Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-10-11

The Anniversaries of the Free Baptist Be-
nevolent Societies of New England will be
held with the Free Baptist Church in this
city, commencing to-day and closing Thurs
day evening. The following order of the
meetings have been announced:
Tuesday,, Oct. ll.-Anniversary Conven-
tion at l-2 O'Clock, z. NJ. Anniversary
sermon at s p. NJ. Preacher, Rev. ID. w.
c. Durgin. of Hampton, N. II.
Wednesday, Oct. l2.-Meeting of the Edu-
cation Society at . l-2 A. NJ. Annual meet
ing Of the Home Mission Society at 10 A. NJ.
Annual meeting of the Foreign Mission So
ciety at II A. NJ Anniversary OF the S. S.
Union at L. NJ. Speakers Rev. ID. NJ.
Graham, ID. d., of Chicago H.. and -
-. Anniversary of the Home Mission So
ciety at z. NJ. Speakers: Rev. l.. b. Par
ker, of Lyndon, VT. and Rev. A. III. Morrill,,
OF Phillips.
Thursday, Oct. lS.-Social meeting at 9
A. NJ.
Temperance Convention at 10, A. NJ.
Speakers: Rev. +. A. Stockman, of Haverill,
Mass, and Rev. A. Deering of Pennington.
Anniversary of the Education Society at .
I. Nj. Speakers: Rev. A. II. Heath of
Providence, II. l., and Rev. j. Fullonton ID.
D., of Lewiston.
Anniversary Of Foreign Mission Society at
Z, T. NJ Speakers Rev. c. T. Day, of Do
yer, N. H., and Rev. c. o. Libby, Cor. See
OF the Society.
The beautiful summer days seem to linger
with us, entering far into the autuninal
months, with their brief hours of golden sun
shine, bracing atmosphere and calm and quiet
stiffness. The busy, hurrying days, however,
tb
neid, with sweating brow and bronzed arms
and neck, to labor all the day long ''till eve
ming shades appear The barns filled with
hay, the blushing granaries, the yellow corn
piled high on the husking floor, the long row
of barrels bursting with the rich frutage of
the orchard, the cider press forcing from un-
marketable fruit beverage that in its infancy
bids defiance to the most stringent provisions
of the Maine law-al these are among the
things that indicate the closing season of
activity with the honest tilers of the soil and
the coming of the days and nights of rest and
refreshment In the fields and woods there
is a calmness that partakes of the stiffness and
and solemnty of death.
1.-The old autumnal stiffness holds the wood;
Tim mist of Autumn makes the day a dream
And country sounds fall faint, half understood
And half unheeded to sick men seem
Ihe voices oi their friends when death is near,
Ana earth grows vaguer to the tired ear
Az soft gray dawns and softer evening ends
Inc air Is ech0ess and dull with dews
And leaves hang loose and whoever wendS
His way through is ware of altered hues
And alien tints and Oft with hollow sound
The chestnut husk falls rattling to the ground.
a certain sadness claims these Autumn days
"A sadness sweeter to the poets heart
Than all the fulfilled joys and lavish rays
or ripper suns; old Woes, old wounds depart.
Life calls a truce, and Nature seems to keep
Herself a-hush to watch the world asleep"
The "voce of the turtle" is not heard the
sweet songsters have retired to a more con-
genial cline, and even the cricket raises not
his sharp voice. The partridge drums along
his solitary beat, to be popped over by the
amateur gunner on his afternoon rambles.
But stand now on some elevated position, as
Winthrop hill or "Main top" in this city,
and hehold the gorgeous scenery that unfolds
befJre you-.he bright hectic flush of nature