Connecticut western news., 1921-08-18

The most distinguished writers of the day were attracted as contributors through the editors prestige, and the COrnhilI furnished magazine readers wish better fiction and articles than can be found today in any successful English periodical.
 Although Thackeray was a good editor in many ways, he was handi- capped by too tender a heart. He could not refuse poems and articles, however uninsplred and even maudlin, if the writeSs needed money. So a few months later he gladly resigned his position and returned to novel writing.
 A TIER six years at Miss Pinker
 "A tons school, Amelia Sedley
 went home, guaranteed a pol ished and refined young lady. Amelia was a dear little creature, all rosy and bright good humor though the silly thing would cry over a dead canary bird or a mouse the cat had seized upon. She was accompanied by her dear friend, Becky Sharp, who was to make short visit at the Sed- ley home before beginning her career of self support as a governess.
 Becky was small, pale and sandy haired, with eyes habitually cast down when they looked up they were large, odd and attractive. AS Miss Sharp's father had been an artist and a drunkard, and her French mother an opera girl, 1t is not surprising that Rebecca asserted she had never been a girl-she had been a woman since she was eight years old.
 At the Sedley home Becky met Anne lia's brother, Joseph, a stout, puffy man, who wore buckskin and Hes, sian boots, several immense neck apple-green coat. He was lazy, peev- ish, a glutton and hard drinker, but Rebecca decided instantly to set her cap for him and began by whispering to Amelia rather loud: He's very handsome!" Rebecca's plans, how ever, were foiled by George Osborne, an admirer of Amelia, and Miss Sharp took her departure from the Sedley house.
 She went to be governess in the home of Sir Pitt Crawley, which place, in her letters to Amelia, she dubbed Humdrum Hall. There were many Crawleys, the most important being Sir Pitts spinster sister, and his sec. ond son, Rawdon Crawley. The old lady possessed f7O,OOO, and had al- most adopted Rawdon, who was her favorite nephew, while several mem- 'bers of the family fought to supplant him in her favor. Capt. Rawdon Crawley was a large young dandy, who spoke with a great voice, and swore 8 good deal. He remarked of the demure Rebecca: By love, she's a neat little flly!" and both he and his aunt took a decided fancy to the clever and fas- cinating little governess. Though, in- deed, she made conquest of pretty much whomsoever she chose.
 Now we must fit back to London to see what became of Miss Amelia. Far less interesting than Becky, and with nothing but her wax doll face to recommend her, yet all the young men clustered round her chair and battled for a dance with her. She was now engaged to George Osborne, albeit his sisters wondered, "What could George find in that creature?" So much did they wonder this, that 1t affected George, and he concluded he was throwing himself away on a chit. But poor little Amelia adored him, and Captain Dobbin, who favored Amelia himself, kept Osborne up to the mark in his attentions. The infatuated girl cared nothing about the NapoleOnic war that was raging, the fate of Flu rope was to her only Lieut.. George Osborne; while he, often away with his regiment, the Horse Guards, read her letters hastily, murmuring, Poor little Emmy-how fond she is of me and gad, what a headache that mixed punch has given mel"
 About this time Miss Crawley re turned from visiting her brother and brought back with her to her house in Park Lane no less a parsonage than Miss Rebecca Sharp, who, so well haC she played her cards, was now Miss Crawley's much cherished companion Whereupon Capt. Rawdon Crawley be came a frequent visitor at his aunts home. Incidentally, Lady Crawley died-so incidentally, that Miss Craw- ley merely said, pettishly: '1 suppose I must put off my party for the third v Immediately upon the death Of his