The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-06

excellent story, well told and touched
with a pleasant sentiment.
THE WORK. OF OUR HANDs.-By H.
A Mitchell Keay5. PIP, $40. Sl.50 Nc
Clure, Phillips & Co, New York, For
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Company.
Taking as her text. Psalms, XC., IL
The work of our hands to establish thou
1.-THE author of He That Eateth Bread
With Me-" has written another stronE
study Of ma.riage under modern condi,
the question from the standpoint OF the
broken tie, the ethics OF divorce, this
one considers a marriage into which the
subject of divorce never entered. Not
however, that Mr.. and Mrs. Christian
Brousart were always in perfect accord.
On the contrary, mainly through the
lndy's doings, they put a strain upon
husband and wife been of lesser and
Trailer stuff, would inevitably have parted
Specifically what this book considers
own career irrespective of the wishes Of
a husband Is a wife to be merely
wife, or is she also to live out the die
tates of her spirit, no matter how far
life they may lead her? This Is the issue
that Mrs. Keays sets up and discusses with
real ability and acumen. Ayhnar and
Christian Brarsart,f are both distinctly
above the average in character an In
telligence., They love each other devoted
ly and, being we'll supplied with this
worlds goods, their married life bids fair
to be singularly blessed. But Alymar,
tho wife and considerably the stronger
and more spiritual of the two. becomes
possessed with the idea that she should
live less for herself and her husband and
far more for other and less blessed souls.
Already by nature strong in her convic-
lions, she comes under the influence of
a passionately assumed young clergyman
whose teaching give a final cast to the
spromptinss of her own eager heart, to
Christians annoyance, she gave more and
more time to the things in which he had
no concern. and began to PROFOUND some
more or less startling theories as to the
rights and duties of wifehood. Finally
in direct violation OF her husbands ex-
press forbiddings. she brings into the
house., a fallen girl in whose reform she
had become greatly interested. No one
can think 1t unreasonable If Christian.
was dispieased at this The strain in
their relation grew marked. and Christian
got into the way of looking for consolation
rather more than was desirable to the
finsidious society Of Miss Evica Rytnal.
The story is we'll done and very cleverlly
Christie Bronsart, yonviette. and indeed
all of them are real people, original in
conception and deft in delineatlon. And
wide one. not simply an imaginary issue
span out of nothing for the making
of q book. The end, however is made
quate. indeed vague. We appear To be
left in the dark as to whether Aylimers
Views of the wifely relation are trium-
plant or overborne. Possibly we are
meant to infer that true love between
husband and wife will always be strong
enough to oblterate the issues raised by
differences In character and temperament
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