New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
BIOGRAPHY. NEW STYLE.
MR.. JULIAN HAWTHORNE ON HIMSELF.
from ghe Unirers,fy maqasine.

From The UHiUerSify n0gd-iHe
Born in Boston. June %. 1916 D. h was n first
a soIuev hat delicate child; has head being dispro-
pOrtiOnately large ana his BODY weak. NJ thc age
OF three he came near dying oil dTopsy and In all
his c.lldlsh illnesses his head was the part most
affected Seeing tbs, hIs parents wisely kept Bum
"a much as possible IN the open ar, and as niue as
possible IN the schOur00m the consequence being
that at seven years old j. H. was unable 10 read or
wrlte bat was rosy and stout. and owner of an eX-
oellent appetite. His food up 10 tins time consisted
NANNY OF bread aud milk ard boiled rice; he never
tasted meat il after his eighth year tea and cohee
were unknown to INN until Tho age OF twenty, ana
WINE and spirits no less 30 Nhen being elght years
old, he went with the rest OF ms family 10 England,
he Was sent to luyUeulns gymnasium III Liver
uoo where he soon became the most efficient OF the
chlldrens class. lie also took dancing lessons OF
famous French dancingmastcr of the period. aud be-
came devoted To the art anu to the person Oi certain
bown-eyed little glrl who was the ornament OF the
dancing-room People who have seen j. IL. dance a
sailors hompipc ut this epoch affirm II To have been
Il sight not lightly to be forgotten. AT the age OF
nine i. II. lau ms first stand-ap ight with boy
year older than himself aud lac Sun remembers the
thrll oil pleasure which visited MS heaft Wnen MS
antagonist fell to earth at right hand shoulder
hit. At twelve years old j. III. was living III Rome.
where. and nj Florence, the next two years OF hIs
walks with "a boy friend OF ms, cOliecthg lizards,
snall-shelis and curiositles IRON the runs ana
excaya uohs. land practising jumping eaplr0g over
the numerous stone posts WIN Whlcn the above
named cites studded. Alter leay-
ing Italy 10 spent some time at the
Lake OF Geneva. where ne hrst mastered
ward prscisea inc, SANITY at Redcar, the north
ern English coast. lie also accompanied his father
i'm daily walks thus preparing himself for the pc
destran achievements OF later years. In the sum
mer of $50 he returned TO America, where at
private school III Concord, Mass, he was fitted for
Harvard University, and graduated in cricket,
baseball, and running. In 1863 he entered the
TnIyersity where he soon became renowned as u
walker. runner, oarsman, aud gymnast generally.
The record OF his measurements stl stands upon the
gymnasium books the pride aud envy OF all subse-
quent Harvard men-height, feet lOsf inches;
chest. 4Slo inches; upper arm, l0l2 inches; lower
arm ii inches Ii Is related OF j. II. that he, at
this ueflod made the acquaintance OF Sir. John
Keenan, the well-known prlzehghter. and that the
latter on finding that J. H. not only possessed the
same initials himself. but also measured
chest. earnestly ADVISED j. II. TO take up prize
fighting as profession assuring him that ne would
guarantee ms beng able TO lick any man of his
weight alter three years preparation. Ii Is further
related that j. II. had serious thought OF entertain
ing tins proposals. but. unluchny. circumstances