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a nd siste rs in th e Litc h fie l d d ays Ne i th er d i d any o ne k no w o r c a re wh a t th ei r .

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which sh e w o uld reci t e to th em .

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liv e wi th th em so th a t sh e might a tte n d th e i r h igh sch o o l which h a d a g rea t ,

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I gu ess sh e w ro t e th a t o th e r p oem .

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t r uth o f th e a ph o rism th a t th e rew ard o f g oo d w o rk is th e o pp o r tu ni ty to do '

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wh a t w o uld th ey do w e re th ey sudd enly th rust b ac k i nt o th e li f e o f th e y o ut h s

a nd m a id ens o f fi f ty y ea r s ag o i n th e p i o nee r c o un t ry se ttl e m e nts H o m es fa r .

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r est r ict e d and rest r icting c o ndi ti o ns B u t R o s e h e r s elf l ive d l a r gely in a w o r ld .

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b ra i n Ab o u t th e tim e o f h e r fi f teenth bi rthd ay s o m e one g av e h e r a c o py o f
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in th a t int ens e w o r ld o f th e im agin a ti o n al l th e c o un t r i es visi t e d by Child e

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g r owi ng gi rl th e f eeli ngs o f d awn i ng w o m anh oo d sti rr in g wi thi n h er be c am e

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t h e ch a ract ers o f which sh e re a d B oo k s w e re so r are and espe ci ally b oo k s .

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f amili a r to h er Sh e k new ev e ry t h o ugh t o f eve r y act o r in ev ery p oem Sh e

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saw e ach sc en e as d isti nctly a s th o ugh i t w e r e h e r f a th e r s b ac k y a r d W h at ’

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th o ugh sh e p ictu re d inc o rrectly ? Th at sh e saw t h in gs th ro ugh th e gl am o u r

o f ro m a nc e ? I t w as th e gl o rifi c a ti o n o f h e r li f e th e enl a r g eme n t o f h e r ,

w o r ld th e m ak in g o f a c o sm o p o li t e o u t o f th e littl e c o u nt ry gi r l
, .

I n th o s e d ays p er i o dic a l li t era tu re w as much m o re rest r ict e d th an i t is

t o d ay th ere b ein g bu t fe w m ag azin es in th e fi e ld O ne o f the s e w as P eterso n s
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be d ear to th e w o m an s h ear t ; h ad a f ai r sp ri nk li ng o f t o l e rabl e p oe t ry a nd

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e no ugh fi cti o n t o m a k e i t in t e r esting wi t h o cc asi o nal e ss ays p o li tic al s oci a l , , , .

h ist o ric al and o th e rwis e .

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th e c o u n t ry t own i n a h o us e gl o r ifi e d wi th a ro w o f m aple t re es w as a re gu

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lar subsc r ib e r and R o s e w as p r ivil ege d to b o r ro w each m o nth s issu e as s oo n ’

as th e f a mi ly h a d fin ish e d r ea di ng i t B ut sh e w as a v o raci o us r ead e r and .

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s oo n th e cu r rent issu es w e re no t en o ugh to supply h e r nee ds B ac k numb er s .

w e re j ust as goo d as cu rre n t o nes Th ey fed th e im agi na ti o n j ust as w e ll One .

m o nth as a no th er So o ne day wh e n all h er regul ar t as ks w e re d o n e sh e

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m em o r able c all o f h e r li f e H ow g r ea t ev ents h ang o n s ee mi ngly t rivi al
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li ng O f i t th a t w as a lm o st a reve renc e w as st epping th ro ug h th e d o o rway o f ,

a f a m e acc o r d e d to few ev e n o f th e g r ea t w ri t e rs o f o u r E nglish t o ngu e ? Y et

i t w as so fo r in th e p ages o f t h a t m ag azin e w as th e st o ry th a t w as to sti r
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c o v e rs Of t o d ay w o uld be e st eem ed p osi tiv e ly h id eo us Y e t in th os e d ays .

p eo pl e w e r e no t so much i nflu e nce d by ext er i o r p re possessiveness as by th e

w o rth o f th e c o nt ents This issu e is d a t e d S ep t emb e r 1 8 6 5 O n p age 1 8 5 is
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o f t h e p oem th a t w as s oo n t o be b o r n f r o m i ts p e r us a l w o u ld pe rh aps n ev e r ,

h av e b een h e a rd o f ag a i n in th e w o rld I t is a f ai rly w ell w r i tt e n sto r y .

in s o m ewh a t o f th e s tyl e o f a by e g o ne ag e such a st o r y as few e d it o r s o f -

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m o d er n m ag az in es w o uld be li k ely t o acc ept and publish Y e t so s ati sfi e d am I .

th a t m any p er s o ns w o uld li k e to r ead i t th a t I h ave h ad th e p ag es ph o t o

g raph ed and r ep r o d uc ed i n ex ac t f acsimil e o f th e o rigin al wi th M rs Th o rp e s
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a n no t a ti o n o n th e fi r st p ag e th a t t h is is th e st o ry th a t le d t o th e w r i tin g o f h e r

me m o r abl e p oem .

T h e e ffe ct o f t h is st o ry up o n th e y o ung sch oo l gi r l w as m a r v e l o us Th a t .

n igh t th e v a r i o us sc enes in th e d r am a w e re e n act e d ag a i n and a g a i n in h er

d reams Sh e saw th e child B essi e livi ng a t Un d e rw o o d H all th e pe t and

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m a id en B essi e whe n Kin g Ch a r l es app ea red a t th e H all and smi le d U p o n

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h er. Sh e let h e r h ea r t g o o u t in l ov e to th e o ld b a r o n and h is l ady th a t th ey ,

a ll o w e d th e i r so n B asil to m a k e h o n o r abl e l o ve to B essi e wi th t h e h o p e th a t

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o ne day sh e w o uld be t h e m ist r ess o f th e H a ll and t h e m o th e r o f th e i r s o n s

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wi th th e P u r i t an s o ld i e rs th e h all d es ert ed and B asil h e r l o v e r in c amp with

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h er th e t end er n ess o f th e m ee tings o f B as il and B essi e i n h e r f o re st e r f a th e r s

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dyi ng c omm end ed his sw ee t ch ild to th e c a r e and keep ing o f h e r l o ve r .

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w h o insist ed up o n r iding wi t h him ; saw th em arrest e d as spi es ; t ake n b e f o re

the st e m c o mm and e r ; t ri e d by th e P u r it an C o u ncil a nd pl ac e d i n j eo p ar dy o f ,

th ei r liv es A nd h ow sh e c r i ed in symp at h y and f el t h e r he a r t b eat high in

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r esp o ns e to th e d a ring and c o u rage o f B essie w h o w en t b ef o r e th e C o unci l a nd ,

pl ea d ed fo r th e li f e o f h e r l ove r cl ea rly sh owing th a t h e c o ul d no t h av e been ,

a spy a nd c o r ro b o r a ting his st o ry as to no t h avin g s een th e r ea l spy un til v e ry

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s h o r tly be f o re the i r a rrest A nd so bs a g a i n c am e f ro m h er as sh e sl ep t and

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o f B essi e s t e stim o ny B a sil sh o uld d ie th a t n igh t wh e n Cu r fe w s e n t i ts d o l e ful

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s o und o ve r th e l and .

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t ow a r d th e c a m p o f C ro mw e ll to w h o m sh e w as g o i ng t o ap ea l fo r th e s a k e
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o f his o ld f r i en ds h ip fo r h e r f a th e r t o b el i e v e h e r st o ry a nd s ave h e r l o v e r .
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m aide n th at C r om well w o uld no t r e tu rn unti l l o ng a ft e r th e h o u r o f C u rf ew s ’

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wh en B essi e t h o ugh t o f going to th e s ext o n o f the Abbey wh ere hu ng th e

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t n e d and giv en h er th e o pp o rtu ni ty to pl ead fo r h er l o v e r s l i f e And
re u r .

a g a i n sh e f e lt t h e g r ip i ng p a ngs o f h o p e l ess ne ss a s t h e st e rn o l d s ext o n re s p o n d e d

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to B e ssi e s p l ea d ing wi th th e h a r sh reply : Chi ld t ak e y o u r go ld and j ew els ,
.

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to s av e y o u r l o v e r s l i fe d a re I set asi de th is anci en t cust o m !
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l o v er d i e ? W as th e re no h o p e ? W as th e re no p o ssible w ay o f av e rting his

f at e ? A nd as th e answ e r c a me i t p ro duc e d a j oy th a t w as twin sist e r to p a in

in i ts su ff o c a ting ec st a sy As th e s ext o n swung o p en th e d o o r and tu rned

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to wa r ds th e b elf ry r o pe sh e saw B essi e s p ri ng in and d ashi ng u p th e sl imy ,

a nd f o ul st eps o f th e t o w e r h ast en wi th b re a t h l ess sp ee d t o w a rds th e b elf ry

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ab o v e .J ust a s sh e saw h e r o n th e pl a tf o rm o v e r whic h th e be ll sw ung th e ,

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s ext on b eg an t o pull th e r o p e Sl owly th e wh eel re v o lve d a nd in a no th e r .

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m o m en t th e cl appe r w o uld h av e t o l l e d o ut th e fi rst no t e o f Cu rf ew wh e n ,

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h o ld sh e saw h e r swing o u t i nto sp ac e as sh e s o bb e d o u t :

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sh all no t r ing t o n ight , A nd h ow sh e re j o ic e d wi th B essi e ev e n in h e r th r ill

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i ng d ang e r a s sh e swu ng to and fro th a t th e o l d s ext o n s d ea f ea rs c o uld no t
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w a r n him th a t no s o u nd w as c o ming f ro m th e b ell as th e r esult o f his l ab o r .

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, ,

ar ms wh ere t h ey h ad b ee n c ru e lly d as h e d up o n th e b ra z e n ci rcl e o f th e b ell .

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d own th e b elf ry st a i r s and a g a in w en d he r w ay to C r o mw e ll s c amp m ee t

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th e g rea t g enera l t el l h er st o r y sh o w h er b r uis e d and i nj u re d h ands and p l ea d

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wi th him fo r h e r l o v e r s li f e A nd w h a t jo y so o th e d h e r symp ath e tic l i ttl e

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s o ul ev en th o ugh i t w as all in h e r d r ea ms wh en sh e saw C ro mw e ll w rit e
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an d sign th e m and a t e th a t b ad e his s o ldi e rs le t B asil Un d e r w o o d g o f ree .

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th e em o ti o ns th a t ch as e d each t end er h ea rt R ecall that

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sh e w as n a tu r a lly p r o n e to ex ress h er th o ugh ts i n v e r s e Y e t r em emb er als o

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th a t s h e w as but a child , sc arc e bu dded i nt o m ai denh oo d a nd th a t h er p a re nts

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we re so p oo r t h a t th e sl at e w as th e o nly m eans th ey c o uld p ro vid e h e r w it h

fo r w r i ting d o wn th e lin es th a t cl amo r e d fo r exp r essi o n wit h i n h er .

W h en m o rn ing c a me h er m o th e r saw t h at h er eye s w e re still h eavy as ,

th o ugh sh e h ad e it h e r sl ept littl e o r h e r sl eep h ad b ee n d istu r b ed wi th h aun t ,

ing d reams Kn owing h er chi ld s t en d ency to w r ite in p r e f er enc e to study

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ing h e r l ess o ns sh e c au ti on e d h er to giv e sp eci a l h ee d to th e c o mm a nds o f h er

teac h er h enc e w h en sh e c ame b ac k h o m e a t nigh t and t o ld h er m o th e r th a t
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th e t eac h e r h ad h ad to r ebu k e h e r fo r h er in a tt en ti o n sh e w as no t su rp r is e d ,

th at h er mo the r u rg ed h er wi th mo re th an usu al fe r v o r to l eav e a l l rea d i ng

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th at nigh t ; f o rb ad e h er w r i tin g any p oe t ry and i nsiste d th a t a ll th e e ve nin g ,

be sp en t o n m ast e r i ng th e negl ect e d a ri thm e tic l ess o ns

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.

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do ing only wh a t sh e h a d p ro mis e d

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B ut th e re a re tim es wh en th e G o dh oo d wi thin us i s m o re p o w e rful t h a n

o u r wills and m o re c o mp elling th a n o u r p ro m i ses t o p a re n ts t each ers k i ngs , ,

and p o t en t a te s P o o r R o s e w as to l earn this now

. Fo r in spit e o f ev e r y thi ng .
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h er p encil b e g an to m o v e ac ro ss th e sl at e wi th a g rea t e r sp ee d th an i t h a d eve r

m ove d b e f o r e and th an a r i t h m etic sp el ling hist o ry g ramm ar o r c o mp o siti o n
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h ad v er b ee n abl e to b ring ab o u t I t se em ed li k e m a gic R o s e f o r go t p r o m

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ises, l ess o ns th e h o us e in which sh e liv ed th e In d i an a o f h e r b i rth Sh e w as

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t ranspl ant e d to E ngl and a nd as th e pictu res o f th e nigh t b e f o r e c am e b ac k

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t o h e r exci te d b ra i n sh e w ro te i n h e r childish and u n f o r m e d y e t l egibl e h an d : ,

B ESS I E A ND THE CU RF EW
En g l a nd s ’
su n w as s etti ng be h i nd ,
th e h il ls so fa r a w a y ,

Fi l l ed th e l a nd w i th m ys tic b e a u ty ,
at th e cl o s e o f t h a t s a d d ay .

