New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
TIE CHARACTER OF sALoME.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR with moistcned eyes and sadness OF he'r'
have laid down the copy of The Tribune c''''''"9
,he last chaptor in the ne Of salome Gerry tnat
.,,,,,,. f,cod warn, hearted girl that loving ana
l,,,if,,l daughter into wlosr young me- weahe"''
hv subtle and insillous disease. had eh'or'' '"'
e,sv conscience the ardent affections anu '"' 80
doent dreamy. sensuous nature OF her graz
fother-a typical plant Of a tropical chfn' anu w. w.
,.hoso budding life there had brooi"d the s'N'.'
oa.ac,o,cc tho high moral principle, the sturdy
activity and the strict sometimes ha'"' "''' i
of a tvpical New England mother
ro,, rho dav il was decided that Salome H'uS'
Ace from the rlgors OF New-England winter ~
the warmth anl sunshine OF the SUNNY SUM
ubich every fibre of her being craNe' nav
followed her with intense Interest ana a''"'9'
,,,ornal solici,ude TO her strange ana weiru maj
t.o ., ,ho, manly ami ovabie young man. i'''-
,,, ,too,e and then down to the sick chahD'r
aud cold grave While | have deeply pi'l'' "'' ~"
c,use Of her possession Of Inherited mora. ~"
donc,es that are not 10 be commended H"' vi va
xunauv who looked into her open co"''"''
,r1 honnv face while ! have only beheld her por-
| ,roit as drawn by great artist nave "'So '''''
| "solone no one help loving you
| ,o,,,d that her He could have been spaf'u
| d mat she could have been as free from ""
,ruthf,lness as she was free from hEP'''''' -
| ,,a, she could have loved truth as suPr'"'S ~"
! she loved her husband and mother """'u INA.
| eyery would loN" anu sym
! ato,e for the sake OF the joy 1t brings "'' '
| ,so ~ the misery which the truth prevents
| ,vo.,a tho Gifted author of this clean ana "'o''
! s,rc sfory hay. her readers h"il'N" 'n'' "
,.,,i,ass Inherited from remote ancestor ''.'' "
| -, 70, IA. evolving life OF on" "ho ""S '"'
,,l.d nv en atmosphere of truth. purity anu IL"
,,,,v and the moral example and prec'P'S ."
,b,sc whom she deeply loved. couh ho' ~ w
-, g., This NE and that Salomes only 'N''P
DON, Inherited tendencies US ~ me b''N'
~ ,,o much faith in the power OF a pure. UP
right and goily hf", ana IN W ltt,P ,,n moi icpar
IN. that th. properly trhlhel '.',. :, - hat tn
-, f,s ,.,ciing to believe that u - ~ rj !,
.,,"r child should be taken out OF W. wv r,rd
,,,inr fo keep u from ~" t'nlI t'''', .,,5.l ON
| 80, .,4' ,''-,.i hard wrote, Men 1r" m'li'' ~
| - f,,lts and for the most b"'9u' T Gre,
| the better for being li'I. ,,, n. Thou shonlds
. I,,n, ,hern ot ~ the world. but that Tnou Sho7
kccp them from ~" "'! 10, ,h. only child 81
" ~ f,,bor IN. loving wife oi IN h"n't .; ~, ~
ar1 q, devoted husband. who's Unl'E .j y.icla
ana not The fruitnEe 2l - u W. ~ ,nv which Is ~
NJ. Va In the precious promise. - MN ~ ~ -
n,.r.onefh viii give 20 "at 9I ,&nr NJ I'M s'inn,
io,g elnce expressed 20 you me nor, 'i 'i..j hn,
. | nnw EXPRESS my gr"ht r.SI'' h.,r,s ~ thn-
| no, snarei to bless and gladl'n III. ',' and the
VINO lo"i, rna. ~, When real Ne is go fnl oi ~
1 snnorng why should fiction be i9'&'nT & ,n,r
| ~, '' the cup OF sorrow which is eyer '"' anu
n hank Miss Pool for the many ,ne I'm ~
x | rroniable hours which she nnS at'", , luai l.,
| ia,,,e,i ~ her wonderful d"linriuon "' ,t,ia.
j. | i'Iu,.'' h,roc,ar. Notwithstanding IN" hllnl'
4 ,ho fathers had been NsltrI ul". IT. orls sta
Il stricken ani tempted chi ~, ,b s,k' Of nli
- uMnn,,nn un"n m and which brought pain ana anSZnSn Z III
e InvIng hearts ard dcsolaton INTO "r NJ >, n
which she had been the NE n i''i II, ''c 'cAH0TiIERs
i,rcoklyn. Dec. 2s 1897