LOVE THAT LIVES.
uy OEonai : PAUSOXS lATiirop.
-'Dear face , bright , glittering hair
Dear lite , whoso heart is inino
' -The thought oF you In prayer ,
Thelovo ol you divine.
In starlight , or in rain ;
In the sunset's shrouded glow ; *
TEvor , with joy or pain ,
To you iny quick thoughts go.
I/ihe winds or clouds , that fleet
Across the hungry space
Between , and find you , sweet.
Where life again wins grace.
Now , as in that onco young
Year that BO softly drew
sy My heart to where it clung ,
: I long for , gladden in you.
jpg.
And when in the silent hours
I whisper'your sacred name ,
Like an altar-firo it showers
jjg | _ My blood with fragrant ilaruo !
Perished is all that grieves ;
And lo , our old-new joyu
Are gathered ns in sheaves ,
lluld in love's equipoise.
HL- Ours is the love that lives ;
* ' Its Spring-time blossomu blow
'Mid the fruit that Autumn gives ;
And its life outlasts the snow.
Century Magazine.
MB , JOSEPH CHILBLUD.
ened pauoec &u < ui nave to OH
extremely careful with Ethel. The
child is preternaturally quick , her
brain-power preponderates un
duly over the fragility of her body.
She must be kept back ; as Sin-
cbiir says , nothing must be allowed to
excite the activity ol the mind , but
every aid given to strengthening the
delicate little frame. How is her ap
petite now ? "
"Wonderfully good ; infact.asa rule ,
she appears to be in very fair health.
I sometimes wonder at the constant
surveillance we exercise is not as harm
ful as allowing her to learn what she
can by herself. "
"My dear Marian , in a case of this
description a medical man must be the
judge ; and my own opinion entirely
coincides with that expressed
by Sinclair. We must not allow
Ethel's intellect to be forced , 01
grave consequences may ensue. With
Arthur it is entirely different. He is
of a quiet , unexcitable , somewhat
phlegmatic temperament , and will
plod steadily on without making a
particularly brilliant show. I think
the wisest course we can take is to
send Ethel into the country. It is , of
course , impossible for me to leave
London just now. so that we can not
remove the household ; but we can
send the child to your sister's. The
place is extremely pleasant and
healthy , there are little ones near her
own age , she would be out of doors
the greater part of the day , and the
food fresh milk , eggs and fruit is
highly desirable. What do you say ?
Suppose you write to Mrs. Cole , and
we can talk the matter over this even
ing. "
' But Joseph. " interposed Mrs. Chil
blud , anxiously , "you do not think
she is going to be ill ? "
"Certainly not , " answered her hus
band in his smooth , precise tone ,
"only I am a great believer in the old
adage , 'Prevention is better than
cure , ' and with a child of Ethel's cal
iber one can not be too vigilant and
careful. Now , my dear , we will have
the children down ; for I must go in
ten minutes. I will try and see Sin
clair later on to discuss our plans ; in
the meantime , letthere be a truce to
all lessons to-day ; and could you not
invite the little Howlands over and
let them all have a pood romp to
gether in the nursery ? It would do
Ethel good. "
* * * * "r * *
"Well ? " said Miss Burton , in an
swer to the uplifted hand.
' Please , teacher , Tommy Carter's
asleep ! "
Brought thus plainly under her no
tice , the teacher was compelled to see
what she did not wish to observe at
the moment.
"Tommy Carter , come here ; " and
at the sound of his name thu boy sat
up and rubbed his eyes. "Why , Tom
my , what is the meaning of this ? "
said Miss Burton in a kind voice , for
the boy was one of her brightest pu-
Eils , and ehe knew something about
is home lifo. He was a tall boy for
his age , a little under 7 ( all the
children in J.liss Burton's room were
under 7) ) , with a face that might have
been any father's pride ; such a hand
some , open countenance , in spite of
its griminess , and the thick locks of
matted unkempt hair which fell over
his brow.
