The sun., 1896-01-11
NEW ROCKS.
Brief Reviews or rmporsant ana Interesting
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Dir. 4. Marion crawford mas Two sVy'e'' tio
romantic ana the reahstic. ana ms he" ho'ei
Sa"n brhccio th"cHiIihh ~ WE 10 i"'' "
strong 'heiuent ni'a h'gh coior' "hu ,s ae.o'"
ingiy, wc should thihk, u taic more ikeiy ~ w
popular than those long ana somewhat a'tei'"-
nted novels OF Now norR reaiisih. Nath"'''e
l'auoeruaie ana mo ha'stohs' ~ 'h'
same time C"sa bracoio Is NOT eht'reiy "ro-
mahtic taic. ana long stretchcs OF IL are give" W
the study OF local color ana 10 the Analysis VI
motive and the contemplation OF tho processes
OF rate u IS diViueu INTO 'hree parts. OF "h'cn
the frst NOUS proohpiy the strongest pio' anu
anords the most strlk'hs climah' lho s'o'y
teiler is apt 10 DC po'oer us ho goes oaeh""''
for MS point OF t"c' anu Mr. Ntn"-
iords account OF 'ho ei"pemeht OF ois'or
Maria Addoiorata' the oeautiini Ihrmehte nun.
Is oold ana h"rlhne ihuceo' anu u 's Harke"
as well by a very h'Eh degree OF romnh.ic ih-
gchuity. Inc 'ilaRe oi oup'nco' he"r h"'io'
was IN the yehr iSfi, ana according 10 'n's
s'ory' inc scene OF events "s ora'hatc' "s snock
ing. ana as strange rs the story reauor Is i'keiy
TO hnd recorueo' anu hypo"y VINO mas sup
poscd' from u perus"l VI MT Nrawioro horo
recent 'aies' .hat 'h's "ut"or' WHO ''a, o',oo
written hha'eu' was gwen over l" 'he oe-
Velopmeht OF uhi'nportaht char"c'er ny means
OF ihterhnaoie "'ic uiaioeue' "i oiscoVer MS
error wheh ne comes 10 rcau oi no" MARIN
<'eeo'''"'" "'S wa ' '''~N '''"'' '''''e
men are interesting aouotless' ny reason OF
thoir strength alone. put Angus Dairympe'
VINO carried OH the num- Is much
moro Interesting nguro, u seems 10 u.s. thah
those other Hiuscu'"r charac'ers OIL Mr. 'raw
,,,r , n,ck ~ c,rds In ,uo with , ,irc,o ,rr, ~
,,. ,hr,rhs ,na for.arcors ,nd ~, ,or,y
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wanted to marry Katharine Lauderdale. Tho
,f nj ~ % hpy,
interest seems to be attributable to the cironm-
stance that he did something that he was a fig
ure of action rather than OF mere potentiality.
or course. GriEgs was n figure OF action when
ever hc rent the cards, but the activities OF
Dalrymple were more varied and may be
called. think, more important than those
OF Gri9Ps who himself, indeed. lamented
the obvious fact that he was good
deal OF show giant DRlrymple, who
was q Scotchman and q student of medicine. ate
great quantities of meat, and Annetta, tho
pretty girl who waited at the Inn where he
lodged In Subiaco, spent considerable part OF
her time in bringing him meals OF beef and
mutton. Mr.. Crawford has u weil-known habit
OF connecting phenomena with their scientific
cause. and he remarks the size and strength OF
Dalrymple's teeth. and indicates the influence
Of the meat and of the unwatcred wine that he
drank IN the development of the fierce energies
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Heine, of whom it is not stated whether they
did or did not eat meat. but who in the matter
OF drink at least were in n fair way Of accumu-
lating energy, for their regular tpple was
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rnrcrwssser, unv.r.,u.r,
'">e'"'Sr''. ""''''aur-
A. snv rote Tho tbree noblc po,ca derived
strength of character from some source. for it is
recorded that they were strong enough to for
bear from paying the washerwoman. For the
matter of that, tho handmaidcn Annetta had
energies also. notwithst tandng that she watered
her wine and ate only salad and bread and
cheese, for she stabbed the village physician
| and would doubtless have mado trouble for BAL
rymple. for whom she had cultivated n fond
ness, had it not been that she took prussic acid
in mistake for spirits of camphor. while suffer-
ing from collie. 1t is to bc said of the death o..
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