Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14
a STORY OF MORBID LOVE
rAE LATEST LITERARY sENsA-
TIoN IN ENGLAND.
IT UPHoLDs IMMORAL sENTI-
MENr AND Is VICIOUS - MISS
MARY l.. RENDERED AS THE AU
THoREss OF "a PASTORAL
PLAYED OUT"

The latest book that is attracting
wide attention in England is called
"a Pastoral Played Out" If l did not
know that II had been written before
Grant Aliens - Woman Who Did"
! should say that Miss Mary l.. PEN
dorcd, It's author, had been Influenced
by that offensive story to write her OBJ
noxious tale. OF the two books hers IS
tue more odious. / wouldn't have be-
licvcd that anything could have been
more odlous than Mr.. Aliens story
without this proof IN my hand. 1 have
seen it stated since my notice Of Grant
Alien's book appeared in these COLI
umns that / Slated" It into third
edition within two weeks. II this be
true l am very sorry-sorry that the
book should have had such u wide
reading and sorry u.at human nature
is 80 low that to brand u book as bad
insures its success.
X any virtue can be attributed to
Nj Aliens book it Is that the woman
at least thought that she was doing u
missionary work IN refusing the mar
rage tie and that she was Old enough
to know her mind. Also the man In
MIR. Aliens story was true to ms
theory, or, rather to the woman s, lvt
until she persuaded him he ala all IN
his power to dissuade her The man IN
Miss Pcnuercd's novel is beast.
1S INV b ln11 In a none Of tnrm nave ever
erSeuntcreI such "A yiIleln. lie is sup
rofed to be a gentleman ana d man
az letters ns Well ms a man of the
,go,' ',S', an1 vet Willie rustInatinp in nm
isnrlisli Village he meets a little girl
she IL nbout IL at tine time and he
,,rn.ticss ali his arts Ia ruin nor. She
hna secn few if any. mon before. and
.,r,,a ,vifh ritv rnnfners heaven save
/ Ie rngrl,i ami IL does not take much
.eff,rt an his nnrt TO oyerrome her scru-
MOS for sbe noes NOT half understand
I'm
TJe has oI,pd.sti,a MEETINGS with her.
ot niirht. nni when he pours words of
i,ya i1,t' be, .srs ilsa Jtnman of old 10
T,tiaf eb. eu,rrssfs rngr,i4.,4..
".VopI vou taitp mo with Won. If
pranni. doesn't MIND 4he asked.
.'tyes, mi sup0se she docs mind?'
".t,t,n Vii nj Sb,, ,,.,e ,Ieasad for
my father and mother TO Sdt married.
nj. stnrt 'N71 Boz
III, g., ,,., t,r,,,,, ,i,,, i t,, foro
,t iagti '''9 ''''''
I'm f,,.ld,. - he stonpod.
'Well|
II / can't marry your
Cant you" The distress In her
voice Is obvious. Then she asked IN a
~ ~ a1' iP' ~ 4i'9 i'~1N'
because, - Ethcredgc felt his
strength rhblng - .nrcadse, on. my
sW, etcst. dearest girl! l don't believe in
marriage
What"
IF he had said: I don't believe in
eating and sleeping Gylda would not
have been more amazed
have seen So much OF IL: such
under the yoke OF matrlmony. Can I
make YOU understand, ] wonder? II IL
such q CALLING fetter, the matrimonial
one. 1t kills love ana STILES sentiment.
No man can love to order; he never
wants q surety. Love VIII not bear the
words you shau;' II shrinks under the
grinding dlctum must" II a woman
everything, not because 1t Is her duty.
me should hate herr
"Gylda shivcred."
Ana yet nothing VIII satisfy You
but g Wedding
IT isn't mes IT'S grannie,' said ely
ga. i don't suppose she'd agree with
YOU IS ior me- I'VE never thought
ahout IL IKE ms used TO think peo-
pie who loved each other always got
married. ana lived happily ever after.
I've never heard of uuvbolv who