' Grows in the middle of every street,
~ Whither have vanished wife and child
.. is the fact that both died of the same, or
"substantially the same disease, having pre-
. would be more startling, it is true, were it
too far from the present purpose, which is
.ofeiutellect and culture, had latterly given
The two "“13205.
Over the river on the hill,
liieth a village white and still,
And all around the forest trees
Shiver and whisper in the breeze,
Over it sailing shadows go
0t soaring hawk, and screaming crow,
And mountain grasses low and sweet,
Over the. river, under the hill,
Another village Iieth still.
There I see in a cloudy night
Twinkling stars of household light,
Fires that gleam from the smithy’s door,
Mists that curl on the river shore,
And hit-that road no grasses grow,
For the-wheels that hasten to and fro.
In that‘village on the hill,
Never a sound of smithy or mill;
The llottses'«;are thatched with
flow , ,
Never a clock to tell the hours.
I‘l‘he marble doors are always shot.
You cannot enter hall or but,
Allure villagers lie asleep,
Never again to sow or reap, .
'cher in dreams In moan or sign,
Silent and idle :1! .1 low they lie.
gl'.‘t$8' and
In that village under the hill,
When the night is starry aud'still,
Many a weary soul in prayer,
Looks to that other village there,
And weeping and sighing longs to go,
Up to that home from this below ;
Longsto sleep by the forest wild,
And heareth, praying, this answer fall.
“Patience, that villtgeshall hold ye all."
: .. .
SENATOR FERBY’S DEATH.
From the Journal and Courier.
'I‘W'O NATIONAL LOSSES.
it is rare indeed that 'a nation is called
upon to endure such a double affliction as
the one which this country is mourning
over to-day. Henry Wilson. Vice-President
of the United States,and Orris S. Ferry,
senior Senator from Connecticut,received
the final summons almost simultaneously,
and departed this life within a few hours ‘of
each other,———the latter dying at Norwalk
Sunday afternoon, and the former atWashe
ington, in the National Capitol, early Mon-
day morning. What adds to the limiting
nature of this coincidence in point of time,
vibusly suffered about alike for about equal
periods of time. This latter coincidence
not’becoming a common thing for our pub-
lic men to suffer from and die of nervous
affections. Why this is the case is a ques-
tion the discussion of which would lead us
to give a brief resume of the careers, and a
passing estimate of the characters, of the
distinguished statesmen now gone to their
rest.
We use the word “statesmen,” and in the
cases before us it is not misapplied. No one,
we presume, will question the statesmanlike
qualities of Mr. Ferry's mind; and Mr. Wil-
son, although his was not the highest, type
evidence of possessing a wider range of po-
litical thought and insight than had before
been credited to him; and had his health
held out it is quite probable that he would.
have eventually risen as high in practical
statesmauship as he already had in practical
pelitics. * * ‘f * . :.
. Mr. Ferry’s whole career in public «life
was exceedingly honorable and admii‘able.
Distinguished for many sterling qualites,
perhaps his most conspicuous characteristic
was his independence. He was thorough;
independent, both in thought and action.
No man who has ever moved in political
circles was less a. partisan than he. Although
he owned and claimed allegiance to the Re-,
publican party, it was the principles, not
the mere name or organization, of that party
to which he adhered; and whenever the
party acted or proposed to act contrary to
is ideas of right and justice, he always 'op-
posed such action by word and deed. This
characteristic was constantly cropping out
in the Senator‘s speeches and votes. He was
a man of high and noble principle, and had
the courage of his convictions ; and to this,
more'than’to any other one thing, was due
the deep respect which was universally felt
for im. Further than this, Mr. Ferry was
a man of genuine and unusual culture, of
brilliant and well-trained intellectual pnw- ~
ers, and of very remarkable ability as an
orator and debater. Since 1870, in which
year he began to suffer from" the acute dis-
ease of the spine which has now resulted
fatally, Mr, Perry had been unable to take
the leading position in Congress for which
his talents and experience fitted him , but he
always remained a power in the Senate,
even when obliged to be absent from Wash-
ington, and his opinions always carried
great weight. His speeches on various top-
ics will long be remembered throughout the
country as among the ablest ever delivered,
'in the National Capitol; and he leave: he-
hind him an enviable reputation for high
character, integrity, devotion to right prin-
ciple, intellectual ability, statesmanship and
patriotism.
-,b"rom the Hartford Daily Com-ant.
Although it has been known for several
years that Senator Ferry was a chronic suf-
ferer from spinal disease, the news of his
death, which occurred on Sunday at his
hbine;-in;‘-;_Nortvalk, will be a surprise and
'shoek'togthe'people of Connecticut. . _
it 9.5 _-it- -x- a; '
During his term of office he was prostrat-
edwith the disease, from—which he has since
beena c‘onstant;su,tfc'rc_r:,:and which render-
ed it impossiblojfor. ,, 4:110. take the active
part which he 'WQfiJdihave‘ preferred and for
w-hich he was __so_ well qualified. It was
chiefly in couieque'nce of thebelief that‘his
disease wasineu'rable and that if elected for
a second term'hecouldonly‘do partial ser-
vice, thatthe republicans or'vthe state "legisg'
laturc, in the springi:o£,1872, nominated Jo.
mph R.;Ha‘vv1ey' as his successor. The dem-
-flqtgl§,1tinael‘ the lead 'of ex—GovernorEng-
lish‘, united whine lew_.disafi‘ected republi-
cans and reselecte er.,Fe'rry for the term
expirin in‘1879.
of the
his was at the beginning
inc-innattrfmovement, and the suc-
. 6. Billion was regarded by the demo-
pm L .., ~ _ ' all organs as an indication'of
the strength 9, "their cause,‘ Senator Ferry,
however, remained republican and ‘tebk oc-
casionina privatevirletterto speak of the
Greeley movement as‘fmid-summer mad-
ness.” He was able totake his seat during
a brief portion of-the‘Fdrtyg'I‘hird Congress,
_ andserved‘npon th committee of patents,
of which hewas e airman,.and also upon
the Committees upon‘ private 'landr'claimS.
