The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-22
Mary A. Livermore's New Book.

The Story of My Life or the Sunshine and
| Shadow OF Seventy Years.
This new and superbly Illustrated
/ book is the browning life work of the
famous Mary A. LivermOre, and, as she
herself states, it is the last that will ever
come from her pen. 1t is thrilling
narrative Of her life from infancy to old
/ age, portraying the sunshine and shadow
! of seventy years of most marvellous
| career, told in her own words.
| 1t seems almost incredible that wo-
man now 80 famous made mud pies
| in her childhood, was often sent supper
| less to bed, and was frequently bounced
down into kitchen chair with an en-
! phass that caused her to ''see stars. :
! When young girl, struggling to sup
! port herself, she took in 'sslop- work,
made shirts, and subsequently learned
| the trade of a dressmaker, at which she
worked for twenty-five cents day. At
! eighteen she iran away from home like
a boy and spent three eventful years
on Southern slave plantation-years
| full of comedy and tragedy, and packed
with thrilling experiences.
She tells of the eventful Christmas
night when she wandered into the church
of strange young preacher, who soon
afterwards became her husband. Their
comical experiences in their first attempt
at housekeeping, the ignominious fate
that her husband awarded to her first
| fish chowder he buried 1t after dark in
the garden and the many trials and
| tribulations that followed are marvellous
ly entertaining. They were poor, She
tried her hand at tailoring, and with the
money saved by secretly making a pair
| of trousers for her husband she paid for
years subscription TO weekly news
paper.
Mrs. Livermore threw her whole heart
and soul into measures for the relief of
sick and wounded soldiers. and spent
four years rs nurse in the Union army.
Her intellectual greatness and nobility
of character led her TO rise from those
thrilling experiences to become the best
known woman of America, and opened
the way 70 her phenOminal platform
career, that has continued for more than
| thirty years. At her feet millions Of
people have sat and listened in admira.
ton and wonder. The rich and poor
the high and low, the learned and un-
learned have been alike thrilled and
moved by her burning words, She has
swaVed brilliant audiences of fashion !;
has spoken in state prisons, iails, and
penetentiaries to audiences composed of
outcasts, and to audiences numbering
thousands of children. In this autobi-
ography she gives many "reminiscences
of her platform experiences, with anec-
dotes and incidents Zoo funny for any
thing
Many distinguished men and women
have long urged Mrs Livermore to tell
the marvellous story of her life. She has
received letters from thousands of men
and women, unknown to her, expressing
the hope that such a volume would be
written.
This work is wholly and entirely new.
1t contains nothing that appeared in her
STORY of the War" (1SSD, of which
sixty thousand copies were sold
The book is spendidly illustrated by
costly full-page photogravure plates and
portraits and over one hundred fine text
illustrations. Many of them are intense
ly humorous, while others depict thrill
ing scenes full of pathos and tragic in
terest.
We do not know when 730 pages have
given US more genuine pleasure. II we
speak warmly of the book, il is because
ii richly deserves it. 1t is sold only by
agents, and is meeting with large sale.
Agents who introduce first-class work
like this ought to be cordially welcomed.
We believe that the best way to keep our
poor books is by Introducing good On :,