Litchfield enquirer., 1864-02-25
WHOLE NO. 2O23

l , ways upon me. Those were the trophies, to my eyes, brought ion the land of enchant- ment. And then what cheerful hurryiBg and scurrying to and fro, and waving of lights, and what cleaning of fish in the back shed, and What calling for frying-pan and gridirOn. over which father solemnly presided for to his la test day, he held the opinion that no feminine hand could hroil or fry fish with that perfection ot skill which belonged to himself alone, as king of woodcralt and woodland cookery.
 "l was aiways safe against being sent to bed for happy hour or two, and patroaized with many mogsel of the supper which fonowrd, as father and brothers were generally too flush. ca with victory to regard very strictly dull } household rules
 "There were several occasions in course of the yearly housekeeping requiring every hand in the house, which would have lagred sadly had it not been for fathers in spring talent One of these was the apple-cutting season, in the autumn, when barrel of cder-apple- sauce had to be made, which was to stand frozen in the milkroom and cut out from time to time In red glaciers, which, when duly thawed, sup- piled the table, The work was done in the kitchen an immense brass kettle hanging over the deep fireplace, q bright fire blazing and snapplng, and all hands, children and servants, employee! on the full baskets of apples and qunc"s which stood around. 1 have the i'm. age ef my father still as he sat working at the apple peeer. Come George, he snnl. 'Pil tell you what we'll do to make the evcnin. 20 oh. ou and I'll take turls, and See whn'l etl the most out of Scett's novels ; for thn>s, were the days when the Tales of my Landl,.rl and lyanhoe had just appeared. And so th-y took them, novel by novel, reciting scenes aud incidents, which kept the eyes of all the chl dren wi'le open, and made the work 20 on without Tagging.
 Occasionally he would raise q poiat of theology on some incident narrated. and a.'; the opinion of one of hls boys and run sor, of tilt with him, taking up the wrong side "f the question for the sake of seeing how ihc ysungster could practice his logic. IT th, party on the other side did not make fair ht at him. however, he would stop and explain tn him what h. ought to have said. 'Tha a"rr- ment e5 so, Thy son; do that and you'll trip me up. Much of his teaching to his chidren was in this informal way
 The strong and original character of Dr. Recch"r is we'll brought out in this volume, which contains, besides his recollections, many letters of his in wbicb his cleat common sense, ready wit, and energetic piety, are illustrated. The voume has first rate ne ts the reader is brought, naturally, into con.act with the mind of the subject, and cn closing the book feels that Dr. Beecher has been permitted to DOT ttay himself, without interference of others.-- Here we see the man as he was, in all his le- lations with Fife, and in all his moods.
 GRAYs ELEcy.-Of Gray's Elegy numerous translations into different languages have been published, e. g.:
 Germau.-By Muller, Gotter, Kosegartsn, Rupprecht.
 French.-By Dubois Cabanis, Chenies, Fay ole, keriva'ant, Grenus, Charrin, Ie Mere, Courre;-Vileneuve, Guedon de Berchere, tontanes &c.
 Portuguese Boulard
 Italian.-By Toreli, Trant, Cesarotti, Ge- mari, Lastri, Baad, Castellazzi tButtura, Leoni, &c,
 Latin.-By Costa, D'Austey. Barberina, Venluri, Bene.
 Greek.-By Cyparianio, Cooke, Roberts.
 Most of these translations have been issued in collection published by A. Tori, bearing the title: Eetegiadi 7ommaso Gray sop,o q cims'ero dt cGmpagad, t,adotta de,f ing;ese m p,'u ha9ne, &c. Verona, 1877. This collection contains also HebreU translation by c. Venturina, one of Italy $ greatest oriental scholars. In his translation he has followed the rule to use only the words that are found in the 0ld Testament and ! 6 did not only find single words, but whole phrases, which led him the supposition that Gray had drawn the whole of his Elegy from the Bible. By way of exhibiting this moro clearly, be has adjoined to his Hebrew transla. ton the corresponding passages from the Vul- gate, quoting their respective places with great accuracy.
 I As a curious specimen, we subjoin the first four stanzas, giving first the English original to fac .lita,e tue comparison :-
 The curfew tolls the knell of parting day.
 The lowing herd winds slowly OCT the lea, The plouguman homeward plods his weary way
 And leaves tine world to darkness and to me.
 sight,
 ,:.u al5 the air d solemn stiffness holds, Save wrc.e iLc beetle wheels his Groning fight AAd drowsy tiuklinss lult the distant folds Save thng from yoader ivy-mantietl tower.
 Tic moping owl does to the moon comp ain Of such>as, wandering near her secret bower,
 Molcst her ancient solitary reign. Beneath those rugged eluls that yew tree'' II shade;
 Where heaves the turf iii many moulderinl
 heap.
 Z Each in his narrow cell fer ever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
 VCLGATE.
 Jujg xix. 9. Dies ad occasum vergt. E1 s sonItus tubae.
 Jer. xxi. 24 It agrco,a lassa asens per 5 turmas suls. F Ps. vii. s. Orcs ct boves omnes al praesi l pa sua. |. t Job K 2l. Man b m;h ct tenebFosae cali 5 zine re'itt). f Ps. xxxl l. In unIbra mortis sedet terra e e plenitudo ejus, :, Zach. ii. l3 Sil [ omnis c,ro facie coctis ', . Ez z.k. vii. II. SOum voitant crabrOne , perstrepentes, qnia non est requies in eis; e Jct. vi. 5 Et du.ciu: fL sonnus pastoribu V ct gregibus coyum;
 e Jer. xii 10. Et conqueritur bubo in desert }. soltudinis.
 I Ps. viii. 4. Ad lunam ct stellas cGli r. Mum. xv. Is, l9. De is. gu venerunt