The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-26

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takes the goods Of others and whom
the law ad5udges criminal? Or, is t
also be who takes the ideas OF an
other-possibly OF dead man-and
whom the Law does not pronounce
upon? And even II. in the latter case
the law does not condemn and put
the mark upon him, shall not his in
nate sense Of the Golden Rule con-
denim him 70 himself and force him
to expIate his sin7
Upon problems similar TO this AN
other Woman's Territory by Alien
is built. Il have labored for my own
advantage. never pretended that
my life was sacred TO a principle, nor
even the common sentiment OF a
common man The purpose Of my
life was 70 possess power-not from
any artistic idea OF its esthetic value,
nor even for the sake of household
gods. That was all sealed 70 me.
I never yielded TO the ordinary af1ec-
tions OF men. ! had no need for wife
and child. / wanted power for my
own names sake"
But nature was kinder TO this man
than he to himself Nature is apt
to be much larger and kinder to us
mortals than we TO ourselves. She
had implanted in him feelings which
he denied and starved. She had i'm
planted the social instinct; she had
implanted love: she had implanted
helpfulness. She had meant him TO
be alive. He had spent his years
without real joy. without comrade
ship, with only one solitary point in
view-power for himself.
But nature has a way of taking re-
venge. Bar her on at one time and
circumstance, and. in the most impos-
sible of impossible times, she surges
forward against the masonary you
have deemed as fixed as the stars,
sweeps 1t before her. and brings de-
vastation on the fair artifciality you
have builded in girlding her back
and using her waters Of life. when
man defies existing laws" says the
hero. somewhat bitterly, she creates
others for himself more rigid and Sc
we're than those from which he
breaks away."-more rigid because
they are more artificial
Another way of saying this-and
much more simple and practical
ways Polly's. the Polly who is far
from being the least interesting char
acter in this interesting tale. Men
left alone" declares Polly, "lose half
themselves as well as half their
cothes. It isn't only socks that get
in holes-their morals do; the starch
gets limp in men as well as shirts.
| know-for Tom-us had a fall"
Tho naola of Dolly nd
indeed her happy husband. is the
hospitable and human-hearted Saw
yer Thomas. whose humor recalls the
clever Mr.. Weller.
The humor and Clearly genuineaess
of Mrs. Ruth Opie. owner and pro-
prietor Of the secondhand book-shop
known as The Little Dust Pan" and
her devotion to the starving and
heart-sick genius who wandered to
her door one rainy night, afford us a
strong and grateful picture in the
moving story of the book. She is a
character sui generis, and so whole
! some and large we all need her ac-
quaintance.
OF the protagonists, or chief actors
of the drama. "wahini." white wa
hini." or white woman" clearly
stands first in beauty of character.
There are such women-so sympathet-
ic and so strongly ethical that they
furnish moral strength to the lives Of
men to whom they are mate. Caro-
line can be understood only by fol-
lowing the careful and artistic devel-
opment the author has given the
whole story.
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