Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-04-12
A Sitting Letter.

Mr.. EDITOR The following rare pro-
luction fell into my hands not long since
Hyou deem it of sufficient interest to your
numerous readers, You are at liberty to
publish it. With regard to the spelling
aud grammar Ihave nothing to say: but
the large observation. the extensive read
ing, and the .faror poe',cus' of this "gas'-
ing aaiding'' render it such gem as Mr..
Disraeli would no doubt have embraced in
his ''Curiosities of Literature"
FRIARrowN.-
DEAR RuBERT-Soft as the blending of
the glimmering stars, low as the prattling
alto of a distant stream-does the music of
my soul trill forth its cadence echoing back
the prosaic symphonies of your very well
come and interesting letter. Once more has
the heart bowed before its modest ideal
shrine. Once more the passion are hushed
upon the affairs of FrienIship,and the geni
of the heart-harp. sweeps the unbroken
strings with skill that acknowledges no
precedence
Oae short hour ago and | stood fasci-
mated participant in a grand and awful
shower. With what prediction l enjoy
ed it, my pen is inadequate to convey
alone stood and watched the mighty
thunder god draw up the commissary of
militia from the cloud casket and freight
ing them with scintillating argosies Of the
teitdest storm ecstacy.-He trod his snowy
throne back to where the flood e ates impede
the inundation of watery elements. He
bade them forth. From the billoy bosom of
the crystal casket they come with sursing
power their hoarse music timing with the
gamut Of Joves trumpet thunder while the
.forked tightening burst the fiery bond and
set the seal of devastation on some of ma
lures most beautiful and lofty, urged on
by the minor fiends of conflicting elements.
But mark the apotheosis. The zenith of
its fury has been spent-the clouds are
tinged with roseate hues and have arrogand-
ly disseminated to give impetus to the
refining in of the steed of the sun over bur-
nished isles Of crimson glory rivalling in
splendor the glittering battlements that fas-
tened radiant dragon against the orient
sky to the right of the splendid cupola of
promise beautiful in the subdued harmony
of color. Would with me you might have
watched its dawning. its acme-its finus.
But how is this ?-I fear Ihave been ger
minating antipathy by penning this super
fluffy. but | am true child of nature and
the love bear her is as invincitle a. the
Persian law. coeval with existence. and a.
nveterate as the hour-dial of timc.-Do
you love nature Signor Robert her ca
PRECIOUS endearments, her compendious
freaks. her vacilating oddities ?-If so here
is my hand am your friend.
1t is nearly week since l received your
welcome letter and was inefably pleased
with the electrical outbreakings of such an
intellect which passing natures bound, was
something more, and sometimes fear the
spontaneous growth of such splendid en-
dowments, will be checked by its own VOL
righteousness. The sluggish waters of my
own thoughts seems so diametrical to the
diaphanous current of your pen portrayals
that have ventured to covet the .faro diri-
no of inspiration that with an elaborate
diagnosis cf compiling eondensing and ar
ranging. l might in measure counter
balance the overpowering effects of your
sentiments.
You are an elegant declaimer but like
the ghost of Banquo in Shakepear's Mac
beth hypothesis aids in the discrimination
of L speculative eye" and be circum>pcct
lest in the creation of a Juror. Your Coop
erative instincts should be fouud in the
chronology of disappoi and your
Pegasus be chained at the threshold of an
inglorious apocalypse. though it be laden
with swecter strains than the impassioned
notes of Beethoven or Mosart. have been
the exchange of photographs it is Il matter
of consideration. Yet if l could have the
felicity of possessing yours it would then
become more Important consideration
However your next letter shall hope, will
be the repository of a prototype of one
who is a creature in whom excels whatever
can to light or thought be formed holy d.
vine good. amiablc and manly.
Do not mar my bright anticipations by
refusal. but how much rather would pre-
fer the noble original. May it be my pleas
ure in the not far distant future. to behold
him who is the theme of my thoughts the
spell of my mind. the elixir OF my fancy
glorious beautiful and bright.-'chaste as the
morning dew."-oh l would delight to have
an oral commissioners, truly it would
give the mems sana in corpore sano to the
lite elements of happiness. but alas sic tran
sit is the echo of my ycarning heart. l
should very much enjoy hearing your
friend Fosberg's Grafton. presume there
will be low earth shaking murmur inside
the college domains. when the foam flakes
OF his erudtion have burst their bonds. and
are aiiOat like rose-ieares on the waves of
time.
Methinhs there must be tie of consan-
quinity between Fosherg's the philomanth's
colloquial powers and the productive fer
tility of your pen, save that the weapons
of his poicmics loses by the comparison.-l
The evidence of the catalogue is not pri-
ma 'acie and does not wholly exterpatc
quond am impressions.
But enough the grandest phase will be
the time Of settlement. am complacent
with my worthy correspondent and ii it
pleases me and amnseS you then in chorus
we will swell the anthem rica-la correspon-
dence. Well Mr.. FRYE, doubt the sugses-
-. l..