New-York tribune., 1880-01-13

OF his friends III tins struggle no one loi' ~ an
was doing more deeply than himself lie acted on m
his convictions of duty. He thus rose mp az oico ~
be leader. Every body recognized hlln do %Ic %oi
One OF his COLLEAGUES said He was worm MhI'o m
army corps 10 the cause" He gave no pledges; he
resorted TO no partisan tricks If he aspTed 10 H. r.
itcal leadership he scorned polticai olnee. LII ~
speeches grew more and more welghY' AZ iisD 49,;
reluctance but then with delight ana an e'cl-ln.
cIcasing sense of power, he took IN, AT thc Icquo
OF of his friends who saw what more was IL IL
him. the practice OF eXtenporaneous speahin9S. its
came to like IL immensely. to grow easy ulor' I'
difficulties and to rcj0ce III IT'S freedom Ills Nplcc,
action aud thought adapted themselves reS.hlS "
this change of style, and many crowded ana ,H' ~
lent assembly acknowledged the sway oi HE vi"
hand address and cool. flashed el0culioh.
A short time before the commencement Oh DIS
decided political activity, Mr. Brown had become
Tie centre of a charming home in Philadelphia oi
which siugularly agreeable picture IS presented py
the biographcr. He was married December d"
1871. ~ Mss josephine Lea. daughter OF Nr johh
K. Baker, forming union Of rare coneenIallty oi
mind and of consequent happiness. iis honNe was
the seat Of cordial hospitality, Blended VITA In'e-
lgeace aad wit. His literary culture ana ienhe-
mont his incompatible skill in anecdotc and nara
tive, made him general tavorite III society III"
though always modest. he WAS sure to he the centre
of the best conversations HIS own personal Gen.
which lie loved TO haunt IN every uToccupied mo-
ment is described tc the life as foows:-
Rut the place where his soul dwclt, and shone,
and e,oyyed IKE a luminous lamp fed by Odorous OIL
at midnight where lie gathered together az ms
wandering faiccs Withou. fear o, cliIcisli was la
room ~ The upper part OF Ills house IL ~ NV
lust rs he ltf' It, with the same papers Nng Oh 'Io
table where hc last sat IL Is lCw-Studdsd ap1rl1
meat Immediately urder The roof, and poorly hgh''t
from witbout midday. Heavy beams pr n'eu reu'
as N Old English houses, ran across the tf,IhR'
Thick tauc,lTy curtains hang before tie windows,
so that II easy to exclude the daYIsht or to tirh
day into night II WAS probably OF these cuit4n-
baigucs tuat he wrote 10 his mother then iu tu-
rope: II, sure and send me some curtains that
ar,. mclipval fcnlai grlilouV and dTaGOnY-you
know what meap." In the widc-iGmpcd fireplace
the gaping chimney let's III a 9e7R oi ou'-
ashes. wan relics Of many Il macnihc nj
wo fire whose flames danced upon tne
hearth and the uncou.h lirc-AGgs On the mari'-
piece stand curiouslyi brass catdlctcks from
Nprway bronze 20 Is from Egypt, sina marble obe-
i ks, tall mugs Of bohemian Rass Win coIolea
lcradic devices. Over these III The Col,ro alc sls-
Wendell a Rus~isr BYZANTINE painting of Il long
bearded Greek saint, and ON eitcr sldc lrc" pho'o
graphs of in" beads OF Goethe and ku;ns CEole;
the last q gift from Mr. ChOaics family thorough
James t. / clds, csqa powerfully hle1,h"c p9i.Ial5
Il portrait Of Shakespeare and mask OF Garnck
taken from the mask IN the possession al the Nir-
rick Club OF LouOonl occupy the iiEhl
haud OF the fireplace, and between them,
wreathcd with ivy. Is hung an immense wooden
spoon. trophy Of college daYs big bra Norwe-
and by the It's side next the wall IS q lDng-caSCd
clock. \ sidebOard, black with are ANA hlghly
carved, is flied with spDlS of European travel;
Three OF four other carved Norwegian cabinets ana
chests stand in the room. 4 bronze cast of Napo-
Icons face after death. staluejtcs of Henry Clay
and Daniel Webster, ana many o,hor small works
Of art occupy the shelf Oi the bookcase Which runs
bIeast-high around the apartment. On the red
papcrei walls are large groups of palm leaves and
brass sonccs; IN the CORNERS arc shields ol Family
arms. The door ~ mounted with massive brass
hinges and locks. Louis QuatOrze hlGh-Dacked
and STAMPED leathcr-cOvered chairs stand around
the room, which is carpeied with rugs ana SKINS Oh
ha
small but spirited bronze OF William Pitt. taken
from the statue erected in Hanoycrs Square London,
and by its side lie q miniature edition oi SNAKE
sDcaTo and Bible. The last opens more rCadliY
than anywhere else to the Old Testament prophets.
