New-York tribune., 1903-01-11

one of the last he wrote. Another is pathetic
I, letter written by George III when he was under
restraint for insanity. He has letter written
by Warren Hastings to a friend. and some let
ters written by Leigh Hunt. containing several
unpublished verses
He has also postal card from Gladstone that
he prizes highly. message sent to the legislature
by John Hancock when he Governor fr
1882. document sent to the Massachusetts As
senby by Thomas Hutchinson the Tory Gov
ernor of Massachusetts. in 1775. apologizng tor
his appearance before that body without his
robes of office and explaining that they were
taken from him by mob that broke into his
house holding him responsible for the obnoxious
Stamp Act.
Among other documents priced by the Senator
are a little poem written by Keats. letter by
Lafayette in whieh he refers to Senator Hoars
grandfather and letters from Longfellow. Whit
tier MacauIay, Sir John Lubbock Lowell and
Wendell Phillips He values also Charles Lambs
sonnet on '"The Christian Names Of Women
and Southey's March to Moscow
An order for an election signed by Napoleon
Bonaparte is highly valued by the Senator, FOR
Bonaparte signed it First Consul OF France.
He has also letters written oy Charles
Fox. the great English orator; Lord Erskine and
Lord Eldon. besides letters from Maria Edge
worth and Charlotte Cushman and scrap OF
sermon by Jonathan Edwards.
Among other documents the Senator has
journal of a tour through Scotland written by
r. H. Froude. father of the historfan5 note
book used by Judge Merrick during his de-
fence of Professor John w. Webster OF Har-
ward College. VINO executed for killing
Parkman: a letter from Aaron Burr to William
Van Ness: a letter from Edmund Burke.
treatise by DR.. Buckley, the famous Concord
parson; poem by Sir John BOwring, author
of the hymn. 'Watchman. Tell Us OF the
Night: letters Of Lord Brougharn, manuscripts
of Robert Browning. letters from Matthew
Arnold and George Bancroft, the historian
The book collection also includes beautiful
pulpit Bible from the press of Isaiah Thomas, In
1791. said to be the first pulpit Bible printed
i'm America.
The Senator also has an eye for the unusual
in other things than books and pamphlets He
values a snapshot of President Kruger, with
the autograph of the Boer president ap-
pended. and also engravings. the work or
Piranesi. which are highly valued because there
are so few engravings by this famous artist now
in existence
That" said the Senator, indicating a big
black oak chest was made from timber in the
house of an ancestor Of mine IN Gloucester.
England His name was Richard Hoare; see
here are his initials which he carved on it,
And that door" said the Senator, SIS from the
house OF Charles HOare- Above the door Is
bit of railing from the house
The Senator also pointed out with pride a
black oak chair made from the wood OF the pew
occupied by Shakespeare IN the little churcn
in Stratford- -on-Avon.
This table" said he. was made from the
timber of a house from which Charles III made
his escape after the battle of Worcester.
We'll it is a good working library" said the
Senator as he bade his visitor goodby. 1T con.
tains much that I value highly" and the vet
eran statesman glanced around the book walled
room with a pride any person privileged 10
spend an hour among those volumes could easily
pardon.