Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-03-06

| "NSSi, anu WSIc greatly pTdlS-
ed by English and American critics.
Her novels were not so successful.
Strong, often full of feeling they lacked
that broad knowledge of humanity
whlch is necessary for true portrayal
OF character. In interpreting nature.
however, she never failed. There her
dainty imagination. her love of beauty.
her marvellous pathos and her exqul-
site taste have full play.
In 1856 the sisters moved from their
little flat to pretty home on Twen.
tleth street, which at once became the
center of one of the choicest and most
cosmopolitan circles in New York.
Every Sunday night for more than fif-
teen years their beautiful parlors
were brilliantly lighted and this Amer.
lean salon numbered among its guests
people as noted in their time as those
VINO graced the assemblies of Elizabeth
montague or strolled through the hall
OF the Hotel de Rambouillet.
Here could be seen Bavard Taylor
and his beautiful wife; Richard and
Elizabeth Stoddard. Justin Mccarthy,
Ihomas B. Aldrich, John Greenlief
whittier Robert Bonner, Whitelaw
Heid' Horace Greedy ole Bull, Elizabeth
Cady Stanton. Anna Dickinson. Kate
fleids, Mary L. Booth and host of
love and admiration of the two sisters
Alice Cary was intensely sympathet-
ic. Her lovely face with its tender
brown eyes. crowned bv masses OF w.v-
ing brown hair, won every heart.
While she was greatly interested in
the advancement of women, she was of
retiring disposition and shrank from
publicity When the "Sorros," the first
woman's club in the country, was
formed in New York, she became its
President at the urgent request of her
friends, but though she presided with
ease and grace, she felt unequal to the
task and soon resigned.
Phoebe Cary was very different from.
her sister. With her dark, brilliant
beauty and her bright costumes. she
was often compared to an Oriental
Princess. She loved ejwels and always
wore around her neck long necklace,
evervy bead of which marked friends
remembrance. She was fine con-
versationalist and her wit was of that
sparkling kind which dazzled but new
er stnnF. One day Mr.. Barnum men
toned tn he" that the skeleton man
and the fat woman. then on exhibition
in the city. were married. "I suppose
they loved through thick and thin"
answered Phoebe. On one occasion a |
certain we'll known actor, then recent
ly deceased and more conspicuous for
his professional skill than for his pri-
vate virtues, was discussed. I'VE
shall never remarked some one. "see
him again." No" quickly respond
ed Phoebe, mot unless you go to the
pit"
Phoebe was always dependent upon
Alice. She had not that calm perse-
veIarce which kept the latter at her
desk day after day, but when a song
did burst from her heart. she often
rose by dramatic force and passion to
height never attained by her sister
Strange to say the sisters did not place
high intellectual value on the poems
which have become general favorites.
Edgar Allen Poe considered Alice's
Pictures of Memory" to be one of the
most musically perfect lyrics in the
English language, but she ranked many
1f her poems higher; and Phoebe did
not even know of the universal popu
arity of that lovely hymn zone
oweetly Solemn Thought until two
years before her death. when she be-
'ame conscious of it's power by the fol.
owing story:
Two men were drinking and gamb-
ing in vile den in China. While
he elder was shuffiine the cards the
'oung man began to hum a tune and
1t length sang the beautiful hymn.
lis companion threw the cards on the
loor and exclaimed: Harry, wher,
lid you learn that tune?" What
une?" "The one you have been sing
ng." The young man did not know
What he had been singing. The elder
epeated the words with tears in his
yes and the young man said he had
earned them in an American Sunday :
chool. Come" said his companion.
citing up, Come, Harry Here's
hat | won from YOU. Go and use it
Or some good purpose. AS for me, as
cd sees me, I have played my las
anne and drunk my last bottle. I
ave misled you, Harry, and am sor-
y Give me your hand, my boy, and
ny that for old Americas sake. if for .
other reason, you will give up this
lfernal business" G
The two men gave up their evil hab- o
c and Nnyhn ofk v