The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-04-16
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CAROLINE LEE HENrZ.

Mrs HentE, whose maiden name was
Caroline Lee Whiting, was a lineal de-
scendant of the Rev. Samuel Whiting,
the famous minister of Lynn, whose his
tory is SO closely identified with early
colonial times. She was born in Lancas
ter, Mass, where some of her relatives
now reside, and was the daughter of
Gen. John Whiting, who served in the
Revolutionary army, and who died at
Washington in 1910. She was also a
sister Of the late Gen. Henry Whiting,
who was no less distinguished for his SER
vices in the army than for his literary
attachments.
Before she had attained her thirteenth
year, Miss Whiting had composed a
poem, = novel, and tragedy in Eve acts.
In 1925 she married Prof. N. NJ. Hentz,
an accomplished French gentleman of
varied abilities, whose contributions have
enriched the scientific literature of our
day: Mr.. Hentz was associated With
Mr.. George Bancroft, now the distin.
sguished scholar and historian, in the
management Of seminary of learning
at Northampton. While there, Mr..
Hentz was invited to professorship in
the College at Chaplin Hill, North Car
-olina, which invitation he accepted, and
with his gifted wife left New England
'aDd remained at Chaplin Hill several
years. From thence they removed to
Covington, Kentucky, and here Mrs. |
Hentz wrote her successful tragedy for |
prize of Eve hundred dollars, entitled
"De Lara. or The Moorish Bride.'' This
play was performed many nights with ap-
Platase at the Arch Street Theatre in
PhisadelPhia. After residing some time
at Covington, Mr.. Hentz, with his fam
lily, removed to Cincinnati, where Mrs.
Hentz beeatns distinguished in literary |
life. Subsequently they established |
Aourishing Female Seminary at Florence, |
Alabama, and for nearly ten years devo-
ted their various and accomplished pow
srs' to the education of young ladies. In
is49 they transferred their school to
Tuscaloosa, Florida, and in Is4s made
their residence in Columbia, Georgia.
In addition to the tragedy of "De La
n" Mrs. Hentz occupied her leisure
hours 10 contributing to various standard
periodicals., aud wrote Lamorah, or
The Western Wild" tragedy, which
was published. She also wrote a play
entitled the Countess of Wirtemburg,
besides many elegant and beautiful prize
poems and fugitive pieces. For the last
eight years. Mrs. Hentz has devoted her
self almost entirely to prose writings,
and it is to these chiefly that she is in
'debted for that literary reputation which
places her in the first rank of female
writer's. In 1916 she published g Aunt
Patty's Scrap Bag" which was followed,
in Is4S, By the Mob Cap;" q Linda"
appeared in 1850; "Rena, or The {
Snow Bird in 1851; "Marcus War
land. OF the Long Moss Spring. and
= Eoline, or Magnolia Vaie,'' in 1852; (
+" Wild Jack" and 't Helen and Arthur I
an 1883. These works have sustained
high reputation, and many successive q
editions attest their great popularity. In i
1854 Mrs. Hentz published "The Plant ]
er's Northern Bride, in two volumes, n
which gave to the world the high evil 7
dence Of her fascinating and gifted pow S
ers. sssssss ssssrs s 2 -. s
1t is generally true that "authors y
should be read-not known Mrs t
Hentz is an exception, for she was not ]
only gifted as writer, but nature had <
been lavish of gifts upon her outward i
person. A distinguished and elegant Ii
person onss writing about Mrs. Hentz, Il
ussd the following truthful language: '
Never met more fascinating person. il
Mind Is enthroned on her nobls brow, Il