National Republican., 1873-03-29
MRS. sOTTHwORTH.
Ore ofthe Women who have Contributed to
R0bert Bonuer's Fortune.
. ISL Lou 0lobe Mashinston Lettef. |

IsL Lou GLOBE washington Letter.
Mrs, SuuthN orlh, the very sensational novel;
lat, 10 about i've feet two inches In height rather
broad and square In form. The top of her heal
n square AMI massive In shape. and full view
81 her lace presents the same general character.
% Sn nsI m0n,n i,9 cute sLgs win very
every now and then opening and closing them,
a. u they were not yet tightly enough COM
pressed. Her profile hvery iine--forehead not
700 hgh, nose straight and good sized, with well
cutchin
She Is now engaged on her forty.second book,
and says; 81 am frightened to think how much
,TSsa Ssl, have been guilty q sending into yths The
Ltdgsr twenty years, and her income Ia 5000
per annum. She complains Of weak eyes, and ia
paid 70 be drifting into splTitlall,sn: y, she Is a
believing, however that the New Church oriRi-
natot had no intention OF founding q religion
that should bear hts name. She believes In her
| own clairyOyant powers. she said that until q
| year since, at which time she commenced TO
have these visions, she would not believe In such
a thing as supernatural manifestations but her
| own experience had convinced her that such
things are possible. She says these visions
came to her Just after awakening In the morn
ing. But she must close her eyes again In order
to see them. She said one time, while in that
state, she caught glimpse Of the corner Of q
porticO with beautifully carved pllars all Of ala
bastcr. Against the corner pillar was leaning
her own sister, with dress like flowing waves
Of sapphire, the crest Of each fold or wave beam
ing with brighter hue, and the whole figure
with the golden hair and blue eyes glowing with
a brilliant inuer light. Most Of the conversation
occurred In the little library TO which she took
us soon after we entered the house. We had
imagined that her study must be where she could
look out the Tiver bat the ary Il not on that
side ofthe house, stlll from the wlndowS perhaps,
can se caught a glimpse q the river As Il turns
on toward the sea. Only the spaces needed BY
windows and doors are not occupied with book
cases. The windows are shaded by plain white
curtains, and In the centre OF the room Ia q large
table, upon which are hooks Of enRravings Sc
Here II Is that most Of her stories are created,
Although she says that she goes all over the
house to write. ! asked her II she employed a
photographer, but she replied that she did all
her own writing. asked her what people were
to do when they could not write fast enough 10
keep race with their thoughts, and often lost
part Of thought or sentence before II was ex-
pressed. She said, "0et mp and walk around; IT
will come back to you. ! do that often,n
asked why she lived 30 far Away from the
city, where Il was with dlfiiculty her friends
could cali upon her. she replied that only the
view OF the river kept her at prospect Cottage;'
that she missed the society and pleasure pro-
durable In Washington, hui could not bear to
give up the river.
Mrs. southworth's son (vhose age would be
at loss 10 guess, for he may be eighteen and he
may he thirty Is atranscendentallst. He IL way
up In the clouds all the time. lie has an immense
head. II is not the square, well-balanced head
Of hts mother, being all top, and not enough base
10 ever bring him down to the realities OF life.