, 1880-05-21
LOUISA II. ALCOTT.

uret h"oa to''"''o t".'e' '" w" WI" 70
es a e sssa wor i eaty reay 10 ' sooee nf n
tho fact, and lllcre ara few villa .woui,l be so
nnvi,,rs a. to .o,, t,,ot n ,.,,so,, ltt,n .1,as
nutsn ".t .,t. 'n" III ,,n i,an,, t.os
kn. md i frcndiy % s Mp syapa,nsttc SYN p md @ DC.
voted to others, does not deserve the pros
ncrlly which her cheering, delightful words
hnve hro,,rht IN t,cr. ,yhiia thcy Iunye ,t,n,le
millions Of l,er fcl,ow.crratuys. yout1e and
iii hornior nnI thorrfnre hcitnr Afjsa
% pbo @ ,.et ,ss
Amorlcu, did not at once jump tnto sudden
iame. although the slow-tisycloptns bud
9sooned y. mo Inll ',ower III s!ng'o h,Eht, us
u Were' DIT S'le spent years ot hcr literary
life in ooscurity nbnut rs complete MS
my anth0r ever knew. Tier fnther, rs Is
n,,losonI"r TI NJ ~ w mrasn,, h1"',t o,,, ~,
m''," pmopIe', ~ 80, ~ 49,. ~ n."s" ., nies mnu ~
delights to call himself Tue father OF little
wonler." Tho fact Of this paternity would
"iwnys % rpreives ", lis frno,,n.,t % isur"oy, ~ ~
t.,n,;ro,t it,x ,,,nt,.,n ,..,'.,', ;,,.,,a sS.a
l.lo Nss,. 1T nno.'er De'"ise" lu us .aNys,
one OF th6o't Boston families, nflt' II Is auM
remarkable yiyacity md energy tint g,nrac-
terlzu her. Iier parents were living III Ger
Ing school, wlleli she was born; b9t wl,cn sle
81. Alcott established 4 sci,oal III tic ohi tr
esf eonrt.iicuse p y rrsnont @ a strsst :ss Vas
famous Institution II, Its day, hut It ecan,,
fising to turn away Il little negro boy whom
lle Ind taken In, ind SO. at tllo invitation Of
Mr.. Emerson, MI. Aicoit
wESr TO CONCORD
n 1,ve A. thia 4,n,e Mic. ,u,s, Urn.
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a jolea ss frair h coz eSn,inity one aia'a Of o
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a1G 1E,gG y or . ~ ~ tyis'' u s"Tsc
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Sn,l's S we Siss Il Wleo, lSn was nearIv ID years
o1 se c'!u ,, u nos.o ,.o - teaen IN t's o.
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H., aa ~ IL, nat ii, ~ 've H.. ~ seS ~
M 1sosto1,Esta k @ "2 prufessiol @ " and nd Htp b!sisss ~
n,s iG: w't ,traot a" inr III u tf t H. ni,f, ;
h,w,ays Grset t,' et n %I tay ss Hl1ea
!ust as thcx ~ WMe5l u,ey M
~ ssle?l s lss fren 1'sF eiiso '1Hs ss ss ai
t - acr eoMpan!onis taais So se ,. ,negn, 70 VILE
tle men 10Y am%h; % ,asK "hagh hi aIe 10y IoHHH veay
nrefty ne1 nr t" aet nmy i,'"ncv @ " for tem Thfs
came about a. inSt, however, % nnt; si!a eari,sd @
yeIy GomI9r.!.na yg r II ts ,way ro;. Pig
taccs iroi.In new OK @ aPllslier M & ior whom
a,n se .aH INV vE gIu ~ ae, IT., a ,o we e
tLg H. her col'tTaDntos; TIE 1Tntgt about
~ III tts ,aar aG1 s pptes p =, WITH ,n t ap.
WY she Ind stopped; because sic found It
oo lr1 wofx TO w. er e lnoney, siic feRll@Gtt: H.
L. pf9nn'tssd tnnt s 70 maSe tas ~ rieat' afa se
E1 se nc won get MS sory xory
Ind s su ksp rdnd soek geof *
stories on Hai,ei' ' % SIC was nn9 t4 e., respnnA
prGHnGl III M's H., Ke ,e,,Sr o. 1 r,, tG t!r
lot water rs oillcr nntl'ols t'elaa'!de!l similar
terms. 70 laat tae @ mrf''iEeemt LAG y p tef
lninaleH;, Alter MISS Alcott Oestlino l4a1nOllss
t!llb luDilsllcr WA'let1 10 wy ulit foll'Hie Oi
o saor'fS saor 1,,t u fs,t f1I l.. ngr HIT % TT e nis
IT, ltf ~ Ita1 ~ Mwii " , ut"G anG ~ Mss
M!sns' dot io, SH WILLY, ,troo nu1 .uSH ,gift Me 'n IT,
t;n 'l,"t nr ,,,,, sshona Mt KAN ~ ~ ae .o
WIS ~ t1 lc ny tn un'is ne WIZ" W,,a1 Ms.
,in tvan ~ ~ mt nss vi - o,v,;ei,