Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-12-18

Count ID Orsay was still the hand>omest
man in London; that the Duke Of Wei ing
ton might be seen every day coming cut of
Apsley House, touching his hat 10 the
crowd that waited to see him: that Jenny
Lind and LA Blanche were still singing and
that Lady Blessngton was still driving her
span OF grays around Hyde Park.
He described the breakfasts of Samuel
Rogers. and said they belonged to the
literary history OF England. Rogers sat
at the head of the table looking SO vencra.
BILE aud 50 strange that it recalled the line
Of Wordsworth -
The oldest man he seemed. that ever wore,
gray hair
cut, old AS he was. he was full of nerve.
decision aud viyacity. lie described one
morning in Mr.. Fields hearing the trial
OF Warren Hastings, at which he was pres
ent every day. He walked up Parliament
street with Mrs. Siddons after hearing
Sheridan's great speech, aud they both
agreed. it, like for eloquence had never
been heard in England. AT another time
Rogers described the acting of John KEN
bic, Garrick and Edmund Kean. aud pro-
nouCccd Garrick to be the greatest OF all
anecdotes OF Byron, aud always expressed
thc warme>t admiration for Daniel Webs
ter. II was all very ghostly to sit and
listen To one who had talked with Boswell
about DIR. johnson; who had heard Il aydn.
the composer playing at concert: who
had laughed AT rallcyrands best Jokes
from his own lips; who h I'd crossed the
Apeunine, with Byron; who had often seen
Lady Hamilton walking with Lord Nelson.
and who had known WIN. Pitt Intimately.
Mr.. Field, spoke in glowing term, OF
George Eliot and called her the greatest
living novelist. lie described his first
meeting with her; said he had been told
before he was introduced how exceedingly
homcly she was but a. soOn As he saw her
aud entered into conversation with her
ne forgot 1t al. and ever aflcr. " hrt, in her
presence, he thought her he nublc,t look
ing woman of her age, ia all England
Mr. Fields first meet ing " tn t,.or.e Mac
Donald, thea an unknown author, was
described in hi, own picasau; aud enter
taiuing manner. also an interview with the
wife OF Basil Montague. an old lady who
lived in Edinburgh when Robert Burns wa,
IN society aud who gave the lecturer an
imitation OF how the poet repeated BON
nie doom" He also described varions
Interviews with Barry Cornwall. Walter
Savage Landor, Adclaid Proctor. Thomas
Carlisle. Mrs. jameson, Mrs. BROWNING
Wordsworth and others. Mr.. Fields Also
met with Madame Sartori>. sister of
Fanny kcmblc whose singing he considered
A. almost beyond anything he had ever
heard.
Nr. Fields closed his lecture by saying:
My time - about spent and must omit
sketches If many noble and cultivated
women who were living anI writing in
4 81.
How'll, Mrs. Somcsyiilc Mrs Browning
Florence Nightingale, Marian Evans and
Harriet Martineau. are names. one like.
10 speak with pride ani vcncraiion-names
also that MAKE, or ought to make our
universal masculine stupidity and selfish
ness blush that human life has 80 long,
been 80 little of Joint-~tncA concern thar
we vino call Ourselves neu. have forgotten
for many centuries that the RIGHT of
individuality belongs to women a. well a.
10 mau. and TIA, lh- world viii always re-
main ouly 4 unc->idcd place OF existence.
- lou- a. the female portion Of il have
only 4 ten per cent. Interest in it, Affairs
and not full ha,f->harc in all the profit,
OF human Coparincr>hip."
While listening - The speakers happy
experiences among the worlds literary
people. could hardly refrain from fcclin.
a certain envy that /. too. could not have
sat al the feet of these bright scuiu>c- and
listened 70 the Inspiring sentiments. and
>aliirs at WI a, they proceeded from their
lip. Many of them almo,, -wayrd III.
world and ruled thc inprcssiblc heart, of
men in the right direction bv their pens
which We're welded for the good OF hu
mainly. They had armed them ,elyc, with
pure purposes and We're III To teach Awe.
mingled with yen"ration and regard rise
al the very utterauce of their name, and
with Partridge would say
Honor Ia their names
Fragrant forever De their memories"