Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1883-10-25

dismal chambers, E1ncOin'S lnn.-
The dirty, penniless ard apparently
dull boy, wherever he went, vas
treated by his class fellows as a So
cial pariah. Yet withal he had an
intense craving TO beloved by every
one.
aIf 81 AS A CLERK.
After leaving school he became a
clerk in the General Post Oflice.-
Colonel Maberly, the second, dis
liked him. On one occasion letter
containing money was missed from
Maberly,s table. Mr. Trollope
writes: q A letter has been taken,2
said the Colonel, turning angrily,
and, by God, there has been nobody
in tile room but you, and as he
spoke he thundered his fist down
upon the table. "Yhen, sg, by
God sep have t:skene;k, ais.S4 also
thundered MY fist down, but acci-
cidentally, upon the table. My fist
came ON the table, and the ink flaw
up, covering The Colonies face and
shirt front. AT that moment came
in the. Coloners private secretary
withthe,l and thS money, and
| was desired to go back to my own
reom. r.
;fg SOUGHT AS A HUSBAND.
( There were other troubles. A
young woman III the country had
determined to marry Anthony Trol>
lope, but he refused. At last the
womas1's mother appeared at the
Post Office. My hair almost stands
OH my head now,' he says, as Tres
member the figure of the woman
walking into the big room i'll which
| sat, with SIX or seven other clerks.
having a large basket on her arm
and an immense bonnet on her
head. A messenger vainly endeav-
ored to persuade her to remain in
the anteroom, but she followed the
man in, walking up tue centre of
the room, and addressed me in a
loud voice, Anthony Trolfope,
when are YOU going to marry my
.daughterg We have all had our
worst moments. That was my
worst. lived through it, howev>
er. and did not marry the young
lady. These little incidents were
against me in the Office
BEsEIGED BY A MONEY LENDER.
Chen there was a money lender
into whose clutches the young clerk
fell aud whose daily visits at the
Office, were terrible. He had always
the same words to say" Now, [
wish you would be punctual. If
you only would be punctual 1 Ishould
like you to- have anything you
want.r Readers of 'Phineas Finn will |
recognize the original OF Mr. Clarkson
For several years Trollope remained
at the Post Office. During that |
time he was wretched, hated the |
office, hated his work, based his
idleness. bra =
HIS FIRST WRITINGS.
But the only career within his
reach was that OF author. His
the author of "Ameriean
Notes. :" introduced his first book,
''The Macderlgots Of BalIycloran,'
to the publishers. 1t brought in
For his third novel, sLa
500, but it was fail
ure. Then he wrote play called
''The Noble 'Jilt; but Gearge Bar.
tley, the actor, condelnned it so
that it was not even offered
to a manager. The plot was after.
wards used in sCan You Forgive
Her?" 'sThe W ardent was begun,
put down again and not published
ill 1856.
LITERARY ERorIFs.
The profits were about SIS the
irst year aud $50 the second.-l
rfoIlope had been writing Articles
rom time to time, but at the end of
Is51 he had received only S275 for
he hard work OF ten years. The
greater part of t"Barchester Towers
vas written in a train, and subse-
luently Trollope got into the habit
e writing in railway carriage.
i made for myself a little table and
'onnd after fcw years exercise
hat / could write as. quickly in a
'ailway carriage as ut my desk, I
worked with q pencil, and what /
wrote my wife copied afterward.-
The only Objection to thp practice
;anIe f.om the appearance of liter
lry ostentation to which ] felt my
elf subject when going to work !
before four Or fiye fellow passen-
|ers.