- and pensions, “He took sides with “18.131101?
conservative ,l'lcpubllcan, opposing the force
bills, and favoring a speedy return to specie
payments. ‘ r“
-‘ sedatgt-Fcrry’s character was that of a
-. rcrminded statesman. He has for years,
while health permitted, been an active
erker in the church, especially as a bible:
class instructor. His influence was for good,
' both in private and public life, and his death
will be sincerely mourned.
The duty of appointing a senator to fill
the vacancy occasioned by Senator Ferry’s
, death "devolves upon Govern,Or-,._Ing’c;rsoll,
'whose appointee will hold theiofilce. nti_l
_ the meeting ofthe legislature ingll" '
" This‘willvgive the democrats ‘ ho ,_ , ,
during the first session of Stile", forty-fourth
congress, which will prdbahlyftermi‘nate-beg
Nate the meeting of the’ legislature. '
"-if they are able-to have the state as honora-
tbly represented as-ithas been by the two
deadsenators, Buckingham and Ferry.
é, Mr. Fert y was one ol the few men in‘llhe
,Senate whose views commanded the respect:
ful attention of both sides of thechh‘mbet‘}
Fosessed ofkeeu perceptive and-‘analytical
,.cwers,'avell‘balanco(l’udicial mind and a
singularly concise and lucid style in suite-
ti'tenttorargnment, he was one or the ablcst
debaters on the floor,and these Qualities,
joined to nnimp‘eachable integrity, made
him n-worthy peer of his late illustrious
colleague, upon whom last? Winter be: pro-
ntnced one of the most eloquent eulogies
fir uttered in the senatephamber.
'il f '. j_ " ~Boston‘illdvertésev'.
. , , .. ., ,.
' _ FIG??? ”‘0 Springfield Republicqn.
His feeble health has preventeq‘h’im‘frbm
taking that prominent part in the debatesof
'heSenate which be otherwise could not
have/failed to do; but few voices have been
isl‘eued to with more respect or carried
tore weight. An impressive speaker a
no lawyer,-thoroughly grounded in ’the
v of our political institutions, he w...
heAliandicapped by the malady to which
lies} .. now succumbed. Even in his feeble-
éWE: has. made himticlf heard in?eloquent
8 against more than one of the} mis-
strum.“ perilous tendencres of the admin-
[sf hagwhichhe helped continue in pow-
.le his influence in these last years
.eflsteadlly conservative and patriot-
D‘cu‘cut’s loss is the'country’s loss
'34th Congress, and his speeches (not in
113d become so feeble that he was taken
-ly but to the Nation at large.
country. In some qualities, and theserare
“Wong”... . ..
Charles Sumner. They frequently consult:
. . They‘
ill do béltcr'thau'hve have ,rigbt t'orrgx'pecti
l
It‘romfhr Ilnrlford Tint“. i
Senator Orris S. Ferry.
Another Senator of the United States is
dead—and now p is Connecticut which is
the state most directly concerned. Senator
Ferry, it has long been known, was sufler-
ing from a state ot‘chromc ill-health, result-
ing frOm a partial paralytic shock like that
which has carried off the Vice-President.
It is a notable circumstance that both deaths
should occur so near together. Senator
Ferry died on Sunday, Nov. 215i, at his ill me
in Norwalk—only about twelve hours before
the sudden death of the Vice-President in
the Capitol. _
Mr. Ferry was a forcible, pointed, and ra-
tlzcrbrilliant tlebator. He was one if tie .
ables! ol'all but the few leading men in the i
number) attracted attention. lie was re-
nomiuatcd by his party in 1861, but was de-
feated by the lion. Geo. C. Woodrnti‘, of
Litchficld, the democratic candidate. That
year. the civil war having broken out, Mr.
Ferry, decided to enter into the military acre
vice, and in July ’61 Gov. Buckingham gave
him a commission as Colonel of the Fifth
Connecticut. lie was with his regiment at
and around Harper's Ferry, for about eight
months, when he received the commission
of brigar‘tiel-gem-ral, a station w hich be hon-
orably held till the close ofthe war. He had
fewu‘ opportunities than some others to (lie-
tingnish himself“ in the field, but proved him-
self to be a faithful and true officer.
His election to the Senate took place in
1806, when he was chosen to succeed the
lion. Lafayette S. Foster. and took his seat
on the 4th of March 1867. He became at
conspicuous advocate ot the so—called recon-
struction measures of Congress, and was re-
cognized for his power and eloquence. Iu-
deed Mr. Feny bade fair to attain eminent
distinction in the national Senate, when he
was suddenly prostrated (‘68) by the attack
froth which he always afterwards suffered
to some extent.
In the spring of ‘72, his term being soon
to expire, there was to be an election of Sen-
ator. It was known that ex-Governor Haw-
lcy was a candidate for the place; and his
friends worked so actively for it that the re-
publican legislatlve caucus nominated that
gentleman, leaving Senator Ferry to him—
self. It wasa republican legislature. 'l‘be
democratic members,joining a few of Sena-
tor‘Ferry’s political friends, who agreed to
stand by him regardless of caucus, voted for
and elected Mr. Ferry to be his own suc-
cessor,—«thus defeating Gen. Hawley in spite
of his being the regularly nominated candia
date of his party. It proved to be a serious
blow to the republican party in Connecti-
cut, l‘or it engendered jealousies and hatreds
which burn almost as hotly to-(lay as they
did in ’78
Senator Ferry had made no pledges, and
was free to act in the Senate as he chose.
He chose to remain a republican, but he op-
posed, to his credit be it said such miscie-
vious measures as the miscalled “ civil
rights bill,” the “force bill,” and other vio-
lent and destructive measures of his party.
His health did not permit so active 0. parti-
cipation in the debates and the active
work of the Senate as he would have
been glad to share. He put himself under
the care of leading physicians, and was at
Brooklyn. N. Y., for treatment, for some
time, till Saturday of last week, when be
home, only to die the next day.
Governor Ingersoll will now appoint a
democratic successor to Senator Ferry; and
very likely the appointment will be made
soon. »
From the New Haven Daily Palladium.
Though Orris S. Ferry was a man of very
ardent temperament, a sincere hater of slav-
ery and devoted lover of the Union, there
was always a vein of‘ wise conservatism in
his nature. A great constitutional lawyer,
he had an unbounded reverence for law, and
as a Senator he tested all questions by the
constitution. This brought him—we can
hardly say in conflict, for he made no ene-
mies—via opposition to some of the legisla-
tion favored by his republican colleague.
