The times., 1897-09-05

tour yearsof age at the time, but the Hon
Orable John" was fourteen years her senior
While we know that he was 'affable, lio
eral and II polished manners and easy atl-
dress it is no less true that he was
man Of great decision of character He
was already known as King Hancock,
and so strong was the feeling. that when he
ceased to be President of Congress a vote
of thanks was refused, whereat the great
John waXed exceeding wroth." When any
! gentle girl places herself and her future
in the keeping of such Ii man it sometimes
means that even her will is also surren-
dered To the man who will rule well his
own household The life OF Horotily
Quincy Hancock however, was happyone,
and doubtless. with her many gentle arts,
she well knew how to bringeven the king
into subiection.
For Mistress Hancock was thorough gem
tlcwoman. The daughter of Edmund
Quincy, she had been accustomed to move
! in the best society, and the grace OF culture
and good breeding was hers from her ear
/ lest days. Dwelling in Puritan COM
/ nunity, she had been trained to take FAR
! more liberal view of life than the most of
! her neiGhbors, and she was We'll fitted to
became the wife of John Hancock the rich
est man III the colony, and himself gov
/ erned less by Puritan standards and tradi-
| tons than almost any of his associates.
! In his boyhood he was left an orphan and
/ became the charge of his uncle, wealthy
| business man, who sent him to Harvard and
! after his graduation received hiIn into his
office, an almost unheard Of position then
for q college graduate to take. In 1854
! nhra in barit tod his hu
ness, and soon added to both. But his 10y
! atty was intense, and in 1T66 he was asso-
ciated with Otis, Cushing and Sarauel Ad-
ans. His sloop. in '6S, causes the riot; in
| re he is one OF the committee to demand
the removal of the troops from Boston. and
in "a he is president of the Continental
! Congress. And the gentle, Well i-bred
Dorothy Quincy has been well trained to be-
come the wife and helpnlate of the wealthy,
| patriotic, determined Hancock.
She was with her husband at Concord
when the British made their attack on
that place and Lexington. Indeed, it is
said that one of their prime m3tives
next to capturing the stores was the
capture of John Hancock. But they failed
in this as in the other, and Dorothy clung
ciose to her husband, urging him on in his
the inspiration which at last brought their
swift ride to an end, and they were both
safe in Woburn. From that time forward
she was as devoted to the cause Of the
colonies as was her husband, and urged
him to counsel the great commander to
destroy Boston, though much of her wealth
might go up in its flames.
Hers Yas not the life of the camps
places IN which the wives of Washington
Greene, KNOX, and others lent their aid
! and influence, but rather in the centers
1 from " hich went forth the plans of war
! Necessarily her life was much more gay
than that OF many OF the other ladies
! although it, too, had its dangers.
! large amount Of entertaining fell tc
! her as the wife of her husband, and we
have many descriptions of her dinners
! large tankard OF punch was made In hel
home each morning, and the visitors dur