"Please , teacher , I didn't mean to
go to sleep , but I wor so tired ! "
"How is that ? "
"I didn't go to bed till long past 12
last night , and father he woke me at
5 to light the fire'cos mother couldn't
get up. 'cos she ain't well. "
"What kept you up so late ? "
"I had mind "
to the baby.
"Where was your mother ? "
"Please , teacher , mother went to
the Dolphin to fetch father , and they
didn't come out till they was turned
out , and then father and mother had
a row , and he knocked her spinning ,
and she's bad to-day , she is. "
"And was there nobody to look aft
er the baby but you ? "
"No'cos the lady what lives in the
next room she's gone away , and the
baby cried so I took it and sat on the
quiet its row. "
The boy spoke in a quiet , matter-of-
fact tone. Why not ? He was used to
his life ; such scenes were of daily oc
currence , and if the previous night's
experiences had been a trifle worse
than usual , chare was one comfort to
be derived from them his mother
was too ill to get drunk that day , at
least.
"You may go to your place , " said
the teacher quietly. "I am going to
give out the sums. Annie Blake , what
are you crying for ? "
The little girl addressed vouchsafed
no reply , but after a little hesitation
the child who occupied the next seat
volunteered the information that
Annifc Blake felt sick.
Miss Burton called the little girl
to her side. "What is the matter ,
Annie ? Have you had anything to
disagree with you ? "
The child shook her head. She was
very clean and tidily dressed , though
in woetully patched garments.
"What did you liave for breakfast ? "
"Nothing , teacher , " said the little
girl , looking up with timid eyes.
"Mother couldn't give us any this
morning , because all tho bread was *
gone. "
"Is your father out of work ? "
"Yes , teacher , he's got a had foot. "
Miss Burton led the child into the
head-mistress' private room and gave
her a roll out of the bag that contained
her own lu ich. "Sit down and eat
that , aud if I can manage it I will go
round and see your mother after
school. "
The teacher's heart ached as she re
turned to the school-room. It was
horrible to think of a child , little
more than a baby , sent breakfastless
to school.
She knew well the extreme destitu
tion there was among many of the
children , for the school was situated
in a very poor neighborhood. She did
what she could to relieve the most
pressing cases in her own room , but
it was only a drop of kindness in an
ocean of distress. Many a parcel of
old clothes and boots she collected
among her friends and distributed to
the children , but there were some to
whom it was worse than useless to
give the children of idle , depraved
parents , who would strip every tidy
article of apparel off their own and
their children's backs and pawn them
for a few pence , to obtain what was
more than decency or natural affec
tion to them drink.
The teacher did her best even in
these cases. "Now , Mary , " sho would
say , fastening a warm petticoat on a
little girl , "tell your mother it you
come to school without this to-mor
row that 1 shall send you back. You
are to wear it everyday. " Occassion-
ally the hint had the desired effect ,
but not often' "
Returning to the school-room , Miss
Burton stood still for a moment at
the open door. The children had tak
en advantage of her temporary ab
sence to vacate their places , and were
amusing themselves in various ways.
And worse than all , at the other door ,
leading from thu main corridor , stood
the inspector , the man whom they all
dreaded because of his influence
in high quarters , and because of his
cold , calculating nature , which regard
ed the maintenance of discipline as
the first law of the universe. There
he he stood , his light , inquiring eyes
calmly taking in the whole scene.
"Good morning , Miss Burton. I am
afraid my call is rather inopportune.
May I ask , do the children often dis
port themselxes in this manner ? "
Miss Burton colored at the sarcas
tic tone , but replied quietly :
"It is very unusual. 1 had occasion
to take a child awap who felt ill , and
I am sorry to see that the others have
behaved badly dnring my absence. "
"Hum ! Perhaps it would have been
better if you had sent a monitor , in
stead of leaving the room jroursclf.
