The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04

mo sun warmed my roof tree; the mar
rage was a blunder; she was nine years
my senior said the last of the great Vic
torian novelsts, Mr.. George Meredith, pa
thetically, the ONE and only time he broke
the long silence ON the subject of his
unhappy married life.
Contemporary with him were many
other famous men vino had the same I'M
fortunate experience, which seems in a
great measure to be a penalty of genius.
Look at John Ruslxin, for instance, who
wooed and won a great English beauty
with his poems and rosnances and mute
worship only to find after a few years
that she was society butterfly, and he
still immersed in his studies and work.
There was George Frederick Watts, the
Royal acadendcian who married Miss
Ellen Terry, scarcely out of her teens;
and the tragic case of Carlyle and Jane
Welsh which resulted in marital infelici-
ty on account OF the great historians bad
temper and iirftability and the lack of
love on his wife's part.
Lord Byrcns love story is too well
known to repeat for the pretty Miss Mil
hanke he married left him and went back
to the paternal roof soon after the birth
OF their child.
And then poor Skelly, Was ever any
thing ST.. pathetic?
In all the annauls of history there is
nothing more deplorable than the state of
affairs that existed between Lord Lytton
and his beautiful Irish wife. Rosina
Wheeler who hated each other SO cordial
" that they always took occasion to re-
fer to each other in the most embittered
terms. all of which was in exceedingly
poor taste.
OF recent date. the affairs of Mr.. ]. NJ
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have shocked their women admirers all
over the country most rudey, for OF all
people in the world the famous novelist
has seemed to understand women best,
his comprehension of their nature SEEM
ingiy arising from his sympathy and love
of his WIFE On the other hand, no ar
fist of rnodernity has portrayed with his
brush more exquisitely lovely woman
than Christty.
ut seems Incredible" said a very clever
woman to me the other day. and one who
adores Mr.. Barrie, that he could ever
have written 1.-THE Window In Thrums"
and then acted as he has"
perhaps his wife" said I, more than
Mr. Barrie now understands What Every
Woman Knowe-and that is that man.
love is a very fragile thing, particularly
does this seem to be true of famous and
great men,"
We'll, for one" she declared, IT can
never see Peter Pan again with the
same interest nor treasure The Little
Minister in my heart. since I have read
all this scandal about the Barries and
Pauline Chase and the other affinity"
ut does seem that the writer OF all
that dear and whimsical company of fire.
side folk like Sentimental Tommy
and Tommy and Grizzle' and Libby, and
all the rest should have had a happy
home of his own"
ii think 1t all comes of marrying out OF
ones class" said my friend meditativeiy
what is It that Kipling says about One
should. It matters not what happens,
stick to ones own caste, race, and breed
| OR something of the sortf And then be-
| hold smart, intelligent man like Barrie,
| who came Of the strictest sect of 'auld
| LIGHT Presbyterians. marrying an ac-
| tress"
well, actresses will happen in the best