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Massachusetts (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
for which he opened the way to human fellowship.... His methods have been employed in all subsequent cases, and after seventy years of trial remain the standard. Memoir of Dr. Samuel G. Howe, by Julia Ward Howe. Hand in hand with Dorothea Dix, he was beginning the great fight for helping and uplifting the insane; was already, with Horace Mann, considering the condition of the common schools, and forging the weapons for other fights which laid the foundations of the school system of Massachusetts. Later, he was to take up the cause of the feeble-minded, the deaf mute, the prisoner, the slave; throughout his life, no one in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity was ever to call on him in vain. His friends called him the Chevalier ; partly because the King of Greece had made him a Knight of St. George, but more because they saw in him a good knight without fear and without reproach. Charles Sumner was his alter ego, the brother of his heart; others of his int
Broadway (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
plexion, above all the vivid presence, like the flash of a sword — all these could not fail to impress the young girl deeply; the Chevalier, on his part, saw and recognized the Diva Julia of his friends' description. She has told us how acquaintance ripened into good-will between the two. The Chevalier, eager to push the acquaintance further, went to New York to call on the Diva and her family. In a private journal of the time we find the following glimpse of the pair:-- Walked down Broadway with all the fashion and met the pretty blue-stocking, Miss Julia Ward, with her admirer, Dr. Howe, just home from Europe. She had on a blue satin cloak and a white muslin dress. I looked to see if she had on blue stockings, but I think not. I suspect that her stockings were pink, and she wore low slippers, as Grandmamma does. They say she dreams in Italian and quotes French verses. She sang very prettily at a party last evening, and accompanied herself on the piano. I noticed how whit
Louisa, Ky. (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
rs, also, were growing up, each exquisitely attractive in her way: they became known as the Three graces of Bond Street. Louisa was like a damask rose, Annie like a dark lily; dark, too, of eyes and hair were Sam and Marion, while Henry was fair and; her girlhood passed to the sound of sighing. Mfy dear, said an intimate friend of the three, speaking of these days, Louisa had her admirers, and Annie had hers; but when the men saw your mother, they just flopped! Among her papers we have fod are full of affectionate cheerfulness. When Jolie Julie is away on a visit, the others send her a composite letter. Louisa threatens to shut her up on her return with nothing to read but her Anglo-Saxon grammar and Beowulf. ( If that does not glls or theatres. The years of mourning over, the Ward sisters took up the pursuits natural to their age and position. Louisa was now eighteen, very beautiful, already showing the rare social gift which distinguished her through life. The two sis
Newport, Ky. (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
building brought on in the spring of 1839 two successive attacks so severe that he could not rally from them. Still he toiled on, giving all his energies to perfect and consolidate the enterprise which he believed would be of lasting benefit to his beloved city. In October of the same year came another financial crisis. The banks of Philadelphia and the Southern States suspended specie payments, and every effort was made to induce the New York banks to follow suit. Mr. Ward was ill at Newport, but hearing the news he hurried back and threw himself into the conflict, exhorting, sustaining, encouraging. A friend protested, warning him of the peril to his enfeebled health of such exertions. I should esteem life itself not unworthily sacrificed, said Mr. Ward, if by word or deed, I could aid the banks in adhering faithfully to their duty. For nearly two weeks he labored, till the work was done, his city's honor and fair fame secure; then he went home literally to die, departi
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 4
t, he was no politician; but when his services were needed by city, state, or country, they were always forthcoming. Throughout the series of financial disasters beginning with Andrew Jackson's refusal to renew the charter of the Bank of the United States, and culminating in the panic of 1837, Mr. Ward acted with vigor, decision, and sagacity. His denunciation of the removal of the public deposits from the Bank of the United States by the famous Specie Circular as an act so lawless, violent, United States by the famous Specie Circular as an act so lawless, violent, and fraught with disaster, that it would and must eventually overthrow the men and the party that resorted to it, was justified, literally and entirely. The crisis of 1836-37 called for all the strength, wisdom, and public spirit that the men of the country could show. Mr. Ward labored day and night to prevent the dishonor of the banks of New York. Individual effort, however, was vain, and the 10th of May saw all the banks reduced to suspend specie payments; and upon no man did that dis
