New-York tribune., 1907-07-14

ill matched with woman warm OF bs,-.
iinpetuous in disposition As extraordin.- ""l
their courtship was their relation in a. u
twenty years of their marriage. which 1vsro 1aS'
by Lady Mary on the Continent and nv 1S'4's spea'
Montasu IN England There was apparently
quarrel They exchanged friendly Letter, 10
Mary indeed. keeping her lord pIeasapf,v =
formed of the incidents OF her daily life = =. u
and France and now and then receiving bi,., "a!
as to her movements and consulting vvtth - -'ce
to their dealings with their ne'er-do-weu q
But there was no question OF their rnes,tn. Soa
when the husband went abroad for hes,..
sake his wife was not Informed Of i, un.r .'4i
had returned to England The unnuhT-.
papers. we are told. throw no light n,o- u.'S-sa
separation Lady Louisa Stuart. the cbrs
their delightful daughter. Lady Butte. has =,
ably presented the truth Of the matter in 49,
ing out the likelihood of their quietly - sIN
liberately determining to live apart witbou, '
sulting the opinions of other people She 50
1t admits Of little doubt that their ds,o.,..
were unsuitable and Mr. Wortley had sSe9ns ssn9ns
vinCed that in their case the approacbs sla :, con-
would not have the harmOnizing erect wSi.a Sa age
originally but i'll assorted. ne was the T minds
to think within himself: IF we cannot ada y man
he
Let be the friends at a distance which .eserse,
not hope to remain by continuing uneqUaIiv vhh SIah
together SoAsd
The experiences of the exfled English ,ro-..
in her various Continental homes, as wen
life in London, and in Turkey when W
MontagU was Ambassadcr there. are daso,,t
at some length in this voIume-chIeGv NJ So
in extracts from her always e,te-tafnin,.
\ chapter is devoted 10 the relentless 60.
manifested toward his once admired diviri,r :,
that very contemplate person. Nr Alavo,4
Pope What did Lady Mary 90 TO the mol
nant little cripple 10 make him pursue her v,r
such brutal public attacks for ten long vsa--,
II is family tradition that ~ once treates -.
to sentimental declaration and tba, =
laughed at him-hence his wrath Wbs,s,
may have been the cause the result was q, :.
effaceable blot upon the memory Of n ma, .
genius-a man who in this case. and What
the fault OF the lady. was a base CIR II.
WalpOle was another hearty hater or u
Mary. writing of her with a sour r1alfca NH.
would seem to show some unacknowIedgat NJ
tive behind it. George Pastor takes vba+ =
the whole. an amiabIe view q Lady NJ
character and her career. believing that u5
fOllies and indiscretions were hers were ,,..-I
fled and multiplied by her enemies @tba -
enemies that she had made by her bitter toDgn.
her dangerous pen and her difficult ternna.-
All that was bitter. dangerous and difHcpIt =
her might never, perhaps, have been deyelonl
II the man she married had been able 10 sa,i..-
her heart and To cherish her rare abilities n.
early letters show that she was by nature ce,.
erUus. kind and high-ninded
George PASTOR is compiler and comments,s,
of agreeable quality. and this book is as e,,.-
taininS as its predecessors II may b. of
value in leading the reader % d closer study
a fascinating period The numerous po-,-.s..
which accompany the text az. Interesting il
themselves. though not Particularly a,trac,r7
reproductions.