, 1874-01-31
LITERATURE.
mrs. S0nfCrvallc.

PERSONAL REOoLLEoT1oNa or MARY sOat1;r.
1}uaton Ilo!,erts llrothers.
This book las nil the charm Of An nutobi-
ogrn,,ly for her daughter haB drawn no deeply
from tho linry and corroBpondenco Of hor
motl,or tint Mrs. Someryille Is matlo to tell her
own life. It Ia harA to aasociAte auch perfect
Binnlicity Of character with a woman OF sucll
grand achievements and wonderful learning.
Tier carly life was paR8ed Mt Drrntislaut1,
tl,on auiot seaport town, OH tho coaat OF
Firo, jnne opposite Edinburgh. Her mother waa
Obliged to 1.-Two here In groat Booluaion. from mo-
ttycs or econony during tho nbsonce af her h,ts-
band, Sir William Fairfax, who WAS at that timo
in tho navy, and who afterwards becamo Admiral
rairfax. or tho life ut Bruntisland. extracts
from tho journal Of Mrs. somoryillo give us
noat charming account, not only Of her youtls,
but ar t1e quaint old town aud its idons nnd c,,s
to,nH. Bho Aays:
Tho n,nn,crs md custona Of Tho ueopo WIN inlinb-
lied iH pretty spot Mt tint tI"o were exceedingly
Upon tic lcatt Of any Of tha town.psoplc, ms,,
went about ringing leil at tho 'loors Of tho friends
iesh' ' which lid occurrol: Tie wiz ntill called ly
s s o s Il s ya xs er rs p s ss
p'res' were by no means uncommon In
m 10 pu arris. tho lest man. AID cycn hu bridegroom
himself went fron huse IL hoEe, ,sskuH Tor anai!
1,ay .ho tow,,.As,,lIer for dnaee. Any ad~
ntea %2 ,ssaa+I a poahiS ",ic . ero
still co,no Ihs wora llss cont, viii III !aae
an1 wandered nl'ont the country, hnow all that
, ssns e o on isrnnsa4s ss ~srs ,"s s ssss rs
Wits ,ke 10 hnye ersc gossip with tho blac.sest,
mud. j. return fof ls ,ss. seyeh alnncr Or coffee
might lie. Edic 0cltrco Ia rorfcct RpcctMcn Of
There
gar, Of yut hghcranti1uy. II Il mail wcrc cripple,
@ b m 3s9 % hIr PIT m sasSors IT aar sn III s
rossenenl nannoc mud tl,en wheeled hin, 70 tho ,,ost
oia!,,cd . faIr iiycliIootI.
lily mother taught to read tie Dibe, mud 10 say
nxa x ns arow a 3 s!aare %am sns y
or q years Old, hegau to he useful for pulled
The fruit for rrcacrylng acllnd tho peas an beans,
fed e poultry o e9kGn s ao;s ser a to e'E x e aof e we
to learn to eateetsm q tho Kirk Of scotland, sna
f % ses s rs t. ,ne ee pas IL e enS
tl,uid u,,u als, bal bad menory, and did not un-
dcrsta1a ono word IF tie catccis These incetinga
which began with prayer. were attended by all tho
c1lrcn of tic Town and neIghhorhood. with tleir
mothers, and great many old women WIN came 10 e
chnpler mud Of Scripture accurately ~ tho
minister himself re1ne1'iber e sa' TO olie Of them
1as ter sainSs 'ao s S D Sho ss! pesd
air, tho question is natf curious than cdifylng."
About this ti,ne hor father returned from ono
or lin vovarcs md wns shocked ut the state of
iguorauco IN which ao found her, aud she was
sent of to boarding-school ut Mussolburgh,
where Bho passed ono wrotchcd, honlesick, tear'
full year. "Unon MY ayri7nl," al,o says, tai
though perfectly straight and well-mado, was
iucloaed in still stays with atce1 busk in front
whilo, aboyo my frock, bands drew my shoulders
back till tho shouldes-blaslos met. Then q
tlo chin. wan clast,ea to tho steel bl.Bk In ny
Stays" In this dreadful rig her education be-
! Ean. plobabiy it was only tho Intense desire
for knoyledgo. then dormant, which. kopt heI
49,, ,st,ns s,orvt,,;,,o c,nroctod ,v;t,, hacks
.lo'1 ,a.1"s o.e1' 'nA4's ..e =, .,sa,.
1ndeed, lor s1no ao1neth".9 9""heuoo "sa ae0'ie
to study, and, at tho ond OF tie yoar' ehe was
taken homo almost rs ignorant aH whom aht
won't. WON'T Acc According to her own story, "tho achoo
a. olusBetpuig "!s 'oss oAps"no, ana ".sn
proaclod "lthhaVln eost iluea nouey ~ saa.
My mothos sag sno "osia maso gScn 9 .9n,uus ,eaa
GU It haa only ioarnoa 10 mao "um % anu
acconta "ecn was ~ a. a,, aar1, WI" ~
to kn9w. E31, ~ n'uca LOT eno Curly el'laAooa VI
When she wss ~. nor mother M l9a toGk , amaI y.
aartot IN an @ enorc ,s nis t!T, so H.,
t t;, i"r ND 1"nrr"n Ire con1nn los
mastofoa wt'uls anu letnco tue au.os
OF afthnetlo nn sae mlso cG'i,taunsoa
70 riay tno p;aho, a1tof"aeos ooeo""s y oA'l1o'
musician. sue aasa: nss,;,,.,,. .no,t ,o,r Nv,
rs n do N ge 10 ,, ama for in soke IF hayis
s"ens @ 10 20 ao w. In. ~ rrs nasnrs on,mctn
1 rss" TN went ii lint summer o.. Sisit 10 ny sunt
JclIurnE md for thu li,a. ine III my life, met Ii
my uncle, Dr.. someryillo, friend who approved O.
nay thirst for knowledge. During long walks With nin
u thu early nsorni,Hg. no wa 20 alh" I'm aans , ant
ia9 confage 70 ten ra a W. X a, ~" ~ va;n for ~.
~ s.S - 49,, s,rtr,nr r. ,,o IN f,tort nn;
vii, eycry assstauce. sent yrnrs in learning H. Ii
nssured me, On tho contrary, that in ancient tnc
1nany wo1nrn-some Of the,n of the highest rank Il
Enaland-hs bcen very elegant scholars, and that Y
would feaa S1f VIII me o.n oaasa
ior n 4oMr 9r @ Mo e'ceS nosns D'to'S "e0A4a''
"',.1. s.a1' w." .,,o ,,,,. fo,oa ~ ,.;
rfo ttia tlo on sie In'el ~ aaoa ~ W o, a'a
nolsela % n % ~ h1t, a;tor - ,,aata S" no
slsta1see ll91a '"ose *''o "s1' oo''et euu'"1s'
LINE 11', ilol''en- ia, =, ,7,a;.,.,,u.,> o,,o II,
Mho'i Hg.':e tauf ~ :i ta.., p 4,sa,.aa aot
o sa5 ~ ~ 13 ,tn,s,% l., !, 40 ~ rvo q,
mover uGeohill's ao aosoint ~ u" o. iaG s,,
HE1flieS.