Juliana Horatia Ewing and her books . it by heart. In November 1881, Aunt Judfs Magazine passedinto the hands of a fresh publisher, and a new serieswas begun, with a fresh outside cover which designed for it. Julie was anxious to helpin starting the new series, and she wrote DaddyDarwins Dovecot for the opening number. All thescenery of this is drawn from the neighbourhood ofEcclesfield, where she had lately been spending agood deal of her time, and so refreshed her memoryof its local colouring. The story ranks equal toJackanapes as a work of literary art, though it isan idyll of
Juliana Horatia Ewing and her books . it by heart. In November 1881, Aunt Judfs Magazine passedinto the hands of a fresh publisher, and a new serieswas begun, with a fresh outside cover which designed for it. Julie was anxious to helpin starting the new series, and she wrote DaddyDarwins Dovecot for the opening number. All thescenery of this is drawn from the neighbourhood ofEcclesfield, where she had lately been spending agood deal of her time, and so refreshed her memoryof its local colouring. The story ranks equal toJackanapes as a work of literary art, though it isan idyll of peace instead of war, and perhaps, there-fore, appeals rather less deeply to general sympathies;but I fully agree with a noted artist friend, who, whenwriting to regret my sisters death, said, Jackanapesand Daddy Darwin I have never been able to readwithout tears, and hope I never niay. Daddy hadno actual existence, though his outward man mayhave been drawn from types of a race of oldstandards which is fast dying out. The incident of. Il8 THE SWEETNESS the theft and recovery of the pigeons is a true one,and happened to a flock at the old Hall farm nearour home, which also once possessed a luxuriantgarden, wherein Phoebe might have found all therequisites for her Sunday posy. A tea for theworkhouse children used to be Madam Liberalitysannual birthday feast; and the spot where the gafferssat and watched the new graft strolling homeacross the fields was so faithfully described by Juliefrom her favourite Schroggs Wood, that when reproduced it in his beautiful illustration,some friends who were well acquainted with the spot,believed that he had been to Ecclesfield to paint it. Julies health became somewhat better in 1882,and for the Magazine this year she wrote as a serialtale Lffitus Sorte Mea; or, the Story of a ShortLife. This was not republished as a book until fourdays before my sisters death, and it has become sowell known from appearing at this critical time that
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