New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17

nrovented the scheme from arriving at fultilment
The four years which constitute the college course
rere now drawing 10 n close they were perhaps as
nIensant "a any j. II. had known. although 1t NAV
ho noted that during only six months OF these iGur
wears had he been fully connected with the ohl-
versity, the remainder oi the iinc h6vp 90
rnst,cation The chief offence alleged against - IL;
was constant disincnaton TO look INTO y pooh oi
any description ard ms coneIo fo coI,oe amthor
in polite refusal on the part OF the corge lutnOr
tiles 20 give him his degree. ms ufaWDach' 10y
ever failed 10 impair III any degree ms AMI .ii
reputation or his own Satisfaction WIZ" '"0
Alter thus abandoning the university, he en-
tered the school of civil engineering 10 Will
nrofession las one likely 10 AFFORD plehty vi
outdoor occupation) be had decided 70 deV9,te
himself He spent a year very pruhIaDy III LII III
further development of his EGGS ana arms Uu1
found very little opportunity 10 fonOW ouV NJ.
other courses Of study were advised py 5lo pIo-
fessors At the end of the year he seVeteu s gu
nectiOn with the school III ln3uneI Sei - the
sisent with his former proceedings IN logaTu 10 NC
COLLEGE: and after spending few WOhlns aV lnO
family house Concord. III the coDgehiai oc."f "a
patterns of fishing, boating, ana camping Ju., =,
repaired with his mother ana sisters 10 Dl'eu'i, T.
Saxony Here having gained ADMISSION hto the
engineering college he diligently InSpecteu 'no
habits If the German students ana ladc I'LL rcts If
perimeutal injuries into the nature ana ecc - VI
German beer. These studies were Yarleu ny iohs
walks 10 Saxon Switzerland and nelgbboring plates
OF interest," by ioot-raees, ana by 1uho Del ~, O.
tee; and he may. In fact, DE conEicreu w nav az
tanned at this period his maximum physicaiueVeiop
ment his weight being fifteen stone, ana bls
other parts according. In 1870 he left the colfge
an a some Is hat unceTemOnOus manner, ana returned
TO America, where, at New-Y0rk, he married, ahd
undertook for year or two the practice OF enghef-
ing In the Department of Docks, under Oeherai NC
Clellan aud the practice OF physlcai framing az
Woods gymnasium. In the aut uInn oI lc|% eoho
alterations ia the personnel OF the Department
opened the way Tor his retirement and ne returned
10 Dresden with his wife and child. From thls poInt
j. II - deeadence may be said to have begun; Tic
had contracted during the latter part OF ms new
York residence. a decteTiOus practice OF wilIibB
short stories for the magazines. and he tOo"ed TINS
up IN Dresden by the production of novel. Dreo-
SAINT which was published m England ana America;
The odlum entaIled upon hm by tins WORK laieu
to have the effect upon him that mIg1t nave Deeh
expected for III 1873 he wrote another romance
ldolatryD 1t will scarcely be believed, Dnt ~ IS
nevertheless true that after having, IN 1874 Ieit
Dresden to settle in England, liz published III tue
Contemporary KericU "A series OF sketches calcu
saxon Studiesr which were aftorward included ina
volume and the effect of which was To prompt MN 10
take steps To insure his life But his downward ca
reer was now beyond recall, ana he IS believed 10
have published Though few people are III POSITION
10 doematze on the su6iecO the following WORKS OF
fiction: Garth" novel in three volumes; COZ,
lection Of short stories called "Ihe Laughing Mn;
novelette,. Archibald Mamal6On; ana anOt1er
three-volume novel, Sebastian htrome; Deshes
various short tales articles aud reviews. Ana mere
IL is ouly charitable that we should draw the ven.