The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12

in the diary and by the end os the yes
he has made up his mind II takes bor
much longer TO make up hers The tertns
/ Ia which he writes Of her and the lone
| letter in which he expresses his passion
would appeal more to the youth Of Mis-
Austen's day than 70 modern irreve-eace
but that under the Quaker solemnitv ana
the literary Formally the sentiment WAS
fresh and genuine the diary leaves no
doubt
Here is Master John Smith. aged -.
calling on his mistress before she has ut-
tered the fateful weord. After dinner
rode to Stenton Iher homel the roads very
muddy. 4 my thoughts disturbed with
pain 4 Anxiety least this Visit should
he disagreeable Cautiously received
but | thought my frd Hannah was no,
very we'll pleased with it, which aura
damped my Spirits, James lher fatferl
told me was Glad TO see M. & had me.
quen.ly EIpostulated with his Sons for NOT
bringing me oftener 6ol. Had very little
time alone with Hannah Apologized for
my Visit by saying il was difficult for me
10 lie absent from her, 6ca- Saw
dear Hannah going hons alone in the
Chaise, and as knew her fears Of bein,
talked Of | did not Venture TO wait upon
her. II rode in the morning 10 tho fall.
Of Skuylkll. Found there my dear Hannah
fishing at some distance from the rest Of
the company. 80 that had an opportunity
to make an Apology for my coming which
she very generously received. and / had
the pleasantest day in fishing that over
Employed that way before And So On
liz, 81. Il
that the entries become shorter and shorter
and Hannah soon drops ont almost wholly
The story must be read in the diary, John
shows up as fine, manly fellow, but Kan
nah is rather dim
Smith was keen politician and was 70
peatedly chosen to the Assembly from
Philadelphia. His diary has accounts OF a.
least three elections. One political note
is interesting. Heard that there was
some Contest in the Common Council TO-
day about the choice OF Recorder The
Two Candidates were B Franklin & Tench
Francis. and not withstanding the vaT
superiority Of the formers Capacity and
I haracter he had but 10 Votes when the
latter had "a
The hold that Philadelphia has on thosa
who choose 10 live in her is shown even in
this early record While still Jerseyman
of twenty before he had settled in tho
Quaker City. John Smith made a visit 10
New York. This IL what he has TO say of
it: We staid week in New York. which is
a large, populous city the buildings mostly
larger than those Of Philadelphia, but the
town is not nigh so handsome nor so r,sgl-
larry laid out Their new Dutch Church
las they call it, is a very large building
Mr Myers has provided elaborate critical
apparatus to his volume. There is a vary
full Introduction dealing with Smiths and
Logans. There are countless biographical
and genealogical notes, describing the per-
SONS mentioned in the diary and their de-
icendants There ara many portraits OF
1ersOns more or less closely connected
With tho text; only an unsatisfactory sill
louette of John Smith remains, and Of Han.
nah Logan no likeness. but the portrait Of
me Of her sisters Is given, who is said 10
lave resembled her, On the other hand
'xternal and internal views of Colonial
abound. 40 that the scenery in
vhich the romance was acted is al the
eader's command. Mr. Myers has given
is valuable bit OF the eighteenth century
I America, and we can only hope that he
ill continue 70 runlmage among Phila-
elPhia archives for our profit and en- ioy-
lent.