, 1877-03-16

abilities. The latter. We infer tnltrict1y frortt
tiln Autobiography, WAS lkc her, husband, an-
md resoiutc In giving them tho t4.tt np,ortu+
mites for education, bit stern, i1nperIult, and
nictnofistratlve In her .lcineanor t'warl them,
n1ls! toward the OtslErs of her tl),1selm,lu.
Harriet, tl,r sixth Of family. of eight lfttlc
oncs was delicate, aI1Ing cllilsl. With sensitive
nerves, which were fatatly tInrairc,l by inlu1i-
elonh Treatment. She wAs BORN destitute uf the
sensc of smell. and with tho sense Df tnste tx
fancy sho atterward nscrlped Tic injury 10 her
llearinV wlfclt IN late HtriIootl became d total
dcptivatlon. Tic misery ri her ynung life re-
siilttnE from ncute md oyetwrot,glt kensilIli-
ties utterly nsulIderntond atsd inistrrated, was
40 exsrGnie that. at years Of nge, sllc was c,t,-
stantly lonelnE for altavYu und frequently ploi.
it'g sncittc. In this ttut Of lahyfouJ siic once
went 80 far as t' enter tllc kitchen in search
AZ Ele TO s er tT2n. but the prs:ence
happy child waAEiftca with 4 large Intellect, a
vivid imagination, md nil aiFectionatc heart,
Iut was ieploraG'y wanting iii ec't.estecm;
or,sc a'ir. dcp1ge.i nt tl.c syaty aMl love se
bf being driven ja ipoM herself for sofacu
,a, s',d .,:1 communion, her lfc vas unspcakably
lter pathetic record declares, :. was ashamed
Il y st1 o5 S1 msS,y s,y s y sseeqy o G5y
frUtn abu!lt to 14-to rass single day without
crying, Twas persovcrlpg child. and I know l
tried; but failed. -Garo up at Inst; and,
" ~o e. eas essir q saty acs M
.,nncs,t of hcr thought are cited IN her loyc ot
"laral'sc Lost" whcl, she read constantly
Wien but {; and IN her spontaneous remark
yrnrs older, that now sIc Should j1ays
The llnppiiless ot watching, "thc, growth Of
mind iron, tho beginning" Evidences Of the
tiisors'ercsl cu'itltEon Of her, nerves arc also
given H. the statement tlnt, when tho great
lHImPt nf jS1 t11Y1nN In fin knnfNF MI
sllc was takun. with tho rest OF the family,
night utter night. to tho l,,lsctopt to view tha
1,lictsolnenoh, her excitement Was SO intense
she ncycr o!ice wnk nb!u to sec It, though STAR
where The rest discovered the brilliant object.
Agatn tue sat1lc experience was repeated when,
year later, size was isrst taken hi sight of the
SEA. 1t was hours bcfurc her orgasl Of vision
within the 0rEzou Of ttIc sttlrcHlnts ocean.
The girls etlucatEDn was conducted At home,
under the supervision Of older Erntllcrs asid q
s,ster, u,tl sc after wl,ls'' tine slo
primarily intended fOr bnys. I'lrh followed
atothcr interval Of lIonc.teactitE, succeeded by
nloyc years ATTENDANCE at family boarding.
sel,oul kept By relattvci, iIrstol. tWus here t.s
OF tenderness, and her w,u!c bctt,G quickly
expanded, md took ou new algntllcat,ts mil
beauty, u1lcr Its bcssGd Influence. Her health
%as lt'ylgorats,l. alH' tls entry expression of
saws of her nj this period: "Sl,c was Erayer n,lA
laughed more rarely that any young person
ever knew. Her face was plain, AMI (you will
ararccly Ecttcse t} sic lad no light IN the co,n-
tcliarc, nu expression tu redeem thu features.
Thc low l,rQw md rather largc unt1er I'm In
crcascu the rifurt 0f her natural seriousness Of
lonk, and s,itl her n'ic!! tt'just!cs" Miss Mart-
still very trowntng anl rcpulsyr-look!ng. but
yet with comparatively open rnllntcllance.n
Sue returned ho'ie In l8l!, anu there conttp.
