The New York herald., 1878-03-01
CHARLOTTE BKONTE'S FATHE |.

We are In receipt OF the following let er from ncai
relative Of Charlotte Bronie, whicu will ex naip
ITSELF
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD
In your issue oi Tue 4rn uiI. observe an account
o, un iltcivicw ltakcn from the Burlington (owal
Hdrhcye) Win rertain Mrs. Ncwc.mo, VINO ella ina
w uave bccn u nurse III the family tue Iate Rev
L. BrJnte, oil Haworth, IN England; aiso u letter
purporting 10 be irom Inc pen o The late T. Broutc
Witu regard TO Mrs Ncwcomc's account OF her sxpe.
riencc OF Mr. Bronte's conduct IN dealing Win uis
family have little 10 say, except that he n.u
WHO looked upon gauuy or iusniouuble and gay
attire On women Is downriaht vanity, II not slu.uL
ness, ana was perhaps consistent enough to
erutc III his own family what lac cUndcmncd ainous
his parisloners Besides the dress u question,
wo can tell he may have had objection
to the gift that VIC cannot now understand beng
Of "A positive turn oi mind nc may have cut up III.
wic's pretty dress without even remark in cxtenua.
ton thereof But that Le other than d KIND au(
dutiui husband and parent deny, iron my vwn
ku0wiedgc vi his general dealings with It's relatives
aud from some o his letters now IN my posses sion.
fuc writer oi tho interview also attributes brauiveis
conduct 10 100 strict discipline ~ home uut or my
part III NIX the reverse Is tns iact lie The ohiy
aud hope OF Doth athcr and sisters. aud have
evidence 0i the iact that pettcd and IN.
dulged unu his dIssolute habits we're made mar Hest
lt.is well known that Mr.. Eroute OF a studisus
retiring disposition, aud iurther, that BramvsJ
acquired his HABITS VI iuicmperance while AT
home and before lie went To MI any the
situations in whicn We lnd INN ater~ard,
SO that u his father mad been keeping nun under q
cioss discipine ic could not have nad nucu time
10 spend al the village mn IN hts native town as ws
sumpves are often consntutionuiiy ionu oi alcohoc
stimuiants Mrs Broutv died VI cons un ton at tho
age oi thirty-uine Chnriote uso VI inalaJy
aud at the same age Al the others died younger
denty iuheritng ~ from INC motner BAD air it WAS
not, as tney spent good part Of their time tue
oUrs in neai,niui Ca rcse IN tue study and enjoy.
mcut ui the wiiu sccns.y OF nature, aud breathing
healthy and invigotating atinospLere. WHAT would
oc considered moroid ana somuro tnnughts IN
diviuual would De In anotuer 10 constitutional aud
natural Individuality. Where the predictions vi
u sorDre ana melancholy KIND It would 10 difficult
a Glett cluIlnH mn ~ hn lvAlnn
ana gay. In the case OF Emiiy u Is a IacL
when she subjected tat kvchcad, 1 tuIuK) 10
tue seaentary hv Of school routine aud Iuo
want o the outdoor exercise sue had been accustomed
10 at nome IL ut once Told on her delicate constItu-
tion ana she commenced 10 dwlude ana Jic nccessi-
tang return To her beloved mvors and unrostrained
wapderings, tho Imperfect oxygenIzaton of the
blood beng the real want together Win tue
winch IN some Cases Is absolutely necessary Tor Tie
purL osc oil keeping upevon au approach TO healthy
performance ot tho functions of the digestive gans.
iLg books or IN c0nteinplat;ve study. Had they
spent great part OF tner tine Ia acquiring knowi
edge Dy deep thougbt and solf-imposcd labor tho
world wound probably never have heard of either
which ~ signed T. Bronte wish 10 say that II 1t
really his II very strange that N dated 1905
steaG o 1865 Charlotte did not die TIL that year,
whereas the letter "A question puts II that she al
ready dead. Again. IA the ictter u is stated that
Emily anu Ann nrOto anu punished eleven books,
~hcn IS an extensive cxagseratioD. 1t Is certauly
strange that he would make such glaring misrcpre
stnts.iDn as he must have known that II cou be no
pu9.isned From these gIaring inaccuracies Il secms
10 me that there " something about the letter In ques
lion which tarows doubt upon Its authenticity, al
tboush 10 other Respects II not unlike hts stye of
WHITING for tccspsssng oI your valuable space
AIN. sir. Respectfully yours, JOHN BRONZE.
DkOMOhk, couaty Down, ireland