The sun., 1915-03-13
LETTERS OF GREAT
MEN GO AT AUCTION
.IOIinc Collection includes
Writings of Napoleon. Kip
ling and Many Others.

The English and continental auto
graphs in the collection of the late
Adrian II. Jolinc at the Anderson Gal
leries. which will be sold a. auction
beginning March 90. cover wide
range from Napoleon to celebrities In
art and letters.
The Napoleon section OF the library
includes hfty-four letters from members
OF his family. with several important
ones written by the Emperor. In one
Of these he gives "A forceful hut laconic
description of successful cavalry
charge in the Russian campaign, writing
TO Marshall Grouchy. There are letters
from Josephine. the Duke OF Reichstadt.
Prince Eugene Lucien. jerome and
Elizabeth Patterson. the first wife of
Jerome Bonaparte.
The Empress Eugenle, writing 10 the
Prince OF Hohcnlohe-S -Schlllingfurst from
Camden Place. complains TO him oi the
newspaper reporters. This product Tor
which We are indebted to America ana
which surrounds us like the AR ana
penetratcs everywhere.' 4 collection OF
autographs Of Napoleon and his gen
erals has been bound In one volume. In
addition to the forty -four autograph let
ters and documents there are 20e flnc
portraits including eight or Napoleon.
some OHhnnd and Amusins.
Among the letters from literary ceieh-
rites there are many that are exceed
lnyly offhand and amusing. There ~
one that Laurence Sterne wrote TO Gar
rick on the eve OF his famous trip TO
France. saying Upon reviewing my
finances this morning ind should set
ont with twenty pounds less than
prudent man ought--vll you lend me
twenty pounds" one by Thackeray to
Fraser, his publisher. Is in similar
strain II am hard UP and want money.
Impromptu In case YOU owe. send what
Won owe in caee YOU don't. don't send.
vou know"
A letter from Rudyard Kipling. writ
ten from Lakewood. y. ". In April.
1896. and not addressed. Is entirely Ia
cockney
81 takes ny pen to deny emphatic.
same a. Peter that ever ] spoke even
aiassi con ennshus Of the core in any
thing ever done: an the Boston paper
don't know anything about H. When '
alluded to them as bleached' ! meant
them as swings their ammicks on the
lower deck" &C
4 letter from Charles and Mary Lamb
+ corgratulating William Ha,lit' upon the
birth OF son Is Characteristic OF Doth
of them After her good wishes had
been expressed Mary Lamb wrote:
Charles sends his love: perhaps
though he will write n scrap 20 Hazlitt
at tho end. lie is now looking over me.
lie is always IN the way. for ne had
months holydays a. home. but am
/ happy 10 say they end on Monday &C.
Lamb scnds whimsical BIessing.
Lambs part 20 Hazltt occupies the
second and third pages, and he 100
writes of tho new arrival
Delighted fancy already sees him
some future rich Alderman or opulent
merchant painting perhaps n little In
his leisure hours for amusement like
the late II Bunburv, Esq
We'll. my blessing and heavens be upon
him and make him Ike his father. with
something better temper and n
smoother head Of hair. and then all the
men and women must love him"
TIE baby WAS af,erward known as
W. Carew Hazlitt. editor and author
The collection includes an original
manuscript by Southey, his Curse OF
B K.h.ma' letters % swift, steele. Rus
kin. Mc-ci'h Stevenson. Scott, both ot
IN. Shcllcys sheridan Pint Pope,
SAMUEL repys, Thomas Carlyle. Mare
Rashklrtser. manuscripts ~ Swinhurrc
aud De Quincy and letters from the
Du,c Of Welllrg gtor and the MARQUIS D."
/ 1.i Favettc.