az
: change Mr.. Black has effected in himself an ad
mirable reformation the matter of his sunsets ant
coast pictures let him now reflect upon his Hero
! Inc.
Yolande is almost an exact reproduction Of Nat
allie Berezolyi, and is a wise and right-thnkins