The Life of Henry A. Wise of Virginia

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Excerpt from The Life of Henry A. Wise of Virginia: 1806-1876He received an excellent education. When he was a small boy he was placed in the Pampatike School, at the home of Colonel Thos. H. Carter, one of the few establish ments which retained the character of the olden times, and he fell under the in¿uence of a lovely woman, Mrs. Carter, who has stamped upon every boy attending the school, the impress of her singular refinement and high character. He afterward attended the University of Virginia, where he graduated in law, and then devoted several years to travel in Europe and in all parts of the United States, lovingly ministering to the wants Of an invalid mother. After her death he made a brief essay in business in New York, but soon abandoned it for a residence in the beloved State of his birth, and devoted himself to the practice of the profession of law, for which he was best fitted. Although he was still a very young man he secured reasonable employment, and grew steadily and strongly in the esteem of his fellow-citizens. His practice and private means enabled him to consummate a happy mar riage about five years before his death, and for the first time life seemed Opening up to him cheerfully, with suc cess and happiness in sight.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.