The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-09-14

every advantage that wealth and
culture could command. After
graduating at Vassar College
she was sent abroad. with Aunt
Annette as chaperon. and for a
year she studied in the museums
OF Paris, and also attended the
the school of design for Young
ladies, under the direction of the
famous Rosa Boneur. Thence,
going to Berlin, she spent an.
other year devoted to science.
under the private instruction of
professors of the renowned Uni.
versity in the Linden.
At the end of this time she
found herself we'll versed in three
languages. Her mind had been
broadened by observation and
travel; and her active intellect
bad been stimulated by her inter-
course with brilliant people of
two continents. Yet when Rose
returned to her native land, she
found things sadly changed at
home; her uncle's unusually
cheerfully countenance now bore
a careworn expression, and he
seemed i'll at ease until he had in
formed his niece of the changed
condition of his affairs, which
necessitate a great change in
their manner of life. He stated
to her that he had become very
much embarrassed financially,
and sooner or later he expected
to be sold out of house and home.
However they had continued
to struggle along for nearly two
years, since the return of Rose,
living in their beautiful home
pretty much after the old style.
1t is true that Rose had taught a
class in fine arts during that
period, and thus contributed her
moiety to the household ex-
penses. In fact the old Colonels
embarrassment was more in an
ticipation than in reality Mean
while Miss Rose had also written
a novel which had been published
Only eighteen months and had
begun already to yield con
siderable revenue. This success
of Roses adventure in literature
was surprised to her friends,
not that they thought her in.
capable of writing a novel, but
because she persisted in choos-
ing for a subject one so incon-
graous with the life and thoughts
of young lady; one they said
she could not possibly know
much about. For despite their
objections 1t had pleased ner to
write a tale of the sea entitled:
1.-The Captain of the Belleroph.
on" "a Tale of Nantucket"
Now to find outwhat younglady
could possibly know about sea
faring, even one as gifted as Rose,
was the curiosity that prompted
many young men, and a few
mariners, to read the novel writ
ten by Rose Trevillian," for
she persisted also in writing
under her own proper name. The
gentlemen of her acquaintance de-
clared with one accord, that no
non-de-platme she could have as
sumed would have sounded so
well to them.
Those who read her book were
warm in their praises of it; and
one or two professional critics
wrote of it in such terms that her
friends said: Rose is about to
wake up some morning and find
herself famous. One critic
wrote: "She has written graphic
story of the sea; her knowledge
of nautical terms is surprising
and her sea-tale is natural, life
like and of absorbing interest.
We predict it will be read by
mariners wherever the English
language is known
The subject of Rose Trev;l-
lian's novel had been suggested
to her mind by a tragic incident
that had occurred on her voyage
to Europe; which may be briefly
stated.
AS Ter steamer crossed the
Grand Banks the "look out" had
sighted the wreck, of what
proved to be a Nantucket fishing