, 1869-03-07

QtentG had very EOO1 natural p1derataud- :
Nc, but ltue education beyond what Is t
Gown u The solid branches. His constitu- l.
lon Hss not vigorous, and be was disposed :
o oyertax his strength By the severity Of his | I
nbor. He leaned to read and write, and
mined the common rudimcnts At home, e
Thereby be read many books that gaze him {
ind Of general info.mat ton beyond his years. .
ae wross smoothly and gracefully when he .
MS sixteen, and. having vary podltlye CON
Entions on many subjects, particularly
N slavery, he felt disposition 10 ta = jour
1altst. -
In bis eighteenth year he attended his
fi,st sGhoof-the Town scademy-and ec.
malned there aome twenty months, Two
! czrr after he became the editor of pro:
fsri6 weekly, publh he'd at Boston, aud called
the Amuaean ManuE5tturA. In 1880 he look
weekly, winch had been edited by George D.
Prentice, who # signed his poeillcn to 70 10
Kentucky and edit the Louisville Jovr7sI.
Al this period Of his Life he appears to have
been iueIlns d 70 prose compos.tIou, thong b he
vas always great feadct and admlfer Of po.
+" Legends Of New England" . collection
Of the traditions Of the eaely colouIes, which
Eut seqneutly furnished him With themes tor
many of his poemf. Before long he grew |
weary 9 Hartford and went back TO the old |
whittier, helng raised as . Quaker, was
naturally i foe to slavery. He was IN In
tense Abolltionist from the moment he began
to 1hltk, and In 1858 be puolishcd an essay,
Justice and Expediency,", which wa
THO years alter be WAS elected 10 the Aassa.
chusetts Legislature md served 4 hiugle
term. He might have been chosen second
tune, but his experience h4d not been Of u
kipd to enanos him Of pon.ics, and he de-
clined. -.........
An KxrREXE ADoL1rlpS1sr.
Soon Ater The expiration OF his term Of
of1ce he Wal chosen Secretary Of the AmerI.
can AntI8l1very Society, and bech1o from
| that tiae fully identified With The radical
Abolit1onists. Hcwent to Philadelphia, and
MOST most outspoien s u lis ylews #hiIe acting
| IL that capacity he publlahed several strong
and stirring ant1.Ataye1y poems, which At
t1xcted much attention, and set many minds
| 10 hiking OF the cnotnlty Of our national
evil. In lie South, Of course, the poem. wera
execratsd, and the anthor set dow as mis-.
chIerous and dangerous fanatic, who would
be mos1 chiyal1ously hanged II he yen:uted
tie other side OF Mason and DlIon's line.
LITERATURE AB 1 Profession.
In 164O he removed to Ameshury, Mas,
where be has remained ever since: For sev-
eral ycA1s he was the corresponding editor
Of the Eottonal Era, and his letters were v1g-
orous, eloquent aud convincing. Since 1850
he hss cultivated literature a. profession,
writing poems whenever any public event
or ~ nHn fths Me- I1i. ~ ~o-i,s -.,r1.
10 tne wnsaip an ., sne eo,r1ns. 9n1r ~ axa q,
ts ~ ne"5 = ,-n.s III L ia Portrslt.
nrd Modxfu sketchea' and "Literary
Recseatlons'' were serJ popular. ard Ar
s. ;.t ssnu I'LL II. noens ~ n,sts f;Vc =.
M.o ~ aI,u+ ~. n Wi,n vh3ch ~ one csn hecnms
~ uIs}1 vule.4} 49, ~ fae,in1 ne h.sStv snd NM
t., The sweetness aud humanity Of the poet
ana aIs .,1h1ts. - - +Ss SH1nti. J,d.
aatoer ~ soaes Iam es.r " ~ S,,dsxs T,an1, LII
t postrv. md ia aIways most Welcome to thei
rnlnrrrs. He never writes for the sake o
wrInnr, but always has Al earnest purpose
and u prompted by eome pressing need o
, expression.
. ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT.
Tho poet has rever married, though he
a. frte trorn the zelfishness and hardness an,
d Thtnslealitv usually asc.ibed to bachelor
I rs any xu.n living. he Is ceiibste not from
! choice, bat from destiny, II a story, oite
c told OF him aud generally believed, has It
foundation In truth.
i Wheu be lived in Phitadelphia he met an
g loved 4 young lady Of fne mind and man
! | accompluhment&, to whom he proposed.
s wis refused for the reason that, while sh
= held him IN The highest esteem, abe did nc
: have for him that warmth Of affection whlc
Is she deemed pecessa1y to the j1stifcatio
If never IoYa nv other vomsn-a dsclasotio
Is thst cornmoniy precedet proposal to til
Ii next nrettT }aee the signing swain e.
Il counters. Whis.ier was an exception. He d
q, not misunderstood himself. he told the e
s act tTuth, Hls art and only passion ",
ID e1pe1icnced thlrty-two ycars ago, and tho
b. who know bin intimately say he loves II
At woman Is ferTently and xbsorblnglY tod,
he as be did wher he offered her his heart 81
H. his I1fe.s drrnfinn. He has no ewes for a
OF other Of her ee1. He has often met bean
y, I'll and charming women, but The one he b
!" made the queen Of bis bosom relgns ths
D. SUI, ~ 4ns ~. .as. - ~ ~ a1 .ooN' =
by nel .A.s ~ ~ "u"1 AZ ~pt III Iiu ~ ~" r.
,e- neg ~ "a - .,r"t ~. ~ ~ - n9@ ~ ~
"a. tpo ueAeAte slo easa a1ua ~ npG4 ~ a1a
his Inc invc tnss nA onee oeea .etssa.. :,
|sS lnsfe eomssam1 s..S,1 cI.G II ~ s.ns =, :,
~ Long l9vo - " aoYt tanR "M.aa ~ shs,
~ Ten; IL eounah mote Ake tp".nse Mstian ~.
~ reality, and !s Fsly un4ke tne shesaoa ~
~, most men who, fond OF the whole se1,
~ ~ made TO choose one oy aeeloeut. 1nas
~, 49, removed bT carcnmstance OF oeata, anot
~ ~ ! supplies her plaee, ana me 1oseas = n~s
~ lamsnteo, even femeMoesea.
HMtteTs nasule heeMs ~ " " .nt r
~ uaf fna e1qu'Nts4y seus.i'e ~ knI 49,. In.t -,
III ~ mus OF NO secona Patsioa Ins utss ~ ~
". forever. u entess aAe ~ auke.' nu ~
%sds m,G. no Hos,ai .ss1.t e'Aa pso'Aoo 'n' pss'
.,a. a1aR.He1 a ~ s,sndo- 49, aaMcs,a,oot
Whittier Is .a een9ss, rs. ts ,sex MA "a
~ tEe e1p.0eaon III mnep. II " 49, nh ~ ~,
neto:ene ,.a,,r .nI ~ n IL Walls 49, +,
o. entiS atn nP.n..y ,,ion ~ ~ suu t,rHs :,
az1y eueclAuoo u saas.,.ptIr ~. nsrrn~rtiv
Sns1} Snss,,s IL III r. notnt. '' 'A' ~ -''s'
Il fonH n ay1npathetIc comr1nv