Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-11-16
L0NGFELLOW.
Reception OF the Poet at Wellesley Col.
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around which clustered more than q
local interest. He came with his
friends and daughters three. "grave
Alice. laughing Allegra, and Edith
with golden hair'-to spend a day
with the teachers and students al
Wellesley.
After looking over the college, the
finest building of its kind in exis-
tence, and the one best adopted to its
purpose, the boat-crews OF young la
dies, viz: The Ancient Mariners,
Maids< II Homer. Knights of the
Round Table. Argonauts, Evangelines,
and NIinnehaha, row ed their guests
around Lake Waban. an exquisite
little lake, by the side OF which, on
an eminence, the college is situated.
At given signal the Argo, Ellida,
Undine, Prydwen, Mayflower. and
Maud Muller gather at the center of
the lake around the Evangeline, which
contained the famous poet and his
interesting daughters, when tender
bcat-song OF Uhland's was sung. one
admired by Longfellow and quoted by
him in Hyperion, the last stanza of
which is as follows:
Take. o boatman. thrice thy fee:
Take. give it willingly:
For inyisibln TO thee.
Spirits twain have crossed with me.
1t was "a memorable scene, the
flashing lake more sparkling, as it re-
fiected the sunshine, than emeralds,
or opals, or diamonds, or all CON-
bined. its fine-curved shores i'm full
view, the variegated, tinted foliage in
all the perfection which a New
England autumn alone can give, the
country residence of the noble, Chris
tian man, Henry F. Durant, in sight
who gave his fortune to found the
college, and who still gives what is
better, his time, strength and un-
ceasing interest to its educational
work.
The grounds of the Boston banker,
Mr.. Hunnewell, laid out after the fin
est models of French, English. aud
Italian landscape gardening, reach
ing TO the very waters edge, the
unique costumes and gay colored
banners OF the crews, the distin-
guished guests, among. them Prof.
Horsford and family, Prof Gray and
Others from Cambridge, and James
L. Fields. Of Boston, while, retiring
and modest as he is, sat the poet, the
center OF attraction, wearing with "A
winning grace the white crown Of his
20 winters.
In response to a query as to the
cause of Longfellow's lack of robust
ness, not sufficiently accounted for
by his years, the Boston publisher re-
ferred it to the terrible affiiction that
came upon the poet, and added, Had
been asked one day who had every
wealth, fame and happiness,-who
was the happiest man knew, 1 should
have unhesitatingly replied Long
fellow Had / been asked the next
day who among my acquaintances
was the most wretched, should have
felt Obliged to say Longfellow.'
Those who best knew the one so sud-
denly snatched away testify to her
SURPRISING beauty and loveliness.
AS illustrative of Longfellow's
character, it was stated that he never
makes disparaging remarks concern
ing his fellow men, and that he is
particularly regardful OF those who
follow his own vocation. 1t is said
that at assemblages of the literaii OF
Modern Athens, the efforts OF young
poets are sometimes severely, though
justly criticised, when Longfellow,
shrinkingly silent under adverse
criticism, quotes at its close, perhaps.
the only good line of their producing
saying, "Those who wrote that should
not be altogether condemned"
He is always ready to encourage all
who need it,taking pains TO clip from
the papers such commendatory no.
tices as come under his eye, and for
warding them to those who are to
him personally strangers. Other in
teresting facts followed, until, mar
yelling at the publishers ready flow
of information, the confidential con-
fession of the "Autocrat" to his neigh
Dor at "The Breakfast Table" irresis-
tibly suggested itself, viz: This is a
streak of a $50 lecture"
OF Longfellow's fiye children, the
eldest, a son, is fond OF long contin-
ued wandering in foreign lands, liv-
ing literally, it is said, when "in Rome
as the Romans do" or rather as the
Japanese do in japan. Ernest, the
artist-son, has home near his ia
theirs, but spends with his wife much
OF his time abroad in pursuit CT his
art. At a recent sale Of his paintings
in Boston they brought higher prices
than those OF other artists, not alone
because his own father and his fathers
friends interested themselves i'm their
sale, but on account OF their genuine
merit. The daughters appreciate
their famous father, and with him
make beautiful their Cambridge
home e-life, one OF them in particular
hoverning near him with touchingly
tender devotion. Longfellow min
giles little in general society, attend
ing only occasional dinner parties,
but his hospitality is genial and gen.
erOus i'm the extreme.
Educating Boys For Husbands.
How many unhappy girls have
Maid daarlu for tho aartv hrip M,