He was an early advocate of amnesty, and
had urged it long befcre .’Mr. Greeley
identified himself with a policy of reconcili-
ation. He opposed, and with a consummate
ability that: the Massachusetts Senator gen-
erously recognizer], some of Mr. Sumner’s
most radical measures. One of the ablest
speeches ever made in the Senate was the
brief argument in which Mr. Ferry Opposed
Mr. Sumncr’s civil right’s bill. .
'The disease which prevented Senator
Ferry from taking a more prominent part
in the debates of the Senate was a misfor-
tune not only to the State he loved so proud-
‘Hc was al-
ways recognized as one of the three or four
leadingminds in the Senate and it is notclaim-
ing too much to say that had his health been
spared he must have been recognized every-
where as amongthe foremost men in ”the
ones, he had no superior. Fortttnateiis'the
State, that has enjoyed the services or; shell
0. son, doubly fortunate might-she venture
to hope that she could find a‘ successor as
worthy! ' " 3',
like"! the New Haven Ilegislér,
Death of Senator Ferry.
Hon. 0. S. FERRY, whOffor the past eight
years, has filled with dignity and ability the
position of~_a United States senator from
Connecticut, died at. his residence, in Nora
walk on Sunday last, at the age of 53. Mr.
Ferry was born in BetheltFairfield county),
in 1823, graduated at Yale,‘and took up the
study of the legal profession, in which he
achieved great success. He was frequently
a member of the legislature, and held vari-
ous local offices at the popular will. He
was a member of the thirty-sixth congress,
was elected a U. S. senator, as a republican,
in‘1867,31ud again in 1872, as a. liberal. re-
publican, receiving the votes of democratic
members, as against General Hawley, the
regular caucus nominee. His term would
have expired in 1879. Mr. F. was an able
debator, a' man of 1"“ c and determined
action, and reflected ' orial credit on his
naliye stale. ‘ . .
_. J—J' I .
Elton} th.- “idgeporl Standard. ‘
All citizens of Comr‘, v. [cut and indeed of
the wholeUnion, have~ Cause of mourning
to-day at the decease of Senator Onms SAN
roItD FERRY, one of the ablest, if not the
ablest of the United States Senators. The
cause of his death was similar to that of
cd together about the symptoms of their
disease, rind although an. Fer’ry‘nev'er ex-
pecteéto fully recover, yet he was making
preparations to resume his seat in the Sen-
ate attheapproaching session. * * * ~ *
When-thourebellion broke ont,he entered
the volunteer service as colonel of the Fifth
'COnnecti'cut regiment, was soon promoted
to be a Brigadier General, ,aifd continued in
the service till the rebellimfi‘ended. Return-
ing home he resumed th va.practiee of law
till 1866, when he washing ed nited States
Senator by the Repubfi us in place of La
Fayette 8. Foster, wh, ‘,had served two
terms as Senator, and-’took his seat March
4th,“1867. Ills competitOis for the office
were hlr.'Fogter and Gov. Buckingham, He
soon became? conspicuous in the Senate
ehamber,nof as a frequent,.but as a very
able speaker, who'- broughtdo debate a
thorough mastery ofhissubject, presenting
his arguments.iu_~Ԥnoh aclear, forcible, orig-
.inal, independgntmud; exhaustive manner,
=7“ generally madehisposition impreguable.
1311 the expiration of his first term he was
re-elected, his 'rival being Gov. I-Iawley,
who secured the caucus nomination, but
““5 defeated by a union of Democrats with
.ufewtliewblwrtns who deemed .it due to
5MB Terry that he should be honored with
another term, not Only in accordance with
the custom in such cases, but 5,150 as an ac-
knowledgment of the great ability he had
already shown in his Senatorial career.
Since his re-clccllou Mr. Ferry has been a
great sufferer from disease, but his occasion-
al speeches in the Senate chamber have
shown undiminisbcd intellectual viaor. His
'deceaseis a loss. in the whole coufiry and
especially lO‘QUUllL‘COICDI,‘SIDQC there lg no
man in the Democratic party, from which
' his life. Previously he had been remarkable
relief.
'Pl‘ESldefllinl election of 1872. His term of
From the Hartford Post.
The announcement of the death of Sena-
tor Fcrry takes us by surprise, although it
has been known for several years that he
was a sufferer from a spinal disease that
would eventually earry him off. it if *
At the close of the war he resumed the
practice of law and in 1806 was elected a
member of the Senate of the United States
to succeed the‘Hon. L. F. S. Foster. He
took his seat in the spring of 1867 and par-
ticipated in the legislation for the recon-
struction of the Southern States, making a
number of speeches which placed him in
the front rank of the debaters of that body.
It was during this term that he was attack-
ed by the disease which finally terminated
for physical vigor, but from that time on he
was frequently prostrated by illness, and
nothing but his determined will kept him
up. In 1872 he was re-electcd Senator for
the term beginning in 1873 and ending in
1879, so that he had still a little over three
years to serve. His rc-clectiou was marked
by a bitter contest, in which, however, he
took no personal part. A majority of the
Republican members saw fit. to nominate
Gen. J. 1:. Hawlcy for his successor, but a
portion of the Republicans refused to stand
by the action of the caucus, and, uniting
with the Democrats under the lead of ex-
Govcrnor English. secured General Ferry’s
election. The result was claimed as a Lib-
eral Republican victory, but the Republi-
cans who sustained General Ferry were
wrth scarcely an exception, staunch Grant
men and remained true to the party in the
canvass that followed, but the affair produc-
ed unhappy results in Connecticut politics,
the end of which we have not yet reached.
Senator Ferry had for some time acted with
the more. conservative wing of the party, in
opposing the Southern policy advocated by
Senator Sumner and others, but he refused
to go' over to the Greeley movement, and
wrote a remarkable letter in which be pro-
nounced the Cincinnati movement “mid-
summer madness,” a phrase that adhered to
it throughout the canvass. He also made
one or two able speeches during the canvass
that were were widely published.
