Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-07-26

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his two sons reside, and pass the remain
der Of his days there. Within two years
Mr.. Sake has lost his wife, his mother,
two daughters, and favorite dsughter-in-
law. These troubles to which was added
his i'll health and the injuries he suffered
in railroad accident about six yesrs ago,
have resulted in condition OF melancholy
IN which his former friends who knew him
as happy and witty author would hardly
recognize him.
The table OF contents for the August
number OF the International Rerieto Is In
viting enough to tempt the attention and
reward thorough reading. George W.
Julian opens the number with most en-
tertaining chapter of "Reminiscences of
the Thirty-first Congress-. The younger
portion OF this generation will find much
Information In the article which they can
scarcely afford to do without. college
Graduates in the Ministry" Is the topic Sc
lected by Rev. Charles +. Thwing for an
article OF col siderable interest and value.
He finds that the percentage of graduates
from the seven principal American col
leges who have entered the ministry, has
steadily decreased since 1850, and explains
the cause. Eugene l.. Didier writes of
AN American Bonaparte". A valuable
contribution is W. IL. Phillips's 1.-The Di-
vorce Question. A slightly metaphysical,
but exceedingly readable essay upon
Rights" is contributed by David A. Was
son. An anonymous author tells of "Some
Curiousities in Theological Reckoning,
and the number Is brought worthily to an
end by Celt's statement "Why Ireland
has hiS A na q
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The title of ScribRer'S MoRihiB will be-
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-Lvugfellow has been talking with a
a
about some OF his poems. II wrote tn
Hymn OF the Moraviau Nuns at college,"
he said Il read In newspaper story
that the Moravian women at Bethlehem /
had embroidered a banner aud presented /
IL 10 PGloski. The story made an impress !
Sion upon my mind, aud one Idle day | /.
wrote the poem. called them Morovian |
Nuns, because bad gathered from some /
~ 4 4 hot tbax call .l
nuns / suppose should have said Nor /
avian Sisters, bat the change doesn't spoil 4
the romance. | often felt curiosity 10 4
20 and see the people whose patriotic &C
ton furnished the theme for this poem
said that "Evangeline" was
suggested 10 him by gentleman with .
whom he and Hawthorne were dining, and /
who urged the novelist 10 write novel 4
on the theme OF the eNiled young Arcadian
girl who spent the remainder of her life
for her lover. II caught the |
thought at once" the poet said, that 1t
would make u striking picture II put in
verse. and said, Hawthorne, give IL 10
NE for poem, and promise me that you
Will not write about II until have written
the poem Hawthorne readily assented
10 my request, and il was agreed that
should use his friends story for verse
whenever had the time aud inclination
10 write H."
Bret llarte retains good deaf OF his
Americanism, after all, according 10 this
story which Walsingham writes 10 the
Press from London: Mr..
Bret Harte's hair Is turning whi.e, but he
S - mercurial "a ever In conversation.
He denies the son impeachment that he Is
turning into an Enslishman and patroniz-
ng the Prince of Wales. lie don't think
Ger much of the Guelps anyway, with the
OF the Princess Beatrice, whom
le admires. She looks, he thinks, like
pleasant, comfortable, corn-fed Kentucky
girl. Bret Harte still plays poker and,
lpropos, hc tells little story. Last win
er he went. In company with Mr.. William
Black and Mr. Norman Lockyer of scien-
itlc fame, to Oban Blacks happy hunt
ne ground, and put up at summer ho-
el, OF which they were the three solitary
occupants, the landlord pre-
,eding them from Glasgow in order to
warm the carayansary for his trio or
guests. On the first evening Black re-
marked, ingeuiously: You have game
n America called poker, believe Let's
~ IL. Will you teach US, Harte!' Accord
ngly our American writer aud consul
proceeded 10 show them how 10 play, Black
md Iocayer proceeded cautiously rs he
directed them. The NEXT night they were
II Oban they proposed another gaI.e, Dat
his time for money, Just % make II
The limit was placed at
our shillings, and oil they went; but Harte
began TO smell mouse" IL gradually
lawned upon him that these British inge-
lges Were experts In the noble game OF
poker, and ne ''weLt for those Heather
Chinee. In mercy, however he left the
novelist aud the astronomer enough TO
lip the waiter.
The 4ugdst Atlantic is especially note
worthy as containing the first chapters OF
'Dr. Breen's Practice" serial story by
Mr., Uowells, which will continue through
several numbers. Mrs. Mary Halleck
Foote, who is so widely known rs au artist,
contributes To this number OF the Atlantic
the first part OF n story entitled "ln Exile.
It Is TO be completed in the September num-
Der. Mr.. Stedman prints here his striking
poem, "Corda Concordia," read at the
opening OF the session OF the Summer
School of Philosophy at Concord, July
llth. Mr.. Whipple contributes an exceed
iugly interesting paper, ''Recollections OF
James T. Fields John Durand writes an
interesting chapter on French Domestic
Life and its Lessons" Richard Grant
White furnishes an interesting paper ION
the Acting OF Iago." Octave Thanet
writes a second paper on the 'Indoor
Pauper." Rev James Freeman Clarke re-
views Parton's "Life ofVoltaire." Henry
James's Portrait OF Lady" is contin-
ued through four engaging chapters; NJ.
G. Van Rensselaer, writes Of New York
Art Season :" there are poems by II. ii.
and Edgar Fawcett; review by Mr.. +.
H. Underwood of Wards English Poets;