The sun., 1896-08-18
DEATH OF eAiL HAMILTON.
Her Career ss = Writer snd Hsr Assesia-
- tion with James q. nlatne.

Her Career as = Writer and HsP Asseeia-
- tion with James q. nlstne.
HAMILTON. Mass, Aug. 17.-"Gai Hsmil-
ton" Miss Abigail Dodge, died At hor homo on
Main street at O'Clock this evening. She arose
apparently quite we'll on Sunday morning, but
while eating breakfast was stricken with
paralysis, the shock being much more serious
than the one sho experienced in Washington in
May, 1895, from which che rallied after several
months
Her physician was Immediately summoned.
He found her unconscious, and she remained in
that condition to the time OF her death.
Miss Dodge Of late had beon In good spirits.
and passed con cradle time In tho open air.
She had been quite talkativo. and took much
pleasure in discussing politics and other mat
tors.
Miss Mary Abigail Dodge was born in Ham,
ilton, Mass, in the year 1880. In her girl
hood days sho was known In the pretty little
New England, town of Hamilton ns Abby Dodge
When she began writing for tho public she se-
lected for her nom de plume the last syllable of
her Christlan nnme and the namo of her birth
place. Afterward she was known TO the mcrl-
can public as "Gsil Hamilton" She was
cousin OF Mrs. James Il. Blaine, and through
that relationship she became familiar with tho
public and private lifo OF Mr.. Blaine.
home in Hamilton. Her health was reasonably
good. so far as her friendsin Washingto knew.
She had been working very hard on the life OF
James g. Blaine. which ha entirely occupied
her time since Mr. Blaine's death. In addition
tu this she had never for n single day ceased her
efforts to secure the release OF Mrs. Maybrick,
tho American woman imprisoned for life in
London for poisoning her husband. She was the
hist woman in America to engage In anything
like q systematic EFFORT TO accomplish this
woman's release, and overy day and every week
ed
Miss Dodge had a wonderfully Intellectual
countenance. She WAS not a sood-looking wo-
man. for she had too much care and hard
work to preserve the features that compose
good looks; but she was clever woman, and
trating. and, framed IN pure white hair. her
face possessed a remarkably impressive ex-
and Hs Iorry life ""s FAR one back OF .s
when che was but 2l year. of age. she
was instructor in the high school in Hart
Then FAM Tsa' Dr. a. Bssy snd
natural thing in the world that this intellectual
governess should drift into print and she did.
The paper was called the NattynaI Era. and IT
with her as 1t is with all others,once in print
she could never get out out From that day to this
became one Of the editors Of our Young FoVis,
went back to Washington to live, and. with oc-
casional Journey back and forth between
washington anu ftamuton, tno CAPITAL mas Deen
Her puhished works consist principally OF COL
lrctions of her fugiti, writings. In 1852 Coun-
try. Living and Country Thinking" appeared.
sa SSsis Ssw sSS
Sketches" Letter Days II AppleN,horGe."
mems sbs wrGoS goSi, Worth sns
Wor tni.ssnsss" Little Folk Life" Child
World" Twelve Miles From Lemon"
Nursery Noonings."" Sermons TO the Clergy"
Christ" Our common school system" SDi.
vine Guidance: Memorial OF Allen w. Dodge"
and THE lnsuppressible Book" This last will
show what a worker she was. These books
last book was printed she began to write for
the daily press finding In the New Iork Tribune
instrument for the dissemination or her
opiniOns on civil service reform.
was entitled Wool Gathering" 1t twas printed
twenty-eght years ago. Having been induced
to invest somo money in sheep farm in one of
the Western States. and having lost all her in
resentation or both. she made an investigation
OF the wool husinens and wrote a book about it.
That book had an enormous circulation and at
tracted attention all over the country. 1t WAS
from that time forward everything from her
pen was eagerly read.
Miss Dudges strong character!Rtics left their
i'm press upon the career OF James G. Blaine. 1t
Blaine always leaned heavily upon her Judg-
ment. When in doubt as to matters political,
literary. or diplomatic. II was with her that he
wished to consult before any one slne. Miss
Of men were said to be remarkably keen. and
with his wife and Miss Dodge as bis advisers It
used to be a common saying that hr. Blaine had
Cabinet which President might envy.