The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-04-26
8mna D. SeathWsrtA
FEW FACTS CONCERNING THE SENSATION
Al NOVELIST uF THE DAY.

Al NOVELIST tF THE UAI.
We are indebted to the Washington chr.
respondent uf the st. Louis Globe for the
annexed facts:
Mrs. Southwnrth, the very sensational
novelist. il ain,ut five feet two inches in
height. rather broad aud square in form
The top 1T her heal 10 square and massive
in shape, and full view "f her face pre-
sen,s the same general characteristics. Her
mouth Is quite large, with very thin, closely
shutting lips, and she has trick Of every
now and then opening and closing them. a.
il they were not yet tightly enough com
pressed Her profile 10 very fine-forl'e"d
MT too high, nose straight and good sized,
with well cut chin.
Size il now engaged on her forty sec"nd
book. and -sys-''I am frightened to think
how much trash hsve l,%en guilty Of send
ing int0 the world" She has written for
he New York Ledger twenty years, and hrr
income il 60 200 per annum. She complains
If weak eyes. anu is said I" be drifting into
spiritu slism. She is great reader and sr-
dent admirer Of Swendenborg believing.
however, that the new church Originat'l
hsd no intention Of founding rrligion that
should b~ar his name. She believes in he'
own clsirvoyant powers. She said that un'
I'll q year since, at which time she com
menccd to have these visions, she would moi
Isrl,cvc in such thing as supernstursl man
ifesiat,ons; but her own experience has
convinced her that such things are possible
She says that these visions came to her just
after awakening IN the morning. But she
must close her eyes again in order to see
them. She said one time, while in thai
safe, she caught glimpse of = corner Of Z
por,ic.', with beautifully carved pillars
oil of sialas,er. Against the corner
pillar WAS leaning her own sister, with Z
lress like flowing waves of sapphire, ih'
crest Of each fold Or wave beaming with 4
brighter hue. and the whole figure with ih'
golden hair and blue eyes, glowing with 4
brilliant inner light
Most of the conversation occurred In ih'
little library 10 which she took Us soon sfte
We entered the house. We had imagined
that her study must be where she cOuld los'I
on the river, hat the library wss not on tha
side of the house; stilI, from It's windows
perhaps, can be caught glimpse Of th'
river " l, turns "ff toward the ga Onl!
the spaces needed BY windows and door ar'
not occupied by bo'kcsses The Window
are shaded by plain white curtains, and II
the centre Of the room Is large table, up"'
which are lss'ks Of ehgrsvlngs SC. Here
10 that most of her stories are created. n
though rhe ssys she goes oil over the h"us
to write. l asked her If she employed
phonoxrspher, hut she replied that she di'
al her own writing. asked her wbs
people were IN do when they could not writ
f.st enough u keep pace with their thought
and often list part IT . thought " sentenc
brfors !, was expressed. Sue ssid '.0ei u
aud walk ar"und. II will I'll come back I
you. do that very often" ..-
Issked her Why she lived - Tar ava
frDm the city. whore II Was with dificu''
her friends could call upon her. She n
piled that only the view Of the river kep
her d '.Prspect Cottage" that she mi'se
the society and pleasure procursble 10 WASH
iaRton, but could not bsSr to give up th
river. . @
Mn 6ouihworth's son (whose aye woul
te q 4 les 10 guess, fOr be may bc u 30
| lie NAV he 8O) 10 lrsnscendenialist He
wsy up 10 the clouds Ill lhs time he b
N immeuae head. L b not the squsr'
. wellshslanccd head Of biz mother, being :
n,p and no, enough bass TO ever bring BIZ
; A,wn N the realities Of life.