The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-23
MY Native Town.

The following poem, written by D. G. Colesworthy.
ormerly of this city, but a resident of Boston.
copied from Chelsea paper. The argus omitted
he fifteenth verse in publishing it yesterday:
Surrounded by thousand isles.
Where mountains tower and heavenward RISE
And nature in her beauty smiles 80
My native town in grandeur lies
No palaces adorned her streets ltt
But Tar more beautiful to see,
Neat cottages with green retreats
Where health and comfort seemed to be-
The broad elm and the chestnut thrived
And threw their noble arms around
And with the grape and woodbine striyed
To shade and beautify the ground.
The little spot called my own
Was hiied with flowers of varied hue:-
How bright the golden sun that shone
And sparkled in each drop of dew
So sweet spot, it seemed to me-
Since Edens dawn, no eye had seen:
Love smiled in every shrub and tree
And kept the leaves forever green.
When school was out 1 would repair
To this bright, sunny, favored spot
And feast on beauties rich and rare
The world around me all forgot.
Twas here the great and good were found
Genius and Taste and Charity;
Each walk was consecrated ground
And very beautiful to me.
Here Jenkins ~ wept, and Nichols (2) praved.
And Kellogg 81 preached the word divine,
And Sewall ~ the foundation laid
That seamen led to Jesus shrine
Here Daveis o. plead and Cushman fe, tauobt
And Thomas a. led the jovial song
And Prentiss (8) inspiration caught
That thrilled and won the listening throng.
Here Longfelrow (9)-his country's pride
First struck the spark of worldwide fame
And Genius with his brother QO) died
Ere Honor learned to breathe his name
Here Willis QD first essayed to speak
In numbers musical and sweet
And Payson's Q2) heart was led to seel
Salvation at his Saviour's feet
Here Smith Q3) vein of humor broke
And thrilled with joy the clouded breast
And Mellen's Q4) harp sweet numbers woke
And noby sung the Nations Rest
Here behring's Q5) genius sprang to birth. -.1
And Neal 90 evoked those noble powers
That gives his name exalted worth
Enwreathed with Fame's perennial flowers.
Here Beckett az with his Hester sung,
To gladden. weary hearts; and here,
Brave Preble CS) Quick to duty sprung,
To save what Freedom holds most dear.
Here Dow, 90 with Lutheran appeal,
Did the strongholds of vice invade
And Stackpole, (20) with martyrs zeal,
Denounced the sin that drunkards made.
Here Fessenden ely stood forth to plead
For the enSlaved, when friends were few;
Most noble man! whose generous creed
The humblest to his bosom drew.
love thee, love thee, glorious town!
Home of the noble, generous, free;
The brightest jewel in the crown
Upon the head of Liberty.
The Magi of the world will scan
The eastern skies, to see the star
Whose glorious light the earth will span,
And startle nations from afar. c..
l. Rev. Charles Jenkins, who died in $780, aged As
He wrote work in opposition to the running of Sab
bath mails, and volume of sermons was pubishe,
after his decease He was man Of marked ability
2. Rev Ichabod Nichols, d. D.. author of work Of
Natural Theology,-"Hours with the Evangests y
and sermon on Temperance He died in 1852 aget
| IA.
8. Rev. Elijah Kellogg. He was in the war of tn
Revolution. He published one or two sermons, am
died about the year 1910, aged a.
4. Rev. lothian Sewell, for some years preache
to sailors. He died in 1850, aged 90. A memoir Q
Mr.. S. has been published by his son.
%. Charles s. Daveis, distinguished lawyer, VIII
shed an address delivered at Fryeburg, Me-, in com
memoration of Lovewells Fight also an Grafton OF
the death of Adams and Jefferson
6. Bazaleel Cushman, for twenty-six years precep
tor of the Academy Mr.. G. has been dead nearly ?
years.
7. George A. Thomas, fine singer a pleasant com
panion, genial associate, and attached friend
8. Sargent S. Prentiss, distinguished orator. VIII
died in 1850, aged AZ.
TO- Stephen Longfellow, brother of Henry, VIII
died in 1S50-a gentleman of fine taste and superio
talents kind and unselfsh to remarkable degree, on
of the best men ever knew.
IL. Nathaniel p. Willis, the poet and fine pros
writer, who died in 1867, aged 60. .f.
r. Rev. Edward Payson, D. D., a remarkably de
voted minister of Christ, who died 1927, aged A.
49, Seba Smith, the author of Jack Downing's Let
tiers, Powhatan, and work on Algebra. He dice
1865 aged rs.
H. Granville Mellen author of The Rest of the Ma
tion and other poems, Sad Tales and Glad Tales an(
History of the World. He died 1871, aged 70.
10. Nathaniel Deering, author of Carabasset
a Tragedy and several tinely-written tales.
16. John Neal, author Of Niagara Goldeau Seventy
ty-six, Randolph, Errata, Keep Cool Rachael Dyer
Down Casters, and dozen other works; one'of tn
most talented and voluminous writer's of the age.
IT. Sylvester B. Beckett, author of Hester poem
Cruise of the Dart, and several interesting tales
Is. Commodore Edward Preble, who. died 1907
aged 49,
10. Gen. Neal Dow author of the Maine Law rela
tive to Temperance, and public lecturer
20. Charles A. Stackpole a strong temperance adj
vocate and lecturer.
21. Gen. Samuel Fessenden, LIZ. D., who diet
1869, aged S4-a distinguished lawyer. Mr.. F. wa
strongly anti-savery, and advocated every benevoen
object. shall never forget his kindness. When h
was young and inexperienced he stood up unsolicited
and unexpected by me, and plead my cause before
religious body, with all the earnestness of Paul anC
with all the affection of father. His memory will
always befresh in my bosom.