, 1877-11-07
Pierce's New Biography Of Charles
Sumner.
The European Travels OF a Brill
iant Young Afan.
His Comments upon the Distinguished
Persons with Whom He
Associated.
Tho Celebrated Fourth- -of.July Grafton
upon "Thc True Grandeur
Of NNlt0ns."

In III. will Mr.. Sumner lcQ,Itatel his papers,
rnanerripts, nlnl lettcr.borks 10 three trlis-
ices, bidding them do what they thought best
with The documents. III the execution of this
trust, Afr. Edward l.. Pierre. one of the three
literary executors. has Prepared thu "alcinoIr
aud Letters ol CA,.tics Sumner" In two large
ortavo vuu,ucs, which will tc published next
week tbs Roberts Brothers, Bostonl.
Tic ,,la,l ui tic work Is simply 10 recount
fully tho HE Ut It's subject from birth 10 the
beginning OF l,is public career as senator, and
Ia prcscut os large part of IL rs possible in
the slape Of Mr.. summers own letters aBl
Journals, and the letters Of Ills frcuds addressed
to lm.
We hare in the early chapters an account OF
Mr.. Summers ancestry, birth, rurcntaEc. and
emily education; Of his cbnrBr IN ilarvnrt Col
lrEe AMI In tic law sclio!l; md Of the frend-
shps he formed with st,rh men rs Air. Lonxfrl-
low, Or. DicbcE. Judge Story, aud simon
Grccntcaf.
Ihe account OF
ruusa suMSEn's srAr IN ErRorH
isClvcn almost wholly in the form Of extracts
many and long. anl which deal with matters IN
a 1ystenta.lc why: t',o.c a,l,lrcssct; to Judge
story se!a:ing to tho courts, ,ta!ges ard earsis-
tcrs Of other lands: tllose addressed 10 otllsr
friends rcatlrE t0 tho nIattcrs III which tllosu
1r!cvN.s were tost Interested. The collection,
as here arranged, constitutes something more
thar series OF 1ctstrs from looker.oa In,
Europe; i amounts 10 carcfultY.prcpaFcd ac-
year 1887 to tic year lSaU, and his careful CON.
inentary on what he saw and learned thcsc.
Mr.. summer went to Europe eHnltpcl somc-
what as Mr.. ucoryo TIekh1r was whcti hc set
out on his first journey. Ills letters of intr.,
auctiun were sucl, as would open ull 'loors to
him, an, his education. his literary atta!nmcnts,
i'ls soclnl gifts, ant hfs reputation enabled him
10 improve his advantages inlly.
Ii tn III iiuDt,5sftlg tu fUll0W the Interesting
.cyord OF hfs travels Within tho Space u disposal
lst Is to follow the account Of his life ttself;
his letters, wlicl. will give the reader glimpse
u least ot tho HE he Saw, aud notion Of the
quality VI the book. Whiiu dressing to 60 out
onc aay durstlg hi. stay IN Faris, his door was
'tol about tho middle size. rather thin. with
sharp black eyes, black hair brushed smoothly"
entcrcd. 1t was
v1c1on corsix,
and Mr. Sumner gives tho following account OF
the.g interview:
offered htsu chair, and he WIS good cnongh to
rtt with me for tno.c than on houE. lie inqui.cd
III a Sn1; M psy ~ f W.
latter he spoke as man of . great deal oftalent,
M tnsed a.; as nst n, H. nsSso IT, 1
lalent and great activity q mind; Mr. prooks ~
hoped would soon 10 es.aLI!s.ci In anotticr pro.
icssurslip lls interest In slt. lirowns0n apncars
70 By unfcignc.i'y rrca.. l mentioned u. Cnan;;
Maancr. E. III .a ha's'as sfa st,ueeia6ie." liz
spoke at considerable length Of his interest In he
subject Of education. and eannot but confess that
be WAS cleNncnt bryond nlost men ,wIlan i
have met. iic ssawcl Ills cntlso deviation TO this
nat other causes admitted. perhaps, oi iwo siles;
IN. th,s = "a not; that Wss one 70 suppott Of
sheh a. all SoHl1 unite nsht ; ps o9s5
,Ioin Government he eatl; but amply To dcvoto
a,'nsslf 10 the great cause u education. in asow-
ticysted as the rrnt.menL l.clf. ln arprarcd very
veil informed with rrgaFd 10 the rn!cd states. aud
M TO .aeet II rs'it ~
aannt !abofs UNI: elntaster; .e seemed grateful to
.eaE OF them, ani a.kcd particularly about Mt.
