Year: 1875

spirited description Of a race at Jerome Park,
when Archeis horse wins the purse. Then there
are some other scenes OF doubtful morality;
gambling scene at Charette, the Louisiana plantation
and a murder scene in New York hotel The book
lacks nothing make IL dear TO tho heart OF all such
readers be found in every boarding school in
the land Love is the motive power that moves the
wheels il clogs at times, but soon runs again The


language i high aown but only the impressive to


certain class Of mind 1t VIII be read and reread by
sentimental youngsters who will imagine every charac
ter real and whose eyes will weep the Of the
lovers aud whose hair viii rise on end at the horrors
freely described


PARKwATER; OR, ToLD IN THR TWILIGHT. by Mrs.


Henry Wood. Philadelphia T. b. Peterson n Bros.


Mrs Wood has written this story with a purpose
which is to show that it is not well educate children
above their parents Sophia May the daughter Of
the anitor belonging to the firm OF Lyvett caserosse


Iyvett lawyers in London Her father made the fires
and her mother scrubbed the stairs Mrs. May had
lived in great family and that together with the
romances she read, determined her to educate her
daughter tor lady. Sophia nothing loath, and,
being pretty and bright, her parents lavished every
thing upon her. They got her piano, which was kept
in the kitchen, and sent her a select school to begin
aud to a French school to finish her education
The French school was be sure of the poorest
in France; but what did that matter so long sho
learned the language and got certain French polish
that goes with the lower Gaul2 When she recrossed
the Channel and came home her parents were very
proud of her, prouder of her than she OF them.
They lived the old rooms in the lawyers office, and the
piano s stood in the kitchen covered with tins and
other things Sophia had almost forgotten her English
when sho came home. She had grown prettier than
ever and acquired a certain French manner that
made her seem ladylike than she really
Her home seemed dreadfully plain and
her parents alas appeared common in her sight She
longed for fresh pastures. Her aunt, Miss Foxaby,
proposed that she become a ady's maid, which idea
she would not entertain for a moment One day
young Frederick Lyvett her and fell victim to
her beauty He an honest wild sort Of fellow,
just good gold and his intentions all honor
able Perhaps if they had been less his father
would not have been angry. As II was, the old man
sent him flying of TO Valparaiso business for tho
firm before he had time to make decent adieux. The
Mays turned out of their position, and Sophia got
an engagement governess to Lady Tennygals chill
dren at Parkwater forged recommendations AT
parkwater she met Theodore Deyereux the good-for-
nothing brother OF Lady Tennygal who came down into
the country get clear Of the duns He had nothing
better to do So he 1rted with the pretty governess
Notwithstanding that he engaged to marry rich
heiress Sophia showed her hand pretty plainly before
Lady Tennygal, who made further inquiries about her
found out tnat sle was an lpOst0f ana tndt ner
recommendations false. But Lady Tennygal
never knew how intimate had been the relations be-
tween her brother and her governess Sophia was
discharged and she set up her account in Lon
don as a music teacher Frederick Lyvett found her
out and married her against the direct commands ofhs
family. Here Is where the tragedy comes in. One day.


Just after they had returned from their wedding tour
a woman with little child came TO Sophia while
Frederick out The woman going to America
so she left the child Tho lodging house keeper noticed
this and later in the evening said something about the
child up Sophia denied that there any such
up there and said that the woman had taken
HIM. Later on little boys body was found in pond
near by and the murder traced to Sophia. She
arrested tried and condemned to be hanged Her
mother went to Devcrcux, and told him If he
did not get his father, who the judge
TO pardon her, she would tell all England
whose child it was that had been murdered and
send his down to posterIty coupled with that Of
the criminal The guilty man was frightened and did
as he was bid, so that Sophia imprisoned for life
instead or being hanged And all these Ills and all this
wickedness came OF being educated beyond her posi-
tion. Mrs. Wood forgets to say how much weak in
teect and brain stuffed with sensational literature had
to do with all this sin and misery.