, 1869-02-21

deed, II Is doubtful whether Harriet Is more
distinguished ~ tho slater OF AeofJ, OF
Henry as the brother OF Harriet. She IL, Is
every body knows, the daughter Of the famous
Lyman Beeeher, and was enc Of
eight children, CAtha1irc, Edward, Aenry
snd herself having achieved reputation In
their respective callirgs. Her mother, Ro1-
una Footc, l. said to hare been WOMAN Of
etrurE character and Tnrc ability. Though
she lost her mother In her fourth year, she
preseryea an excellent memory Of her; hay.
inn left 1t upon record that that lady had
ane taste, sweet and gcutle temper, and
wa1 full OF the Holy Ghost. with was csrlain-
II 4 very remarkable combination.
CHILDHOOD.
Harriet wAs born In Litchaeld, Conn, June
18th, 1917, and, as 1nay bc supposed, was
reared rnde1 the most orthodox influences.
Theological discussions, Bible readings,
psaiu singing, md all fortns Of religious e1.
trca>es .e1e the rccrcations Of her childhood
aud girlhood. Original sin, total depraEitE,
divine election and eternal damuatioh were
stock subjects Of coEvetaaslon IN shc bssshc1 @
eerious, not to1nbrc, aspect OF mind, as
nigh, be imagined from ths theme, with
which her cor WAS pGspetnAlly entertained.
She wM IN omnlyorous reader, but her
fathers library was strlctly moral one-that
Il, free f1om novels, poems and such
ntseeilsucous work. u most young people
cellVht IN. The collection improved With
HArT1et'e yea.s fer Lyman Recchcr was a
liberal man for bis time. Wheu she was
eleven. sLe tousd Scots'a rovcis-shey were
the drst books OF romantic Gcslou removed
from orthodox lnterdiclioo-the Arabian
Nights" and even that a1ch-hc1ctlc and
prpi'tcate, Byron, whom she devoufcd.
deal FDfnaTcf IN hfF n.
ture for she nourne1 when the author Of
..thIide Harold" died, and inokicg up 10 the
stars with vet eyes, wondered Il his soul
vts there, and prnyed that It might be saved
in spite Of wtas sae believed to be his enor-
Inonk ars. .-.. 49,. =.
When Harriet wss il her seveoth rear, her
father married asaln bis second wife being
Harr7et Porter. OF Portland Me-, who SEEMS
to have been well qualified Tor the migrate.
ial office Of stepmo,hsr. She took uuwrsried
pains with the children, md Harriet grew
very ioad Of her.
ItchAeld Is reported to have had highly
rn!t.yAted end ruined society during Harrl-
els gIrlhood, and the atmosphere In which
she lived WAS Of a bracing and Intellectual
kind. She was decidedly precocious, and
very curly ceinced rema1kaols readiness IL
wiring. Chs atttntcd the P1er:e-Bract
school in the town until thc was nearly
| twelve, ard shont, even then, In her conpo
| .it,ons. viii h her critical father conmencc:
without knowing who$e they were. she a!
tervard btcsme the pu1il Of her iste
Ca,barinc, At Hartford, ~hcrc she VAS one o
class contaiulug members that have sinc'
keeen distinguished. At that time she va
odd and uncouth enorah to be genius as /
is commonly understood. She VAS exceed
ingly plain, ercn homely; had awk
ward n anness; .was taciturn, ahstzacle'
and variable in temper. AL 1h!
elessnelcs appeared to hs LEI
|, What no onc WAS prepared for. Ono Of be
school.iello1s says sne gave the !mpres=lo,
or always being on tho point Of Filling t
pieces. Her Fair vas, continually couiin
down; her dress was usually half unlocked
and shc sometimes appeared IN the schoo
room With boot on one foot and slippe
en- The other, and IN stocklcgs Of diHc1cu
color. .....
Such gaucheries were more than offset b
! her rreat diligence, her hne scholarship AZ
her unqnestiouabie ability. Her essay
showed remarkable felicity OF ktyle, Wit
close observation Of character, and fu1n!sae
\ examples OF the charming power ste ha
since displayed in hcr novels.
EENuyAL WEST.
For short time she was auas.l.taDt teach
ef In tho seminary; but her tis:er't health fal
ing, thcJ both went West to her faths7's j:
Walnut Hills, oCc OF INC eaSlrons Of Ctt
ciurhla.
She there made tho acQuatutancc Of Calyi
E. Etowe, Professor Of Biblical Literature
laud Seminary, to whom she WIS married
January, 1856. Her husband is man of!i AZ.
irg ano ability, though be Is 80 much inierte
10 his wife n reputation that comparattEel
Tnc :pnblic arc swate th7t the anthor
"Tnclc TOMS Cahinn Is Bcecher who, +
some means thcy don't care to unde1stsnt
, ! got Stowe tackled 10 her uauc. But Wh
stowe IL. Or where be belongs. or WIN: hi
: become Of him, they never take the pafna |
nation Of that public, to be lay.dGurc, aut
: whenever referred To-, TO Be m.nssouc
, simply as Mrs. Stovc's husband. In Isl
! Lana Seminary TAa io1n vita dissenslons Q
the subject ot slavery, and Stowe withdEe
to accept a prufzesosshlp In Howdo1n Co
there rome tine, he went to Andorer fem
nary, AndoYcr, Massachusetts,. lie Is no
lr!ng In Hartford, Countclicut, his hcalt
leluE too delicate TO admit Of bis cEga9tD
In active dulles
TEE aHx1coLoS cLCn.