Kindly place the children ; I wish to
examine them. That is right. Now ,
children , attention ! Wait ! Do I see
a boy asleep ? "
Miss Burton once moreroused Tom
my Carter , at the same time endeav
oring to explain soto voce to the In
spector the reason of the little fellow's
fatigue.
"Yes , yes , " he said in his lofty but
polite voice ; "one hears so many of
these kinds of stories generally ex
cuses for idleness , you know. "
"But I believe I almost
, , am posi
tive , this boy's story is correct , for
his parents are both "
"Pardon me , but I should never get
through my duties if I stayed to listen
to all the stories the children bring.
The way to do the work in a place of
this kind is to go straight on , regard
less of obstacles , and above every
thing , to discountenance chatter. "
"But we are bound , in fairness , to
listen to any reasons the children may
have to account lor their absence , iate
arrival , etc. " objected the teacher ,
with a shade of warmth , "otherwise I
should have punished a little girl just
now for crying because she had had no
food since yesterday. "
"I am really afraid , Miss Burton , "
Paid Lr. Chilblud , impressively , "that
you are a little too sensitive for your
post. Think of the cause in which
you are enrolled as one of the workers ,
the education of the masses a truly
noble work. Do not I pray you ,
sharpen your feelings on tho woes ,
real or imaginary , of individual cas
es. "
"But , " said the teacher , bravely.
"It is with individual cases one must
deal. How can I compel a child to
work whose eyes are heavy and limbs
weary for want of rest and pro-
per'nourishment ? What can one ex
pect from the exhausted systems ol
these habits ? "
"Madam , you know the schedule. It
was arranged with a proper knowledge
of what can be and is done by chil
dren under 7. "
"Yes , but it is right to expect so
much from these ill-fed , ill-clothed ,
and in many cases , diseased children ?
Many of them bring their dinners to
school. You should see what is pro
vided for them. I would venture to
assert that in this room there are
pietty well twenty chifdren with the
same tare to-day a thick slice of
bread , with a disgusting-looking com
pound they call drippingbut which
more resembles cart-crease. I have
frequently seen the rltllcate ones turn
almost with loathing from this their
customary mid-day meal. "
"Very sad , of course ; but because a
child has not proper food is no argu
ment why it should also remain ignor
ant. "
' Will you allow mo to a k you one
question , Mr. Chilblud ? Would you
force your own children , who have ev
ery advantage , to do what is required
by the School Board ? "
The Inspector looked at this daring
teacher much as one regards an impu
dent menial who has the effrontery to
dictate to a superior.
"The cases are not parallel , he said
icily , and then proceeded to his work
of examination. This he conducted
in a manner one would have expected
from him. Going the most round
about way to ask the simplest ques
tion , and thereby puzzling the little
brain needless , was Mr. Chilbluq's
notion of discovering how much the
children really knew. But , to do him
justice , he could , as a rule , in spite of
his supreme egotism , form a tolerably
correct idea of how they had been
taught disciplined , although he had
never yet met with a teacher who fully
satisfied his requirements God be
thanked.
School over , Miss Burton hastily
donned her walking attire , and hur
ried round to a dismal , dirty street
not a stone's throw from the school.
Quickening her way through groups of
loud-voiced , gossiping women and
miserable , squalid children playing
amid the dirty bones and garbage of
all sorts that filled the gutter , until
she reached the house where little
Annie Blake lived. Finding the child's
tale was perfectly true , she left with
her mother what money she could
spare , and wenfc on hea way again.
But a sudden thought striking heir as
she was nearing the top of the wretch
ed alley , she retraced her steps and
knocked at the door of a house about
half-way down. It was opened by a
thin , pale women with a baby in her
arms.
