Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-02-01
MARY A. INVENTORIES NEW BOOK.
"The Story Of MY Life or the Sunshine
and Shadow Of seventy Years"

"Ihe Story OF MY Lie or the Sunshine
and Shadow Of seventy Years."
This new and superbly illustrated book
IL the crowhing life work Of the famous
Mary A. LiyermOre, and, as she herself
states, II Ia the last that will ever come
from her pen. IL il thrilling narrative
Of her life from infancy TO old age, Dor.
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 so famous made mud pies" In
her childhood, and wa often sent supper
less TO bed, and was frequently bounced
down into n kitchen chair with
an emphasis that caused her 10 see stars
When a young girl, struggling 10 sup
port herself, she took In shop work"
made shirts, and subsequently learned
the trade OF a dressmaker, at which she
worked for % cents a day. At Is she
ran away from home like a boy" and
spent three years on a southern slave
plantatiOn-years full Of comedy and
tragedy and packed with thrilling exper.
lences.
She tells OF the eyentfnl 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 ignominiOue
fate that her husband awarded 10 her
irst fish chowder he buried II after dark
In the gardenl, and the many trials and
fluctuations that followed are marvel
Ously 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
a years subscription TO a weekly news
paper.
Mrs LiyermOre threw her whole heart
and soul into measures for the relief Of
sick and wounded soldiers. and spent
four years IA a nurse In the Union army.
Her intellectual greatness and nobility
OF character led her TO rise from these
thrilling experiences t. become the best
known woman In America, aud opened
the way TO her phenomenal platform ca.
reer that has continued for more than
thirty years. Az 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 Lave been alike
thrilled and moved by her burning
words. She has swayed brilliant audi
enees OF fashion; has spoken In state
prisons, jalls and penitentiaries; TO au-
diences composed OF O~utcasts, and "a
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 tel
The marvellous story OF her life. She has
received letters from thousands OF meI
aud women, unknown 10 her, expressing
the hope that such q volume would be
written.
This work IL wholly and entirely new.
1t contains nothing that appeared In her
STORY OF the War" Oss7), OF which sixty
thousand copies were sold.
This book Is s%plendidly illustrated by
beautiful and costly full-page photogra
yure plates aud portraits, and over ont
hundred fine text illustrations, Many OF
them ara intensely humorous, while 9th
ers depict thrilling scenes full OF pathO'
and tragic interest.
We DO not know when 100 pages haY'
given VI more genuine pleasure, II w
speak warmly OF the book il IL because II
richly deserves it. lt IL sold only By
agents, and Is meeting with a large sale
Agents who introduce a ifst-elass wOrl
like this ought 10 be cordially
welcomed. We believe that the best way
20 keep out poor books Is by introducing
90 d ones, and a better n than this Ia,
never been brought 10 our notice. Put Il
into our homes. IL will be read over ant
over again by old and young with pleas
ure and lasting profit, and may we'll bf
handel down from father 10 son ant
mother % daughter as a priceless Legacy
The book IL sold only by agents, and Il
published by the old and well known
firm OF A. ID. W%OrthingtOn Il Co., Hart
ford, Conn, whose imprint IL sufficient
guarantee OF the excellence OF this first
class volume.
Mrs. Rutherford. residing on the High
lands, has secured the agency OF IN,
book.