Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-09-13

"A FELLOW BY TEE NAME OF HOLMES.
In lo45, says 4 correspondent of the Free
Press, "Abe Lincoln as he was then
called. came to Bloomington, Illinois, about
sixty miles from his home in Springfield, to
defend an aged father in a suit for slander
brought by his son. The old mans spouse, a
second wife, and not altogether sanity in
the estimation Of her step-son, had spoken
severely of the step-son's wife, and he prose-
cuted for SANDER, as was supposed by some,
more to get the old mans money than to
keep peace in the family. They had gone
through with the evidence and Lincoln made
the closing speech. As he approached tie
| close he called the father to his side before
the jury, and spoke of the unnatural ASPECT
there presented in man Of these gray hairs
defending himself against the conduct Of his
child. Raising his hand higher than that
frosted head, he summoned the spirit Of the
| departed mother to console the defendant In
his unmcritcd sorrOws; TO shield him in these
days when he needed some rcquital Of aflcc-
tion from the assault Of their thanklcss
| child. Her sririt Of love is all thai remains
th him now. For
"rhe moss marble es ro.t
Ga the lips that he hes pgessd
in their bloom
And the names he loved 90 hear
Have been carved for many '- ear
Oa the tomb"
These lines fitted in like an exquisite piece
Of mechanism. The case was gained. \
witness Of the scene who reports rhc ease
says that at the close he asked. "Mr. LIN
coin, wao was the author Of those lines y0u
repeated p ooh. - said he. lit was q fellow
1,r+ s.fT T1.1-.,..- l..
the name of Holmes had become pretty
widely known sixteen years after, when Mr..
Lincoln took mp his abode in the house; but
the lines which had helped the lawyer 50
well in gaining his case clung to the memo
~ Of the President, who was accustomed TO
refer to The Last Leaf as incxprcssibly
t0ucoing, and these SIX lines especially as the
finest IL the English language for true latAos.
TE>NYsoN AND T0EAcro. Tcnnyson is Il
great smoker. But he does not affect the
mild Havana in any of its varied forms. Ills
/ JOY is in a pipe of genuine Virginia tobacco.
A brother poet, who spent week with him
az his country Seat. says that PaTtagas Eo-
galiaE and CabanOs have no charm for lin.
/ lie prefers pipe, and Of all pipes in tie
world the common clay pipe is bis eh0ice.ilc
| is avcrse to general company. Ever since an
onterprising Yorkcr. after repeated s5icit--
tions. finally gained entrance to his grounds.
and rewarded himselffor the trouble he lad
had IN ofecting that entrance by cutting
down the tree which Garibaldi had planted
with his own hand. Tennvson's horror Of ad-
hitting promiscuous visitors has been ex-
trcme But to those who come properly ac-
credited he proves a charming host Ili-
den Is at the top of the house. ThiJacr he
repairs after breakfast, and IN the midst OF
q sea Of books on shelves, tables. chairs
and d5or, tolls away until be Is isti.ucd
! These hours Of labor are as absolutely sacred
as were Richter's-no human being. uulc--
upon an errand fife or death. is allowed
to intrude upon him then; bat when hi.
mornings work is d. ne be is glad 20 sse hi
] gp-. HV a LITTLE bell tIS readiness &. rlnrfvf