During the present term, though prevent-
ed by his malady from the amount of labor-
his ambition dictated, he has made a num-
ber of very able speeches. He took strong
ground against inflation, and his spetch on
that subject was a model of terse and forci-
ble expression. He has long served as
chairman of the Committee on Eatents, and
on one or two other committees. lie was
an eminently conscientious man, and gained
the respect of all his associates by the frank
and fearless manner in which he expressed
his convictions. Connecticut has had few
abler men in Congress than Orris S. Ferry,
never one more anxious to serve his country
to the best of his ability. Hi5 loss will .be
mourned not only by his relatives and
friends, but: by the people at large.
The Providence Journal, edited by Sena-
tor Anthony. closes an editorial as follows;
“Mr. Ferry had long been in failing
health, and suli'crcd intensely from spinal
disease, which, at times,completely prostra-
ted him, but which afforded him seasons of
No bodily infirmity shook his in-
domitable resolution, or clouded the bright-
ness of his intellect. 'l‘he'ecountry loses a
valuable public servant. Connecticut, rich
as she is, in the fame of her living and her
dead, has had few abler representatativcs
and none more faithful. He was a man of
strong religious convictions,a sincere Christ-
ian, a brave soldier, a firm friend of freedom
and of right, an honest man.”
On Sunday last, Senator O. S. Ferry died
at his residence in Norwalk at the of fifty-
two years. This gentleman was so Well
and so favorably known in this State and
Congressional District that but the briefest
reference to his history is needed here. He
was twice defeated and once elected to
Congress, in this District. He’ served with
credit in the war. In 1866 he was sent to
the United States Senate, to which he was
re-electcd in 1872. He was a man of great
power, inflexible will, and unquestioned
integrity. Though much in politics,he was
nopolitician, and owed his two defeats in
this district: to his fearless and uncomprom-
ising adherence to what were then consid-
ered extreme Republican views. Of late
years, however, his health has been so
precarious as to destroy much of his use-
fulness in a body where statesmen like him
were greatly needed. The event proved,
what was feared at the time, that his re-
election in 1872 was a mistake. An occa-
sional speech showed all his old and great
ability, but there was no power of sustained
work left in him. Like Mr. Sumner, hows
ever,he stood at his post in the Senate
when others would have succumbed to
physical misery, and Connecticut will not
easily replace the ability, the independence,
and unswerviug fidelity to principle which
marked the entire political career of Orris
S. Ferry.——-T.t'tohfield Enquirer.
From the Norwich Bulletin.
Utterly without low ambition, modest,
true as steel, and highly gifted, the servant
rather of the nation than of his state, he
has afforded in his life a pattern which oth-
ers may safely follow, and has exerted an
influence upon public affairs and men’s cone
victions that will be felt long aftcrhis name
ceases to be spoken.
Fro/t; the N. )7. Cqmlncvtcial zlduerlivcp.
Orris S. Ferry, United States Senator for
Connecticut, and one of those who voted
“guilty” at the impeachment trial of Presi-
dent Johnson, died Sunday at his residence
in Norwalk. He had been ill for some time,
and his death was notunexpected. * " 9“
During the latter part of the reconstruction
period he opposed vigorously President
Johnson. In 1872 Senator Ferry was re-
elected by coalition of Republicans and,
Democrats, defeating Mr. Hawley, the can-
didate of the regular Republicans. Subse-
qucutl y Mr. Ferry disappointed his support-
ers by supporting the'Administration and
oppgsing the Liberal candidates at the
service would have expired March 3,1879.
From the New York Times.
His speeches in the Senate were marked
by great clearness and logical force, and by
that happy precision of language which is
often the iruit ofliheral study and thortough
mastery of a' subject, They were, therefore.
always interesting and instructive and fre-
quently very effective, even upon the some-
what uupromising audience furnished by the
Senate. Connecticut has contributed many
able men to the federal government, but
none who have given the state more reasons
for pride than Mr. Ferry.
The death of Mr. Ferry, of Connecticut,
made a profound impression on Mr. Wilson,
and well it might. The loss is great t'glh‘e;
Senate, for he was a true man and .0 read
statesman. He had very few superiors; in“
the Senate intellectually, and none morally; >
Perfectly honest, and a simplemeafted
Christian, he seemed a good deal ouIrOt' .1
place in Congress, where tricky politicians j
are always largely in the majority. ‘The
RepubliCan politicians of the Senate will be
relieved by his absence, forghis0bstjinate in-
tegrity was always in the w,ay2,of._pai§tisau-
ship and party schemes which Would not
bear the test of a thoroughlnspectipfi." s.
was a true republican, but declined to hike
his politics from partv leadeirs,_,and he kept
his own consciencerg‘lfazt.” . .
From th'c N. H. Palladium. ,
THE LAST Bonus on SENATOR Funnv.'-.--
Senator Ferry has long been an invalid, suf-i,
fering from a chronic disease; “,w»ich~_;lel‘t
indeed no room to hope for his. ultim‘n‘ffl
eovcry, but which many of the ",able§§phy-‘
sicians thought need not necessarily’jde‘priye'= ;
him of many years of itseftiln‘e'Se.“'-’l‘he
disease never reached his hrain,‘nnqruu. me. .
lie was as clear" and strong icing, -
very last. . _ _
tellect as in his best days of physical Vigor.
For some weeks past he had been in Brook-
his successor must-come, who has a tythe of
his intellectual endowments.
r15," Mr. Ferry married a daughter of Gov.
Bissell, whetsttrvives him. Some years since
he became a member of the Congregational
church, nudgin; his church and in his reli-
gious life be manifested that earnestness and
sincerity that- was one of-rhia ' prominent
charapleristictt. ‘ Ila gays his" lifé‘lto his
country and made his name honorable as a
statesman and a Christian, -
From the ll’utetibury American.
Mr. Ferry was a man ,ofjlzurning words,
and he had clearly defined opinions, which
he could express tersely"aud“convincingly.
He was fearless in adhering to what he be~‘
lieved right, and was of that conscientious
class of Be nblicans to whom the late Vice
- augment .ilsou belonged. Both sometimes
{=11 Under the displeasuresof‘ partisans, but
never or honest men. Like, the Vice Presi-
dent, Mr. i‘err was not ashamed to ac-
knowledge his Christian faith, which he ex-
emplified m 2: blameless life, thatched o be-
.nign influence in public and private. He
3131 with his might what his hand found to
n+1;
lyn under medical treatment, the principal
object sought being to wean him from the
use of morphine, which had been adminis-
tered to him bypodermically for the purpose
ofrelieviug intense pain On Wednesday
last the phySician foundit. nccssary to resume
”13 “Sf: 0? morphine; - On Saturday, though
sulfenng un‘tlcr’gréat physical prostration,
he Lcturneu to his home at Norwalk. He
made the journey comfortably, lying on a
out to ft opened our provided for him. His
condition wasknown to be critical,but was
not considered to be itnminently dangerous.
