, 1874-03-28
LITERATURE.

| THE STORY Or 4 suAME1s; on, Jounvsz~1rAvra
FROM C!tArfAQuA. by OEo11IA CLEvELAxr. l vol.
sSass' oe 10 no'' 81! pp' New York: q VI Carleton
One can but marvel ut tho taAto which impela
ayo'lnR woman to expose to tho publicity ol
print tile circumstances and proceedings of her
personal and home lsfo. Authors and indeed
tho generality OF people, inBtlnctivoly sholtcr
from, tho common gaza all that Ia connected with
thesr private and domestic, concerns. But a1iss
soloyolandis controlled by no such dclicato ro-
scrye. ~sho ,lnshrink!ns1y parados before tho
world the interior ito Of horsels aud family, day
by day. throughout summer, showing us what
they ato and what thoy wore, what: thoy did aud
what .thoy said, what guests thoy lad who thoy
'wero, ard how they were dressed. In short, she
inyitos tho sholo oussdc rabble to the conf
denceH Of hor household to tho privileges OF
familiar compauionshp, mud to"a knowledge Of
the Rccrots Of 'tioir past aud present history,
without n disturbing doi,bt Tint anything iA too
trivial or too sacred to bo laid bare dor obsorya-
ton nnl criticism. :, ~;. ,.>: ~.
f. Miss Cleveland ID the nicco ,of. Horace Grooley,
She MAS edncatod iii Europe; has musical aud
ltsornry tcndencics,. That hayo bcen carefully
foatered; and is pretty, petite, -nnd ;poetic,-we
hnve her word for it. Har bookis c1oyor, written
In flowing, graceful style. aud ningling with
ita goasip good deal Of interesting rcminisconce
Of her uncle, Mr.. drco]oy. Tho lattcr fact will
commend it to mnny readers. wllilo ot,ors will
relish It because ills light and lively rs = novel,
with tho added piquanoy OF n true story:
:, Tho suuasncrof 1878, which Miss Cleveland
doBcribosi in hor Journal, was passed, in. n.company
with her mother, eiBter, and consinH,-Ipa and
Gabrielle dreoloy-n5 the residence CT tho lat
tor in Chappaqua; Tho memories Of Mr.. Grco-
10y, which aro intorspcraed in tho narra:iy and
giyo 1t lis chief value arc recalled by luis aiser,
AIRS. Cleveland for tbs entertainment Of tho
younger mombers Of tho party, ami, reported
from her lips, hayo .MndouUtea authority. Al
ovory incidont illustrating tue life aud character
: of this eminent man possesses auatlonal inter-,
ost, wa shall need no excuse for .lranscribiNg'
sauch ns we llaYo Rpaco for. or hir. Greoleyfg
parerta Mra. Cleveland draws couple or atrik-
ing portraits. O.. Ills fntl,or Bhe ronlarls: 4,
:, Ho was not unolucated, although his schooling ras
fu In arithmetic, AMI wrote an excellent lartl,-an
accomplishment for which our family not ce!oras
sabs,as es;sssss hoas of infer
tcravcalnCs IN: or lonely Pennsylvania home, he
taught younger children arithmetic, aud waa yory
I have never hoard + natur@! voice that oxccl1el
seur grandfatheri; high. clear, powerful tcaor,
ts handsome presence. would have made lin oi,o of
T." anrst singers that have yet troten the boartls.
Gf cotrs' ha rolee wss nnoutivatcd, with thu oxcep-
on of tho zlGht, trasnng Of country
E, ne stnEa he knnw were kimt j. ballads; but Ills
,teniory WAY serr rttenivc and bis singing was in
,ng laae. and arpe-bces, wLr ilpEer waa cyor and
the .ot:.s people wshcd to dance,if no nda.cr wes
prsn iasns5 I w9nla d b. roiono5 to s'n have
and hs sung so heartily, und narlcd tho time 80 well,
tha the young people enjoyed tho dancing much al
tiolin,at. ~ = 49, 07' 'A'''1"N >" ~
told yo., that father yas l,andsor,o man. 1e had
largo blue eyes soft, silky, brown curls custcrnH
in n rim A1,u
and hand that the hardest abor could not deprive Of
s sfadS a aPsns ing angsr neysss
and esoa and at the time Of his DEATH when IL years.
