The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-30
MRS. STOWE IN OLD AGE
DIR. RICHARD BURTON WRITES
ABOUT THE HIRTFORD Il UTHOREsS.

Cabin is Passing Her Declining Days
Facts About the Great Slave Epic That
Appeared Forty-ive Years Ago,
Writing of Harriet Beecher Stowe at
Eighty1ive," DIR, Richard Burton in
1he June Ladies' Home Journal, gives a
delightful picture of the author in Hart
ford, and of her daily life. For some
years now" he says, entirely with
drawn from society, Mrs. Stowe is much
afoot in the open air, her strength,
for one Of her years, being remarkable.
In the summer time the slight, bent fig
ure, with it's white hair browning the
dark, wrinisled face, is familiar sight
to the neighbors, as she wanders under
the boughs, gathering consolation from
sun and shade and wind, or strays down
the steep bank to where little sllyery
stream winds it's tortuouS length behind
the Clemens and Warner grounds. On
such walks a trusty attendant is al
ways by her side 1t is likely that
Mrs. Stoves fondness for exercise and
outdoor lie has done much to sustain
her bodily vigor to her present age.
But she comes of a sturdy stock.
MRS. Stoves working days have long
been over None of her conspicuous
literary productions is associated with
her present residence, and her condition
requires that she be carefully guarded
in every way by her family from intru-
sion of strangers. Yet as she walks the
streets, always followed by fat little
pug, who is an autocrat in the house
Git may be remarked that the Stowe
family is devoted to Dogs, one often
sees lion-hunting visitors eager to
catch glimpse of the most noted liter
airy woman of the land. Requests at
the door for sight of the mistress are
not infrequent, while letters petition
ing for autographs are, of course, le-
gion. Occasionally still the latter favor
is granted, or the authoress pens bit
of a note in acknowledgement of some
courtesy.
'oIer modest way of living implies
the fact that the rewards of distinguish
ed success in literature are other than
monetary Such success is not to be
measured by tangible things. The aims
ana ampltioHS VI lllose WHY oeeh " Wy
work with the pen worthy 10 i've anu
helpful to their felloWfneh, are ho'
those of mere practical pursuits. How
can be estimated in dollars the deep
moral glow of satisfaction experienced
by Mrs. Stowe on the day when the
emancipation proclamation was given
to the world"
In the pleasant western part Oh Hart
lord known as Asylum Till the mos
popular sectlon Iof residences ol Tie
better sost. IS situated folesl stree.
short and peautltully tfee-nneo' run
ming off south at right angles IRON
the stately Pennington avenue "A rev
steps down, the thlrd mouse on tne
right, is pretty pflcK cottage OF moo
crate size, painted gray, and attractive
by reason OF It's Well kept lawn, lts
flower beds and trees. Here MRS. STOWE
has lived with her TWO daughters more
than twenty years, moving thlther II
1873 from a larger mouse near py' Whlcr
she built ana occupied until drlVen IRON
1t by 1nroads OF business. forest stfee'
Is true to It's name, Tor as one passes
along 1t great trees ana ample GROUNDS
with no FENCES ana a general erect OF
unspolled nature come INTO view. the
contiguous estates OF Chafles Dudley
Warner and his brother, George, EN-
brace several acres OF land; the pic
fueSque houses stand lar back from the
sidewalk; squirrels play boldly up ant
down the chestnut boles, and the wood
pecker and robin rejoice in the greer
heritage. The formers land touche:
that OF Mark Twain (Samuel L. Glenn
ens), whose large, many gabled house
faces on Pennington avenue, jus
around the corner.
Forty-fve years ago it was that Har
riet Beecher Stowe wrote her grea
slave epic, Uncle Toms Cabin" ant
she was then mature woman Of forty
The book appeared first as serial il
r'The National Era Of Washington
running from June, 1851, until April
1852. For the serial rights she received
round sum. "nen the story was glvei