The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-22

now, anu the uueo WcIo PIiuteu.
Cincinnatus Miller was then running an eA-
press at Salmon River, in opposition to Welis;
Fargo. d Co. Looking over the columns u
the village paper, his dreamy, poetlc eye soy.
tled noon these lines. He sat down ana WROTE
me- q letter, His handwriting was not as gooo
then az It Il nov, and nave sns never D + to the
best of nv ability, not being able TO make OUT
exactly what 1t WAS" ST
DETERMINED TO BE A SECOND BYRON
For four fns days after Miller arrived, the
najr lived, In an atmosphere Of poetry, and
ihen tbey were married. Minnie Myrtle's peo-
Die we're opposed to her match, but that mat
tered little. He took hts wife where they
lived for six months, and then went 70 san
Francisco, returning to Cape Blanco Wnen ms
money was exhausted. The whole dream OF
Killers life, according to his wife's story, mas
been to resemble Byron. For this reason ne
hsd early sought a Mary Chaworth, and selected
a tine-looking, buxom Willamette girl for That
nlace. but. OF course, never married ner.
Afier. his return with his vile to Cape Blance
he1eft her there and pushed out Tor the mines
of Eastern Oregon. In accofdance Win nIs
determination TO be q second Byron, ne IN,
tended this separation to De Perms a1sr anu anu
TO be famous until he leaves bis vile or does
something atroclous to bring himself into no
tIea.n He met with little success, however, ID
OREGON. and 30 in the spring he returned 10
Eugene City, where he commenced the ptac,
tics Of law. ;deYoting, however, q large parton
his time to literary labors. The picture Oh hs
study isgrsphic.
JOAQUIN MILLER IN his WORKSHOP.
.sNow, ladies' and gentlemen, with your per
mission, I will introduce you Into the poetlc
Workshop. We 50 up an n OUTSIDE y ams sIai dingS
room, which Is ostenslbly the office OF the
county Judge of Grant County. but really the
poetic workshop of the Poet of the Sierras.'
And here we behold the artist at work. T1ere
Ia q lang table covered with olack oll-cloCn
and furnished with drawers. Scattered over
this table are books, papers, stationery ana
Ing over ariarge open book. Ills pen rests IL
Q s6aclops lnkstand, ready for use. A page OF
foolscapsss spread before him, on whlcn ID
written, with1rregular dsshes between them,
the words ever, clever, over, clover, ore, os-
sire,' and 80 on. we glance at Inc G : ~
q cow or Webstsr's Unabridged Dictionary.
The Doet Ia searching for euphonlous WORDS.
Wa look at the books on the table. Here Is q
rhyming dictionary, late numbers OF BRUSH
Observation-Disclosures Leslle,s,
Brick Pomeroy's Democrat, &c. upon tne
shelves are the British poets, 10 bound vol
nmes, arranged In rows; then the American
FOOSLS 6Qu rduLuOkpS ~ Ne6SS
Wayerly Novels, some Latin authors, ancient
and modern history and biography. There
are Roll!n, Rousseau, Voltaire, BalWer ana
many Others"
of poems, "Joaquin ct al" wa elated Py lts
successsand prepared to 60 to London, put,
to his: Wife'sl disappointment, ordered her
back to her mothers at Cape Blaneo:
When Mr.. Miller went to London Mrs. Mil
lar returned TO her old home, to find the set
Element broken down and ruined. She was
there, as he said In q parting letter, ''lett
high and dry, as It were, with no money ana
q little baby In your arms"
She became very III, and continued SICK
after going to Portland for change Of scene.
While she was sick Joaquin obtained q d.
yorce from her. The lecturer said, ironically:
stThIs; divorce was obtained In Lane County. l
was not present., and knew little about the
management of It. 1t was q part of the pro.
RrsmHs3 He, had already prepared 'Myrrh,"
and the divorce was essential to give force 10
the poem. Besides he wanted bis entire
freedom. did everything as was desired.
some good fellow now and settle down. The
good fellow has not yet made bis appear
THE FAME OF JOAQUIN.
The circumstances under which the fame of
Joaquin Miller drlited to her we're such that
she did not feel that ecstacy that she might
otherwise have felt. Che was without money
or experience, partially Ill, with the cares of
q Young babe upon her. In this conditlon, ID
December, 1870, she found herself living IN q
miserable gasrst over . oninese 4s %aI hro.Ssr's
wages lust kept the wolf from the door. sue
had attempted to earn q pittance by her
needle. but not being q professional dress
maker did not command large enough wages
to- assist her much. One day as she SAT 10 mel
garden thinking OF Hoods "Song OF tae
Shirt
. saseam and gusses and band.
And band and gusset and seam,
TN over the buttons / fell a.leep
And saw them In q dream"--
ascrapTof paper that had come wrapped
aronnda package was lying on the door, ano
the name Of Joaquin Miller caught her eye
PickiIg it up she read, "Joaquin Miller, the
new Oaiifornfa poet, was present at q dinner
In London" &c. This. was the first she had
heard of him for months.
NOT ABLE TO ASSIST JOAQUIN
In conclusion, the lecturess disclaimed all
Intention TO ipjure the fame ofMr. Miller, and
deutedtdat she had assisted him in manufac-
turing his poems.
DEATH OF REPRESENTATIVE FROST.
from the Colleton Gazette.]
s.Many an eye may walt the dlmming olou'
shining starr
For q grand and glorious soul has cas-
oYitse material: nsbtiments,i deserted its tene
ment ofcisy and gone to- larger feld OF activity
Observation-Disclosures y Frost was Painfnlsu
prise and shock to all WIKI were acquainted WIFI
him: 4snd those Who will lam ent It are not Limited
10 the City OF Charleston, where he was born ant
reared: nor to the County Of Williamsburg, which
he represented IN the LAST Legislature. For oil
Genital and entertaining manners endeared hin