The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-10-26

a case Is pending in Justice Noyes' court, l
which The People (by James Gordon Bennet
as prosecuting witness,) are arrayed againf
Thos. Brownbndge, Scott Smith, Joseph Cob
and Henry Burbridge, all OF Decatur, on
charge OF assault and battery. This is cas-
that attracts much attention, but, as it is jur
case, and may not be concluded before III
Northerner Is circulated, we refrain from com
mentipg on II at this time.
Since thu above was in type verdict ha
been reached, and Tom. Brownbridge and Scot
Smith were each fined $50, without coats, ant
we ave just time and room enough to say thai
We consider 1t an outrage!
ART LIFE AND OTHER POEMS. by BRNJA
MIN HATHAWAY. Pages, 225 price, Sl.OO
II. ii. Carter Il Co., Boston.
Mr.. Hathaway has long been known as
practical farmer and frut-grower, and many
bave Toasted on the beauties Of hedge, fruit
and flower, with which he has surrounded bis
beautiful Prairie Home, and many weary one
has found rest beneath the shadow OF his
groves, and felt
"If aught can lift the soul to nober mood
From thought and feeling prone.
From passions baser sway life dsenthrall-
Full on the heights enthrone,-
1t is to roam the vsrdured solitude,
Alone, yet not alone;
To bark the voices from the silence call,
Dear as each household tone,
To feel, with Natures ampier life imbued
Free as the free winds blown,
The heart full pulsng with the heart OF all
One with the Great Unknown"
Now, having drunk freely from
"Arts living wells"
lie offers us the fruit gained by
The labor and the self denying,
Genius impeis.
Genius, that is OF Virtue the fair Towering
All noble aspirations true and brave.
OF g Work" he says:
lis much to know in life orr proper task,
Yet more to do, when well we know our work;
Into Llfes harvest none are sent to shirk-
OF others toll the gifts Of labor ask;
Why should l beg ?-couldst give me all the
wealth
OF all the world, / might not hold it fast
| could but die a mendicant al last.
1t is not mine, the gold get by stealth
Only in doing may the arm grow strong,
The mind be strengthened IN Its own high
thought:
And ours-ours only what our hands have
wrought
The sole sure wages that to Toll belong.
Do then thy task, and trust the gods decree,
That as thy work thy recompense shall be.
The following on "Garnered Sheaves' is
very appropriate just now:
When passed LIES Summer days of heat and
toll,
AS musing lone l cit with frosted locks,
When passed the Passions stormy equinox
And vain Ambitions labor and turmoil,
May l. O Autumn, bound with withered leaves
And faded flowers that failed OF rpened
seeds.
Like thee, like thee count DER my wealth Of
sheaves
And harvest.hoard- fruit OF noble deeds.
Serene as falls thy light on amber slope,
And woodlands far aflame like set OF sun,
My failing days be beautiful with Hope;
And bear, like thine, my hearts Wild warnings
stied.
The blest fruition OF labor done
The glory of destiny fulfilled.
Well may Michigan be proud OF so true and
pure a poet. Having tasted OF these first
fruits, we long for more. To any one who
owes true gems O: poesy we would commend
This little volume, which is gotten up in very
pleasing style very suitable for Christmas gifts.
The book can be obtained by applying at this
office, or addressing the author at his home,
Little Prairie Ronde, Cass County, Mich