, 1863-11-04
NORTHWESTERN SAM
TARY FAIR.
The Art Exposition.
TIE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP.

most remarkable pictu1ea in the collection. Il ia
a large. bright sunset composition, and full of
GUNNER atmosphere The artist has conscientious
y e1iven to give an aecuIate portrait OF the yenes
able old church and Its surroundings, and indepen-
dent Of apJ TICKS Of effect, wherein he ia slnost
as great magician as Turner himself, he has ad-
Hirab]y succeeded. One Is never weary Of this
fEe piece, which Is 30 thoroughly English; the
the very beau t0<a@ Of an En.1lah Church Yard,
wherein luae foFetathe1s % oi he hamlet sleep
eceneo Of Gray . world famous " "Elegy"; that won.
detful anthem Of the eorrows Of lft and the solem-
Mites q death whose mighty organ roll will peal
c1ietence. The poet gould not hsFe choseu
more quiet, serene and beautiful spot to become
tho theme Of his Inspiration, and the burden
England, which is especially the land Of pict1-
reeque Erayeya1ds, where the people love theIt
dead with a. almost Egyptian ddelityy church
efabie memorials, has no rival; aud Ia H. deep sep
antiquity Of "that rev. trees shade," near the
porch, and the gmblagseus grandeur Of the .ras-
sSrubs and flowers It Is Altogether % enoaxh NJ ~ to
make one III love with death to think that one
might lie IN 30 sweet q place"
ThoreaDds aud tens Of thoueands Of Americans,
VITO have never been In England, are yet familiar
with Gray'a poem, and co7ld illustrate from mem
ory In long procession OF vivid cattoons the pic
tures hich nd ts verses. II only they posssss-
the t1ost popular poem Of its class in the Ian
gusge; although 1t Ia na4t up after ALL and has not
IN it the genuine inspiration how marvellous so,
so1 Il e e for supposs 1s atfhs's s VII iof b. and
very tieasonable speech to many; although
disparage It, Or relax Its hold upon the human
it. t is easy TO sc. however, that 1t was con-
posed painfully, BY piecemesl; each part elabora
ted: and finished, with the conscience Of Gtsek,
lteh scholar; and that 1t was a1ay dovetsiled to-
gether. as We LoW know 1t. In that immortal form
posss therefore, which has kind o,insp,ra
tion ior us all: melody Of it, own, that Is te1.
sentiments; which is set IN a1natcblcas aEchlnage
derached passages Of which have become woven
into the common speech Of the people. and adorn
our literature like rich mosaic wotkcaunos fail
TO be Of UNUSUAL interest IN ITSELF and Ia al Its ac
ctBeoItea. How many localities haye become In
mortal be ecauee the footsteps Of great man hare
stamped them with thefE lusttesl How msny
have besn tranrdgnIea By gcliasi It is the man
always that maktB the landscape. Ame1tcs itself
ia ennobled, and etards subIme before the face Of
Gssn nsa M ifs George Washington bonn
So, in this very far lesser matter of the Stoke
Pogls Church, PANT d BY Williams. and made i'm
y Ga ESe S9e wh9 oves the bEs
where It was written. The poem and the picture
sle materially enhanced when we thus contem-
plate them together Under those venerable Elms.
them, under the shadow of that more venerable
Porch. seated on the good stone eeats which our
English fathers aiwaJs erected II s9eh places foE
the benefit Of travellers, or piousIy disposed peu-
pie. who wanted to pray alone, and in seekes-dtd
Gray drst mediate his nnrivalled poem. Whether
~ ensl ate
ties ehould be broken ey the absurd fact which
more than hall insists that II was not.
1s Asa soag sSss ss 6ssf wa q Ut s i
been written! Here, undoubtedly according to Clay
the q ths d e
ttous eye to hare produced It in snch bold, strlk
iug and picturesque for1ns, and features In his
Eo b. + obse1Ssd b re that not Sny tho
an2 the lnndaeape, are rendered in this Tyshmical
pedfgrse, but the most minute details; things
familiar snd unfamiliar; the bro1a, current acts
| twilight, and the adnmbrationB Of tho night:
The very first line y the poem IL rura1 COM
nemoration Of one Of the Oldest and most savage
| etactmeLts OF a tnerclless conquetor:
"The curfew tolls the knel1 Of parting day."
