The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-15

Marietta's father a marriage, foreor-
dained to failure, eventually takes
place. Marietta WearieS of social sue
cess and tires of her handsome hus-
band, She is at the same time in
censed because he does not appeal to
her in his political life and bored by
his strong speeches in the House. She
IS comforted by an enterprising, even
pulsed gentleman from Australia, and
takes the matter Of elopement under
c9nsIderation; having received from
reliable sources, the information that
her lover, Mr.. Strahan, has in the
meantime proposed marriage to her
wealthy sister-in-laW,-Who. always
slangy and often foolish, is vet the
saving grace of the book,-she decides
IN the negative. A melodramatic aside
Is gwen IN the murder of Marietta's
4ather, the guileless Col Vigne. nv
the aforesaid Mr.. Strahan. who acct,
oehtally hits the honest old gentleman
on the head in his desire to ohtain
rom i MIN some letters rather damag-
ing 10 Strahan's character. This is
Uinly one incident among a number Of
like character u
n MNarletta's Marriage" by w. E. Norris
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stantlal historic base. Mr. Ceo,S.ao 8q a.:
Vers writes judiciously of trvinp finas
Gnu mas In them a parallel to H.
out.of-Jolntness of our own DAYS tn
crying evil of the years after the po1Io
iollon was the pernicious mortpa 90
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Teoelllous discomfort. Shavs csIia5 90 III
MI. RIVERS a Populist, was most ca,
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liore ignorant or most banl<r11nt sI1f
Iefers 10 a rebellion short but bitta,,
Gnu Welghted with misery and Dad
Mt. 66p?ples for the misguided rebels
Of ro-ooa mas introduced an element
e. romance, which detracts notbi,,o.
rom rom Inc authentic elements of tbs
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- 80 1e: WIN us growing popularity. and
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rorge, and the gloom spread nv ave1,
me mention Of the name darlrns tho
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Illustrated, Vivid Descriptions o IA
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Flete and thoroughly exhaustive COL
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1t IS really only accounts Of the coun-
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Much of the material made use Of
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