Fishin Long Old Ellum Creek, and Other Poems (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Fishin Long Old Ellum Creek, and Other Poems Nelson Joshua Scurlock was born near Glenwood, Schuyler Co., Mo., February 14, 1859.His early life was spent upon his fathers farm, where, surrounded by quiet scenes, he gained the deep knowledge of books and formed the intimate acquaintance with Nature so indispensable to poetry. In the public school he was always a leader in his classes and many stories are told of how he was able to learn his lessons with such rapidity and ease as to be ready to help others long before the recitation. His mind was also exceedingly retentive, so that not only the common branches were thoroughly mastered, but Ancient History, Mythology, Philosophy and the Sciences were compelled to yield their treasures to the "Rustic Genius." His first literary attempts appeared in the ´paper´ at the neighborhood lyceum or ´literary.´ It was enough to show the young eagle his wings. He soon took the place of country correspondent for the County papers. It was but a short step to the work of regular contributor, first under the nom-de-plume of Paul T. Godfrey and later the less euphonious Peleg Scaggs. His work soon fell under the eye of Mr. T. E. Sublette of the Kirksville Graphic who employed him as paragrapher and poet for many years. Pleasing mirth, and healthy humor blend with sadness and melancholy in his writings, both prose and poetic. His style is characterized by smooth flowing and ornate diction, well chosen words, apt figures of speech, and always a graceful climax or conclusion. His last poem, "Haw Creek Philosophy" was published but a few weeks before his unfortunate death. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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