Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-19

yas without che turns over to her
iheB Eve or six Of her faultless COM
taus In writing she does not wait for
n young authors sometimes style "ln-
naan " but. having selected hqr subject,
nnedlately sits down and writes read
% without hesitation. Very often she
FFsn certain theme upon which to write
Fnn. such as an anniversary, and the
awupleted and ready to be set 10 mu-
fihln two or three days. Sometimes
sasic has been prepared beforehand;
BE has the air played over for her
twice, and when the words are IN
hey viii Oh the music without the
aim Of syllable, This is due to the
aai Mrs. Crosby Is muslcau herself,
aseslands rhythm thoroughly
MID poetry, when dlssylabic words
n'aei to fll out the meter, ia one
but In the hymn, where the inexorable
1isnre Of the cesura win not allow OF
A'snie Whatsoever, Ia quite another
ialls Crosby-ior by that name she Will
" be known in spite Of her marriage
A'a in Southeast, Putnam County,
i'fk, March "a, 1890 She was the
sa''f Of John and Mercy Crosby. When
"a only six weeks old she became
"a ever since has been in total dark
lle family went 10 Bridgeleld. Conn.
tas vas . years old, aud remained
p about four years. In 1888. when
- Is, size was placed in the lnstltu-
q Tie Blind Ia New York, where she
= % twen,y-three years. she was
N'snl child and an apt pupil, and
esaaeftll progress. In 1877 she be-
Z Instructor in the Institution. teach
.sli.a grammar rhetoric, Greek, Ro-
70 American history.
= WV N the lnalitution, during the
~ i've, she wrote lcTs-a! sonrs tsr
~. Nlot. These iuc,udcd some which
49, lecome widely known, among
heneysuckle Glen" "Hnzel Dell,
tle Prairie Flower" Proud
| y ssedhy I'm Going nome, and
w Aaaic IN the Air" Tho words OF
le'as. Pilgrim Fathers aud "The
tassA, were also written by her al
~, period. Previous TO this time she
-ssus.eq Two volumes Of her poems;
aAl uitl and Other Poems" in
MONTEREY and O,her Poems" in
NJ, salu Volume, "a Wreath Of Co
il9wera. followed during the year
! 49,. was staying at the Institution
aiat great many distinguished
\ r.. se4stnN Tyler anu Van Buren,,
! c., governor William H. Seward
N'nhell Scott were among
4 ilss.,ieaH q Henry Clay a very pretty
a. siefy Is told. Six months pre-
j i ~, ''.'esman had lost a son on one
c,,s'lFnelas 10 Mexico. the time
l., X hsAt him some verses 10 con-
!, ,npathy Nhh him la his grief
u same 10 the institution she was
~, welcome him with poem.
N s..nly dahcaCy and tact. she REL
tsy ~. s1ymg anything that would
VI al. ~ ~ tqa sad occurrence. Clay
En shan she had finished be
+ MS ,ss,s en9 AAng her hand In his,
ziA.s5 J. w hitt poem for which
FL WI tua tAlAgs SIX months Ar1
~ N = ''l' macs on the death OF
MIA ha' he honor Of being the
b d ~ sa.s5 valeo has been 6oar6
..- Senate Chamber al wash
ihfie. s occasion she read
Q March. is5s. She was mar
IN ,e.lsSander Van Fi.tynr ma
sssli iaHon. She began wrltins
Is $500, hymns 10 1ssi Her srs,
~ , l,,lgs q which sre'
siaisss' 's esyend no "a gong
"a ~ % the Pnntsn uo,s, a.
~. M y pqhlIrbsd Nv WIN ma Ss'1 y,
~ e ~. fsslshsa BY far m ~ nTss, y
"a, ~ ~ Since thsn ~ 4, 'g 'p.t
N y saleh Ehour 3 soS i'i hays 10y sa1,,
NIX aAeFy and lis ' su uess ss-a
X 49, Utica a aumbar Of