Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-11-09
Mount Auburn-The Industrial Exhibi-
tion Art Gallery &c.
RoSroN. Mass. Nov. /. 1882.

the least Is Mount Auburn. easy Of access
and well worth visit. not only for the IA
nous and hoaored dead who rcst upon its
broad bosom. but for the beauties which ua-
ture, AIT and affection have placed on every
side. On a recent fair Sunday | started,
armed and equipped with tue umbrella so
necessary in Boston on all oecaslnns. aud 3
guide book that | might travel from ppiut
TO point Of interest, for without ats frequent
All should have gone astray among sht
lsb,fiulhs OF paths. Taking aCambridge
and Mt. Auburn car at the city center and
passing over the West Boston bridge.
reached Camlridgcpurt and noticed the fine
buildings. halls and chspels Of Harvard
College the home OF Longfellow mos oc-
cupied bs members Of hi, family ard other
fine and substantial residences, iIii al last
the objective point Was reached and | en-
tered the granite gates of this city Of the
dead where strife and turmoil have no part.
where malice and greed are unknown and
which shall sooner or later bc home for "
all. the stiffness that prevailed. the calm
that broodcd over everything. the subdned
twiiter Of the binds and The timid glaaces Of
hug hj-evcd squirrel. seemed quite an bar
mon, with the day aud the hour, and wan
dered on lost m a revere half sad but Nhol-
IL pleasant. while about me the leaves flut-
tered slowly down upon the autumn breeze.
or were drifted listlcsslv here and there
might write a small volume and still fail 10
tell you Of many beauties. In the limited
space ! can mention but few. primary
object Of interest Is the resting place 81 the
loved poet longfcllow. A vet no lofty
marble column mark, the syot. but the care
fully trimmed grass. the vase 81 flowers aud
lovely wreath Of oi-house blossoms speak
Of the tender and loving hands that have
performed these pleasant Offices for the hon
orcd dead. 4 couple Of little children stood
near and spoke IN sabducd tones % a ylsit
the, had made to "thr children, friend"
and Of the Kind vord. and hearty sympathy
With which they had been greeted and en-
tsTtalned- During my afternoons ramble
found. by the aid Of my irusty guide the
burial place Of Edward Everett. graduate
and President Of Harvard. ihcologian. ora
tor. siaiesman and amhassadar 4 small
square Of polished granite With inlaii tablets
Of marble marks the spot. No flowers are
seen but exquisite neatncss Prev ais Near
oy "a a towering monument 81 Scotch gran
tc surrounded hy beds Of howers and hear
iuE apon IT. base the simple words Char.
lotto Cushman." None other. are needed.
The tomb 81 Charles sumner. laH,cr and
senator. attracted by it, clcgan, simplicity
\ rough stone Of large aud irregular are
maTksihe grave Of Professor l.uuls Agassl1.
explorer and scicntist- In a quiet corner II
a secluded plot - an exquisite cross N .usd
wilh fern leaves forming 4 garland. This
= ;hc iuhui. u Robert Rouncr u ihs mem.
or, % hi loug time friend. Fam, Fern.
\ modest stone marks the rr.tiug spot "
the hrs; truaui u the s,lcui city. y ho took
up her abode there over tn, sears asu.
The monument u France. Sargent Osgo0d
. suTmounied by harp wiih broken strings.
symbolic % tho hrari-ch1rIs ~hich shr 60
sweriN touched AMI wbich Nrrr rudcly
severed by her taking ~. The u1rmaual 20
BAtnara> Bates, Father % Chrau Postage"
a tai marble o5eA.k upou 4 massive p,-.le.-
tai. u veri noticeable The ,fbutc ID
Ma5sarr, Fuller. wiih The profile ~ the
gifted lad, m rrlicf 10 NEAR hy She va.
born IA Cambridge ana though hY adoption.
cJ'.Ecn of Rome. tbs world claimed her
Tor hcf genius. Shr married the MARQUIS
Os>oli, AZ Italian refugee O.: RANK. who
gave up station and ~rAith fuf h.. Cnlu,E,
and aH wife. hey ~err Lost al 80 ln iNJu
have mentioned bat minute hart of
the brsE;ies that abound an all side. 1ut
have singled out such A. | thought ~uuld
have peculiar lutcrrs, for 500. Near the
t4shman M .aumrut - the toNyr a .Iru,t-
ufr i"b q. above the u,rr level. from the
summit u sh.ch charming ,lrw ma, t,c
had 4 the VISITOR - inclined o. cl,aih the
,pirai staircase ! assembled AMI frit vel
r.rtasEA aHI a..