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. cc o u nt o f th e w ay B essi e i nt rud ed up o n h er m a th e
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m at ic al end eav o rs w as thus rel a t e d in th e C h i c a g o I n t er O c ea n o f Jun e 5 18 8 7 -

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b ut cl e a r ly a nd d is ti nc tly b e fo re my ment a l visi o n a ro s e th es e w o rd s : C u r f ew mus t

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no t r i ng to n i g h t A g a i n a nd a g a i n I r es o l u te ly b a nis h e d th em b ut th ey retu rne d

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p e rsis te nt ly u nti l i n s h ee r d e s p e r a t i o n I s w ep t th e ex a s p e r a ti ng fig u r e s f ro m m y s l a te
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a nd w ro te
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r e g u l a r cl ic k s d o w n th e su r f a c e o f m y s l a te b ut f a s te r th e th o u g h t s c a me c ro w d i ng
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i nto my th ro bb i ng b r a i n w h i l e a l l my b e i ng s eem e d o n fi re w i th th e t r iu m p h o f
,

i mp u ls e o v e r d u ty W h ic h w as d u ty ? T h e u nl e a rned l ess o n o r th e c omp l eted po em ?

.

I w a s c o nsci enc e s m i tten w h e n my mo th er l o ok ed i n a t th e d o o r to i nfo rm m e th a t

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a y o u ng f r i end h a d c a l l e d O h m o th e r I c r i ed p l ea s e excus e me fo r a few

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m o m e nts . I m us t fi nis h th is a nd sh e th i nk i ng I d e si red to c o m p l ete m y l ess o n (

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I s ti l l h e l d th e a r i th metic i n my h and ) excu s ed m e to my f r i end fo r a few m i nu tes ,
.

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sl o wly c am e b ac k to h er M ichig a n h o m e Lo o k i ng a ro u nd sh e saw sh e w as .

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by h e r o w n fi resid e and th e sl a t e in h er h a n ds w as supp o se d to b ea r th e

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evid e nc e o f h e r fi nish e d l ess o ns .

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m ad e to h er m o th er Al as ! Sh e h ad b r ok en h e r w o r d ; th e le ss o ns w e re no t
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d o n e and i t w as nearly be d time R ep ent ant and ap p a ll e d a t h e r n augh tin ess

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R os e r ush ed wi th t ea rs to h e r m o th e r :
, O h ! m o th e r d ear I c an h a rd ly
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b eli ev e i t bu t I c o uld no t h elp i t I d idn t i nt en d to d ec e iv e y o u I di d

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j ust wh a t I p r o mis e d y o u I w o uld no t do I sat d o w n with th e full inten .

ti o n O f w r iting no thing but my l ess o ns and b e f o re I k new i t th ese v erse s

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c am e and I h ad to w r i t e th em J ust let m e rea d th em to y o u th en I will .

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w ash th e m o ff my sl a t e f o rge t th em a nd do my l ess o ns ,

.

S ee i ng h er child so full o f re p en t anc e th e wise m o th e r u tt e re d no rebu k e , ,

but list ene d as R o s e rea d wh a t sh e h a d w r itt en Wh en sh e h a d rea d i t all th e .

y o ung auth o r in h e r ab as em en t a t h avi ng f o rg o tt en h e r p ro mis e w as ab o u t t o

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e r as e th e li nes but h er m o the r st aye d h e r h a nd W a i t awhil e child le t t h em '

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st ay o n y o u r sl a t e u nti l m o r ning Nev er mi nd y o u r l ess o ns I thi nk I w o uld . .

li ke yo u to w ri t e th o se v e rs es o n p ap e r t o m o r ro w so th at w e m ay k eep th em .

H ap p y th a t h e r m o th e r di d no t ch id e h e r R o se w ent to bed I n th e .

m o rni ng th e p oem w as t ransc rib e d and thus s av e d fo r th e pl easu re a nd d el igh t

o f t h e w o rld .

Th e re is a littl e qu es t i o n h e re as to wh e the r th is fi rs t t ra nsc ripti o n o n

p ape r w as m a d e in a s mall bl a nk b oo k wh ich e i th er a t this tim e o r l a t er h e r , ,

m o t h er b o ught for h e r o r o n a st rip o f th e l o ng w h i t e p ap e r r ibb o n is ro ll ed

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on . R o s e s st o ry o f th is b o o k a nd th e whi t e ribb o n p ap e r is as f o ll ows

k
W h en I w a s a b o u t six teen y e a rs o f a g e I p e rsu a d ed my m o th e r to i nv e s t fi fty
c ents i n a b l a nk b o o k fo r th e p r e s e rv a ti o n o f my po et ic f a nci es I t Wa s a g re a t
‘

f a v o r to a s I f u l ly re a l iz ed th e m a g ni tu d e o f my r equ e s t a l s o th a t fi f ty c e nts
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w a s a v a s t a mo u nt o f m o ne y i n a f a m i ly of s e v e n w h e r e a t a il o r s nee d l e m u s t su p p ly ,
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th e n ee d s o f a ll I t m a y b e th a t sh e r ec a l l e d th e r e c o r d o f my c h i l d h o o d d a ys w h e n
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s o m eti mes h ap p ened a t r a r e i nte rv a ls a c e nt a pi ec e w o u l d b e d is tr i b u ted a mo ng

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th e c h i l d r en to b e ex p e nd e d a s o u r i ncl i na t i o n d ic ta t ed O h w o nd ro u s ev e nt o f t h o s e .
,

e a r ly t i m e s w h en w i t h cl e a n sti if s t a rc h e d su nb o nnets b r i g h t su ns h i ny f a c e s f a i r ly
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b u bb l i ng o v e r w i th j o yo u s a ntici p a t i ons w i th ea c h res p ec t iv e c ent tr e a su re d c a re f u l ly ,

i n a cl o s e d b ro w n p a l m w e fi l ed d em u r e ly i nto th e vil l a g e s to re a nd w i th c o u s e
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q u e n t i a l i mp o r t a nc e p u r c h a s e d fo r th e r e s t a c e n t s w o r t h o f c a nd y a c e nt s w o rth
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,
’

o f c h ew i ng g u m a c e nt s w o r th o f p e a nu t s B u t nev e r suc h t r ivi a l t h i ng s fo r me

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,

I nv a r i a b ly my c ent p u rc h a s ed a s h ee t o f fo o l sc a p w r i t i ng p ap e r I d o no t rememb e r .

th a t my p r e ci o u s c e nt w a s e v e r squ a nd e r e d i n a ny o th e r w a y e v en i n th o s e e a r l i e r ,

y e a rs b e fo r e I h a d l ea rned to w r i te a nd c o u l d o nly p r i nt my l i ttl e r h ym e s a nd s to r i e s

,

i n c o ns p icu o u s a nd a i ns ta k i ng c a p i ta l s T h c n ts d i d n o t fi nd th e i r w a y i nto my
p e e .

po ss essi o n o f te n e no u g h to su pp ly th e e v er i nc r e a si ng d em a nd fo r p a p e r c o ns e qu e nt ly ,

I w a s o b l i g ed to w r i te i n th e w h i te s a nd a nd m th e p u r e new f a l l en s now I h a u nted ,

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th e m i l l i ne r s s to res fo r th e p a p e r i n w h ic h r i bb o n h a d b een ro l l ed M y w r i ti ng s
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w e r e fi ne ly i l l us t ra te d a nd e l a b o ra te ly c o l o r e d w i t h th e p e ta ls o f fl o w e r s a nd th e
g reen o f l e a v e s I u nd e rto o k a t o ne t i m e to p u b l is h a n i l lu s tr a ted m a g a zi ne issu ed
.
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w eek ly w h ic h w a s a g r a tu i to u s c o nt r i b u t i o n to s o m e o f m y sc h o o l f r i e nd s w h o a p p r e
,

c i a te d m y t a l e nt a s a s to r y te l l e r T h e p a p e r su pp ly
“
f a l l i ng s h o rt a f te r th e b l a nk
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l ea v e s f r o m o u r sc h o o l b o o k s h a d a ll b e e n u til iz ed th e ente rp r is e so e nth u si a s t ic a l ly , ,

b eg u n w a s s o r ro w f u l ly a b a nd o ned b u t th e c o nti nu e d s to r i e s w e re c o m p l ete d o r a l ly

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am

mill i ne rs r ibb o n p ap e r and l a t e r i nt o th e b o o k This p r eci o us littl e b oo k is

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b e f o r e m e as I w r i t e I t is o nly a c o mm o n bl a nk bo o k b o un d in l eat h e r wi t h
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p ap e r b oa r d sid es th e p ap e r o f a p al e blu e tin t a nd in i t is Cu r f ew s and
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w ic h ed b e tw een m any o th er o f th e p oe tic e ffusi o ns o f R o s e s gi r l d ays .

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tw o p age s th a t c o n t a i n Cu rf ew h ow ev er are o f chi e f int e r es t T h e p o e m ,
.

is d at e d Ap r il 5 1 86 7 and o ne c an see th e ch ild 1 n th e sp elli ng W e h av e

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c ry e d , tw o rds , g ea t h e red , se ig ne d .

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h e r p erm issi o n I publis h i t A nd as th e o r igi nal h an d w ri ti ng o f th e p o e m s

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o f which w a s t h e p o o r sp e lling I h av e n o tice d this sp elli ng p u r p os ely fo r .

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th e re a re c r i tics t o d ay e v en w h o w o uld c o n d em n a p o em submi tt e d to th e m ,

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w e re th e s p elli ng no b ett e r t h an this Th ey st ra i n a t a gn a t and sw all ow .

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c o mp os e is t h e th i ng th e m a tte r o f p rim ary imp o r t anc e , .

Th e re is no w a n in t e resti ng hi a tus in th e st o ry Cu r f ew w as w r i tt e n .

a nd t ra nsc rib e d in th e b o o k D o ub tl ess R o s e and h e r m o th e r o nc e in awhi l e .

rea d i t o v e r a nd i t is e asy to c o nc e iv e th a t no w a nd a g a i n i ts blush ing y o ung

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auth o r w as c a ll e d u p o n t o r ea d o r r ecit e i t t o a d o r i n g e nvyi n g o r j e al o us ,

ne ighb o rs wh e n th ey c a m e to c all B u t no o ne d r ea m e d O f th e f am e th e p oe m .

w as t o b ri ng G re a t er and m o r e f am o us w r i te rs h av e b een equ ally u naw a re

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R udy a rd Ki p l i ng th rew his R ec essi o n al i nt o th e w ast e b as k e t f ro m wh e nc e ,

i t w as rescu e d by his m o re disc ernin g wi f e and Elb er t H ubb ar d nev e r d r ea m ed ,

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th a t his M ess age to G a r ci a w as to c a rr y h is nam e to th e ends o f th e
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d est i ny e v er p enned
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p ene d i n this wis e A ye a r o r m o re b e f ore th e p o em w as w r i tt en R os e h ad

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h a d t h e g rea t d el ight o f s endin g o ne o f h e r e a r ly e ffo r ts to t h is p ap e r h aving ,

i t acc ep t ed a nd s ee i ng i t in p ri nt T h e e d it o r w r o t e s aying h e w as u nabl e to

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p ya h e r fo r m o re o f h e r v e r se s b u t i f sh e w o uld c o n ti n u e t o s en d th e m h e , , ,

w o uld gl a dly s end h e r th e p ap e r— s ubsc r ipti o n p ric e p e r y e a r R o s e , .

w as h ap p y eno ugh to fl y A newsp ap er w o r th a yea r fo r h er v e rs es !

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acco mp anyi ng pictu re m a d e f ro m a d agu erro typ e sh o ws h er app ea ranc e at

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th is tim e M obil e m o uth th e ey es o f a d r eam er l o fty and b r o a d f o reh ead

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y et w h o w o uld h av e gu ess e d th a t this u n f o rm e d m a id e n h a d d a she d o ff w h il e ,

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sh e sh o uld h a v e b een d o i ng h e r l ess o ns a b all a d th a t sh o uld r i ng th ro ugh o ut ,

t h e E nglish sp ea k i n g w o rld m o re p erh ap s th a n a ny o th er ev e r w r i tte n sh o uld

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be t ransl a t e d i nt o m any t o ngu e s a nd th r ill m o re h ear ts c aus e m o r e t ea r s o f , ,

s ymp a thy to be sh e d and be us ed to illust ra te m o r e s e rm o ns th an hist o ry c o uld

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ev e r r e c o r d ?

T h e id ea s ee ms nev e r to h av e e n t e re d h er min d t o s en d th e p oe m to a
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publish er I t w as no t th e k i n d O f v er s e th e C o m m er c ia l h a d as k e d for The s e

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sh e w ro t e as a pl ea si ng t as k B u t sh e w as t a ke n ill wi th ty p h o i d f ev e r H er . .

p oem fo r th a t w ee k w as a l rea dy w r itt en so i t w as se n t and app ea r e d in du e ,

tim e T h e f o ll owi ng w eek h o w ev e r sh e w as too i ll to w r i t e o ne so sh e c o pi ed

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out Cu r f ew and s en t i t wi th an ap o l o gy expl a i ni ng th a t h e r ill ne ss p re

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vent ed h e r f ro m w r i ti ng th e exp ect ed p o e m but sh e s en t thi s i nst ea d ,

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I t is d o ubtful wh e th er th e e di t o r g ras p e d th e sign ific anc e o f his ac t wh en

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h e publish ed i t A nyh o w h e a cc ep t e d th e ap o l og y a nd t h e po em a nd i t
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o ccu p i e d R o se s usu a l c o rne r B ut th e w o rl d s oo n k new wh a t R o s e and th e .

e di t o r h a d d o ne P ap e r a ft e r p ap e r c o p i e d th e b a ll a d un ti l a ll th e E ast e rn
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S t a t es a ll C ana d a h a d re a d i t an d b oys and gi rls w ere reci ti ng i t p re ach e r s

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t each e rs el o cuti o nists and p l a tf o rm o ra t o rs we re qu o ti ng i t in p ar t o r en ti re

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wi th such d ra m a tic fi re a nd g estu re as th ey d eeme d m o st ap p ro p ri a t e .

I t w as i n this fi rst p ublic a ti o n th a t Ro s e w as i nsti nctiv e ly l ed to l eav e o ff

th e ext ra s ta nz a rep ro dh c ed ab o ve T h e p oe m w as l o ng e r th an th o s e sh e .

genera lly s ent to th e C o m m er c ia l so to k eep th es e line s a li ttl e nea re r th e , ,

requi red sh or t n ess sh e cu t o ff th e ext r a st anz a and le t th e p o em end wit h

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C romw el l s d e cl a ra ti o n
G o, y o u r l o v er l iv e s ; C u r f ew sh a l l no t r n i g to n i gh t .

h o w ev er th e y o ung p o e t d id no t k now wh a t F a t e h a d d o ne fo r
E v en y e t , ,

h er .
Q ui e tly th e p oem w as wi nni ng i ts o w n w ay and in 18 74 R o ssi t e r J o h n , ,

so n th e n livi ng i n R o ch e st e r Ne w Y o r k d ecid e d to publish a v o lum e e n ti tl e d

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W a ifs a n d T h eir A u th ors to c o nsist o f p o ems o f p op ul arity and p ow e r th a t , , ,

h ow ev e r h ad o nly app ea red hi th e r t o as fugitiv e v ers e in th e c o lum ns O f cu rr en t

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a nd s o m e o f th em little k nown newsp ap e r s

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B y th is tim e R o se h a d m a rri e d and h ad b ec o m e M r s E C Th o r p e and . . .

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a b aby gi r l h a d c o m e t o h e r Y e t sh e w as th e s am e ch il d h ea r t e d c r ea tu r e .
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still a d rea m e r still u n f amili ar wi th th e d o i ng o f busi ne ss a nd sti ll t o t ally

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u naw a re o f th e c o mm e rci al v alu e Of h e r w o rk So wh en M r J o hnso n s t ruc k .

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by Cu r f ew s p o w e r and b ea uty w ro t e a nd as k e d fo r p art1c u la rS as to th e
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w riti ng o f th e p oem and exp ress ed a wi sh to publish i t M rs Th orp e g ave , , .

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him th e re qu i re d i nf o rm a ti o n and p e rmissi o n B ut in t e ll ing h er st o ry sh e .

r a is ed a g rav e d o ubt in th e m i nd o f th e m an w h o a f t erw a rds w as to b ec o m e

no te d as a c r i tic a n d e d it o r Sh e wh en a sixt ee n y ea r o l d sch oo l gi r l w r i t e
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th a t f am o us b a ll a d I t s eem e d imp o ssibl e a nd h e r e fus e d to b eli ev e i t u n til

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sh e s en t t o him th e new st anz a which sh e h a d d e cid e d sh o uld t a k e t h e pl ac e o f

th e o ne which sh e h a d r ej ect e d This re a ds as f o ll ows :

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W i d e th ey fl u ng th e m a ssiv e po rta ls led th e p r is o ner f o rth to d i e ,

Al l h is b i g h t yo u ng l i f e b ef o re h i m ne a th t h e d a rk e n i ng E ng l is h s k y ;
r ,

B e ssi e c a m e w i th fl yi ng f o o ts te p s a y e s a g l o w w i th l ov e l i g h t s w eet , ,

K ne e l i ng o n th e tu r f b e si d e h i m l a i d h is p a r d o n a t h is f eet ,
.

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cl a im w as m a d e o f E nglish a uth o rship fo r th e p oe m s ev e r al p e r s o ns ass e r ting ,

th ey h a d s een i t in a n o l d E ngl ish re ade r b e f o re M rs Th o rp e cl a im e d to h av e .

w r i tt en i t B u t th o ugh rep ea t edly ch all eng e d to p ro duc e th e b oo k o r fi nd i ts

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p ro f e ss e d a u t h o r n e ith
, er o n e n o r t h e o th e r h a s e v e r a p p e a re d N e e dl e ss t o .

say th ey ne v er will .

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o f P opu la r R e c i ta t i o ns c o n t a in e d it a nd i t g r ew in pub lic f av o r th e m o re i t

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w as h ear d a nd re a d th e m e r e e ch o e s o f which sc a r c ely r each e d th e ea r s o f i ts

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a uth o r , w h o w as h avi ng h e r o w n st ruggl es an d d iffi culti es t o o ve r c o m e and ,

h ard p ro bl em s to s o lv e to wh ich I sh a ll r e f e r l a t er
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Now I c o m e t o o ne o f th e l ess pl easi ng f ea tu re s o f this in

I t de a ls wi th m an s du p lici ty cup idi t y s e lf ishn ess and g ree d
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vi des fo r th e p ro t ecti o n o f li t erary p ro p e rty th e s am e as any 0

c o uld a y o u ng c o u n t ry gi rl ev en th o ugh a m a r ri e d w o m an k no w o f such
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thi ngs . H er f a th e r and husb and w ere equ a lly ig no rant W h a t sh o uld a .

c o u nt r y t a il o r o r a c a rr i ag e build e r k no w o f h ow to c o py righ t a p o em ? No ne
o f th e m k ne w a n d no o ne t o l d th em
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No t ev en th e B o st o n publish er s w h o .
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in 1 8 8 1 re alizi ng th e p o pul a r ity o f t h e p o em w ro t e an d as k e d i f th ey m igh t ,

publish i t Th ey w ant e d p ermissi o n the y s a i d b ec a us e th ey i nt end e d to h av e

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c e r t ai n no t e d a r tists illust ra t e it a t c o nsid e rabl e ex p ens e and wi th o u t such , ,

p e r missi o n the y d i d no t c a re to p r o c eed T h e u ns o ph istic at ed c o u nt ry w o m an .

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nev e r d re ami ng o f th e p r op e r ty v a lu e o f h e r p o e m f e lt p ro ud a nd h ono r e d by ,

this distinguishi ng m ark o f th e c o nsi d e ra ti o n and c on d esc ensi o n o f th e g re a t

B ost o n publish e rs and in w ri ti ng a ready pe rmissi o n suggest e d th a t th ey use
,

th e a dd i ti o na l a nd l ast v e rs e which sh e h e rewith encl o s ed No t a w o r d w as .

s a i d by e i th er p a r ty ab o ut co py r igh t for as I h av e a l rea dy fully expl a in e d , , ,

Ro s e and h e r f a mi ly w e re abs o lut ely ig no ran t o f such m a tt e r s .

O n r ec e i p t o f this r eply th e g entl em anly and h ono r abl e publish ers p ro

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c ee de d to g e t o u t th e p o e m wi th i ts illust ra ti o ns ,
bu t b e f o re issui ng i t c o o lly ,

co py righte d no t a l o ne th ei r illust ra ti o n (
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which th ey c e r t a i nly h a d a righ t to
c opy r ight ) but th e w h o l e po em to which the y h a d no m o re r igh t th an t h ey
, ,

h ad t o th e c ro w n j ew els o f E ngl an d Knowi ng i ts p ro b abl e v a lu e in this .

h ands o m ely illust ra t e d f o r m th es e m en d e lib e r a t e ly app r o p r i a te d i t Th ey

,
.

k new i t w as li ke ly to b ri ng th em th o us ands o f d o ll ars p o ssibly hu nd reds o f ,

th o us ands .

O ne w o uld h av e th o ught th a t ev en c old bl oo d ed busi ness m en w o uld -

h ave h ad th ei r c o nsci enc es t o uch e d wh en th ey saw th e swe lling o f th ei r c o ff e rs

by this ac t o f the i rs and th a t th ey w o uld h av e o ff e r ed o f th ei r o w n i niti ativ e
, , ,

s ome sm all rec om p ens e to th e a uth o r B ut no ! I nst ead sh e assu res m e th a t .

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sh e w as m a d e to a
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, o f c o u rs — fo r ev e r y c o py
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f rom th em ev en th o ugh sh e b o ught th em by th e h und r ed

,

No r is t h is all ! No t c o nt en t wi th this ac t th e se k ee n busin ess men ,

w ent fu rth e r A n English fi r m C aruthe r s B r o th e r s ann o unc ed t h r o ugh t h e i r

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Am e r ic an ag en t th a t th ey w e r e ab o ut to put o n th e Englis h and Am er ic an

m ark e ts a v ery h ands o m ely illust ra t ed e di ti o n o f t h e p o e m sup e r i o r in e ve ry ,

w ay to anything y et p r o duce d .

I mm edi a t ely Lee Sh ep ar d th e B o sto n publishe r s t h r o ug h t h ei r l awy e r

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w r o t e to th e English fi r m ass e r ti ng the y h ad pu r c h as ed th e c Opyrigh t frOmth e

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a uth o r a nd t h rea t en i n g l eg al p roc eedin gs i f the b oo k w as is su ed C a r u th e rs

B ro th e rs by r etu rn m a il s en t thi s l ett e r to Mrs Th o r p e a
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s k ing i f thi s w as so .
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H er e w as th e fi rst i ntim a ti o n th e i nn o c en t w o m an h ad ev e r re c e iv ed th a t th e
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w o rd Cop y r igh t in th e b oo k s m ean t th a t th e B ost o n publ ish e r s h a d d one
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m o re th an sh e exp ecte d th em to do viz c py r igh t th i r

o e o w n p r p r ty th e
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b een o bt ai ned bu t sh e w as too ig no r an t o f law to und e r st an d th is At th e

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s am e tim e too th e si tu a ti o n w as m a d e h ar d e r by h e r r ec eivin g an o t h e r l e tt e r

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f ro m Le e Sh ep a rd s l awy e r st a ting t h a t a s t h ey h a d pur c h ased t h e c opy rig h t

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fr o m h er t h ey p o sitiv ely r e fus e d to a ll o w C a r ut h er s B ro s to publ ish th e p oe m

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a nd w o uld ap p ea l t o th e l aw to p ro t ect th ei r r i gh ts T h e w o l f app ealing to

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t h e law t o p r o t ect i t in i ts r igh t to th e fl eec e o f th e l amb i t h ad s h o r n Fo r i t .

must be rem emb er ed the y we re y ea rly shipp i ng numb e r s o f c o p i es O f th e

p oem for s al e in E ngl and and di d no t w an t an e di ti o n to be issu ed o n th e
,

o th e r sid e o f th e Atl an tic as th a t w o uld m a t e r i ally r e duc e th e i r ow n p r o fi ts

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a nd y e t no t o ne c e n t o f th es e g a ins w as ev e r tu r n e d o v e r t o M r s T h o r p e . .

Nat ur ally th e English fi r m d ro pp ed th e m a tt e r and any r oy a lti es M r s ,

Th o r p e m igh t h av e re c eiv e d f r o m th em w e re l o st In a l awy er s h ands i t is

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p ossibl e s o m et h ing might h av e b ee n d o n e but th er e w er e too m any o th er

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p re ssing d em ands b e i ng m a d e up o n M r s T h o r p e s tim e h eal t h and sc an t pu rse .
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to a ll ow this t h o ugh t a ny l o dg em e n t i n h e r m i nd .

H ow d i ff er en t f ro m th e t r ea tm en t th a t sh o uld h a v e been ac c o rded h e r .

.

T he B o st o n publish e rs s ee i ng h e r i nno c en t child li k ene ss sh o uld h av e p r o t ect ed

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h e r in h e r r igh ts ; h av e giv en h e r th e i nf o r m a ti o n n ee d e d for h e r p ro t ecti o n ,

a nd as h o no rabl e g e ntle m e n sh a r e d t h e p ro c ee ds with h e r

, , .

T his is wh a t o ne E nglish publish er di d S o m e f ri ends w h o h ad b een .

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to E ngl and b ro ugh t h er a n exquisi t e ly g o tt en u p c o py o f h e r p oem b ea r in g

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t h e imp r i n t O f J o h n W a l k er o f Lo nd o n w h o d o ub tl e ss h ad g a i ne d h is r igh t
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to publish f ro m Lee Sh ep a rd M rs Th o rp e w as so d eligh t e d wi th i t th at

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sh e s e n t a $ 5 bil l to M r W al k e r s aying sh e h ad no i d ea o f th e p ric e bu t

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w o uld h e k indly s end h e r as m any c o pi es as this am o u n t w o uld buy B y retu r n .

m a il c am e a l ett e r re tu r ni ng h e r m o n ey and s ayi ng th a t h e w as se nd i ng h e r

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wit h h is c omplim ents tw o hund re d c o pi es a nd th a t i f sh e d esi re d m o re sh e

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w as to w r i t e at o nc e a nd le t h im k n o w Th es e we re c o pi es rangi ng in p r ic e .

f rom to $4 each .

M any h o no rs h av e c o m e to th e p oe t as th e re sult o f h e r e asily g a i ne d -

f am e n o n e h ow ev e r pleasmg he r m o r e th an th e h o n o r a ry d eg ree o f M ast e r

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o f A r ts c o n f e rre d up o n h e r by o ne Of th e fi ne o ld e duc a ti o na l insti tuti o ns o f

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by th e f o ll owi ng le tt er :
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c e rem o ny t o o k pl ac ein h e r h o m e in th e p res enc e o f a l arge n um be r o f f r i ends .

T h e p re sid en t o f th e club M rs R idd ell m a d e th e p res ent a ti o n spe ech a s

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f oll ows :
N ev er 1 n a l l th e h is to ry o f th e w o r l d h a s mo r e h o no r b een g iv en to w om a n th a n 1 n
t h is C o lu mb i a n y ea r 1 8 93 I n e v e ry p a rt o f th e g r e a t E x p o si ti o n w o m a n w a s d u ly
, .

re c o g ni z ed F ro m th e i ng eni o u s l i tt l e w om a n a r tis t w h o s k i l l f u l ly mo l d e d b u tte r i nto

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a r t i s t ic f o rm up th ro u g h e v e ry
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o f i ts su nn i e s t sl o p e s b u i l d y o u a h o m e W a rm a s th e s u n s h i ni ng o n y o u r l em o n a nd.

vi ne is th e g o o d c h eer y o u d is p ens e to ne i g h b o r a nd f r i end G entl e as th e tem p e red .

w i nd f ro m th e b ay is th e i nfl u enc e o f th e l i te r a tu re t h a t fl o w s f rom y o u r p e n The .

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twen ty mi l es f r o m Lo nd o n ; th e c h u r c h still st an d in g wi t h i ts t o w e r and b ell as

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v ente d Cu r f ew f ro m t o lling ou t i ts usu al ev enin g k n ell .

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w r i t er o f th e st o ry and m ade th e st eps o f th e l ad d er slimy wh en m o st p ro b a bly
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ha v e k n own th a t no s o und w as c o ming f ro m th e be ll Wh a t th o ugh w e Op enly?

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p a id abso lut ely no att en ti on .

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W he n Cu r f ew r ings Und e rw oo d di es !
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ti o ns to th e y o u ng c o u p l e M r Th o rp e w as a c a rr i age m ak er and i t w as j us t
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buggi es w ere t a k ing al l th e busin ess i n th is lin e by th e i r new m e t h ods o f

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h av e m a d e h er a r ich w o m an Sh e w o ul d h av e c o py right e d i t ; s ecu re d l a r g e

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ro y a lti es f r o m i ts s al e in this c o un t r y and Engl and and in ev e ry c o un t r y e ls e ,

wh ere i nt o w h o s e l angu age i t w as t r ansl a t e d Th en w he n m o ving p ictu r e .

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c o mp a i es wish d t o u se i t s e w o ul d h av e d e m n d d a e — a nd s ecu re d — ro y a lti e s

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which Sh o w h ow sh e w as in fl u enc e d by th e th o ugh t o f th e p eo ple a ro u nd h e r

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g i r l h oo d d a ys ; a f te r I b ec a m e a w i f e a nd m o th e r th e o l d b a ttl e w a s f o u g h t o v e r m a ny
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l i tt l e re a l ly a cc eptab l e w o rk d u r i ng th o s e l o ng y ea rs ? O nc e d u r i ng th at ti me o f
u ns atis f a c to ry s tr u gg l e o f d u ty a g a i ns t i ncl i nat i o n a l i ttl e w oma n h a vi ng a sc e rta i ned ,

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,

my po em ex tra v a g a nt ly i t s e em ed to me Sh e w a s th e fi rs t l i te ra ry p ers o n I h a d ev er
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. .

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.

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h av e giv en th e w o r ld a p oem i t h as enj oy ed and d elight e d in Nev e r a c en t .

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h as si nc e en abl e d h im to build up so l a rg e a busin ess as h e now c o n t r o ls It .

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ti ons d rawn and th en m a d e int o cuts to use fo r m ag azin es and p ap e rs w as a n

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th e i r illust ra ti o ns and s en d th em o v e r to h i m eac h m o n t h M any o f th e .

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m o n thly public a ti o ns d ev o t ed to th e c aus es O f te mpe r anc e th e h o m e and , ,

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h o us eh ol d w er e e v e r d riving h er H er ow n h ealth w as f r a il ye t sh e h ad to .
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l a te r w r o t e tw elv e s e ri als fo r G o ld en D ay s a p er i o d ic a l fo r y o u ng pe o ple ,

publis h ed i n P hil ad elp h i a .

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t his tim e Judg e Albi o n W T o u rg ee w h o w r o t e th e f am o us b oo k B r i c h s .

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W i th o u t S tra w w as publishing a m o nthly p e r i o d ic al c all ed O u r C o nti nent

, .

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t or to h is m ag a zin e O ne day sh e s en t him a p oem en ti tl e d Wre c ke d
. .

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t h e p oems are s o m ew h a t a li ke .

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e di t o r a nd h e w o uld h o ld b ac k th e public a ti o n o f th e La th r o p p o e m fo r a
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a nd wi th wh o m sh e w as visi ting S om e tim e l a t e r th e Sa turday E v eni ng .

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P ost Offe r e d a p r iz e fo r t h e st o r y O f th e m o st in t e r esting lit e r a ry exp eri enc e .

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use t h e st o r y and b eggi ng h er k indly to w r i t e i t c o rr ectly fo r h e r This w as .

d on e th e sto r y en t e red i n th e c o mp eti ti on and in due tim e w o n the p riz e

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F or tw o y ea r s M r s Th o rp e re m a in e d in Chic ag o d o i ng h e r e d it o ri a l w o rk
. .

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t inu ed t o w r i t e st o r ie s and p o ems fo r t h e i llust r a ti o ns se n t to h e r W hi l e th i s .

wo rk w as no t h ig h ly r emu ne ra tiv e i t w as c e r t a i n and this m ea nt a g r e a t d ea l , ,

to a s h r in k ing timi d p e r s o n , Fo r in sp eak i ng o f h e r no n succ ess as a n a u th o r

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f ro m th e fin anci al sid e sh e s ays ,

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to my l a c k o f c o nfi d enc e i n my a b i l i ty to w r i te fo r t h e b e s t p a yi ng p u b l ic a t i o ns My .

p en b ro u g h t m e s ev e r a l h u nd red d o l l a r s y e a r ly b e f o r e my h e a l th f a i l e d b u t v e ry l i tt l e ,

o f th e w o r k w as p u rc h a s ed b y t h e mo s t p o p u l a r p u b l ic a t i o ns o w i ng to m y ex t re m e ,

s ensi tiv eness i n su b m i tt i ng m y a rticl es to th em I k new w h e r e th e w o rk w o u l d b e .

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Sh e s a id : I s en t a sh o r t st o ry o nc e to a P h il ad e lph i a publish er H e re tu r n e d .

i t wi th a cu r t no t e in h is ow n h andw r i tin g ( Th ere w e re no ty p ew ri t e rs in .

th o s e d ays and I k ne w h is p enm a nsh ip ) I f elt i t w as a g o o d st o ry and c o uld

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no t un d e rst an d h is cu r t rej ecti o n a nd I am f r ee to c o nf ess i t hu r t me fo r h e , ,

h ad publish e d s ev e r a l o f my st o r i es and h ad ear n estly as k e d fo r m o r e Un d e r .

th e l ash o f my i n dign a ti o n I s en t th e st o ry to a publish e r ac ro ss th e st ree t In .

du e tim e th e r e c ame a l e tt e r O f acc ep t anc e but no ch ec k W h en th e ch ec k di d , .

c o m e i t w as f ro m th e publish e r w h o h ad rej ecte d th e st o ry and no t f ro m th e ,

o ne w h o h a d a cc ep t e d i t A l e tt e r th a t f o ll ow e d th e ch ec k expl ai ne d th a t t h ey
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t o f o r w a r d p ayme n t for i t .

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T h is w a s s o m eth i ng o f a su rp r is e to me I t is o n ly o ne o f th e m a ny p ecu l i a r .

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i ts p o p u l a r a p p e a l ) T h e s a me may b e s a i d o f c r i tics
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t i o n c r a mm ed w i th su p e r i o r w is d o m b u r d ene d w i th i mm ens e w o r d s th e l a ng u a g e o f
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s po nt a neo u s w a rb l e o f b i rd s w h ic h s too p to k iss aw ay o ur tea rs ; w h ic h j o i n h a nd s

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o th er th a n to see o u r s e ls a s i th e rs see u s m ay a ss i s t i n th e c o rr ec ti o n o f o u r a c no w l
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e d g ed f a u l ts .

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.

Th o rp e and his ph ysici an u r g e d an imm e di at e m o ve to San Ant oni o T ex as ,

.

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ROS A a nd th e S tor y of
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to h eal th th e m o ist h ea t o f t h e T ex a s summ e rs w as u nsuit d

, e to M r s Th o rp e . .

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T E! A S F L O W E RS
T h e s e a r e th e fl o w e r s o f T ex a s ,

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Sh a k e s h e r g o l d e n t r ess e s d o w n ,
A nd l a vis h ly sc a tte r s h e r t r e a su re s
O v e r fi e l d s a nd me a d o w s b r o w n .

Sw ee t l i tt l e P o pp i e s i n p i nk a nd w h i te ,

F l ap p i ng th ei r w i d e r i mm ed c a p s ;
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,

T h e w e e b u d Sp u r s i n t h e i r l a p s ;
Sh y f a c ed V e rb en a s i n l a v end e r ;
R a i n Li l i es so p r i m a nd f a i r ;
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T h e b l o ss o m f a i r i e s a r e a ll a s ti r ,

A nd R o s e s b l oo m ev e ry w h er e .

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W h en N a tu r e s h e a rt th ro b s a nd b ea ts
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A t th e f eet o f th e P a ssi o n Fl o w e r ;
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W h i l e th e m o u nt a i ns s te m a nd b a re , ,

W i th C a c tu s b l o ss o ms a re a ll a fla m e ,

F o r th e fl o w e r s a r e e v e r y w h e r e .

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.

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,

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.

h a d a n u nu su a l ly c oo l a nd p l e a s a nt d a y fo r th e j o u rney a c ro ss t h e d e s er t A t C o l to n ,

C a l i f o r ni a w e w e r e o b l i g e d to p u t o n h ea vy me r i no u nd e rw e a r a nd th 1 c e r cl o t h e s
.

g e neral ly W e a re no w d ress ed a s w e w o u l d d re ss fo r w 1 nter th e re T h e a n i s

. .

s o f t b a l my a nd c o o l T h e d a ys a re a l l l i k e th e l o v e l ie s t o f th e w h o l e Sa n A nto n1 o
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.

y e a r a nd w e a re to l d b y o ld resi d ents th a t th ey a re a fa 1 r s a mp l e o f th e th r e e h u nd r ed
,

a nd six ty fi v e d a ys w h ic h m a k e u p th e S a n D i e g o
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y e a rn D e w e r e f a v o r e d w ith
m a ny s o l em n p ro ph etic w a rni ng s a g a i ns t th e h e a l th d e stro y m g f o g s o f th 1 s c o a s t e1 ty -

b e f o r e c om i ng h ere W e h a v e sun a nd fo g s W e d rea d th em no l o ng e r T h ev

. . .
26 ROSE H A R TW I C K T H ORP E a nd th e S tory of

l a ti o n inc reas e to ov e r a hund re d t h o us and ; a r ail roa d a lm os t c o mpl e t e d giving ,

“
i t d i re ct E ast e r n r a ilw ay c o mmun ic a ti o n ; th e d es e r t re gi o n o f its b ac k c o u n
”
t ry c o nv e r t e d by m eans Of th e w a t er s o f th e C o l o r a d o R iv e r int o th e ag ric ul
tu r a l m a rv el o f th e w o r l d— th e Imp er i a l V all ey ; i ts equ abl e clim at e so
re co gn iz e d t h a t b o th th e G o v er nm en t and th e Cu r tiss Avi a ti o n Sch o o ls a re
fi rmly a nd p er m an en tly est ablish e d t h e r e Sh e h as s een th e g rea t and b eauti f ul .

buil di ngs o f th e H ea dqu a r t er s o f th e Un ive r s a l B ro th e rh o o d and T h eo s o phic a l

S oci e ty un d e r th e guid anc e o f K a th er in e T ingl ey r is e int o o r i en t al gl o r y and
, , ,

su r ro u nd ed by a fl ow e r g a r d en and pl ant e d f o rest sc a r c e equ all e d in th e w o r l d .

H e r e too M ad am e Tingl ey built th e fi r st O p en a ir C a li f o rn i a Th ea te r r iv al

, ,
-
,

ing in n a tiv e a tt r acti o ns any o ne o f th e o p en a i r t h ea te r s o f Anci en t G r eec e -

—
.

S h e h as se n o n
e e o f th e c o l oss a l h o t els O f m o d er n civiliz ti n
a o H o t el D el
C o r o na d o— r is e ab o v e th e s an d s f acing th e P acific ; an o p en air st a d ium bu ilt ,

k
fo r th e p eo ple o f San D i e g o c ap abl e o f se a tin g n e a r ly f o r ty th o us an d p eo pl e ;
,

a nd th e o n ly o p en a i r o rg a n o f t h e w o r ld d o n a t e d t o i ts p eo pl e by o ne o f i ts
-

m o st ent e rp r isin g ci tiz ens J ohn D Sp re c les An d sh e h as l ov e d th e ci ty th e

,
. .

whil e — as w h y sh o uld sh e no t ? He r ow n he a lth p er f ectly rest o r e d h er h us

, ,

b an d in g oo d h eal th and a f ai r d eg r ee O f busin ess p r o sp er i ty giv en to t h em

,
.

H er husb and s ye a r s o f t raining and exp e r i enc e as a c a rr i ag e m ak e r h ad m a d e

’
-

“ ”
h im s k i llful in th e u se o f t oo ls and as th e b oo m w as o n w h en h e a rr iv e d in ,

San D i e g o h e f o un d go o d p ayi ng w o rk f ro m th e st a r t H is p ractic e i n d esign

,
-
.

i ng c a rr i a g es m a d e h im a lm o st a n a tu r a l a rch i t ect f r o m th e begi nnin g o f his

a tt emp ts a nd wi th th e a i d o f h is wi f e h e pl ann e d s o m e o f th e fin e st h o us es
,

o f th e e ar li e r m o d ern Sa n D i eg o H e th en c o n t r act ed a nd buil t t h em P acific . .

B eac h a subu r b o f San Di ego w a s t h e i r r esid ence for s ev e r al ye a r s and a lso

, , ,

t h e ch a r m i ng La J o ll a by th e Sea a nd in b o th o f t h es e pl ac es t h e r e a re m any
- - -
,

h o us es O f his pl ann ing and e re cti o n H e w as e l ect e d to th e Ci ty Co uncil .

,

w h ich p osi ti o n h e h eld fo r fi ve y ea r s and c o ul d h av e r em a in e d i n offi c e alm ost ,

a t will so highly w as h e est eem e d by h is f e ll o w citiz e ns

,
-
.

Af t e r m any y ea rs o f h app ine ss t o g e the r th e c all fo r s ep a r a ti on c am e qui t e ,

sudd enly O n Thu rsd ay No ve mbe r 1 6 1 9 1 6 M r s Th o rp e l e f t h er h usb an d

.
, , ,
.

o n th e st ree t in h is a ut o m o b il e t o g o to th e J o a quin Mill e r D ay c e l e b r a ti o n at

, ,

th e Exp o si ti o n in o r d e r to m ee t Miss J u a n i t a M ill e r th e d a ught e r o f th e p oe t

, , .

Less th a n h alf a n h o u r a f t e rw a rds sh e w as c a ll e d h o m e to fi nd h e r b el o v e d

“ ” “
c o mp an i o n h ad al ready c ro ss e d th e bar a nd h ad me t h is P i l o t f ac e to f ac e .

I t w as o ne O f his g r ea t j oys t h a t th e Exp o siti o n h ad h o n o r e d his wi fe by

n ami ng a D ay fo r h er and h e w a s an ticip a ting i ts c erem o n i es wi th p l easu r e
, .

He , c o nsid e r abl e l i t er a ry abili ty whic h h ad h e c ared to

p e r s o na lly , h ad , ,

cul t iv a t e i t w o ul d h av e m ad e h im f a m o us
, H e h ad a sp eci a l pe nch an t fo r .

w ri ti ng th e b ro k e n E nglis h O f a Dutchm an and s o m e O f h is lub ric a ti o ns a re ,

d ecid edly cl ev er Fo r inst anc e h e re a re his lin es o n

.
,

D OT BA C I F I C P E AC H F LEA
O h , d o t fle a , d o t fle a ,
D ot sc h u mp -
b u gg e ry fle a ,
V ot sc h u mp s u nd v i g g l es u nd b i te s ,

He s k i ps
si d e oo p
von

k
,

U nd d e r u nd e r si d e d o w n ,

U nd k e e p e n m e a v a e eff ry n i g h ts ‘
.
 CU RF EW MU S T NOT R 1 NG T O - N IGH T

He cl i m b s o n d e r p ed ,

U nd s ta nd s o n h ee s h e a d ,

U nd cu ts o o p a l l m a nne r o uf p ran ks ,

U nd v en I g o t o o p ,

D o t p oo g e r to sc h o o p ,

Mi ne v ro w c a l ls s om e c r a nk s

k
, sh e me .

Ri g h t a y a y p o oty qv ic
, ,

I v a s sc h l e ep i ng so sc h l ic k ,

As sc h oo s t nev e r v a s m a y p ee , ,

U nd m i ne v ro w sh e sc h u m p o u d ,

U nd v ent sc h l a p p i n a p o u d ,

U nd I d i nk s h e r v a s g o tten d o t fle a .

Af ter h er a rriv al i n C a li f o rni a fo r a whil e M rs Th o rp e di d li ttle w r i ting

, .
,

u ntil a bu r de n c am e up o n h e r H e r f a th e r b ec a m e v er y il l i nd ee d l o st h is
.
,

mind fo r a tim e ; at th e s am e tim e a f r i en d d i e d and l e f t h e r y o u ng d augh te r in

M rs Th o rp e s c ar e T h e ch il d h ad b een alm os t un t r a in ed and th e d uty o f
.
’
.
,

d iscipli ni ng h er and a t th e s am e tim e r a ising en o ugh m o ne y to give h e r b e lo v ed

f ath e r th e c are h e n eed ed w h il e att endi ng to h er ow n h o us eh o l d and still no t
,

t oo st r o ng husb and w e r e no t a ids t o g rea t li t e r a r y e nd e av o r

,
Y e t sh e b r av ely .

st a rt e d in a nd w ro t e a st o ry o f C ali f o rni a li f e w h ich w as publish e d i n th e ,

H appy D ay s O f P hil ad elp h i a .

In ad di ti o n sh e w r o t e se v e ra l d esc r ip tiv e p o ems s e tti ng f o rth th e ch a rms ,

O f th e re gi on se v e ra l o f which a re h e rewi t h rep r o duc ed

,

M I SS I O N BA Y

B eyo nd th e b a y th e ci ty l i e s ,

W h i te w a l l e d b e ne a t h t h e a zu r e s k i e s
-
,

So fa r remo te no s o u nd s o f i t ,

Ac ro ss th e p e a c ef u l w a ters fli t .

I w atc h i ts g l ea m i ng l i g h ts fl a s h o ut ,

W h en tw iJ i g h t g i r d s h er s e l f a b o u t
W i th o c e a n d a m p s W h e n h e r d u s k .

W i d e s p rea d fi l l s a l l th e s a l t sea a i r
-
,

A nd h e r sl o w f e et ,

A mo ng th e f r a g r a nt h il l si d e s h ru b s ,

Sti rs o d o rs s w e et .

F a i r M issi o n B a y ,

No w b l u e no w g ra y , ,

No w fl us h e d b y su n s et s a f te r g l o w
’
,

T h y ro s e h u e s t a k e th e t i nt o f f a w n
A t d a w n o f d u s k a nd d us k o f d a wn .

On a no th e r o cc asi o n sh e w ro t e o f th e s am e bay '

M I SS I ON BAY

G od
’
s p l a c id m i r ro r, H ea v e n
c ro w ned ,

F r amed i n th e b row n h i l l s ci rcl i ng ro u nd

No t envi o u s th a t th y s is te r c a n
M o re f u l ly me et th e ne ed s o f m a n ,

No r j e a l o us t h a t h e r b ro a d e r b re a s t
'

Is s a c r i fic ed a t m a n s r equ e s t ’
,

W h il e i n th e s h e l te r o f h e r a rm
T eh s to r m to ss e d r
-
e s t e t h s a f e f r o m h a r m .
 28 RO SA H A R T WI C K T H ORP E a nd th e S to ry o f
T h is t h y g r a nd m issi o n, M issi o n B a y
T o s m i l e s e r e ne t h r o u g h b l u e o r g r a y ;
T o t a k e w h a t e v er G o d h a s s e nt,
A nd t e a c h m a nk i nd f u l l c o ntent .

Lo w s w a yi ng p e p p e r b o u g hs ; b l o o m s o f m a g no l i a ;
Su m m e r a nd su ns h i ne, a n d ro s e s g a l o r e ;
So ng o f th e mo c k i ng b i r d ,
M o r ni ng a nd e v e n i ng h ea rd ;
M u rm u ro us w a v e s b r e a k i ng w h i te o n th e s h o r e .

F o g s m a rc h i ng u p f ro m th e b r e a s t o f th e o c e a n ;
L a ng u o ro u s m o o ns s a i l i ng i nto th e w es t ;
F r u i ta g e o f t re e a nd vi ne ,

Al l th e y e a r su mm er t i m e ;
H a rb o r o f s a f e ty a nd h a v e n o f r e s t
,
.

T he gl o ri o us fl ow e rs o f C a li f o rni a wi th th ei r w o nd e r ful p r o f usi o n c o uld

, ,
'

no t f a il to stimul a t e such a n im agi na ti o n as h e rs and h e re is h e r p oe m enti tl e d :

,

TH E C A LIF ORN IA P OPPY

Fl o w e r s o f th e W e s t l a nd w i th c a lyx o f g o l d
-
,

Sw u ng i n th e b r e e z e o v e r l a c e w o v e n so d ;
-

Fi l l e d to th e b r i m w i th th e g l o ry o f G o d ,

A l l th at i ts w ax p eta l ed c h a l ic e s c a n h o l d
-
.
“

T h is w a s th e b i r t h o f i t O n th e b ro w n p l a i n
.
,

T h e su n d rop p e d a k iss i n th e f o o t p r i nts o f r a i n

-
.

In a d d iti on to this sh e w ro t e o ne o n th e fl ow e r s as a w h ol e

H OW TH E F LOW ERS C AM E
T w a s s ee d t i m e i n H e a v en, th e a ng e l w h o s e c a re
’

I s fo r E d en s b l o ss o ms : th a t a ng e l mor e f a i r
’

T h a n a ll h e r f a i r s is te r s , t w i n s p i r i ts o f a i r,
T h a t a ng e l w h o s e f o o ts tep s w h e r e v e r t h ey tr ea d ,
Sp r i ng u p i nto b l o ss oms , b l u e, y e l l o w a nd re d ;
T h a t a ng e l w h o s e te a rd ro p s , w h e rev er th ey f a l l ,
G iv e b i rth to w h i te l i l i e s , th e f a i r e s t o f a ll ;
T h a t a ng e l w h o s e b r e a th is th e p e r f u m e o f fl o w e r s ,
H a d s p e nt a ll th e j ew e l - g emme d , p a r a d is e h o u r s
O f th e ro s e a t e mo rn w h e r e b e a u t i e s u n f o l d
I n c a lyx o f c r i m s o n a nd p u rp l e a nd g o l d .

B esi d e th e g re a t p o rta l s sh e p a u s ed a nd l oo k ed th ro u g h ,
D o w n, d ow n th e v a s t d is ta nc e, o f s ta r- l i g h te d b l u e,
B eh e l d th e g ra y ro c k s , w i th o u t b e a u ty o r b l oo m,
A nd si g h ed fo r e a rth s c h i l d r en a w a y i n th e g l o o m
’
.

No b e a u ty o r b l oom h ath th e c h il d ren o f w o e ;

No b r i g h tne ss ; no s w e etne ss ; my h a nd w i l l b e s to w
O ne h ea v e n- b o rn s e e d fo r th e i r g a r d en b e l o w ,
”

Sh e s a i d as sh e l oo s ene d h e r g i rd l e to fi nd
O ne s e e d w h ic h w a s f a i r e s t, a nd b e s t o f i ts k i nd .

H e r e a g e r h a nd t r emb l e d , th e g i r d l e sl i p p e d th ro u g h
H e r ro sy - t i pp ed fi ng e r s , a nd d o w n t h ro u g h th e b l u e,
D o w n, d o w n th e v a s t d is ta nc e, h er go l d en s eed s flew .

So m e c a u g h t i n th e c r evic e o f ro c k s , o th e rs f e l l
I n l o ne d e s e r t p l a c e s , b y w a ysi d e a nd d e l l ;
O n h i l l s a nd i n v a l l eys ; i n f o r e s t a nd g l en,
T o g l a d d e n a nd b r i g h te n th e j o u rneys o f me n .

A t th e p o rta ls o f h e a v e n, w i th s o rro w f u l f a c e,
T h e l i tt l e flo w r a ng e l l o o k s o ut i nto s p ac e,
’

I n s ea rc h o f h e r t re a su res . H e r te a rs , as t h e y f a l l ,
F i nd a l l h e r l o s t s eed l i ng s , a nd w a te r th em a l l .
 CU RF EW MUS T NOT R 1 NG T O—
Ni o H T 29

h er t rustful E A S T E R S ON G
A w a k e n s w ee t fl ow e r s !
,

T h e s no w i n th e v a l l ey h a s m e l t e d a t l a s t ,

A nd t h e d e s o l a te si g h t s o f th e y e a r i s p a s t ;
T h e i c e c h a i ns a r e b ro k e n a nd r o b i ns a r e si n g i ng
,

A w a k e to th e c a l l o f th e E a s te r b e l ls r i ng i ng ;
A w a k en O h e a rt !
, _

I n b o nd a g e o f s i n th o u h a s t sl u m b e r e d so l o ng ,

A r is e i n th e b e a u ty a nd r a p tu r e o f s o ng ,

A ris e i n th e g l a d ne ss o f na tu re s a d o r ni ng ’

C o m e f o rth i n th y s tre ng th o n t h is g l a d
E a s te r m o r ni ng .

Th o ugh a m emb er o f o ne o f th e so c a ll e d Old o rth o d o x chu r ch es sh e h as a

-
,

b r oad o utl oo k up o n li f e As I h av e sh own sh e is a st ro ng and a r d en t adv oc at e

.
,

for p ro hibi ti o n and w o m a n s su ff r age and h er r e ligi o us vi e ws are b r o ad and

’

t o l era n t
. Sh e h as a g r owing a nd enl ar ging f a i th in th e g oo d ness o f G o d Sh e .

feels th a t li f e s p ro bl ems all d is ap p ea r as w e l o se f ea r and are abl e to r est abso

’
~

l u te ly up on th e p r o mis es o f G o d O ne O f th e p oems th a t exp r ess es h er r elig

.
~

“ ”
i o us f eeling sh e en title d H is S ec o nd C o min g Th is w as w r i tt e n l o ng b ef o r e .

s h e h a d h ea r d o f M r s M a r y B a ke r G E d dy o r Ch r isti an Sci enc e Lo ng

. . .

a ft e r w a r ds a S ci en tist d esi re d a c o py which w a s giv en and i t w as publish e d in

, ,

t h e C h r istia n S c i e n c e J o u r na l S oo n a ft erw a r ds a f r i en d a tt en d e d a Ch r isti an

.

Sci enc e l ectu r e in C h ic ag o wh er e an a ud i e nc e o f m any th o us a n d s w as ass em

,

bl ed Aft er d eliv er ing a s o ul sti rr in g a nd e l o qu en t a dd ress th e l ectu r e r cl os ed

.
-

wi th the l ast st anz a o f this p oe m

A nd a l l th e w o r l d o v e r, th e p eop l e
A re s p r e a d i ng th e b l e ssi ng a b ro a d ,
A r e cl e a nsi ng th e d ep th o f th e fo u nt a i n,
A re cl i m b i ng th e h ei g h ts o f th e m o u nta i n,
A re w a i t i ng th e c o m i ng o f G o d !

I n 1 9 1 2 a ll h e r p oems w e re g a th e re d t o g e th e r in o ne h an ds o m e v o lum e ,

a nd issu e d by th e Ne a l e P ubl ishing C O O f New Y o rk . .

S inc e t h en sh e h as w r i tt en bu t l ittle th o ugh o n o cc asi o n a p oe m h as c o me ,

f ro m h er p en as for inst anc e w h en a t th e Michig an D ay ex e r cis es at th e

, , , ,

P an am a P ac ifi c Exp ositi o n h el d in F estiv a l H all M rs Th o r p e w as o ne o f

-
, , .

th e m o st h o n o re d o f th e g re a t S t a te s gu ests
’
At th a t tim e sh e read th e .

f o ll owin g
W i th f a c e l oo k i ng f u l l i n th e fac e o f th e sun ;
W i th b r e a th o f th e p i nes a nd th e l i l a c new b l o w n
, ,

O ur M ic h i g a n si ts l i k e a qu e en o n th e t h ro ne
W h ere tru e w o rth h as p l a c ed h e r H er l a u re l s a ll w o n .

By p ati ent end ea v o r t h ro u g h w ea r is ome y e a r s ;

B y s l o w but su r e p ro g re ss ; h op e conqu e r i ng f ea r s
,
.

No i nd o l ent c h i l d o f th e t ro p ics is sh e ,

B ut s tro ng a s th e N o rth w i nd s th a t s w eep o e r h e r b re a s t

’
,

Sh e g a rne rs new s tre ng th th ro u g h a m b i t i o u s u nr e s t .

W i th muscl es fi rm f a s h i oned h e a rt l o y a l a nd f re e
-
, ,

Sh e si ts i n h e r d a isy d ec k e d m a nt l e o f s t a te
-
,

A sea a t h er E a s te rn a nd W e s te r mo s t g a te ’
.

k
W h er e P o nt i a c f o u gh t fo r h is p eo p l e s b i rth ri g h t ’
,

G r a nd fo re s ts h a v e b o w ed m i g h ty w a te r s h a v e s p a nned ;
,

T h e el b ea v e r a nd d ee r d e s e rted th e l a nd
,

W h en C ivi l i z a t i o n a d v a nc ed i n h e r mi g h t
T h e W i gw am h as v a nis h e d a nd T em
.

p l e s o f A rt ,

Li k e b l o ss o ms h a v e g ro w n o ut o f M ic h i g a n s h e a rt
’
.
30 ROSE H A R T W I C K T H ORP E a nd th e S tory o f
Lo ng p a s t a r e h er v entu r e s o m e d a ys o f ro ma nc e ;
H e r c o w s l i p - g ro w n m a r s h e s a r e m e a d o w s o f g r a i n ;
H er o rc h a r d s are c o u nt l e ss o n h i l ls i d e a nd p l a i n .

F rom log h ut to m a nsi o n h e r d w e l li ng s a d v anc e,

W i th c h u rc h es m a g ni fi c ent sc h o o l s a t th e , v an ;
A b r e a s t o f th e ti mes is o ur o w n M ic h i g a n .

T o th e ne e d s o f th e w o rl d sh e o p ens h e r b r e a s t,
A t i ts c a l l sh e yi el d s th e r ic h o re o f h e r m i ne s .

Sh e h a s w e a l th i n f a c to r i e s , o r c h a r d s a nd p i ne s ;
I n m a ni f o l d b l e ssi ng s, a b u nd a nt ly b l e s t,
Succ e ssiv e ly c r o w ned w i th s no w - g a r l a nd s a nd fl o w er s ,
W h a t Sta te c a n exc e l h e r, th is moth e r o f o u r s ?
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to th e
W h ere a c o nti nent b end s to th e k iss o f th e sea ;
W h e r e W i nte r s a re v erd ant a nd Su mme rs a re b ro w n ,

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ey e s th a t le d h e r t o w r i t e Cu r f ew ra th e r th a n h e r l ess o ns I nd ee d sh e o f t en .
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l augh i ngly c o mme nts up o n th is fe a tu re o f h er ch a ract e r Sh e s ays : I k n ow .

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c o mp any to d i nne r and th en I g et so emb arr ass e d th a t I do w o r s e th ings

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whic h Cu r f ew w as t ransc rib e d wi t h th e p en Fo r m any y ea r s i t w as l os t .

and p r actic ally f o r g o tt en Th en o ne day s o m e f ri ends O f M rs Th o r p e s en t

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h er a c o py o f th e C h i c ag o I nt er o c ea n in which w as th e acc o u n t o f th e fi nd ing ,

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a t ely sh e w r o t e to th e l a dy in wh o s e p o ss essi o n th e b o o k w as s ai d to be o ffe r in g ,

to buy i t at any r eas o n abl e p r ic e as i t c o n t a in ed th e t re asu re s o f h er gi r lh o o d

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.

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m ai l s aying th a t sh e h ad no d esi r e to r ec e ive any fi na nci a l e m o lum en t f r om
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th e r e tu r ni ng o f a t re asu re d b oo k t o i ts o r igi na l own e r ; so t o d ay M r s Th o rp e .

i s h appy in its p o ssessi o n .

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m any li ttl e things f ro m i t bu t i ts o w ne r 1s ra th er s ensi tiv e ab o ut h er ear ly

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o p en ly giv e n up to n o t h ing b u t v e r s es and an o cc asi o n a l p r o s e c o mp o siti o n .

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b een w r i tt en a ft er sh e h ad b een to chu rch wh ere th e p re ache r d r ew vivid pic ,

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D o w n b y th e si d e o f th e d e a d sh e l ay ,

T h e l ivi ng c h ee k to th e c h e e k o f cl a y .

T h e l ivi ng c h e ek ? No ! a ng u is h a nd p a i n ,

C a n ne v e r t ro u b l e h e r b o s o m a g a i n .

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,

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gist for th ey w er e w r i tt en wi th o u t th e sligh t est s elf c o nsci o us ness b eh in d t h em
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actu a lly w a s .

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v a r i e d exp er i enc es sh e r ests by th e H a r b o r o f th e Su n H e r h om e is o n a

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t a t es w r i t es and g r ee ts h er f r i ends I mm edi a t ely in f ro n t shutti ng o u t th e

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vi ew o f th e P acific O c ean is th e i rr egul a r but h o ld lin e o f P o i nt Lo m a T o

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i ts r igh t a tiny glimps e O f Missi o n B ay is h ad wh il e Lo m a P o r t al with i ts , ,

wealth o f ne w and el eg an t r esid enc es f o ll ow ed by Ro s ed al e La P l ay a F o r t , , ,

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qu ar ter s o f th e T he o s o p h ic a l S o cie ty and U n iv e r s al B ro th er h o o d th e t o we rs ,

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,

th e P o in t .

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wi th its p i nna cl ed h o t e l and g ro ups Of t rees b ey o nd which is a p o i nt in M exic o ,

o n th e l ow e r sid e o f th e T i a J u an a R iv e r I n th e f o re g r o u nd is th e sl o p e .

l ead i ng th e ey e d ow n to th e sh allow w a t er s o f this p a r t O f th e bay th e app ea r ,

anc e re m i nd in g M rs Th o rp e O f t h e m a rsh e s o f h e r Michig an h o me Th en

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c o m es th e wi d e sw e ep o f th e bay to r igh t and l e ft th e n arro w o utl e t to th e ,

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th rivi ng and p ro g ressiv e San Di ego b ey o n d wh ich is m or e o f th e bay he mm ed

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.

p ea r ly i rridesc enc e lie th e C o r o n ad o s Isl ands th e tw o p ri ncip a l o ne s l o o k i ng

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fo r al l th e w o rld li k e gi an t m o nume n ts O f Old Eu r o p ea n C r us a d e rs f o u n d i n

t h e d im a isl es o f qui e t c a th e d r a ls H e re th ey sugg es t Na tu r e s m o num en ts to
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t h e Old Sp a nish C o n q u ista d o r es— C o ro na d o h ims elf a nd J u a n de O na t e , p e r

h ap s , lying a few mil es ap art , wi th f ee t p o i nti ng a lm os t in th e s am e d i recti o n .

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l o ng a f t er mid nigh t wi th th e we a lth o f ligh ts o u r m o d e rn ci ti es f ee l to be a

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a tt r acti o n o f t h e n ight th a t t h r ills wi th i ts sugg e sti o ns T h e st a t ely f e rr y .

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, ,

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b a c k to th e h all h e sh o ul d fi nd noth i ng a mi ss fore s ter wa s r equi r ed of h i m

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t h er e th e ol d ma n t h o u g h t B u t to n i g h t wi th Fr om th e ne i gh b or i ng h a ml ets c a m e th e si m
'

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,

B e ssi e ne s tl e d a t his k ne e a n ew th ou gh t r e pl e for e s ter s ; a nd from th e tented vill ag e c ame

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p l a c e d th e o l d All th e d a ys h e h a d. liv e d c a m e th e b r on z e d s ol d i er s b y on e o r t w o 9 or l ar g er ,

b a c k to h i m to ni g h t ; th e y pass e d b efor e h i m gr o u ps to d o r ev er enc e to th e memory of th ei r

-
,

li k e a s pl end i d p ag ea nt Th er e wa s a tr ee over ol d fr i end of th e fore s t S o wi th life l ong

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h a ng i ng th e l ow g a b l e d r oo f on e o f i ts b ra nch e s fri end s ab ou t h er th ey took h er prec ious d ea d ,

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,

sway ed i n a g entl e w i nd a ga i ns t th e g othic w i n a nd l a i d h i m u n der th e s h ad ow of th e to wer b e

.

d o w th ro ugh wh ic h t h e moonli g h t fell i n a si de th e tru e ol d w

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w ond er fu l ra d i a nc e I t s tr etc h e d a c ross th e for e h i m . .

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r o o m t o th e ol d man s fe e t r es t i ng t h e r e B a sil w oul d n ot l eave h er u nti l th e l a s t d u ty
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b a s d one a nd me anwh il e was i n h i d i ng i n on e

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noi s e a g a i ns t th e wi nd ow star tl ed h i m fr om th i s o f th e n u mer ous f or e s t fas tne ss e s of wh i ch h e

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k W h e n ni gh t h ad c ome a g a i n h e
°

ne w th oug h t i nt o w h i c h h i s mi nd h a d fa ll e n; so w ell
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no w
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a nd h e tu r ned a nd l oo ed o ut th r o ug h th e d i a wa s s ta nd i ng th ere b e si d e h er i n th e s omb re

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gl i mm er of th e c ottage fire I w i ll remain that the o l d father nor B a s i l w ere no l onge r

.
“

here ” s he s aid ; “ th e R o u n dhead s ne v er are there The y wo u l d not c ome again - n e v e r

‘

.
,

rude to me ”
I n the fore s t s wal k s the y often again ne v er ! That wa s her l o ss ; s he k new i t
.
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met her doing h omage ro u gh ly ou t of their man a ll no w Father and B as i l c o ul d nut c o me

—
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,

hood s l o y a l ty to a p u re and s aint ly pre s en c e

’
aga i n s a y ing i t o v e r to her s e lf Bu t God s . .
’

A s or t o f c h i v a l ri c l o y a l t y that men imbibe l o v e and father s and B a s i l s l o v e w ere with

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.
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a s the y l ie i n baby hood u pon the b rea st s of § her y et S he K ne w that Her s o ul wa s s tro ng
"

. .

mother s S he clu ng to him now with l o v e 8 in that ; b u t th e p oor wea k heart s obbe d i t s e l f
. ,

her c e t en a c ity and be s o u ght h i m to in cu r dan to sl eep ; and the m an who had c ared for h er
,
e

y e i n o m o re b y ab s enting
,
him s e l f from the l l aid down u pon the r u g before the fi r e l o a ll
y y ,
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fore st u n ti l the ha ppier time had c ome when wat c hing o v er her l o y a lly pray i ng for go od ,

the y c o u ld mee t in pea c ef l n i s t u rbe l o v in g

u u d d K , M
ing C h ar l e s and a s ter B a si l “
Go d forefend
.
.

Her t ears fell fa s t u pon the hand s he he l d ; and the m bot h b y fore s t p ath and open fie l d ; i n c o u r t -

whi l e h er p l eading v oi c e made a m us i c i n hi s and c amp in l ife and de a th God find them with , ,

h eart s weet a s s o ng of bird s he ga v e her the the i r C hr i s t ly arm or 6 11 1 ”

A goodly pray er
’

, , ,

p romi s e to c ro ss the s tem o l d R o u ndhead s l ine s to wh i c h l et a ll tr u e h eart s e c ho A men ! ’

n o more For a l ong moment he he l d her cl o s e

. The y o u ng C a v al i er p u r s u ing hi s s addene d ,

to hi s great wide b rea s t s tro k ing tenderly her tho u ght had ne v er sl a c k ened pa c e u nti l th e
, , ,

sh i nin g hair and tear wet c hee k A tr us t y fore s t a nd i t s l engthene d s hado ws were ly in g
- .
,

fo r es t fr i e n d w a s brin ging h i s hor s e s u p to the gho s t l i k e b eh h fd h i m Bu t now s tri k ing the '

-
,

‘c ettz rg e 11 1 3 s tep s was heard ou t s ide

,
Muc h pai n hard ope n road, mor e c a u tion wa s ne c ess ary , ,

and s orro w h a d e x ha us ted th e girl s nat ura l th ou gh th e e ne my s l ine s had be en pa ss ed an d

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k
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s trength ; and when he pre ss ed h i s l i p s to he r the tr ead of th e far ou t ly in g p i c k et s Was no s -

bh e é she was u n c on sc io us that h e d id 8 0 A l onger di s ting u i s hab l e He rode c arefully l oo k

,
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l ow warning word fro m o u ts i de ga ve Iiii n i ng ith ead into the gl oo m of th e night w a tc hful
.

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noti c e th at h e mu st not l i nger l onger H e l ai d

f of an y h or s e man i n ad v an c e of him
‘
No one
'

1 . .

the gir l tenderly down u pon a r u de settl e by i n ad v an c e b u t behind th e re v erberation of ,

th e fire and l eapin g to th e s add l e c om me nd ed i ron s h od feet in the road A s ing l e hor s eman
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w

h er to the care of the man wh o s tood t h er e wi th too I t migh t b e a foem an b u t it wa s not y et

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hi s hor s e Th e fore s ter gi v ing h i m the br dl e ; time fo r fli g h t ; ti me e no u gh for t h a t wh en
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s aid “ R ide fa s t to night y o u r hand u p o n y o u r c h all en g ed; and the odd s a g ai n s t h i m He

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s word B ear no man c ompan y ; there i s mo u nt sl a ck ened h i s

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dre w th e re i n cl o s e r
s
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i ng in h a s te i n the c am p y onder a s if in p u r su it to the foot path ,

. .

TM ipdsnger 1 n the fore s t to night ; whi s per s W h o goe s there ? Thi s c hall enge from th e
- “ - ”

oi s pie s from th e ro y a l for c e s abroad Tak e r i der wh o had now c ome u p with h m i “ A ,
. .

heed that no man h ear y o u c ompan y f1 i end i f fr i endly p ro ve n rep l ied th e Caval i er
.
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; the y h a v e no l a y ing hi s h and q u ietly on the s word s hi lt

“ Fear not for m e g ood Luk e
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s u c h mettl e 1 n their s teed s a s thi s one b oa s ts “ A fair night fri end A fair night fri end .
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He and m y s word wi ll be s afeg u ard s en ou gh an s wered B a s i l

“ Wh a t of the c a u s e fri end ? ”
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a ga in s t an y s ing l e foeman B a s i l l eaned for ward th at he might s ee the fa c e

.
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,

He r ode s w i ftly awa y o v er th e y i e l d i ng award of th e newfo u nd friend and an s were d the l a st ,

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c a ll enge “ For G d and K ing C h arl es t e

fi h
’

and s oon be c ame u ndi s ting u i s hab le a m i d t h e h

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l ow hanging fo l iage
- . c a us e pro s per s “
W e wi ll rid e i n com p an y ; .
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A v ent u re s om e y o u th 1 s B a s i l s a i d Luk e and s o it p l ea s e y ou ; tw o s word s being bette r

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a s h e went wi thin the c ottage ; and s eeing the Ethan one “

A n i t p l ea s e y o u we wi ll w as "

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sl i ght form of th e bea u tiful gir l u pon the s ett l e B a s i l s rep ly The man wa s no foeman The ’
.
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a dded “
S,o w o u l d I ha v e been i n m y h o t da y qu e s tio n s he g a v e s ho w ed him t o be of the c a m p
of y o u th for m a id en fair a s thi s of the C a v a l ier s A fa c e l ittl e s een u nder the
”
.
.

Not th e b es t n u r s e for a de l i c ate g i r l b u t a s Rsl o u c hed bea v er he wore ; b u t tha t l itt l e s een ,

tr u e de l i c at tend er a one a s an y w oman h ad nothing pr epossessi rlg i n it to o u r y o u n g

, e, . ,

Th e fine s wee t i n s tin c t of l o y a l ty to woman

,
friend B a s i l ; a fa c e to sh u n when met b y the
h o od wa s i n hi s heart fi lli ng ea c h d ro p o war f
,
m road s id e o n a dar k ni g h t
,
whe n one s s wor d -
,
’

b l ood w ursi ng fh e re .
re s ted i n it s s heath a t home A sc o w li ng '

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He c hafed li er h and s and thr e w s ome water mean f a c e f ull o f su bti l it y and c u nning ; a face

—
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i n her fa c e wh en th e s oft bro wn e y e s Opened

,
f,
or fo ul deed s and b l a c k w or k A s
py t h e m an .

wi d e on h i m i n a ga ze of wonder and i n q ui ry a gain s t who m h e had been warned To be c ap

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Then h ey sl ow ly cl o s ed aga i n for s h e s aw t d i n h i s ompan y w as death w or s e tha n

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d eath i gnomin y Ho w was h e to s ha k e him Off ? tired hea l t h y men W hate v er dream c ame to
.
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.

The y were both en l i s ted 1 11 the s ame good c a us e 2 the m ga v e n o to k en Of to morrow s doom The ’

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o n e for l o v e a n d on e for hire H o w did he C a v a l ier w a k ing 1 n the c hi ll gra y Of th e 1 11 0 1 11

.
,

no w that ? Thi s fe ll o w be s ide him might h a v e m g sa w th e fa c e Of th e man he h ad l eft at th e ,

”
a s fi ne in s tin c t s of l oy al ty a s a ny that w ar med f c ottage l a s t night DO not te ll h er Old fr i end “

h i s o vn l1 ea r t a nd fi red it to heroi c deed s Thi s 2 he s aid b u t h e wa s too l ate —the m

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a n wa s gone
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v 1 l e l ow fa c e might be on ly a ma s k hiding a f
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; Th e su n ro s e that m orning o v er that l ittl e ,

righ t l oy a l s o ul Y e t again s t thi s man th e § worl d of E ngl and l oo k ing u pon no s adder s ight
.
, ,

w arning had been s po k en W hat m atter ? He ; I thin k than that Of the fair 3o u ng B e ss ie l i s ten
.
,
:

w o ul d ta k e the ri s k ; wa s n ot th e danger all m g t o th e s tor y Of B a s i l s c apt u re NO te ar s

§
°
’
.

l eft behi nd i n the c amp Of the R o u ndhead s ?

were i n her c y e s ; da 1 k l ine s c ame u nderneat h
B ut in the s o l emn h us h of th e night , he rai s ed fthem ; her m o u th gre w fi x ed and rigid ; h er
hi s hat and pra y ed for K ing C harl e s th e l ady ? hand s were b u ried with a ner 1 on s clu tc h 1 n th e ,

of hi s l o v e and hi s ow n s afety l ape ls of the fore si er 8 c oat S he clu ng to h i m ’

.
, .

R a s hly m adly 1 esol ved y o ung C a v al i er 1 The i de s pera te ly a s if he c o ul d he l p her a s i f s ome

, , ,
11

enem y wa s u pon them Fro m a bit of fore s t swa y h e c o ul d s a v e B a s i l He wa s to be th e }

. .

ly ing adja c ent to th e road s ide th e R o u ndhead s f; w i th the s p y at bigli noon C romwe ll w o ul d be
-
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s warmed down u pon them S tern wor k wa s i at the c amp to day may be at the trial He .
.
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there T went y s te i n O l d s o l dier s s et t ing to { had been an O l d fri end of her father s in that ’

k
.

wor k to c apt u re two men who de fi ant ly fa c ed § ear l i er be tter time S in c e then he had s at at ,
.

the m with s word s ou t and d eath 1 n their e y e s t the i r h ome ly b o ard—wa s friend ly s ti ll she
,
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I t l a s ted b u t a m oment There wa s a s harp ne w W h y thi s s tern O l d P u r i tan had c are ss

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cl a s h Of s tee l a re s o u nding b l o w from the i ng ly he l d her or! hi s k nee when s he was a

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s word Of B a s l u p on a Roundh ea d s s tee l c ui ra ss l ittl e c hi l d I f s h e p l ead for thi s B a s i l s life

1
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, .
’

whi c h s ent the trooper ree l ing from hi s se at w o ul d the gri m O l d s o l d i er remember her and , ,

and s hattered th e y o u ng C ava l ier 8 weapon 1 what had go ne before ? Le t us hope he wo ul d ’ '

That wa s the end of it B a s i l u nar m

.

ed wa s for th e day wh en memor i e s of a better q u i e te i

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1
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e a s i ly made pri s oner n ow The s p y wa s a l ready l ife c o ul d s wa y him were fa s t fading I n th a t

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c apt u red and bo u nd The y s ear c hed th m ou § afte r tin1 e when Na s eb y wa s to be fo u gh t and e -

th e gro u nd wh ere the y had fo u ght From the won ; when a k ing wa s to b e dethroned—
.
,

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d re ss Of th e s p y the y too k c on v in c i ng e v i den c e : pri s oned ; when a sc a ffo l d wa s to grow i n a

o f hi s g u i l t—p l an s and drawing s O f the i r § night i n the s tree t Oppo s ite to W hitehall and
wor k s —sp ec i fi c a ti ons Of their n u mber s —and f th e R o y a l C harl e s to l ie there with hi s fai r ne c k
k
,
'

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,

de sc ription s Of their arm s 5 u pon the b l o c k ; a man wi th a

. m as h l d i
,
o n g

W hat wi ll poor B e ss ie s a y when s he h ear s Of § the k i ngly head before the mul tit u de s ay i ng , ,

t is oor B e ss ie w ith the ead fa c e of th e Th i s i s the head O f a tra i tor ! i t wo ul d b e ”

P ! d
g
h ? “

fat her ly ing there on ly y e s terda y and hi s dead i too l ate for memori e s then Let u s be g l ad for , .
,

fa ce to morr o w ! H i s ! God he l p poor B e ss i e ! i B e ss i e s s a k e that the s e days had not y et c ome ’

, .

A nd God he l p them all ! A men i A t noon th e pri s oner s wa s l ed.i nto the c o u rt ,

The y c arried them to the foo t of the h ill he l d in the l ong roo m thro u gh wh i c h th ey p a ss e d ,

where qu i etly re s ted a few ham l et s and the to the i r pr i s on l a s t night A dar k room se t .
,

g ra y O l d c h u r c h with i t s i vy c o v ered tower ro u nd b y dar k ear nes t fa c e s The y were th ere

-
, , .

l ooming u p h u ndred s of feet i nto th e night for s erio us c a us e The pa i nful s till ne ss wa s . .

The pri s oner s were ta k en to a l o w gab l ed onl y bro k en b y the cl ang aga i n s t the oa k en '
-

b u i l ding on th e o u t s k i rt s of the h am l e t—a thi c k floor of a ga u nt O l d s o l dier s s word a s he s trode ,

’
,

s tone wall ed ho us e with hea v i ly m ull ioned wi n to hi s p l a c e at a dea l tab l e abo u t wh i c h s at a

-

k
, ,

dow s l oo king out i nto th e dar k s treet and fie l d s 3do zen wa1 r1 ors—gr1 m m en Of won i n l eathern
, . ,

A bo u t the door s tood a gro u p of gri m vi sag ed i jer i ns us ed to the d i n and s mo k e of battl e -
, ,

s o l dier s s i l ent and s tern l oo k ing k e en ly i nto gand l o v i ng i t s c arnage better in th e i r P u ritan
, , r ,

the fa c e Of the y o u ng C a v a l ier b u t s pea k ing no 3hearts than thi s q u iet way Of s endi ng men do wn
, ,

word The y p a ss ed thro u gh a l ong l ow room 3: to their death R e l entl e ss men where d u ty
.
, ,
.
,

wain sc otted ha l f way to the c ei l ing I n the i wa s to be done ; hardened b y l ong y ear s of c i v i l
-
.

rea r of that was the g u ard room l ow c e ll ed war and th ro u gh be l i e v i ng that God -
,
s ent -
, ,

red ti l ed and cl ean ly eno u gh

-
, There s p y and the s word in the i r hand s to th e end that the y
.
,

C a v a l ier l a i d down toge ther W he n to morro w migh t re s tore th e Ol i v e bran c h ; full Of a s trang e
.
- -

c ame where w o ul d the y b e ly i ng th en ? The y su per s tition and re l igio us enth us ia s m wh i c h

, ,

s l ept on the ti l ed flo o r the refre s hing sl eep of made the m h a d ju dge s and ir r esi s tib l e s ol d i ers .
 N , L O V E A N D L OY A L T Y . 1 89

C owding abo u t the oom were th e peop l e Of l ea v ing m e a pre c io us tr us t to hi s c are He

r 1
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the ham l et s a ll m eager sy mpath y with at l e as t swa s with m e thro u gh m y l ong days of su ffering
ne of the pri s oner s —
,

o B a s i l had p l ayed and and sorrow He wa s no s py Bu t a 1

. .
” “

grown up th man y of them B et wee n ha ll R oy li t ? Y s ! l o y a l t o hi s k ing and to ” “

11 1
g
and ham l et there was l ittl e differen c e in tho s e hi s manhood whi c h wo ul d not l et him be a
.

1
a s e

days The y l o v ed him e v ery one for hi s fran k 2 s py U pon m y s o ul bra v e ge ntl emen not a
.
, ,
.
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nd man ly ways ; f hi s hardy heal thful y o u th : s py ! ”

1
a o1 ,

a nd c ome l ines s ; f a ll th t h e had been to i B ra v ely s p o ken l ittl e maiden ! Ye t the s e

or a .

them in their s ome time wa nt and pain The y i are s tern d u ty l o v ing men y o u addre ss The y .
,
-
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s po k e l ow and e c itedly together “ He 8 g see h e oi c fai th and s imp l e tr u th s hining thro ugh
x .
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s py ! Ou B a s i l of the ha ll a s py ! and the Sy ou e y e s ; and they als o s ee a maiden battl ing

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r

s peake r s v oi c e ro s e high with indignation A for her l o v er s l ife The b lus h a l one to l d them
’
.
’
.

woma n timid ly to uc hed hi s arm and a s k ed if s o m uc h The pri s oner ha s l oo k ed u p b u t on c e ,

1 .

s h e mig h t s tand be s ide h i m d u ring t e tria l e s he s pe ak s He s ee s the fine c rim s on

h g w h il . .

S h e c o ul d s ee B a s i l from there and h e c o ul d m a ntl i ng the c he ek and wit h l ife g l idin from
n o t ee hers
i
I t was be s t he s ho ul d net B u t him he ta k e s farewe ll of it s s weete s t h Ope a nd
.
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he wo ul d k no w all the s ame s h e wa s there § faire s t drea m S h e ha s gone ba c k to her p l a c e . .

,
1

A fter awhi l e s he a s k ed the man if he wo ul d ho l d 9 and the man gi v e s her hi s arm to l ean u pon
her hand the whil e I m not s trong to da y nO
. t s o s trong a s whe n he ga v e her hi s hand
“ ’
-
,
”
s

s he adde d apo l ogeti c a lly He too k her h and Ea Wh i l e ago S he ne v er l oo k ed awa y no w fr om

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.
'

a nd he l d it n hi s s tro ng horn y fi nger s tender ly

i th e fa c e s of the c o u rt S he wi ll s ee their v erdi c t

k
i , , .

a wom n v i tten 1 n their iron v i s age s b efore the y ha v e

a s a .
E er

S i l en c e now terr ib l e in it s inten s ity reigned e po en i t The y c onfer together S i l en c e awful

, , . .
,

t h r ou g h o u t the room The pri s oner s were to and profo u nd reign s thro u gho u t the s ombre
.
,

be tried together and were arraigned and c a ll ed o l d room The grote squ e fa c e s in t h e wain
, .

u pon t o an s wer to the s pe c i fi c ation s of the : s ootin g s tare forward wai ti ng for the i r v erdi c t ,
, .

c h rge of being s pie s of one C harl e s again s t Men breathe fa s t and hea v i ly The y l ove th i s
a
,
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the honor and dign i ty o f the c ommonwe al th y o u ng man ; f om h i s b o y h ood u p h e ha s be en r

k
.
_

How s ay y o u R obert S herwood and B a s i l s o nob l e bra v e and u n s e l fi s h in hi s i n s tin c t s ;

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No w I m o ld I w i ll m i ss C u r f e w b e ll m u st
’

,
no t
—
r i ng to n i gh t
 C U R F E W MU S T Nor R I NG T o -
Ni c HT 47

W ild h er e y e s a nd p a l e h e r f e a t u r e s st e r n a nd w h i t e
,

h er t h o u gh t fu l b ro w ;
A nd w i t h i n h er h e a r t s d ee p c e nt r e B e ss i e m a d e a
’

so l e m n v o w .

S h e h ad l i st e ne d w h i l e t h e ju d g e s r e a d w i th o u t a t e ar
,

o r si gh ,

A t t h e r i ng i ng o f th e c u r f e w sil fi l nd e rw o o d mus t
”
di e .
48 R ose H A RT WIC K T H ORP E a nd th e S tory f
o

A nd h er b re a t h c am e fa st and f a st e r and h e r e y e s g re w
'

l a rg e a nd b r i gh t ;
O ne lo w m u rm u r f a i n t ly sp o k e n
,
C u r f e w m us t n o t
,

r i ng to n i g h t !
—
-

Sh e w i t h qu i c k st e p b o u nd e d f o rw ard S p r a ng w i t h i n
“

t h e o ld c hu r c h d o o r
-
,

Le f t t h e o ld m a n c o m i ng sl o w ly p a t h s h e d t ro d so
,

o ft b e f o r e
.
50 R ose H A R TWI C K T H OR P E a nd th e S tory of

A nd t h e s i gh t h as c h i ll e d h er b o so m , t pp e d
s o h er bre ath
a nd p a l e d h e r b ro w .

S h a ll l e t i t r i ng ? No \
ev er Her rey es fla s w i t h
-
sh e n ,
,
{
s u dd e n l i gh t ,

As sh e s p r i ng s , a nd gr a sp s i t r fe w s h a ll

”
no t r i n g to n i gh t !
-
 C U R F E W M U ST Nor R I NG T O- N I G H T 51

A nd t h e e t
s x o n at t h e b e ll r o p e o
-
l d a n d d e
,
a f h e a r d ,

no t t h e b e ll ,
’

S a d ly t h o u gh t t h a t t w i l i gh t c u r f e w rang y o u ng B a si l s
.

fu ne ra l k ne ll .

S t i ll t h e m a i d e n cl i ng i ng fi r m ly qu i v e r i ng l i p a nd f a i r
, ,

f ac e w h i t e ,

S t i l l e d h e r f r i gh t e ne d h e ar t s w i l d b e a t i ng :
’
Curfew
”
Sh a ll n o t r i ng to ni g h t !
-

I t was t h e b e ll c e a se d sw a y i ng ; a nd th e m a i d e n
’
o er ,

st e pp e d o nc e mor e
"

F i rm ly o n t h e d amp o ld l a dd e r wh e r e fo r hu n d r e d , ,

y e a rs b e f o re ,

H u m a n f oo t h a d no t b ee n p l a nt e d . Th e b ra v e d ee d t h a t
sh e h a d d o ne

S h o u l d b e t o l d l o ng a g e s a f t e r .
52 Rose H A R T WI C K T H OR P E a nd t h e S to ry f
o

Li gh t th e
h ead s
As

sk y
of
th e ra

w i th

white,
ys of s e tt i ng
go l d e n b e a uty
su n

, a ge d i es
s r ,
w i th

T e ll th e ch i l d re n wh y th e c u r f ew d i d no t r i n g th at o ne

sa d ni gh t .
 C U R F E W M U ST
”
NOT R I NG
. T Oi N I G H T 53

O er
’
th e d i st a nt h i ll s c o m e s C r o m w e ll . B e ssi e s ee s h i m ;
a nd h erb ro w 7 ,

La t e ly w,
h i t e w
‘

i t h s i c k e n i ng h o rr o r ,
h as no a nx iou s
t rac e s no w .

A t h i s f ee t sh e t e ll s h er s ort y s h ow s h er h an d s a ll
,

b r u i se d a nd t o rn

A nd h er ee
sw t y o u n g f a c e s t i l l , h a gg a r d w i th th e
.

‘
a n gu i sh i t h a d w o rn ,

To u c h e d h i s h e a r t w i t h s u dd e n p i t y l
’

i t h i s,e y e s w ith
m i st y l i g h t .

“
Go ! y u
o r l o v e r l i v e s c r i e
, d C r o m w e ll C.
u r f e w
”
sh a ll no t r i ng to n i gh t !
-
54 Rose H A R TWIC K T H OR P E a nd th e S tory .
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o

W i d e t h e y flu ng t h e m a ss i v e p o r t a l s l e d t h e p r i so ne r
,

f o rt h to d i e,

k
A ll h i s b r i gh t y o u ng l i f e b e f o r e h i m Ne a t h
’
. th e
d ar k e n i ng E ngl i sh s y ,
 C U R F E W M U ST NOT R t NG T I
O- N G H T 55

B e ss i e c am e ,
w i th fly i ng f o o t st e p s ,
eye s a gl o w w ith

l o v e l i gh t sw ee t ;
K nee l i ng on t h e t u r f b e si d e h i m ,
lai d h is p ar d o n at

h is f ee t .

I n h is b ra v e ,
t
s ro n g ar m s h e cl a sp e d h er , k i ss e d t h e
f a c e u pt u r ne d a nd wh i t e ,

W h i sp e r e d v e d m e C u r f e w w i ll
“
,
D a r l i ng y o u h av e sa ,

”
no t r i n g to ni gh t
-
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