New-York tribune., 1908-08-11

Who died yesterday.
sketches and poems was published under the title
This That and the other" The sale of this work
reached twenty thousand copies. 1t was followed
by a novel. Juno Clifford
At the age of twenty Miss Chandler became the
wife of William A Moulton. editor and publisher OF
a weekly paper in Boston. The following year
Mrs Moulton began writing for ''IIarpers Maga-
zine" and the Harpers published volume of htF
stories entitled MY Third Book. in 1853 she
also contributed to The Atlantic Monthly, The
Galaxy and "scrbner's Magazine" In 1870 she
became the Boston literary correspondent OF 1he
Tribune to which she contributed regularly over
her initials Il. c. NJ" until 1876. when she went
abroad the first time
In 1873 appeared Mrs Mouiton's first DOCK tof
children Bedtime Stories which was soon fol-
lowed by More Bedtime Stories and later by
..>-a1, bedtime Stories" "Firelight Stories and
stories Told at Twilight But her literary activ-
itv was not confined the field of Juvenile litera-
ture and In 1874 appeared volume of love stories
for mature readers. Some Women's Hearts OF
which a new edition appeared in 1888 In 1873 iTS'
Moulton published volume entitled POEMS Ds
7 c NJ" in this country and swallow Flights
=, ENGLAND and It was reprinted under the English
title with ten additional poems, in this country IN
1892.
In 1881 her volume Of travel called Random
EarobIas was published and in 1887 ourselves
1 or Eaipbb1rs" chats on social topics in 1889
collection Of stories Miss Eyre from Boston,
and Others appeared and second Noiu'le ..
lyrics and sonnets In the Garden cl DTe$ii'N-
Lazy Tours in Spain and Elsewhere ana IN
Chndhoods Country appeared in 1896 ana Al tHe
I1-f5,s wiz, in 1s9q Mrs Moulton edited 'Seec-
+fons from the Poems Of Arthur o'ShaugiheSSA
She was the literary executor OF FiiiIlP %"
Nfarston the blind English poet. ana ed''e" eIai
de,, Secrets volume of flower poems oH mn
a Last Harvest and collected edition OF aos as
works which appeared in 1922. From lSS' TO Io9-
Mrs Moulton wrote weekly literary lel'e' io5
The Boston Sunday Herald Her huS'''u u'N
in 1895 - aa,h
For many wears Mrs MouIton spent part oi eac"
season in London OF her experience IN hte'lHs
Robert Browning she once gave this account
y,-har first came to London Lord Houghl@sn rd IN
troduced me TO many whose oo'H9 - et a break
ft at hi his house that I first met NJ B BroWhg
alH Vas z-arv low. brought gentleman up
70 me whose name I failed TO heer, 5rssseed in
guest i1Au , davn beside me and talked in HFetE
Syav on everyday topics unlll Lore IIof1 ~ &c SAT Miss
to take me n Ta6y DC 'Fitzgerad between two gentle
men of whom was i4 t4e M aif 81 tb6ucht Brown
entIy IiorG ~ sis nictures 'Browningr asked
ing looked iNe IKE ms Vhy, there sitting beside my
gentlemen sitting beside Miss MhrTS Win - divided
the rerlaIt'I re'arirg which of these two men was
proWning After going back 70 ~ a. beside me
t1l fnri IN gray again came ana stI peSCV
my IIcked 1p courage and said - undefSta!la @ mo
Mr.. browning is he here looked half puzzled half
,sad FOR moment then he caie1 it oIt 70 MS
ding
one .5ich OF us is Browning esI MOI. @ @ ne
10 hilo" y CAV gesture. and tins Is now ny
adde9 W W. ,,itb the author of "Pppa Passes pe
gan
- ,1rs Moultons best known poems Is:
WE LAY Us DOWN TO SLEEP.
we Law Us down O sleep.
And leave 20 God the rest
Whether wake ard weep
or wake more be pest
yrb, vey our souls with care?
The grave is cool ana to"-
Have We found life so faH
rha+ we should dread to go2
we've kissed loves sweet, red lips
And left them sweet and red'
The rose wild bee SIPS
Blooms when he Is dea'-
some faithful friends we've found
Put they who lo7" rs hest
When we are under ground
viii laugh on with the rest
No task have begun
hut other hands can take
No work beneath the sun
For whic Z need 70 wake
Then hold us fast. sweet Death
[ seemeth best
To Him who gave breath
That we should 10 rest
We lay down to sleep;
Our weary eyes We close.
Whether 10 and weep
or wake nom more. lie Knows
..The London Atheneum'' said of her SWAMI"
Flights " which had several editions
II ie not too much TO say of these poems ila'
49,. vbfbIt delicate and rare beauty. marked orig
inaiitv and perfection cf style NI!at rs SIlL d
hntteEE he impress Us with sense or VlVld shd
ar1ttIa' i,na gination and that spontaneous reelhg
1Sbirb il the essence of lyrical poetry