THE title of this volume sufficiently indicates its
purpose. The
stories of which it is composed have been mainly written
with the
end of creating for woman, in the various life-trials
through which
she has to pass, sympathy and true consideration,
as well in her own
sex as in ours. We are all too much engrossed
in what concerns
ourselves—in our own peculiar wants, trials,
and sufferings—to
give that thought to others which true humanity should
inspire. To
the creator of fictitious histories is, therefore,
left the task of
reminding us of our duty, by presenting pictures from
the world of
life around us—moving pictures, in which
we may not only see the
effect of our actions upon others, but also the relations
of others
to society, and thus learn to sympathize with the
tried and the
tempted, the suffering and the oppressed, the grief-stricken
and the
mourner. It is good for us, at times, to forget
ourselves; to think
of others and feel a heart-warm interest in all that
concerns them.
If the perusal of this volume has such an effect upon
the reader’s
mind, it will accomplish all that its author desires;
for right
feeling is but the prompter to right action.
This book is to be followed, immediately, by other
volumes, to the
number of twelve, printed in uniform style: the
series, when
complete, to be called, “ARTHUR’S LIBRARY
FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.”
“MARRIED LIFE,” the volume to come after
this, is passing through
the press, and will be ready for publication in a
few days.
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