The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-08
Henry Tinlro,l.

- ~ N'' i' t'-NlNftI III lIlt IhUlS Ullt
n"vrlI,tS of South Carolina. An a>>O-
rIation Is being organized to publish II
handsome edition of his poems and
erect Il suitable non,lmcn, to his mem
"iy. II Is worthy OF note thai this
/ movement began in t;Tctnvillo. ono. of
! the greatest centres Of education and
refinement III the State. and that il is
led bA men OF The highest culiIIic and
lnillniicc. Let us. in accordance with
the >pIit Oi The times. seek 10 know
muir of this sweet singer. and no; con
dcntn The poems hat came from his
!"n because Of OIIr own iynOi:inct
Henry l'inrnd was born in Charles
ton. :. e.. December $. lS?3. His faith
c. though IL book binder wrote good
poetry. lie inherited from his mother
II >>lniIatr love foi nature. "l,lnr-
eyed llaiit> first misfortune WAS to
'"-' lii father at he HG,. of eight
"nn- I'IinI"I was Just twrnty-thrrc
years older than his Lifetime friend.
Paul Hamilton IInync. Being school
nllir> 10; SEVERAL years, :: friendship
Wa tolni,,l. which lasted until the
puts death. October H. 1861. and did
NOT end even then
IN -? Il Nrw York publishing house
i:"l-ii ni.i "'I'Imrml'> Poems: Edited
wIlla sketch of the Poet, Life. b,
Paul II. iiaynr.' y" finer biography
WAS >rN,i written, for ~ exquisite, wn>
.I,c SYMPATHY existing briwccn the
poet and III iri,nd lEi through the.
memoir we may read the ininu>t
r!l"igi.> ni the singer
t!nr ni llnrod'> l,.HrIicrS Describes
him Tins: "Mn,ic>t and oliilid.nt. with
= nervous ntitraIlrt but with melody
cyrr in hi~ hrnri and on his lips.
'r!n,l-,li >Iuw of speech. he wa>, like
l'nrn-. quick to learn. The chariot
( wheels might iar in the yHtcS through
which hr tried to drive his winged
/ steals. i,lil the horses were of celestial
i temper. and the chariot car of purc>t
gold.
! 10 l"v' nature as shown in running
streams. Grassy fields and blue skies
/ does MOI make one IL poet. but without
it there can b" no poet like Timrod
/ Although i!r lived in the city he lOnye,l
/ for the county, and one of the hap
/ p..>t times OF his life WAS the long visit
+ to Ila,lr in his country home in Gcor-
/ =n.
.\i The, are ui sixteen he entered tll.
+ University of Georgia. but lt was
I forced I" leave before hr could z radm-
a!' l,N i'll health and poverty.
7 .\Itri leaving college hc read law for
:Nli,c Under James l.. Pcttigrrw. but
, his p"rtic temperament could not en-
+ dnr - stern and mcthodtal IL mis-
'r'>>. and he soon gave up the idea of
becoming Il lawyer. His next venture
! WAS 10 begin Il cloSt study of Greek
and Rnman literature. in order to Sc
cure Il position as professor OF Greek
and Roman literature under his alma
mater. No vacancy occurring in any
college where he could he employed,
llr accepted the place of tutor, offered
him by Mr.. Murray Robinson, of Or
;lngcburg, and taught in his family for
Il number uf years.
During this time his pen had not
been idle, and he had contributed many
short poems to different magazines. In
1860 the best of these were published
by Ticknor Il Fields, of Boston, and
both Northern and Southern critics
praised it highly. The New York
Tribune was especially loud in its
praises. No doubt, his work would
now enjoy worldwide fame, if the war
had not began just then. But as it was
Timiod was filled with hatred for the
invaders, and his wild spirit burst forth
i'll that series OF fiery war hymns which
many a hero sang as he charged to death
on the sanguinary fields of Virginia.
Especially worthy of note among these
are "a Cry to Arms" and "Carolina,'
the latter having been set to beautiful
music. 1t is sung in many of our
schools. and the opening lines of the
chorus ut least are familiar to almost
every srhoolboy:
lIo. for Carolina, that's the land for
me,
In her happy borders roam the brave
and free
And her bright-cyrd maidcns-none
can fairer be,
liberty
lie became war correspondent to the
Charleston Mercury soon after the bat
tic of Shiloh, but he afterwards resign
cu and returned to Columbia. There
he became associate editor of II leading
newspaper, ''Thc South Carolinian,"
and began to think that he was pros
porous enough to carry out his long
deferred intention of marrying Miss
Kate Goodwin. This was beautiful
English ylrl. who proved herself in cv-
cry way worthy of her husband, and
who was always ready to chcerfnlly'
nndcrg" any harlships with him beside
her. She was the subject of Katie"
one of his longest and finest poems.
He married early in 1864. and for
about IL year was completely happy.
Then came Sherman, burning his