whose lofty imagery aud burning sentences against
National crimes formed his tayOrltc, reading, The
library itself. for young mans. is large and well
selected, showing manly taste. The books are
chiefly historical and political lhcfc arc the stand
ard works on Greek, Roman. Italian, French, Eng
lish and American history the speeches OF Engilsh
statesmen and orators, various editions or Shake
speare good though small selection OF Latin and
Greek classics, the English p0cts.some OF the French
essaysts and some works on Government, pOhtl-
cal economy and industrial and social questions,
together with his law library. In his last
years his reading tended TO solid kind, and II he
could not say precisely in the words Of Frederick
w Robertson, d" i read hard or not at all, never
skimmng never turning aside 10 many inviting
books and Plato, Aristotle, Butler. lhucydidcs,
Jonathan Edwards have passed Ike the iron atoms
of the blood into my mental constitution" yet lac
could speak Of his real working years III much the
same way. We do not clam for Ar, Brown that he
was a terrible wOrker" during all his intellectual
life but he was growing ever more and more severe
in has tasks, jealous of his time careful III the Sc
lection o his sudes seidenying ana set-dIsciplln-
ing i'm his reading. lie fed his mind upon substan-
tial food and perhaps he felt the necessity of max
ing up Deficiencies that would strengthen and con-
solidate all. and would make firm foundation on
which to build n statesmanllko supersIucturc. lie
was beginning TO learn the lesson
"Of labor. thatin lasting fruit outgrows
Far nosier schemes, aecompiish'd 10 rebosc.
raaf haE IA
OF the last wears Of Mr.. Browns life, which were
fully taken up with the composition and delivery
of his remarkable historical discOurses and tho en-
ergetc prosecution of his political mission Profess
sor Hoppin has given complete and circumstantial
details, which amply CRAFTY, without exhausting,
the curiosity of the reader. The death of Mr..
Brown, which took place on the 21st OF August,
1873 of typhoid fever, called forth a fervent ex-
preston of sympathy and admiration from the low
ers of his genius and his character, such as
has rarely been prompted by the decease of
any public man in this country, Ger
tainly of no one who has died at so
early period Of life. He is described by those who
knew him best as q man Of singular purity and dis
interesedness Of character. not free from ambition,
with "a inst appreciation OF his own powers but
without the trace OF an unworthy aim or an ungen-
erous purpose He was not averse to well-earned
prs so but he sought for praise by the sacrifice
of principle lie declined offers of official position,
noI did he seek for prominence in any way. The
Only reward he asked for doing well was to have
more to do. He delighted IN devotng his energies
to the public work. and cheerfully spent " "laborious
days - in the service without the hope of personal
reward. His chief solace in the discharge of duty
was found in domestic life and in the love of Nature.
He reoiced to pass from the excitements of
the city to the freedom Of tho country. With his
dog and gnn he loved to roam in the picturesque
fields and woods among the Litchfeld hills in Con-
nccticut. Every scene in Nature gave him q
new Joy. Not noble tree escaped his notice. &" lie
loved an oak as he did an Grafton OF Demosthenes,
or any other strong and beautiful product" In his
public speeches AIr. Brown exerted a wonderful
power over his audiences. He had no talent. how
II ar clnntran GtnrInX lleclamaflon