, 1866-03-03
THE LAST DAYS OF FREDlIEA
EEEMER,
Her Love fur uur CountFy-1Icr Stron.
U[hfou &YIun8t leta

Her Love fur uur CountFy-d1cr Strong
Union $ympath1ers
Mrs. Campbell, wife Of the American Mla-
ister at Stockholm, furnishes the New York
Tribune wllh some Interesting particulars Of
Miss Brcmcr's Last days. Mrs. c. says, writ
lug under date Of January6:
1t will hc interesting to American readers
10 know that, next to her own land, A1iss
Bremen loved America. Two years spent upon
our continent, observing tho Practical opefa-
tions Of our social and political policy, had
Tor our institutions akin to that which the
American feels. No patriot IN the land
watched with more intense interest the Ill:
struggle OF the Republic than did this solitary
moman, By her lonely hearth among the
Scandinavian SHOWS. Up to the time Of her
affairs, and her last literary labor was new
edition Of her "Homes Of the New World"
with in appendix upon the {thcu) situation.
This work embraced portrait OF President
Lincoln. whom the distinguished authoTcss
cordially admired. White II was still in press,
the news ot biz assassination reached us, upon
which Miss Bremez wrote the following wonl-
aply note:
DEAR Mns. CAHr1tIL: Can it bs true what q
Lincoln murdered -dead! I hope il IL moi s1ue; 1
eaunot-acW not aetieye it, Cau you tell mo ho~
It Ia3
II it ehoud he 20, 1t Is moi for him or the cause
gteye. liz work j. done, the Cause Is :asnei, the
war at an eud. but wDe to the Southi II has Killed
II bsst p1os eseE dSsHs !h1a awfa! , In nomsn. On i
'N' Yours, faithfully, Fn. Bnxsrn.
Upon the receipt Of the news'of Lees sur
lender she wrote the following:
Nr DEAR S.u: Having inst heen g.. a, liberty,
and Alone, | take ihfs moment most heartily 10
nevs ii eonssyrJi Keoel,o ny consrstaiatio14 o.,
the anal victory Of yohE arms, your noble can:c,
and that o. human kind Included.
Thank God thai, al 1a.E, the end is come OF thi4
terrible war, und that We can Sc. peace COMING win
ne7' blessing tor your great country, ard ts | to
soah vi aasE sHe i a. sa I'D Il s S san III 81
f1ex, and lree0men, IN I'D deuH G1AltsnAs = for
this lss1e. Now lor wisdom anu mercy.
Your, most siHeer.ly:, ,
Though: cprercntsy as active md eacEgets:
as cyert Miss Bremen began to icc1 weary and
long Tor some quiet haven Of rcpose in which
tn spend her declining ycars. The miaeties
If , great city, SO fur beyond her power Of
n narrower field, where she could feel more
potent. at thls time the estate Of her Gathcv,
which was IN The hands Of strangers, WIS Of
fercd for sale, and she became the purchaser.
She took possession Of this ftne old country
place or .arsta In the summer. and was vel
respected aud loved. "Iou only know Us in
| the city," she said so me one day "you must
so into the country and talk to our good
PEASANTS"
Their children knew her, and the big satchcl
stored with gingerbread and ore tor 1istribu-
tfon in 1cr daily walks. Among these mple
| people, and In the enjoyment If simple pleas
ures, the last summer Of her life passed peace.
fully: and Christmas cnne, when the old
| mansion Of ATsta was merry with the dances
| and laughter Of the peasant children assem-
| OF them, and she danced with them around
| the Christmas tree, and distributed gifts to
/ NIL, many ri them with her oWn hands. For
| FFcdrika Krcmcr, lnncly woman though she
! was, always tleeked u Christmas tree, anl al
| ways found children to dauce around it, TIE
! next morning she went to church, mud during
/ the week look cold Which resulted In pncu-
| monia. On Friday il became evident that her
end Wns nigh, and On the last night OF tue old
| year she commenced to llre IN eternity. She
was sixty Five fears old. The following cS-
Campbell twenty days before her death, and
must te among the last written br l:-:
AEsEA, De- 10, isaass-
T. Ept wonderful and 11rocident;as that south
C1rolina, which ros tho tst to raise tho standard
Of revolt for secession ana slavery, should he forced
to tz the sast teal to the law which makes Tntoa
and Frvedun the Law OF each aud all in your crest
| Iea}ms
eon:iatuiate son with heart aut, soul thai it IL
dorc. '1Praise uno God. peace on Garth, and good
will INTO human kindn The victory won 10
Chr1ssiauity Is Clio o1ne greatest II not The great
/ eft. KNOWN in history. You Will not exract, nor
viii Ars. csuspc'l, gs3;sel .s'.a me apout rhis.
1 EEEuTtFA HN.NSR.