, 1866-01-04

-, ,,,c death of the author o! F1-iaa'
1hat III sonr fuI Of poetic spirit, and,pa:
.',n g'u' ,cnt,meut, t:,ould hare peg a Antssed
aot 4wn iino telegram, in "h:a INC nan;
vas 70 t,1auclcd rs 70 l;ate = ~ ,..ar ~
douot nI n,icT iscrson. Tue pao5 That are
or somc o.1rcn,t lhc daa:h Of pabic man,
feaa5, 5,avr ~ The career cf d,partcd E-ea.n:ss
aionc tle track Of lis cours- t:psn oosca.4t1
~ tsfnr. 10 this Instance have iaile1 70 pss.osm
~ .nr;r oiIcc. Captain Cas.cr went 10 Ills
arayc almost uuno.iced Of meo- He n3Te
ssnncht in vain among the uanes med In
nnnEs devoted to the biographies Of Amcs1-
rans who have achieved Sf.a sness al my ae'
nnrt1acnt Of science, nrt or hterarnte. Tor any
mention Of the nnlne o. LIE nuinoF Q! Two .,
~ mnnV f,;ritiye poems tar Rboyc me1iocIty.
In f,norcSEalrs Poets and Poetry OF the
West u tlscrr Is sketch Of our Captain
Gutter. who WAS descendant nf Massacau'
srtis lamily, and IVES born In Qacbsc. Canaua.
That lie subsequently studied law, sc.iled II
Indlnna, became mcmbI oIth Legislature,
then removed 10 Kentucky, aod On lac Dfe16-
iug out o! the war with Mcxi:o volunteered,
was made captain af company IN hcn-
lucky regiment, gained reputation - p!ase
and daring officer, bore home from tae lleld VI
Bncna Vista the pistols OF Colonel Clay, VINO
iii in th:: memorable engagement, ana was
af,crward clerk ir tho Treasury Dcpa aEment
during llle Tayjnt and Fillmore Adminis.ra-
tiou. figured somewhat in Know Nothing
time, o. an orator and writer for the Amerl-
can party, mud thereafter disappeared from
public notice; that hc was twacs married,
! kret 10 Mrs. Alexander Drake, the actress.
from whom he was divorced, and at: erwurd
mnrrird "A1thca." to whom one Of his most
charming sentimental poems is Addressed
this il about alj that, at this wiring, We know
of ono who filed no mean position In the lite
rature Of the country raany years ago, and
p1r rpf4{ tad ar1fn md Int
highest circles OF society. The task Of writ
iug more lifting biography oil this remarka-
bic man VIC leave 10 those who possess the
dnta or arc more familiar with his personal
history,
II Il some years since my thing has a2-
was capable Of writing wnr songs, mad had he
possessed his faculties, in their full play md
yigor. the incidents Of tho lac war wonld
have furnished him thstnes far poems that
would hive tektu runk viii :huse OF Read Cor
descriptive power, a:,l ri h Il ,kcrs for iorci.
ble expression aud a,eart-stifriuG sentiment.
But though alive, Captain Cutt<r was actual
lT dcad 10 the world some years aso. 4 con-
hEmcd incbriate. lie wandered about from
place To place, subris1inE the Lo:d only KNOWS
how. &c nnd Only sail h.d when stccped IN 1iqnor.
II was sad sight 10 those who kpex Cnttcr
TO sec what q complete wreel h= had made of
himself, and what a splendid intellect had
bcen sacrificed to q aconsluuins and DESTROYING
!abft That would be no more shaken of than
the old man OF the sea.
That CAPTAIN Cutters na.nc, cvcn In tho
evil Gnys, lad MT los: it, CHARM with The
public, was Shown b. 2 little incident at 1tu.
:ar Hall. when lar.:e ..,:c;inr was in 11ao.
grets come two OF three wears nyo. TIE Cap
tain had entered ihc lobby md was creating
some disturbance, much to the arnoy.uca Of
the speaker. Cries a.o=o Ut spat HIN
ont" ard nll eyes wc7a tuned in that
direction. The presiding oi1c:r caurIt
cerning at once the rauso OF the troubl.,
arose lnd said, - Why, that's mr. old friend
Capt. Cuitcr, fltc author Of = E piuri1rs
fHHn..' a.d he can make what disturbance he
pltases herc-'' The honac rcspont.ed WITH
laundering applause, tnrin. which Gutter re-
tired aud was scGn no more.