Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-09

From dd rance sheets Of Samuel LCHgi'ttJUV L'f" o.
Henri Badsr0rth L0agrslLgc. TicEaor q Co.
THE POETS FIRST VERSES.
The boys FIRST printed verses were to
him, st least, of vast interest. de recall
ed, in after years, the trembling and mis-
giving Of heart with which he rau down to
Mr.. Shirley's printing ollice at the foot OF
Exchange street and cautiously slipped
his manuscript into the letter box. lhe
evening before the publication OF the pa.
psr-it was a semi weskly-hs went again
and stood shiveriDg in he November air,
casting many q glance at the windows, as
they trembled with the jar of the ink balls
and the press-sfrsid to venture III. No
one but his sister, the receiver Of all his
condolences, had been lst into the secret
and she shared with him the excited ex-
DectstioR with which the appearance Of the
paper was looked for tie next morning.
We may imagine the impotence with
which they watched the unfolding o.
the damp sheet IN their fathers method!cHi
hands, aud the rising yhoo5 IS he 6e!d It
before the wood FIRE to dry. Slowly be
read the paper, and said nothiug-perhaps
saw nothICg-of the verses, aud the chill
dren kept their secret Bu. when they
could get the psper-the poem WAS there
Iuexpressible was the boys delight, aud
iuuumsrable the times that he read and re
r. ad his performance, esch time with in
cressing satisfaction. ic the evening he
vent 20 yisis st the house Of Judge MeIlen
he 6, Gars tTienS, Shoss son Frederick
was his own intims'" II inc eiFcle gain
cred about the fire, the tara '1 "FT'e
poetry. The Judge took up the morning
Gazette: Did you see the piece in to-
days psper? Very stiff, remarkably stiff,
moreover, 1t is all borrowed, every word OF
1t" The boys heart shsunk within him
and he would gladly have sunk through
the floor. he got ont o. the house as soon
ss possible, without betrsying himself
Shall We blame him that there were tears
on his pillow that night Il was his fcs,
encounter with the critic. from whom be
was destined to hear much, no: always
complimentary, aud of whom he had more
than once something moi very compltmea.
tary to say.
THE FRIENDLY PROFESSOR
A student had incurred the ceusure Of
the college Faculty for some slight offence
against the regulations, and Nc. L1ugtel-
low was instructed to "admonish' him
The Professor met the youth the next day
in the library and was addressed by him
With q question upon some point In
French literature An animated aud in-
srructive disquisition followed opon the
subject; in course of which the Professor
forgot his duty and wss turning away,
when, recollectiug himself, he came back
with, "Ah, | was near forgetting. The
Faculty voted last night that l should ad-
mouis6 you tor manning the ohence), and
you will consider yourself admonished
Coming from him, this Was perhaps more
effective admonition than a sterner and
more formal one from q less friendly
reacher. Letter of Judge BarroEs, who
thinks the student was John A. Andrews,
afterwsrd Governor of Massachusetts, }
Another snecdote that in one OF hla
French classes student WAS called upon
~bo had evidently made little or no pre-
para,ion, aud was prompted BY bis class
mates very audibly. The Professor took
no notice of this till the young man was
seated; then he quietly said: Your reci-
ta,ion reminds me of the Spanish theatre,
where the prompter performs q more i'm
portaut part than the actor.