Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-01-27
MARY A. INVENTORIES NEW BOOK.
"The Story Of Ny Life or the Sunshine
and Shadow Of Seventy Years."

ano onaoOW Oi SeNenty teaTS.
This new and superbly illustrated book
Is the erOwhing life work OF the famous
Mary A. LivermOre, and, az she herself
states, II il the last that will ever come
from her pen. IL is thrilling narrative
OF her life from infancy TO old age, p0r-
traying the sunshine and shadow OF sew
enty years OF a most marvellous career
told In her own words.
IL seems most ~incredulous that a wo-
man now 30 famous made mud pies" In
her childhood. and was often sent supper
less to bed. and was frequently bounced
down into a kitchen chair with
an emphasis that caused her TO see stars
When a young girl, struggling TO sup
port herself. she took In SHOP work."
made shirts, and subsequently learned
the trade OF a ~dressmaker, at which she
worked for % cents q day. At Is she
iran away from home like a boy" and
spent three years on a southern slave
plantatiOn-yeaFs full OF comedy and
tragedy and packed with thrilling exper-
fences.
She tells Of the eventful Christmas
night when she wandered into the
church OF a strange young preacher, who
afterwards became her husband. Their
comical appearances In their FIRST at
tempt at housekeeping: the ignomlniOue
fate that her husband awarded TO her
first fish chOwder The buried IL after dark
In the gardenl, ard the many trials and
tribulRtiOns that followed are marvel
Ously entertaining. They were poor. She
tried her hand at tailoring. and with the
money saved by secretly making q pair
OF trousers for her husband she paid for
a years subscription TO a 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 az a nurse In the Union army.
Her intellectual greatness and nobility
Of character led her TO rise from these
thrilling experiences I, become the best
known woman In America, and opened
the way 10 her phenomenal platform ca
reer that has continued for more than
thirty years. Al her feet millions OF peo-
pie have sat and listened with
admiration and wonder. The rich
and poor. the high and low, the
learned and unlearned have been alike
thrilled and moved by her burning
words. She has swayed brilliant audi
ences OF fashion; has spoken In state
prisons, jails and penitentiaries; 10 au-
diences composed OF Outcasts, and 10
audiences numbering thousands OF chill
dren. In this autobiography she gives
many "reminiscences OF her platform ex-
periences. with anecdotes and incidents
''tOo funny for anything"
Many distinguished men and women
have long urged Mrs. LiyermOre 10 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 Ia wholly and entirely new.
II contains nothing that appeared In her
STORY OF the War" OS87), OF which sixty
thousand copies we're sold.
This book is splendidly illustrated by
beautiful and costly full page phOtORra.
yuTe plates and portraits. aud over ont
hundred fine text illustrations. Many OF
them are intensely humorous, while 9th
era depict thrilling scenes full OF pathOs
and tragic interest.
We do not know when $50 pages have
given us more genuine pleasure, II W,
speak warmly OF the book IL Is because II
richly deserves II. IL Ia sold only b,
agents, and In meeting with a large sale
Agents who introduce a 1rst-class worl
like this ought to be cordially
welcomed. We believe that the best way
to keep out poor books is by introducing
go d ones, and a better one than this hal
never been brought to our notice. Put Il
into our homes. II will be read over ant
over again by old and young with pleas
ure and lasting profit, and may we'll b,
handel down from father TO son anC
mother TO daughter as a priceless legacy
The book Is sold only by agents. and II
published by the old and we'll know
hrm OF A. ID. NOrthingtOn & Co.. Hart
ford, Conn.,, whose imprint Is sufflcien
guarantee OF the excellence OF this first
class volume.
|, Mrs. Rutherford, residing on the High
lands, has secured the agency OF tn
:, hook.