New-York tribune., 1892-01-03
THE WfFE OF CHARLES KINGSLEY.

rram The London DAILY NcwS. December "A.
NJ, Kingsley. widow of Canon Kingsley the weis
bishops Tathbrook near bennington, on sa,uruay au
ceased lldv Wa> lorn In l-li and was daughter OF
Mr. F,coc Gicnfr Her marriage with the late Canon
NSI.gs Sk,Ics: '. r~HS VA ,uac Of Eyersey
pecting Time OF his marriage 10 take possess"
q vcr"cy sny fnc vacant the patron sir John Cope al
The unanimous wish OF the parishonerS, presented II
Eugslcy Accomplished at E1ersley. and in the literary
and social work which has made his name famous MIS-;
Mrs Kingsley we're both full OF Youthful enthusiasm
when they entered upon their married lifc win eS
gnrScd il a. sacred trust and the wondrous chang.
they worked in the condition OF e pmrn !, 'e shsy
found he place in condition of spiritual ard ard, social n
destituon They established shoe s, rin9 Sos ,ra rg.
An adult school held in the rcctory three nights
week ns %.ey lGSrT cctrc lectures wsrs
csiabShed in the outlying district IN tr.,, t wSrs %rs
enaing no mean mental ana pasa pSstTat 70 ber ,e Al
Evcrslcy and the labors when she unoertoon ~ w
interest of the poor may he 'rac 'e ,tus ox rhs
T@ory hou,e at Eversley damp and UNIV wholesone.
oandGd ind %pS by ponds ns wS H e gscn " and 'so
but all the rooms on the & sr0sH n0o ,d se.n robust
Snr,me impaired and this breakdown was the fore
runner Of several serious and trying Illnesses between
y during these years fHll Of domestic anxiety,
that Charles Kingsley produced his be' literary WORK
ne devotion
Ie rxcnpl,fed by the fact that she did most of hes
hr,hanI,s writing from his dictaton, whc Alton
Ioc,e which was written during Ms. kngsleys Ill
mes I'm 1880, copied for the press by her mana.
Mr. King lev noted the Ill effects which the damp
r,ctorv ni Eyersey having upon his wlc's le,th,
and after hoiay NJ 1orquny. rented Farley Hal IN
tho neirhhorhood OF EverSley. In 1899 Mr. kinSsiey
WAS appointed professor of modern history AT cam
Lrt,c Irniyerslty and Il while holding this
niace IN January 1851. that Mr.. Kingsley chosen
tv the Prince COnsort to direct tie statutes oi the frhof
OF Wales lie subsequently ippontei tanon y
chester Cathedral and AT "a later date Canon Of Weet
Minister. In 1873 Mr.. Kingsley Visited America. bus
i'm consequence Of feeble health his wife was unable 10
accompany him. At the time of his doath-Janusry
%. is76Mrs. Kingsley was lying so dangerously II!
that her life WAS dcspairel Of. Upon her recovery
Mrs Kingsey published her husbands Memoirs"
work which bears the impress OF the afectionate ae
vo,ion which had marked their married hte The
Queen grucously offered the widow Of the Prince OK
Walcs's tnror apartments In Hampton Court Pace
but Mrs. Kingsley, while deeply grateful for the kin1-
ness which had prompted Her MaIesNs ober, -
cllned It, The domestic life OF the kingsleys ard the
high place which Mrs Kingsley held in her hllsbnnds
affections are admirably expressed In tho following
letter. written by of his old pupils who had re dea
eighteen months at EverSlcy Rectory To his wife ne
never shrank from admitting. I'm deep and humo!.s,
thnnkfuness. he owed the whole tenor of his ifc-nll
he had worth living for. II true, and his every
word and look and gesture Of "ivalrous devotion Tor
more than thirty years seemed to show that the sense
Of boundiess gratitude hal become part of hi, nature
was never ont Of the undercurrent Of his thoughts
The Kingseys had four children-Rosc. Maurice. MARY
Mrs. Harrison, better known by her literary nom as
plume Of Lucas Malet and GIenvllle Arthur Ing
later years Of Mrs. kingsley's life have been ~
In quiet retirement at Bishops Tachhrook, Nus
village within easy distance Of Leamilgtons