The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-04-06
DEMOCRAT.
RAvENN A. OHIO.
rENc1I1Nes By IAMp-IIaHr.
Ths Bsecher Famil.


Recently the family Of the venerable Lyman
Beecher held re union at the house of Rev.
n. W. Beecher, in Brooklyn. Rev. DIR.
Beecher, in his 84th year, his venerable wife
and eight brothers and sisters assembled. All
the Beecher children were present except the
youngest Rev j.. G. Beecher, who is now in
China, Chaplain to the seamen of Hong Kong.
The namesof those presentn the order of their
ages, are as foilows:-Miss Catharine Beecher,
Hartford; ;.the Rev. William Henry Beecher
: Of North Brookfeld. Mass; the Rev. DR.. Ed.
ward Beecher, Of Gaiesburgh H.; Mrs Mary
F. Perkins. of Hartford. Conn; Mrs. Harriet
g Beecher Stowe of Andover, Mass the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher Of Brooklyn; the Rev.
Charles Bcecher of Georgetown, Mass; Mrs.
Isabella Hooker of Hartford, Conn.,; the Rev.
Thomas K. Beecher, Of Elmira, N. T.
Is The whole family, including Rev. DIR
/ Beecher and wife, attended, "a lecture 10 Brook.
lyu by Henry Ward Beecher on the interesting
topic of the Family Relation. The Brooklyn
Star says: III 81. a. 55ss !
In the course of his remarks, Mr. Beecher
related very many interesting personal Incl
dents He, said it was tw eDty years since his
D family had such q reunion. and that il was
undoubtedly their last meeting on earth. His
own family, be said, consisted of himself wife,
and nine children, five of the latter being IN
i Heaven He spoke in such touching words Of
/, the feeling which the loss of his own children
r had produced, that nearly the whole audience
/, was bathed in tears. Aluding to the death OF
two of his children. twius, who died quite
young, and both upon the same day, having
been attacked by the same disease, he said that
= the most trying duty he had to perform at that
o. period wss to baptize the infants who were
brought to his church; for it seemed to him
that almost every other child was called aftel
: the name of one or the other of his little ones
And to this day he could not refrain from
weeping whenever any circumstance was men
toned that called up their faces to bis mind
g Highland Mary.
This sweet young girl who has been made
immortal by the poets song; around who's
fair brow he has thrown the bright aureole o
6 love- consecrating her for all time as the yer,
Madonna of Loves first devotion in the heart
Of men, was but the humble dairy maid of Co
Montgomery. But what queen will live q
long in history; what beauty will dwell q
q warmly il the memory of men, or in the eny
of women, as she who inspired those lines Q
sad devotion which will be sung in tears .
long as human hearts can feel, aud huma
tongues can utter the tender sorrows of burie
love: .. ....-..,.='. ~
= 81 an 90 pale, pale now, tboae rosy lips, g af-
Il 5 Il - aft hae kissed sac fondly -
And closed for aye the sparkling glance
al 4aae That dwelt on sac kindly ssvyT
81 And meuldring now in silent dust, ..-i ).
The heart that lo'ed me dearlyi rs -rsr
But still within my bosom's core
Shall live my Highland Maryi" -
= Poets' Heads. s5h% y
sse Sir Walter SCOTS hat was alwaysthe sna
est in any company he happened to be in
the head was. pyramidal. ! Byron's was Il
I same. Sir Charles Napier in his Diary th
mentions his meeting with ,Byron:-' Lo
Byron is still bere--a very good fellow, We
pleasant, always laughing and Joking 4
American gave very good account of him
the newspapers. bat said that his head was
large in proportion, which is not true. I
q dined With me the day before the paper
aa' rived. and four or lve Of us tried to pat on
hat. but none could; be had the smallest be
I, S, of all, and one of the smallest everasaw,
is very compassionate and kind to every
in Distress At the opening Of Burns mau
leum in 1884. for the interment of his wild
the poets skull was taken up and examin
,.so Nine gentlemen we're present, and every
tried his hat on tho skull Only one of
,lg7 nine could cover it, and that vas the hat
Mr. Thomas Carlyle. ssl gsiB J 81
Type Setting. au-F
- S. x A printer says Henry Ward Beecher,
customed to set type never thinks what