! Gray. the poet, heard 1t toll in that tower Of
| Stoke Pogis Church, in Obedience To an hdtet
iabued BY William the Conqueror, above $50 Years
ago: The eSist was that-nos At II tAe sonna q an..
other atringed inetrument. but at the sound of .
bell to be called henceforth the cuEfsw ball, and
anered a. saxon, and sot, of sa1oa. Should Pit out
Ills fire, douse his glI, that IL to say his Light os
any, and al eorta. and todole OF to bed like good
M happy # S'
Of bis Eegy, and doubtless stIli continue to ksep
@ So 81 Sag ess a;1 s% ID 1as q seP T a 19 a
The psftieniar proof oi t Is interesting to us,
sa M as y saa shsaE oEs o n & T.
few verses which intsodnes us to the outlying
scenery, ss Il appears II tae t*ilight, one can
bust of light md gioiJ which, ii W. Wiiams' su:
pesb picture, tlfIases al Tie sky: and atr, and
eency of Color 70 rfch and warm and. IN it, imme'
diate connections, 60 suggestive, that It seems to
hint at the dirinist nYsteties ID the aEcauum o1
this surprising brightness and msjea.icaf pomp oi
surttt have gradually bean tfansnanted Into =
grsy and purple twilight, to realize The beauty 2!
certainly feel al the more deeply and powerfully
! BY the CONTRAST
"The cn1few tolls the ine1l Of parting day,
The lowing herds wind tlow1y e,eT the lea,
And leavee the world to darkness and to me.
Now fades the glimmerIns landscape on the sight
| And all the air / eo1emn Et0lness holds,
Save where the beetle wheels bis dIo ntng flight,
Or droWsy t1nRliugs lall the distant fo1d.,'
TIE UNION BATTLE FLAGS.
Nothing which adorns thla apartment ara OF
iects Of such heartfelt md fearful interest a. ths
Union battle flags which lend lust1e to its walls
There IL enough In each for yolnme Of hfstor.
and dozen volumes Of romance. They come Il
us rs mementoes from CUR brave boys IN the field
mementoee which their unapproachable va1or ha
| won in defence and for the maintenance OF righ
and Justice against The sneroashments q wron
to the patriotism Of our people to stand py tn
eo1dieis who hare borne these tatte1ed banners
so fo5 tie tas seks o.
ment. Side by side With the Union banners, AZ
the trophies won By the men who bore aloft h
teaens aot sVe9 ae of eont aae a
State II tie deeayIng confederaey.
WISCONSIN.
, Faithful Witnesses Of the crushing yalor Of u
Wisconsin boys. are the tattered batt
9 m1e 1 teeF TehS asosS nd TNes
ments. Fret In order IL the banner OF the FIJI
> Wiecopsfn, Of rather few ahapelees rags OF
ron a # lie sspgainasy IA conflict of chaapion T Iii iii
The ya1or Of this regiment at that aghT, has bee
related in our columns. and Ia familiar oall Ha
oands and pastures re- and T besas Sit
ters, no more to be saluted by friend or assan1te
BY for, until they walk erect, radiant With God
bIessing, inside the golden gates Of the Etesn
NEXT comes some tattcIed .sgs,-but oh ho
!, beautiful they look,-ali that remains Of the on'
: proud, fauntlpg banner Of the bloody Second
i has passed through The rage and aeat Of 7ou W
oIee proudly went forth 9ndes its saesed iold
no waking" while Of those left perhaps one-hs
eEe but the wrecks Of the heaatifa! imsge in whi<
:. God made them.
Wisconsin, than which . prouder and nob1er 1ee
ment never left that patriotic State. All that bs
and ehell hare left In five famous battles In whl'
@ eS oSgso ssa oaq b I aSsy Is
: The 1oth wisconsin has Stone RlFer and Cha
h ppon y e1sd N 30
u nnhe1aldtd part.
J. The, next Union banner, from its preyailil
7 color. has ee,tany zone connection with cd E
L. the Wisconsin 1?th, 1nads mp Of bold 1Eish Lad
who baptized theis fea1ty to their adopted count
on tie bloody aela Of co1inta: ..,,.t mi. :.
u , sin has contributed to swell the treasury Of t
:, Ladies' Northwestern Fair.
3 u1xoIs.
Conspicuous for rags and tatters. little being Il
saisas sfe %na s 9se
j It was presented to the regiment BY the ladies'
i Ga1epa, and returned to them By the reglmel
troasS he bts
~ Fort Henry, FS5t Done!zon, Shiloh. coi3n'
s Medon Station, Ta1lahatchIe. Port Gtbaon, 81
l.. nond, jackson, Champion Hills, Fort Hill a
Vtcksbu1g. This regiment: bearing a1oft thls b
.e ner led tie forlorn hope'' In the assault F.
= Hn1, in the rear OF VIcksbu7g, the a5th OF Ju
fs lsst and It was the FIRST one planted on that rel
~, stronghold. On the 4th Of July, when our ar,
- entered Vieksbusg, nra It had tho honor Of bet
p aelscted By Gen Grant to FIRST float over the Cot
II, House in that captured city.
s. Next to tho battle nag Of the Lead Miners, ts
81 regiuental flag Of the same glorious band of
l. 1oes. It has the same history and interest VIII
Iy attaches TO the battle Gag OF the glor!oua 45th.
-. Near at hand is the battle flag of our Me1cant
- Battery. It has been borne with distinguish
s. honor by the Battery through several hsrd tous
rs hAtt1<a aa the Tnnry hu11et hDfeH fOund In 1t