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New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

child and as prospective heiress attracteu
the attention of Sir Godfrey Webster an eN
travagant gambling, country gentleman i
Sussex one who was. popular in MS -couh''
and n member of Parliament He was t"eHt'
three wears older than Elizabeth, put 'I
Colonial parents in spite of that tact lhousHt
this scion of an old county family a eoo''
match for her Poor little Elizabeth EassaiI
was a child of fifteen when she was hohu'O
over 70 her bridgegroom-and an utterly uhuls-
cnIned child She had had no systeIhd'lc
education at all; she says in her journal thd'
her father and mother left her, from fono-
moss and inactivity to follow her own peht-
.Tappilv for me-" she adds, II devoured Doohs'
and a desire for information became my
ruling passion" The child had brains ana
ueed them: she developed spirit energy ana
ambition all uniting her to be happy Win
man whose tastes were the reverse OF III
teIectual and whose temper was violent "heh
sine was twenty she persuaded him 10 take
ber to the Continent where she found ne"
banniness in literature and art and IN the
conDanionship of clever people The country
souire hated travel and cared nothing for art
He would not live in Italy; she was unwilling
70 return to the English home In which she
had been so wretched. He spent part OF the
time in England, always quarrelling when he
returned to his wife
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another DO this and II is done" Macaulays
long drawn out anecdotes she would not en-
dure-and perhaps for that she hardly be
blanchard upon occasion she would say
with an irritated tap of her fan: Now Ma
caulay we have had enough of this; give US
something else"
Why did the frequenters of Holland House
submit to her tyrannical ways? So much
stress has long been laid upon those ways OF
hers that readers of a later time hardly
realize how interesting she was. She was
brilliant even witty woman; she was remark
ably well read, and had a wide and intimate
knowledge of European affairs in that period
Of upheaval. She had spent much time on the
Continent and had known there many per
sOnages of Importance. She appreciated nature
and delighted in art No had to dread
boredom in her drawing rOOm-we may take
for that the word of Charles Greville quoted
anew by Lord Leicester: Tho everybody who
goes there finds something to abuse or to
ridicule in the mistress of the house or its
ways, all continue to go All like it more or
less; and whenever, by the death of either, it
shall come to end, vacuum will be made
in society which nothing supply. 1t is the
house of all Europe; the world will suffer by
the loss; and it may be said with truth that
it will eclipse the gayety of nations" The
editor does not fail to remind that the hus-
band of this militant lady of the
most delightful and lovable of men, and he
repeats the significant saying of Ugo FOscoo,
Il would not go to heaven with Lady Holland,
but could go to he'll with his lordship." Hol-
land was a man of intellect, of exceeding cul-
tivation, of fine tastes, and of great benev
olence-and a most winning and amusing
talker. To him, therefore. much as to his
wife was due the attraction of their house
EIizabeth's progenitOrs the Vassalls, made
fortune on this side of the ocean. Lord Ilches-
ter, in his introduction, recalls the fact that
''Ticknor, in reply to Lady Holland. who had
Just told him that New England originally
populated with convicts mentioned a house
in Cambridge, Mass, built by a member of
her family and a marble monument to one
of them in Kings Chapel. Boston" 1t
a retort which she richly deserved. One of
the Vassalls went to the West Indies and
acquired so much property that when his
descendant, Richard Vassall. married Mary
Clark. of New York, the young couple ap-
parentIy found themselves able to live hand
someIy in England Elizabeth was their only
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sibIe to go beyond her in vulgarity and coa,,.
ness" says Elizabeth even while she was eo,.
PEELED to admire the lovely plastic "Attitaa..s
for which the fair Emma was famous ~.
yuIgarity," writes the spectator. destroyed a.
illusion when 1 saw her once. She had vork.,
ones imagination up 10 a pitch Of enthuza,.
in her successive limitations Of NiObe Magda,.
and Cleopatra Just as she was lying Ao,
with her head inclined upon Etruscan va.
to represent a water nymph, she exclaimed
her provincial dialect, Doan't be afeard =.
Wfllun, I'll not crack your joug-' I turn,
away disgusted and believe all present sha,..
the sentiment" There are many referenc.,
here TO Charles James Fox. though not az ua,-
anecdotes OF that great man as We should h.,
70 find him. we sat UP very late with hi,.
his nephew's wife writes OF one evenings -
nerience His conversation Is always =,
structive and entertaining He shuns poft,e,
as much as 1 could wish Criticism. Hterafu-,
and observations upon character are the ebl.,
topics. II is astonishing what a store ho1a
Of knowledge his mind is of every sort. from
fairy tale up to a system Of philosophy
novel was mentioned, upon which ne launcbe5
forth upon a discussion on the different mer,,
Of the noveIists, in which ne displayed a,
great a range Of reading as a Miss who ress,
from a circulating library could do He knows
in short every production Of the sort that Ia,
appeared He professed liking fairy tales
rouances. novels, etc" It may Dc said q Ladz
Hollands own taste in literature that it Va,
generally good. Her descriptions u travel ars
pIeasant often vivid and gladly note tia,
her journal OF two visits to Spain with he,
husband may some day see the light
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

