Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-07-17
A MEMORY OF THOMAS HOOD
BY MRS. y G HALL.


The pnst winter has bren one of dismal
hrnvln' IS to us, for it has been so 10 many
dear fIlrnds a cold bleak season 90 ac h
month surprising lis predecessor IN the
number OF rs bereavcm, MIS- until we have
asked each other, lis the cup of sorrow yet
unhllrdf' All through Fhrnnry and
March the doll boom Of the death bell min.
gled with the snow.wrenlh nnd rose above
the storm, Will" The frosl.hound earth ech
oed the clack oftnr nn,tock and the spade
We do not sp' ak of tn. supple hearts, near
and dear, whom death found rs fit, ST for
immortality -ripest for the slckr-but OF
others known TO the world about us, who
have been taken "homc' in the flower of
their days; and more especially OF one Just
gone, whose genlr sp,rit passed away while
nature was rtcGultlng resnming her leaves
and flowers, mud wearing once again n
happy look Of righteousness AMI peace.
Frsi, from over the sea- came news Of
the d'alh Of one who, # longer spared,
would have achieved muc h higher npu-
laton than she had yet worn-(nr her mind
was evidently gaining strength, and her
views Of life and knowledge Of literature
were expanding One of our cotcmpora-
ries has sad 'ha, Mary Annie, Browne was
'spo'Ird at'first BY over.pralss; over pra,s.
ed the pirlpoe, might have been, but none
who have read what she has written US Mrs
James Grav.could have dcom,d her spoil.
cd"-for oil her later works cvince care
md thought and much genuine refinement;
and her last small volume OF poems.
'Sketchc. from the q'm'--snpriy evi.
d"nce fhigh her hopes and hol,er Inspirations
thnn belong To the "spoiled children Of the
Muse Her shot life, though eveniiul " as
chequerd and Of uneavep course-as liter.
AIRY lives always in Eng land but she was
loving and beloved wife, cste-m.i by
those who knew her as kind and ammble
woman, and one Of rare industry. | found
!, hard to believe TIM, death had taken from
her the newborn infant that nestled 10 her
bosom that the grave had closed over the
auRhing girl had seen but as yesterday -
her rIeh brown curls clustering around her
throat and her eyes luminous with mirth
Pw heavier sorrow followed There
are few indeed, who are acquainted with
the light and graceful literature oil our com,
/ iry-who Gull the simple and natural flow.
ers so pen,ilully scattered IN their paths
. TO whom the name of Lamar Blanchard is
unknown his ready and eloquent pm
could indne n sonnet, point nm epigram. tell
story, or lend interest 10 an essay while
slower spirits were wandering and ponder
ing ~ ha, they had 10 write about
! His name was n pleasant watchword.
guarantee thu something was 10 follow
racy and (ancilul HIS wi, rather genial
than csusiic, AMI so aboundlng tina, Il
frightened everything II played about, was
checked only by u sensible desire 10 nvolI
giving pain even whereio c"nspre brclm"
n duty, this isnIcrn"ss IN his a1,sfe was
appa rent 10 his wrI'ncs h. freqpen'lv
stopped sh0r, 81 his snbicct les he might
inhcia wound OF late few nd,eles bore
his name Ia periodical works; and those
vino are scqualnud with the mighty mr'
chanism lhnl scallen leaders, critic i'm.
and revlsws, "-"opia,nns NJ al kinds on
all subject To guide the nultrnde,--tn. .
imagine WIN, volums hure pr,.~d down
The stream OF lime--wrti-n for 'rhe day,
BY this man Of many l,hols hut uPoo
which the power Of the ,hrObbing brain
has b,en lnvishly eIprnded
siu'eo yeansgo we knew him ever
ass poet buovan, with youth and hop
his purpose hIed, hts ind"p~nd-"cs nm
einchbg-wnh the drrsmv. srd'pi TEN
permanent Of groulna ehIld Of spng.' ye
snrning him.,lf to lhe dear,R and harics
du'y WORK. and lshoring a, evefv thins hist
did no, eofrpromi.n the principles whh
wh.<h he SET oot N lile, --hghiing hs way
with a have hsan and bf,gh eye ,knosa
oniy To be loved, and imps'i,ng as moeh
pleasure to. as be received from, literary
society Naoy sTO 'be happy and Prol''.