, 1881-04-17

Mrs. MHFCIS EpTinH in HHFUtr,S i3H-df-
In 1876, after we were settled In our London
lodgings we scnr 9 letter Of Introduction foE
Margaret Fuller, Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Spring
md snu III Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Carlyle They
called, ind we we're out: but soon u nnte came
inviting us to tea. While Margaret aud we're
taking uff our wraps. they opened the par'or
door and asked Mr.. Spring in. Seeing one grn-
tcrnnn when they expected two, they supposed
Ii was tho sun. When We entered. and they saw
that ucither could be the mother. they said.
laughing; ave thought we were to see elderly
pcoplc and son; we are glad that you are
siurrnret Fuller related some drol stories
abort people, and Mr.. Carlyle lnuEhed heartily.
Ills m,lgh was simply delicious. He safd that on
their way buck from Scotland they attended one
Of Father Matthew's temperance meetings. He
spul;c enthusiastically vi tb.s. mans power over
his audience. and of how he drew the helpless,
unrcsist1ng dr1,nkartas forward BY his magnetic
feryOr to slEn tL1 pledge He toltl nf, une poor
old won,tp vino h,.d been persuaded from her
seut into the :lisle by SOME powerful word.
Thensnc rctrcated. again was drawn torward.and
aEan nnu ] ]s fsw m tbe oSt
At last tue effective word t'as spoken, and the
poor creature sprang forwnrd. and snved her
went went to t sec Ion m III and have SET, ismb.
One evening Nr. and Mrs Carlyle and Mnzzini
cumc to tea ut our rooms. Mrs: Carlyle and l
othors on tho other, when I heard some growing
from Mr. Carlyle about the Ignorance and
brutshncss Of the slaves, ind he declared that
aD, tho 70 room, i' when ii Margaret laughed and
a ~ o nnff ea2 hfsn TSnfrns 59r qns }
severe penalties which yet could not prevent
the slaves frntn learning to read, and how, in
splte Of s1nrds, fettcrs. frozen teet, ana nloo
cared into free States. There was no Fugitive
Slave law then to he thrown into Iny face. We
told him stories Of intel'lgence, Patience. md
lis tened. often saying, heartily: II am glad to
hear it, His mttnl was quite changed when he
When our little boz sad, :" "Good-ntgh and
kissed all the others. he stood hesitntng mo-
uenr, not knowing exactly what to DO with this
under bis eyebrows, smiled the sweetest OF
smiles, and opening his arms took tho little fcl-
low to nis heart Mrs Cariyte, sitting by me,
VIC bad such q child in our honso:" the
evening, which at one time looked rather
stormy. ended most cordially and happily.
Our stay in London was brief, bur nefore leav-
Ing we tined Ut the Carlyl.s'. Five hours nt
tablc, Carlyle full Of talk. George Lewes was
there to draw hin 9u1 md to cheer sr. him On
happy. etscbMntcd TIME. Carlyle rsstled about
poets and poetry. 1nu,ic fun Of Petrarch. LAURA.
GSsrt and reS oshfS re- c aa
ever lived: he sat and Sang, bothered his
head over hts poor excise accounts drunk
thing wus said about Elizabeth Barrett and Rob
ert browning. Carlyle said she had sent httn
TWO volumes Of poems; be said be wrote Miss
HHFfGEL t1AL IL SQS QHA tAut tAA144 ~ oh3 SUE
had better put it into plain prose, 90 body
could understand it, and not trouble herself TO
make rhymes. But" he laughtngly said, % the
woman felt so badly about 1t that had to wr1to
again" Doubtless he put In that second letter
some OF bis great Scotch heart
While taking coffee In the parlor after dinner,
Mr.. Carlyle SAT- on a low seat by the fire, and
talked pictures more wonderful than anything
ID his .French Revolution" And when we
came away that night Margaret said, "NoW
have seen the lfou.
Some Que talking to Carlyle OF Margaret
Fuiler's Intellect and attainments he said:
ayes yes, that Is we'll: but does she take caro- OF
her stocktugs7'' conld have answered that
she did. She ras like the lady in the old play,
who, planning now she should keep the alec