Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-02-13

for unwilling. and the deep red drapines
which concealed the statue, placed op.
posite the speakers rostrum, fell away, or
rather, were taken away by unseen hands,
and the white figure was revealed in all
its dignity and womanly grace. There
was moments silence. then the audience
burst into applause. Miss Martineau is
represented as seated in aight-backed
chair with several pages Of manuscript in
her lap on which one hand is placed, the
other hand rests easily on the arm of the
chair. The statue is larger than life size,
the face pleasing and intelligent, and the
effect of the whole is natural and easy
Much praise is bestowed upon the artist.
She was present. and sat in quiet corner,
enjoying. the occasion thoroughly. 1t 10
impossible to give any synopsis of the
addresses. They were fervent and elo
quent, and full of high tribute to the
good and gifted woman.
know. by experience, that the good
people of Austin are not unacquainted
with the virtues Of
HARsFORD's ACID PHOSPHATE,
and perhaps will be interested to know
that l have recently met the renowned
chemist, ut his swn home, which it seems
to me is the most elegant ever entered
The students of the Annex" were invit-
ed ny Miss Harsford to meet the ladies of
the Board" 1T her home, and also to hear
some words of greeting from Miss Alice
LonEfellow, who is taking a course at
Cambridge, England. I was accom-
the conventionalities of Cambridge
society IS myself, and 1 assure you we
came near bringing overwhelming morti-
tication upon ourselves. We happened
to be alone in the dressing room, and as
4 matter Of course. and common sense,
removed our honnCts as we'll as wraps
Well, imagine if you can, our feelings
when we came in sight of the drawing
room. TO find that the ladies all had their
bonnets on. Perhaps this doesn't seem
much OF . dilemma to people fifteen hun
bred miles away, but to US three, it had
the horror Of capital offence, to enter
that assembly with uncovered heads.
AS good fortune would have it, we made
The discovery before we were noticed and
hastily retreated to the dressing room,
where we meekly put on our bonnets and
reappeared at the door of the drawing
room to be received by our hostess. We
had most enjoyable time. no Formally,
no restraint, no stiffness. Refreshments
were served in the most exquisite style,
heads. have spent no little time since
then trying to think out some reason for
the custom, but as yet my mind is wholly
dark on the subject. | mention my ex-
perience for the benefit of any of nv
Austin friends who may be anxious to do
the rrcAcrrhr (Dat the next dove party"
Before the breaking up Of the gather
ing, we were invited by Mrs Louis Agas-
sz to visit her 1T the same day and hour.
Two weeks. We shall 10. and we shall
wear our bOnnets, and trust we shall
not he hsrrified to find that in that ,,art
OF the city the custom is, bonnets off.
The horror of
THE GAY HEAD WRECK
still hangs over the city. AS took the
rain TO 20 to my little school the other
morning was impressed with the reality
Of the disaster by seeing hearse drive up
To the depot to receive the remains of one
of the drowned. And yesterday another
body was brought in on the same train
on which | returned from my school.
Many Of the lost are still uncovered.
The cruel sea holds fast its victims, and
sorrowing friends will not have even the
poor comfort of caring for their resting
places. The Gay Head Indians, a rem
nant of the old Massachusetts Indians,
have showed such admirable qualities in
their exertiOns to rescue and succor the
sufferers of the disaster, that the white
people feel impelled to give them some
testimony of gratitude; accordingly a
subscription has been started and already
more than thousand dollars raised for
them.
Ireceive with great interest the TRAN
SCRIPT every week. l am exceedingly
interested in your new courthouse, and
every other enterprise of your prosperous
city, and look forward with pleasure to
some day when shall again clasp hands
with Old-time friends. H. A. s.
LATER.
We were entertained by Mrs. Agassiz
last night. Such home as it isl A per-
feet study. Elegance, taste, refinement,
surprising any thing ever saw before.
The house has been remOdeled since the
death of Mr.. Agassiz, but friend Of the
| family told US all about how it used to
| easily imagine ourselves in the presence
of the great geologist.
Mrs. AgassiZ IS a lovely woman. She
seemed so pleased to think we enjoyed
the rare and beautiful adornments OF her
home. Many of her guests were quite
distinguished. Most of the gentlemen
were Harvard professors. Here, as at
Prof. HarsfOrd's, there was perfect free
dom and ease. The humblest student
was made as much of as the most distin.
guished professor. 1t is delightful to feel
that the truly great are ready to help on
their humble brothers and sisters. 1t is a
real inspiration to meet them.
| Since beginning this letter Wendell
Phillips has been taken suddenly and
seriously i'll, dying Feb. I'd. 1t is very
sad to think of his invalid wife, who for
at least twenty years has depended
entirely on him, and who has longed fol
death to free her from her sufferings-tc
think that at last she must finish the jour
| new of life alone. HAS