The National tribune., 1909-10-14

toned in the article or articles just
referred to would spend their s-time
much more profitably if they We're not
sitting up at table and putting all
their vitality into the playing of their
hands.
II seems Barrie, the Scotch novelist,
whose books have given most of us the
purest joy, from his window in
Thrums' down to his delightful Peter
Pam has Joined the army of matrino-
nial misfits, and has asked for a divorce
from his wife. Everyone is surprised
and everyone is sorry, for those who
know Barrie thru his books cannot help
loving him and feeling warm interest
in him personally. He married beau
tiful actress, Mary Ansell, about Is
years ago. and the marriage, tho un-
blessed by children, has seemed a very
happy, congenial union. Mr.. Barrie is
only 49 years of age, and his wife Is still
very handsome. She has not appeared
on the stage since her marriage. but has
taken the liveliest interest in her hus-
bands work, and is said to have IN
Ispired him greatly by this interest. Hav-
ing no children of their own, the couple
took into their family a very beautiful
American girl some years ago, who had
gone on the stage and who had talents
beyond her opportunities. The Barries
became interested in her, and Barrie
wrote play for her which made great
hit and brought the young woman into
prominence. 1t is now said that the
playwright's interest was more than
fatherly, as was supposed at first, ana
that he will take a second wife from
the stage if he obtains his divorce. But
it would be difficult to make the admir-
ers of the man who wrote that beautiful
tribute to his mother in the STORY of
Margaret Ogilvie' believe that he could
be anything but perfectly good and
moral. The grounds for his divorce
from his present wife are at present
unknown.
The forced feeding of the English
suffragets by means of a stomach pump
has come up in the House of Commons,
Mr.. Hardie, NJ. p, championing the
cause of the militant ladies. Mr.. Hardie
dramatically demanded to know wheth-
er the teeth throat and other parts of
the bodies of these women were injured
by this heroic manner of nourishment,
and was answered by one of the other
members that the prison doctor had re-
ported the ladies quite intact, and that
all but one had come to the conclusion
that natures way, after all, was the
best. The matter has made great deal
of excitement in England. The news
papers have taken it up hotly, either
for or against, and two leading writers
for the Daily News have resigned their
positions as protest against the Gov
ernment's position. Mr.. Howells (Wm.
Dean) has just returned from England,
and pronounces the incident as in |
famous" mo matter what woman
does, you cannot treat her like that"
says Mr.. Howells. He was very much !
impressed by q big suffraget procession
he saw last year. which consisted of
10000 women, all most respectable |
looking, with here and there a gray or |
white head, ladies of rank, of educa-
ton. university women in many cases |
He heard them speak from the ends of |
carts. autos. etc, and he thought they |
spoke very well. indeed. generally max
ing excellent points. Mr.. HoweIls does
not see how the English Government |
could have allowed the outrageous /
things which the suffragets have done
10 go unpunished. yet he sees that it has |
only been by these extreme measures
that the cause has been kept alive, and
that it is very much alive nobody can
deny