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Title: The life and professional career of Emma Abbott
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Martin, Sadie E., Mrs
Subjects: Abbott, Emma, 1850-1891
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn. : L. Kimball printing company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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exercises of the spelling school at Hen-niker, and Seths geographical pun was given much prominence. In 1829 Gen. Andrew Jacksou visited Concord, and young Abbottwith six associates, who were admirers of the heros reputation, de-cided to visit the state capital on that occasion, even though com-pelled to walk the entire distance of sixteen miles. They startedlong before daylight, and on arriving there met Col. Woods of theirown town. This gentleman took young Abbott to the sanctum ofthe Patriot, which was presided over by Governor Isaac Hill, and in-troduced him as the wag of the Henniker spelling school. The boywas welcomed by Mr. Hill and presented with a pocketful of six-penny, shilling, and twenty-cent, silver coins. Gov. Hill also ordered dinner for young Abbott and himself at theleading hotel of the town, where they sat at table with Judge Dar-ling and other notables. Gen. Jackson did not make his appearanceon the streets until a late hour, and arrived just in time to divert at-
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George Abbott and Famil Appendix. (85 tention from the Abbott yomh. whose fame had spread among theboys of the town, and they fairly mobbed him with their attentions. In 1833 young Abbott attended singing school in Lowell, and tookas on the violin. He also was sel at work as an apprentice in amachine shopwith his brothers, John, and Francis. Both of the lat-ter became firstrclass machinists, bui Seth had music in his soul, andmusic on the brain, and no love for the shop. The next year he learnedto play the French horn and Canopean. Having a desire to see theworld, he bethought himself of a life at sea. Be had saved some-thing more than a hundred dollars, and was induced bj the captainof a fishing vessel to invest one hundred in a share of the same. Itwas an oft year for fishing, and after cruising about for some monthswith indifferent success, young Abbott applied for his discharge,which was given him. The experience proved a dear one as he re-covered but five of the hundred dollars h

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