Al an early hour-on Saturday mornings.
change in his condition occurred,and from
that time it was known that he was dying.
His last hours seemed painless, and though
those around him thought lie-was uncon-
scious, 9' few moments. U081“? his "death he
recognigsed the faitltftil»~v‘vife Who had so
long nursed him with untirlng devotion.
Ha breathed his last at a quarter past two
on Sunrday’ afternoon. ' ‘ ~
The members of the Faitlield County Bar
held amecting last Tuesday, and after ap-
cbairmau, passed the following Resolu-
tions :—
Resolved, That. the Bat-of Fairficld County
having learned with deep regret of the de-
cease of Senator 0. S. Ferry, will attend hi-
fuueral in a body, and that; the Court of Com-
mon Pleas, now in session, be requested to
adjourn, as a mark of respect to his memory.
Resolved, That the Court: of Common Pleas
be requested to order these resolutions to be
entered upon its records, and to direct its
Clerk to send a copy of tho same to the widow
of the deceased. ‘ ..
Resolved, That Hon. Amos. S. Treat, the
chairman of this But: meeting, be requested to
announce the dcccaso of Senator Ferry to the
Court of Common Pleas and present these re-
solutions.
At the srssion oftbeUuited States District
Court, held at New Haven, last Wednesday,
the following resolutions were adopted :—
\VlltaltEAS, it is known to this court, that
Henry Wilson, late Vice President of the
United States, died at Washington on the 22d
day of this month. and, that Orris S, Ferry,
late senator of the United States, and an emi-
nent member of the bar of the state,‘flied at
his home in Norwalk on the 20th of this
month; and,
IVHEREAS, the eminent position which the
late vice-president had reached, unaided by
early advantages of fortune, his unswerving
devotion to principles which he considered
sacred, his unblemished reputation, and most
tional affairs, render a recognition by this
court; of the great loss which the country has
Sustained by his death suitable and proper;
and, ,
WHEREAS, The professional eminence of the.
late Senator Ferry in his native state, his ser-
vices in public life, his unsullietl character
and the brilliancy of his talents make a recog-
nition of his death no less fitting.
It is therefore ordered that this minute be
enteredupon the record as an expression of
the respect entertained by this court for the
memory of the illustrious statesmen and hon-
orable men in. whose death the country and
the cause ofjustice suffer a common bereave-
ment.
Judge Shipman reiterated the sentiments
which were expressed in the resolutions and
words of the district attorney in. brief re-
marks, and ordered the resolutions to be
plach upon the record.
m
THE POST OFFICE.
“We kept the office at the Fair. You
know what that is. People come and ask
for lett‘crs, and of course we direct any en-
velope that happens to turn up, and hand
it out, and they pay postage. We had all
sorts of things at the ‘fair—tish-ponds and
grab-bags. It was mean to put so many
tracts in those, I do say; and. as I told you
we kept the post-office, and I don’t know
how it came into my head to write two
lettersjust; alike: “Meet me at the oak tree
if you have not forgotten the. past,” and put
them into pink envelopes; but we wrote trash
of all kinds, of course.
- “The oak tree was just outside the room
where we held the fair, the big room of the
academy; and there was a nice beach there;
.so it struck me to write the notes.
' “Give one to a lady and one to a gentle-
man," said I. And Ann Lunn, who deliv-
ered the letters, laughed merrily.
“Whoever gets them will be sure to go to
the tree,” she said; and almost as she spoke
up came Dr. Steelwagon, the old bachelor
in Bluehill, and putting his head in at. the
wintlow,.shid, slowly:
“Young‘ladies—arc there any letters for
me ‘9”
“Yes, sir: one for Dr. Steelwagon'," cried
Ann, tossing me a pink envelope, and I
addressed it. He paid a liberal postage—he
was sure to do that—and away he went.
“Watch him for half an hour, and you
will see him go to the old oak," said Ann.
And sure enough, inless time than that, we
Saw him make his way out of the hall and
sit down under the tree in the moolight. ,
“Men never lose their vanity," said Ann.
“Do women? Let us discover,” said I.
And I saw old Miss Barnet coming toward
the office, and I directed the other pink en-
velope to her.
“In ’a moment up she came smiling—a
pretty old lady in black silk, with the
nicest litte ruffles of real lace at her neck.
“ Have you letters for me, my dear fl"
she said.
' “One, Miss Brunet-s,”- said Ann.
’ “She handed out the pink envelope num-
ber two, as she spoke.
“If I were a young lady, I should think
this was a love letter i” she said as she walk-
ed away.
“Will she go to the oak ?” I asked.
“We shall soon see,” said Ann.
“And though she did not go so soon, it
was not long before we saw her gliding out
of the hall and walking very slowly indeed
toward the benchhvherc Dr. Steelwagou sat.
“He arose as she came near; he bowed.
She courtesied. They sat down together.
“After awhile they arose and walked
away arm in arm.
“Didn’t I tell you ?’.’. said Ann.
“Of course when they met they had a
chat,” said I. “They are two old-neighbors.”
“But Ann would joke, and say all sorts of
things of course.
“Well, we were busy with the fair, and
forgot all about that little incident soon,aud
when the fair was otter there was still a
good deal to do, untill one day we all went
up to theminister’s house to count up what
we had made, and talk things over, when,
as we were counting the gains of the post
office, the minister’s wife suddenly cried out :
“Oh, girls we are to have a wedding here
to-night. And the post office brought .it'
about. Miss Barnct is tomarry Dr. Steel-
wagon, and because of two letters that they
got at your office.” '
“You see, long ago, when she was a pretty
young girl, and he a handsome young man,
the two were engaged, and loved each other
dearly. But they quarrelled somehow, as
lovers do, now and then, and separated.
