, 1873-03-16
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY.
Thomas Clarkson, William Pitt, and
the African Slave Trade.
London Social Iife--St. 0laf's Four
tain--Adventure with a
"Boule-Dogue."
Chopin and George Sand w." George
Eliot" as Almost an In
spired Critic

30 far, Robert Dale OTens AutopaoelaPn5
deriyoB it's chief interest from those passages
which are not autobiographic The trumpess
details Of juvenile compositions, and ln1antllo
fevers and measles, servo to mark the Intervals
between al occasional good story or stt1kins
passage in some other PERSONS lie. ono o1 Lib
stories gives the yea-yea and nay-nay
oID-11nE ENGLISH CLERGY
a ratrcr uncle1ical establishment:
Oue instance Of profanity rcnaenaoer Greauy acan-
dazod me, brought up IS had been 10 SoneEate man
nonv one gray morning, next to jolly, wel+monned
tnrate who had just Joined the hunt. The hounds
Tnonenary expectation Of the signal announcing that
Reyna.d hsd got away before the dogs when horse,
dns asgsd sR % Hd only e~
where he was unearthed:"
hor a God d-n such fox! Adding, perhaps IN
reply to uay astonshmeut And thats gooo oea4 ZOE
I clergyman to say"
PITT AND TIE sI4AyE-TRADE.
While IL London AIr. Owen became acquainted
With Thomas C1arksop, the famous English Ao-
o1itiopist. Clarkson gave him h graphic account
Of tho interview which he obtained, through tho
influence Of Wilberforce, with William Pitt, thon
Prime Minister:
With the drectness Of raastermind that great man
plunged into the subject ut once al know that you
havo bestowed much study OIL this matter, mr. calk
son." he said "but want details. Can you give
them I" A.x H.
"Yes II you will allow your secretary TO o17ng ID
begf ss .Gp' sna
alsyer uh3 ship Brooks, think it war>, and asked,
| HDo you know anything about her7"
"yes; do you wiah to SEQ an a'eoun' o' hes 'e'
Fit sssentng carfson after to the ,ade1
bndcd the volume open Ut tho narrative demanded,
to tha Minister who read it with the closest attenon
then naked, "Do you know the names OF 1ne o"cets
/ ~rj1ox I'm nwere8 8liDped
"Here they aze,nopening one Oh Inc 1eose1' a.
| usge headed :" Tic ship Brooks"
| Z Ah did you take the testimony Of any OF these
II did Of this pointing to biz NAME h.sa snd
Fit read hi testimony, from the nrat Page to the
1.st Any other testimony 2" he then asked.
Chrk.on gave him thrse or four moro to rsad Tn1Gn
he perused With the same caIe, then addcd' '1he
surgeon did you 3.,,;anns e1amins h'm7"
The Minister nm it over taking notes as he dld 50:
"An important witness that, III. ola1xeon* e"D ''e
ot present he Is IT sea but the Brooks wn BE-
In during the summer and then his address, VIII Do
e"csa the sailor witnesses b procured II they af'
" aNe1t summer they can easily be found Ana ID
csrTson having copied from ledger the names q
the in liverpool whieh e1en a m hs
hsnSss nAu2 moro vessels 2" aaked Mr.. Pitt.
"Twenty or thirty more, Il yon have 1a"e 10 e1An'-
| fne the testimony regarding theH
:h, an 1,a ms a. sod ne
listed three or hours during which, ne sa1o az.
Pitt must havo looked over atsenavei5 nos ets .1 t
hundred napea Of manuscript, To every qoesnon pu,
Carksop satisfactory answer ready. "nrn s nS
slayevoyages had occurred years before and s9S % o.
he sailors could not produced, 1t was sisted whaI
had bacome Of them whether by death, discharge, OF
dessrtton Pains hid been tahen IN sTeEy s1se,
to record tho former abode service Of each
tt fbo time Of his entry copied from the books Of
tho vessel. ,. ,.~
I Aqifd
, | h1s most s4nguine anttctpations- 1t..a
3 Wen Fit Rad glanced tbs last paGs submitted %
~ I'm, h. closed the book and said "Ihat S14 az
doubted vhether the elavetrade "aa the lnsqauo4 ~
trac which many good men have represenfn y,
md ,nspa sna ~ have Brought You
ay onraes eau e1ert to further your wishes
@ ~ hn ab1e she hesitatsd = moment there
9sa9s suason
1,s fpom Expressing, so far benefit the saase
BY doing inas1dn1a oRinlpa on 'n
eonruunicste, without ceremony o. previous appoint @
meat sh.h Instruction. ta unless nm vea2
ou want Vii Older. Perhaps nay eoWunicstt NJ. sn,
Nth soe Ct Continental neighbfo1s On mo 'o0
'ec ,rSson begged to b allowed to l1y before 1a so
African productions; and they xsre .cnpas o
neat a room; 3eoer eo,d and iron Pitt examined then
r. x,th interest, ind spoke with emotion. r. >,r
rlfea fear W. We "s owe liam deb for The
h h~a .sded to bring upon them It would he Nortos
pt q England to besir herself Tor the '''AnN''''A
Then after stng silent fo5 gzmsssa sos bis Tth
G.rx;S # ndass md ers
DOUBTS lave been Pitts stncarty IN THIS MAJ
sn9r thst b. aT1 ssTa.. de1e tor abolition
But carkson told e that he regarded .ha1 ha1
as arm ena Of the AFRICAN to ths & 19s m ane eo.s aooe
hst year r caused to be made to the @ non
| n1>a1}n n f1,a
enswsr FROM France unfaTorsble and Us me CO,
rcspondence not made public ct @ ne ten war m
SEN s1aa t NJ Carksong7ing him sccess at al time,
sss and po5t.9t oeSs1 a9sats
whi9a eoua ts G to the csuse Carkson said to n
"fro the early ysars Of @ onr y eseat Icy ta Addition b
~ lad It not been for his assistance At cE
moments not lave st h III On
even +? aa III ha a'x Fin asiee IN
7as "The Exploits Of
in the United States hre tho suolect VI 1919
at Parton's chapter, which docs 'o7' nnpsAN''
re-, diplomat scant justice.
to r. g. Eadal records some
h;a IMPRESSIONS OF LONDON SOCIAL LIFE
the and Of that particular phsso OF 1t We ca
wn o;atv,-an institution wise men are accustom
nre ~ to,d IN great contempt while very glnnly
n. ..ntinq its inyitations. He seems to nave ne
e7o ia md an almost corroding
ing in incessant and destructive activity:
ush rns,shnrn sppoarcd TO me to be c1idc!sng tne
re a .Tn. This is true Of ourselves, and u Is =
ing of al euucae1 for1 AMONG Euelshen Of fashion
hey Quality once asked one Of TIE hnaes a1 ~. n
fnew csn ySsns s. sn oa n IF 'ees
nth feau y a No" ssid he that would be Eat
shar1g tglsn Ris hi'd d dna nde
ped the wo1d sloT t tbnr mTsen for years, but har
rloo hid classified Of the things not TO %
tion under any e and doubt
use III ~ ~ a. was IN Advantage have parict
q at tone set and the range Ct
oops some a;ns nT cpnrrssion. Is abohshed,
ses; becomes means Of getting alone g
ntry fortahy with llaea~' naea ,or men to conv
by nnonthe races, ho1se-nesh, politics, ANYTHING
tho ehor providing It T. no. S ~ anrthtna vi
ryes ~ ~ yerv ven said by any one el.e He L