Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1842-10-29
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: Miscellaneous.
[rhe following, from the Pittsburt

Literary Casket,' pays jus, tribute
Of respect to bur fair correspondent
"Ollv1A." Many Of our readers enjoy
the pleasure Of an acquaintance with the
$ subject of this notice, who, we doubt not
will be gratifed with this acknowledge.
ment Of her merits as successful courte'
Of the muses.. We are glad that Miss
RoBlNsoN has done herself the justice "a
permit her name to appear WITH her pro
ductions-and while we rejoice that she
has taken so wide range in the literary
world, we still hope she will not forget
her old friends of THE GAZETTE
"THE PRAIRIE FLOWER.'
We have the pleasure Of presenting to
the renders Of the ..Casket," this month,
another contribution from the pen Of the
gifted Miss s. X. RoB,NsoN, n resident OF
Iowa Territory. She will be, hereafter,
u regular contributor to our Pages.
Miss ROBINSON has for some time been
Gavorably known 10 the public, us wri
ter Of poetry, under the modest signature
of"OL1vlA" Her poetry has at different
times been highly eulogised, and she has
been called the '.chid Of genius and tai
ents;;" and one Of her friends and adm-
rers claims Cor her versi6cation, .'as no,
only possessing high poetic merits, but as
being Gar superior to much Of the lauded
poetry Of Mrs. HEMANs.'' Whether :his
assertion is altogether correct or not, we
cannot at present say; but il the article
from her pen in this number is any evi
dcnce Of her talents in poetic compost
ton, we think it would be worthy oithe
heart and head Of Mrs. HEMANs. one o
Britain's sweetest poetesses. Another of
her friends says, III admire the rural
imagery, tho air Of romantic love, and
soft melancholy, which she has so sue
cessfully thrown round the objects Of her
allusions. They evince much thought,
and mind nobly generous in its cas-, -
Miss ROBINSON is native OF Ross
county. Ohio, was raised in the vicinity
of Chillicothe, and received her educa-
ton principally from her pious md cdu-
Gated mother. She early evinced fond
nesA for books. and enjoyed an exquisite
pleasure in their attentive perusa'; and
were selected by her mother with afigid
reference 70 the improvement OF her mind
and heart.
One Of her earliest sources Of amuse-
ment and pleasure was in the cultivation
Of flowers and shrubbery, which doubt-
less had an active influence in furnishing
her with many Of those beautiful lima
ges and soft poetic draperies with which
she has SO happily beautitied and clo'hed
her poetry. 1t was while wandering
pensively along the margin Of a mean
dering streamlet, tracing its windings,
and admiring it beautiful cascades, lis.
tening to the chirping OF the leathered
songsters, and feas.ing her eyes on the
sublime beauties Of tine scenery around
her, she frs, felt the inspiration Of the
Muses.. Retired and unassuming, she
but seldom participates in tho frivolties
and amusements Of the age, so deliteri
GUS to the morals Of the young. Being,
therefore, naturally, Of a thoughtful cast
Of mind, she early contracted love Of
solitude and the study Of nature. lt,was
there she learned to commune with her
own lhoughts-an intercourse she fire.
quently preferred to the society Of her
friends. The time others of her sex
spent in pleasure, she devoted to the cul-
tivation Of her mental and moral powers
Naturally charit BILE, her greatest enjoy
ment is in visiting the sick and needy,
and administering TO their wants, and be
an instrument in tho hands Of her Divine
Master, uf instilling into the hearts at
the inmates Of many an humble dwelling,
those ..precepts which are able to make
them wise unto salvation"
In the fall Of 1889, she reluctantly
left her numerous friends in Ohio, and
emigrated to Iowa Territory, count. y
which nature has decorated with u lavish
hand, and is peculiarly suited to the ima-
ginalon Of the child Of Song. Some oi
her bsst productions have appeared in a
valuable weekly paper Of that Territory.
We have extended this article to con-
siderable lenaih; and our reason for 50
doing was simply to give our readers
!il.Ie Of her history, aud bespeak for her
and her talents thai respect they SO justly
merit.