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ray always-overssepped all necessary linn

lts?"
Certainly I do. In everything there
must be compromise. The French overdo
it. To harp constantly, even deIicately.
feet in art. lola is abominable; but re-
member, his is not q bad purpose: rather
IT is perverted honesty of purpose. His
idea is to make men sober and moral by
frightening or disgusting them. and he
certainly ought to succeed. Yes."he con-
tinued in reply to question from me as
regar s the novel with q distinctly ethical
novel justifies itself if we'll done.
Robert Elsmere.' for instance, was good,
but it left untouched the whole
field of religious feeling which is repre-
ssnted bv the Catholic church. The po-
litical novel, too, depends upon its hand
that teaches political theory. Disraeli's I
am very fond of: they contain such true
pictures of parliamentary life. And SO,
TOO does .Phineas Finn We ought to
have more political novels than We do"
"Do you think,"I then asked "that
women noveiists with all their inlagina-
tive faculty, have the creative power of
man7"
''As things now CO." said Mr.. Mccarthy,
81 think they stand on quite as nigh
level as do the men. A man wouldn't
have written Robert Eismere' any better.
But do not think woman has eyer at
tanned the highest platform"
"Not George Eliot ?" pleaded.
"Oh dear me. mol" replied Mr.. McCar-
miles beneath Cervantes. Except Shake
speare, he has created the most enduring
figures since the Greek dramatists. I put
him in a class all by himself. In the Sec
0nd class / would put Fielding, Snnolett,
Dickens. Scott. Hawthorne. and in the
third the successful novelists Of today,
many of whom are very fine. Take for in
stance Hall Game. what story writer he
is! Louis Stevenson, too, is graceful and
self-restrained. There is much hope in
some of our younger writer's of tiction."
YES" replied, but they do not come
up to some of the French and American
writers. who. while just as strong in mar
rative. are vet unrivalled in dissection of
character. in scrutiny OF motives. and in
that extraordinary ability to procure the
psychical as well as the physical aspect of
Individuals
After Mr.. Mccarthy had expressed his
opinion that articles in magazines should.
as n rule be signed articles; and that the
system of interviewing. where it was well
done, was a convenient and interesting
method of giving out ones opinions, we
passed to a consideration of his life as an
active politician mine is a very busy
life," said he II sit up nearly all night.
l have to read all the papers. and write
leader for one of the dailies three or four
times a week. I confess find sitting in
the house interferes dreadfully with my
to me, and l feel it is the duty of every
Irish patriot to do what he can for his
country at this juncture. Yes, l think we
shall gain home rule in time, bat you
know that only implies national
parliament in Ireland for purely local
matters. We may assume. as matter
of course. that the Irish will be we'll rep
resented in the home parliament There
IS no feeling in my country against the
queen. Her majesty is simply forgotten.
If thereis q home rule parliament estab-
lished in Dublin and she goes over to open
it she will receive such an ovation as she
never dreamed of in her widest moments.
but l have no special grievance against
monarchs. and I think it is well for
country like this to have figure-head."
"You would not have revolution
then?"
Mr.. Mccarthy slowly smiled. swell. 1
don't know that desire any special revo-
luton This is an epoch of revolutions"
said he, land / am glad of It,"
THAT puzzles me to certain extent"
replied, ''for l always think that politics,
religion and science go together hand in
hand; and how can a Catholic, whose
church is, as it were. medieval crystaiiza-
ton precipitated into the very heart of
this epoch of revolution, rejoice in that
very universal upsetting of the Old, OLD
ideas, l cannot cOnceiveW
"No, no, you are mistaken" was the
very earnest and satisfactory reply.
whatever changes take place must be
changes which are directed by the spirit
that rules the universe; and the Catholic
church has no fear"
"Ah! good,' 1 replied. ~ am glad to-
hear you say that"
-. Goods in His Heavenl
AlPs right with the World!"
RAYMOND BLATHwAYr.