Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-05-22

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cool enough IN SUMMER with its
constant breezes either FROM the
broad Potomac on the west. Or the
ocean and Chesapeake by on the
south and east. Suchsurrpundings,
such lessons in training, 50 able q
teacher aud such lovely scholars
had molding influence upon the
plastic Young people counnitted 10
the care Of this digniiied and con
scientious lady that have never been
forgotten In all after days A young
girl With thoughtful, dreamy tenn
permanent and a true lovei4pt nature
could not fail to be inlpTessed by
such environments. Every scholar
was required each week II write a
composition o. letter. greas~llstinc-
ton was made between the two, d
composition being considered extra
meritorious, a thing only to be ac-
complished by the favored, the bril-
liant few. well remember the
impetus my yearning efforts re
ceived IN endeavoring TO write a
composition, the task somuch dread
cd by all One day my teacher said
Jennie, In writing a composition
where you end word that YOU
think expresses your idea correctly
stop and think If you cannot find
one that expresses itmorecorrecilyl
| went to my dear mother and asked
to have explained the mature and use
Of true composition, telling her Of
our difficulties, not wishing our
ausiere teacher 10 know Of our
dilemma Because OF my anxiety
the minutesi object seemed 10 be
impressed upon my mind After a
moment thought mother took from
The shelf a little book with many
Illustrations, turned 20 o picture Of
a palm tree and bad me read 10 her
the description Of travels 10 a beau
tiful southern country She then
replaced the book and said
Now take your slate aud write
down all the beautiful things you
can remember that this traveller saw
10 bis delightful journey VIII
that be o composition exclaimed I.
with excited face I think your
teacher viii accept ii ~ such, she
quietly replied With mind much
relieved ! followed her directions
and became q humble writer % com
positions, frst in prose and then iu
verse and WHEN at The age Of "a.
Cooley IS Lady 8 Book published one
II my compositions in verse and
thanked me besides IN a kind note.
which ! still treasure Well, ! will
not say ! was not battered. but the
village poetcss bad to write poems
for wedding days, pocms Tor births.
aud sad sad lines when some loved
one was laid away. WAS requested
10 write for tho Baltimore Sun. the
Annapolis Gazette and al tile early
age ot q an influential friend insist.
ed that my poems should be pub
lishcd at bis expense, and this
was done in Baltimore. Ny FIRST
volume, Fragments, was published
by j w Bond & Co, So Baltimore
street and this is how. my dear
friend, became q writer Of verse,
moi as you say poet, for they are
inspired This beautiful earth is
foil Of poetry, the bubbliug brooks.
the distant stars, the whisperiugs
Of the unseen winds are full Of DO
etry, and BY close observation 81
every object in nature We can all
think and enjoy practical thoughts
II we cannot put them Ia rhyme, IN
fact as true poet says
This world u flicd with beauty,
Like other worlds above
u man would dn his duty
IL might be hiled with love-
Lovingly your friend.
JHAsiE YATEs."