The Portland daily press., 1865-09-01
Friday Morning, September |, 1865.

BY MRS. FARRAR.

BY MRS. FARRAR.
Joulneying in ireland, with my husband
and young friend, some thirty wears ago. on
arriving in Dublin, having a letter of intro
duction to Miss Edgcworth, we sent it with q
note from myself proposing to spend day
with her, if convenient and agreeable and
shortly received the following very gracious
reply:
EDGEwoRTHTowN, Sept. 3, 1896.
Dear Madam: hasten to assure you aud
Professor F. that we feel highly honored
and gratified by your kind intention of paying
us visit Mrs. E1geworth desires me to say,
that we shall all be at home next week, and
we shall be most happy to receive you, and
your young friend, Mr.. W., any day after the
9th which may be most convenient to you-
We say after the 9TH, because on the 5th my
sister, (Harriet), Mrs. Butler and her husband
the hev. Mr.. Butler, will come to us, and In
dependently of the pleasure they viii have, i
am sure, in your society, own / wish that
you should become acquainted with them, es-
pecially as we are unlucky at this moment, in
not having any of my brothers at home. NV
brother-in-law, Mr.. Butler, is as you win find
man OF literature and learning, besides being
all that you will like in other respects, from
the truth and simplicity and recitude of his
character. ~ lsl .gg.a Z
/ ammuch obliged to you for the letters you
were so good as to enclose to me. OF ali our
friends in Boston and Cambridge, we shall.
hope, have time to inquire further and to con-
verse. w H
There was only one thing in your letter
which did not give US pleasure; and we trust
that after your arrival and after you have had
some hours quietly to reflect, and night
quietly to sleep upon 1t, you viii repent and
recant, and give up your cruel purpose of Civ
ing us only one day. Mrs. Ed9eworth will re-
monstrate with you, I think, more effectually
than can; and in the meantime promise to
allow you till the morning after your arrival to
become sufficiently acquainted with the ways
of the house and family, before / turn to you,
as | shall Il warn you) at breakfast, for your
uLtinaatan a1lea
am, dear Madam, (for the presently
Your much obliged and grateful
MARIA EDGEwORTH,
P. S. 1t must increase my interest in maxi
ing your acquaintance, my dear Mrs. f., TO
know that You are sister to Mr.. Benjamin r..
whose talents with great reason admire, and
for whose kindness and agreeable letters
have equally great reason to be grateful"
The cordiality and frankness of this letter
made us all desirous of visiting the writer
We were much struck with the manner in
which Mrs. EdgeWorth was mentioned and
made of Importance as the lady OF the house,
when the whole place was the property OF
Miss Edgeworth, and she was at least Thirty
Sona lod anaa sol daad lsa e.,,aoi d
W. Ie5 IL Ioo, ~ =;
as to be obliged to sell his patrimonial estate !,
and to prevent it passing into the hands OF
strangers, Miss Edgeworth had bought it, and
made her step-mother mistress of the estab-
lishment, whist she lived with her as a daugh-
ter. They were on the very best terms, eacA
loving and admiIing tn other.
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OF, prouuceu an elleSe lilaC was quite peWilch-
mg- one was Wohderiully Wen preserved ior
a LADY OF over el9hGy years Oh age, and 1t was
pleasant 10 see lhe sreaI aItentlon pald 10 her
by All the laihiiy' one Was ratler oeaL SO
was seated Dy her sioe' anu requested 10 ALL
dress my conversation 10 hen Wneh iunch
was over sue was Wheeled INTO the hprary
and occupied nefsen masking coeeon net 10
put over the wall irult, 70 kesp y rom inc
birds IL was worm Journey 70 Eugew9rIli7 70 III,
town only to see this elegant specimen OF oid
age. ,.a,,.o -
Lhad heard that Mr.. EdSeWofth's mouse was
full OF his Inventions and connlVaices,anu Whel
SHOWN 70 our peu-ro1ni We No,
taorulnaTy iocA on Inc dooI GlaI VIC usou ny. !.
shut IL lor rear OF hot Delil5 apg ~ ooi ll. ~
AGAIN lhaI room, zoo, Was ulilAe lly 9Sllol
ever saw. IL was very large, WIN tilic5 nu .tS
WINDOWS; Two OF tnelll htAVliy clIealnou ~ anu
Cle lniru nVefGed liito snian Wallulo y. o'
Win doors Oh PINK cotDon on a Wooucii llsalle'
IL had TWO very large lour-postcd DedsleauS,
with iul suits OF curtains, ana an immense
tplqihS-sereeh tnat divided the room IN TWO,
maklhs each occupant as private as II IN sep
afate room, With a dressing-table and ample
MaslliiaS aS,s c9nyelenees wen on each side large
glase' me- wisn surl ana an ready Tor llghtlnS
, WIN slo9s ~ pasAet hned with tin, and also
uiieu WIN elio es'lle luei reminded US strongly
that we "Sie t7 u Ielana. Large wax candles
were on eie n,anoepece, and every conve-
nIpDc6 necessary 10 our comfort. at tha Same