![]() ![]() Over the next several years, Porter - as he was still known - took a number of different jobs, from pharmacy to drafting, journalism, and banking. He had an active social life in Austin and was a fine musician, skilled with the guitar and mandolin. ![]() While there, he took up residence on a sheep ranch, learned shepherding, cooking, babysitting, and bits of Spanish and German from the many migrant farmhands. Henry moved to Texas in March of 1882 hoping to get rid of a persistent cough that he had developed. ![]() ![]() The customers reacted warmly to his drawings and he was admired for his artistry and drawing skills. His first creative expressions came while working in the pharmacy where he would sketch the townspeople that frequented the store. He started working in his uncle's drugstore in 1879 and became a licensed pharmacist by the age of 19. Henry's early career aspirations were unfocused and he wandered across different activities and professions before he finally found his calling as a short story writer. Henry's rich canon of work reflected his wide-range of experiences and is distinctive for its witticism, clever wordplay, and unexpected twist endings. Henry (1862 - 1910) was an American short story author whose real name was William Sydney Porter. ![]()
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