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Excerpt from Three Nights in Perthshire: With a Description of the Festival of a "Scotch Hairst Kirn" Comprising Legendary Ballads Etc., In a Letter From Percy Yorke Jr. To J. Twiss Esq.
From childhood he dabbled in literature, and wrote essays, and sketches in prose and poetry which saw the light in various periodicals of the time. His literary ambition was exalted, his efforts after its realisation untiring, and in his maturer years he produced some works of considerable imaginative power and ability. Amongst these were The Sextuple Alliance, a poetical effusion, and many contributions to The Western Luminary, The Emmet, and other serial publications. He was sole Editor of The Ant, a weekly periodical treating of the literary and general topics of the day. It extended to two volumes, the first being composed of original articles entirely from his own pen, the second comprising selections made by him from the works of other authors.
In The Chameleon he collected together his various literary productions for permanent preservation, and in the preface to the limited edition, published in three volumes in 1833, he states that these contain all that I care my friends should remember was mine.
In addition to his literary powers he was possessed of great fluency and considerable talent as a public speaker and debater, which he displayed on every possible occasion, public or private. He was a prominent member of The Literary and Commercial Society, a debating institution of some renown in Glasgow sixty years ago, in the ranks of which were then to be found many young men who afterwards became leaders in the literary, political, and commercial coteries of the city. Atkinson was a keen politician, and took an ardent part in the political discussions and agitations of his day. In the general election following on the passing of the Reform Bill in 1832, he became a candidate for the representation of the Stirling Burghs in opposition to Lord Dalmeny, father of the present Earl of Rosebery. In this contest, from which he eventually retired, Atkinson displayed great activity and deter mination, and the consequent heavy strain on his energies under mined the strength of his constitution and developed in him the seeds of consumption, which before long terminated his career. In order to regain strength and to recuperate his energies he was recommended to try a sea voyage.
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