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est. Her work continued to sell, and
several editions were published one of
which. of two thousand copies, Welded
her a clear profit of one hundred dollars
a wear for five years. But no one, in
these extravagant days, can realize the
yost MAGNITUDE of n hundred dollars in
a New England village eighty wears
AGO. Her next work was called a SUM
mary History of New England. which
was followed by one entitled a View of
the Christian Religion, and this was
succeeded by a History of the Jews; all
of which were moderately successful,
brought her q large revenue of respect
and gratitude, and, possibly an average
income of hundred dollars per annum.
of course she was unable to buy books.
When she needed to consult works, she
used To 90 to Boston and spend day after
day in booksellers shops, copying and
abstracting from the books on the
shelves. When she was preparing to
write her History OF New England she
resided for some time at Providence, and
worked regularly in the public offices,
reading ancient tracts and manuscripts,
almost destroying her eyesight in the
process. Later in life friends gathered
about her; clergymen opened their Ii
braries to her; a gentleman procured
her access to the Boston AthenRum,
and she was thus enabled to pursue her
vocation 10 better advantage. The tim
| i'll little lady would come softly to the
/ library door of her clerical friends while
they sat at work composing their SER
mons, and, being admitted, take her
seat in some quiet corner and nOiseless-
| ly pursue her labOrs, hour after hour;
| for it was understood between them that
there shonld be no conversation until
work was done.
And so her life wore away. She suf-
fered much from nervousness, and there
appears to have been no one then To tell
her that taking snuff and drinking
strong tea were not very quieting to 4
lady's nerves. Old age came upon her
sne sprang from long lived race-be-
fore she had been able 10 make any ar
Tangement for her declining years. Sew
eral gentlemen-tO their honor be il
spOken-among whom were the late JO-
siah Quincy, William Shaw and Steph-
en- Higginson, joined in settling upon
her a small annuity, which placed her
entirely at her ease the rest of her life.
She died in 1892, aged seventy-seven.
During the last thirty-five years of
her life, she was n person much sought
and greatly admired in the literary cir
cleS OF Boston and nelghbOrng towns.
Occasionally, despite her timidity, her
conversation was animated and elo-
quent, drawing all the company about
| her and holding them i'm admiration.
She was wholly unlike any one else
small in person, shy, awkward, reserved
and yet there was All atmosphere
about her which we observe to invest
/ individuals whose minds, during a long
/ life, have been accustomed only to en-
/ tertain good thoughts and kind feelings.
/ She was absolutely destitute of self-as-
sumption; but her quiet glances pene-
/ trated disguises in a manner which
sometimes surprised those who had re-
marked her unObservant manner. She
had her own opinions Of persons and
things. She followed the Unitarian
controversy, for example, with close and
calm attention; weighed all the argu-
ments; had a keen perception of all the
difficulties on both sides, and came, ut
length, to her own conclusions, from
which she never swerved.
About the time of her death the cem-
etery at Mt. Auburn, near Boston, was
about to be opened. Her remains were
removed to this cemetery-she was the
first tenant OF that beautiful ground
and = monument was erected to heI
memory. Hoods Household HGgd-
zinc.