The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-14
Miss Sanborn gives "A pleasing pie
turc of James T. Fields's home in
Boston and of his lovely wife:

! cannot speak Of Mr.. Ficlds and tan
{, pay my tribute OF lo,iug admiration leo
his wife. Annie Fields. When I first me-.
tina; iadv tn her home a. rs Charlie
street. shc was so cNquisite,y dainty. re-
fined. s~plrituc. - and beautiful, | fc't. as /
expressed II, square tord uad cummon p"
81" was sincerely cordial 20 all who were
hyI-el 20 thai sacred sh-in"; gh" vas
tho per'ac, hostess and hoIsckc"psr, the
over busy philan'hropl>t, a classic poe, Il
strong writer Of prose when eager to aid
some needed reform. Never before had !
seen SUCH a rare combination OF tho os.
thetic and practical, and sh" shouc Who
ever placed. once when she was WIKI US
/ went up to her room 10 30" Il I could
help her as she was Leaving. 81" Was
seated on tho iloor, pulling straps tightly
round some teainer rugs and a raiuy day
coat, and sh" exp Iined she always At
tended ia such lille things" A. uur
wrote OF her. after her death. she made
the most If herself, hut she made more
81 her husband. Togothcr tl,y went tor
ward, side by side, to tho last, comrades
and true lovers.
Two Of all tho wonderful literary treas
ures in their drawing room pruduccti
great impression on me, ON" a cariraturr
OF Thackcray's face done ny himself with
no mercy shown Ia his ilat,ened. hruk' II
nose. \ lady said to him: 'rher" is only
one hing about you | could never GO,
over. your nose" no wonder. madam.
there is 10 bridge to IT. The other was
an invitation to supper In charles Lambs
own writing, and at the bottom OF thc
page, 'Puns at nine"
Another interesting portrait is that
of Prof. John Newton Putnam, Greek
professor AT Dartmouth. His charac-
ter. Miss Sanborn boldly asserts, was
perfect: his face. Of rare beauty, shone
with kind and helpful thought. She
tells how one evening when he was
going to a church meeting he was
a~cCosted by a friend who asked him /,
he could not he tempted by the soCia
delights of a party given near by. re
which he replied. NO, ] prefer t,
suffer atnictlon with the people Of Goo
rather than enjoy the pleasures of sir
for n season." Once he was foun,
waiting ut the counter Of a grocery
store, \ friend passing said. "Iou'vt
been there a long while. Putnam
YES he said, Il am waiting all my
appointed time until my change doth
: come Expecting his ervan from
Norwich, he stood gazing in hat di,
rection II exclaimed, Il am looklns
unto the hills whence cometh oul
| help"
Perhaps the next most Whimsical
and pleasing portrait is that OF Horace
: Greeley. OF whom Miss Sanhorn tell
T several amusing anecdotes:
{ Mr.. Greeley once found that one of III
names In what he considered an importan
| nrtic @ on tho Board Of Trade had bee
l Incorrectly printed. He called Rocker, III
head man In 'hc printing department, am
, pskcl tlerrclN what man >"i the tNpc ~
thu p|riu'iug, showing lim the mistake
Houk"r told him, aud went to grt tn
: ,u'prit, who Greeley said deserved to h
kicked RAT when h" came, hu hrnugll
Mr., Greeley article In hi own nritinl
= and showed him that the mistake was hi
= own. Mr.. Greeley acknowledged he wa