The Journal now printed for the first time
Elizabeth began when she left England III
June, 1791- It reveals far more OF the story OF
those early years than we have known mere
tofore There are various references TO Ill
treatment from Sir Godfrey who, oc-
casion at least is described as throwing a
book at her head. Much 1 endure now"
she writes in '93, yet it is infinitely more
bearable than formerly; experience and a bet
ter knowledge OF the world make me laugh
at menaces that used TO terrify me out OF my
senses" The condition of affairs was no hap
pier for Sir Godfrey than for her. In the
words of Lord Leicester, 1T was a situation
which was likely to have but one ending" In
Florence, Elizabeth met in 1894 the accom-
pIished Lord Holland, just arrived from Spain
She found him charming. Just what all must
like esteem and admire" He was equally
fascinated by the handsome and sprightly
voune, woman. Two years later they returned
to England together with the evident lnten-
ton of forcing Sir Godfrey to get a divorce
He did secure that divorce and with it $4,000
from Lord Holland and Elizabeths whole fort
une with the exception of c 500 a year Two
days after she was married to Holland. 1t
is not a pretty story, and not any prettler
is the story of the fraud which she practised
on Webster in causing him to believe in the
death in Italy of their little daughter Harriet
Holland could not have consented to the cir
cumstantial lie had not the strong willed
Elizabeth led him by the nose. That she
did in truth, all their long years together.
His affection and admiration for her never
altered The poem which he wrote to her in
their youthful days in Italy was rivalled in
tenderness by that which he addressed to her
on her siXtieth birthday.
l write not, I, for prize or fame.
bays, triumph IS my aim;
To you, my Love, my strains belong
To you l dedicate my song:
And all my hope and all my due
Is one kind happy smile from you,
Content if this blessed day
NY simple rugged lines convey
One truth. which be it verse prose,
From my hearts heart sincerely flows:
Il loved you much at twenty-fOur,
Z love you better at threeScore."
Lady Hollands journal is well worth pres
ervation. It is animated often picturesque
and generally shrewd in it's treatment Of in
dvduals Her anecdotes are characteristic
and to the point One of her pet detestations
was Lady Hamilton, who was at the haiFht of
her success at the Court of Ferdinand wnen
the Websters were at Naples. TT is impos-
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Gbe aNetp'2lorgs gribm1te
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1908.

Literary records are full of stories of the
volume of charming poems about cats testlheS
To the genuneneSS of that sentiment. The dog
of course has been more frequently cherished
by the man of letters but Scott was not more
devoted to his hounds than Gautier, for ex-
ampIe. was to his furry, softfooted friends
WiIkie Collins, il appears was one of the nine
eeenth century writer's who were lovers OF the
cat, that combination of mystery beauty ana
dignity. In the recently published Lehman
"reminiscences is to be found a letter written
IN Italy by Collins, passage in which runs as
follows:
Oh | wanted you so at Rome in the ProteS-
tant cematery-don't start No ghOstS-only a
cat | went to show my friend Pigott the grave
Of the illustrous Shelley. Approaching the rest
ing place of the divine poet in bright SunnSh!
the finest black tom you ever saw discovered
at an incredible distance that catanthroplst
had entered the cenetery-rushed UP at a gall
iop with his tail at right angles to his spine
turned over on his back with his four paws IN
the air and said in the language OF cats NShel-
lev he hanged! Come and tickle me!' stopped
and tickled him. We were both profoundly
affected.
ApropOS, what pleasure 1t is to find man
Ike Collins preserving this playful mood be
meath the shadow of the pyramid Of CeStiuS
Shelley humorIess himself, has caused many
Shelleyite to be grand, gloomy and peculiar be
yond all reason. One likes to think Of Collins
who would have yielded to none in appreciation
Of the poet, being just his human self beside the
poets grave.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

