Telegram-herald., 1889-04-15
hrs. STOVES BOOKS
Books Presented 10 Her BY Disun.
g1ishsd People.
A VERY INTERESTING LIBRARY.
s5nas with Aasetioaass Iuseliptions-
Hos tAs AuthoTess ~ "A lcls Tone
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Among tbe letters ef conrratulation
waich were seI.t 90 James Russell Lowell
ca MS sssvnrietn birthday W1s one from
Harriet Beeeaer stowe
IL VII surprise many to Learn tesr Ms
Stowe IS slowly recovering Ter physical
strength, although her mental faculties
are SILL greatly i-apairsd Every plea
SAINT day SIC takes . walk accom- panied
by ole Of her family Sometimes she
goes down 70 her sisters, Mrs. Hooker.
VINO lives Oh the same street Otten she
spends an A0ur IA Mark Twain green
house. WLen went 10 cal on Mrs
Stowe the other day .-.e hantmaiaen ln-
formed me that her mistress had gone
over 10 Clemens greenhouse. She
Intended no disrrspeet 10 their next door
nrighbor. the genial Mr Marx Twain.
bur that was her brief way % expressing
herself IN the summer Mrs Stowe takes
walk Of from three TO five miles she
especially likes 70 wander about Capitol
Hill accompanied by her children and an
intimate friend or two. Her walks ARE
generally taken IN the morning or late in
the afternoon. Mrs Stoves grandson,
Lyman Be-cher, Is the little boy who WAS
80 very much astOnishei when he tound
out that his famou. grandmother did not
write the Bible. Child like, he supposed
she monopoiized the writings OF the
world. Little Hilds i the usmesake Of
the heroine ot ''rhe Marble Fawn."
There are some beautiful old master
pieces hanging Oh the walls OF her home,
as we'll a. many mo'.ern paintings Most
OF the latter are the work Of Mrs. stowe,
and were painted AZ leisure hours. One
panel picture OF "A branch Of oranges is
a copy she made few winters ago in
Florida. A photograph OF her Southern
home shows a rambling house surrounded
by verandas.
On an easel in one corner is an engrav-
ing Of the Duchess OF Sutherland. and
written underneath: Mrs. II Stowe,
with the Duke OF Sutherland's kind re-
CARDS. July, 1859. "
Among the books in her library il a
copy of - FOOLS Errand." with the fol-
lowing inscription on the 1y leal:
"T0
MRS. HARRIET BEECHER STOWE,
OK HER sEvENrlETH BIRTHDAY,
June H. 1852.
The silver coronal of age can never hide
the golden crown of Immortality that
shines upon thy brow.
ALBION W. ToURGEE."
Close by IS copy Of ''The Prince and
the Pauper," finely bound in tree-calf;
81 had no better binding by me when |
sent you the other copy" is written in
the authors very best hand on the first
blank leaf, but ! sent 10 New York At
once and had this copy made. with a spe-
cial binding which suits me much better
and does you properer honor.
Sincerely yours.
:. l.. CLEMENS.
Hartford. May 2s, 1887"
The bookcases, built in the walls. are
filed with choice books, One is given up
to French works entirely, Racine's, Mo-
liere's. Pascal and others. On the writ
ing desk Is an old copy Of Dante bound in
parchment. One book case contains the
novels written by Mrs Stowe; these are
gaily bound in green and gold.
Mr.. Gladstone remark ed on one occa-
sion TO Mr.. James Russell Lowell that he
considered The Minister'S Wooing" one
OF the best novels that he had ever read,
rs there were five perfect characters in IT,
Mr.. Lowell afterwards procured large
print copy of the book and gave il TO Miss
Gladstone for her father. Mrs. Stowe
some years after sent the Prime Minister
a copy OF "Old Town Folks" in acknowl
edgngthe gift he expressed himself much
pleased with the pictures Of Puritan life,
as portrayed in her books.
Mrs. Stowe retired from nctive literary
work few years ago. because, as she
said, she always considered il better pol
icy for authors 10 stop writing before
readers stopped reading.
In recalling the times Of long ago. she
says that when mere child she read
Ivanhoe seven times. and when only nine
years Old and hsri ily able TO write legibly
or TO spell correctly. she wrote compost
tion on "The Difference Between the
Natural aud Moral sublime and at an
other time. Can the Immortality Of the
Soul be Proved by the Light Of Nature 2"
was the ambitious title OF lengthy essay
Her first article. Love versus Law"
was published in The MdWfolccr one Of
the members OF the Semi-Co!on Club she
prepared little sketch 10 read ~ one OF
the meetings; the title WAS Uncle Tim. 8"
and the article very amusing one Pro
fessor Hentz, his wife. Caroline Lee
Hentz the Misses Blackwell. and other
brightand shining lights Of the day, were
members of the Semi Colon Club.
Mrs stowe has fonduces FOR repeating
poetry, especially Longfellow's. Whit
tiers aud Dr. Holmes, the la,ter's
"Hymn OF Trust" gives her particular
pleasure and consolation. and is orc Sic