The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
Stages os STARVATION.
Diary OF Young Woman who Re-
certify Died In New York.

These are extracts taken from the
Giucy kept by Evelyn Adams, reader
and vocalist, during her struggle TO
live in New York.
Come to the rescue or I shall soon
lose my reason. 7 cannot hold out much
longer. The last stage Of despair is up
on me the creeping by
inches to the end OF ali things.
o God. Can the Christian word be so
cruel? so cold and mercenary?
Bowed down with Ce-
sDa!r and yet through
it al she raises her eyes to the beacon
light and Il smile comes to her lips. l
shall yet be an author! I shall yet sue
cecil
have sent them telegram. They
viii hardly send favorable answer.
Yet What 4 grand story it is. Don't t
want it." All. well. l expected it.
There's a basket of fruit for YOU.
etc Good God, and not u Sou in my
pocket and they are worth q million.
Why didn't they slip SO bill into the
basket. AS they help the least Of
these''-but in my anguish have TO
smile bitterly. But I shall yet succeed.
Hungry-so faint-I would not object
to something nice to eat-3onS time
since I've tasted anything good. NoW.
Tomorrow III have to go and buy the
paper. wonder if Ia better eat or save
q penny for it.
The past forgot the future? Sweet
spirit Of prayer. lead me right. | pray.
Keep me worthy.
lie doesn't like my writing: says
scrawl ali over the paper. But l don't
suppose he knows all authors do that.
I don't know what they (the publish
ers) are waiting for unless it is TO get
my Stroud TO make into rag paper 20
print the book on. They'll have it soon
il this keeps on.
1SS7-Sert 30-Arrived in Boston.
Stopned at he Hotel Waterson. No. 8
Buifnch place Saw Gen. B. F. Butler
and took his advice in regard To the
Adams case.
lSS7-Oct. 22.-Returned to New York
and engaged in business at No. 2$3
East Fourteenth street SGJ o month.
fSSS-Sept 5.-Went TO Boston. De-
Iaycd in the Adams case.
1&SS-Sept. 21.-Wolfbcrough y. H.,
70 prosecute my claim against Susan
P. Adams, OF Ossipee, n. II.
1SS9-Teb. 2S.-Finished the first
chapter OF Fly and Lightning. the
American Explorers" by Evelyn
Adams.
1SS9-JuIy LEFT New York for Uti-
ca. Was i'll with bronchitis. Remained
in Utica FIVE weeks.
1aSo-April 1t-Einished NVI. chap
ter Fly and Lighting.
IS90-l1ay 1.--Sick for three weeks
and couldn't work much Of the time.
1S00--April Unfinished. XVI. chap
Ely and Lightning" XNIII chapters,
55773 pages, about 100000 words.
July 12.-lIade arrangements with
the Union News Company. Asked as
sistance and was refused. Suffered the
worst-suspcnse is a killing thing-not
knowing What to do. Sept 20. sold all
my clothes to raise 4 little money to
help along.
Oct. c. Commenced rs Marriage a
Lottery?" Have only s. left. Am try
ing to keep UP.
Nov. 24.-Writing a Gay Christmas"
to send to Philadelphia Transcript.
lSe1-March 1.-Sold collection of
minerals and stamps for 500. Have 20
cents in my pocket. Received food from
Mrs. N-ears for the last two weeks.
Hope 10 succeed yet. Calm within; fer
raent without.
March 22.-Still keeping up courage.
nil Gesperandum. Have tried ten DIFF
ferent ways to raise the money to pub
lsh the book 'Is Marriage a Lottery
Failed each time; still hoping. Be If
good ccura sc, ye shall yet triumph.
Have resorted to sewing 10 keep the
wolf from the door. Have gone to every
possible place from - to the Sacred
Heart Convent. BY the kindness OF
Mrs. NTears life has been sustained &
little longer. They have deprived them
selves for my sake, I fear. O, poverty
-Geath--slow torture.
They will hold the plates Of my book.
I Shall yet win a fortune. An authors
or an artists works always live long
after they have gone. And this is my
determination, to make a success be-
fore I do die.