Labour and Wait. By Emma J. Worboise. (Houlston and Wright.)
—A pleasant specimen of the author's favourite tale, in which the heroine is not appreciated in youth and has to be a governess, and then meets the destined man who would recompense her for all her griefs if —but just at that "if" this story stops, and we find that there is to be a sequel to get us out of this dilemma. Meanwhile is not this a rather sweeping test for the inferior sex?—" The man who from hatred to her kind will kill or torment a cat is sure, when opportunity offers, to torture a woman's heart. If, on the other hand, you see pussy kindly received, treated with gentleness, and honoured with a passing caress or friendly word, then have confidence in that man, he has some, and probably many, fine traits in his character, and he will ba a safe friend and a kind, true husband." We think it right to give these words all the publicity in our power. How many a wretched being pining with hopeless love may date his misery from a cat-hunt! Will it henceforth be safe to go courting accompanied by your faithful dog?
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