The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-13

was shown one received from some unknown
hand, which was in language of which the
family of its friends had no information.
Professor Stowe, with his knowledge OF philol-
| ogy. could not guess at it. until at last some
| possessor of unusual learning pronounced ii to
| be one of the least-known Hungarian dialects.
| Some of the early English editions were quaint
and interesting; one penny edition which was
printed on folding sheet in print so small as to
| be ruinous to the eyesight. Some of the other
| cheap English editions were attractive, but al
| ways with illustrations which were very English
| and convey no similitude of scenes in the South
| to an American reader. Most of these editions,
numbering some seventv-fve, have come to the
author with the compliments of the publishers,
and many rich and valuable, while others
are in pasteboard or paper covers. or in the pen
ny sheet.
At the British Museum may be found COM
plete file of every edition extant. The number
is reported as 1877. In the hall of Mrs. Stoves
house is large black-walnut case containing a
relic of her visit to England noon after 'Uncle
Toms Cabin" was published, which is proof of
| one of the most remarkable demonstrations of
public opinion ever made. 1t consists of twenty
four large volumes. in which are inscribed near
" six hundred thousand names of English
women, which are appended to an address
presented to Mrs. Stowe at an ovation which
took place at Stafford House. The Duchess
of Sutherland made the presentation of the ad-
dress, which is inscribed in illuminated text on
vellum at the beginning of the first volume, and
reads: THE Affectionate and Christian Address
of Many Thousands of Women of Great Britain
and Ireland to Their Sisters, the Women of the
United States of America" It congratulates
them, through Mrs. Stowe, as representative
American woman. on their earnest work
for the suppression of slavery, a work
In which the of Great Britain
had been engaged and attained success in
the British provinces. The first volume con-
tains the names of the nobility; those of political
dignltaries follow, but the great majority of the
names are those of intelligent Englishwomen of
no title or distinction save their labors in the
anti slavery movement When the Duchess of
Sutherland had finished her address sho took
from her arm bracelet of great links OF gold
typical of the slaves letters, one link OF which
was incribed with the words eve trust it is the
memorial of chain which is soon to be broken. "
On another link was engraved the date of the
abolition of the English slave trade and on
! another the abolition of slavery in all of Eng
lands territories She begged the American
woman to keep it until she should be able TO
place upon its remaining links she date of the
emancipation of slaves in America. Mrs Stowe
acknowledges she never expected to live to see
the day, but to-day the bracelet bears upon it's
other links the dates of emancipation in the Dis
tricr of Columbia, of the Presidents procama
tion abolishing slavery in the rebel States and
OF freedom proclaimed in Maryland and Mis-
souri,
Much gossip is rife as to the present physical
condition of the woman most famous in Amer
lea, If not in the world. She is seventy-six
years old, but walks vigorously. and though at
times depressed, she converses usually with her
characteristic sense and clear Judgment, and
with frequent touches of her natural humor.
Though since her husbands death she expresses
herself as considerably more interested on the
other side of Jordan than upon this earth, she
enjoys hale old age. and maintains her cheer
fulness The Beechers are long lived, several Of
her family being already in the eighties.