New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24

that legend is destroyed. and we are
forced to realize that she was very
gifted woman who. spent her life largely
in feeding her schoolgirl dream AMI culu-
waiting tho atmosphere Of restrospecton.
Predetermined prudes will doubtless
conceive that d great and good work has
been done by tearing aside the ven am
showing that there was never shadow
Of foundation for thinking that there was
ever even the slightest degree OF intimacy
between Charlotte Bronte and Professor
Uegcr As matter Of fact, there WAS
never anything in the legends that gre"
up around the two that would 90 inc
slightest harm TO the name and fame oil
either in intelligent minds.
TRANSACTIONS Of three Of the letters. the .
originals Of which were in French fol- .
low: 90.
am in high glee this morning-and
that has rarely happened 10 me these
last two years. II Is because gentleman
Of my acquaintance Is going 10 Bfussels
ter for you-which letter he VIII deliver
10 YOU himself. or else, his sister, 50 lhdt
shall be certain that YOU nave fecINtu
it. ,..,.,.
|
in the hrst place I have not the time
il must leave at once. ana then am
afraid VI worrying you. ! would ony
ask Of YOU If you heard from me AT tle /
beginning OF May and again IN the lhohlh /
of August? For six months J have been /
awaiting a letter from Monsieur FIX /
months waiting is very long, you Know;
However ] do not complain and ] shall
b, richly rewarded for a little sorrow II
Won will now write letter and give IL
10 this gentleman-Or 10 his sister-whO
will hand it TO me without fan.
/ shall be satisfied with the letter now
ever brief il bc--only do not forget TO
tell me OF your health; Monsieur ana
how Madame and the children are. and /
the goyernesses and pupils. ,
My father and my sister SEM E , !
their respects. My fathers mllrmity IN /
creases little by little. Nevertheless he
Is moi vet entirely blind. Ny sisters are
well. but my poor brother Is still III
Farewell. Monsieur; am 9epehalne on
lights me. for the remembrance 81 your
kindnesses will never fade from my
memory, and as long as that remem.
brance endures the respect With WHEN II
has inspired me will endure likewise.
Your very devoted pupil
c. BRONTE.
have just had bound all the books
you gave me when ] was at Brussels.
take delight I'm contemplating them
they make quite "A little library To be- |
gin with. there are the complete WORKS
OF Bernardn. de St Pierre-thc fensees
de Pascal-a book OF poetry, TWO Ger
man books-and worth AL the resp TWO
dlscourses Of Monsieur le ProtessCut
Heger, delivered AT the distribution ot
prizes Of In" Athenee ROYAL
January, 1876.
Mr. Taylor has returned. J asked MN
il he had a letter for me. NO. nothing.
Patience" said This sister viii De
here soon" Miss Taylor has returned. u
have nothing for you from Monsieur
IIeger." says she; neither letter nor
message"
Having realized the meaning of these
words said to myself what | should say
to another similarly placed: You must
be resigned, and. above all. do not grieve
at misfortune which YOU have not de-
served" ! strove to restrain my tears, 10
utter no complaint.
But when one does not complain, when I
one seeks to dominate oneself with a
tyrants grip. the faculties start into re-
bellion and one pays for external calm
with an internal struggle that Id almost
| unbearable.
Day and night | find neither rest nor
peace. II ! sleep / am disturbed by Ia"