Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-06-14
THE DAIRYMAN's DAUGHTER.

The following is from the correspondent of
the Boston Transcript, in the Isle of Wight:
Ispoke of the grave OF the Dairymsn's
Daughter. You cannot be ignorant Of that
parsonage, for no publication can he named
which has circulated 50 extensively us ina,
which immortalizes her. Numerous editions
of 20 900 where issued at once, and when the
! author give il 10 the Tract Society, il was
translated directly into French end Italian.
Soon after, in 1911, member, at a meeting
where Mr.. Richmond was present, moved
the translation into German, Swedish and
Danish. Another moved 10 amend by in
Guiding all the languages of Europe. The
Russian version was tho werk Of the Prin>
cess Sophia, who correspondent with the au
thor; and the Emperor Alexander, TO whom
ne had forwarded copy, sent him ring in
return. One of Richmond's -biographers
speaks OF copy being seen in the hui of
North American Indian. The was many
years ago. presume il is now circulated
by our Society over all parts Of the globe.
probably in millions of pages a year; for the
issue OF the British Society long since, in
England alone, was more Than two millions
OF copies No literary production, in fact,
mas ever enjoyed such prodigious popuari.
~, produced so immense an effect; and this
can only be ascribed-when we compare it
80 O'bSi VI iHG SefDe CfdsS-tO The
feeling and genius OF Richmond. This ex.
lraordinary man was settled at Bradinc a
lew milss hence. have often visited the
beautiful old stone parsonage, on The hill, bu.
RED IN trees, which he describes. In a
neIghboring church yard lies his Cotlnger."
with the Dairy mans Daughters at Arre.on,
ere buried also her parents, and all her fam
lily. She herself died in lsOI.-Her birth
place was half mile over the fields
from where write. in cottage which Wis.,
tied on Christmas Day, now KEEP, by the az
ed widow Of her las, brother. Half mile
l SAID, and yet the poor woman has never
been so lar as the Squire's', she says, but
'once, and never expects TO get so far a
gain! She still keeps the looking glass, the
| hymn book, and the rich chair of her famous
| relative; and her old Bible also, with her
name. "EIizabeth WalIbridge, % written in
Thy herself. This she has been offered large
sums for, but will not give IT up "till she
lacks bit Of bread" There was another
chair which The American Tract Society
succeeded in getting.
This saw exhibited three years at their
great meeting in New York, and shall ne.
YER forget the sensation il caused in that vast
assembly are constantly coming
hero now 30 visit the cottage A book is
kept there in which / saw the names of one
OF my classmates, and of three Boston min
listers within as many years, and Of travel.
lers from oil parts Of the world, with host
of Americans besides. So much for the pow
er vi genius in doing justice 10 the simplest
and humblest trutb, and so much for the pow>
er OF truth ilself, Touching the universal heart
| OF human nature The name Of Leigh Rich
mond circulales like a household word in
dozens OF Languages where Milton and
Shakespeare themselves we're never heard Of
and the fame Of The Dairyman's Daughter
will be cherished by millions and millions oi
readers, only increasing as ages roll on, when
| England herself shall be known no more.