The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-13
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: y and ReVtegvS.

lNN ,,,,ters Of EnglSh nctlon hpout
nen .orallty more interest centers
~ pronte sisters, Oddly enough
pia .'s slrays seemed an element Of
pr D's .ssodated with this wonderfully
tsas =. II has come from the isola-
ne .ndr home and lives, the atmos-
~ .olancholy and misfortune which
lHe ,bem and the inherent reti-
rr1hus' ,erve of the individuals them
rr 'pS q, The many brief biographies Of
k'@ ID. one OF the most comprehensive
I, HVn,, ,,orv is that recently published
y !. william Wallace Whitelock In MS
:, studies devoted to the 'b'glh-
re great Authors From this source
'n Gaskelrs life Of Charlotte
'n and from other authorities an au-
B''aN .rd of the too brief lives Of the
", ~. !. finally obtanable'
.nv name Of Rev. Patrick Bronte
prpnty. His was an irish falnily
waa native of that country, but
Il made England his home he fore
4, own land and name. His health
y, GOOD and his nature and character
nost eccentric and exacting, and
~ sort mis- life, his will seems TO have
d \, iron. where his unhappy children
Y. .oncerped. Mr. Whitelocks state
y. nat che was the genius good and
n = thelr lives" most aptly expresses
,b.oIute domination Of them. In 1920
..ceyed the living Of Haworth and
~ Ms family thither. Here the frall
i, and mother soon found grave in
,hrrrh yard adjoining the lonely par
,,,,e Standing in the solitude OF the
+ l.t wIndswept moors. 1t was among
"A somber influences and surroundings
.s,, the fororn little group of delicate
y ,AIarsp we're left virtually to train and
,ssate themselves. From the standpoint
lstellectual endowment and opportunity
NJ lives seem only too short, but the
In total Of happiness allotted them was
Il ueager that we realize they We're most
.-ulv fortunate when numbered with those
I ben the gods are said to love.
~
n Mental capacity and courage were two
A, tbe undoubted characteristics of the
litter, but justice. sympathy and tender
LA, we're conspicuously absent from his
Nature. That he sacrificed his daughters
IN their selfish and disslpated brother Is
II tvcnd question Perhaps amid other sur.
fSnndlngs, some Of his own aggressive and
Onlneerlng qualities might have been de-
('tlopsd 10 them to their ultimate benefit.
Ian the lonely isolation of the Haworth
rctoy Afforded no opportunity for the ac-
srptcn Of that self-assertlon which comes
tsn association and friction with ones
H tows and so, the sisters remained till
u end clay In the hands of the paternal
ttsr who nodded each through years OF
Hfgaous discipline and physical and social
E{phutiOn The purse of country par
In Of that day was rarely well filled and
ithaps II was the law of necessity which
eHled TO the delicate children the generous
NJ nourishlng food which might have
aa them to resist the inroads of the
pa disease to which they one by one
~ Victims. 1t Is difficult to believe, how
kr, that there was not money to provide
fesltsome country fare and necessary
oafort
- NANJ phAANANl HAAN dtAbLlS anu WIZ
Ny drilled 10 the virtue Of absolute and
FalaestiOning obedience TO parental au-
PATTY a. least 1t would seem that no re-
fhcions were laid upon their thirst for
EoEledge. They roamed at will through
N shelves Of the library, and being omniv'
#oS readers absorbed whatever they
fand. The result was that when Maria
R'sabrth. the two eldest, were sent
BE school at Cowan Bridge, later tc
made famous IN the pages of Jane
Pre- they were found below the average
M dpnetng and grammar, but far beyond
4 fai classmates in n knowledge Of genera
GalaTe. The terms Mt this progressive
4 u Intelligent institution of learning, espe
fiuy designed for the daughters of poor
'gynen' were IA year. including
f'nng boarding and instruction. There
aathentic testimony to prove that nc
Nc ever received less in return for ever
4 Nv plttance than did the patrons of the
'Fan Bridge school.
~
Casrlotte has left with MS such n moving
stafe Of Its horrors that we do not nce(
V told that the 'oat meal porridge wat
laed, the beef tainted and the mill
ae oy one Of her own biographers. The
''lfe Of the half-famished pupils devour
lne treat Of bread and cheese which
ne taking cher courage In both hands
s1ed Tor them, remains. Yet Mr.. Bront
OnH sent his elder daughters thither
Ater Maria had been brought home t.
sha Elisabeth had followed her sister
ana Charlotte were permitted to re
~ Lowood through the epidemic o
E&gaad lever which prevailed The latte
FOUND herself at the age of ID, vir
IN III charge of her younger sisters an,
s'4ef II had long been their custom L
que thelr solitude by telling stories t
aao'her' and ii would seem that eac
as snare in this pastlme, which con
Nv 10 conducting some favorite historical
futares.
4'ot'e Bronte met the responsibilities
- position with cheerfulness and cour
Il suu me little circle remained unbroke
ieSl' when she was entered as
Miss Wooler's school at Roehead
sss miles away. Here, for the IRIS
spe was brought into contact wit
nar own age under normal cond
sno these were quick to perceiv
W many subjects she possessed
lge Tar beyond their own and tina
r OF thrilling and moving tale
no equal She became the idC
SCHOOL, which one day revolted /
~ because Of the placing of demerI
nef name. she is said to hav
delicate looking girl. with a shy
<DsssI, manner and an Irish accent. He