New-York tribune., 1895-01-27

brave and noble mother we have had. but have
not any longer.
In 1856 april 81 he sent Janet copy. done by
the machine they call photograph OF their moth
er's portrait. He not certain whether she
born the Monday after the Monday be-
fore the rood fair of iii. which fell that year on
September %, date had been put on her
tombstone:
Of What our Moher Used to say on that
point? Alas. We cannot settle 1t now;.nor is that
ha has n hre S lost s M hGd But IL
not lament II Is far from our part to lament; let
an to % s s%ays sr whs h S
as she would have hoped We might do. Amen
In the same letter he tells Of their brother. Dr.
John. says Jane. his wife. is pretty we'll. for
her, and emits this grow at a Dumfries doctor:
Sister Jane got bad whtlow Of her
fingers. and the thrice unlucky blockhead OF a
doctor she got cut away three times some
white substance he saw which proved to be the
snew (sorrow on the fooD"
THE Dublin Nation was one OF the papers
marked with the two strokes which Carlyle fire.
qucntIy sent to Canada This was after his visit
Ireland and his acquaintance with Gavan Duffy
In letter to Ack in 1854 he tells about a lame
Irish piper who when a number of farmers had
surrounded a balln for the purpose OF numbering
him. howled for vacancy" In the crowd so that
he might take hand In the killing. and nkens
Sardinia, eager to join England France and
Turkey In the Crimea to that piper.
As time went his letters Canada grew
more His relatives here could not interest
him In anything beyond family affairs. nor could
he interest them In much else. and the home
circle In Scotland grew narrower and narrower
letter OF January I. 1859. a good specimen Of
those written to Janet after their mothers DEATH
contains these passages
have been inexpressbly busy for months and
for years-wth that frightful Book and other bur
lived perfectly alone. working all day with what
out In the dusk to ride for couple OF hours. then
no home ,s,nn again IT to sooss &C. @ But cannot go
often enough donel. without some time other
writing: and here has the time at last come by
You must take this enclosed Paper some Bank
haps even give premium); the Bank will change
1t into Canadian money with or without a pre-
small New Years gift from her Brother. That Is
all the practical part OF this present letter.
man. called With the pkotosraphs Of the s'to two
lasses whom could hardly recognize. such strap
since; carried the photographs into Annandale
with me- where also they were interesting:
your Household and Judge that you are doing we'll,
tho not so rich as some are little money be.
needed: It is written THE hand OF the dillgent'
does find chances and ''maketh rich'nor rich
my best announcements 10 preserve in well doing.
The last letter she got from Carlyle was in
1875 IL closed with the words: mo more, no
more my dear Jenny from this poor lame hand"
His right hand growing useless. After that
she only heard OF him through Mary Aitken. She
has not been In the Old Country since She came
out. II is too late for her to go. and, she
says her heart is longer there. but here with
her children and grandchildren.
Emerson visited her at Hamilton years ago.
Margaret Aitken niece from Scotland at
the Chicago Fair last year. and spent a few days
with her the way home. The recent death Of
Froude turned her conversation with me to-day 10
the wel-worn subject OF his treatment OF Carlyle.
She scouts the "Intolerable- Bear theory: in his
dyspeptic fits. she says. Carlyle was disagreeaple
enough the surface but only on the surface.
She recolects when he spending a summer
at Dumfries that he asked to tea at the
manse IN not 60" he exclaimed, Were an
angel OF Hight to ask me TO tea I'd refuse him TO
his teeth Janet replied "Oh. Tom. ye medina
use sic strong language; I'm no BIT afraid: Just
put on your hat and come ava TO Mrs Goods
He clared at her then burst out laughing. and
went Their father was in the habit OF using ex-
agserated expressions. and Carlyle inherited it,
his complainings ought not to be taken literally
His kindness to his relatives is we'll known. and
she relates OF hts generosity to strangers
notably to shifless fellow from Ecclefechan
who came to Canada TO farm.
The last time she him was In 1871. at Dunn
fries As she boarding the ship he sent her
this message: Go. my dear sister, ana eod De
uith Won 10 the end" The end cannot In the
nature OF things be far off but she does not fear
II: IL Will be going home. she says. TO him and
all my ain aud folk never to be separated
again.