The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-04
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Ii IL nos easy for n man Ia speak 81 his
own Inroks- I darr ~ay that few persons
have t<s-n more inters,~ted i'm mine than 1.
md II il hr n general principle In nature
that a lovers love is blind. and that a
moshs RS love is blind, I believe it may h,
said of am authors attachment tn the
creatures Of his own imagination, that il
il "a perfect model of consistency and dcvo-
ton and IL thu blindest of all. But the
objects and purposes I have had in view
arr. very plain and simple ami may In
easily told. I have always had, aud al
ways shall have. an earnest ami tr,is de
sire. to coutributc, as far as i'm me lies, la
the. common stock Of healthfui cheerful
mess and enjoyment. l have always had,
AMI always shall have. am iuvinc,ble ~
p,tvnance To that niole-cyed philosopher
which loves the darkness. and winks and
seowls i'm the light. 1 believe that virtue
shows quite as well In rag and patches as
she does i'm purple and line linen. | he
Iicye that she and every beautiful object
In external nature claims some sympathy
in thu, breast of the poorest man who
breaks his scanty loaf of daily bread. 1
believe that she dwclis rather oftenCr i'm
alleys and hyways than she does in court
and palaces: and that IL il gocd. and
pleasant and profitable to track her out
and follow her. l believe that tai lay ones
hand upon some of those rejected ones
whom the world has too long forgotten.
ami too Ofven ilt1StlSaNt. hft9 vi SAY I'D tnf'
prosmlest and most tlIonghtlcss. these
creatures have the same elements ami
capacities of goodness as yourselves; they
are moulded ln the same form and ms.tls.
of the. same clay; and though ten times
worse than yoi. may. i'm having retained
anythllig OF their original m.,,rx; amid
really ten times better. believe that tn
do this is tn pursue a worthy and not us'.-
think so. too, your fervs.nt greeting suiiic-
iently assures me.
There H. one point connected with the
labors tif may call them 500 tina, you
hold i'm such generous esteem, tn which l
caIInot help ADVERTISING. l cannot help
expressing the delight. the more than hap
piltess il WAS to nc tn lind so strong am
interest awakened, ON this side of I'll.
water. in favor of that httle heroine of
had letters about that child. in England,
from the jewellers In log houses among
the mors,sses and swumps and d.i'sssI
forests and eepcst solitud: OF IL" far
West. Many Al sturdy hand. hare! with
the axe and spade. and Drowned by the
S Sri,,.n to n me a ' ii,,l s'f history ~ "f J"rme sa.
joy or SORROW. always coupled. l am proud
I" say. with interest i'm that little tale, al
some comfort or happiness derived from
il. And the writer has always addressed
me-. not as IL writer of books for sale. resi-
dom some 4.COO or 5.odO miles away. but az
a friend tn whom he mipht freely impair
TIA" joys and sorrows OF his owl
iir,sidc., Many mother co,il.
has done the like. and has. told me how
she lost such "a child at such n time. aus
where. she lay buried. and how good sli.
was. ard how. in this or that respect. sh,
rcscmblcd Nell. do assure YOU that "a,
cIrs, siistance of my life has given me ON
III .sdrssith part of the qualification l hav,
SERVED from this one. source. l was wav
tring AT the time whether ar not to wine
mp my clock and conlc and see this com
try. and this decided mo. i felt as III
were "a positive duty. as il ] were bound q
pack mp my clothes and come. and SET. m.
friends. And even now l have such AL
.sll -apS.atinIl i'm saRplatafinpl with lhsss
things that you have no chance of suoilini
me-. feel as though we were agreeing
a.. insiecG. ~. ARE. II we substitute Ia
fictitious characters the classes frof
which they are drawu-about third partie
in whom we had "a common interest. A
every new kindness Oh your part. l say
to- myself that's for Oliver should no
wonder il that were. meant for Smikc-
have no doubt that il was intended fo
Nell: and so I became "a much happier
certainly. hut IA more sober and retirin
man than ever ! was before.