Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-02-26

substantial little collections we're now and then
made. and have received sixpence in an evening.
To one who had long lived in absolute want of mo-
nev, such resource seemed like Peruvian m:nes
furnished myself. BY degrees, with paper &c. and
what was OF more impo' lance, with books OF geom-
etry and OF the higher branches OF Algebra. which
cautiously concealed. Poetry was at that time
no amusement Of mine, it subservient 70 9TH
cr purposes. and only lad recourse to it when
wanted money Tor my mathematical parsuits.
But the clouds were gathering fast. My ina54
tcrs anger was raised to a terrible pitch by my
Indifference to his concerns and still mpro hY tha
reports which were daily brought to hin Of my
presumpiuous attempt at ,cr-fcation ! was re-
CURED TO give TIP my papers, and. whens lelistc
NY garnet was searched, my little hoard Of books
was remuved. and all future repetitons pichr,ted
in the strictest manner.
This was very severe stroke. and I fet ii most
sensbly, it was followed BY another severer still, a
stroke which crushed the hopes. | had So long
ilondly cherished and resigned me at once to DIES
pair. Mr. Hugh Smerden, whose succession
had calculated, died, and was succeeded ~
person. not much older than myself. and ce' st'l-
ity. not well qualified for the situation.
look back to that pat of my life. whlci
idiatcly followed this event, with little satlsta5sa
lit was period OF gloom, and savage un-aI s.gst
IT,. By degrees | sunk into kind of ca..isc}
totpor, or if reused into activity by the 81
youth. wasted the cXctton in spenetic ant
iatious tricks which alienated the few acquain'
ices compassion had left me. 80 crspt on in
lent discomfort, unfrended, and unpiticd, nai5
nant at the present, careless of the future, ob
iiect, at once, of apprehension and dislike.
From ibis state of abjectness was raised hs
Young woman Of my own class. -he was neigh
Dor. and whenever took solitary walk. with
my c!ires IN my pocket. she usual, came 10 the
door. and BY smile, Or short question: put IL
the triendliest manner cndeayored to solicit my
attention Ny heart had long been shut to k,nd-
ness, Du. the sentiment not dead IN me, il re-
yscd. at the first encouraging word, and the rat.
itude felt for il was tie fl st pleasing sensation
had ventuitd to entertain for many hreary nuntiss
Together with gratitude, hope, and other pass
snns. still more euliyenns took place Of that uEe
comfortable gloominess which lately posse~sed mee
| | returned to my companions, and BY every via"
ming art strove to make them forget my fnrmrr
pnlslve ways In TINS was not unsuccessful
recovered their good will. and began, by degrees,
TO be somewhat of tavorite.
My master still murmured Tor the business Of
the shop went on better than before. | com
lorted myself. however, with the reflection that
my apprenticeship was drawing to conclusions
when determined to renounce the employment
forever. and to open private school,
In this humble and obscure state, poor beyond
the common lot. yet ilatcring m, imagination viii:
day dreams. which, perhaps, never would hase
been realized, | was found. in the twentieth tear
q. my age, by Mr.. William Cookesley. naNe ~
vei to he pronounced by me without geaerat
The iamentablc dosgerel. which | have al g
mentioned, and which had passed from u.s.
mouth among people of my own degree
some accident or other, reached his ear, ~
him curluslty 20 enquire after the authn
1t was m, good fortune to interest his GrS
lcnce NJ little history was not untincturet, /,
melancholy, aud | laid 1t fairly before hm. y,
first care was to console. his second, which III
cherished to the last moment OF bis existence
to relieve and support me.
Mir Cuokeslev not rich. his eminence III
his profession, which that of surgeon, pfo4us
, red him. indeed much employment, hut, in a
try town men OF science are not iiberally reward
ed he had besides, very hume Gus family, which,
lett him little oi the purposes OF general beneso4
fence that little was, however. cheeruy bestews
ed. and bis activity and aral were always at hand
to supply the deficiency Of his fortune
I'm examining into the nature of my literary
attachments, he found them absolutely nothing
{ ne heard hoNever, with equal surprise and pleas
, urc. that amid the grossest ignorance of books,
had made very considerable progress III mathee
Z mates He engaged me to enter into the details
g of th, affair. and when he had learned that made
it in circumstances Of Encouragement aud dangers
he became more warmly interested III my favor, AZ
I he nov saw possibility Of serving me.
Ihc plan which occurred to him naturally
that which had 80 often suggested itself to me-
Il There we're, indeed. several obstacles TO be osef
: come: | had eighteen months yet to serve ny
5 band writing was bad AMI my Language ve. fnf
i corcct but netting could s!acken the zeal e; iis
; excellent man: he procured few ol M psl. 1T
II tempts at rhyme, dispersed them among s,rnts
= and ac9uaintances. and when my name Was be
i come somewhat familiar them sat on foot cub
Il scrptun for my relief l still preserve the oii,'A
d nal paper its title was not yer, magniiis ut,
i though it exceeded the most -ansune "'oiie- Oh