While a student and teacher at the West I was still writing, and
much that I wrote was published. A poem printed in "Sartain's
Magazine," sent there at the suggestion of the editor of the
"Lowell Offering" was the first for which I received
remuneration--five dollars. Several poems written for the
manuscript school journal at Monticello Seminary are in the
"Household" collection
of my verses, among them those entitled "Eureka," "Hand in Hand
with Angels," and " Psyche at School." These, and various others
written soon after, were printed in the "National Era," in return
for which a copy of the paper was sent me. Nothing further was
asked or expected.
The little song "Hannah Binding Shoes"--written immediately after
my return from the West,--was a study from life--though not from
any one life--in my native town. It was brought into notice in a
peculiar way,--by my being accused of stealing it, by the editor
of the magazine to which I had sent it with a request for the
usual remuneration, if accepted.
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