Smyrna times., 1877-07-25

thing of me. l am independent. And
enjoy life; because, don't you see, sir,
have nothing to do but to study how to
enjoy it."
"Do you go to church?" l asked.
| well, sir, | am a member of the Bap-
tist church, but since have moved away
from the old church and gone among
strangers, 1 don't go to church, for it
might create a sensation, don't you see
sir? ?"
Well, yes 1 did see. 1 imagined this
creature shuffling up the broad isle of a
fashionable church, or even of an unfash-
ionable chapel, and thought he showed
consideration for the worshipers and the
preacher.
There is only one thing want" he
added. 81 would like to get into a
library"
GA library r. said l. "What could you
do in library?
"Oh, as a member, mean, sir" said he.
al would like to he able to get books out
to read.''
/
the inimitable dignity of gentleman he
invited me to call. Then, with an apology
for having taken up so much of my time,
and an inquiry-for we had exchanged
names-whethcr | was the "historian
Abbot" he shuffIed out of the door, had
hardly got to my seat and my pen in hand
before l heard him shutting back again.
He peered round the corner of the door
way, and with that curious Jack.in-the-box
motion of his, held up three fingers
"Third bell" he said, ring the third bell, .
and he was off again.
And | sat down and thought of that poor
woman who began two years ago by
selling her thousand dollar piano, and last
week was found with her clothes and furni-
ture all pawncd, and her only flannel
garment, the remnant of an old blanket,
wrapped around her. Thought of that
merchant who eighteen months ago was
contributing to the support of one of our
great charities, and is now dependent on
it for his family and here is this cripple,
without the right use of his legs or arms or
hands or voice, supporting himself and his
wife, "happy as king" and asking charity
of no one; and ! said, ! will leave the
thread unspun on the editorial distaff till l
have written down the lesson for hard
times.-Rev. j. s. c. Abbott.
James Russell Lowell when writing dis.
cards the table, but seating himself midway
. between it and the fireplace in broad
easy-chair, he employs for the purposes Of
: a desk stiff piece of pasteboard, resting il
= conveniently upon his knee. His essay OF
" poem is always mapped out clearly in his
g head before he reduces any of it to writing
t lie puts it together, so to speak, joint by
joint, until he has the skeleton .completely
c articulated, and then he fills it out. Hi
s handwriting is characteristic, and hi
: "copy" is unpopular with printers because
= of the changes, the interlineations anC
e erasures he constantly makes, although tn,
g handwriting itself is fair and uniform. II,
st goes through his proofs after the manner O
'e clergyman supervising his sons colleg
70 efforts, and makes many and often genera
Of corrections. The publishers used to SEM
1T him proofs of his matter after the plate
M were cast, but he made such havoc will
t. his revises that they were forced to discon
t. tinue such Improbable conclusion;jum
ing. His famous and widely-read "Bgloy
Is Papers" have been very much altered ant
v. corrected since their original publication
He is hard reader, and with him thi
t. means profound book student, for h
rarely reads books purely for amusemen
e. or superficial instruction. His classica
s, knowledge surpasses that of any ma
g around Boston, not excepting Longfellov
| and his reading of Danteau literature ha
ed given him an acquaintance with it that
believed by many to exceed Mr.. Lon,
10. fellows.
SOUND LoGIC.-The State of Minnesot
- has made discovery, and the discovery
- deemed so original and important that
is being given great currency in all parts