The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-24
HOME IN NEW YORK,
F. 7. MARTIN WROTE
Letter Sent to Woman Friend
in Florida Filed in Tax
Proceeding.
PRAISED beloved LAND

A letter written by Frederick Town
send Martin four days before his death
to n woman friend. in which he laudri
the Simple life" and disapprovcd Of "thc
mad chase after pleasure" was filed IN
the Surrogate's Court yesterday IN be-
half Of the state Comptroller IN the pro-
ceeding to prove that Mr.. Martin was a
resident of New York and tina his estate
should be taxed here.
Tho executors of the Martin estate
contend that II is exempt on the ground
that at the time Of his death Mr.. Martin
was a resident OF Paris and had leased
a house in London. intending to make his
home there.
The letter. which was written March
I. 1914. to Mrs. Brit :. Dewey OF West
Palm Beach, Fla, said in part:
YOU will understand 80 we'll that II
was a frightful disappointment to me to
be forced by sickness to give up my win
ter in my beloved land. But the doctors
told me I had been working too hard for
n number of years in my different lives
the charitable world, the literary world.
the business world and the social world
four distinct lives.
II never get impatient and always
take what il sent me and beseech the Al
mighty that I may have strength to ac-
cept the disappointments. feeling that
they have been sent for some good pur-
pose. / have led a quiet, peaceable life.
a great contrast with the sort OF life I
spent for years in America. I also rave
the feeling that ! have been a great COM
fort to my poor si~ster-in-law Mrs. Brad
ley Martin. during the sad and unhappy
winter she has passed without her hus-
band.
Il have bought the lease of a house
IN London for eight years, as Mr.. Sands,
who was my dear. devoted friend from
boyhood, died In Paris last November
and left me a legacy to buy the lease
OF a house whore | could keep all the
furniture and pretty things that we had
bought together during the years OF our
friendship. ] look upon 1t only as q
storehouse TO keep things In, as nothing
would induce me to live in Paris after
his death. My home Is in New York.
whore | am happier than anywhere else
In the world.
After reading your letter ! could see
80 well before me your charming little
home. surrounded by vines and flowers.
singing birds about YOU, and | can pic
ture you working in the garden almost
to the accompaniment of the songs or
the birds hat surround YOU. ] am
almost tempted to write an article for
the public o. the peace and happiness
Of the simple life.
Il have the New York papers sent
me. hat there g. always 30 much news
about Palm Beach and the doinrs OF the
gay. fashionable world ard the mad
chase after pleasure. people always try
ing to find something new to amuse and
interest them. II they only knew theN
would realize that tile real way 10 ma
pleasure is within one ard not without
"Yuu must remember when you are
%p'aying in The evening that you hay"
found something in your peaceful NE
which those 90 great wealth and III the
rush Of the social word often fh'i Ia
find
The Rev. Henry Marsh Warren OF
the Church OF All Strangers. who was
called as a w.tHrss IN behalf = me
Martin estate, said that Ftede.ick
Townsend Martin was a director 81 the
church, bu; had declined TO take a
more active interest because ne HNen
most of the time abroad.