The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-11-16

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erary. l was possessed BY the mons
scribendi. To write was necessity
duty 1t was my standing motto tha,
| would rather iocubate idea, for fii.
~ cents perdicm than pursue any 9th.
sr avocatiou At the rate OF ono hue
dred dollars for the same period.
"This instinct led me to couside,
ny profession as chosen, while some
creditabs productions ranked me a.
q veritablo AMI acceptable litcrateur
Our fortune, the brilliant conversation
aud rcpsrtco Of nv dear mother. en-.
joined with the highly appointed. hish
toned atm sphere Of the mansion, ele-
vated US to a rssplendcoL hight from
which cultured mortals cannot fall
without a papg. j most interesting
feature in this o5nditiop was nv be.
trofhal to oue we'll quilted to un-
derstaud my most exalted mood.
Il will 10. prolons, but say W. real
eel the lnsoinar couplet. [ u.el to
thank God for mere breath. Life was
continuous round of scstacy. ! was
not spoiled-uy happiness led me to
secure comfort To Others. felt was
living for definite something, and
my soul was in that pure and fcrven,
con !''on "frcligious exaItation. I'm
this elimination love, fortune, learn
my and distinguished association va
received d letter from father. Oh
tho sgoniss following the reception of
that epistle !! HIS elegant aud accom-
pished mercantile partner had swim
died him aud absconded. From a
state OF Princely fortune, my broken-
h"artci parent wa. not 10 possession
OF safiicieut capital to rccomme
'r'ihc in his acquired and profitable
unr. by the next steamer he return-
81 To New Haven. What a chanr,
Health and hope irretrievesbly lost.
one month Of invalijcy aud the grave
conceae all that was mortal. Iu a
lev weeks my mother died Of u bro
Ken heart This double demise almost
killed mo. could not see a remnao,
'i v'sor able to rally. At this juno.
ore my frame exhibited the nerve
sensitive diathesis OF my mother |
clearly saw that / must lead the life
o' ~ inva'id-of one physically pna-
bic to commit TO pap"r tho iucessaot
mental Overtax. Death hal robLed
me OF star number ono-my father {:
and ben OF star number two-my
mother. And here, as though to r.
allze the prophecy of reverses in TO-
caiization, my literary star was
destined to be OF only medium msgn
fudc. Our Connecticut property hy.
pot hecaicd in satisfaction Of Braziliao
claims, ! was left a pauper I! Not e1-
artly that, for Agnes yet remained.
10 the residence Of her father [ fre-
quently went, striving to assuage my
anguish 10 the tender consoiations OF
my afi,nced. Que evening, when my
heart was almost br sking, | was notl.
fed to discontinue my visits on the
score OF my poverty. In tho days Of
my wealth the parents Of Agnes pro
tossed PRIDE 10 The proposed alliance
because OF my blood. cilture and lit
erary promise. II was arlifca. | was
cou rted to increase Treasury already
TOO plot horio for mere home consump.
ton. There was wealth ABUNDANT for
doz. ~ s'ns-iu-law, but 10 face OF this
aud On aforementioned pIes, | was told
~ cease my visitation. Under this blow
Agnes lost her health. Had she
been able to leave her boil our mar
rage would have been cousummated
AMI the variable world taken on trial.
A. IL stood she was debarrcd, seeing
me or sending line. SJon this
bright, particular star left the irma
mcnt OF affection Agn's was borne
10 the cemetery, and | saw her laid il
be family v.nlt This ri calamity
thew me into typhoid, from which
emerged miserable spirilless wreck
For bread | Piled my talent, but fail
ing 10 obtain a posi- ion worthy of my
pra. | WAS driven into al kinIs Of
p"nny-a line trash and non developing
emplo, mrni beneath the Standard of u
m'n longins to diifuss th,s, idea.
both masculine aud r"gcnerative Ny
TREND. trouble. To one il may
10 nauskt To an thor and more SEN
.,ri . organization it is in proportion
l." The csuso My peculiar nature
could not brook the terrible succrss-
sion of death q vi disaster Sir. | lad 20
ynn are in.gn,tive. II so, place your,
self i'm my situation, run out all the
.nllaterala nnI n,ncnmitants nf my