New-York tribune., 1896-07-02

about 1927 TO 1892 when she accompanied her father
who had been made president OF Lane theological
Seminary. 10 Cincinnati. Here she married in 1895
Professor Calvin E. Stowe. who had lost his first
wife two years before. Mr. and Mrs Stowe re-
uained In Cincinnati. until 1850 when the professor
removed on account OF his health and accepted the
divinity professorshp az Bowdoin College. TWO
wears later he became professor Of sacred literature
at Andover Theological Seminary. He resigned his
car in 1862 on Of il-health. and removed to
Hartford where he devoted himself to literary work
until his DEATH on August -, 1851
The picture Of Mrs. Stowe in her early lie tina;
The Tribune prints this morning Is taken By per-
mission from '.McC.ure5 Magazine"
Her early married life thus spent in Southern
Ohio on the border line between the free and the
slave States and In the section through which the
underground Railroad" known to Mrs.
Stowe had only - draw her experience Lane
Seminary for much OF the material Of her greatest
work Many OF the Incidents and characters OF
Uncle Toms Cabin were. IN fact taken from life.
ss the key" 10 the book. afterwarl published as an
answer 10 the charge Of sGanderous misrepresenta
ton clearly shows Cincinnati was then the scene
of many stormy slavery meetings and only the dis
tance OF the seminary from the city and the steep
and heavy road tina; led out TO It, saved the Abo-
ltonists among the faculty and students from the
attacks Of many a mob. Professor Stoves family
often sheltered fugitive slaves. Arms were even
kept in the house TO repel a rescu!ng party. and
lorre bell was put up 10 be rung TO summon the
s,udents in case Of n sudden attack
HOW "UNCLE TOMS CABIN" WAS WRITTEN.
,vne, the Stoves returned to New wEngland in
,c-o and setted In Bruins wick. Ne. their interest In
,ns anti-slavery agitation Mas SIN keen. and both
ora distressed by the apathy with which their new
rseht,ors regarded the Sou;hs peculiar institG-
,,, " Mrs Stowe conceived the idea Of wr.IiHg some
skstches which should give the word a picture OF
sl,,,erv as she had zen u. one day while looking
o,e- ,oe bound volume Of an ant-siayeTy magazine
ae read an account OF the escape of a s.ave-wOmal
md her child from Kentucky over the ice OF tho
C,,o River This the first point OK the stofy as
4, formed in her mind. and for the model OF unce
TN sh, took the husband Of a former slave-woman
~ ,,,,ved in her own family The first paFi OK the
,,,L written was the death OF Uncle Tom. Inc
oo,a n is said framed Itself In her mind az she
-as q, the communion table in the church In Brnns-
IcL and 4. overcame her so completely ihat she
,,,s, i,to tears and had 10 leave the church. Ths
come she wrote down and the book then took form
ranid.v After two three chapters had been writ
,n they were sent al Abol.tonist paper puoh>hru
a. Vashlnrton The National Era Weekly IN
stalme5ts were forwarded from that time unti the
..nrv was finished As serial IL q. .iract"d Hiots
o,.en;ion p~rhaps than might nave been -nprcteu
eror, inc unropulariy OF The perciicl when prlut
..I n a Young Boston pub.isheT. John r. JewstL
"a ~ some OF the early numbers and ask "a 70 popnn
Ihs whole IN book form After whie ne began "