All who have traversed, though ever so
lightly. the social and literary history OF ENG
land in the last century, know something oi
Lady Holland. the wife of Charles James Fox 5
nephew and d Whig hostess to whose FOOT
stool came the most eminent men of the party.
Rut il is not for charm distinction of mind
or manner that she is thus known. The idea
associated with her name is that of imperious
temper She ordered about like spanle's the
cleverest of Englishmen and she behaved with
fantastic insoence to those who entertained
her Lord Borngdon's sister said of her that
''She is more universally disliked than any
body one heard Of; and strange indeed
il seems that there not fiat rebellion
against her harshness and ruthlessness. Ma
caulay said of her: 1.-The Centurion did not keep
his soldiers in better order than she kept her
guests 1t is to one Go and he goeth; and TO
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30 HIS SAVIOUR A CHILD; A PRESENT
BY CHILD.
BY ROBERT HERRICK.

Go prettie child, and beare this Flower
Unto thy little Saviour;
And tell Him, by that Bud now bloWn'
He is the Rose of Sharon known:
When thou hast said so. stick II tnere
ITpon His Bibb, or Stomacher:
And tell Him, Uor good handSeli lool,
That thou hast brought a Whistle new,
Made of a clean strait oaten reed,
To charme His cries. cat time OF need)'
Tell Him. for Coral, thou hast none;
But if thou hadst, He sho'd have ohe'
But poore thou art. and knoWne 10 De
Even as monileSSe. as He
Lastly. if thou canSt win kisse
From those meIlifiuous lips of His;
Then never take a second on,
To sroile the first impression.
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LADY HOLLAND.
Her Journal NOs0 GiUen to the
World.

THE, JOTTRNAI, OF ELIZABETH, LADY HOL-
LAND Q79l-1S1T. Edited by the Earl Of llches-
ter With portraits. In two volumes SVo; PIP
2T9-3l5 LOngmans, Green q co.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

A library of rare books regarded in its lowest
ASPECT as a financial investment, is certainly
worth having, if the Amherst sale is criterion
It is said that every one of the more I'M
portant books a large advance was made. The
first volume of the MaZarin Bible, for example,
which brought f2,OjO, realized at the Gosford
sale in 1884 only f5O0-in comparison a small
gum. The fine copy of the Block Book, which
also brought $500 when it appeared at Lord
Crawford's sale in 1887 realized four times as
much for Lord Amherst Crawford, by the
way was present at the Amherst sale and wit
messed the astonishing leap in the value of one
of his old possessions. The strange and amusing
episodes of q great book auction are many but
1t is doubtful if the public rivalry of purchasers
Is half as exciting as the private pursuit of
desired book 1t is related of the old ambassador,
Van de Weyer that he was staying in an Eng
Iish country house when, on q Sunday morn
ing. a booksellers catalogue CHANGED TO reach
him. In it he discovered an extremely valuable
book. absurdly priced at ten shillings. No
ass grew under the feet of that collector. He
explained to his ducal host that urgent business
called him to London and he appeared at the
bOokshOp next morning as soon as the doors
we're opened He did not make the mistake of
!Eking ut once for the treasure, but, first buy
bg several other books drifted casually into
She coveted purchase. and carried them all off
under his arm. What joy One day he saw the
bookseller again, who asked, what was the
book which your eXcellency bought here? You
had hardly gone when the post came in and
brought me half Il dozen orders for it"
Just SO surely as the tide comes up will some
yne always arise about this time year to
discourse upon the shortcomings of those who
write books for the young. This year it is
Miss Evelyn Sharp. who plaintveIy wonders
"why it is that when people buy books for
boys they try to find something exciting, and
when they buy books for giIlS they try to find
something safe" She goes on to pay her com
pimentS to the authors. pointing out that
novels are written for as well as for
women. and that only when fiction for young
people is written on the same principle will
boys and girls stand chance of getting
what they like as well as what they ought to
like" All this sounds like more of those
pretty hypothesis which have little to DO with
things as they are The Importance of books
fer the yourg has always been recognized in
The Tribune. and not only have they been scru-
tinized with care but pains have been taken to
ascertain. as far as possible the effectiveness
OF the different methods illustrated. On the
whole. we believe that the points Of departure
criticised by Miss Sharp have justified them
selves. We have noticed especially the success,
Tear after year, Of certain authors who have
adopted them.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS from The Non
ing Chronicle The Daily News The -
ar7iner" Household Words Al tie Y11,
Round and Other Sources E,y Charles DicE
ems. Illustrated Svo, pp- XVI 70. Chares
ScriErarla Sons
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-20
OLGA

