, 1879-08-10

wiite for self-support, having nothing but her
hrains to depend On. Much Of her early work
snpeared under nom de pune. A few short
stories Of hers were published IN Harper's and
putaaxa's Maqaznes. During the War she was
sept to Washington by Cor. ANDREW. Of Mas
sachusetts, and nursed the soldiers in the Colum-
bin Hospital and at the Barracks in Judiciary
Square.
For the last six years Miss T1NcKsR has been
living in quiet seclusion at Rome, working
steadily In the face OF many difficulties, much OF
the time in very feeble health. "Signor Monal-
din,'s Niece'' itself was written while she was
an Invalid confined to her bed Tor considerable
mart OF each day. In the lastsprlng she vent to
Assist; however, where she still remains, with
improving health. In letter to her friend,
Miss ELIZA 4. STARR, OF this city, dated at
Assist, July Is, she says, In reply to an inquiry
concerning her writing:
AF chief encouragement to write cnme from an
editor Of the atlantic when it was published by
Pnl1iIlrs; sAArsoS q CO: ! DO not know who be
heart He rejected the article sent~-it was in,
tenoed as the initial one Of series. telling me
me 10 write. You cannot fail to win success"
he said hare often wished that might be ab1e
to think him for that note, for was Young. poor,
md ii helped me :hen and afterward. Through ali
the trash that have Ind to write for bread, and
which 1epudiate "a my real WORK. have always
had vision OF something wo1thier to be done II
ever the time should come when l could stop
10 do i: T., The tims has never come. ..'s.gncr
game desperate pressure, and halt Of it was
not copied ut all, As for the criticisms
Of It, almost agree with them; the praises aston
ish me- The episode Of Miss Consoy is uuploas-
ant; but am not sure that I did wrong in writing
it. though. perhaps did. hare always thought
that poor ladies who have neither husbands nor
homes are cruelty treatcd bS the world. Mr. ex-
perience member Of that society IL full nf e1-
fmpes OF coarseuess, reaching almost to brutality.
in people calling Themselves ''ladics.'' ''eentle-
men, and - 'G*7sst;das. "-examp'es which shall
mere: forget and which recall with an almost in
csedulous astonlshment. OF cnurse, l have had
beautiful examples OF opposite characteristics but
they have been a. rare as curt0Re btanco. My iden
in 1ftss Conroy was to saow what such clrcum~
stances might lead to with some persons and those
nat the worst in the world, and wanted her 10
speak for herself. OF course. she will be
demued by NEST. l only pity her. As to the ending
Of the The majority Of readers are re-
fponsble for. l knew taat, Camilla should die.
She seas and is dead in my mind. In my first
sketch OF the last Chapter she carried down to
the Duomo at midnight, and she never came back:
But. as my pen in copying reached that posnt.
recol!ected- people like q story to end weii-they
don't Hike to he made sadthe publishers. II find
my, will say, ETC., etc. Ny clamo9ons rent caMe
in, all my needs Of money found voice and threat
@ s1ss ms viii m if .pf sSs
p,i,ted. I galvanized an image Of my poor, pretty
Camilla, and sat a company Of shadowy monks
saving Te Deum for her, and Bhndowy lover
light, n,y real Cappuclni went bearing their bur-
den down between the olive trees aud murmnrng !
De rojHadts, which no one heard but Uoa F{lep-
20 and 1t was the .noutntulnes OF that true
Expresses, " which the publishers changed to its
present title Il