Rock Island Argus., 1900-07-11

The new and superbly illustrated
book. 1.-The Story of Ny Life, or the
Sunshine and Shadow of Seventy
Years" is the crowning 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 a
thrilling narrative of her life from in
fancy to old age, portraying the sun
shine and shadow of seventy years of
a most marvellous career, told in her
own words.
1t seems almost incredible that a
woman now so famous made mud
pies" in her childhood, was often sent
supperless to bed, and was frequent
ly bounced down into 4 kitchen chair
with an emphasis that caused her to
''see stars" When q young girl,
struggling to support herself she
took in '.slop work, " made shirts, and
subsequently, learned the trade of
dressmaker. at which she worked for
% cents day. At IS she ran away
from home like a boy" and spent
three eventful years on a southern
slave plantation-years full of comedy
and tragedy, and packed with thrill
ing experiences.
Mrs. Livermore threw her whole
heart and soul into measures for the
relief of sick and wounded soldiers.
and spent four years as a nurse in the
union aamy. Her intellectual great
ness and nobility of character led her
to rise from those thrilling expert
ences to become the best known wo-
man of America and opened the way
to her phenomenal platform career.
that has continued for more than so
years. At her feet millions of people
have sat and listened in admiration
and wonder. The rich and poor and
high and low, the learned and un-
learned have been alike thrilled aud
moved by her burning words. She
has swayed brilliant audiences of
fashion; has spoken in state prisons.
jsils and penitentiaries; to audiences
composed of outcasts and to audi
ences composed of thousands of chill
dren. In this autobiography she |
gives many "reminiscences of her plat
form experiences, with anecdotes and
incidents 'too funny for anything"
She tells of the eventful Christmas |
night when she wandered into the
church of strange young preacher,
who soon afterward became her hus-
band. Their comical experiences in |
their first attempt at housekeeping;
the ignominious fate that her patient
husband awarded to her first fish
chowder The buried il after dark in
the garden and the many sore trials
and tribulations that followed are
entertaining. They were
so poor that she tried her hand at
and with; the money saved
Dy making a pair of trousers for her
usband she paid for q years sub
'cription to the first weekly newspa-
per they ever had.
Many distinguished men and wo-
nen have long urged Mrs. Livermore
% tell the marvellous story of her life.
She has received letters from thou
Iands of men and women. unknown
o her, expressing the hope that such
volume would be written.
The book is splendidly illustrated
" beautiful and costly full-page pho-I
ogravure plates and portraits. and
yer one hundred fine text iTlustra-l
ions. Many of them are intensely
humorous, while others depict thrill
ng scenes full of pathos and tragic
interest.
We do not know when $50 pages
ave given us more genuine pleasure.
I we speak warmly of the book, it is
,ecause it richly deserves it. 1t is
old only by agents. and as might be ex-
'ected, it is meeting with a large sale
agents who introduce a frst-class
york like this ought to be cordially
Welcomed. We believe that the best s
Fay to keep out poor books is by in ,
good ones, and a better one
han this has never been brought to ,
ur notice. Put it into your homes.
{ will be read over and over again by
Id and young with pleasure and last
az profit, aud may well be handed
own from father 10 SON and mother
o daughter IS priceless legacy.
The book is published by the old 9
nd well known tirm of A. ID. Worth
ngton q Co, Hartford, Conn. whose
imprint is sufficient guarantee of the
reat excellence of this firstclass VOL