, 1875-07-10


LAST LsErzns rnou Eurrr: 10 N'it1cu AnE ApoRp
LhTrsna LIT FROM TIG c4rS. ny Lady DUFF tioapoA.
pp. $40. London: Macuian %. Price. 81.
Lady Dun Gordon WAS, during tie latter por-
tion Of her tifo, baosshod by iIi-hbalth from her
home In England, and compelled to dwell in
climate wloae warm, dry airs wore suited to
doliease lungs. long aca-voyago being pro-
scribed for Ler In 1860, she went out to tho CApe
Of Good Hopo In + sailing voaBel. returning in
1862. Shortly after sho trlod tho cIin,ato Of
Egypt. and, finding 1t very favorable to her NAL
ady. took mp her residence GU tic Nile, wLoro
sho zetua!ned until her death in 1860 At tho ago
Of 4e. During those years OF Boioutn In
foreign countries Lady Gordon was sep-
pratcd from her husband and children, with
tho exception Of oecaaonal bzisf reunions, and
vas for the most part Of tho tins spent IN
Egypt, without any English attendant. Yet her
sunny, pat.ept disposition, aud her remarkable
facility for adapting herssf to strange people
and circumataucos. enabled her to maintain
cheerful, contentcd frame OF mind wherever or
however she might bc situated.
she vas the gifted child OF gifted parents, and
had from birth snJoyed the advantages Of high
rank and cultivated society. Her distinguishing
trait "aa kindly sympathy for those about her
of ali ctasses and conditions, In eyery human
-~~'6' ~ AAeesve4 INV POVA VI ubSG1u4Ns GQ6
recognized the bond that makes tho whole world
ono bsosherlood, and was ready with yiss tact
to land what assistance, what COM
panionship. she could. This gentle, uo-
affected humanity made her teulssly beloy-
cd by I'll who cama in contact with ber, and usya
her Glow to tho hearth aud tho haLts Of otnera
taen @ y ion p pSrsau. M tnd. Il iH ibis rare and
hesa.stu sp.!s Of chaslly illuminating al! her
ata delightfully."- wstttsn. iu tie oasy chatty styjs
OF familiar conversation, but moro valuable than
the Interesting information they co.ntuuuicato
= tho moral that the thoughtful reader wi! draw
A pleaaant Rlesm OF tho authors beotanaps
dtsposItion is visible lu Tue following iuctdont
tL.! occurred during Lady Dun oo.don's sojourn
1t Copetowns
1astsa cue Of the nureuhut brethren whether
there were any tsat notseosots, aud hs SAID. Yss
he cams up. followed BY tiny old man bohhing aona
WIN tous st!cx to AurpoFt hsu. "llers. said As,
ali alons" locked On ths little, 1saxtpea. yeox @ tass
"a , W. shocked that b. ahoult bs dragged up ke
t Saa essss 70 ~ sts1sd A. fsena Of ply whel is
:na opHss.sar sh,e b. unsoversd aia poos lsfs oil
70 sae ssss and hspea HIN % ii down, md s.ii 10
ID 9SS'Sa' ~ p.ss. hor1 yoa A. not I.td yoa A,a
as,d Dutch In nrm yuice, "Yes, an shoys hun.
dfsd ys.ts qa snd alone que aIout" sss bes.d. lin,
49, - ~ wv ~ usea W ons ssab aba Looked cnra0N8Iy
- ~ ntta ~ 1aasd hut sull IezelnG ta x1d
,- E5ss h:ray thIat % perhaps h. thought was Ii
tos 90 c1epl clone W 10 aud put one tiny
sess: sna sstsd-1As snosa colo1sd ptops- had
faatn, asiaa aAia Ys. Il hons tu Eayland spi ho
i. fssf % fssi that he peassd ios Should
mnnsn. ~ ~ m9rdstsr u ny curiosity had sdded
~. y esaaes caaeess shs
ox1sr, y. 'e1%s'nE Q3 tbs hst of ! race oucs
~ soa LIZ XXX xa not 9us huan physically stsaAiaa
ss sn s3e1. pssctlg and Tsst
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sss4 N!th .1trsmsl{ .hnt stess Fhl,s vooi sn SGJ
sadsd found W pau ID hlHh ttkxlsX H1GaST 1saa