M1@. Etowa's &aluts fos: authorship We
| frzs displayed while she was u member
the s.nteoiou Club, which held soclal oI
, nte.nty reunions LII C!ucion4n Tor sever
years. II was the custom thcr: 10 n:
r sketchts. poems and tzsAys, and tln wrl
.. mes Of Mis-. stove drew Immediate attic
:. vocation. Among the menbers were Jud
! Jamcs ual1, Catha1iuc Beecncs, Profess
/ | and Caroline Le Henx, James r. Ptrk11
!, E. D. Man.nc!d, James Il. Ward, Chsllea
h | Elliott. Professor, afferH a.4a 6rurral 9.
= Mitchell, Who M.erwatd became Hfdt
r known, MANY Of her composition, read
! fore the club, were subsequently, published
+ | the "Aaylo~rs." She became cont1tt
: tor to Cox ~. aud Other mREaktncs, aud th
:, her pen was idle for louK while, though :
= was uuconscinusfy preparing herself fos !
II remarkable work With Hhlch her name
= associated.
rRxrARATIoS FOE uEn GREAT EoRE-
y She had always becn opposed 10 slAvel
!. L!yh On The borlcE OF llu South, hy
:. quent visits In Kentucky To the homes
:. hcs pupTls-shc taught school At NAln
h Hills before her marraage-aad By eaucatl
:. aud succotins raG!s'se slaves, she became
: mlliar With the VIC: : and horrors OF the pet
liar institution. The principal station of .
!, Underground Railway WAS very near
:. house. and both ahe and her husband y,
\ prominent disectorx OF tho company. I
~ thrilling and memorable scores she 11w
Z hcr Ohio home, during the tlgnt aud puss
- of ela,sl, the reproduced in her celebsAi
= : no1cl oiscu a1thoat variation from the ia
~ Mrs Stowe, up 10 the tlRln OF the passage
the Fugitive Slave law, had been rxthef cs
hc eclyative On the subject of slavery. shc +
r. believed II wopl1 pass AWAY With lncrcas
il. calturr and hamAElty, 1ad lad said little
nc the evil because !; seemed too painful
nG srcak Of. That odious act rcvp1uuenlstd b
,e. u cstated 10 her i determination TO pa
III tluvtry ~ II vas; IS the had tetn It with
III own eyes aud touched It with her own han
Iot she unused tor Eeela upon Aoulc plan o
glory, Aone literary form, without coming
anything de1hilc.
~
ehn Was 50 tull of he: theme, hnwcvtr, I
she resolved 10 make hcSinulnS. The
,c- ginning wa1 the dea,h Of tucle Tom -op,
q the mokk striking tazLk Of tho book-And
d. husband, A.7ing tho loose sheets lying asou
he picked them up from curiosity, aud was
&c. pressed With tn.r e1eelleuct- Ha told
l1e she had struck happy win, aud thA4
10 ought to EosA it. she said sho intended
Is, do 80, anl 10 les th III month Daley, of
rs, National ETa, asked her to write serie!
elr articles for the paper. ehe -conciuacs
for give Uncle Tom = history, and 10 sat ds
10. 10 the hFst chapter Of the most popular 81
5; that has eyEt hecn pcuucd.
lip In The summer Of ISL, while sho was
lea | log at DtunAw,ck, tho l1st Of "Gncle To
al / Cahinn appeared In the Fra, and wAs {
,u. tnued uutl March OF the following =
he ! Ut coussc 1t csea:rd = Aeusauou supn1
le, readers u thAl IVY aia,el1 journal. tho
Ter | The central public little knew OF It unit
Tho | wA8 pshted IN book 1urrn. The story
luh HEittsn suli many l4tEaeling catc. 1ni
Id. duou& housaha.d duties, {Le- husband
,ya poor, and forced upon rtzl economy :
Top n.nntctipt leirs uft<n prepared upon
ltT, knee beside the dire in momentA Of relaxA
i'd. from the drud8cry Of the kitchen, Its r.
the tion bad been so AattetioK she proposed
6uc republication In corcra IS Phillips, san}
,Af- j. Co. OF Boston, v hn declined II VIII
the hesitation: slug vas disappointed; for
fAc | thoaah. 1t would never q ppess ~ = b
Mrs. JeWett, " ls uf The publisher, tear
that II had been zrj~csrd. urgrd her hust
- Y1int 1t. When nc had read 1t, NJ. Je'
Int. was much pleased With Ii, and told Pfn!e
lui. stowe that It would be = SUCCESS
ap- stowe waa very glad thai Il v ~ 10 be re