, 1877-11-24

l. .f'1.s JlI!fite!i t.'lltstl IFthH t.e!II ah II
ftlinstat,,, .!,stlrt his tuFat'tal rtiflrsr AMI
r wa4 pit c,t III tlIc La.!n S,hu,f. md a!'tfwHd
a, Harvard. Thr bot VA. partial t." hE.inry. a"i
II u w,ulc ! ,.ularn,un ',f EnslL:lh l'Ht.ry |
The r,atl,,serit filling n l,os,k nf cighly-etx
psgcs Az t:l hts inannrT waH gsive unfl
scrso'is, mtml he seldom c:l=:gt,I II youthful
stn,rls. rreferring ~ tprnh hh tfHe IN sn'"F ~.
In mathematics. fnr whtci, liz had de-
u,,tclt ,ttstlstc. It,wtrcd hrs general standing
hcnratl. tllc level wllirst his acholasa!isp othcr-
wise shuuld have Secured hin.
At ~ hr tcli a;atnhr1lgc. an't passed the Gu
snng .csr 1T lnnnr, uncertain what ra1inE 10 /
take tir, atHf yet by M Inrant Wasting tttc litr
llr tntrhti. tt'lr>c II, suln! rcadng in t1l<.h al
an! HHrleru Eitr1tilrc, and Erap,c,t valoruus,y
viii, t!r tIesln+c,s and ,lrsrrlr.! l,s:.nshe, Of
mathematics. ohtatplT 'iccitaf'l ststnrY nstr
geometry atise paltE1i rt'nYtcst q algebra. AZ
the Scar's et'sG i,e entered thE Law SclInnl a.
II tl.r legal j,fut+~son. His es,,lfae here wa.
cn,ir,t In I,.,cief. ttcEs: and tn January the
youth u =. brcanle studeht IT. t!c 'aw'ol!lrc
u l'enlam'n Rand. Hc WAS admitted tt tile
lar III tale antumn Of 1Hlt. anil lI.,nll! after
entered Into tnst,,Ics* partnershu With t'e"rec |
=. iltanl. The r,,ons ut M. 4 Etd'rt Etrcct.
which the youhg lawyers scntG4&. were rctan.sl
ly s'!'nnrr through tho t"cuiy yes's which he
rc,nat11etl nj the Bar.
For the following ttrrt years Sutnptr worked
lal.rely at hta professions h,Nl 1T iilcTasurt,
wIIi, IT. Ieycd nlun,s l'estcF thai the law u.
Aani:lyGo ny *tfiklHs t"irI'ts' ana 81! -H"en Gsr
'!tttnttun tltan scvct"! q hF itStAfa{Gs 'unstf
gained. y strung trlcsnlsiil'nt ttsls lwraot utrt
linn In delightful i~'"l* withM Er"up oT y"nt,s
tnril, zach of wons EARLY arh|cyr'! HI ht'nnrasl+
'i L. rc1tan, It ii iie"ry W. Iu"stcl,w, iiiii.r,
liGhty IT, tleSElah!. AM summer; Af"l
the rnngruial ,ana called themselves the "Flyc
ni Ciutv." They ct't'ycnfd frequently fnr Tue
discussion uf tie public tliiexliof,A NJ In0st IN.
trrcst AMI Of sllu ~ that e.,ltfrntal Themselves
tIIusl ntarly. ltIe association WAS u! nlataa'
lcncat. a'4 t'lc affections grown o1t u IT. we're
lifelong. .-..-,,
In December, 1Ek Sumner sailed fi,r Enrnrr.
thrt:s accomplishing r. achcnc ~ ~! elirr.
ishrd from chfiilitNl The pleasures vi torciEn
travel were not !i* rhtcf ailuretletlt arr'ss Inc
Atlantic. btlt TIE itl.ur"ScfilGnL ~ nc au !f,t1
tfe u thu O!A WnFl'i. SUMMERS atit,lt'oh wAh
scholarly. fD sliertcd IN the ordinary urarstrc
n thu law was not ~ thuci. l'ls desire ~ 10 ',c
lcarttl tu le:al ht!cns:. lie n'tusti 10 betofi'e
great jur.st, ami aeetnrd It essential to tho
fulhslMeht .! his ruspt'se to @p1t1u \
t~siHl nbr"zd making such mental a.,
!ussitot,s as we're nn'y t0 ns Ea'ne! e.
