Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-31
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IN atuEe seems, 8, to, have purposely
designed him for giving trouble to :,
his fellow creatures eS--ASsistance was
as necessary to his physicaFweakness
las ink was to his thou glIts.i His per-
lsonal charms Eetes sfewss but his de-
lfectsmsRy. 81 HedIa3 clearg sparkling
leyes. long, handsome nose, "A smile
at encas sweet aud melancholy, and
laYoiee eKqHisitely sweet and musie-
al. aol3ut he was born with a form so
weak as to hGemand,g throughout his
He,ithesupPoTtq 9fristayss He was
SO small thai at table his chair had to
| be. greatly raised in. order to bring
his, mouth with "a level swithhis plate.
His legs, were as thin as straws;. and
in order to give, them the resem-
b b'ance of bulk, he wore three pairs
of stockings. His head was bald,
and, IwheneverRe could Ahei wore a
white 'capinzpFeference, to a tie-wig.
Because he,ience fell asleep at his
own table when the Prince Of MALES
was talking aofPOetry, ,'herwas ehang-
ed with being deficient in good man
neEs, orwith ..a1 snobbish desire to
show how little he valued the seeie-
ty of royalty; but the truth was he
was like baby. He was so weak
that he obeyed the dictates ofnature
asimplicitly as an infant ) obeys.her.
When she made him weary, he fell
asleep. When he'had any demands
to be satisfied he enormously cried
for them, asa spoiled OF. peeEish ba-
byswould do Wherever he went
his helplessness was, complained of
by his host, and resented by the ser
wants. True to hisiboyiish nature, he
neglected t3 provide himself with an
attendant when be paid his visits, al
though it would have been reasona-
BILE to suppose that AN attendant, who
was accustomed to his habits and
who could anticipate his wants,
would have Suggested itself as ne
cessity to him. The consequence Of
his helplesShess was that every house
he stayed alta Iarges fetinue of do
nestle Servants was found unequal
TO eiduty of Waiting on him. One
had to- pull on his three pairs of
stockings, while another sewed him
up'ins his bdekram suit asone had to
lace hisastays, while another shaved
him. s.aAnd when !oHcese they twere
about him they burst not abandon
him; for he iiwas So fraila that they
dreaded should he be. left alone, that
he would tumblete .the4ground, and
lay without thepoWersofirisin Nor
did, they $50 much fear his falling
idoWn as his tongue, for this was an
instrument that he could WELD /
among Az themstoI as. good, purpose as
he could WELD his pen among theII
crowd Of hungry poets But the la
bors .of, the servants were ightin the
daytime compared to what they were
at night, If he was troubled with
headache, he would rouse them out
Of bed to make him coffee, inhalinglI
the steam of which he declared was
the only means by which he could
obtain relief. In the bitterests Jan
iuary 'nightsihe would ring the footlI
men out of their warm blankets, toll
dispatehthenf on the absdFde q most
zaggravating errands; to fetch him a
pinyof to'Iook for anlenvelope he had
dropped, perhaps ein iethe garden.
WhenbiH a8sphymiHg mood, which
came hupon him with, 1troublesome
.freqReney,ihe would keep a servant
throughout the night runningin and
Outofhisireom twenty times to, bring
orreHleEe- his ldesk,s,to find better
Penss to- procure better ink, The
servants got at last. to know him so
Wellfthat they avoided him. Some
of them fatty refused to obey his
orders, Many of them who heard
of his intended visit would demand.
their dismissal But if he was a
oublesome, he was at least a liberal
invalid Some of the servants de-
clared that, they would not ask for
wages during the time they had to-
wait upon Mr, Pope. GU l'l' -FT- e
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