Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-12-07


The intelligence OF the death of
young Fred. Loring Is the occasion of
universal sadness in literary circles.
lie was, without exception, the most
promising of our younger literary men.
Some of his best work was done while
mere youth ia college. Before he
graduated he had written q number OF
striking little poems, which attracted
the kindly attention of the critics of
the town. and gained him admission
within the charmed literary circles OF
Cambridge and Boston, and within the
year following his graduation he had
made himself locally famous hy the
production cf n couple Of plays. one Of
which was brought out at the Globe
ami tue other was introduced by Mag
gie Mitchell, and by serial in the Old
and New magazine entitled Two Col
lcgc Friends" The latter was after
wards published in book form, and so
were number Of his poems, under the
title Of The Boston DIP, and Other
Poems. la order 10 give, better than
mere words Of mine can express, an
idea Of the young fellows brilIiancy
when crude college boy, transfer to
your columns from an old Harvard
Advocate Of the beginning Of 1870, a
little poem which does not appear in
his published volume
THE .lRf. N blue
oh'hAvr ycu .ccn the StrI IN bgar
That lives far down the avsnuc}
IN mutissirye
she pAssrs by
Thr sir on the sysaue.
Her YAuu,y boanct rrsl ,ni .mau-
\ Ttbbtn and ar- all
Hut hair of gold
fL-ucklh il rolled,
Crowns The giri ~ The
Her rguing coIlar give. 70 .tgh,
tender throat ~ lily white
Ana srTus and rings.
Anl namelr-s thing
W NcArs thr strl On The aycnur.
s s~ert. .ot hand for mine ~ grasp
slra'irr wsist fnr the to rilzp.
\ ltttIc fssak
IT. dainty hn"t
p'ar srt on The Av~nu-'
- IT.. 1. r-,i 81 rise. Are
-. e--- a. bright > gem star
II gaze n bliss
NhAt ~ ere to kts-
~Sres xtr! on The avenue
iaur chcrk. frrsh rose .houli never fad.
eiE hsad here on M shoulder Laid
The tnotnrat. feet
But life i- sweet
Al giTl pE the avenue.
And here IL another one in differ
ent strain and more ambitious stvlc.
II wa, written about The same time,
and after its appearance in the Advo-
cate, was reprinted ia the Boston Ad-
H. 1 ~
admirers regard it 40 the best thing
he has written:
THE OLD PROFESSOR
The old profess taught no more
hut fingered round the college, Salks.
Ss1TcH ot hlm se boys iold Ger,
Before tue are, 10 evening taiks
III meier forget how h. came in
To recitation. one March night
And asked OnT tutor to begin
And let me hear these boy. recsie'
a, passed out We heard him .ar
Pray leave me here awhile alone.
Here IN my old place e, ms stay
Just as dill In yeaTa long flown
Oar tutor .Iniieci and bowed consent.
En-e courteous from his hlsh-baeke,l chair.
Aad down The darkcaing stairs h. went,
Leaving the old Professor there
Prom out the shadows. faces seemed
IT, look on him IN his old place,
fresh faces that with radiance beamesi
Radiance Of boyish hope and grace.
And faces that had had lost their youth,
Although in years they still young.
And faces Ger whose love and truth
l. he funeral anthem had been sung.
These my boys he murnured then.
My boys, in the years long pact;
Though some angels, others men,
still a my boys hold them fast
There's one don't know his lessons now
That one Of me is making fun,
And that ones cheating, All | sec
| see and love them every
And Is IL then SO long ago
This chapter in my life told
Did all Of them thus come and So.
And have really grown old
No here my old pains and boys
Ny book once more i. in my hand,
Once more ! hear those very boys,
And seek those hearts to understand
They found hm there with open book,
And eyes closed with a calm content;
The -ame old sweetness in his look
There used 10 be when fellows went
To ask him questions and TO talk,
When recitation- were all DER -
We saw him in the college walk
And ia his former place no more.