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Notre Dame Scholastic, Vol. 34, No. 08 THE NOTEE DAME SCHOLASTIC •DISCE-PVASI SEMPERVICTVBV/5- VIVE-gV/ASICRASMOBITURVS- VOL. XXXIV. NOTRE DAME, INDIANA, OCTOBER 27, 1900. No. 8. scenes of "Henry Esmond" that-of Beatrix- Song. is, without doubt, the most striking. The- character of Thackeray himself, in the person, PATRICK MACDONOUGH, I903. of " Henry Esmond," is a skilful piece of character sketch, as is that of his beloved IF all my lips have told you mistress. Lady Castlewood. But far above In bygone summer days these is the strong, pulsating, life-like image of Were set in highest Heaven Beatrix. This character is. so well done that Before the angels' gaze; the poor reader after he has laid aside the No line I'd seek to alter, volume has difficulty in convincing himself No word would I erase. that Beatrix is not an old friend. The same If at the throne of mercy thing may be said of the other characters in I joined the deathless throng, " Henry Esmond;" but in the case of Beatrix, And on each thought of you, dear. she has so permeated the work that we are My soul's salvation hung; constantly watching and thinking of her when I'd dare a place in glory she is not present; and Thackeray apparently The saints of God among. never loses an opportunity of bringing her forward. From the child's earliest years she gave Beatrix Esmond. evidence of becoming what she afterward became. Her intractable temper and imperious WILLIAM J. O'CONNOR, I9OI. manner coupled with a voluptuousness of face and form irresistible, forboded no good to- her affectionate and devoted mother. And all N a perfectly natural and the years of teaching and care bestowed on inimitable style, Thackeray the lovely girl by this kind creature had has unravelled one of the absolutely no effect. The girl was iborn with most intricate and interesting a determination to "have her way, and she plots, and .depicted a group succeeded admirably, until it resulted in her of characters unequalled in undoing. any novel of late years, in his brilliant work, The first we see of Beatrix is when she is " Henry Esmond." Like "Vanity Fair," " Henry brought with her little brother to live at Esmond" has to do with the manners and Castlewood, the home of her family for gen­ customs of the English upper class, but unlike erations. At the age of four years the child "Vanity Fair," the story is told by one who displayed remarkable discerning powers, and plays a leading role in its movements, and is an irresistible impulse for fun. At. bur' first, thereby given greater interest. sight of her we find her telling her good- In Thackeray's other works the same pure, natured father that Henry Esmond, who was unadorned style and matchless elegance of on his knees before her mother thanking her diction are to be found; but in these two for an assurance of protection .just given him, works the versatility of his genius are dis­ that " Harry is saying his prayers to mamma.'.' played to the best advantage. Of the many Beatrix also shows some heart on this occasion; well drawn characters that move through the When she sees Esmond who at that time was 126 iSrOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC. i-\\ very young, and very much embarrassed Esmond that she was glad something had and forlorn looking in spite of himself at prevented the marriage. So unfeeling and their appearance, she goes up to him, extends persistent a creature must come to a bad end; her hand for him to kiss, and then has him and the beginning of Miss Beatrix's downward come with them to look at the old house. course came shortly when the young Prince Beatrix continues to grow in beauty and of Wales returned to England and took up mischief until we find her a young woman of his residence at the Castlewood ^home. The eighteen years, and a maid of honor at the unfortunate girl shows her hand too plainly queen's court. In the meantime her father, here, and the affection Esmond had cherished Viscount Castlewood, has been killed in a for her for so._ many years falls, as he says, duel,, and her brother has grown to young dead to the ground. After this little escapade manhood and a riotous youth in Cambridge. the rest of the poor girl's existence is a series Henry Esmond, who is passionately in love of misfortunes terminating in an untimely with the charming maid of honor is off in but not unwished for dissolution. the wars. Here it is that Thackerary exposes The story of this unfortunate girl's life is with his delicate touch the good and bad told with a delicacy of touch that is most traits in Beatrix's character. He paints her pleasing. Her few good traits are brought a very Venus and the admiration of the out and forcibly impressed upon us at the court; he makes her possessed of remarkable very time that the cruel work of tearing down courage and forbearance, and of captivating the beautiful fabric is in operation. We see 1 wit and brilliancy; he makes her conscious the fantastic images of her future happiness of her power over men, and places her where and successes that we had formed in our own she can exercise it for good or ill, but he minds tumble down as did Esmond's love. gives her no heart. A woman without a heart! To the very last we hope, and there appears No more miserable creature can be imagined, reason, that the beautiful but miserable creature and yet the other "gifts of this strange girl will reform her ways, but no; she persists and appear to counteract that serious defect: at gradually fades from our vision a helpless least so far as her state of mind is concerned. wreck, the result of her own folly. In her severest trials, in afflictions under In comparing the character of Beatrix which other women would be prostrate, she Esmond with that of Becky Sharp we find preserves a bearing and fortitude that attract that they have many traits in common; and I admiration even from her sworn enemies. also that they are widely different in many But Beatrix is at most a disagreeable ways. Beatrix, unlike Becky, who moved character. Ambition and an inclination to always to her own' advantage, persisted in gratify her own selfish desires are the actuating doing her mind regardless of the consequences. motives through her whole life. As Beatrix's She had position, beauty, sufficient money to mother says in confidence to Esmond: "If supply her needs and the uncommon blessing Beatrix was engaged to an earl and a duke of warm friends. Poor Becky had none of came along she would throw over the earl these things, but like many other unfortunates for the duke," so this poor girl's disposition had to depend on herself for everything. She precluded the very thought of love. The proved equal to the task, however; something statement of Beatrix's mother was partly I fear Beatrix could never have done, and verified at this very period of her life. The never once was found wanting for a suggestion fickle ,creature engaged herself in marriage to to extricate herself and her indolent husband a young lord of great wealth, and dropped him from their difficulties. at the last moment. Later on in her eventful Beatrix was more of a mean between Becky life a rich and influential duke, one of the Sharp and her gullible friend, Amelia; She highest men in England, falls, in love with the had some of the sensitiveness that embittered young beauty, but he is killed in a diiel only poor little Amelia's existence,-but she had a few days before the wedding was to take more of Beckey's indomitable will and inso­ place. Twice a husband had hove in view and lence. Becky and Beatrix agreed on ambition, her relentless ill fate intervened. But neither but Becky's course was the less honorable. of these calamities affected this heartless girl Beatrix would have been an excellent oppo­ deeply; she was incensed more at her loss of nent for Becky, and repartee between these a higher position. And some months after two remarkable and well-drawn characters in this last misfortune befell her she informed a tilt of words wouldinake interesting reading. NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC. 127 Varsity Verse. The Widow's Colts. TO MY PIPE. JOHN L. CORLEY, I902. "\A7HEN the summer sun is sinking in the golden- crested west. And the evening winds are lurking in the trees. "The last call! all in! all in! going,—going—^ When the birds have led their fledglings to a place gone! Sold to James Hustin for sixty-seven of peace and rest, dollars and fifty cents.—Drive the next horse And the frogs are croaking anthems to the breeze, up!" shouted the auctioneer at the Widow Then I reach into my pocket, very deep into my pocket, Holland's sale, and the next was a bay filly— And 1 place my gallant corncob in my mouth. And I take a puff or two—or a dozen will well do,— a perfect match for the one that had just As the smoke goes curling northward or to south. been " knocked off" to Hustin. But Hustin was not so lucky as to find It is puff, puff, puff to the music of my pipe, Never squeaking bad complaining but so sweet, no opposition in the bidding on this pretty It fills my saddening life more than fledgling or a ^ yearling.
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