, 1859-12-07

John Browns yvife-Thelr Domestic
Relations.
The Philadelphia correspondent CT the Anti
slascry Standard furnishes some interesting
facts respecting John Browns widow-and
tells several characteristic anecdotes Of his do.
mestio fshits:
MRS. BRows's roR711CpE.
It has been my privilege, for the most Of the
past week, to be an inmate Of the same house
With Mrs. Brown, and must say not only for
myself, but for those who have shared with me
the privilege, that the more we hare sean of her
aud the more we hare learned, through her Of
the rest Of the family, the morc We have been
impressed in favor of them all.
Is for Hrs. Brown herself. she is just the
woman to be the wife Of tie hero at Harper's
Ferry StalWart Of frame and strong in natire
intellect, she is fmbued with the same religious
faith, and her heart oyerdows with the same
sympathies. Her beazin. in her present dis
tress is admirable. She is brave without inscn-
sibility, tender without weakness; and though
overwhelmed BY the deepest sorrow. her sor-
row is not as Of one having no hope; ind her
hope is not that her husband will hc reprieved,
or hare his sentence commuted, but that all
be has done and is now doing will not ou|y nc
crue to the benefit, but prec.pitate The tn
umph Of the cause they have a1l done so mucl.
at heart, Absorbed By the great eycnts that
are passing before her. and apparently uncon.
scious that she Is Al object Of observation, her
demeanor is marked b. unaffected prop1iety
and natural dignity.
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! III. Vail, Of L,cbdefd, was read to her-which
| it Was, Immediately after the paper came to
hand contaiuing it-she sat with form erect, and
listened with deep but composed attention; but
"nen tno Ieaaes cams 10 .ne passage "ae1s 4e
says nAse iost my .Mo no9.e poss, ;.as Gts
oloppeo Aef nead sao9entsr as p!eteeu WV
On a!1o"' ano LOT "hl.e Was o'e.e1ne "..a
emouou. 2ne soon secGsefea nessetl, ho"eses'
ana "'pea per eyes ana Iesnmeo ner cseet Po-
sson, h &ao '"o'c'teo 'o's sue "As 'eaus ~ uea1
tne resi-.
HE,: OPINION OF TIE y. +. OBSERVER.
She reuds eycrytbinr on The subject tl,at
comes within Aer reaca--e1cept The extracts
sid the other evening, with more excitement oi
msnner thau is usual With her. a cannot abide,
Tcan read aIl The Snutiern nane1s sav and hi
TIT ;s sa;d in The y. y TtsaI hnt ! cannot
be.r to read any thing from The ny. N.+rrtr i
Her husbands Comments on Deechet's sermon
afforded her 1uuch uratiica,ion. She lau.hed
and cried over them alternately. They Tcrs
$50 characteristic" she said,
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FROM tne 1aets stated aao fen'arSs sne1aental
inade ~ Mrs. Brown IN conversation, It !!
es'dent that entire harmony has prevailed IL
their large and diversified family circle Nr
BROWNS asecndency over Them all is very great
and IN him they nrc bound together Is an unit
I9ey cherish his religious faith, and accoI,
fully IN his siews ct duty. The children all
;41-r tara i. ~ n'. -aa5~ =, t,En .ha;sEra, :,
their hands, and brave any peril, if By so doip:
theY could rescue the slave from his Oppresspr
Six Of the family-the father and three sons, ami
two others connected with them By marrlage-
: were among the party who led the 1orlorn hop
! at Harper Ferry; ard some Who remained be
hind found it cost more selcdenia1t to do SO ths'
was called ior BY those v ho went.
: Capt nrown, though born to command an
bound to be obeyed, was tender lusban
aud kind and gentle father. "When har
been ILL said Mrs: Brown, "he has aiwnr
been nurse; unless" she added, he MAS con-
PEELED to be absent. For two weeks togethe
he has 1at mp night after night, just to kee
asiEe tue hfe. fearinS II lie we're TO lie down an
! 70 sonndly to sleep i would 20 out. and shoul
!, be bid me good by hardly able to speak f.
his tears, saving that he might never see m
again."
2 Mrs. Brown represents her son 0liyer rs beit1
J 4 youth Of more tha., common promise, ii
]. IVES sin advance Of his years--a deer, thinker
!, Ferry, last summer, be was much impressed i
!. certain tragic circumstances which there occu
red, and be wrote home to his sister that b
u could not think Of abandoning his work 50 Ion
: as such thlogs were going On. "If," said he,
that letter, 'onty one good action is done in
e lifetime, it is enough to show that life is not
| together o failure"
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q | In the rearing Of his family Cant Brown hs