The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-20

PROFESSOR HUXLEY.
the garden that Professor Huxlev is gener-
ally to be found on fine summer day. He
has taken up country pursuits with great ell
ergy and deV0teS al his spare moments to
the care of his flowers and of the home
grown vegetables, of which he is justly
proud the labor of watering his trees and
protecting them from the ravageS of in
protecting them from the ravages of in
Sectsand blight is, he will tell you, as en-
JoyabIe form of relaxation as the long
walks he delights in taking across the
downs in more inclement weather.
Above the level OF the garden is a grass
terrace and above this again u wide gravel
path, bordered on either side by flower
beds, runs beneath the windows of "Hodes-
lea and Ike them, has u fine outlook over
the sea. 1t is far prospect this wide ex
panse of restless waters, cleaning now be-
neaUh the brilliant blue OF a cioudless sky
but often surS!nS in long white-crested
breakers. with ro"r that echoes and re-
echoes increasingly, although the slope of
the hill with its Neseiation hides from sight
the cliffs and the Immediate line of shore
that bears the b unit of the endless CON
tilct with the waves. Every passing effect
Of light and shadow brings its own beauty
into the scene, every moment of the day has
It's individual charm, and this is the spot
| Professor Huxley has Nh0sen for his daily
constitutional and haaxiicknamed the
| quarter-deck strldlng@up and down it
utmost regularity
| regardless of wind or rain
Within doors are comfortable homeIy
| rooms where the 81 Is of the Huxley
famliy adorn the wails-some few are
painted by themselves, but most of them
are the work of another son
in-law, the Hon. John Collier, and many
| are familiar to the public who have see,s
| them on the academy galleries. These sous
and daughters are all married now but it
| very rarely happens that one or another of
ti,t * n =, Vic Tod
| the grandchildren are ever III request and
| have their own particular quarters and
coy nursery.
| And what of the most interesting room
| IN the house. the study of the great man
| himself2
| First Of all, it is full of sunlight, stream
ing III through the wide window that looks
oLt over the garden. and through second
smaller window, built in an apse, and whose
| colored panes cast all manner of quaint
shadows upon the rows and rows of books
that seem to fill every nook and corner Of the
rooms
Long shelves line all the walls. literally
| from floor to ceiling books, books, books
! Of all sorts, and lii every. surety OF bihdlnR;
dark oak table on the chairs, and even the
| floor has its share of bulky volumes and
! pamphlets innumcrable. Always an lnsa-
| liable reader. Professor Huxley has collect
| ed books all his life. indeed ne tells you,
/
| they have oyerfowed into several
rooms M stairs, and even then
| serious thoughts were entertained OF
| building ont a library especially
TO hold the remainder. when Mr.. Collier
offered TO give them house room and carried
| off a yanload back to town.
| Another of Professor HuXley's hobbies Is
his love for the feline race: the present IA
| v0rite 4 black cat Orchard by name), lies
>coiled llp in Il low chair by the study WIN
! dow but YOU learn that he Is not Always
! On modest and infinitely prefers the pro
fossor's avn chair. before the writing table,
| y,b,I,a hn has been known to repose in bliss
f,ii content while the rightful professor
| either stood or sat to his work i'll an upright
chair at the other side of the table; such
an idea as turning puss out of his com
| Portable ouartes never entering his mind.
Photographs of his children, grandchil-
dron friends adorn the mantelpiece
| with q few curios and his favorite pipe
! The professor abiurcd tobacco altogether
until he reached the age of forty, when he
| took IN if Suddenly, and smoked hard for
| t1,.o1+v vears Then he gave it I'D altogether
| oroin for three wears and has now again
| toia,, 80 II
Ia is y man rather above the middle
hai~ht snareIy huiIt and upright; perhaps
| H.; ,'oe+ rtril,ino features are the very
| hiacl, cvas thar meet and seem to look
| +t.o,,ob chose of anv one to whom he is
snaoIine,. thev are set wide apart and deep
| hernoth tho cray eyebrows: the forehead
| =; sCuara The iron gray hair brushed
| STRAIGHT hack from the temples
| White ,yhiskers frame in the lower part
| of tho face and accertuate the squareneSs
| ~ tho chin firmly nodded into an express
Sion that word he stern and almost defiant
but for the extreme mobility of the lips