than feet, gaye the impression Of much taller n,an
tSr o Sss saa nn,ne n without bsing @ aa NJ
waa yerY unusual IN = roor far1nor but fatlor wis
proud to M unparalleled degree. n" 49,,
odschool father, very isant. lilo never uttuck one
oi ns in LIS lfcwa gahco boing sufficient to ouforeo
@ays as ,f wae rs ny IL was
though We wero served by footmct III livery and, III
our poorest daya. whon cups aud wero acant,
tho utmost dncorum ill wo we,o helped; aud any
1asg9,ng Or satter e. tae ygeF was
fork upon the sovesess table. with tho words, cl,l
Mother Ind nether s:thor;s brilliant face nor his
wonn. She had soft, bluo eyes perfccty-st.ajuht
nose = mouth rather large, perlnpa, tor beauty,
red; and 4 transparent complexion. If So wish isl
moro minute uetae, look Mt yoMr 1,ncles lict,iro No
!an M ayer sssemlsd woman moro strltinsy than he
Mother WIS aboye medium. height, bu. her figure
was slender, with snall and wctishaped hands and
thu hard toll Of daily life, remained 70 ilosibIc sl
wlcn 90 years 3D. she could bead tAom baekrards to
Ny arat recollection Of mother is in tho dark days
IN NsW ,znpshe pst : Tathsr US y9u know h
After lie LIFT, Lis furniture waz attached aud aud
hoe ~ho edd opsa asans III FensA s rnSa
md chests Of drawers, and tossed about the beati-
ful bed and tablo linen TINT laothcr had Wrought
before her marriage. Picture too ia indeihy
sheriH md hls men nbont from room to room, With
-then little whe-hnrel boy, years oll--hcld her
aud and tried to comfort Aor telling ler not to
nut Mother allilough h,uiliatea and ne.rtsoro nj
e p}oySrty }' and dSgsass M ht ay elo,e er
sho wrcd away her tears a,i her busy fingers were
seon prsp.rig war hoola au1 dresses IL lrto.t her
lay hetors us; for in tho cour4e Of two Or thrcs
noMtls father had w hara toll. easued luonoy aui-
o. the early days OF Mr.. Greeley, Mrs. Glove
laud remarks: '.-
When Brother Horace was 10 years old. ho was |
taken out u SCHOOL, tho teacher coui Instruct lin
no longer WAS kept ut hume also, aud brother tanht
pie, giving mo lcsaons ashn,otlo and pcn1uanshlr,
which 6lnstirs had been prohibited MO ut school
l!e was tho genteHt and a[eat Of instructors, and was
aiways reay to Ivy down his own hook to help s ont
wss hy no eas easy to make him close Its booi un-
es other esc.i'natanee s.seh tho solicitations OF
hlayonng friends to Join them in gan,e
When our young frleuss camo ID eco ,,a toro WIS |
much rejoicing fran brother Barnes who was fult Of
lfo aud 1Frlts and always rcudy 10 rlay and froIu
Ans rs g. ana yself; but Brother Horace iii
cornor With pne-knot Qor III those layu oa,slIos
were fowl prtfes'lng the eompnIonsAip of hla hook
oy means ? M q inducing laa to join was 10 snntcl
ferred 70 gahcr quietly abaat hi,u aud te III sto
res OF the Arabian Nights und "Nobineon Crl.soo.
Ihtl glft Ct sory-cl!ina ho nleriteA from uolicr
~hoss sa'ent ~ tha e certainly aqacl that ot tho
osSulYl alitsna sehehcrazao hcrsslf At this Tins
al9gHh hal naser saIn copy of Shakespeare wus
familiar with tho names and plo.s Ut all H lualna
tive and many Of Ais hssarical playa Which Mo.her
would relate to ns III er own Words cnl o!Itshet now
anil thon with bita Of tho oraina yovo Rtu set Ut
et sphniug-~heel or busted Icraelf about tho house
bold work. " "N"'''
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