New-York tribune., 1884-03-02

she reused herself, and looked around y ,he awful
ing for aid, for some expianan',oh 70, onsaSe an The
voice which had been long nearly stn9u Ioiu ht '
way through the choking barrier dp III ne y, 'i0''
and she gasped painfully what peGauIo Tose On her
Al length, near the morning, she I0se oh 1rba rSa
couch. and called clearly for Ier nlo,i1Si n1 NJ
hnal moment had come, though Roger a,,d o,no
miscd by the last bright flicker OF inc WA
fancied ut first that she WAS reylNlng nuuuenlyi
the signs of dissolution set in. The chlid c9hihueu
sitting M and the father and mother cach IeId Que
of her hands looking anXiouslv toward her slIIV-
Inc sim to owe her some comfort She turned her
eyes large and bright with new lntelnBence, ileu
TO one and then TO the other; Dut presently t toIa
lustre began TO DIM her strength WdnSui ,ieto
passed from the fingers to each OF the nanus III
which they rested three quick iluttenng pulsatons
that did not STIR the surface but seemeu 10 uIt uIta
electrically from the interior sources OF lne eio @
life The father and mother instinctlVelN met oilg
another's gaze and without syllable recognIieat
that they had received the last greeting ol d St!
about to depart. In the midst of thelr aeoh
mysterious communication gave them one i lns.alii
of supreme perceptiOn-a perception lton Una; which
lived in their memories tlnged by ehio'i'
paradOxically, was like a holy 10Y; ID, coln,
Then Effie sank back, brcathess, qllet ca o|i.n, a
calm, forever rigid in lifelessncss AeTn ASnoS snow
light upon the bed drlft OF newly lIi;od az; snr
The white truce upon her face piociaLi0u '
Xii tbe night the wind had been sweeping to ana
fro, bringing together the elements of St tbe dawn
light slipped nOiseless as ghost INTO lne haiIo"
paror where Oliphant waited, the storm 9ufSt III "
torrent OF ram ana lne iIttS UCiolO
bending in the wind, swayed their dark-dTapeu
branches with gestures of grief and aDahuohinen''
1t will be seen from this extract that Mr. Lathrop
possesses pathetic as we'll satrciapower and IN
deed there is q sub-pathetic strain all through the
story On the one hand the thoughtless wnlrl ana
glitter and hustle of the wealthy and restless
pleasure-seelers on the other the strong, simple
man whose character has been matured by suiicr-
ing who has reached middle life without expert
encing happiness and who yields himself almost
without an effort to the fascinations OF woman
possessing that subtle charm of cultured woman
hood which so often conceals the absence Oh
large emotional capacity, and Stimulates sensl-
blity quito foreign 10 the real character. II
seems indeed pity that such man shouiG
be sacrificed to such woman, hut thch
these disasters do happen in actual life, and We
sbrug our shoulders at them and pass on with
murmur of polite regret. We have said that III
Newport" Mr.. Lathrop has done much good work,
but il is not less true that he has manifested powers
which Justify larger and fuller canvas, winch
cause it to pc felt that he ought TO undertake some
literary enterprise of greater scope and atiordiDe
opportunity for more elaborate and finished treat
meut and artistic studies of more permanent
yaue.