From that day to this they have never
spoken to each" other, But neither of them,
as you know, has ever married, and lately
Miss Barnet told me she had begun to think
that the doctor must have-loved her more
than she thought, else he would have had a
wife. Men can always marry if they please,
you know.” ,
“And then she knew very well there had
never been any one to her like lhe doctor.
“She thought as she walked about the
fair, how happy the old couples looked arm
in arm, and perhaps he thought so too. In-
deed he has told her so since. And when
she. walked up to the office she was thinking
how handsome he was yet; and when she
opened lrer‘letter and read :
“Meet me at the oak tree If you have not
forgotten the past.” ,
It gave her‘ quite a nervous feeling, and
after awhile she wallged‘slmvl'y along to the
doc andi‘loo’ked out. The moon shone
brig tly over the lawn, and there, under
the oak tree, in the middle said the doctor?
himself. Had be written her letter Zfihei
,walked on toward the tree, not menn’mgi’to"
seem to see him unless he spoke; he did
spgak. He arose and bowed. '- ' '
ttliiistallarnet,“ he said, “I hope I see you
well ?" ‘ ‘
{And she said: . ..
“Thank you, quite well, Dr.,S_teelwagou.”
And that was the; first; word they had
spoken since thirty years ago.
She had said to him:
“It: is perfectly'certaiu that we haVe made
a great mistake. in thinking we liked. each
other, Dr. Steeiwa oud’ “ ‘ ' '
And‘lie had aid. “
“I never contradict a lady, Miss Bat-net.
Then she was twenty and he twenty-liver:
H
shook hands with him under the oak, she~
feltherself tremble. , ..~
.“We are both alone,” said, he. ‘ Let us
eep‘each other company.” Thenhe bowed
her to the seat from which he had arisen
and sat downbeside her. '- ” " '
After thal the urn guéstion he asked was :_
. {Have ‘y’hu hiaén to the post ofi‘lce ?"
Sh‘e said,“Yes.’Z
“So have I,” said he. “Will you read my
note 1*” _ ~
He placed it in her hand. It was a du-
plicate of the one she had received.
She showed him hers.
“Those foolish children have been play-
ing as a trick,” said she; ‘fwell', we can
laugh at it.” " " 1: ,, ' ' "
5‘1 dorm iecl muchlike laughing," said be.
“You see have riot forgotten the past.
Have you if" i ‘
‘ Women don‘t. forget veryeasily,” said she.
“Miss: Barnet,” said be, "we have been
two very foolish‘ people." I think a word on
either side might have mended it years ago.
I will say mijord now. I love you yet;
will you forgigve me and “only wife ‘8"
“P 001316 would laugh so," 3min she.
“We Winézfltugh too," stud be. “Come,
Rosa, sa , _
Wilenylly iled her Rosa, it suddenly
struck her it as since she.A 1:1“
been called b , .. __ .. Egaverar‘a‘“i‘,‘;‘,, an;
. 'tthtvwi'nvo u
began to cry - 1e shadows;
and they walkm be married this even'
and they are to 1 office and 01 ‘ 3'13?
and the Fair po. y ll‘Joke (11‘1"!
git-s. as married and nob d
And they w W'silli'es‘and - "O y
laughed buta lei ~ ‘- - I WUO "FEM,“
propriate remarks by Hon. Amos 8. Treat,
them? 1 . . -,
honorable, laborious and useful service in 113- .
ALK
NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, I‘UE spay,
Mr. Prime, in a letter to 1:1! NemYork;
r.
They were old people now,but when she ,2?
Observer, has but justly hit atria Se: 01‘ fills."
erable Pecksnifl's with which mavens;
abounds, and who attach themselves w:- -,
every reform-movement, with gltcen eycto'
escaping work and sponging afli'vihgfi‘v“
Religions Bumme’tl. Z ' i
In the days of my childhood? thelioase
of my father, who Was" a co ,"try‘p ist‘or,
came a minister. having no home, family or
work. An Englishman by bi 'h,’ admitted
to the ministry in that countrymud, finding
no parish that; desired his servi es there, he
emigrated too‘ur benighted build, in full as-
surance that his farthing candle-Would be a .
burning and shining light on these: shores.
He had some sort of introduction to my 01- .
ther,wbo took him in, and gay}: him that
hospitality which is often a seriohs'ta‘x upon,
the purse and the pantry of are l minister.
One little incident of that visx tion sur-‘
vivcs: The stranger was reading; theIScrip-
lures in family worship, aud,lor the first
time, we children heard the cockhey useand
abuse of the aspirate; for he read in Isaiah,
“the box knoweth is howner and the bass is
master’s crib,” which was never forgotten
in that house, you may believe. iWe sought
an explanation of {the meaning of such
English, and received it with the parental
injunction never to make fun of? the pecul-
iarities of other people. I haye always
obeyed that direction. 2 .
'l‘he wandering star passed out of our
vision, for a season, but returneda ain'at
irregular intervals for litany ycars; I chev-
er became a fixed star; Forty‘ycarsaller his.
lirst appearance in'our ‘rural parish; I was,
attending an'c‘ccles‘iastical mee‘tidguin an-
other part of the country,1and'thefféa§_e;of a.
homeless minister, washroughtf upowfiegyas
said to be in actual‘ncediofdaily‘ bieid’and
shelter. Acontribution was made {or his
relief. I found that he was the some Eng-‘
lish minister whOse aspirates had amused
me when a boy, and whose young limbs
“had brought him to our door ”7 ow I
was e'alled upon to pity the sorrows'of the
“poor old man,” for he had Iwandere’d up
and down the country all these many and,
weary years, seeking rest and finding none,
and now in extreme age and man infirm-
ities, unable to travel on, he must-1 e - down - ;
and die. He had literally begged of minis?
tcrs his way through life. Itwas his, habit
to go from place to place with this one ques
tion, “Is there a vacant pulpit in this‘re‘glon
where I can be employed ?" He knew very
Well there was none that craved ‘his aid.
Rejected a hundred times, he had longsince
learned there was no work in .the ministry
forfhim to do. But when he foundhimself in
thesnng chimney corner of'a rural pastor’-
quiet home, the stout and lazy wanderer
showed no signs
copied the sentiment of the apostle who
was in every state content. So long as the
patience of the paStor’s wife held-out, the
unwelcome guest held on. What means
were used to dislodge him are not unrecord, ‘
but it is quite likely that a council 701‘ 7W3!“
in the night time led the good woman of the
house to say
ledger for the most part leaves. , , .