"Good fatemoon , Mrs. Collier ; 1
just called to aak why Bobby has not
been to school to day. "
"I am very sorry , miss , bus I coulcl
not set him to ijo. "
"Why ? "
' lie would not go without his boots ,
i.nd they won't hang on any longer. "
"Is your husband still out of work ? '
"Yes. miss , ' ' said the women , sadly :
"it's just over three months now since
he earned a penney. "
"But you get help from the pariah ! "
"Not farthing they say we must
go into tho House ; they will not give
out-door relief ; and Jim , he's set
asainst taat. He can't bear the idea
of breaking up the home , poor as it is ;
besides , we don't want to make pau
pers of our children. "
There was quite a flash of pride in
tho poor moman's white , hungry face
as she spoke.
"But you can not go like this ! " said
Miss Burton gently.
"Jim's got hopes of a job in a week
or two he has been half promised ,
and it may lead to something con
stant. I go out washing and char
ing four days a week , so if we can only
hold out a little longer things may get
a bit brighter soon. If it wasen't for
tho little ones I should not mind , but
it's hard to see them hungry and the
cupboard empty. " The mute suffer
ing in the woman's face was far more
painful to witness than a demonstra
tive erief.
Miss Burton laid her hand on her
arm and said : "Try and bear up
Mrs. Collier ; you have at least the
consolation of knowing you do your
best. As to Bobby , tell him that he
is to come to school to-morrow. I
will arrange about some new boots.
I mean we will see to it among us. "
Not waiting to hear the woman's
thanks , the teacher hurried away.
* * * * * *
Dinner was over in Propriety Square.
The children , who always came down
to dessert , had been captured and car
ried off by their nurse. Mr. aud Mrs.
Chilblud had indulged in a quiet con
versation about the arrangements for
Ethel's departure ; for Mr. Chilblud
had managed to see the doctor , vho
highly approved of the country plan.
Consequently , it was to be put into
execution without loss of time.
"We shall miss her dreadfully , "
said Mrs. Chilblud , with tears in her
eyes.
"Of course we shall , " asserted her
husband , "but it is a case in which we
must make our feelings subservient to
the child's benelit , " and with what
sounded like a sigh he took out his
tablets to look over some memoranda
penciled on them.
Mrs. Chilblud bent over her work ,
and there was silence , save for the
crackling of tho fire and the subdued
ticking of the timepiece.
It was a cold , chill evening , and the
room looked veiv comfortable with
its handsome furniture , rich , soft
carpet , and heavy phibh curtains , on
all of which the firelight threw a thou
sand dancing gleams.
"Joseph , " said Mrs. Chilblud , sud
denly looking up from her work. "I
want to ask you something. "
"I am all attention , " replied her
lord and master.
"I was reading in the paper this
morning about a child dying from
overproaure. Is it true ? Do they
really make them work so hard in
these Board Schools ? " Mrs. Chil-
blud's eyes were full of pitying won
der , which her husband's cold orbs
quickly quenched.
"My dear , pray do not you indulge
in the absurd , mock sentimentality
that is so much in vogue at the pres
ent time. These people the parents
whose children can for a nominal sum
receive an excellent education hate
to bo dragged from their wretched
ness and ignorance. Born in vice
and darkness themselves , they would
rear their offspring the same way
they put forward every obstacle to
prevent the children's attendance at
chool , and whan forced to send them ,
they make complaints about the
amount of work. Those cases of
which you speak are rank impositions
to work on the feelings of tiie public. "
"But there was a. letter the other
day , signed 'A Teacher , ' stating that
far to , much is expected from young
children. Did you see it ? "
"I can not say I did not ; but I
know the style of the thing. 1 came
across a young woman only this
morning who is , I should imagine ,
just the one to air her foolish notions
in that way ; but probably she will
have leisure for reflection presently ,
for I doubt if she will be retained on
the staff after I send in my report. I
am determined fully determined to
do all I can to crush out this abomin
able spirit of resistance to the ad
vance of education and the upholding
of discipline. "
"Yes Joseph , " said Mrs. Chilblud ,
returning to her work , convinced
that her husband ivas , without ex
ception , the wisest , most far-seeing
and learned of men.
He Certainly Puts His Foot in It.
