New-York tribune., 1909-04-10
Literary JNes9s ana Criticism


Up her mind 10 occept him His fervor only
alIs her with alarm and she writes to him IS
follows
tie expression rash one. Al h best teelinSs @I
You ny fsroIle would iov9 you tn saps ao we're
married :" another would love d9T b+f, [f hut
unimpassioned. enough TO recompenSe ne ~ -
existence Of a married woman the hopes and
wishes and ambitions Of which are al :" On bfc
are my disgust on. no; Your Friend viii viii be:
yT & s [eF % %9s{ f o9yTsa t Tor ff Wie Mever never
not though YOU were as rich as as sfsfi c IS
Miss Welsh possessed to the full one Of the
familiar foibles Of youth. She loved to eat her
cake and have if too At one moment she is
wild with anxiety because she has not heard
from him 7 have waited day after day she
saws In the utmost impatience: and hope de-
ferred has not only made my heart sick but 'S
like TO drive me out of my Judgment. For God
sake write the instant this reaches you. II you
hav- not done it before l shall learn no lesson
settle TO no occupation, till have your Letter
only a few months later, after long pleadings
from him for life together, she assures him
that she is not in lore with him. explaining
that my love Cor YOU is not a rassion which
oyercIouds my Judgment and ahsorps all my
regard for myself and others" She protests
affection made up Of admiration and sympathy,
and presently she continues in this wise: And
now let me ask You. have you any CCTtu.n live
fhoCd 70 maintain me in the manner have
been used to live in" But she could not quench
his ardor Again and again he returns to his
wooing. always with noble seriousness un-
DERIVING his tender and patiently playful argu-
ment-and always her defenCes are little
shaken. though not quite beaten down Perhaps
Carlyie's best ally Miss Wesn's mother,
who disiked the idea OF their marrying. She
would assail that idea With "copious eloquence
and there is even mention OF long epistle
pointing out that her daughter is lost to all
sens of duty. A pack Of damned nonsense
the whole OF it" is the daughters comment
So Carlyle had his way and we cannot Won
der WREN we observe the fine and steadfast
spirit in which he strovo to win his lady's
hand. You are an Angel Of Light he writes
70 her and l mean man Of earthly clay
and in the same letter dating from the period
in which the discussion of possible separation
had wounded them both. he has this 10 say:
But let forget the whole msundSrstandiins ing
anger in your heart against me- can you; Asd].ns ]
good cause and whose fault Is not Wta u! rbese
derness YOU but OF confidence IN Hlyse.i: @
asunaeT, ana @ hI1 pI besrfed Wife, Forget them
viii h a n was, Are you pacined? Are you good
to me? You love me, forever, Jane; and neither
10 come shall separate you from my near
and Write me SUMMER Letter; for have stn
iec mi , an5 5e as no more remember this unsea
sonah1e cloud. and let not the Mountain ask II II
fTr, the Mountain: but let bright Summer weather
come back, and both OF Us reloce IL @ LS p,sEe nm
the peace would steal my arms = about 6]9t yo ana II
lead YOU heart and ask you II Eou y,-I 20,
moi Could you resist me- ''d"d 80
trr~T 7Tiv your face and kisses from my
49, DuaH No lane, You would not. and could not:
E9yeo ar 4o one n heart and soul and If had
twenty thousand such mlsundeT ~ E,.e
must all come TO result at last II is forgo''eh
then: is II not2
44o VAS true lover If ever there was one,
and she reader follows him with ever growing
s,.nnathv and appreciation through the hVe
wears Of his courtship five blessed years as
Miss Welsh called them. when at last the wed
ding dav had been nxed- They both faced that
dav clear-eyed and confident each knowing the
others faults and virtues. each convinced that
the great question had been rightly solved
Their attitude is well expressed in these words
Of CarIyle's:
By and by when We have put our house IN order;
one another as indivisihle portions OF the SAM SAM
whole. predict that we sha!i pc me me s.t
ana q slck ana f IL TnIZInd goodman: and
hearted or fundatneE ,y7tins n life in faithful
ana an % rTott and !7erseverance and every CON
ot oE Wtse cJf hut for amothcr self far dearer!
Let IS hut true and good, ana we nave holH'Hs
earthly to dread
The Carlyle of this and Of many another pas
sage in the letters is surely good TO know ana
Miss Welsh too is deeply interesting IN the
glimpges she gives US of her vivid. clever nature
And vet-we relinQuish these volumes with re-
gret that they should ever have been published