The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-03-28

man, fafher of IheOoOFe, and La Luc by name. The marquis, enraged by Ade- lines escape, has La Motte imprisoned, and about hundred pages of irrelevant action occur, largely interspersed with poems, to pad the second volume to size.
 Theodore is condemned to death so is La Mote; but one of the marquis
 braves volunteers evidence which causes the incarceration of the marquis, who poisons himself Theodore is released and promoted for his defence of beauty and virtue; La Motte, thief, swindler, panderer and what not, escapes with a sentence of banishment which Adeline frightened by giving him money enough to support him in England, because ol her gratitude for being spared her life.
 Theodore and Adeline are married and reside on the shores of lake Geneva, and all is serene.
 The whole thing is painted in primary colors; Mrs. Radcliffe was evidently be- yond the weakness of portraying the common human character of mingled good and evil which makes the most of us interesting, lovable, pitiful, or odious to our fellows, and Adeline is mere doll for whom it is impossible to feel sympa- thy in her endorsements, as she never makes the least effort to help herself or any one else.
 The story opens with a rain storm, but the weather remains thereafter uninter- ruptedly fair to the close of the book, through a period of several months. Some eight or nine as nearly as can be guessed, during which there is no change of season whatever, and days frequently follow consecutively, without intervening nights.
 The action is everywhere as clumsy as possible, and many of the criminal deeds have confederates introduced solely for the purposes of future betrayal.
 The Marquis de Montault, although Adeline walks alone in the forest every day, sitting on places where she is likely to catch cold, and reciting poetry which would inevitably consign her to an asy- lum for the feeble. minded if brought to notice of proper authorities, does not ab- duct this maudlin damsel himself in a quiet and business-like manner, but em- ploys servant, and makes him a confi- dant in the matter.
 The abbey is unfurnished save for a few kitchen implements, yet La Motte contrives to give banquet there to the marquis and noble band of his friends, and to accommodate him with a sleeping apartment, and Adeline appears contin- ually in a white dress which doesn't see the laundress for months. There is no servant save Peter, and yet none of the others do any kitchen, dining-room or upstairs work whatever.
 As specimen of the conversation the following may be cited: Madame La Motte is jealous of Adeline and Mons. La Motte, and thus converses with her son Louis, who has fallen in love with the same irresistible damsel.
 Saying this Adeline quitted the room. Louis followed her with his eyes to the door; when, turning to his mother, Surely, ma!ame,' said he, you are to blame; my life on it, she deserves your warmest tenderness.'
 {" You are very eloquent in her cause, sir said madame, may presume to ask what has interested you thus in her favor2'
 "' Her own amiable manners rejoined Louis, which none can observe without them.'
 " But you may presume too much on your own observations it is possible these amiable manners may deceive you.'
 "Your pardon, madame: may, with out presumption, affirm they cannot de- ceive me-
 "'You have no doubt good reasons for this assertion, and perceive, by your admiration of this artless innocent, she has succeeded in her design of entrapping your heart'
 ''' Without designing it, she has won my admiration, which would not have been the case, had she been capable of the conduct you mention.'
 Madame La Motte was going to reply, | but was prevented by her husband, who, again reused from his reverie, inquired | into the cause of the dispute: "Away with this ridiculous behaviour said he in a voice of displeasure. "'Adeline has omitted some duty, l suppose, and an offense so heinious deserves severe pun shment, no doubt; but let me be no more disturbed by your petty quarrels if YOU must be tvrannical madame. in.