The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-03-02
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lie probably OWNED my thoughts for TAX
ing my hand, he spoke kindly and sooth-
ingly to me, and asked me where was
sojourning, and what were my prospects.
He regretted that he had not sooner
known of my sorrows, and bade me when
lie returned to callupou him, for he should
feel interested in my welfare. | had new
er wished to be known as a writer, so Mr..
Il. merely introduced Inc to Mr.. C.,
his successor, rs "our contributor.
Mr.. q. was a very pleaasnt man, and
"hopcd | would call often" As Mr.. Il.
escorted NE to the door he bade me adieu
for the present, and told, me not to fearto
carry my manuscripts, or call for the pay
when desired it, for, said he, 81 have ev-
er made you an exception in sending to
you, but GU had better now come our
self"
Ihicd me home with grateful heart,
but a feeling of deep sadness possessed
me, that could not as ever before, wit
ness the smile of JOY on my mothers face,
at. my success. 1t was sometime before
| vcnturcd to carry manuscript, indeed
i. WAS not without great struggle to
calm my mind, that | could write at all;
but when | did commence, my old love
for it returned in full force, and for hours
would sit in my small room and write.
My occupation had always been distastc-
ful to me, and now that the motive | had
IN helping my parents was removed, 1t was
double distastcful, but still far preferable
to id d'eacss.
Mrs. Brown wondered did not have
so much sewing as usual, and wondered
100, why shut myself in my room so
much, and when one day, for the dozcnth
time, she had opened my door to see what
| was about, and found me ever writing,
she desired to know what it meant and
on condition that she would keep my Sc
cret, | told her all. Somehow | had al
ways shrunk from having it known that |
wrote for the press. The old lady was
quite surprised, and to CRAFTY her curiosi-
ty, had to read TO her several of my pro-
ductions.
"Well, child" said she, "lon't make
any more Of them dresses, but buy up
wnole lot of paper and write all the time.
Why, if my head had half as much in it
as yourn, Iii write heap o things but
Pm too old now"
1t was not long after, when George
Brown, the old ladys son Of whom have
spoken, returned from short voyage
which he had made, and soon after his at
tentions to Inc became quite annoying
lie was 4 coarse, ill-brcad fellow, and
could not in the least like him. He, how
ever, did not care for my dislike, and con-
tinucd 80 mportune ne with his address
cs, and | had quite made up my mind to
find another boardng-placc, for did not
like to speak to his mother upon the sub
ject, AS had my suspicious he was en-
couragcd by her, when received letter
from my old school-mastcr, MrC-.
lie wrote that he had learned from Mr..
R-with whom he had accidentally
met, about the loss of my parents, and
urged me to go immediately to him {; he
had procured me n situation as assistant
in school, if | liked to accept it, and at
any rate he wished me to pass some
months in his family he also incloscd
! sum Of money, more than sufficient to de-
fray the expenses Of the journey. did
not hesitate to accept his kind offer, and
| was soon an inmate Of his family, and
! teaching, in large school.
continued very happily with Mr..
C--for several months, when the
school which had greatly increased in
numbers, was divided into two depart
, mcnts, with one teacher over each. was
thus thrown out of employment as teach
cr, for one Of the committee placed sis
! ter Of his over the new school, considerinr
! as he said, that | was too young to have
the sole charge of school. | was then
nearly seventeen.
| Mrs. C--'S health at that time was
so delicate, that she WIS advised to leave
home and travel in the south and al
though my kind friends regretted it cx-
cccdingly, resolved to go directly back
/ 70 Il, prefcrring to 90 there, than
TO stopping where | was comparatively
stranger.
The day proceeding my starting for
I Il, | attended church, and heard
n discourse that interested me beyond anv
sermon ] ever listened to. The preacher
was stranger, and very fine looking
young man. was much struck with his
appearance, but full as much so with his
discourse. The subject was, "The Agony
OF Christ in the Garden" My mind was
much impressed by the sermon, and tho
eloquent style in which it was delivered.
and that night wrote the whole subject
Of the discourse in the form of narrative
bringing all my imagination to bear up
on the scene in tho Garden Of Gethse-
name.
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