I'LL .sh sfh o 1nsd a ades III.
ns.e Sf liollana l,s aanner d eOnrsrsstion %"s %
aS eplnu sus, Ut q. s
E"ss Ho da aut ] sppesr saS's Gos ss a't toa. sos
!rnaucu and manner did not oucc ,a.autne an np.
pesraneo Of 1lsrl'1ess md sayety; It was sonbse-
sesss no @ u ps ss s
FFanee aAd nlan Of great lulcn's. hu docs not M:
3chs 10 bs issorls VIII any partly 1t Is surm'sed
at Furts tho young traveller devoted thu
better part oi ILLS time to lectures, thcaties,
ausptlals, s1,urts, and legislative SESSIONS, hut
ur met there many tMpurtant persons. aud
aintsCti sunlewhat in society.
A nEMAnkAnlx orgnArio rHnronAAscE.
t;s,alir one night to the OPERA ho l.earl re.
narsaltc performance. III says:
notwithstanding It WAS Sunday | went with somc
.ls wa luN utovsHai osu q IL ,nost ao "a "a.
] .4, II @ nSt thy tnest e. Vt ~ pto.!ue!!ons Of
nh" now stand lin highest in thu nsasIcai Wusi~s.
Stossn.1. iAo!ssae thspo,ti;o', lha iat!er viii
!itlsl thoHha tHaa], and Mmc. .Perrlani tXfrtiaal
he iastsr AdehAtansr VI TIL. sea4on. aud. ~ IVy
shuush lol In aerceucs4. aud pawer, have ID
tAowlratc OF music. aud tut little. scarcely my,
taf fnr "; o1t felt tiv singular power IT shtsr
pefEufncfs. Their voices. KttuAed tn such tArlUu4
and subtle hasmnales, entered the chambers Of my
heart.
In London he went norc generally iutn NO,
cicty. was unlimited to four of the best clNtha,
u!nrd with the forr,nust int, u.ni women VI tn
time IN every class VI e0dety, BECAME ae,l,lafnt
td with the principal q tAtcaIlc, lurlstB lawyers
and literary fulk. and hs iettcts from tIlc En-
Eish Capital arc especially tulI Of lnicres.
Queen Victoria lad Iust asrcllr.l the tlrutir--
Sumner WIS present ut the co1uuauou--whc
one lay he was Invited io
BREAKFAST At WINDSOR CASTLE
with Mr., Kyh, ucntarlnan In Walt,ug--whe
Lad obtained tho Queens special ncrlnls.lui Il
shuw lia tho private ruosils. Mr. Summers
account OF the visit gives 4oue curious giir,psc,
ui manncrs at tl,e beginning ot tho present
Queens rctgu. lie snys In Que Of his lettrss:
wrut down to brcakfast, Whcro wo had youn.
Murray ,the head ot the hnuacholll, Lord surrey
etc. Lord byron. who you know was Captain il
tue navy, I. pleasant rough fellow. wlla la. ns
hany OF t1ia smooth turn OF the c0uFlief. II
c4usc lusLing into thu suoln whpso VIC were. cry
ting uuf. This day u feal snccxeri 1t Is ruI
vne JUDGED VIII her Ma}eaty 20 out sa.day!
Lord surrey hoped she would not, unIes4 sh
would rsde At lhe .'slapping pace At which sh
tMo huus'. You uudc,atand that her suite .ceoln
lany The Queen IN her equestrian excursions
Lori Byron PROPOSED u b1caxtast with ~; Iu
tncy l1l hin. that he must gu up-.laifs and break
lAst with ''tho gals, - meaning the ladies Of III
lvachaW!*r AMI n,asAs Of heaoE -Eounsess Q
AtsnI;s' asd' y hyton ,,l Lazy t,letsn A., Ms
Ifesk.a.t by thcmss w., aud soMettlnra be
orally breakfasts guile .lons; ths gentlemen y
The household also breakfast by themselves. Ven
soon Lord nyrun cama bouHcinx down. saying
Murray. the gals say that shes1 - no!asas VI
stlls eggs tu the castle" Again the ladies' seht
tes.ant IL Murray twhe, ! haze said. is The hva
o. tAe koya! houAenola't euu.pla!nlns thst . 'bet
yety eltan;s, ~ = sery short tiDe sro ha paid fu
5Gu pots u it.. You will understand thai Mcn
trtt }xl ncrn tn ut rnu