The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-15

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The lives of such men as j. c. Holland.
the apostle to the plain people. have a
moral force which is incaiculable His
personality possessed a magnetism which
no merely intellectual excellence or
serehg,h could have impaired. and which
was the outgrowth of his great heart
aud mighty human sympathy The puri-
~ and strength which he possessed on
the moral side, his utter freedom from the
se1-consciousness which is so apt TO ac-
company great gifts and eminent sue
cess, his symmetrical individuaiity-these
make his biography not merely a fas-
chatting, but helpful study
Born Of typical New England parents
the mother Astounding in all womanly
ana housewifely virtues gentle practi-
cat. serene-the father somewhat of n
dreamer. but Of sterling qualities OF mind
ana heart-both OF deeply religious char
acter. he belonged says his bioyra pher
TO those whose souls by nature cir ar,
thrones John and Judith Holland"
she tells us, were members of the church
that was formed in Plymouth. England.
ana emigrated with their pastor TO Dor
chester. Mass: and whatever thread or
Dr. Hollands ancestry we trace To it's
beginning, brings us to one OF those Cod
rearing Puritans. who settled about the
bay His mother was born in Hebron
conn, put grew up to womanhood in
the Gilbert homestead in Belchertovn
Mass. and in that town his father came
10 mans estate. and the twain were mar
rted November s. 1sio." Here was born
the child who was destined to become So
famous q man. and whose career illus
trates so finely the possibilities of talent
united TO indomitable energy even If un-
accompanied by any other advantages
Poverty, says Mrs. Piunkett had
indeed knottcd a whip Of SCORPIONS to
scourge him TO the utmost use OF his
faculties that he might escape from an
utterly distasteful life"-the life at the
q " D. 81.
an employee in factory at south Had
ieS. me ovcrsccr OF the room I'm which
ne !" IS employed. having. in an offensive
ana rude manner. declared him To he
dreamy. and found fault with hin, fo,
letting his threads break or not being
sufficiently quick at mendng thcrn-our
future poet and editor with defiance in |
eyes and manner said: I'll give YOU to !
understand. IL l live many years. l was
born for something other than To tend
spinning jimmy" he did, to the salts
faction OF continent
The history OF HIS carly struggles IN |
gain an education. of the way i'm which /
hascent ambition thrust aside all OBJ
s acies. including those of delicate health
ana poverty. is extremely interesting and |
illustrates the truth of that saving. of |
the famous Corsican-a truth which has
IN our comparatively brief American his
tory been so often illustra ted-that .smor- /
al power is 10 physical. three parts
an -FOUR; FIRST writing master. then
irrepressible bent. entered the field of !
journalism. and may be said TO have for /
mally entered upon his life work. in the /
puoiicaton OF The Bay State Weekly |
courier. The following Is Or. Hollands |
own account of his initial step in this !
direction:
ION the first OF January 1877. a literary |
newspaper was commenced by J. G. Hoi- |
land, a physician. a refuge from un-
eongenial pills. and stin more uncon-
genial lack OF dispensing them. At the
end or about three months he relin-
quished the proprietorship of the paper
To Horace 3 Taylor, its printer he stiu
remaining Its editor At the end of about
SIX months the paper was discontinued
Tor lack of support The publication was
nosninally simultaneous in Springfield and
Republican"
In isis DIR. Holland married Miss Eliza
pe,h Ihapin. OF Springfield Mass, who
exercised a most benencent influence
upon his future life. Her strong r~ac,t
car Judgment was an Offset 20 his more
imasinauve Temperament; and. tho,rh
making no literary pretensions herself
she was remarkably sympathctic ana
correct Judge OF what il is that apDeals
70 ana influences. and is valued by that
great company OF the plain people whom
eventually her husband was to address
TO such purpose
From this date until that OF HE s,.s-
den death, October y 1851 the efor,. -
ms HE Is the record OF the s,scceSeee
Nincn give him place among our fore
most men OF letters
Serioner's Monthly" was founded 4,
tne summer OF lS7o. the first nu,nter
appearing in November, and after eleven
years OF phenomenal success s.,,c,,ar,o..1s
tae name 'Scribner's'' for that az ..-,s-
centery. and IL IS pathetic TO note tha.
a. ms olcsraphcr states. the second mum,
- OF the newiy-christcrea Century
- 80 one mat announced that .Finis'
nAi been written at the end Of DR. sos-
- , career, and occtained in lieu or
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