Spread out beiurr me va, a varied >erne ~
manifold bcagiies- The 4.ndir. Charlie.
ri,rr, at one .idr Frrsh Water lake. and VA
hlils3des and 30 valley. ar a. the s,r could
reach. the bleeding footprint, ~ Autuun
searching fpr her los, child. summer. and
leaving everywhere the ruidy traces II her
~andcrIngs. Here aud there vrr- the leaf
les and dead ,rlnks Of trees 80 charminslv
bedcckcd Slth scarlet and yellow lra,es of
graceful vines that one thought hot 81 the
rain and decay beneath but rrSe!.ed onlt
IN the beauty Of the garn.turr FROM rhi,
elevation the aoRer beds scattered At inter
sa.s upoa the Lawns and slope ,hosyd 10
best advantage and formed loye., and re-
irrshing contrasts 10 the naples which
seemed columns Of fame rather than trees.
they reared their head. 10 their gorgeous
cOlurs. wandered on and on. a.uas. see.
ing something 70 allure, illl the shadows lsr.
gan 20 lcngthen and the clouds. c0uri!rrs II
the sun, were donning their braye,t ATTIRE
and preparing TO e.cuu 10 hls couch ,h,
monarch Of the day. Then. IN al the glor,
Of forest earth and sky. lrfi the Lowell,
spot, not more sad bat | hope better for my
short soJoun among the dwellers 10 '.the
silent land
The art department Of the Institute fair,
which by the way il TO BE- Kept open until
the 18th inst, for the benefit uf Thousands
who could not come earlier 4. one Of the
mos, agreeable and instructive collections
that has ever been made for the public eve.
The price Of admission under any other cir.
cumstances in this or any city Of equa! size
would be at least one dollar. but here il /.
simply feature Of the fair and a. such to
be seen without extra charge Two grand
paintings, one IN either gallery, form the
centre pieces around which more than il
hundred pictures are arranged. On these
the lncandesoeni light invented bv Edison
sheds It's pure and steady rays every even
ing, producing an effect pleasanier even than
that Of midday sun. Ia the east gallery the
farmers Of Concord stand in battle array be-
fore the British grenadiers in Bicknells life
like reproduction Of that ever memorable
scene in the west. Bastien lie Pages cele-
brated picture Of the Maid Of Orleans.
standing in intense wonder at the vision
which passes before her. is the chief attrac-
ton. While both these remark able paint
lngs are admired by everybody. vet there
are scores of lesser note that delight the
people, and some that elicit the warm eneo-
NUNS Of the art critics. As examples or
these | mention "The Winning Hand" by
Geo. ii. Story and "kiamens Meadows"
by ii. l.. Tatnall. The first represents a
group Of four countrymen, two Of them en-
gagged in game Of euchre, the Others look
ing on. One old chap who has all the best
trump cards and is positive that he will
make march sits serenely waiting for his
opponents play, while the latter is STUDYING
his own hand with the gravity BETTING the
situation. The perpitxed face of one and
the merry twinkle in the Others ewes are
capitally painted. Mr.. TatnalPs picture is
remarkable in several respects. 1t is the
most charming landscape in the entire col
lection, the perspective is really wonderful.
N detail it is perfect reproduction of ma
ture, and the whole is IT plete with the name
less undetinable charm which expresses the
true artistic sentiment. The noteworthy
thing about il is that the artist had passed
his tiftieth year and spent his life in other
nursuitx withott inav,pfn., ,h., r. -