The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-12-27

MRS. MARY TYLER e't.
NJ" s'T IL, . ',iie vas
eiV Il ehd ~ tile illtle iolhs' WIZ were III
VlteH 10 play upon her lawns on frequent oc-
casions.
Mrs Tyler related the story OF the writing
Oh Tue verse year or TWO ago 10 cohtrlon,
tor % aenowlnes News Sne was induced
70 take tue iamp 70 schooi py hef brother
.>ate' ana "hesi she arriFeu at the schoo!
mouse put 1he ilttle animal unaef her dcsk,
"heFe II lay qoeliy until mary was caiieu
ouo % fe&ite. men INC iahab trottea out
nl1ef INC ntlle maid, 70 the great amusement
OF inc ,eacher, MISS i,oliS hllhpaii, "hlle' says
A. airs. yier the chidren GiESled outright.
one goes on;
u was rare sport lor them bu' conlan hna
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me amD was Killed h| 4 vicious COW, at.d
its fleece "As spun nnl knit into stockings
When the Boston peop. held Il fair to raise
money to preserve TIN, Old South Church the
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'ohh ftou!stohe an' horst!p ot Tue verses Is,
however, disputed by the family Of the late
Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, of Philadelphia.
Mrs Hall. was for many years connected
win Gnjay,s T.adias, Rnok She wac Sarah
Ruell and married David Hn,e in 1914 The
ph;ladelnhia Times soys.
IT, Mrs. rI,,a,s family ,va ars ,n5.t,tad for ,,o
following account % Of The circumstances which led
to its production. In 1877 Dr. Lowell Mason was
induced to lend his talents to Boston, and Willie
there gave especial attention to tho training of
e1'latsn IN vocal mnsic' being the first person to
raa , .'o ~ ponc senoois IN
~ M,son ,,,,as,lI Mrs I,aIs an1 o,har ,.,tta.s
to furnish him with verses s,litel to The capacity
of children and of u kind to interest them. In
response 10 this request, Mrs. Hale, ever ready
to lend hand in any good work, composed a
series ot il.n poems lor ehiidres'' Which were SET
70 muse py MI. mason anu sung IN .'le schools ot
anon ,bsso we're ,h s,il tnon ,nn .1s ascr
see. on bush or tree ;, and the world famous
"Mary's Lamb" which was founded on an Incl
dent of the writer's own childish experience A
farmers daughter, she had he'd in her New
Hampshire llome her own little pet lamb, that
leia'Weu lei %isrsver she went, neFoteoiy Iona
FROM nr earst IN, har "a ,a,as, "a % ,his hs
editor and mother of y family tynel inside sro,, y
her pressing cares To write these verses, which
have found Sympathetic echo in the hearts OF
children ut over the country. In 1880 the poe1lls
thus composed were published in book form under
Mrs. Hale's signature, with u number Of other
I,r,,l children in th,, limited S,,tes
iva ro,1 f,,ts ,ra ,,r,h,h,r ,,+,,, h,
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''' 'oe'i ''AtiH1sIo C"ii, WINCH, ttlei lelils
TYLER. saws that Mrs, Hale afterwards tool,
the three verses written by Roulstone md
atld;nr to tb.n, r,.d. Tho con,nlnto ,,,o,,, -
II h.s s;,co loar l,,a,,,, fN'''''