The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-03

People have not yet gotten over talking
OF George EIAot's strange marriage, and
the great objection to it seems to be that
ii took place In a church, and that she
Bore an elegant dress. Speaking Of II
the other evening, gentleman me toned
Gone particulars regarding the great
novelist that were rather interesting.
he said the FIRST time he met her Was at
an entertainments given by Millais, the
artist and, delighted to find himself Ia
company so distinguished. he requested
an Introduction of friend, who was ON
speaking terms with her. ''That," he
replied, '' is liberty I should net dare
10 take; George Eliot never allows any
one TO be introduced to her at gathering
OF this kind; if she wishes to do so, she
will speak TO you without being intro
Z ducAd,
= AT the table the gentleman found him.
self placed between Gorge Eliot and the
young Lady to whom he had been directed
70 act as escort, and afraid to address the
Ion personally, he "laid himself out 10
attract her sttention by much that he
Raia.- She did not speak to him, how
ever, and hs felt greatly disappointed.
Shortly afterward he attended a popU.
lar concert at the Royal Albert Music
Besids the famous author. This time she
Addressed hiEa, sakiRg him if she had mon
met him at Nh. Millais' house, and in an
animated, and to him delightful, Conversa-
Eon ended Ia the extention of an invita-.
ton 10 her Monday Evenings" an OPP
pOItunlty he WIS only too happy to avail
hunsaR Of. and which gave him the most
valued and charming of his London re-
collections.
George Eliot Mrs Cross now is, he
remarked, a, large woman, tall-at least ]
quite above the medium height-and
largely rather than massively built. She
is SO hOnlely at first sight as to be re-
pulsive; but she possesses the richest
most musical Of voices, and On extremely !
winning manner. And there is such 8
sense of power, of depth, of compre-
hepsive humanity about her, that after
talking to her a very little while you can !
not help the recognition of all that she is,
and would not have her different
Her birthplace hes about halfway be-
tween Liverpool and London, two miles
from Eune4toR, ON the bread, smOOtl,
highway leading to the ancient city OF
Coventry. The house Is @ large brick
building, surrounded by well-stoeke-i
aud pleasant garden, quite devoid Of
ornament, but strongly suggestive Oh
comfort and convenience. Her father,
Robert Evans, was bailiff to Lord Home
aud Sir Robert Newdigate, a position
which her brothar, Isaac P. Evans, who
resides in the cid homestead, complies at !
the present time. Near by is BoswOrth
Field, and in another direction are the
ruins of Ashley Castle, celebrated as one
Of the houses of the unfortunate Lady
Jane Grey.
Marian Evans parents wer0, OF course,
Church Of England people. They coult
hardly be anything else, as the fathe.
was I'm position Of tTHst under s. titled
master; and there are still persons IN the
vicinity who remember the little girl as
abe sat In ths high-baeked pew in Shep-
perton Church listening 10 the sermon
with grave attention Many illusions to
these Localities viii be found in her
"SoeRes from Clerical Life" and il
was perhaps these sketches that first gave
the impression so widely prevalent, th0'
she was the daughter Of a clergyman
Mrs. Cory to Baltimore An9erjcGn.