F. w. Burpee and family spent last
Sunday at Olga.
Harry Harrington. Of Bellingham.
was at Olga portion of the week.
Miss Nellie Mcbride and sister. Of
Bellingham. are spending week a,
Olga.
Miss Gray and Mrs. John Gray are
guests at the Bloxham home while
their cottage is being built.
Silas White has commenced work
on the Gray cottage and expects te
complete it BY the end of the week.
Great preparations are being made
for the big celebration here. and q
big crowd lie expected on the Fourth.
Olga now has fine ball ground on
the Gray place. and also ball nine.
which is ppacticing up to play the
best of them.
Claude Ramsdell. of Bellingham.
was guest at the hotel over Sunday.
On Monday he brought in the largest
s.rlng of trout seen this year. He
caught 81 in the small stream running
out. of Mountain lake.
Over q hundred East Sound and San
Juan island people were at Olga last
Sunday for the ball game between
mines from the two places. The
Roche Harbor nine won the game.
There was also game between the
Dolphin Bay and Olga mines. The
Olga nine won. The East Sound boys
are unable to get place to play
there. so are obliged to 60 elsewhere.
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SHAW ISLAND

J. e. Bruins sold best to q. A.
Glossop Tuesday.
Robert Broder visited friends on
the island the first of the week.
One of Henry Glossop's horses was
injured Monday while working On the
road.
E. A. Glossop has gang of men at
work in the timber on e. B. Fowler's
ranch.
N. G. Jones has taken his team to
Deer Harbor where be will work for
J. NJ. Scruggs.
Robt. Griswold is doing some
slashing on his place and otherwise
improving it.
E. B. Fowler and e. A. Glossop
have ordered terIsland phones
put in their homes.
was destroyed by fire few days be-
fore. Loss about $4,000, partially
covered by insurance.
Ira Scruggs. of Deer Harbor. return
ed home last week to help his father
during the haying season.
Mrs. Wade learned by letter the
first of the week that her brother
house and it's contents. near Olympia,
Henry Glossop's friends will b.
glad to know that he returned home
from Seattle Monday greatly improved
in health.
A postal inspector was on the islani
Monday. He reports all in gooG
shape at the postof1ice. He is th,
first inspector to visit the Office since
it was opened two years ago
F. E. Fowler has about completed
q fine rowboat. just like the one re
Gently built for Bert Fowler. 1t il
suggested that some one challenge hin
for a rowing race on the Fourth O
July.
Mrs. T. L. Fowler has received
word that her sister. Mrs. Calvin
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leland!
Dcp. 1859
DOE BAY

~
JOS. Moore was q visitor here Tues
day.
Barney Alltree spent Saturday and
Sunday with his parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Biggar entertained
Bellingbam friends this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walling. from Bel
bingham. visited here Sunday.
Miss Mary Kinzley arrived Tuesday
to visit her sister. Mrs. White.
Master Winston Drain arrived Tues
day to visit his uncle. r. Allfree.
Mr.. Glover came over from Samish
Tuesday to look after property inter
ests.
Miss Annie Allfree and Miss Pearl
Anderson we're passengers from Bel
bingham Saturday.
Miss Dorothy Couch lie over from
Bellingham visiting her grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wycko6.
Mrs. Cade and daughter. Mrs. Can
mis-. returned Tuesday from Belling-
ham accompanied by friends.
The A. G. Fisk family pleasantly
entertained number of friends Wed
nesday afternoon and evening.
Miss Dorothy Rice returned to Olga
Wednesday after pleasant visit OF
several days with Miss Lena Legbandt.
The launch Magnolia brought quite
number Of people over from Decatur
to attend the danue and visit friends.
Misses Stella and Olive Newhall.
Evelyn and Leda Culver arrived Tues
day to be the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. N. Culver.
Dan and Kirk Fletcher came over
from Bellingham the first of the week
to get the Fletcher house ready for the
family's summer occupancy.
The fine launch Empress. of
Bellingham, with jolly party
numbering 18 on board, was here q
few days ago on cruise among the
|
islands.
The launch Wathena. of Belling
ham. Hsps Thiel master and owner.
brought number of young people
over Saturday to attend the dance and
spend Sunday visiting the Allfrees.
The picnic at the Schmidle place
last Sunday was g great success.
There was ball game ip the afternoon
between the young ladies and the
boys, resulting in score of 8 to 18
! in favor of the former.
The dance given by Messrs. Viereck
and Biggar was great success.
There were five launches here from
Bellingham. two from Lummi island.
two from Port Stanley and three from
other points in the county. There
were 1l5 people at the ball.
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MITCHELL BAY