~ contact WIN older sis'!lzant'i,' is .Ha''
lmr. ittlc more than s!'trt O. the s.'t,'-ss.1D
he Intended u sct'd ~ E'lronr' n,tt tllfee
KIND friends ,latte each lt'ai Vi el.hp. wicf'
MIS- rcpat after hts rctusn' as Is sutposed' itosu
a,il,.ner landed A. l!nVrc In lleeentbet: re-
n'Hilich five months III Paris. learning lc French
}ailgs,asc Itstcn: tn Hlc!eal a'i' IL" lectures.
!tttcslir the fcsstt'ns VI thy courts. a!al 'l'th'
E!sl,. sIMrnEiy IN aueicty' leu sIlol'th* we're
then *I"t't III Ett9tai'i' "hcfo IN vas trcclsrti
with war,n c.'tlrtcsy BY tlsr best t'eoplr, atnl
I,nuorr't will lIosi flattcring attcnt!ut's l!e
was rouktant guest Ut ti!s homes II wealthy
ntA cultivated r'ul'les ani c,fiit',oncrs. AMI wiss
tnyorrtl with every advantage that gould be
offered a young nnal attratttvc fntctGnsr. 4
ser"nd sojous., q month r rafls followed
tilc visit tn England. after which ii'res '9nti.s
were given to assiluou* study III H9l''c u tt'e
ltaIsan language and literature, aud 'uorc tfa
twtrt that ttl'r ntravel On the Continent and
prolonged tnspe:tion VI IT. cl.ict eitiss:
which rcprottu,rs. for the. entertainment Of hIs
lr'enls thstpsets1t'ta ~ isle1s ntA t!'nIs whirl
sun.'ct fesrse sv H''r Ern M.s 'fsSss Cn :. swo
from, l!csv letters have already been presented
10 tile readers of THE fn'nuNE, anA only y few
bItet p1ssagcs VIZ here ~ adds': AZ Tue hnass
of men e letter.. SUMNER met La'.!or, the
niosl brilliant mud eccentric genius Of bis time
The conversation hap1'e"tng to fall upon the
tnnb 1T Washington VI ut. Vcrnon,, Si'tn!,er
body of tho patt'ot removed to tho Capital. Tin
| making this statement" writes SUMNER
~ tlokc of the Sa"hes a. Warrington
saytuE tf''t hls astcs WIZ rel'u1c ~
with something like s!ercetic*s: WHY VIII YOU.
str. Sumner, who sneak with st,elt lntre UNI
correctness. enrEof word Which; tn lllr pres.
ent connection, Is not EnElIsht WashitGtun'h
!uAlv was never harnt: there arc ,'o ashts; SAY.
rather, r<n,,i'sa.'"
III the 1escsintion Of dinner at Lord Lant'
.lnwnc's, Sumner rt'narks: ~ may NY here,
sat An,unr acslua,utamtes you never lear the
wurd M l.awyrrs - tt'e lisr aiTaye a.l,ires.
rntt, other without that prefix. 1t ls always
'Talfour,l.' 'Winle,' tFoilctt'; pub at iabIr,
tl4anlur,' tForstur,' aasan'ay,' 'scntot,i' etc
! did mt lrar THE word MIR ut Lord l.ans
| tiDtFtrfA table, GxpGit Wl1E lie nttfLSxetl ns, !.
stranger" Elsewhere Summer al!ades agsl,, u
The universal! custom IN England of o'n'tttnr
tstee* tts addressing actlasntances. 1t 10 "!tt
nol,tts M will. tthcrs, tho SURNAME alone Il
ron,,nntiIy slN,ken.
During II ',,lter at Holland Jlol'ke. At Whit
party 0f literary celebrities weEu aSsctn6Ir,s
''t.ist comnu,. expression, 'iIcr atsd me fur
as SONS ssy, she aud j. was tnse,.,p,lsly dis
tnssetl. Lord l}u,lant letcinlrd the ntc .
'her' and 'ne' Is good ilto1'atis EIcli!h
thus: No one Il hattlto1icr thai, htr.' ad Ill
w absena oftcncf than me-. Lors' isnlland sait
thai his unce, c. j. Fox, bad stltllcl tiles.
| ru,,uta mil ttSt.,} t1cxt eynfeahohk, A1nEAUtu,