New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14

dog. was stolen away. for three days she could
neither sleep nor eat. nor DO anything much
more rational than cry She was full OF preJu-
dices and enthusasms essentially feminine. she
had plenty Of whns, and-alasi-the nerves OF
O lifelong invauG born" she SAYS, with
double set Of nerves which are always ou' OF
order the most exctable person in the world
and nearly the most superstitious.' Her learn
ing perhaps. was not quite so great ~ al one
time i was thought to be; but great or little,
she had entirely sane IDEAS concerning profound
study for women. Writing to al acquaintance
on the lattcI's desire 10 convert their sex into
Greek scholarship. she says:
Where there is a love for poetry. and thirst for
beauty strong enough to justify labor. let THESE
iuDulses which are noble, be oteycd; but IN the
casc Of the multitude II is different; and the
mere fashion OF scholarship among women
would be disagreeable. vain thlng, ana worse
than vain. YOU who are Greek yourself. Know
that the Greek language is not TO be learned IN a
fash Of lightning and by Iianiltonlan systems
but that il swallows UP year after year OF stu
dious life. NOW have "doXy Gas Warburton
callc3 in that there is no exercise OF the mind
50 little profitable to the mind az the STUDY OF
languages 1t is the nearest thing 10 passiV
recipiency-is it not?-as mental actiofi' mo N
n leaves one as weary as cnnul ltsell. Won II
want to lie made to think actively: their app -
hcnsiOn is quicker than that or men. bdt uh.ir
defect lies for the most part in the logical iacut
and in the higher mental activities. Well. ana
then TO remember how our own English poets
are neglected and scOrned: our poets or the fliZ-
abcthan age, ! would rather that my country
women began by loving these.
In nothing was Mrs. Brownings womanlincss
more apparent than In her gift Of deep and loyal
affections There never lived a more devoted
sister and the death by drowning Of a favorite
brother made in her grlhoOd wound which al
most killed her and which never quite healed
She was a no less devoted daughter, in so far as
he allowed her to be, to that extremely disagree
able person, Edward Moulton Barrett. The hard
scIdshncss OF this man took curious forms
which wore almost lunatlc air One Of these
was a determination not to let his children
marry no matter how worthy the mate pro
posed "The wish to leave his roof and TO enter
into new relations" says Mr.. Kenyon was
looked upon as unllial treachery; and no arsu- /
mont or persuasion could shake him from his fixed
idea. SO long as this disposition could be re-
garded as the result Of a devoted love Of his chill
dron II could be accepted with respect if not /
with full acquicsccnce; but circumstances |
brought the proof that this was not the case, and
thereby ultimately paved the way 20 Eliaabcth'3 |
MARRIAGE" The hopelcssncss Of moving this pig
headed gentleman to the exercise Of reason led
,bc two poets 10 walk quietly into church one
rnorniuy there - be married before only two
witnesses. and another daughter and a son later
followed their sisters example. TO the last day
NJ his life Elizabeth sought TO win her fathers
rorcivcness. humbling herself 60 him with ten
5erncss and yearning which It Is strange any
man with q heart Of flesh could resist; but MI.