Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-07-02
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Will ckRlETOhs HOME.


Mr. y. I. NJ. lfafftA f'ffernH
f1s-hamfer Of iSf. Earg's.
lie is the first poet my reeol-
lection-Will Carletol And To,
think that shoui.l ca.rcrss sstis
him, the man whose sonlpositieA
fIas pleased my ear atd Entertained
whole ccmpsslies in i, presence.
ere had donncd nlssiifst panta-
lcons.t j learr..d - at bis poe
try before the alplsab and to en-
JOY il before the gaass4 bail.
Vel. ! sau I,y sne<s.s: !: snaslay
Uofh that Will Carleton was liy-
ing in-. BROOKLYN. somewhere near
the junction of Greene and Bedford
Avenues, and I at once set opt to
find him. Though could give no
reason for NV call. | was anxious 20
make it for my fathers sake. be-
cause | knew that il would please
him beyond all other things, and
So, putting aside all feeling of km-
propricty III the matter, ! stated
on my mission last Sunday after
noon.
Not knowing the number OF the
house. | had to try several without
success, but Mt last found the night
one and entered with feeling of
trepidation. / handed my card to
the servant and waited for anIan-
swer. ! could hear several persons
talking, through the half-closed door
of the back parlor, and imagined
the object of my search was among
them. was right. In few mo-
ments the door opened and | was
standing in the presence of Mr..
Carleton.
He is a well-built, healthy-look-
ing man, with light blue eyes and
a high forehead, from which his cur
ly iron gray hair is brushed back in
picturesque abandon. He appears
to be about forty years of age and,
III my opinion, is strikingly hand
some. His handshake is hearty and
genuine, and his whole appearance
bespeaks the warmth and sympathy
of his nature.
We sat III the parlor and talked
upon the topics of the day, he lead
ing the conversation and speaking
so freely that | almost forgot was
Ill the presence of such noted per-
son. | mentioned how had heard
of him from the cradle. ard that
the name of Will Carleton had al
ways been IA household word with
us; and he seemed quite pleased to
hear that his writings had found
such genuine appreciation in the
county.
also spoke of being all aspirant
to his professionalism is, that l
wished to dabble in literature in
some way-and he was more than
kind in advising me how to follow
up the calling.
"l should certainly take college
course" Mr.. Carleton said, when
he found / had only had one year
of such training
"But how am l to live during
that time - | asked. stating my
inability to attend school on a linan-
oial basis.
''That is another thing" he said.
''lf you cannot afford to go to col
lege on that account, you must only
look ahead to some other means.
There are two ways of going through
college. One is to do it in style,
and the other, to do it economical
ly. If you intend TO follow a liter
airy life, it is absolutely essential
that you should have college train
ing"
When he asked my age, | told
him | was just eighteen, and he
continued : ~ was two years older
than that before | began college.
the expenses of which / betrayed
every cent myself. Taught school,
and, in fact, did little of every
thing until raised the money, and
then ! started, graduating when
twenty-fOur."
Then you think it out of the
question for one to teach HIMSELF"
/ urged.
well, no" he resumed. zone
can teach himself, but he is one out
of hundred. For this it requires
not only application, but any amount
of energy and pluck. After all, he
lacks that systematic training which
can only be had at college. A man