Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-02-13

at each end Of the bridge. where tho
American and British forces wer. each
drawn in line. Here my patriotic en-
thusiasm came to 4 climax, and though
there is so much to be told, so much dis
cription that would be interesting and
valuable, my pen is not skillful enough
to do it justice, and so can only do as /
did when l stood on the hallowed spot,
keep silent.
Do you think this was experience
enough for one day? You may we'll think
50, but it was not all. Still later, when
the great trees cast their far-reaching
shadows across the walk, we passed down
the street, across the field, and through
the woods, delicious with odors of pine
and hemlock, to Sleepy Hollow, . b~auti-
ful spot in the lap of the hills. Here we
silently and reverently bent over the
graves of ThOreau, Hawthorne and Emer-
son. Plain marble headstones mark the
resting pla es of Thoreau and Hawthorne
while that of Emerson is still unmarked,
save by vase of flowers always kept
fresh by some devoted friend. Not far
apart sleep these three, and the fragrance
| of their pure and noble lives seemed to
rise from the ground where they sleep
AS stopped to esther memento of my
visit, felt my heart stirred by an in
huence not unlike that which stirred the
waters of the pool of Bethesda, and l
thanked God for the lives of these men,
A few weeks later I sought out the spot
in the woods, on the bank of beautiful
Lake Walden, where Thoreau so long
| lived hermit life. Nothing remains of
| the cabin which he inhabited but bank
| n vyhip tn11a
| of many visitors to the secluded SPOT
There are different theories as to his rea-
sons for thus withdrawing from the world.
! | was told by gentleman who knew
Thoreau, that it was to enable him to
write and make those researches into
| nature which are SO valuable.
Do. you think l have forgotten my
promise to pass over my vacation notes?
! Not SO, am emitting much that I should
like to dwell upon. came back to work
and study the first of September; and
since that time have been swallowed up
by the rush and whirl that characterizcs
city life.
| One of the great advantages of active
life her lies in the fact that 40 matter
how hard one works, there is always op-
| portunity to intersperse it with some Of
the grandest and rarest privileges. For
instance, the
FOREIGN EXHIBITION,
has brought to our midst the products,
both natural and manufactured, of nearly
every land under the sun. How much /
wished for the company of my bows and
girls" as passed from bazaar to bazaar
| in the great halls and galleries. Besuti-
full wares artistically arranged, natives in
costume, and flags and banners of al
nations, made brilliant scene, and
taught an object-lesson in geography
worth more than years of study. The
art department was very fine. A coll, G.
ZION of if,y-four pictures by the old
masters known as the "Jarves Collection
attracted 4 great deal of attention. On,
Of the pictures dated back to the Twelfth,
century, and among the collection wer.
| paintings by Comeggio Titan, and Leon
ardo d. Vinci. One could not look upon
This group without feeling of awe, if he
nut paused to think Of the weight of
yerrs they bore, and the artists they
! represented
EMINENT PREACHERS.
! Matthew Arnold, George Cable, Pere
Hyaclnthe and Monsg Capel have de-
lighted the literary and religious world
and last, but not least, Boston's loved and
reverenced Phillips Brooks, has returned.
o, you should hear the thrilling words
that fall from his lips! His church, the
large and magnificent Trinity, is throng.
ed every Sabbath. And you would not
wonder if You but once heard him, and
felt bis powerful magnetism. / have
heard Beecher, Moody, Clark, Hale. and
nearly every other eminent preacher; bu,
truly of them all, never spoke man as
Phillips Brooks does There IS nothing
sensational about him; he Just speaks
from the fulness of his heart, and it seems
as though he could not keep back the
words if he would. They flow in an al.
most unbroken current from his lips, and
whether they sink deep into the listeners
heart or bear him away to the Golden
Gate" they alike stir his deepest bes
feelings.
I heard Pere Hyacinthe at Trinity
church, and though he spoke in French
| which of course cou d not understand
still, so perfect an orator is he, that il
was delight to listen to the sound of his
voice, and to watch his expressive cOun
tenance and graceful impressive gestures
Those who understood, pronounced Iii:
lecture grand oratorical treat.
And now l must tell you of Matthew
Arnold, whom heard twice at his frs
appearance. on the "Unsound Majority.
and at his farewell Lecture on Emerson.
For the doctrines of hisUnsound Ma iority
Mr.. Arnold has called down upon him
self avalanches of criticism, and the sam,
may be said Of his views on Emerson.
cannot feel, however, but that much in
justice is done him in both cases. Wher
we take into consideration that his stand
ard Of ''soundness" is 'whatsoeve
things are sure, whatsoever thing are
good. whatsoever things are righteous
whatsoever things are upright, whatso
ever things are amiable, whatsoeve
things are nobly serious, whatsoeve
things are elevated" we must admit til
unsoundness of the majority. Likewis,
his trial of Emerson is by the highes
standard. Cicero, Plato, Spinoza, Swift
Pope, Addison and Byron; placed in tn
scales with these men he may not be
great literary artist either in prose O
verse, and he very likely does fall below
this standard as philosopher or make
of philosophy but MIR. Arnold conceded
to him the highest tribute of love. III
was prophet, seer, a great recorder O.
spiritual truth. q great teacher, and frien,
and helper of those who would live in tn
spirit" At the close of the lecture, Wen
dell Phillips, in behalf of the citizens o
Boston, extended to Mr.. Arnold few
words of good wishes and farewell, il
which he expressed the following senti
ment: Our great master of Concor,
taught us one thing, at least, that n,
generous criticism was ever too search
ing, and that in the matter of truth, W.
must toe the line, no matter how man
chips fly in our faces" which was HEARTH
responded to by the audience. After
was all over was introduced to MI
Arnold, with the explanation that wa
from Minnesota, and here again l felt til
Influence of my talisman, for he at ono
took up the subject. and expressed dc
sire to 60 there, and asked if l though