The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-25

The post-Inteil!gencer today publishes
ar exclusive signed statement addressed
70 Il ey the sister OF Mrs. Harriet Beech
er Stowe. the most widely known author
ess America ever produced. whose mas
ter-piece. Uncle Toms Cabin was
tremendous factor In the controversy
which led To the civil war.
This statement by Mrs. Isabella Beech
ar Hooker herself "a famous writer, is
made public for tho first time through
the columns Of this newspaper and
should bring relief 10 the twin daughters
OF the disiing aisAed writer and phiian-
tl3Eop!st.
IL might be proposed that n monument
should ha erected tn the memory Of Mrs.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. There Is no
doubt that every reader Of "Uncle Toms
Cabin every negro slave and every de-
xcendant OF a negro slave who can trace
their freedom TO the influence OF her
work, every man and woman throughout
the land who reIaices that the black bar
81 slavery has been removed from our
escutcheon would unite IN support OF the
proposition 20 honor Mrs. Stoves MEM
CRY by such a monument as the city OF
Brooklyn has honored the memory of her
brother Rev. Henry Ward Be@cher.
But in the meantime there recurs the
old question Of bread and store. During
her life time Mrs. stowe valued the honor
that had come To her from her work
valued the results that had logically. In
evisahly rawn from =. but. public as was
her name underworld as was her fame
she valued more. loved more The modest
home neog In which she lived fer 80
many years. valued more. loved more the
children whose conuausanship made Il
home These children twin sisters were
three score years Of sge when tho
mother died bas st0l they were child
rem 10 her. IN their infancy they were
helpless ana she fogna JOY IN giving them
a mothers care. Ia their age they wsre
again helpless ard she gave them the
same care foVnd n e IRE same joy.
DYING she believed &c had secured -
them a home fer tns!r remaining days
Nov K seems, this home II - &s taken
gsrrra them and ID ths3r cid age they sTe
- - cast sdrift The home ~ which
Ms stowe I3ve1 and worked Tor so many
wears Il n pass - strangers IN ~ torn
daNn perhaps. - ov Eo longer TIE shrine
90 wn3ea 50 many lovers II freedom have
wcsica reverend sters.
And there syszss the question. vii the
American people allow this
sfrs Tsahelia Eeerher Hooker. the d.
t8agu.sAes sister o Mrs. s,owo, writes
the following
Hartford, Ju'v tsth. 49,
The possibility ~ sa*snx 20 the dAugh-
.e~s tAr residence a. M~s- stowe IN this
e5sy greatly Interests re and her many
friends r ~ be Tn8c2 sTaU6tG ~ Il The
fats - tire case are briefly these Mrs
stnwH'a income ny tie expiration q tSe
coryrsrar OK 'Grrte TeEzss Cabin had
ha~asaa rauch reduced soa.s time Sefore
N@r ssata. She tefs taree children. er@
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ssgrn4rv C>ena-. ard twn daughters W.
married aza ass0f sky years - age
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nqpshsr az Thar Aves Ena daring har
years * fs41gna health hAse gisen her shs
gnas- Devoted E&-s. Nv h@r w4A saa8@
tn a. mora years before Ser Gs&th snd
vasa ssa acnhgssss ok ps-eEsss 30 leave a
rsare considerable property. sra gave sNe
lre uas CO EH her property IN equal
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waase property zasaau-ssy - aer sos AZ
ter she 1eAts % ss@ daughters. Tne set
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reneew ~ Mrs. stcas
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