The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
LIFE OF LONGERLLOW.

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%, 1907. His father was a law
yer who gathered honors through
a long life. He died IN 1849.
His mother was the daughter OF
General Peleg Wadsworth, who
had fought in the Revolutionary
War. Both pare ats were de
scended from Englisnmen. On
his mothers side Longfellow
traced his ancestry to fo,,r Of the
Pilgrims who came over in the
5MayfoWer, two of these being
Elder William Brewster and
Captain John Alden. ! II
The first school the poet at:
tended was Childs' School kept
bya lady on Spring street and
afterwards a Town school on
Denter street. The third school
he attended was the Private
School Of N. H. Garter. He was
prepared for college at the Port
land Academy. His first pub
lished poem was ''Lovell's.
Fight written while at the
Portland Academy. "
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He graduated FROM Portland
Academy and then went to Bow
dom College. He was graduated
from Bowdo:n College and was
Immediately appointed to pro-
fessor ship there. He went to
Europe to prepare for his pro-
censorship. He was away three
and one half years and then
came back to takesup his duties
as professor.
After two years of professor
ship, he was married to Mary
Slower Potter, daughter of Hon.
Barrel Potter and Anne (Stover)
Potter, She was intelligent and
beautiful. Longfellow wrote
Out Mer" after his return from
Europe 5...#.
He was professor at Bowdoin
College for five years and was
then transferred to Harvard at
Cambridge, which was his home
until his death. He again went
Ito Europe and on his return
wrote Hyperion. = His wife
died at Rotterdam Nov. 20, 1885.
In 1912 he again. went to
Europe and on his return wrote
Poems on Slavery While
abroad he met Miss Mary Apple.
ton and was married to her in
1913.
While playing with her child
rem with some seals, some of the
wax fell on Mrs. Lon gfellow's
dress and she was burned so bad
Ily that she died July 9, 1861.
Mr.. LongfelloW's grief was SO
great that they thought he would
lose his senses, but he finally re
covered from the shock. After
the death of his wife he visited
Europe with his chileren. He
was called the :.Childrens' Poet
because he was so fond Of them.
The children of c ambridge
thought SO much of MIR. Long
fellow that they had the chest
nut tree, which stood in front Of
the blacksmith shop, cut down
and had it made into an armchair
and presented it to him
lon his seven y-second birthday.
He paid SO much respect to the
children and to the armchair
that he wrote Ea poem, entitled
From My Armchair, as thanks
for the gift.
He was very orderly in every
X :
thing jHe always kept his books
and papers in a neat ord -rly
manner and was always prepared
to receive visitors and always
welcomed everyone who came to
visit him. He was kind toevery
one and had a cheerful DISPOSE
tion. He was thought well Of
BY everyone who knew him.
His most pro ent poems are
Evangeline. . Hiwatha' Court,
ship Of Miles Standish, I !. Psalm
Of Life, Rainy Day Z vii.
|lage Blacksmith, 3 Excelsior, &
Building Of the Ship and
many others.
He was taken sick on Monday.
March Doth, and died on Friday,
March q, 1882. He was buried
March 26, ID the Mount Auburn
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Cemetery at 9 ami bridge. The.
whole world mourned at his
death.
ANNIE NELso On.
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