New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-15

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GOVERNOR CLAFLlN OF
DvrssES POEMS, TIC.
fRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI
- limo ID The SEVENTEEN anniversary OF
-, birthday of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Sto"o was
,obrated to-day in a very pleasant manner q. '"0
ee'sS Sa,,oo Of Governor William Clafn at New
,;rlo about eight miles from the Boston Ol'y
rv4I ON The Boston and Albany Railway MessrS'
,Ioncb,on and Miffiin originated the ldea' anu o"i-
r;ed il ont in all It's interesting details
.hont 100 ladies and gentlemen, distinguished III
,,.or.rv and social circles IN Boston. Cahoruso'
Nov-York and elsewhere, were present.
Px.Governor Claflin's magnihcent pilN"'o
nn,ds and his elegantly furnished house were
En- omen TO the guests who were very manu-
o,v entertained: and while they were assem-
Hing and at intervals during the a1terhoon' ,n'
co-mania Band furnished excellent music. oo,i"
,;on was served in large tent which was uecoi"'U
.i,b beautiful flowers and bunting, whlle over 'n0
latform in which the literary exercises were given
there was formed In flowers;
H.B. s., 1S12-1so2.
The honored guest sat in the centre VI 'n' PC
sorr, and near her husband Professor stowe neii
.oi" ,n -, paochor family Oliver Wendell Holmes,
A RronSon Alcott, j. T. Trowhridge. +. b. San-
bo-n and II O. Houghton the chairman oil tle uay'
The beethoven CLUB introduced the exercises Oy .n
,rrormance of Mendelssohn's wedding Marcn'
after which MIR. Houghton made brleI speo0"'
An aria and prayer from - Der trelSchueL va"
.n-, nv Mrs. Humphrey Allen. and the Rev Henry
Nd Reecher was introduced de sau 'ha' POI
hons il was not in good taste TO JON III to
81 his sister. but he going to do IT, FOR
,ion' - Sono people had supposed that ne wrote
..Taola ,ror,s Cabin" and the matter became SO
..ondalous that ne determined to put stop 10 IT.
,pd co he wrote Norwood lie SAID:
.,irc % do with "ITncle Toms Cabin" how
r" Mr. stowe asked one day whether 'P Sn
ihe National Era sss ss am 's stopy THIS was the first
hea Size had OF Uncle Tom The punlsI t6f "a ~" wCUS
SOan p Jewett persuaded have Ws '1 it 20 be-
TOnd octave . yolDi ro Kin of Uncle Tom
sboTIy. doubt If she remembers the circumstances
now; but, with the pecahary % ND her own way 1t
member OF uy fathers family, she mao o Ton, avn
NAV he worth telling how read " Ihele lVtnc an
30" the nook ii had to be Thursday and sun
oay was looming up before me, VIII a -, 6Ds this
book by thursday night Irecommendea my VIE 70 ~
60 bed not wishing her TO wltbeSs t1iDrs hecaI0e
nv he hook Then l read, and my leeungs novAnY
t1muliuous and fastened the doors anu nv vim
finished the that night Now a Ii >! ip''"' win
Was sWays matter of oongratulaton with me that
so aI5u:t te ful blossom fruit Mrs stowe he
can her work she was VIE aho mother, anu eS
sbe is living ter full recognition and aHHsn neI
seed - crowned with blossoms they are the blossoms
thai HsgeT 4g orthed BY ali the strength OF poll
tics and politicians OF governments, 0I Ii re en- en
ot the % rS n Tas slavery Behold! where is it
idayi 1t is IL history only On ti s lever more
And now standing this platform, do not
&c your face more clearly at tms moment
man / do those Of my father ana 4, iOS Iir
soS 2 Se Children OF the parents thanks
for such father and mother
Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes read the following
poem after few Introductory remarks
II every tongue that speaks her praise,
bOmI sla
"A ere summoned to table,
The vocal chorus that would meet
Oh minglng accents, harsh OF sweet
Prom every lana ana tflDe' "odIu OeaI
The poly glOts OF baOeA
Rriton and Frenchman swede and Dane,
Turk spauiard. Tartar Of kraine,
HdaeO, Cossack, Cadi
High Dutchman and Low DuchmaI, too,
TIE Russian -erf, the Polish Jew,
Arab Armenian and MantchOO,
Would shout: g We know the lady"
Know her, Who knows not Uncle Tom,
AND her lie learned his gospel IRON,
Full Wei the brave black nand we know
That gave Freedoms grasp the hoe,
That killed the weed that used TO grow
Among The Southern Roses
when Arehmedes, long ago.
spaEe out so grAndly " Dos PoU sto
Give place 10 stand on,
III move your planet for You, now
He little dreamed or ia cied now
The $40 last should nnd ITS Pou
For wOmans faith To lana on
Her lever was the wand Of art,
Her fucfum was the human heart,
Whence ali unfailing AID IA
She moved the earth, its thunders pealed'
Its mountains shook. its temples reeied'
Tie boud red fountains were unseaIed,
And MolOch sunk 10 Haues
All through the conflict, up and down
Marched Uncle Tom and old John Brown,
And whie6 was false and which was true,
And which mighter OF the two |
The wsest siDyl never knew,
For both alike were TeaL
sister the holy maid does well
Who COunts her beads III convent cen
Where pale Devotion fingers;
Rut she wAO serves Tie sufferers needs,
May trust Inc Lord vii count her beads
As well as human fingers
When Truth herself was slavery's slave
Thy hand the prtsOned bnpplant gave
The rainbow wings OF fiction;
And truth who scared descends to-day,
Bearing an anglers wealth away
lis lilies at Thy feet 10 lay
With Heavens own benedictiOn.
Poems were also read by John G. Whittier, |
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. Mrs Whitney, Mr.. IrOw
bridge. the Rev Henry Allen Mrs. c. +. Baker and |
ars James T. Fields, Following is the poem by Mr..
Whittier:
10 HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
Thrice welcome from the Land of Flowers
And goldenruited orange bowers
t. TINS sweet green RED june oi ours!
To her. who IN our EVIL time
bragg ID into light the Nations crime
With strength beyond the strength Of men,
AND mighter than their sword. her pen
TO the log cabin Of the slave.
haut AL his wrongs and known.
And al edrths Languages his own -
Welcome from acD ana ali 10 her
Whose MOOlng OF the Minister
Revealed the warm neart OF the man
Beueatu tue creed-DOund Puritan
Aud taught the knsnip Of the love
OF man below ana God ABOVE -
To her y hose vigorous pencil strokes
Sketched INTO life her OdtOwn Folks,
Whose nreslde stories, grave gay
In quaint sam LawsOn's yagraht way,
with old New-En glands flavor rife,
Xaifs rom her rude idyllc life,
Areracy the LEGENDS old
By CbsuceT BOccaccO told -: