. Out from the Darkness: An Autobiography Unfolding the Life Story and Singular Vicissitudes of a Scandinavian Bartimǽus. ever heat; besideswhich, the deep interest evinced by his fathershowed him that the occasion was one to be remem-bered. At the close of the oration, for the impas-sioned eloquence to which he had listened was morethan a speech, the old gentleman, although he worethe rough attire of a miner, was ushered to thefront and introduced to the popular member, and asthe father and son went home together that nightthe old man said in the vernacular in which theyusually conversed when
. Out from the Darkness: An Autobiography Unfolding the Life Story and Singular Vicissitudes of a Scandinavian Bartimǽus. ever heat; besideswhich, the deep interest evinced by his fathershowed him that the occasion was one to be remem-bered. At the close of the oration, for the impas-sioned eloquence to which he had listened was morethan a speech, the old gentleman, although he worethe rough attire of a miner, was ushered to thefront and introduced to the popular member, and asthe father and son went home together that nightthe old man said in the vernacular in which theyusually conversed when alone, I am more pleasedto have shaken hands with that man than if I hadconversed with the king. Since that time manyopportunities have been afforded me to become ac-quainted with the sterling qualities of the man towhom Mr. Boyer referred, and I have found his in-sight as to character fully justified by my experi-ences. In the abandon of friendly intercourse I told somefew incidents of my life, as they have been narratedhere, and to my surprise was encouraged to pro-ceed time after time, until the retentive memory. OUT FROM THE DARKNESS. 467 of my friend was fully charged with what he waspleased to call a lifetime of peaceful mastered the main facts of my career, in themanner indicated, Mr. Jones advised me to offerthe volume to the reading public, as a contributionto literature, which could not fall still-born from thepress; and notwithstanding all my doubts I wasprevailed upon to become an author. Visiting Chicago from time to time, I foundone of the playfellows of my childhood, C. , holding the dignified position of jus-tice of the peace in that city, and respected by allclasses for the manly integrity with which he dis-charged the duties of his office. He has since risento the important position of sheriff of Cook county,and it is not difficult to believe that his manlyqualities and his professional acumen, added to aneloquence that never fails,
Size: 1374px × 1818px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookidoutfromdarkn, bookyear1890
