Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-11


represented as causing her much con
Germ other than storm OF angry tears
after she returns to her own house.
This Fernando figures otherwise promi-
nently in the narrat We by reason Of a
criminal intimacy with a NJ. Boisgelin,
handsome rake, and the husband OF
one Suzanne, weak little woman who
knows OF her oonsort's periidy, but de.
votes her life to winning back hi, love
and incidentally his conjugal faithful.
ness. When Ragu disappears for an
unknown Cline to escape the con.
sequences Of his attempted assassination
of Luc, the latter marries the charming
Jesine, and raises happy family, sur
rounded Of course by the Industrial
enioyments and other marital felicities
supposed to exist at La Crecherie.
NJ. Zola's idea is merely the freak
notion of dlsordered Imagination,
from a literary point OF view, but Is
essentially Frenchman's conception
OF phase of life he is unable to
understand one would naturally
expect in the prtsent condition of
Gallo deoadence
A rumor from across the water has it
the Rambler. This unique little jour
nal, as some OF us may remember II we
try to recall a famous book by James
Boswell, was established by Samuel
johnson in 1850 aud was published
every Tuesday and Saturday until It's
death, in its 20Sth issue, on the l4th
If March, 1752 DR. johnson seems t +,
have been imbued with the idea that
he was eminently qualified, a
majestiok teacher OF moral and re-
ligious wisdom, which no doubt he
was, and he therefore launched the
Rambler AS II means OF giving ex-
preston to his wonderful fund of
knowledge. The venture does not seem
10 have been altogether successful. lt
was too much of Samuel johnson,
although it appears he attempted to
introduce little variety by having
some Others write several Of the num-
bers. No. 81, written by Samuel
Richardson, was the most prosperous
issue, but the average sale rarely ex-
caeded 500 copies. Whether hnscn
would have continued its publication
for any great length of time had his
vile lived is an interesting question.
She in all probability played the role
of quiet insp ration, as she great Is
admired the journal and told him she
thought well of him before, but did
not imagine he could write anything
SO we'll 1t is significant that she died
three days after the last number ap.
peared. Mr.. Vivian is now to issue
No. 209 aid its birth should mark an
event in Enslls literature
That stupendous literary fake, can
Englishwoman' Love Letters" has
been burlesqued by Mr. Barry Pain
in Another Englishwomsn's Love
Letters. He has done it we'll, il the
following quotation from his work is a
fair sample OF the whole:
Write to ne / must have 1t in
writing! | will not accept my dis.
missal until l have it in writing. Ii
is not enough to put your head into the
drawingroom ana say It's all off,
and so am |, and then bolt for safety
to your mothers carriage in the drive
outside. Write clearly on cne side of
the paper only, stating your reasons,
aud enclosing a stamped and Addressed
envelope for reply Dearest, dearest, |
am so upset l hardly know what am
saying: take my meaning.
Referring to the original Letters, -
Miss Glider is quite right when she
says "The wisdom of such deception
as he has practiced in the case of this
book is doubtful. One objects to
having ones deeper feelings moved by
a practical joke and Mr.. Houselnan
will find that he has made enemies
rather than friends OF the people who
have shed tears over these letters.
Here is an instance of greed that
illustrates how the principles of Nc.
kinleyism have permeated and cor
Iupted all grades of our social life:
Some years ago philanthropic Cuban
woman of large means established at
Cienfuegos an institution for the edu-
cation and care of INDECENT Cuban
children. This property is estimated
to be worth several hundred thousand
dollars. Now tho startling news comes
from New York that so.calIed benevo-
lent society there has made application
for State cnarter to enable 1t, In case
Ouba is granted her freedom, to take
possession Of this Cuban woman's gift
to her people and administer it under
the protection of the United Statos Is
not this delightful The impression
to DO conveyed, as | understand it, is
that a Christian obligation, fixed upon
us by the holy Spanish American war,
demands that We "assimilate'' those
children. Now ought we to do SO? 1t
is true, out bravo and self sacrificing
missionaries in China have taught us
that the nectar which flows from the
secret springs of benevolent assimi.
lation" is the leapen that has re-.
yitalized the spirit OF Christian prose-
lstism, hut it seems to me this Cuban
grab is going too far. If We loot
too much some of US will begin to
think we are stealing and will raise
such hue and cry We will have to
stop 1t altogether. Daysman.