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people married--His devotion to the Methodist
Church--Troubles with other denominations--How he argued with a
Universalist--How he met a wrathful dame--Encounter with a Baptist
preacher--Adventure with Father Teel--Taming a shrew--Removal to
Illinois--His reasons for taking that step--Death of his daughter--Arrival
at his new home--Life on the frontier--A large district--The Methodist
circuit riders of sixty years ago--Perils of frontier traveling--Success of
Cartwright's ministry--How he was superannuated--His courage--How
he cleared a camp of rowdies--Encounter on a ferry-boat--Frightens a
bully--Advocates temperance--A practical joke--Is elected to the
Legislature--His opinion of politics--How he raised the devil--"Another
sinner down"--Missionaries from the East--Indignation of the
backwoods preacher--The proposed mission to New
England--Cartwright declines it--He visits Boston--His reception--How

he preached for Father Taylor--Summing up--Sixty-seven years of a
preacher's life.
IX. AUTHORS.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
HENRY W. LONGFELLOW.
Birth and early life--The old house by the sea--College life--Early
literary productions--Becomes a professor in Bowdoin
College--Travels in Europe--Marriage--Literary labors--"Outre
Mer"--Is made a professor in Harvard College--His second visit to
Europe--Death of his wife--Goes to live in the Craigie
House--Historical associations--Washington's headquarters--A
congenial home--Literary labors--"Hyperion"--Great popularity of the
book--"Voices of the Night"--"The Spanish Student"--Mr. Longfellow
buys the Craigie House--Summary of his works--The "Song of
Hiawatha"--Death of Mrs. Longfellow--Mr. Longfellow again visits
Europe--His popularity with the English-speaking race--Cause of his
popularity--"Resignation"--Scene from "The Golden Legend"--The
poet's home.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE.
The Hawthornes of Salem--A sea-going race--Birth of Nathaniel
Hawthorne--A sad home--Early life--His college days--Longfellow's
recollection of him--Returns home--The young recluse--Literary
efforts--"Twice-Told Tales"--"The most unknown author in
America"--Enters the Boston Custom House--His duties--Popularity
with the sailors--Loses his office--Becomes a member of the Brook
Farm Community--Marries and goes to live at Concord--"The Old
Manse"--Life at Concord--Curiosity of the village people--"Mosses
from an Old Manse"--Hawthorne's visitors--Hawthorne and his
friends--George William Curtis' recollections--Removes to Salem--Is

made surveyor of that port--"The Scarlet Letter"--Removal to the
Berkshire Hills--"The House of the Seven Gables"--Returns to
Concord--"Life of Franklin Pierce"--Is made Consul to
Liverpool---Life abroad--Depressed by the war--Moncure D. Conway's
recollections--Juvenile works--Death of Mr. Ticknor--Effect upon
Hawthorne--Goes traveling with Ex-President Pierce--Sudden death of
Hawthorne--Burial at Concord.
X. ACTORS.
CHAPTER XXXV.
EDWIN BOOTH.
The elder Booth--His success as an actor--His sons--Birth of Edwin
Booth--Early life--Brought up on the stage--Admiration for his
father--Travels with him--First appearance--Appears frequently with
his father--Plays Richard III. in New York--A bold venture--Learns the
details of his profession--Visits Australia and the Sandwich
Islands--Re-appearance in New York in 1857--Recollections of him at
that time--His labors in his profession--Successful tours throughout the
country--Visits England--Appears at the Haymarket Theater in
London--Studies on the continent--Appearance at the Winter
Garden--The Shakespearian revivals--Destruction of the Winter Garden
by fire--Loss of Mr. Booth's theatrical wardrobe--Popular
sympathy--The new theater--Opening of the building--Description of
Booth's Theater--A magnificent establishment--A splendid
stage--Novel mode of setting the scenes--Magnificent mounting of the
plays produced there--Mr. Booth's performances--Personal--Genius as
an actor--Beneficial influence upon the drama.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
JOSEPH JEFFERSON.
The Jefferson family--A race of actors--Jefferson the first--"Old
Jefferson"--Jefferson the third--Birth of Joseph

Jefferson--Childhood--Brought up on the stage--Olive Logan's
reminiscence--First appearance in public--Early training--Career as a
stock actor--Becomes a "star"--His success--Visits Australia, the
player's El Dorado--Pecuniary success of Jefferson in Australia--His
merits as an actor--Visits England--First appearance at the Adelphi
Theater--"Our American Cousin"--Production of Rip Van
Winkle--Makes the part his specialty--Description of his performance
of Rip Van Winkle--Personal characteristics--Devotion to his
profession--Love of art--A capital sportsman--Buys a panorama--A
visit to John Sefton--"The Golden Farmer"--Private life.
XI. PHYSICIANS.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
BENJAMIN RUSH.
Birth and early life--Adopts medicine as a profession--Studies in
Europe--Returns home, and is made a professor in the Philadelphia
Medical College--Political career--Elected to the Provincial Conference
of Pennsylvania--Action with respect to the independence of the
colonies--Elected to the Continental Congress--Signs the Declaration of
Independence--Marriage--Is made Surgeon-General of the
army--Becomes Physician-General--Troubles--Resigns his
commission--Letters to the people of Pennsylvania--Services in the
State conventions--Resumes his practice in Philadelphia--Plans the
Philadelphia Dispensary--Resumes his professor's chair--The yellow
fever in Philadelphia--A scene of terror--"The Hundred Days"--Dr.
Rush's treatment of the disease--Opposition of the Faculty--Success of
Rush's treatment--Testimony of Dr. Ramsay--Suit for damages--Dr.
Rush's services during the fever--Reminiscences--Honors from
European sovereigns--Is made Treasurer of the United States
Mint--Literary labors--Zeal in behalf of Christianity--His connection
with the Bible Society--Death.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.

VALENTINE MOTT.
Birth--Early life--Enters Columbia College--His medical
studies--Continues his studies in Europe--Great surgical genius--His
early success as an operator--Returns home--Is made Professor of
Surgery in Columbia College--His career and success as a
teacher--Introduces the system of clinical instruction--Difficulty of
procuring "subjects" for dissection--Desperate expedients--midnight
adventure--A ready rebuke--Success and skill as a surgeon--Tribute
from Sir Astley Cooper--A wonderful operation--Sketch of his original
operations--His mode of operating--Careful preparation--Success as a
physician--A progressive mind--Professional honors--Visits
Europe--Reception abroad--Operates upon the Sultan of Turkey--A
cool proposition--Personal--His last illness and death--"President
Lincoln murdered."
[Illustration: GIRARD COLLEGE]
I.
MERCHANTS.
CHAPTER I.
STEPHEN GIRARD.
One May morning, in the year 1776, the mouth of the Delaware Bay
was shrouded in a dense fog, which cleared away toward noon, and
revealed several vessels