Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-08-03

nance that colored all her visions,waking s
Dr. asleep. Pen and ink had succeeded f
10 the slate, writing to scriblinv, distinct t
images 10 phan'ases that had as little form S
as substance; and it followed that ideas of {
publication and thirst for fame should .
succeed to the first natural charm of pa. I
rental kisses and family pats on the head
The delicious encouragement of an oc.
casional mot so 6adp or even "a very
clever, indeed from some more enthusi-
astic patron. This desire was soon ora.
titled. Mr.. Jordan, uuder whose man.
agement the Literary Gazette then re.
Gently established, was rapidly acquiring
a large circulation and exercising great
literary influence, happened to be a
nelghbor ofthe Landons, and to hum, as |
an arblter of the destines ofyoung authors
and man of the kindest disposition, ad-
mltted even in quarters where the utmost
difference of literary opinion prevailed, AN
introduction was, without much difficulty
obtained. Fragments of romance, sketch
es OF song, fancies and good nights
pieces composed with about as much art
as young bird might exhibit in its first
chlrpings-were submitted with mingled
hope and fear for the critic's judgement,and
this was speedily gwen in q form of frank
and strong encouragement. In some of
the earliest verses that were shown to him
Mr.. Jordan had the taste and feeling TO
perceive the faint colorings ola dawn that
was to resemble.
The uncertain glory of an April day.
1.-The could uot pronounce every set Of
verses to be a poem, he could we'll discern
that nobody but a poet had written them.
If there were no evidences of the power
and mas terry Of the divine art, there were
proofs of IA love of it too intense to fail In
working out some ofthe sweetest of it:
objects. AS he felt, lie spoke; the en-
{ enlargement had an instant effect; aud
, the Child of Song had the delight, no
long after, Of seeing some of her verses
, included among the original poetry Of tht
influential and fame dispensing 'Llterar!
$ Gazette
9 The effects of this editorial complimer
d and the praise that accompanied it, re
n NAMED long upon her mind, comfortin
IL her under some trials to which her famll
,f were about that time subjected, by feedin
s her enthusiastic hopes of being able, in a
IS ter years,to attach honor TO their name AN
to aid their fortunes.
She soon con
N menced, in THE Literary Gazette a S
,y rles of 'Poetcal Sketches TO which W
- affixed her initials only e. L. L
- three letters very speedily became
orl SIGNATURE of magical interest and curio
y ty Struck by the evident youth OF
80 writer. by the force as well as TIE gr'
other careless and hurried notes, by
III ;,,-,,ssiapsfl tandarunzS os thn many 50,
1er and sketches that, week after week, WI
,o. out intermission, appeared under
lle same signature, the public unhesltatln
in recognized these contributions as
In fresh and unstudied outpourings of
IN Mus: and thew, by whom the lottier be
go ties and the more cultivated grace Of
her living masters of the Tyre were
md appreciated, at once, l'with open arms
or ceiyed one poet more Not only
ties the whole tribe of initialists through
We the land ecipsed, but the initials BEGAN
With name.
~, From the Summer Of 1921 to tina
- 1924. these contributions were unm
,be ruptedly continued. 1t is impossible
90 TO be struck with the profuslon IN w
Sbo they were poured forth. Five or
or snatches of song in week, few OF t
81 without some charm Of tenderness or
,las CIV. or brief tale of struggling pass
,eso deiineating some chivalrous character
nm Astounding in the picturesque-these
~, P read in many quarters with the adm
- ton whichglances over defects and dN
L;ah ON the lesult-the general image OF
co. tv presented to the mind. 1t was
L. that the young initials woke, and I
Gnu" g herself famous Perhaps the Il. L
~ -; itself the compromise between the an
PI9 nous and the full announcement, the
Ala tial revelation, the namelessness o
i''u' name had the effect DISSEMINATING Gu
II the itv. That the poet was young
,o',ld vet in her teens, as the Editor ahSw'
LII, Ia inquiries at length announced was
III cunstance that did not, We may DC
anu Ja,ract from the charm. Old poets
VIZ and Younger ones wrote verses 10
o'e n One Of them, Bernard Barton, thus {
I, sue N admiring apostrophe publlshle
oooN JOIN, February, 1922, months before III
'nens lac. of il had attained her t~el
e ia year. u.b.t, thou art
eu ~ Nor do L seek to know thee'
ng III Whilstthou, performing thus my
others Such banuuets can bestcw me
counts Tbpn he, as long as thou shay iis''
n her Nv viewless,nameless methodist
Y strl- AID Ibis she was to thousands
E out ,bo minstrel. With the young
genius once became favorite. She Orea
forth. U .on,urous verse their own ieTVen
rye to wild aspirations-she uniolueu y
liar to The visions of their morning; nor :
f those he less retain this hold upon i1el
before cause chr they shrunk with suoue,
ID the o oaus from her blank and dreary !
mind, If destiny, and her somOre Pr
store OF wrung from them tears OF neeu ~
surers.' A writer OF the first literary Ia
-Iy age, 10 Of the volumes of the New
10 this TnS for the year 1881, has referred !.
le fol- .yyssnsation' created by oar suOle ~
chard's srst anpearance in the pages OF !
to our ne - fcsazette.' aWe were'
ela' ,bot fine. more capable than
is-place are re- Of poetic enthusiasm; ana "a, ;
With his s ,he, = enthusiasm we not only tell 2
consid- VIC s,"' shared i with every second =
\, vas Dul suu' We were young, ana