Then he moved on to the house of some
other “brother in the ministry.” The same
scene is repeated here.~—In how many. pas;
toral residences it is gone over, it- isampos-
sible to say. Often relief is fonnfl'onlygby
paying a heavy tax for it. ' W hen I W315.“
pastor in the country, one of these periph-
tetics came to my door on a Fridayn-ight,
introduced himself and gave :me testimoni~
ads of his regular standin 'in the church.
He “put up” with me and had ‘to putup
with him. He hindered me in my propel-sh.
tion for Sunday, but that was not the worst
of it, for he begged of me to let him preaehl'. . I
I would have preferred to have enjoyed that
pleasure myself. He did. - He lingered
through Monday. Tuesday went, but he
staid. I then said to him:
“Which way do you propose to travel?”
He turned a. look of great sadness upon"
me and answered:
“I have no place to go to, and no money
to go with, if I had.” .
There was then but one of two things for
me to do; I must keep him for life, or pro-
vide him with the means of travel. Much
as I was troubled with the abundant lack of
means, the prospect of enjoying his society
indefinitely was more painful than mypov-
erty, and, taking from my scant store the
largest bill I had,
and said: - .- . ,
“Take this, and it will pay your way to
where there is a vacant church; when you
find work and are able, send me this money
back, or give it. to some brother who is as j ‘
badly off as you are now.” .
He went away sorrowful, and, as he never
returned the money or reported progress, I
presume he has subsided. _
But the rural clergy have no experiences
of these wandering brethren worthy to be,
compared with the sufferings of pastors in‘
cities. I was recently spending a few do I-
with a friend in one of our'cities, and he a
chance to see what inroads were made upon
his time, by these calls‘and.visitations.; He
could scarcely eat his breakfast orfdinner in
peace. Every day some one or'mote would
come in upon him with or without letters
of introduction, plainly intimating by their
manner that they had come to stay, and
seizing the least trace of invitation to make
themselves at home. Such an intrusion of
ten dcranges the plans of the household,
interferes with pastoral work and study,
Weakens the force and usefulness of their
next Sunday’s sermons, and aggravates the
female department beyond all reason. It is
impossible to convey to any one outside of
a minister’s family a full sense of the seri-
ousness of this evil.
Take a lawyer’sfatnily for example. Sup-
pose that some day, as‘they are about to sit
down- to dinner, a. stranger should come in
and say “I am a lawyer, just now out of
practice, and, learning of your success, I
come to ask you if you can put me in the
way of- getting business.” How long would
that stranger have to_ vait before he got an
invitation to “put p" at his brother’s
house? But, if both were ministers, the
stranger would expect to be entertained in-
definitely.
And is there any greater impropriety in
thus intruding upon a lawyer or a 'physi-
clan or a farmer, than there is in billeting
upon‘the hospitality of a minister ‘2 ,I trow
not, ‘5‘?“ ~ «Aug
There are men in this city, an ,
perpetuated from year to year',who live bygo‘i
ing from door. to door,and asking tobeoidedj
as ministers of the gospel; son'ietitnes,they;z
claim to be engaged in a specific field of 13-"
bor, but under the auspices of' no particular
Church or Society; working on their own
book; with sublime faith that their daily
wants will be supplied, , Many of them are
impostora, having no character or standing
any where. , None of “dying: worthy of any-
body’s aid. The 1" fl '. e labor, often
the Only, ignite , 3311520 levy this tax
oh'vthe‘easy- "c , , , 31116 saints. They
ave lists .or ah ‘ "
the benevolent p’e
opleoféthe city, and they
gd‘tkom' house t'ohotis‘e‘, year after year,and
pick up,insmall sumaian amount of moneyfar
greater-than theannnal salaries of our faith-
ful city'missionaries,whoiwork like good
soldiernron scant--pay}fa'_hd; rations. Around
our religious meetings some of these men
are always ho‘vering,,willing to put in their
car whenever they can get a. chance ; taking
up the time that other and halter men'should
employ; bringitgg the meeting into disre
pntc; and yet, v getting their own names
before the public now and then, they make
a little prestige on which they push their
begging business ; which is their only busi-
‘ 77.833.
In war, a man who follows the army,
having no relation to it either as soldier,
servant or sutler. a mere hanger-on, to pick
up something, to steal, or beg, to get his
living by book or crook, is‘palle‘d a bummer.
The etymology of the word has not been
been 'trace by the Philo ical Society. But
its meaning is not hard 0 be understood.
And the church is infested with religious
bummers. They are men who get a living
just as tramps (get theirs, fastening them-
selves upon the kindness of those who work,
They are the meanest of all thieves, and
their profession of religion, even their pos-
session of atitle to the ministry, does not
mitigate their: meanne‘ss, not‘ deliver .them.
from 'the divine sentence of starvation it
they do not Work. ‘ humans.
#fl
Abrisk revival is in progress at Port
Jervis, on the Erie railroad. A Mrs. Low-
rie, formerly an' actress, is making an im-
mense sensation and has been the means of
five hundred conversions, including some
prominent and avowed atheists. People
are flocking from all quarters to beer her,
and in such numbers are the. train ‘hands
attracted that, tne Eiriecompa'ny has had to
hire‘h‘ew men in order to conduct its busi-
néss. The regular employes prefer listening
l“ ‘m-r to working for the company.
The Farrel :lé‘UtIITfi‘ry and Machine com-
- pany. ot‘Ansonia, are building for the Cen-
tennialalarge cotton-press and engine, to
havea growing 3N" of over 1.200.000
pounds: "l‘hg co‘AQ‘D‘fi‘f have recently hired
four new pattern makers, and the patterns
for this huge machine are already well
' along.
‘ ,
of moving, but literally _
that the ledger must leave'Or _ ' '
she would, and. when it comes to that, the .,
I handed him five (tellers, '
.. ,~\..-n.‘,._.
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Teacher of the
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AND
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Where Jennie by the pasture rails
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THE OLD YEAR’S BLESSINGS.
BY ADELAIDE recon-3n.
