The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-05


Shrine at Chartres, the gold Buddha
at Chokang in Tibet. and the efforts
to drain the lake of Guatav.ta for tho
gold of the 1ncas. Equally cursory
and entertaining are his notes on
amulets Of all ages, among which he
includes the gold. Jewel studded sword
made by Tiffany and presented by
the Greeks of New Yorl, to King
Constantine. His book must almost
be read with the aid Of tho index: 1t
IL full Of matter that appeals to the
imagination and that would fascinate
| all readers II II were arranged in Ar
, orderly manner.
Dr. Lyman Abbott's Remimisce nces.
On December Is the Rev. DIR. LY-
| MAN ABBOTT will be eighty years old.
Sixty years of work are reviewed In
his Re miniscences uIoughton Mifhin).
As DR.. Abbott counts over the changes
in life that have come about since
his graduation. in 1853. from New
York University his readers will have
| to agree with him that the world does
move. Since the year named the civil
war has been fought and slavery abol-
ished: the public school system has
been established: women's colleges
and Industrial schools are newer than
Dr. Abbott's baccalaureate diploma,
Industrial organization. transconti-
mental railroads and inventions have
edited life. Cholera and yellow fever
have been conquered. medicine and
surgery have been revolutionized by
new discoveries almost as much as
philosophy and theology have beer
by evolution: For the fall OF man and
his recovery has been substituted the
ascent Of man." OF his own relation
to these things DR.. Abbott says:
Ny sympathies have been for the mos
part neither with the radicals nor Will
the dictionaries. but with the progrss
sives In every reform. I have been al
evolutionis,. but not "A Darwinian; a nh
cral. but not an aSnostic: an anti-siaNerl
man. but not an abo.itIorist. a Temperance
man, but no, a prohib!tionist: an indus
trial democrat. bu, not a socialist.
Or. Abbott's book is not n forma'
biography: It's author had neither ths
desire O the data tn make one. II
IL all that a collection Of reminiscences
should be: frank. chatty. rich with an
ecdotes OF old days and folks in New
York; Of college life and collegians
of sixty years ago; of newspaper work
and people. " preaching and travel
ling. As a detective for the law firm
OF Abbott Brothers the editor Of the
outlook appears in a new role. A fun
delightful volume. written with tina
simplicity OF style which is character
istic of it's author and for the acquisi
ton Of which he gives thanks TO hi,
wife. in a knowingly eloquent, long an
tender eulogy:
When ] was editor. size was my keenes
crl &c. How oi;en hu she stopped me "A
tn close of a paragraph and asked: "EN
actiy what do you mean by that an
when | had explained its meaning, rc
sponiei cheerfuliy. why not pu; /, tina
way for common folks IKE me-"
DIR. Abbott heard Lincoln speak !
Cooper Union. He compares I.incol
and Beecher. at seemed 10 me- h
says Of the Lincoln speech. the mos
compelling utterance | had ever hear,
I had been many times more thriile
by Mr.. Beecher. hut the lmpuls.
" .ch Mr.. Beechcr's more fcrVent ora
tory had created in mo Mr.. Lincoln
unorator!cal address welded into an in
! vincible resolve"
=, In Sc d.. Abbott was for Free sol
free speech. free press, free men. Ere
mont" In n letter dated June 20 &
that year he describes the poli,ict
excitements in this town. The r.
publicans were holding "A grand rat
fcation meeting in the Tabcrnacl
a.. .f. a,,1 ~ n gr.a..slN hehAFa IL tT(
mcrdous confusion all Over the hous
Procession, Procession, Procession
fIamlin, Uamlln. Hamlin!' ~
shoutiugs might 10 heard half a mile
The meeting adjourns spontaneous.
"A procession l. formed and marches
F'rcmon''s house:
We march I've go 'er ah,sas' mp Broa.
way. Tie BAN ts far aNeai. almost a.
OF no. Ing. 'Hurrah' Huriah' liurra'
Three for ~; mons. Three moro
; Here w, are In sigHt % Frtmon,'' houS
! tn. procession break up, and We a., rus
!, frantical.y forward 10 get good position
, on my toes there Don't put yo'
: arms Through my back, II YOU please. sir
"orle-, order. Order Which Is e..
' house. Where q. he"' The MARI
: house there with the piazza f. the on
what a crowd OF the balcony!
; The balcony rail gives way an
falls. hut nobody is hurt. Col. FRI
mont appears and speaks. Mrs. Ere
mont is called for: 'Jessie. Jessie
, Give US Jessie"
| Election day
They vote mostly ir oag.oonls and 3.
Irish al them up and let no man In
vote who does not vote the Democrat
t!ckc'. The Fremont and Dayton Cei
1 ;-al Unlou sends men 20 the polls to (
what they can, hut one man 30 NJ
= freshmen Is at a disadvantage. and IN,
< cannot accomplish a greet deal. Th'
|, are attacked, knocked down, beaten. A.
some of them are almost killed before y
day Is over.
Il One of the authors friend, worlic
o in the Bloody sixth" IIc carrie
"A box of red pepper as n defenc
Y Late in the afternoon some one fire
e IA pistol at him. and another ma
r started after him with a bowie knit
c He ran, and was pursued. Just as
e was about 10 be overtaken he tire
: "A good charge of pepper n the fe
lows face. The tough dropped II
knife and went back. weeping.
s. At page 800 there is a chuckle. II
Abbott has been telling about his T,
u lations with the lIarpers; "One
these idle visitors. after spending ha
an hour In purposeless conversatic
with Mr.. James Harper, put to him Il
question. 'Your brother John. We