Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-06-30

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E1cland, desired 70 ~ sdova ~ sblsJi
of Jane Austen. The vcftSr. II N
pointed il out. asked. ''Prsv. sr. GA ycv
tell me whether there was say thine M.
ticular about tina. lady: 80 many penuie
want to know VII ,re She va buried s''--
We fancy the ignorance ofthe honest yer.
GER ia shared by most Ar,-ic,n reader,
OF the present day. -e.p-~s;n- he life and
character pf g. i.diaf o. avale e,rr,.n-
ded the admira Pavilf scsss Sr M,cI;,.
,osh, of,Maea:ced isfGoleriiee Of South.
j sna "a hne oyqual cu;nence 10 "a,
world os Ty' q Even dsr'-g ber iiie.
time she ~. y : ~r pF.5 : through her
novris. L ssssl. .er Riftsr ,nseurorarv.
Miss Milford. she lived in Sntire scclusion
from the literary world ulsther by COR
respondence nor by persona inscrcourse
was'she known to any contemporary au.
thors. 1t is probable that she never was
in company with any perscs ~ks<s talsaas
or celebrity equalea her eeu !; "a shse her
powers never could have 1esa shasssasa
by collision with superiof intcllccts, nor
her imagiuatics sided By 6eis casual sup-
gestious. Even during sks lass Two o.
three years Of her life. wAsns her works
were rising in the estimates Of the pub.
lie. they did not enlsree The circle a. her
acqusintance. Few Of hQ readers knew
even her name. and none tnew more Of
her than her name. II uauld sesroelv b
possible to mention any e1AsF author Of
note. whose personal obsedsity was -
complete. Fanny Baraey, afssswsrd Ma
dame ID Arhiay. was st anssasly age p.t.
ted BY DR.. johnson, ande introduced 10
the wits aud scholars Of the day ut the Ia.
bles of Mrs. Thrale and -. Joshua Rev
nolds. Anna Seward, in her self.consti.
sutcd shrine at Litcl, fisla, would have
been miserable, had she 10: erased that
the eyes OF all lovers Of poetry we're de.
voutly fixed on her. Joanna Bailiie and
Maria Edgeworth were in-:ron counting
publi,;ty they loved the privacy of their
own families. one with hss brother aud
sister in their HsmpsteSas ills. the other
ia her more distant resreai in Irclanl |;
but fame pursued thom, sd they we're
Tie favorte correspondents Of Sir Waiter
Scott. The chief part 5icharlo.tc Bron-
tc's life was spent in a siia solitude com-
pared With which Stevcn,as and Caawtoa
might be considered to be In the gay world;
and yet she attained to per ,onal distinc.
ton which never fell te.stl;s. Austen's lot.
When she visited her kind Publisher in
Lsndon. literary men and women we're in
vited purpcsely to meet her Thackeray
bestowed upon her the honor of his no.
ticc; and once in Willie's Rooms, she
had to walk shy and trembling through
on avenue of lords aud ladies', drawn up
for the purpose of gazing at the author Of
Jane Eyre" Miss Milford. too, lived
quietly IN "Our Village" devo.iug her
tune and talents 10 the bencf, Of father
scarcely worthy of her but she dill not
live there unknown. Her tragedie. gave
her name in London. She numbered Mil
man aud Talfourd among her correspou-
dents and her works were passport to
the society of many who would not other
wise have sought her. Hundreds admir-
cd Miss Milford on account o: her writ
Jugs for one who ever connected the idea
oi Miss Austen with the press
1t was not till toward the close Of her
life. when the last of the works that she
saw published was in the press, that she
received the ouly mark of distinction that
was ever bestowed upon her and that
was remarkable for the high quarter
whence it emanatc1 rather than for any
actual increase OF fame-that it conferred.
II happened thus. In the autumn OF 1915
she nursed her brother Henry through 4,
dangerous fever and slow cony,lesce ucs
1t hi, house III Hans Place. He was at
tended by Que Of the Prince Regents
hysicians. All attempts to keep her
name secret had at this time ceased, and
hough it mad never appeared on . title
page, yet it was pretty we'll knowa and
the friendly physician vas aware tha. his
pa,i,n,'s nurse was the author of pride
and Prjudice." Accordingly he Inform.
ed her Que day that tho Pr,ucs was y !
great admircr ct her novels that he read
lhem often. and kept SET in every one
,f his residences that he himsc there
fore rad thought it right to inform his
Roval Highne.s that Miss Austin was
staying in London. aud that the Prince
had desired Mr. Clarke, the librarian Of
Carlton House to wait upon her. The
Lex. day Mr.. Clarke made hi. appearance,
Rrd invited her to Carlton House. say
ing that he had the Princes instructions
10 show her the library aud other apart
nents. and to pay her every possible at
tenticn. The invitation was ofcourse ac-
,ep,ed, and during tue visit to Carlton
House Mr. Clarke declared himself COM
.nissioned 10 say that ii Miss Austen had
any other move! forthcoming she was a,
liberty to dedicate j. to the Prince
Accordingly such a dedication was ,mme-
lately prefixed 10 ..Enma." which was
at that tine in the ss.-Harper's Nag
n.ins fer ya'g.
B,EyplSe FROM THE Bleeding
from the nose is always regarded ~ an ua-
welcome event. ;et..in the opinion of Dr..
Hall, i, always is bene6cial, preventing
headache or more sricus iIlress. and
arr~ssirg spopacxy aud sud
y Il