The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-05-05

added what no calls two wings and a tail.
the Latter being a long and narrow hbrary
Win lis cases OF books, chairs and tables for
vccupatlon by the reader, and in case he
becomes weary or lazy, by untying a cord.
sailors netting hammock drops from over
neao. IN which one may swing and read
nimseu 70 sleep. The wings al either
SIDE are built Of brick and
are good to stand for a hundred yesra.
mere are, then, seven rooms and hall on
the ground floor and pretty long attic
room above. All these rooms are filled with
DOCKS And as come to speak of the con-
tents on the house, il is the lime 70 saw that
no one lives IN it except itsowner. He has no
family. Andexceptth bed on which he sleeps
ana tne necessary appliances for writing,
there Is nothing In this private library and
art building which differs in apy manner
rom q public institution devoted to like
Purposes No work of a. domestic order ia
done here, the sole occupant takes his meals
sta pupnc house and so relieves bis dwelling
rom All the details Of housekeeping
.na. no servant, man or woman,
Is required 70 stay upon the premises. It il
a place OF mental labor only, and
and knows NO presence of society except the
numerous visitors, who are always received
with scorsisl welcome. and permitted the
usmoss freedom in the use and enjoyment
OF the books in the house. For obvious rea-
cons. none are permitted to be carried away.
The entire library consists of between 6, zoe
and 1000 volumes. But no index to its val
ne rs given by statement of the number OF
DOCKS. Probably one-third of the whole,
or in the neighborhood Of 1900 VOL
umes, are ancient and rare works
which could not be duplicated in any
library, public or private, except BY
accident or long research. The books stand
In their rooms and cases under the classifisa-
ton or general character, or subjects. Those
on philosophy and science are grouped in
one case, in smother are found moral and
theological writings, and elsewhere, history
ana biography, poetry and bellies letters, ro-
nance and fancy. and. finally, great col
lection of general miscellany. 10 give the
curious Dookhunter an idea Of what the
neid here offers in the way OF old and choice
literature: nshuoH1 n M
Hat 1e1u A FEW RARE WORKS
may be named. My eye first fails upon a
row comprising 2l5.volumes of the European
Magazine and the London Review, covering
a period OF over half century, from 1852 to
1896. Close by these are the Moral and Po-
litical Works of Thomas Hobbies, of Malms-
bury, followed close by the writings of Gro
thus, Puffendorf, Algernon Sidney, Lord
Lytteiton and King Alfred. These
dusty depositaries OF wisdom in their
quaint old dress, embellisbed with
grotesque cuts look very odd TO medeI =
eyes. Here Is complete set of the Estate
Trials" under Jeffrey. The works of William
Penn, published in III, show the style of q
hundred years ago. The old Chambers Cy-
1856; Passions Of the Minde in Gem
eralle, 1921; Historic of the World, 1911, by
Sir Walter Raleigh; Godwin's Political JUS
tice; Works of the Duke of Buckingham;
the present; the Notes and Queries
complete; all the works Of Au-
dubon. including birds and quadrupeds,
with their costly engravings; the American
Silva, edited by James Wilde, full illustra-
tions; complete set of drawings in detail
of the Queens stables, works OF Sir William
Jones, worth their weight i'm gold, Peter
Porcupine, Abbee Reynolds, all these follow
in Dewildering succession, and are but a
small part of the panorama. Several large
cases Of dusty tones in the attic are full
of grand old productions. There is
the Encyclopedias Perthensls, the old
est thing of the kind; History of the
Works of the Learned. 1701; Thomas Camp
BELLS works, British Critic, 1873. 1 get dis
couraged with the catalogue of books which
most readers have only heard of. OF more
modern literature can only say that the
great works are all here. Histories of the
world, of every country, of literature and of
civilization might be compiled without leav-
ing this island home in the middle of the
v IL
with books, books, books. But these are not
all. The east wing of the building is CON-
secrated to music. The room Is rather
luxuriously furnished as all the others are.
On one side stands piano, fisnked by q
small pipe organ on the other. harp in the
corner and all varieties and sizes of the fid-
die family lie tucked away in the cranDies
and corners. Here gather the lovers of
song for an hour Of delight and
here the young school girls stop
to display their skill and prac-
tice their lessons at pleasure. 1t Is
hopeless 10 describe the curiosities of nature
and art crowded into every portion of avail
able space. From a painting of a master
over a door the turning glance meets the
rough and real head of buffalo,
from the Greek Slave in a niche to
huge wasp nest in an angle. Yet
order and artistic arrangement per.
wade the whole. There are mounted birds
from the American eagle and thegreat snowy
owl to the tiny bird upon spray. Speci-
mems of fishes and cases of minerals, the
bark canoe and the antlers of deer, in the
halls, under the ceiling, over the doors and
everywhere is something to amuse and in
struct. had almosl overlooked the
FILES OF NEWSPAPERS
which include bound volumes of the "Gen-
eral Advertiser" the first daily probably
published in Philadelphia by Franklin
Bache in 1890, and consecutive files of cur
rent journals from 1885 to the present.
These are arranged with regard to date, and
not assorted volumes of the same papers
On the walls are autograph and friendly let
ters to Judge Biddle. of Washington Irving,
Dr. Charles Makay, Henry w. Longfellow,
Dr. Francis Waylsnd and other literary
lights. Among the curiosities is a portfolio
of faithful sketches in water colors of the
island aud its surroundings, from a dozen
different points, executed by Indians's artist,
Mr.. George Winter. of Lafayette.
These are accompanied by explanatory
and historic notes Of great value added by
the artist who is a walking encyclopedias of
Indian history and incident in the west.
Such is very imperfect outline of chsrac-
ter and his surroundings which redeem
the state of Indiana and the generation
from the charge Of total indifference
to polite culture. The state may be
INDUCED in "a touch of pride that
she has citizen who prefers to
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