The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-08-09
The following from the .Norihnn Monthly
and .Np Jersey MarnsiHe, new and very
valuable magazine, which We give hearty

The following from the .Sorihen Monthly
and .MW Jersey MarnsiHe. new and very
valuable magazine, which We give hearty
welcome to our tal,Ic. Is ricI, and humorous:
Have you over made piis rimags In the tomb Of
u. franklin EVER dropped tear upon the mar
down. At tEs eorasr II Pifi, AMI Arch streets, in
the Quaker cityf Whether yea have CT not, Z
have, and that 10 enough.
airy. A pure mantle OF virgin snow enwrspped
the earth. and the wintry winds sighed through
the eaflcss branches Of the trees. while the gold.
light the cold. gray stone thar capped the check.
err board walls Il vas nttns tims for nedits.
tion. stsod outside aAd graspcd The railing with
both hands and tried ~ g,is within. was 70 -.
rails were In my way. unless lcokei cross-eyed
on the tomb, snd would not insult The great de-
parted By any such be- EnaSsyerso placed my
both sides Of Il, whle reflected on the uncertain
Here, then. rests all that is len OF that mighty
laiiow. chandler and no. hIs son himselfis In tho
strong arm. vhief, history rays. carried heavy
%onas! .So.s . S% s he s.a ana
did not mash IL In.
nut it's useless to speculate. r,m,s, fsgi,r
and these things now are mingled with the irrsv-
This Is the great man who, when no was q boy,
walked up Chestnut street with four cent loaf 81
blsmatie statue 81 NE PhlladslphiA Library, with
Q roll In his nst but how quiet be seems
Those hands which once welded che deadly
Ratchet that out down the cherry tree fstoty and
thoee lirs that could not tell . lilo are ut rest.
whence when ali IN. him had del. Will. arvand hns
stood the battle wreck. the dying, and the dead,
And here lie the feet which through m Alpine
village past while the shades ~ night were falling
fAs. and he who refused 20 lay his head upon her
bright blue eye. but pushed upward with the mot
10 Excelsior upon his lips. What q lesson for
youth How Impressive :. is moral.
And now this NOBLE boy, this mighty sage, Is no
No. he !, no more, IN fact, heh somewha, loss.
might stop hole TO keep the wind away. and
who knows but this sacred dust will some day bG
sold out by Increasingly vsstry for building lots.
aud cellars to 10 dug here and this very hailowet
| spot he turned into place To keep cold beef and
could sit down on III. eurb-,ton. and cry like
Ababy sboutit.
Postsrity will always do a man Justice and
this wise patriot, amer being crowned with laurel
wreaths by the ladies Of the court of France came
back hero and died, and had an almanac and .
hotel named Alter him. Lives of great men all
remind US We can make our lives sublime. 30 NO
can, 50 wo can. ~ ~.
Sometimes I wonder how he ever got into good
| society, for he WAS n member OF councils, and
wrote for tho newspapers II mutt have been 70.
spectacle then. Alas, that 10 IL not 90 nov Tenn
psrd mnfarfnr q NOS msf1nsr ~ Hiis. That's 90.
I have oftcn seen his picture reading his own pa
per, and feeling his old double chin for . beari
| that Was not there and now this gigantic intel
lect 10 lost TO earth. but what Of u IL couldn't
be helped, 50 there 10 really no use oil worrying
over H.
II Is curious 10 mini what Benjamin would have
been, had no lived In these degenerate days.
Think you Nc woald have gone To councils stop
the man Ii dead. Let rs not backen bis COOL
name. What would he have thought VI MaIimil-
iani Would he have entirely comprehended tho
Schles Wig Ilolstein. question: Would he hsyo
been In favor o. negro suffrage Who can tell
Il makes me sad 70 stand hero and Let my mcm-
DRY stray DER the past How often have his feet
trod this very spot' Mayhap he has oftlnes come
to this Identical grave yard In hack. and seen q
ffiend planted, without q thought that he was
viewing the ground where no must shortly lie.
Hut Time clts down ALL both great aud small.
lie Is remorseless and Il Is we'll for how are IN.
dertakers going u live ifother people do not die
Why, they On mot do 10, aud therefore u 10 good
thing and II keeps them cheerful and merry, Tor
a melancholy or detected undertaker-who ever
saw one They are never serious, svon at Tuner
ais, though they look SO, tor have seen them
wink nj each other, and chuckle right across
coffin. 49, .
.et us comfort ourselves however, with tho
thought that death evertakes ftsm In the midst
Of their undertakings.