The Portland daily press., 1870-11-15
Gossip and GIeautn.s.

Mrs. Mary Ellet, who belonged to one of
the most distinguished families of the Reyolu-
tion. died in Philadelphia on Saturday at the
age of ninety-one years.
The annual meeting of the American
missionary society commenced at Lawrence
on Wednesday. The receipts OF the year
were S413,0 ,030, Of which only S7O7 remain in
the treasury. The society bas debt of ST.
900, incurred in providing lands, buildings,
ETC., Tor carrying on its work among the freed
men in the South.
-George Francis Train, with his usual
modesty, telegraphs to New York that Mar
settles has saved France, and very broadly in
imates that he saved Marseiles.
AT least 50 men in Norwalk get a living
by oystering from the public grounds, and 100
more work upon their planting bottoms About
1909 bushels of oysters are daily taken from
the waters of Norwa,k harbor.
"A little girl in New Britain, Conn, a few
days since, offered the family horse an apple
she had between her teeth. The horse ac.
cepted, but vkwardly included piece OF his
little friends nose. She bore the pain brave.
ly, and said the horse didn't mean TO do it.
for he looked very sorry.
Francis Chaplin OF Enfield, Conn, had
wife badly damaged by collision with neigh
bors team on the highway, and has sued for
$4,000. Not satisfied with that he has be-
gun supplementary suit for $1,000, to reim-
burse him for the loss of her society" and
services during the time she was laid up.
SIGHT AT EvENTIDE.-A compilation of choice
Religious HYMNS and Poems. Boston: Lee
q Shepard, 1871.
We are always glad to see collections of
good poems like those ia this attractive vol
ume. One cannot have teo many of them, for
each one is sure to contain a few gems and to
speak powerfully to some mood of mind in the
reader. Men rarely pause in their business or
appropriate their seasons Of recreation for such
reading, but almost all women enjoy it, and
from the stores their memory accumulates,
they often reach with tender touch even the
busy lives and tired ears of their muscular
companions. We doubt not that amid the
hum of traffic the busiest man sometimes finds
sweet rhyme fit across his brain, which he
heard wife or daughter repeat the evening be-
fore. or which was brought to his notice and
touched his heart in some re.tful hour of his
summer vacation. The sort of mission perform
ed by short poems in this world is a very i'm.
portant one and when to grace OF form and
melody of rythm is added deep, holy meaning,
there are few to whom they speak without eff
feet
This compilation shows both taste and APP
probation; is made from a wide field of au-
thorship and comprises with many old favor
ties, some fresh ones Ito us) which have great
merit. Among the former we welcomed the
Hymn of Alteration, by Madame Guyop, and
"Labor and Rest" among the latter we would
note especially beautiful Vesper Hymn, by
Rev. Samuel Longfellow aud the graceful
opening poem by Louise Reid Estes. Many
young eyes may take pleasure in reading from
this volume ito those whose own ewes are
growing dim at the eventide of life, and though
solemn thoughts should come nearer as the
years pass over the head yet their charm and
their lesson are often felt with even greater
force by the,young than by the old. We heart
lily commend to all lovers of poetry and of de-
vetional expression, the many beautiful hymns
gathered together in Light at Eventide.'
NJ. j. NJ s.