, 1880-04-18
DOROTHY PATTISON.
The Remarkable Career of a Re-.
markable Woman.
" As Like the Lord as Any Human Creature
Gould Be.".

: Gould Be-.
: Boston Herald ~
When book has gone through seven edition
! in England In IN incredibly short space Of time
. aud has the power to keep hlred man. who he
gins to read it late in the evening, spelbound Il
Its pages till they have been Gevoured and tb
7 story Of most fascinating womun'a life hu
: been graspod, it must be work Of no comma,
: interest and told in no common way, and such i
the remarkable biography which Morpnre
| Lons1ale has written Of "Sister Dora" II wa
the Yorkshire moors which gave physical anf
mental nurture to Charlotte Bronte, the autho,
of "Jane Eyre" 1t was on the same moors
though not In the same hamlet, where Dorothy y
W. Pattison first saw the light at the Village Of
Hauxwell, near Richmond, in the North Ridtno
OF Yorkshire. Jan. 49, 1882: Her father 1ived
and died the Rector of Hauxwell. Dorothy ,ras
the youngest but one OF twelve children,-one nj
her older brothers being Dr. Mark Patti
son. the wel-known Rector Of Lincoln
College. Oxford. Dorothy inherited beau-
ty Of feature from her mother.
and well-proport1oned figure and fine bearing
from her father. She was delicate child. thu
pet and durliug Of her sisters, and began in early
childhood the habit Of minute observation and
OF storing up in her brain what she saw md
heard. from which she always drew her own in.
ferences. She was quiet and collected. but al-
ways managed to have her own way.
| WHEN ABOUT II
she seemed to develop the power of er+roor
dinary fortitude In be,!rin9 pain and wearinese
combined With an aptitude for always LOOKING
on the bright side Of everything-but1 Of WHICH
| qualities never forsook her through lifo II was
later than this that she showed her wonderful
! skill with sick persons The sisters were always
planning how to save, their money in order to
mend and renlal<e old clothes, and to give
away, their dinners, dining themselves re- Sipa on
af of IN on to Others
hnye been the rule and delight Of these girls
lives As Dorothy's health grew stronger, she
| beclu1e very fond OF riding. She was uiwaya
riding across country, and loved, as every York-
shire man or woman loves, to follow the hounds,
| going to the meets with her brothers. and
| knowing uncommonly well how to keep up with
| the Held. Next to riding, her great enjoyment
| was in driving herself about In pony Carriage,
healthy woman. vigorous for work or play. with
restless energy which did not allow her to be
quiet ,ao moment IT.. with un everlasting ow Of AMI
less powers OF making fun. At this time. her
dnrk, tightly-curling brown hair waving ali
over her head.:whicn no amount OF cuttng-of
or covering with caps could ever smooth, the
softness and roundness Of youth, the extreme
beauty and delicacy Of her whole coloring and
complexion, added to the ltveliness Of her ex-
preston, made her
a FASCINATING CREATURE
to look upon. She was the most popular person
In her native village. She had courteous and
dress, IN abundant flow OF words, Il ready wit,
originality Of expression, and the faculty Of hit
ting the right null On the head and for seeing to
the bottom Of Il well but the strongest OF her
FACULTIES, excepting always her indomitable |
will, which no earthly power could subdue or |
could come to her which did not involve i sucri-
hce OF herself in some way Or other. This was |
the preparation OF Dorothy Pattlson for her |
unique career,-a career which bad immense |
possibilities aud great dangers. Her spirit of |
adventure was aroused by Miss Nigh;lngale'a
sSs xs'k was rnE Ing eweS he frsa0 Sc ner Var sas
to join her. The first real venture was as a VII
lngc schoolmistress III 1861, In which position her
ners, and devotion to children nude her more
thnn successful. But this did not satisfy her,
a. and ar in the autumn n. Of 1s9t she became attached
father neither withheld nor, gave his consent,
and none Of her family approved Of her taking d
position for which she ,e., vas specially 9nt,s
the direction Of q superior. She had the pride
Of lfe' strong within her; and the keen sense
disposition at the aye Of IS vas @ only intensIfied
as she grew older. She had been brought up in
under the influence of nm ntpllcct more power
ful than her own, and had herTeligious faith
SHAKEN TO THE VERY TouSpATIoSs.
She mud no difficulty in believing in super
and adwys doaSted e the
thcntic:ty and inspiration OF the Scriptures, and
could not give herself up to;that personal devo-
|
not rest satisfied. In the: FSisterhood Of tho
Good S1maritans, which WISER secular" com
Mnnty, she found an antid9tc for her religious
Miss Pattison now became, had the rare frank
ness to say. " 1t ,oasgood Tor me-
IL II tho early par5 y 1 q lse5 she was sent to Wal
,oal and iron districts OF South Stafford- {
hre; calfd S,oly BY the expressive name
he nursing at i small co!sase hospital. t was Us !
rot an inviting place. Tue town has pictur- 8
lnme; the streams are converted into rivers Of {
tcalning water: sky and clouds are hazy with E
et re6 6 Of is 9 BE-
aen, women, and swurnls of blackened chi- :
most OF their time in the bowels of The cnrth. t
arrytng their lives in their hands, and knowing t
lmost nothing of rest and comfort. Here was -
bowed what I'LL Englishwomun Can do for her i
elbows. The Sisters were prosecuted, and tho Il
PROTESTANT WRATH OF w.ALsALL ),
'as rnined upon them. Sister Dora was walk | :,
,g out rather late one evening to vista paliellt,
hen IL boy called out IS There goes one Of those II
s,ers M Of Misery ana threw stone which cut
tter brought into the hospital having met with +
severe injury in eoal-pit. Sister Dora, who Oh
tS5Ee1 g h A.
'lno time under her care, and she bestowed IL
pom him probably more than usual attention. pl
m quietly crying. 81 wouldn't ask him what III
Us the NATTER Sister Dora said when relating to
lis story, " because knew well enough, and Il,
antcd him to confess At length it came out, II
Eth many sobs: Sister, I threw that stone at IL
'u.' OH" she replied, did you think did &C
It know that? Why, l knew you the very tirst hf
mute you came in at the door, "What!' re- Il,
rncd he, lyon knew me, and have been nurs- 81, 81
9 me like thiss" You see" added Sister ac
cd returned for evil, and he didn't know what Gl
make of it." p
Her special ambition was to become a good on
rgical nurse, and besides the keen disccrn- bl
,nt OF the chnrnctcr Of wounds und tho dis ed
very Of the exact position OF fractures, what al al
euty helped her to this was her singular ~ ~
Wcr of inspiring t1nbounded confidence III her ~
lg1nent and skill. But, before she had entered cn
upon her life In the sisterhood, she had to rlt
eide whether she would lead single or Il mar al
d tite She decided for single life, and re- tht
ncd her religious faith in the hurd hospital | We!
~ at Wulsull; but, nrt
TOWARD THE END or HER DAYS pla
was heard to rcmnrk, !" II hnd to begin life Off
r axain, would marry: because Womun the
sht to l1ve with u man anu DC ~ subJecdon.' int
religion, her main stumbling block was the lot