| Show ROMANCE iN IN RUSKIN'S LIFE Divergent Religious Views for Long Time Separated Him From the tho Woman He Loved In 1863 1800 Ruskin declared his love for Rosie La Ln Touche and told her parents of ot his hope to 10 make her his wife witt says J J. J Howard Whitehouse In Scribners There There- was wag a n great greut difference of years between them Itu Ruskin was sev forty en Rosie was In her eighteenth year There was sows home natural l hesitation on the part lart of ot parents and it was arranged arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged that the matter postponed postponed post post- for tor three years flors Hut But when the period of at probation was ended new dl arose nrose There was hesitation on not only on the part of ot th the tho parents but also by Miss La Ln Touche was of at a 11 deeply deerly religious re reo re- re nature but hut her views were orthodox orthodox orthodox or or- and she flie did lid not share the wider views on spiritual questions In which Ruskin Increasingly believed Her Iier love for tor him had never wavered wavered ered red since the days das of ot her childhood but she doubted It If holding the views she did she could marry him Both Doth she and Ruskin suffered the deepest distress F For r a little time there was estrangement es s 's and there is a moving entry en ens enstry try In diary In the year 1870 1876 Last I Friday about twelve o'clock at noon my Iny mistress paSSI passed me and would not In the following year there was reconciliation The end of ot Ruskin's dream came ame In la 1873 Miss La 1 health never strong began egan to full fall null bud she dl died In M J y f of ot that year ear |
