, 1876-09-14
H0WELLS' LIFE OF HAYES.


ME, William D. Iowolls, editor Ut tho dfldntio
Monthly has written IA Sketch Of tho Life and
Character OF Rutherford d. uaJos." which Ia now
passing through the preaa OF Mesars. IIutd l.
Houghton. hr. uowclz was born and long rcall-
Gu In Ohio, aud laa been SLOWED access 10 the
most valuable material for tho work. Tho samo
volume will contain , btlof account, by another
hand. OF tho life Of MF. Wheeler, the nominee tor
tho Vlcc.psesidency. One can judge from tho ex-
tract from Tho frat chapter given below-ln which
MI. Nowclls dcscFlbus, tu his dainty prose, Mrs.
c'sius Haycs. tho mother Of Gen. Hayes fnthcr,-
how roadab'e aud cnjoyabln the book Is likely to
be:
Chico Smith was tho Oldest OF ntnc ch,1dron.
aNd, becoming tho mothor of II, lived 10 80 rrcat
mn age as to have loft upon tho memory Of many
surviving grandchildren and great grandchildren
tha personal Impression u her strong md rcsoInto
s1 hs5 " vfns
gcnina. 1t IL to hor that her poster!y arc fond Of
asctln!ng N vat measure whatuset Ii best IN their
than paaslng notice In ths ost c'irsory chasacteri
zntion Of hcr grandson. Above ALL md first Of all
she VA deeply religious, attor tho fashion Of the
ay 70 % e Knsw bu'oie 9pa uvo4y ao csfv sSt Sf
concern md aHcctIen. With devotion a1moBt as
us sa aaa 1r das 70 or
!" It's religious gloom. eho roso early and
wrought late, a.. =. tLe wife of farmer and
sho was u tntolotant Of 'deneks ii otl.els as in
asHs .:t yo ts io " Hs4t AZ 1 thsr
worker, who conld not rest from hUr lahors after
10 years. She wea lannon's cook, md lho Is.
nmphs Of her skill at Thanksgiylngs md other
antfsEable holidays woro no jesy her own pride
thai, thu soaco Of her gncsts. iut sbo shune oven
more in needle; and tho now Obsolete ars Of
mittens, And gloyes woyo moro rug carpets, ap,s,
anu wovo more cloth. elaborated tnorr wonderful
sssEs smp.m .m'ass snd Igs than any other woan
and tlo "reminiscences OF agrnn.ldaurl,tor. Ut once
tSSncng tS sna sa'n1sns giyes tho color e
!n!sgivtng tho indulgencea of snch ioyo OF
q her paaaton fos worsted.wosk. llayo henri
far a. ahe conlaj then taking ont hor proey knit.
any VI ss was t,ae .lst M m ns n9a 1oF
sun; her devices IN woratcd ware ier greatest d.
light, aud she stadiod from nature, going into her
g ombsoi!cr: She had an almost oqnal passloa
1or flowers, for which, doubtless, Hhe suffered ihu
as Weba aaa; u n asr 9 ~. se kqpt ay
rs mo,t + Mtender and loving soul. Ia skeieh Il
nals, sho aaiunts, with amplo i,aslos which no
Ts.sls, woras can produce Without tbs conts1t, hsr
ohe9 nxs y 'spt hs:ad xS, ua duty letters
as!sx asssS ri" - s stsraas ass L . tho s
~ nApP AHJHHCFGs Unk ! would
aay, ~ caltt lcave my work. 10 hu would not
90 Of SO alone. Oh, now wunld aay 10 oycry
GOOD woman that las Eootl haxpan,l enjoy them
while they afe spared to YOU or II will gfGyu you
70 Tug heart when it 10 too iuto-whcn iii Ii oycri"
hut ~. cry Of rgKrc1 tn sorrow koon ~ IL the
husband eho bad Lost had been cut o1 In lis prime
and not In tue tullnc4s et his 30 years, ID almost
Tue solo expression Of my giving !n q diary to
which she eonfs.sea everything, commits every
hops tGar aoaht ana iMlaf!s overy mood Of l.sr
soul, The fadea pages. recording 80 yIvIaly tYpe
os Aigh character which haa passed away with tho
chaGXfng order Of tltngs, hre Of almost upjgue
Interest, but ths " not tho time or place TO e.
ploIe them. Work. faith, duty, sclf-sacri1ce,
continual aeli- -A9asument In thu pFcscnce OF tho
uy1ne peEfcCton+ asc sAa Ideal Of life which they
ulnhody-thc old New England Ideal. 1t wns
storm aud unlnve!y thing ottUn In ~ realization;
i mnst haye mada gloomy weeks md terrible sab.
baths: but out OF tho true stnI It shaped casRctor
o. unsnrpassi9la uptghhssa anl strength. 1t IL to
tho nd9nttable VIII, tbs tlse!ssa Industry, tic
feclltaaet the whole, sssr.ylgilunt conscience,
which 1t fostercd In his nu4tess anccatress, thai
thls man VI our cauIee doubtless owes the yftues
OH which our h9pas Ecst From olAuF progenltofs
Cont the genial traits. the line and Joyous LHnuF
Tho QUICK c0rdtafty, ths Ruitabte prsscnre, which
superficial observation has mistaken for tht
wlo.o maui but ftuM Aur thu i;ucn surcaa,a, lis
active INTELLECT, tho ever -rrcacnt 4untu u duty.
the !n,nosabIo purpo.o. !he practical Religions
sltaug tu the blause'ess and useful llfr.