, 1859-02-12

doue 80 10 perfection. She Is in Thorough
sympathY with ali her hnsband'a researches
and works is the companion of his Journeys;
oftsn times bla amknuensir. for her baud has
written several Of biz books and the delight
and cheer Of bis whole life. Unaffected, &C.;
nlal, accomplished, and delightful to an al
most unequalled extent, she ls one Of the ra-
TEST women you can meek. And,' be coutiu-
uel, syau saw my friend, Dean Nillman.
Whnt an admirable person be Is had let
ter from. him only day or t5o aince, in which
he gave 40 Interesting account Of the open
iue Of his cathedral, st. Paul's to The popular
Sunday evening preschings-a matter which
has enlisted ali the eympathies Of the Bishop
OF London and OF himself. He has been
prodciously hard worker, and SO ha. acquired
/ . pre,na.usely, old lock. Accomplished as
historian, divine, poet, and man ofletters, be
is at the same time among The most agreeable
md finished meu OF society saw IN England
AtDjd you see Dean Trench !? be proceed
ed. Upon replying in the affirmative. be
| added: . am sorry never to have seen MN
I have beard such pleasant things concerning
him. He did me the faVsr come time slnce
| to send me his Cal4errc, which egoyto
greatly Replying in the negative 10 ny
| irquiry as to whether be had read the DeaI's
books on Words, ETC., he said, They shaii De
I rOE very HEAL UuQAG L 4EAA+
q: Highlands q glorious country be said !;
| .;sn'tit7 What a hearty and noble people
| thew are. and how IN Americans heart warms
| towards them alter be has been there once
! and found ttem out in their hospltaole
homess ,
II said 'Nr. Prescott, arm: you coE!ng
to New York? We should all he very glad to
zee YOU there No. be replied; suppose
that the days Of my long journeys arc over.
| must content myselft like Horace, with ny
three houses. You know 60 as tte com"
ruencemeut Of summer to my cottage by the
sea.side, at Lynn Beach; and an autumn to
nv matrimonial acres at Pepperell, which has
been in our family for two hundred years, to
sit under the old trees I sat under when .
bow: and then, with winter, come TO to"n 70
Hibernate in this bouee. This IS the only On
travelling, suppose, that ] shall 10 untll l
20 to my loog home. Do you remember 1ue
delightful summer you spent "itn US A. A5Na, :,
two o. three years ago! l w'sa you "on'o
come aud repeat it next summer
.sIn another part Of the conVersauoa ne
said: sThese men With eyes have ns ut e.
T;ors disadvantage, haven't tbey7 While
thew ruu ne can only linp. But have moth
ipr to complain OF, nor have you Providence
has sipcularlY taken care Of ~ both, aud py
| conpensation keeps the balance even"
"He then spoke with entire caimness o1
the shock which his system had received from
bis first stroke Of apoplexy lust year sald
| that it had weakened him d good deal, bu1
was very grateful that he was yet enabled tc
] enjoy lie and work. That be vas able tt
take exercise, although confined to spare
diet, and not allowed to touch meat or aoy
thing Of stimulatiye kind aud managed
moreover, to keep up his literary 'ahors..
have always made my literary pursuits III
| slid, q pleasure rather than u toll aud hopi
| to do 60 with the remainder Of Philip, as
| am re. able to work two or th1et, and some
times more, hours day. He stated that hl
eye bad suffered considerably from the blow
and while we talked he found it necessary Il
/ shade his lace. In the course Of The conVet
sation we we're joined by the ladies ot ta
/ family. Mrs. Prescott. her tlster, his daughter
4 aud iauglter-tn. LAW. He then spoke in glo"
ing and grateful terms, as alluded TO the IN
tc1cst taken in his health throughout til
country, to the kindness which he had iuVa'
iably cxnerienced at tie bacds Of his country
mn. Il eau ncrer,' he said, 1 be suflcca
" grateful for the tokens OF esteem, 1egart
and Election which I have had from the1
through all the years OF my literary caree
. True, il makes me feel like an old man TO St
nv fifteen volumes upun the shelf, but N
heart is as youpg us it ever was 10 e''juy I'll
!, love which the country has ever shown ne
!. When said it Was cheerful thing Tor j ma
). to know be had given so much hal
;. piness as he had done by bis books, he sai
8 that it was hls own 1ruest happiness 10 tra
: that lie lad been able to conler it. He sal
:. be hoped to live to finish PhIlip, which III
c | now tbrec fifths done- AS b4de lin goo
: bye said, God bless you, Mr. Prescott
c know breathe the prayer Of the couatl
when say may your life he spared for mar
q years, to add volume after volume 10 ihe
: tecn.' lie rcjoined, Ny greatest delight
;, the love of my friends and their appreciate
;, Of my labors.
IS "iitllc did think that the hand which
L warmly grusped mine as be led NC do"
d | the stairs would, ere eisbtand.forty bon
l. we're past, be cold and stiff in death. Pea
it 10 the memory Of one Of the sTcetest and
i. blc=t men that ever lived!
n "Yours, very truly,
>. "Wn11AA II. MnBrRy.''