Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-16
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The Anaconda Womans Literary clut
met last Saturday in the Hearst library
building, and interesting papers were
read by Mrs F. w. Peckover and Miss
Teresa ODonnell. Miss Gleeson, prin-
cipal of the Bryan school, presided as
chairman of current events, and DR..
Sarah ]. Leahy conducteS drill in par
liamentary law.
MISS O'DONNELL'S PAPER.
Addison, Steele and Bolingbrook''
was the title of Miss O'Donnell's paper
which was we'll prepared and very in.
teresting. Her paper, in part, was DIS
follows:
~ he little village of Wiltshire, Eng
land, IS noted as the birthplace of
Joseph Addison. He was the son of a
clergyman, and although economy was
necessity in the family, Joseph had
every advantage that good breeding aad
thorough training could give.
AT the age of Is he had finished Char
ter House school and entered Queen $
college. where his youth, beauty and in
telMgence soon won him place. In an,
other year, because of his skill in Latin
w
lene college. s.ae 5H .tGp
| 1T was the hope of his parents that
ne might follow in the footsteps of his
| father, which seems to have been the
! bent of the young mans mind. His n At
| ural insight had attracted the attention
| Of several statesmen, and one of them,
Lord Halifax, remarked, Though l am
a friend of the church, l propose to dc
it the injury of keeping young Addison
out of it..
The matter was discussed, and it was
concluded that trifle more maturity Of
mind and a careful study of the pol;ti-
cal questions of the day would make
Joseph Addison a servant of untold
value to the state. The wing party, to
which he belonged, needed his talents
and he was accordingly encouraged by
men who might better have estimate
his merits to fit himself for public en-
ployment. BIZ. r.
Leisure fitted his temperament anal
he was never in haste, even when he
was in hurry. He always had time to
listen, and seemed to make friends, NOT
by explaining things ito them. but by al
| lowing others to explain to him. He di
some writing between his 4.st and 32nd
| years. and his friends took care thai
| some of the output was purchased, but
| the success was not sufficient for a com
Portable living. His first efforts were
political-an address TO Dryden, several
| trans!ations and one of those compost
tons celebrating contemporary events
| men.
| I'm 1899 his party still having no pee
manent office for him, provided grant
and temporary pension OF $500 year.
with this encoura cement he began
his travels across the channel into
France, with the object to learn the
language and better qualify himself t.
serve his majesty
Addison IN year could speak French
as slibly as a ne tive. His abode white
| there was with a modest French family
| and a better way of acquiring a Language
than this has never been devised.
From France Addison moved along
into Italy, studying, writing and meeting
the highest and best wherever he went
which rounded him out a thirty most
exceptional man. He returned home at
ter three years application abroad, carry
| ing his accomp. ishments gracefully, and
ready to serve his country in whatsoever
way he could serve it best. His disap-
pontments were to come now, when his
hopes were withered in a single night by
the death of King William, which drove
| his party from it's pace, put his influ-
entail friends out of power, and even
| cut Off his own pension.
His prospects were now sufficiently
! gloomy He tried more than once to en-
gage as travelling tutor to wealthy young
men, but as he said could not see his &C.
count in it,. Through this part of Ad-
dison's career there is much uncertainty
as to how he managed to support him
self. He had only himself to care for Of
actual hardship might have been record.
ed. u a.
1T is believed he wrote his soliloquy
| On cato" when the blackness of the flu.
| ture had forced the thought of self de-
struction upon him. This was the time
of Lord Marlborough's victory at Blein
| helm. Lord Treasurer GodOlphin ex
pressed to Lord Halifax, desire to poet
ical tributes. Halifax very cautiousl,
! suggested Addison and doubtless added
other remarks as to his qualifications To-
Office.
"'The Campaign the poemthus write,
to order, was extraordinarily we'll re
ceived. Addison was given a nice con
sidera ton for this and the same year a,
appointment as one of five commission
ers Of appeal in excise.