A prominent Chicago real estate
man and his partner were the best of
friends , and their intimacy extended
to personal as well as business matters.
His partner was a bachelor , and was
in the habit of reading him letters of
an ardent and affectionate nature
from a young lady who signed herself
"Susie. " The hero of the story went
away on an extended trip returned
just in time to attend the wedding of
his partner. Wishing to show his
good will he sent the happy couple a
wedding present , and at the wedding
reception stepped gallantly forward
to pay his respects.
"I hardly feel like a stranger , " he said
in his sweetest tone , addressing tha
bride : "In fact , I feel as thouuh I
ought to be. quite well acquainted
with my partner's wire , since he has
often done me the honor to rerd me
extracts from his dear Susie's letters. "
The faces of the husband and speaker
were studies as the bride drew herself
up and said emphatically and djs-
tinelly- :
"I begyour pardon , sir ! My name is
Helen ! " Chicago Tribune.
THE GERMAN AlWHT.
Iho 2tost iJlclllscnt Machine of War A Con.
sumciato
The German military correspond
ent of the London Times has been
writing an interesting series of letters
on thu German army , as seen in its
recent review before the Emperor.
The Times comments on the subject
at length , saying among other things
the following :
Europe pays so light apricein every
way for its armaments that it ought to
leel pleasure when it has good cause
for belief that it is obtaining worth for
its mono } ' . Any one who has careful
ly followed our military correspond
ent's reports ot the German man-
( cuvres in tho neighborhood of Stras-
burg must be persuaded that
the cost of the Emperor William's
and Count von Moltke's army
is not thrown away. Never was there
a machine of war more intelligent or ,
perhaps KO intelligent. The private j
soldiers are strong and active. They
take long marches without becoming
footsore. They are drenched to the
skin , and burst out into spontaneous [
song as they proceed to their quarters.
Victims of conscription , they are en i
thusiastic about their emperor and
princes. They bear to be scolded as
if they were galley slaves by their offi
cers , from a corporal to a field mar
shal , without uttering a word in-de
fence. A startled hare attracts hardly
a glance , much less a foot in pursuit.
They at'e always ready , whether for a
battle or a paradeTheir accountre-
ments , if not as expensive as those of
British troops , aro absolutely service
able. Our correspondent has discov
ered no defect , except in the not im
maculate pipeclay of some belts.
The German army is a consummate
weapon. Never was one forged of finer
temper or keener edge. Never was ona
more costly. Tho precious life-blood
of a most intelligent people , the choic
est treasures of national energy , and
an infinite mass of commoner wealth
have been and aro being , lavished to
make it the splendid tiling it is. Tho
expenditure would be altogether inex
cusable if it were a mere toy. Germany
and Europe know it is not that. It has
served tor the resuscitation of a na
tionality and is kept on foot to pre- !
serve it. Whether it be competent to j
crush all assaults only facts can dem
onstrate. The danger it has to nieet
is presumed , by itself rightly or wrong-
l } * , lo come mainly from the side of
France. Frenchmen who retain the
thirst for revenue are said to be as
persuaded of the irresistible might of
their reorganized army as are Ger
mans of theirs.
The precise issue of the shock of two
such tremenduous engines of war as
the French and German armies in their
present state it is impossible for the
profoundest military expert to pre
dict. At any rate it is inconceivable
(
that the German should be overj j
powered to an extent which would
leave it at the mercy of terms its ad
versaries should decide to impose. In ,
aJ ! military experience an antagonist' '
BO evenly matched as , at all events ,
Germany would be has never bejn
forced to submit at discretion. At ,
best , the utmost success to be antici- ;
pated in a contest against it is such j
as would approximate to a drawn '
gamo. France mi ht waste tho re
sources of Germany and dwarf thu pro
gress of the German nation. Against
the armaments Germany possesses
the prospect is so slight of any posi
tive reversal of tho results of the last
great conflict that the most pas
sionate French patriotism must sec
the prudence of holding aloof from an
ordeal in which there is very much for
France still to lose , and practically
nothing to gain.
