New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-28

ferred him to some remark he had made in respect 10
some point OF Christian doctrine. "Ob" said he, "I
am sorry you took that meant that for the devil:
ana you have stepped in and taken the blow. Don't
get between me and the devil Brother and then you
wont e. hurt. The aggieved brother was his init.
mate friend to the day Of his death.
On one OCCASION my father and Lyman Deecber had
pass at arms through the public journals nv father
using the columns Of The PHSfeld Sun, published BIZ
his old friend Mr. Allen, and Mr.. Beecher Using. III
rightly remember, The Stockbridgc Eagle II IA
enough to say that the controversy Yves conducted On
my father side at least, in his own peculiar uns-
taxable way The two were personally strangers to
each other; but, not long afterward my father was
travelling in Connecticut, and overlook a gentleman
wel-mOuned, and as the usage Of the day was, they
einto conversation. Presently the
bis equestrian companion was Q minister, and noe
being able by any art Of conversation, to elicit the
fact in the case at length directly put the question
May ask Sir are you not a mitister of the Cog
gelr 81 am was the reply "Do you belong to
the standing orderP "No." said my father, +" be.
characteristic to elude detection, and looking him full
in the face, he asked-"Is not your name Billy Hib-
bard Z" at u.s." "And mine is Lyman Beecher
give me your hand They shook hands, and were thus
fully introduced. Upon inquiry they found they were
both on their way to Ltchfed to preach, whore they
freely nterchanged ministerial courtesies and finished
the personal interview 30 agreeab commenced on tho
His ready wit and reparte seldom failed him. Once,
when the rocal of Conference gave his name as WI
ham, lie arose aud objected to answering to that NAME
|
Iibbard i" said Bshop Asbury Billy is lit;le boys
name." /" Yes, Bishop, he replied, "and l was q
little boy when my father gave it to me- AT the tmo
when the Discipline forbade any travelling preacher to
publish any book or pamphlet, without the approba-
ton of bis Conference, lie was complained If for
writing " Phoms Address to the people Of Now
question in open Conference, brother Bibbard. do
you know who wrote Phomp 81 do, Bishop"
was the prompt reply. " Who is he asked tho
irony " is personal and very dear friend OF nine.
ard could not disclose bis name without betrayiOg
bis confidence. l therefore beg to be excused from
telling Every, body was convinced who Philo%
Wa and the subject dismissed with the usual
laugh at the adroit eero-comic method of GLIDING the
yexatious inquiry.
dience should never Sleep, and they sho.d either cry
or laugh They generally did both. And yet, said
lie, "LwoulJ rather preach to man asleep than 70
one prejudicedi for the one would at east have no
evil report to carry away, while l should expect tho
other would bCh SANDER me, and wrest the scripture
TO his own destruction" II i be said that bis preach
ing often produced smile it ia also true thai Ii ot'en
drew tears and melted the heat. more natural
actor never appeared upon the stage and to this his IN
nate love of pantomme i9ht have led him, had ne
no. received higher call These natural powers Of
imitation sometimes helped to render be addres III
tensely exciting On one OCCASION willie describing
the horrors Of the lost, and representing the men
man, in torment his audience cried aioud, ana many
rose to rush out Of the house Such was the hry IN
scended q stairs, aud, they fell, they ced alons
for mercy. The preachers and brethren present in-
stantly gathered round the sain in the porch ana De-
gan ray, and several were converted on tne spo,.
Such scenes confusion IL oden time. An old
fashioned Methods warrior would snuf the battle
farther than trained war-horse, and never was co
much at home 90 in its smoke, and din, and heat.
Among the contributors Of original letters to
this volume are many distinguished ci.iz ms as
well as diyines, including Judge Bronson, tha
late Jadce Mclean, Prot. Mitchell, the Hon. Lo-
renzo Sabine, aud others
THE POLITICAL WORKS OF SAMUEL WOODW0GTH.
Edited By his Son. 2yols. lSmo. Charles ScribueT.
Almost every reader of American poetry is familiar
with the "Oh Oaken Bucket" the most popular pro-
ducon Of the author of these Volumes but by no means
his only claim to honorable remembrance. Mr.. Wood
worth was native Of Massachusetts, having been
bort in the old county Of Plymouth in the year l7Sj
lie began TO write poetry at early age, and before no
was fourteen years old lad produced several illusions
in verse which excited the admiration Of his school-
mates and the clergyman Of the parish. An attempt
WAS made to give lin a liberal education, but after
studying the classos for about year, he determined to
learn the printers trade, and became apprentice to
Benjamin Russell Of Boston, the most famous FEEDER
a editor of bis day, ard publisher of the still WELL
remembered Columbian CeHtiae. During this period.
he had many poetical contributions to the Current
newspapers under tie signature Of "Seim,' which
name he continued to for most OF his writings IN
after life and 10y which lie was often called among bis
intimate friends After completing his apprenticeship,
h devoted himself the profession Of journalism, re-
siding successively in New-IIaven, 'sloTe, and
NewYork in which last named city he died in 1872, in
the ffty-eighih year of his age. M. Woodwork was
a sincere believer in the doctrines Of the New Churcn
lSwedenborgianl and ut one time was a licensed
preacher Of that faith Several OF his poems WERE rs
one time attributed TO Wordsworth, and as snci be-
came very popular in England from the newspapers Of
which country they recoped in the United States,
es the productions Of tie renowned lake-poet an III
teresting private letter in Of ueee volumes gyes
the following account OF the on in OF the 4" Oh Oaken
Bucket" 1t was written in tie Spcing or SGmiaer
of 1871 The family living at The lime in Duane
street The poet cane home to dinner one very warm
day, having walked from his Office, somewhere near
the foot of Wall street. Being much heated gitl tae
exercise, he drank glass Of water-New.fork pump
MISUNDERSTANDING ne lie replaced the lnmber on the
table, That il very refreshinS but hoS much morere
freshng would il be to take good long dranght this
warm day. from the old oaken bucket LEFT banging I'D
nv fathers well, at homcr Hearing this The poetic
wife, who was always q suggestive body said, Sehm,
why wouldn't that be u pretty 'utieet for poem
Tie poet took the hint, d. under ile Inspiration o.
tie moment, ca, down and poured ont from the y
dectbs of his heat these beautiful nes xich have I'M
mor,a,izcd the name Of Woodworth.'
large proportion Of the poems in tbs edition aeo'
n quiet, domestic character, marked by rGnq"i' elm
of continent. and an easy flow OF vorsiiicaon rather
,bop nv any originality of thought fire OF magma