Show ROMANCE IN RUSKIN'S LIFE Divergent Religious Views for fop Long LongTIme LongTime TIme Separated Him From tho the Woman He Loved Tin h In Ruskin declared his love for Rosie La Tou Touche he and told her parents of his hope to make malte her his wife wIre sa says S SJ J. J Howard Whitehouse in ScrIbners There was a great difference nce of years year be between them Ruskin was sev forty en Rosie was In her eighteenth year There was some natural hesitation on the part of the parents and It was arranged arranged arranged ar ar- ranged that the matter postponed postponed post post- for tor three years But when the p period of probation was ended new difficulties arose There was hesitation not only on the part of the parents but also b by Rosie Miss La Touche was of a deeply religious re re- nature but her views were orthodox orthodox or or- dox and she did not share the wider views on spiritual questions In which Ruskin Increasingly believed Her love for him had never wavered wavered wavered ered since the days of her childhood but she doubted If It holding the views she did she could marry him Both She slie and Ruskin suffered the deepest distress For a little time there was estrangement estrangement estrangement es es- and there is a moving entry entry entry en en- try In Ruskin's diary In tho year 1870 Last Friday about twelve o'clock at nt and noon my mistress passed me would not speak In the following year there was reconciliation The end of Ruskin's dream came In 1875 Miss La Touches Touche's health never strong began to fall fail and she died In May of that year |