Julia (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
t shall be a beacon star To cheer us, and to guide; For we would live as thou hast lived, And die as thou hast died. Julia Ward, on her father's death, 1839. In Julia's childhood her brother Sam was her ideal and her idol. She describes him as a handsome youth, quick of wit and tender of heart, brilliant in promise, and with a for all wolves, she says, not excepting those Long fellows, Longfellow had lent her Beowulf. I do not know what will! ) Annie tells of opening the window in Julia's room and of all the poetical ideas flying out and away. Emily, her brother's wife, describes Mr. Ward sighing, Where is my beauty? as he sits at the table; aathing a calmer and a freer air, she realized that there could be no true union between her and the Rev. Mr.--, and the connection was broken off. The course of Julia's studies had for some years been leading her into wider fields of thought. In her brother's library she found George Sand and Balzac, and read such books as he
Diva (Maharashtra, India) (search for this): chapter 4
ore she taught me, sighing, singing, Taught me free to think and move, Taught this fond instinctive clinging To the helpful arm of love. The suitors called her Diva, but in the family circle she was Jules, or Jolie Julie. The family letters of this period are full of affectionate cheerfulness. When Jolie Julie is away on a brief expression of my happiness at knowing you are so happy; and believe me Ever sincerely your friend, Longfellow. Cambridge, Feb. 20, 1843. At the same time Diva writes to her brother Sam:-- The Chevalier says truly-I am the captive of his bow and spear. His true devotion has won me from the world, and from myself. Tch attention. It was hard even to make her choose her wedding dress; but this was finally decided upon, a white embroidered muslin, exquisitely fine, to be worn over a satin slip. The wedding, a quiet one, took place at Samuel Ward's house, on April 23, 1843, and four days later, Chevalier and Diva sailed together for Europe.
St. George, W. Va. (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
with Horace Mann, considering the condition of the common schools, and forging the weapons for other fights which laid the foundations of the school system of Massachusetts. Later, he was to take up the cause of the feeble-minded, the deaf mute, the prisoner, the slave; throughout his life, no one in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity was ever to call on him in vain. His friends called him the Chevalier ; partly because the King of Greece had made him a Knight of St. George, but more because they saw in him a good knight without fear and without reproach. Charles Sumner was his alter ego, the brother of his heart; others of his intimates at that time were Longfellow, George Hillard, Cornelius Felton, Henry Cleveland. This little knot of friends called themselves The five of Clubs, and met often to make merry and to discuss the things of life. The summer of 1842 was spent by Julia Ward and her sisters at a cottage in the neighborhood of Boston, in company
Honore De Balzac (search for this): chapter 4
sed his suit with such ardor that she consented to a semi-engagement. Fortunately, a visit to Boston gave her time to examine her feelings. Relieved from the pressure of a twofold excitement, breathing a calmer and a freer air, she realized that there could be no true union between her and the Rev. Mr.--, and the connection was broken off. The course of Julia's studies had for some years been leading her into wider fields of thought. In her brother's library she found George Sand and Balzac, and read such books as he selected for her. In German she became familiar with Goethe, Jean Paul, and Matthias Claudius. She describes the sense of intellectual freedom derived from these studies as half delightful, half alarming. Mr. Ward one day had undertaken to read an English translation of Faust and came to her in great alarm. My daughter, he said, I hope that you have not read this wicked book! She had read it, and Wilhelm Meister, too (though in later life she thought the latt
Samuel Gridley Howe (search for this): chapter 4
sisters. Love to dear Sam and Uncle. Your Dudie. In these days also she first met her future husband. Samuel Gridley Howe was at this time (1842) forty-one years of age; his life had been a stirring and adventurous one. After passing td the half-naked peasants into farmers. These matters have been fully related elsewhere. Letters and Journals of Samuel Gridley Howe. Returning to this country in 1831, he took up the education of the blind, which was to be chief among the muluse, as Blackstone says, his mind cannot be reached. This dictum had been recently reaffirmed by a body of learned men. Dr. Howe thought otherwise. Briefly, he invented a new science. He carefully reasoned out every step of the way, and made a fulethods have been employed in all subsequent cases, and after seventy years of trial remain the standard. Memoir of Dr. Samuel G. Howe, by Julia Ward Howe. Hand in hand with Dorothea Dix, he was beginning the great fight for helping and uplifting
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