Points for Polccritey.
From the Boston Herald.
If you want to find out the true
character of a , man get him into a
game of poker. He is bound to show
his true colors there. It dose not
make any difference whether he is a
winner or a loser , he will show him
self just as ho is-before hesets through.
It takes a cool head and lots of nerve
to keep quiet in a game of poker ,
watch the players and never to bo
moved by the jokes , growls and jeers
of feHow-players. There aro some
players who never know when they
are'being whipped around the bush.
These fellows are never satisfied with
the text of the game. If the ante is
25 cents they will invariably make it
75 cents when it comes their turn , so
as to make a big jackpot. But it is
seldom that they win one of these big
pots. Some quiet duck , who had no
hand in the job , will open the pot
with two pair or better , and then one
of the smart Alecks , with a small pair
and an ace or a bob-tail flush , will
raise the pot and attempt to steal by
a reckless bluff. But he always gets t ;
call , and in the end finds himself only
the deeper in the hole. And than he
swears ; calls the follow who beats him
a tiiiht-bellied player , and thinks he
is playing in terrible hard luck. A
man who makes it a practice of bluff
ing in a small limit game , or wiio
invariably comes in on a small pair
when a jackpot is opened , is nothing
short of a chump. Put that ia your
pipe and smoke ft , as it fits a good
many of you. There are some players
you never can satisfy , no matter how
you play ; so the only way is to attend
to your own business , keep your mouth
shut and your eyes open , play your
hand for all there is in it , see that the
cards aro well shullled and cut , and
when you find a chronic growler or a
chronic bluffer in the game , study his
weak points and make him your meat.
' tot <
A. ISnjrlish. Karl's Romance.
From the New York Town Topics.
The arrival in this country of Lord
Dursley , eldest son of Earl of Berkeley ,
recalls one of the most romantic stories
of the English peerage. Over 100
years ago Frederick Agus tus , the fifth
Earl of Berkely , fell in love and mar
ried a beautiful Miss Mary Cole. The
marriage was a mesalliance and the
earl , knowing how distasteful it would
bo to his proud mother , carefully con
cealed it for many 3'ears. Indeed , so
much did he dread-its being discovered
that the marriage lines were either
hidden so thafc they could never bo
found again or else they wero destroy
ed. Lord Berkeley even concealed his
marriage from his most intitnnto
friends. One of these was tho Prince
Regentafterwards ( George VI. ) who
frequently visited Berkeley Castle ,
where Lord Berkeley allowed'his wife
to hold a most invidio'is position for
many years. Four children had been
born of tho alliance when , afc tho sug
gestion of the PrinceEegent , and after
having been assured by tho best legal
authorities that a second marriage
would not invalidate the first , if tho
marriage lines could be recovered ,
Lord and Lady Berkeley went through
a second ceremony of marriage five
years after the first.
Genius Not Hereditary ;
The sayin , genius is not hereditary ,
has crown almost proverbial , and ob
servation and experience denote thafc
it rests on a basis of truth. Of liter
ary genius it seems particularly true ,
since authors of note very rarely have
sons who distinguish themselves in the
field of letters , or ever pur&uo letters
in any form. The prospect of com
pensation is so small that , in this ago
of luxury , with thogreatneed of money ,
young men have reason to bedelerred'
from embracing the inky profession.
But those who have a strong temper- ,
amental bias toward a calling aro apti
to embrace ib without regard to its' '
probable or possible rewards. Tho
fact must be that , if a passion for lit
erature is felt by one member of a ,
family , it is not likely to affect any
other member. The writing habit may
bo so unnatural to humanity at largo
that tho contraction of it is entirely
exceptional. Gifted authors write , ,
they aro prone to say , because they
cannot help it. Perhaps , then , litera
ture is a compulsory trade , independ
ent of the will as it is of tho recom
pense. There are certainly very few , ,
if any , visible inducements to embrace % \
it.
