Evening star., 1921-08-28

school in building at the corner Of
18th and c streets southwest. still
standing, and now used as a barber
shop
wrote with the hope of having it pub
lished was q, short story which she
called -The Irish Refugee" based on
an old st. Mafys county tale she had
heard as a girl She sent the story
to DIR. J. E. Snodgrass. editor and
publisher of the Saturday Visitor of
Baltimore. 1t was accepted with a
note Of thanks. but not with check.
The first directory in which The
Star man finds Mrs. Southworth is
as Mrs. Emma ID. +. n. Southworth.
authoress. No. Lingan. Georgetown"
In the directory Of 1863 her place OF
residence is entered as Prospect Cot
''R. J. Southwark. physician, 7S Gay
street. boards, IS Lingan." In 1870 IL
is "Dr Richmond ]. Southworth. High
near 1st, house Fayette near Sth." In
1872 it is Dr. Richmond J. South
worth. as High. house. Lingan."
VARIOUS writers on Mrs. South
worth set it down that she went
to live at Prospect Cottage in 1853.
The Star man searched the indices
of deeds, at the recorders office for
the period 1859 to 1858 but found no
deed TO Mrs. Southworth. She prob
ably rented the cottage for some
Years before buying it, Mrs South
worth. left no will. DIR. Southworth
occupied the cottage till his death in
1900. thesyear after Mrs. Southworth's
death. Then it was occupied by Mrs
Henshaw. Baden. Later its fortunes
declineAs and many thousands OF
Washington people came to know II
as little refreshment place where
ice cream and soft and kickless bev-
erages were sold. A few years ago il
was bought by DR.. Sarah NJ. Huddle-
son, who came to Washington from
Kansas City about twenty years ago
and is Connected with the Depart
ment of Agriculture and lives in a
street southwest. In buying this cot
tage She thought she might persuade
the public authorities to take 1t over
and preserve it as a memorial to Mrs.
Southworth. There were also nego-
tiations with the Penwomen's League.
1t is now occupied by Mr.. Mandis.
who keeps a cafe nearby. Much OF
the Southworth library and cottage
furnishings are now the property OF
Mrs Southworth's daughter. Char
lotte. who married Capt. Lawrence OF
Yonkers something more than nifty
wears ago. Two or three years ago
The Stars account of their marriage
was reprinted in that interesting COL
umn in The Star headed Fifty Years
Ago" Capt. Lawrence is dead. Mrs.
Lawrence is living and has one son:
J. B. Lawrence. Among the old
friends of Mrs. Southworth now tv-
ing in Washington are Mrs. Mary
Lockwood. Mrs. William Netherland,
a niece. 1905 18th street; Aunt Susan
Crawford. colored. who worked for
Mrs. Southworth. 1894 P street: Mrs.
c. s. Mitchell. 71s 1st street north
west; Mrs. John w. Davis. niece,
c. Clark, president of the Columbia
Historical Society; Fred Woodward of
Woodward & Lothrop; Mrs. John j.
Beall. 1880 31st street: and Mrs Fin
ley, who lives on seth street George
Fraser. who lives at 1000 b street
southwest, and is associated with
Muddiman & Co. went to school to
Mrs. Southworth when she taught in
the old Jefferson School building.
DIR. Huddleson read paper on MRS
Southworth before the Columbia His
torical Society, April %. 1919. and
among some Of the things she said
were these:
Mrs. southwerth belongs to our Nstiousl
Capital Here she was born; here she i'vsd
died: and beneath the oak trees OF beautiful
J Isl She w was TT truly "a lady 70 the manner bora"
Her tastes were simple. her home was dainty
Her head was not turned by the homage paid
her by the worlds romantic public. She was
woman Of worth and did much for her city
and her country.
Mrs southworths novels had the widest
possible circulation Of any rcmances Of her
day. Her writings were unsmirched By slang
or double entendre; they were ciean. clear
and enfertsiningly written. and who shall
measure the great influence OF this dear old
lady Who ali alone. entertained the reading
public Of the great round world more thsn
half q century!
Perhaps you would like to know
how Mrs. Scuthworth wrote. and to
give a glimpse Of her style" and of
the stechniope"o or mechanics OF her
work let us take the first thing thAk
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