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attempt of Huxley and Lubbock, and other friends, 

 to increase artificially the list of subscribers by 

 inducing people to take the work just in order to 

 help support it. But after several months the 

 sudden death of Spencer's father added something 

 to his means of support, and he thereupon with- 

 drew his consent to this arrangement, and deter- 

 mined to go on publishing as before, and bearing 

 the loss. 



But as soon as the first evil tidings reached 

 America Youmans made up his mind that $5500 

 must be forthwith raised by subscription, in order 

 to make good the loss already incurred. It is 

 delightful to remember the vigour with which he 

 took hold of this work. The sum of $ 7000 was 

 raised and invested in American securities in Spen- 

 cer's name. If he did not see fit to accept these 

 securities, they would go without an owner. The 

 best of Waltham watches was procured for Spencer 

 by his American friends ; a letter, worded with 

 rare delicacy and tact, was written by the late 

 Robert Minturn ; and Youmans sailed for England 

 to convey the letter and the watch to Spencer. 

 It was a charming scene on a summer day in an 

 English garden when the great philosopher was 

 apprised of what had been done. It was so skil- 

 fully managed that he could not refuse the tribute 



