The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-07-18
Teaching and Writing.

llSOAlly III SIN WEEKS SIuUY,
Teaching and Writing.
During these years at home Miss
Fuller engaged in the housework. and
at 20 took charge of the education of
the younger children Of the family.
Three years later she became an in
structor in Mr.. Alcott's famous school.
and when it was abandoned she went
to Providence to teach. On returning
to Boston she divided her time between
study and teaching private scholars.
She was qualified to teach Latin.
Greek. German, French, Italian, Span
ish and the higher English branches.
1t was during this period that Miss
Fuller made many warm friends and
won fame as brilliant conversations
alist. For five or six years she con-
Quoted a school of conversation for
girls and women, discussing many
subjects. She also became known as
graceful and entertaining letter
writer.
She translated a number of works
from foreign languages and wrote
considerable original matter for the
literary journals of the time. Her
Autobiographical Romance appeared in
lS4O, her Summer on the Lakes in
1S43, her Woman in the Nineteenth
Century in 1874 and her Papers in Lit
erature and Art in 1876. Much other
literary material was found among her
papers, and her journal was a VOL
luminous affair. She gave up her school
OF conversation to accept a position on
the New York Tribune, in which she
gave special attention to moral and
social reforms, winning the favor of
Horace Greeley and building up a
strong following.
Romantic Marriage.
Miss Fuller was able in 1847 to put
a long-cherished project into effect by
making trip to Europe, during which
she wrote letters for the Tribune. This
led her to Rome on the eve of the up
rising. While in London Miss Fuller
had met and learned to admire MAJ
zini, who was at the front of the move
ment for the independence of Italy
and she took an earnest interest in the
political situation in Rome One day
while out on a trip of observation she
strayed from party of friends, and
young italian calamity offered to es-
cort her home. He proved to be Clio
vanni Angelo, Marquis Ossoli, a mem
Der of a distinguished family. The
marquis had Joined the party of indie
pendence, although his family adhered
to the cause of the Pope, who had two
of its younger members in his service
as chamberlains. Angeles family dis
carded him when he announced him
self for MaZzini The chance acquaint-
ance with Miss Fuller was continued.
and the young nobleman sodl pro-
posed marriage, but was refused. Miss
Fuller, however, admired him for the
noble stand he had made, and in time
learned to love him. This was fol-
lowed by a wedding in December, 1847,
but as the bride was Protestant the
marriage was kept secret for time
in order not to aggravate the tension
in the husbands family.
Mrs. Ossoli devoted herself to the
cause of freedom encouraged the fol-
lowers of Mazzini, became an enthu-
slastlc nurse in the hospitals and en-
deared herself to all who We're for in
dependence. During the height of the
siege by the French she joined her
husband in the most exposed position
on the works of defense. expecting
both would be killed in the lombard
ment. When the French entered til
city the Ossolis withdrew to Florence
and in 1850 they sailed for the Unit
ed States. Their ship foundered off
Long Island within few rods of shore.