, 1859-02-12
Prescott, the Hlind Historian, and Mil
buru, the Blind Preacher.

Prescott, the Hlind Historian, and Mil
buru. the Blind Preacher
[Frm the P-nadeiph'a Prssa1
Ilqrper's 1rerkly, for Saturday Feb. 12th,
will CONTAIN the following exceedingly inter-
cs1ing letter from The Rev. Mr. Nilburn, des.
cribing an evening passed with the late Mr.
Prescott only tnrty-eiglt hours before lis
death. It contains many interesting state
meuts relative to Mr. Prescott, and lis sur
ruundnss. not hitherto known to the public
the letter is very easily aud gracefully writ
ten and leaves upon tue mind an agreeable
impression af tue amlaule writer.
"tsESTLEMES Happening to bc in Boston
on Wednesday last, called to pay my res
poets TO Mr. Prescott Forgetting bis hours,
reached the door at five minutes past one,
Wbeu learned from the servant that, as Was
his custom, he lad left the house Us the clock
struck one, TO take his daily walk. called
again after tea, and W1s shown into the libra
~, the gathering place for the family at that
| hour. This beautiful room il, after the fash
| iou Of Boston houses, on the second floor, in
tue rear Of the drawins-rooms 1t is perhaps,
thirty feet long, by twenty wide at the wes-
| tern cnl there is large bow window, over
| Which are suspended the swords worn by the
| granltathcra Of Nr. aud Mrs Prescott at the
Gattle OF Bunker Hill, Colonei Prescott COM
lnludiug tho American forces, aud Mrs. Pres
| colts grandfather, Captain Linzce, command
iny tue sloop Falcon, engaged in throwing
| shells upon The American redoubts. By the
| two long walls Of tue room are arranged
handsome cases, thing OF maple, on which
arc shelved about S, 600, volumes Of wcll-se-
lectcd anu handsomely bound books On the
icls side o. t"e loo~' ~ ou tace tue "!n1o"
door IS palao III cxact 'la!.at1on VI suei, ,
vs. "nh ooohs' )" '";a. tne s,sl.os ~ s.as''se, y
With IL Is l,asneo a3oe ioF tae hls'ot1an ~
eh"r. in's u"o' opcas upo1 s'a,lIuse'
"tIch lcaos 10 lug 1o"ul aoo'e LIS "olhsnop'
~ te cal'eo II. ~ne!e us 'aoors M wele pes.o1n'
ed sufmouutlae LUZ cases Nv aFl"Vo opsAtI ~
tcr'als' are uosts aluonh ~" w. ..m ~
ber. tnose Q! ecot1 sua n}ron, "uicn ne pal.
f1calarly l,r'2ea: oh 3uc laolc s.le 'aans
c!"lee and eAqots' soaunts presenaas,cu y, ese "
Iaes from literary ,tienus aoioau auo Nv aoas ~,
most cxFensiSe ami 'mportans ieaare, Us u
conta'ted tnc trahscriy ~ VI aN1msnto III tos =.
Royal A1cn'Ses ol ellnahcas aua .haurn
nude ior IAN :hete; ar1anseu III iarge HULL
Der OF yotunes nAuusony t.Sr Ky, oouau sa rn an'
and WHICH nao t'eu l'ot 'n.s "as es1a ~
ysars ago)coSt nlnl osel n'c :Iou!u -! u"
lhe room tofougaout 10 'G.nsIIa .1. at;,, 49, t
tas1 anu IL .. tne ss.ns .1ine ne ,pesas -
or c21n'ol' !" eua1ae.e'4s''e " '4'e i''"
the Eent1emen OF DossoE:
LII. fccscotls nouse - ll'leu WILL eusta'
lags, plclu1c' ous1s ss'.us -. meua; t.;anas !
the tokens ol aQtnlllna lesat1 .lva n!enus .s..
every part o. Eutope, Hnu HoItn anu ~. ,..
america. nenlna saS uvo'i ~ ua1nnnda t.nrt3
. ul!lehgto poutsra11 VI neluauue oUits'
ln iuil afnor 4nu - ~ vpp ,'1. ss.I "1H :as
ORIGINALS, SEM nun " Hlenus' tne 1rf' 'to'
Mexico, tne otnet IRON of'a'n. 1v,
~ .ue evening III qoesslon, meanesaa; s.1;
Jan. 20, Nc 'tfcscotsen'e1edt tue holaly W.
q slower anu heavier step taan "nen aa
been IN lhe haol1 o. seeuue uitn seats ptto
but ms manner oao Tue sa.ne ~ uuauecteo gu
p!lelty ana cotoial "atmln, "uetne1 stl4
ger would hase perceived IL canoot sa
but my car snaspcneo ~ necessity u oo'
detected tf1e "oIk OF Para'Ss's ID au ocGas" :n,1
al thlckn'ng ol luz epeecu. met'n a'iueo ~
ty ia perfect afticaiatlon no" ano tne
Among bis very hfst inquiries "as pa1s'c
lar one concerning me memoeEs ol our on
frm; your hca!tns Tue stale ana prospects
your business, DC. man11estane Inc oeeress
terest: adding tue remark tnat' lutouga
the years ot his business aud personal co
= ncctiou with your hrm, ne naa never c
perienced hut the greatest kfnoness suu CO
sideration at your Lands tnat MS eu1oyme II
otyour SUCCESS was uud1mtnisaeo ana IL
be felt particularly grateful iof the k'nd
mention which had been made OF nls pesst
al Efiicton last year IN Sour paper ano
the handsome notice Of tue Thru Volume
bis Philip II, in the current nuWoer el ye
- Magazine.
He then proceeded TO meht4on OF 70
Gus mutual friends that had passed away ST
our Inst meeting; especially Of the Il
Abbot Lawrence and Francis Z: Gray, Egg
whose dinner tables we bad Often met
49, then Of some Of bis surviving friends, e p
x al!y George Tcknor, ESD, who, he sud,
shortened and Frightened what, but for b
must have been many sud aud weary hot
aud Of Mr. Agassiz. couceroing whose III:
- um he expressed the liveliest interest.
remarked that the eyes Of tue latter had
fercd greatly from bis work, and t1At
= would be sadly banked ia his prospects,,
IS that be was able to ind relief in nani1
! manipulating lsbors. This led him nasurs
n to epeak Of his own and my iofirmlfy, vt
- were about equa! in degree and q the q
,re. rent lives We had led his, Of Il retired st'
lo9 mine. Of travel and active toll.
u% Il lie added !: I suppose that Tickaor
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