Cursory consideration of American ,
authors , says the Chicago Times , will ! \
sustain this position. Ralph Waldo
Emerson had one son , besides two
daughters , and he is a physician ,
though not eminent , and without any
leaning to letters beyond what a mam
of cultuie would necessarily have. It
is said that he has no sympathywith
the poetic philosophy and intellectual )
ideas of his father , and has often con-
fe sed his inability to understand hi
works. His mind isof adifferentcast ,
his tendencies are in another direction.
Ho is devoted to his father's memory ,
but not to his method of transcend
ental thinking.
Richard Henry Dana , one of our
earliest poets and essayists , who lived
to be past ninety , left a son , albeit a.
lawyer , wrote ono bookTwo Years
Before tiie Mast , " that has grown fa
mous as an actual record of , sailor's-
< jxpijiiences. It is still widely read ,
though it is more than half a century
since , on account of an ocular disor
der , lie made the voyage described
from Boston to California , a. region
almost unknown in 1834. He. too ,
is dead now ; but the name , Richard. '
i ferny Dana , continues , being borne
by his son , also a lawyer , v.-iio mar
ried one of Longfellow's daughters ,
and by his grandson , a product of
that marriage.
Georgu Bancroft , the venerable his-
torianfis generally regarded na child
less , but he has t-.vo daughters and a-
son , who is a decorator and an artistic
house-furnisher in Boston , with much
local reputation in his specialty ,
though ho has not , and never bad , tfu >
slightest leaning to authorship.
John Lathrop Motley is said to
have been very anxious for a son who
should bo renowned in letters , but his-
wish was never gratified. His daugh
ters are more interested in Houiuty
than in books , though they aro highly
cultivated and accomplished.
Oliver Wendell Holmes , lately re
turned . from his greatly-honored
journey abroad , will have no succes
sor to his autliorical renown. His
son , named after him , is it conspicu
ous barrister , and at present on the-
bench in Boston. He went to the war
at the head of : i company in a Mas
sachusetts regiment , and his fathera
wrote a very entertaining article iri
the Atlantic , "My Search after the
Captain. " It gave , as I remember ,
an account of how he had gone to tho
front to look after his boy. who had
been reported seriously if not mortal
ly wounded , and. encountered him.
bound and well , with the greeting ,
' How are you dad ? "
.lames Russell Lowell , who is
thought to have been largely instru
mental in preparing the British mind
to receive liis Iriuid Holmes with cor
dial , generous hospitality , had a son.
years aso , but he died , I believe in
Italy , when little more than an infant.
His only other rhiid , a duughter.istho
wife of yoiinn Burnett , son of the pro
prietor of Burnett's cocoaine. The
lormer owns the celebrated Decrfoot
farm in Massachusetts , and in reputed
to be a very pleasant , interesting ,
high-minded fellow. It may seem
somewhat incongruous at first that
the daughter q ? Lowell , who is as dis
tinguished in lineage as any citizen ot
tin : republic , should wed amun known ,
mainly in connection with a hair re
storative. But this is only a seeming ,
and is beside a narrow , snobbish viev. '
to hold in an enlightened democracy
like ? ours.
Edward II. Whipple had a pon m
whom he took great pride and of1
whom ho had ardunt hopes while tiie
boy was small. But before arriving ;
J-
afc his majority the youth became -
dissipated and soon sank into a con
dition of a sot , from which all thu \
efforts of his father could not reclaim
him. One of WhippJe's deepest , be
cause unexpressed , sorrows was on.
account of his unworthy and imtem
pera to son , whose birth tiie bitterly-
disappointed and mortified anther
must have considered under tho cir
cumstances positively calarnitou .
Richard Grant White had two sons ,
one of them a prominent architect ,
but neither of them has shown any
predilection for letters.
George William Curtis , I believe
has a son , though I never heard of his , ]
evincing any disposition to ' .read i