Haying 10 we'll under way in this
vicinity.
Mrs. G. A. Jones and family were
guests at the Botsford home Sunday.
Miss Williams. of Salt Spring
island. B. c., has engaged to work at
the Kirk home.
Salmon fishing has commenced at
Small -pox bay. The first catch num-
bered twenty five.
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Wakefield. of Bellingham. and her
daughter, Miss Ethel. are expected
home Saturday from Arizona. where
they went on eccount of the latter
health, which she IL reported to have
fully recovered.
The roads on, Shaw will soon be
ready for automobiles. The road
from the postofiice to the school house
will compare favorably with any in
the county. We certainly have rus
tier for road supervisor and every
man employed takes personal inter
est in the work.
Chas. Sobrit and Mike Sarlings. Of
Chicago, arrived here June 9th ano
are now working for e. A. Glossop.
Mr.. Sobrit had the misfortune to bad
" cut his left hand with an axe tht
first day he went to work. He wai
taken to Friday Harbor where DR.
Wright dressed the injury.
George Griswold has offered sit.
for q wharf and warehouse on Girls
wold's bay. and road to it. Th'
site offered is where the old whar
! stood many years ago and is one o
the best on the bay. There is grea
need of good wharf and warehouse
ana it is hoped that some means vii
be devised whereby Mr.. Griswold'
liberal offer may be accepted and tn
| improvements assured.
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Card of Thanks

We desire to express. through the
islander. our heartfelt thanks for the
aid ana sympathy extended to MS by
many kind friends since the death, by
accident. OF our beloved son Jay.
The kindness Of the Odd Fellows and
other friends and the beautiful floral
ose ings Of the school children and
many others will ever be held in
grateful remembrance.
Mr.. and Mira. n. e. Churchill.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-20

DO you want to sell or buy real
estate? If so, see E. Fl. Nash & Co.
Bank building. Friday Harbor.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-20

FOR SALE-One Mccormick
Self binder; one Full blood Oxford
Ram. Will be sold cheap. Apply to
p. E. Peterson. Friday HaEbor. st.
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Water proof lap robes and horse covers
at Bakers harness shop.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-02-08

pa" said Mrs. Hardapple, as she
opened the letter, "the man VINO ran
over our old crippled COW with MS
automobile wants to know how much
she was worth"
"Ten hira about six dollars
drawled Hiram Hardapple. Let me
see, It was that poor village doctor,
wasn't IT." 80,
mo, Hiram; it was city feller.'
"Was. Ell? Well, by heck, tell him
she was a first.class critter and worth
every cent of $50"
and come to think OF IT, Hiram,
his automobile was almost as long as
a steamboat, with glass windows, SIX
lights and a horn that you could near
FIVE miles"
what? Then write and tell hinf
the COW he killed was a genuine i'm
ported winning Holstein and
worth $500, and II he doesn't settle up
every cent la cash I'll put the law on
him"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-02-08
MADE HIS LISTENERS SMILE.
Remarks Of Reverend Gentleman Alto
gether Too Apropos.

or all places. the most difficult In
which to preserve ones gravity, when
an absurd incident happens, is church.
The worshipers in certain chapel
had some trouble to keep their faces
straight a short time ago.
During the service some commotion
was caused by gentleman who acct
dnetally ignited box of wax matches
In his pocket, and was trying to put
them out, while his alarmed neighbors
struggled equally hard to help him.
The minister, being short.sighted,
could not make out the reason of the
disturbance, and thinking to dlplo.
matically cover the incident he limo.
Gently said:
Brethren, there Is little noise 60
Ing on. Until II is over, let us sing,
Sometimes Light Surprises
p -SaRsS1ss: the congregation were un'
able to sing.