The Portland daily press., 1900-08-21
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To the Editor o. the Press:
The possibly egotistic, as progressive
West, ostensibly casts plying glance
toward the tanc1ed slowness of the more
provincial East, often failing to recall or
perceive that their boosted Yankee pluck
-energy-(to be more expressive Yankee
grit, is often but the overflow of original
New England life at it's very BEST A
typical illustration in confirmation OF
this is found IN the history of the Shaw
fam ~, to which alIusion is made in the
following tribute taken from Western
journal under the title of Minneapolis
Literary Women
Possibly the most purely literary work
done by any Of the Minneapolis women
writers is that Of Miss Frances A. Shaw
and her sister, Miss Marian Shaw.
The former first came to literary
notice through her TRANSACTIONS from the
German OF several popular Werner novels
published by Osgood & Co., Boston.
Following these were translations from
French and German fiction, history and
biography, with translation from the
French of Victor Hugo's Life, also nand-
books Of GrecIan and Russian history.
with essays, poetry, editorials etc.
'Of late years Miss Shaw has made a
study OF hymnOlogy and has prepared a
monograph for future publication
''Miss Marian Shaw has written some
clever novels Queen Bess'' is familiar
to all young people. and beside her pro-
fession as lInguist teacher is now revis-
ing metr1ca1 translation of all of Hor-
aces Odes Tor r,z1hlication
Ihe late Judge j. NJ. Shaw, of legal
tame IN the " est, whose demise was no.
TED WIN a sketch of his life in the Port
land historical Recorder of October, 1898,
was one OF this family, who studied his
profession While pursuing daily avoca-
Glon IN support of his orphaned family
yet VINO py severe. self application at
talned nigh status in scholarship, and
later, rose 60 the highest position the
sta6e cOu1u pFO6er in the profession CT
law IL IS worthy of note that his fee Of
nIJy InoUsand dollars as leading counsel
IN Gne foreclosure proceeding against the
minneapolis and st. Louis Railways was
then the largest eVe~ received by the
Minnesota bar. Brilliant as was his in
OellecG' YET 1t Is for his exceptionally high
mora! zone OF character that his record is
especially worthy a sure place in our state
annals
Another mem Der is. Miss Clara Viotoria
an artist OF distinction, and. primarily
one Dy nature The only surviving brOtn-
en- George * Shaw, still as for score
OF years editor of that most popular lead
ing paper, Ihs Minneapolis Tribune. -
AL me members of this family are
natives Of that remote. but beautiful
agricultural town Exeter, Maine
InrOugn 3 reversal OF fortune, turning
westward as the possible EIdorado of
every asPlTant to fame or fortune, the
!aDnet 4Ie0 soon after reaching Galena,
inevitably leaving his family financially,
30 DreasG the world alone.
LIS se14o1n that each member of any
one family stands out as so typicaIIy rep
1850 nOaolF9 or New England pluck, not
VnLy as against positive financial reverses,
ouD e4tlai4y as successful literary and
professional aspirants. We of Maine are
rlc 1 9 Tor 5h1s hereditary record Of the
ol9 zine Lree State. whose MOTTO Diri-
ton from "a MinneanaIis Eye uGV1'
Journal > Z! W
August 9th. 1900.