New-York tribune., 1876-10-12
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Bayard TaylOr's Centennial Ode has been
heiotyped by ]. r. Osgood & Co.. from tbs authors
MS, and put into their quartO volume.
Thoreau's sister, Sophia ThOreau, died at
Bangor. Me Oct. 8. She with the exception Of an
elderly maiden aunt the last Of the name In this country
Albert Rhodes is mentioned in floating para
graphs newspapers the pertnacious suitcr
of a young lady in St. Louis, who bad him fined by
Justice OF the Peace for Lis tender asSidity II s
hardly necessary TO that tins Il not the literary man
OF the same name.
A young woman could hardly play Juliet
with effect with the skin scraped of the tip of her nose
Mary Anderson the young Western actress, while doing
the fair Capuct Louisville last week, far forgot
in her part that sue fell dead IN the most realistic
fashion. humping her nose In dreadful manner she
was accordingly forced TO play Meg MerIlles ali the
rest OF the week
Mrs Julia Ward Howe lcctured in Milwaukee
this week. and The Sen,e thus describes her appear
ance: "shc is OF ripe middc-age with a squarish coin-
'enauce OF the benevolent type Her grayish-5onde
hair was brushed hack with the scyelcst simplicity, and
slrmounted with the white Grape ~ q widows mourning
Her dress plain Of some DARK stun that alInost
looked black in the gaSlight covered with Quakerxe
lieved the simplicity of her attire
Mr.. Goldwin Smith says that his experience
does not allow him to look forward to future of native
periodical literature IN Canada. literary periodical OF
the higher kind requires asgc market, but the market
n Canada Is practically confined TO Ontario. Cana.
dian periodical has 10 compete with the periodicals OF
England and the United states and could only be sus-
prevalence OF patriotic feeling pride
aud interest in native productions II such feeling
exists Mr.. Smith neither he nor the publishers wltn
whom he has been connected have been able to discern
H. The productions OF native writer's far from being
specially priced, are rather underyalued.
Perhaps the most wonderful thing about the
progresses Of Napoleon H. that he and then in
spred municipal corporation with the idea Of address
ing him in terms OF genuine eloQuence. AT Dion he
met by a dcpu,ation bearing fruit and wine with no
formidable roll Of yelufn accompanying them. Their
spokesman confined himself tO these few words Sire
we you the best We haye-our fruit our Wines and
our hearts" French aldermen have al al times peen OF
sprigher OF mind than their brethorn across the
burghers OF loyal city which Henry " TO visit
plt clean shirt the corpse OF the man who had been
last hanged, and who alter the manner or medisysl
CLrstcndo,n and modern Turkey remained suspended
for the benefit Of spectators at large.
The oldest living graduate of Yale College
vas two weeks ago, the Rev. Thomas Williams OF PrOvi
dence r. l. He has just died. Mr.. C. W. Bowen relates
some Of peculiartes in The independent When Mr..
Williams was principal Of Woodstock Academy, Conn,
the large clmneys OF the building sometimes took
fancy smoke at both ends much 10 the annoyance OF
teacher and scholars After several vam attempts
day remedy the matter, the principal raped loudly
on the tablo and called out: Attention! Let
us pray" lie then prayed tho Lord TO take
away the smoke. And II went as Mr. Williams after
ward remarked. One OF Mr.. Wllams's notices was
.CIeanness is next 10 godlIncss" For nearly every
morning during the Winter he the habit Of walk
ing down the hill back Of the village church at Wood
hour would battle his feet Before going b, Il, he was
frequently known tO round the church baref0oted,
when the fifteen inches doep. lie would then
sleep sOundy all night When he desired % preach par
ucuarly well, he IN the habit OF taking Of bis shoes
in the pulpit before be began his sermon His liustra-
tiOus generally fOrcblc than elegant lie &C
cepted invitation to preach In small town IN Massa-
chusctts Sunday In the middle OF his discourse ne
took compare Gods chosen people casting all
wckedncss from their hearts To horse kicking away
whatever gave Olense. Il tell you the horse would
kick" ho repeated and with that he drew back and e
his brother minister feel the practical elects OF ms
forcble Illustration Tradition does not relate whether
MIR Williams had his shoes at that timc or not. Oid
Dr. Nathaniel EmmOns, Of the most brilliant theo oSl
cal lights OF the last generation, was an intimate frlcdV
MI Williams one day they each promised 10 Write tue
funeral sermon Of the other. Several years passed ~
and DR. EmnOns was anXiOas 10 hear how LIS friend
Judged his character and writings So after some s0lcl
tatiOn Mr. Williams began TO read the funeral sermon
lie rolled along smoothly enough for half hour, untl
he began to untange DIR. EmmOnss theology. stop!
stop" cried the Doctor That Is false" Hush re.
piled Mr. Williams, you can't talA. You are dead
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