Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-05-11
ANTI.sLAvERY BUGLE, SALEM, O.


lures which usually supply the place Of cor
rect information.
Miss b. is % years Of age. She was born
in the city Of Bristol, England. Her father
settled with his family in New York when
she was about three years old. After a res
idence there of 5 or G years, he failed in bu-
siness and removed TO Cincinnati. A few
weeks after his arrival there he died, leaving
his widow and nine children in very embai-
rassed circumstances. Elizabeth, the third
daughter, was then II, and assisted two of
her sisters in teaching a young ladies' semi
nary. By the joint efforts of the elder chill
dren, the younger members of the family
were supported and educated, and a comfort
able homestead on Walnut Hill was secured
for the family. The property which, in the
midst OF their first difficulties, they had FORE
cast TO purchase, has already quadrupled the
price which it cost them. ] give this fact for
The illustration Of character which it affords.
The enterprise of these young ladies is
still farther indicated by the next steps which
they severally took. Anna, the eldest, some
years ago took up her residence in New York,
where she has until lately worked at the
trade of periodical authorship, French trans
l%ation, and composer of music. She is now
in England under the engagement with a
publisher there 10 translate the whole of
Fourier's works. She was selected for this
task for her very high ability in French trans
l%ation, and the excellence of her English
style. Another sister, Emily, is teaching a
boys school in Cincinnati, preparing them
for College in the departments of mathemat-
les and the classic languages. And Eliza
beth, after two or three years hard labor and
study in North and South Carolina, and two
years more, exclusively devoted to the study
of medicine, in Philadelphia and Geneva, has
her medical diploma in her pocket.
About five years ago she first entertained
the idea of d~evoting herself to the study of
medicine. Having taken the resolution she
went vigorously to work 10 effect it. She
commenced the study of Greek, and perse-
vered until she could read it satisfactorily,
and revived her Latin by devoting three or
! four hours a day TO il until she had both suffi-
ciently for all ordinary and professional
purposes. French she had taught, and stu
died German to crafty her love for its mod
ern literature. The former she speaks with
huency, and translates the latter elegantly,
and can manage to read Italian prose pretty
well.
Early in the spring Of 1915, for the pur-
pose of making the most money in the short.
est time, she set out for n or,h Carolina, and
after some months teaching French and mu-
sic, and reading medicine with DR.. John
Dickson, Of Ashville, she removed to Char
lesion. Here she taught music alone, and
read industriously under the direction Of DR..
Samuel H.. Dickson, then a resident of Char
lesion, and now Professor of Practice in the
University of New York.
Two years ago she came to Philadelphia
for the purpose Of pursuing her study. That
summer, DR.. ]. NJ. Allen, Professor OF Anat-
omy, afforded her excellent opportunities for
dissection in his private anatomical rooms.
The winter following she attended her first
full course Of lectures at Geneva. The next
summer she resided at the Blockley Hospi-
tai, Philadelphia, where she had the kindest
attic from DR.. Benedict, the principal
physician, and a very large range for obser-
walton which its great variety and number of
cases afford. Last winter she attended her
second course at Geneva, and graduated reg
ulafiy al the close of the session. Her the
sis was upon ship fever, which she had am
pie opportunities for observing at Blockley.
It was so ably written that the faculty OF
Geneva determined to give it publication.
1t is in keeping with my idea Of this story
10 add that the proceeds Of her industry have
been adequate TO the entire expense of heI
medical ed ucation-about eight hundred dol
lars.
In a few weeks she will leave for Paris
with a design OF remaining there one or two
years, hoping to obtain there still greater ia
ciIiiies for the farther study Of her profession
than this country affords; especially in the
department of surgery, which she has had
but little opportunity to see.
She will return when this object is accom-.
plished to practice medicine in all its branch
cs. and will probably settle in the city Of N.
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