Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-05

entirely IN French as she has all the
others aimee.
'ii.e chafactcr 81 the book Cor Young
Ns It's author was u had character mud
Murid's youth ntlrActcd such intention
that the first edition WAS soon gone
and another supplied.
After o tour ~ many months through
The most delightful part pf France aud
ltnly Muricl wrote n "Conduunuou
81 her "Simpic Guide" which was pub
lished IN 1870, at Geneva. wiis.e she "
SHE il writing a "Swiss Continue
iion, studying too, preparatory 60
German tonr and n"ticrmam Continue.
uun.' She Is nlso at work upon q vel
nme Of sketches OF The old Masters
hcr hoinc on che Gcnevese Alps IS
lovely About it nrr hedges of the lcnth.
cry clcmniis That has given thc villa iis
nemc, and there are rose ana acNiA
irdces also. Over The terraces fails a
cold, musical brown river that cuuca
slWight from the bosom of Mount hlunr
Elms, willows aud fragrant hret warc
over dic pNtty, deep yopndQhcd house.
come homo from thirty-miiV climb
ovcr thc Slmplol. I found her in q
ylny drawing room huns with fcrsan
dttncucs aud gny aud frnyrAnt With
miEnoletjc dwarf marguautes. Pink re-
raniums and mHidcnhnir ferns. The exc
Quislte water colora on the walls were
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work OF MWipls mother, WIN Is q worry
artistic woman, The Illustrations IN Mn
nels books are from photographs made
! by Mrs Wilson.
While we wcrc talking Muriers sister,
! Gym came in. She is twelve years old,
4 BLACK cycd aud a perfect contrast TO the
/ litllc author in every wNy
ln her hands abe carried wicker
basket and FROM this basket az soon as
she WAS seated, she drew ncithVr "a
/ garment for the family Of dolls she
/ loves SO wcll, nor biz Of fancy work,
/ hut cunrso. black woOlon atoclinr
That, directly she had slppod the wood
/ cn "mcndlue egg inside, seemed to
/ be- one hinge hole The little woman
then, after surveying the yawping
| chasm, went 90 work with her hack 10
/ thc tempting sunshine with brave dc
| termination stamped ou cycry feature.
was told that this was one
/ of Gyp'a "chnrity etOcklngaW That
she keeps I'M thorough repair cvory week
for four cMldwn of "a poor ana sirug'
Cling family
Ilcforc / left I went up to Murlcls
| hluc.hung. lace curinWcd room. II has
two deep balconies, at that timc full ui
| gplpulN yellow hcgonias uud iernN II
| WIS quito the 'sunutum. There WNh a
study chnir and writing tohlo VOL IT.
] NNNNNt NNN NNNIN WIS NN NNNNlNNN NitlN
| reference library and wNNcd boa With
| everything were flowers piuk aud white
ycrhenns nnd moiHucrltcs guw thc
hooks the child liked carlioet of amy
| Mrs. Iumpson'a Legends OF Monusuc
| Orlrra' and "Stoncs of Venice and
"Buildpr of Florence mud Nnpnru's
Lives of lmlinn Painters and Sculp-
tors"
Thcn I took up the books the liulc
piH herself had witiru. noticed
Turning thc leaves, thnt al the luc walks,
nnd charming .hilg ami untiyo flowers
ana clcnr bathing places aud cool drink.
iur winters, and nll thc good resting spots
ot tho location described. were Ect down
very definitely Pheasant Guides" Co..
deed arr tho books written boy this ltu,
girl. Her descriptions and snprostion'
for Nice and Ncnro and Florcncc and
noWpcii arc very lull aud upprccinty,
With wonderful IRE ticnl and cNcellnl
Judgment for such n little muiduu, HhD
gives Tests oi NUvs und attractions
hotels and pensions with comments 0r
them aud eveu The price of each. 1hI
sound common sense, cOnclsoly Expressed
Wa the little volumes serms 90 hnNt roin
mrudcd Thorn 90 OLD travellers. for thry
write 10 the puhlishprs "Sond me copir.
ut every Confirmation ns SOON ns o.
uod' What will Muhe's future bo'
That l cannot tell.
THEODORE TRACY,