1'c lcr Studies under private masters ntltI she
Latin ard Frrrc!i, to which was aittrwaul ntllel
italian and German; size was H. ykilltui pIunist,
hut l,rri!catMtss SOON compelled hcrto rel'nqnlsl,
tue accomplishment; nntl, III mathematics md
ns far as her uIlthcru. who were tr,tcl In the
universities. Her lEtc as d young lady WIS o.
cTe.l with tisc atlial round Of domestic .lutles
yet she l,lnllagctl 10 cannmalid time daily for
h.u htronE passioa for tra,,s'atEl,y trurn Latsl
Rut!lUrs, ls1 IN llcr ruvtcu in that p1r suit size
entlslt!nrg'i tlur!l wis tuc f,f !,rr aubscquGpt
toy ol lany!lAge u sveakinH and wrltisg.
c!ea. "l sl'o !,I,i oarly atGtsa with icryor tl.s
Jevd of thu uNllariank, With Nas thai pro-
festctl by ller family. bhc wnh Rtsn lilIit:oMt
student ot tue srriptilscs, and ntunt much time
human sc*tIny. lIcr ilrst pcce Of writing that
Writers On Practical Dlvlu.ty." 1t was I,yU-
!.' insst' *!!cl' m sip xaa only 10, aug was t,u
% W"ara Il 's erisisa" sSs" iss ss'ses II .as
tl'urshtp was Kept a secret IL her own brcast
nntil bcteaycl under thu following cirrun,-
stat"cs: sltc was invited to tea ut the house Of
tues, ele Regarded. with c+perial rcYcrcl,cc-o1,
tile sun,!ay wl,cn thu hflo.itoru containing her
ess'!y llad Just cune 70 hand. Tea bc!ng oscr,
The trothcr sat.l: Come, now 1--WE Gtiote lrnnl
st,1s1
fwlll rrutl y0. something: a'nl hp hel out liz
ha,nt fOr tile nl,lS KstxaItqFU Att6r glanrtn. at
vt Ii. l'g sxrlai,l's.l, They havo 4nt nuw hand
lcrc. I'sten!' Altar, paragraph, he rs:tatcu.
SO goal rs this Tor i lnne w1lllr.' 1T woul,l bu
impossible tu convey tu my who tlo not k,,ow
thu ;;ifmfd!V Nf3usi'o.y o1 tl,ut ,lay lr,w very
sI,ull II compliment tl,s was.} was sIlt'lt, Of
claimed about tl'c style, Io,k!ng ut inc In tonlu
wo'l,fcr ct NY bcfng us still az \ mouse. Next
(uMi well rcnr'nbcr hls tong, md thrill toit
still w. words wefc .Wl;at t!,!a sentence that
tiIl!ly enough, thnt ii ,iii not src,n anYida;;
particular. Thsn,' sat! H., 'yo,, were'not III:
q stiit gal aotfIISe e'!t 81 c, IL turned runM
'.llatr!st, w'mt u tlu nat{cr VIM youi I never
k'f.W {ol ku slow to pralse anything beforc.' l
replied. III utter cuuiNsioi, u ,uycr could batIto
nai',y.oay. ~ T!!s truth Z, slIa. paImcr iAnineP
n,o r. ag ,1f II Fs M! .ena ~, o. 9, y .ss al soks
then laid Ills lat'tl au my shoulder, aud grayey
tvallng 1ne dear ft,r thu Ilrst ttInc). Now,
tltar leaset ~ tilu other wu'IIen u make sl!rs
aht 'artI stoektlEs; alhl 10 you devote ynursclt
70 tls.' went Ao,nu IN a sort Of dream, so
ttlut tho squares VI tho pavement sceInesl to
apthorcss."
THRU years later, seres Of ca|amitlcs lc.
Ssen9ng u}so llorrIet a'l4 lcr faulty trrayoca-
1xk r Tyut