I am fading from you,but one drawcth near,
Called the guardian angel of the coming year
If my gifts and graces coldly you forget,
Let the New lear’s angel bless and crown.
them yet.
For we work together; he and I are one;
Let hun end and perfect all I have begun.
Ibrought good desires, thonglr as yet but
seeds; ‘
Let the New Year make them blossom into
deeds. . '
I brought joy to brighten many happy days;
Let the New Year’s angel turn it into praise.
Ifl gave you sickness, ifI brought you care.
Let him make one patiencc,.an(l the other
prayer.
Where I brought you sorrow, through his
care at length .
It may rise triumphant into future strength.
If I brought you plenty—all wealth’s boun-
teous charms. '
Shall of the new angel turn them into aims?
Igave health and leisure, skill to dream
and plan, -‘-
Let him make them nobler work for God
and man. - .
lf'I broke yonrfidols, show you theywere
dust ‘
Let him iuru the knowledge into heavenly
trust. '
IfI brought temptation, let sin die away
Into boundless pity for all hearts that stray.
If your list of errors dark and long appears,
Let this new-born monarch melt them into
tears.
May youhold this angel dearer than the
last
So I bléss his future, while he crowns my
past. -
_
Two Good Loon Stories.
“Do cools catch fish ?” asked Bonwig.
“No,” said Joe; “loons ketch fish, but
coots don’t. A loan has got short wings
that help him swim under water,—or fly
under water, for that’s what it is. He’ll go
faster’n some fishes. But he can’t walk;
and he can’t rise on the wing ver well.
He has to flop along the water, against the
wind,a little while, ’fore he can rise. He
can’t rise goin’ with the wind, any more’n a
kite can ; and sometimes, when he . lights in
a small pond, he’s pestered to git out at all.
I ketched one 'in Bemis’s pond last Spring.
He wasjust as well and spry as any loan ye
ever see, but there wasn’t room for him to
git a good start, and no wind to help him ;
and he couldn’t run on the land. nor fly up
from the land; and there wasn’t any good
chance to dive. A loon’ll go down in deep
water, and like as not ye wont see anything
more of him till by-’m-by he comes up a
quarter of a mile off. or mabby ye wont
see him agin,—for he can swim with just a
little speck of his body out of water, so
that it takes a pretty good eye to git sight
of him. But this icon in Bemis’s pond
couldn’t. come none 0' them tricks, and I
jest stoned him till he couldn‘t dive, then I
in arter him, and kctched him. He was a
fat teller, I tell ye l” ,
“That’s a good loon story," observed Mr.
Bonwig.
“1 can tell abetter one than that,” said
Joe. "My father went a—fishin’ 011‘ the end
of that island once, and as the fish wouldn’t
bite, and the sea was calm, hejust put his
lines out and laid down in the bottom of
the dory, and spread a tarpanlin over him,
and thought he’d go to sleep. That’s a
nice way to sleep,——have your boat at
anchor, and it’ll rock ye like a cradle, only
ye must be careful a storm don’t come up
all of a sudden and rock ye over. Yevcan
wind yerliuc around yer 'WI‘lSl, so’s’t if a
cod does come and give it a yank, you‘ll
wake up. That’s the way my father did.
And he'd had a nice long nap. when all at
onccl—yank! snthin’ had holt. Off went
the tarpaulin, and up he jnmped,and he
thought he had got a whopper, by the way
it run off with his line. But before he’d
begun to pull, the line. slackened, asif noth-
in’ was on it; and the next minute up come
a loon close alongside the boat, and looked
at him,and my father looked at the loon.
and thought he noticed suthn’ queer hangin'
out of his bill. Then the loon dove, and
then my father felt a Whopper on his line
ag’in,and he began to pull, and, by sixty !
if he didn’t pull that loon and bring him
into the boat! He had dove I don’t know
how many fathom for the bait, and got
hooked jest like a fish.”
“That is a good story ! said Mr. Bonwig,
who had a sportsman’s relish for such
things. “What makes folks say crazy
(13 a 100;; .7”
“1 d’n’ know,” Joe replied, “without it’s
’cause they holler so. Didn’t ye never hear
a loon holler? You‘d think ’twas a crazy
fellcr, if ye did u‘t know. 1 s’pose Zoolratt'cs
are named after ’em.”
“Not exactly,” said Mr. Bonwig. “Luna-
tics are named afterLuna ; that’s the Latin
name for the'moon, which affects people‘s
brains, sometimes."
“I would n’t give much for such brains 3"
said Joe contemptuously. “Moon never
hurti ‘mine none!" Hence he argued
that his own were of a superior qualitv.
‘,You must have been to school to learn’ so
much Latin l” he said, regarding Mr. Hon-
wig with fresh admiration.
Augustus nodded with dignity.
“What’s the Latin for tion] .9” Joe asked.
thinking he could begin at once to acouire
that useful language. I
Augustus was obliged to own that he did
n’t know. Thercnpon Joe’s admiration
changed to contempt.
“What’s the use of Latin," said be, “if ye
can‘ttell the Latin for dory?" And Mr.
Bonwig was sorry he had not said dorebus,
and so have still retained a hold upon Joe’s
respect. -
“Why do tolks say silly coat?” he asked,
to change the subject.
“Wal,a coot is a silly bird—jest like
some folks,” said Joe. “Sometimes you
may shoot one out of aflock, and the rest
will fly right up to you, or jest stay right
around. till you’ve killed ’cm all." -Atlgu.‘-
lustlloughl he would like to eat in with
such a tlocit. “There’s some now i" said
.100. “'l‘lu-y’rc goiu’ to the island. The
sea runs so, we can’t shoot verv well from
A! L‘. If. LOFIL'll'OOIfh'.
now is the. time to begin usiugthis
G12. £13.12? lREhiEJS’.
H. M. 8:. O. S. PRUWITT
the boat, and I guess we'd better lild.”
Landing was easy under the lee, of the
island, and the boat was hauled up on the
beach. Then Joe set out to guide his friend
to the best point for getting a shot.
sell it.
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Gazette lob Priulil g (mice
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Daft} in now says that all men were once
plants. 'l‘hme are still a great many small
point." r:.
Au affair that passed off swiautuinalv~
The marriage of Mr. God to 3' i=5- Fis‘b'. "
Sterling, Conn, the other I” ’
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