New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
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ever force Of kindness and virtue struggling 70
make its influence felt. 1t would be mistake 10
suppose that this profound truth Is conveyed oi-
dactically, or scntnientally; IL IL 70 Dc ie'
rather than seen: 1t Is to be found more IN the
quality of the authors style. than In the Surface
graces of his rhetoric.
"Tlcmanns TO Tubby Hook" Is a chapter OF child
ish "reminiscences, mainly OF the old boom'nsoa'o
Road in the days before the northern movement hao
set In. and when open fields. and stately isoia'eo
hospitablc mansions were to be found wstnih cary
walking distance OF tho heart OF the town IL IL
full OF charming bits Of description, and Is enh'-
ened by many specimens Of that antiquarian lore
of which Mr.. Bunner never tired OF tukins'
The subject OF THE Bowery and Bohemia Is SUI
ncently explained by the title. and Is an admirable
piece Of work, which lays itself open to only ono
serious objection. viz: that Mr.. Bunner mas over
estimated the quality Of the wit which usca 10 no
served at "Pfans." The three remaining stories
oro co,cernod with the suburbs. OF the trio the
cleverest Is The Story OF a PATH the most touch
Ing the ore entitled THE Lost Child" which Is.
however defective In that the close Is weak and
trlhc overdrawn.
San Francisco IL tho sccnc OF Mr. Horace Annes-
Icy vachelrs story, THE Quicksands Of Pactolus,
the threatened wreck OF a family by unbeief' ana
,inscrupulous financial operations the theme. we
mako this last statement with some m'sSivinss'
since In the manner Of many stories which aim 70
be realistic at all nhzdTuS, tnlS '"'" ."
inconclusIve and leaves unanswered many ques-
lions in which the reader may naturally bo sup
posed 70 he Interested. For example. we should
like to know what becomes OF the Englishman'
Chetwynd. that mysterious parsonage with the I'M
rnentionable past. Chetwynd Is an accomplished
man OF the world a traveller by profession. himself
the victim OF several ugly charges-as for instance
that he has abandoned sick men to die who he was
travelling In Africa His introduction tohe Barring
ic IN no RAJ Drediec
tor for celebrities. He falls In love with Helen,
the beautiful daughter of the house, ana commits
his initial error In first applying for her hand 70
her father and not TO the young lady herse1
harrington pcre declines 10 consider him as q lu-
ture son-in- law because of his shady past. Bar
rngton does not hesitate TO rig the market, or 10
indulge In sharp practice. but he has decided ds-
like for men with pass, and says 10 emphaucally
This is not half strange as that he should nave
forced Chetwynd 10 accept his views. and nave
sent him OF to ball where he (Chetwynd) seeks
out the object Of his affections, and magnanimous-
" Insults her by way Of making 1t easy for her
to give him up. AT later stare in the story, when
Helen has become Mrs. Desmond, and her husband
who also has n past) Is suffering from the COM
bned effects Of too much champagne and dose
of poison administered to him by his wife Chet,
Wyni returns, and In scene on which Mr. Nachell
doubtless pr ler himself greatly, declares his indy
to say that she acts as n woman should In the cir
ctrnstan noes and shows her wooer the door. but
until he has kissed her by force. and exclaimed
that his dying day no other woman shall be so
Is heard of more Desmond RECEIVERS with
mind partially impaired. Are TO understand
that, knowing what she does OF his life Helen per-
sists In declining the facilc remedy which the
imagine a time when Chctvynd returns and makes
good his VOW?