St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-20
Written for the FARMER.l
TWO AMERICAN POETS.
BRYANT AND LoSGFELLow.

CONTINUED from last ,esek.
We now come to the most artis-
tic, the most cosmopolitan, and the
most read of American poets,
HENRY WApswonTH LoNGFELLow,
whose genius has been powerfully
influenced by the literature and
historical associations of the Old
World, while in the choice OF the
treatment of his principal native
subjects lie is eminently American.
Henry Wadsworth Lonefellow
was born in Portland. Maine. on
the 27th day of February, 1907.
He was descended. on his mothers
side, from John Alden. one of the
"Mayfower Puritans. and one
whom he SO pleasantly pictures in
his "Courtship of Miles Standish.
Lougfellow's external life pre-
sents but little that is OF human in
terest. 1t is the life OF modest,
deep-hear,ed gentleman, whose
highest ambition was to be per-
| feet man, aud, through sympathy
aud love. to help others to be- the
same. His boyhcod was spent in
his native town, whose beautiful
surroundings. aud pure. quiet life.
he has described in his poem, "MJ
Lost Youth"
After spending three and a bail
years in Europe, studying the diff
ierent foreign languages. Longfel
low immediately engaged himsel
in literary pursuits, aud thencefor.
yard devoted himself largely Il
that honorable career Of authorship
winch ended only with his life.
i In 1889 he published "Hyperl
uu," and his first volume Ut origi
ual poetry. Voices of the Night.
The former poetic account Of III
travels, and ths latter containing
.ome of his best minor poems. sue
as Psalm Of Life, AMI "Footstep
of Angels"
In lS47 he gave to tue world th
greatest of all his works, aud til
one which will carry his name dow
to posterisy, "EvungeIine, a Tale ,
, Acadia" 1t WAS in some degrs
i IN imitation of Goethe's Herman
and Dorothea." but the plot is Mol
!. simple aud even more touching.
A. the time OF the violent r
moyal, by the British government
. OF COLONY Of French settlers
o Nova Scotia. u young couple, @
v tue very day of their wedding, Al
. separated aud carried away IN dl
. ferent directions, SD that they 10
l. all trace of each other. The poe
e describes the wunderings OF Il
+ bride in search of her lover, Al
her final discovery Ut him AS M o
man on his ,leath-bed. in q pub
hospital, which sue had entered
T nurse.
Slight as the story is. Longfelle
works it into one of the most uffs,
ing poems i'll the language, n
!, gives to the world one Of the mt
il perfect types of womanhood and
# affection that hopes, and endur
G and is pati-n,.
Ia A voiime Of poems entitled "S'
=. side aud Preside" was next FL
in ished. One Of the poems III Il
:, collection, "Resignation. has TAX
u permanent place in literature
N Longtellow's genius always oss
n, lated between America and Eu, @
/. -betw cen the colonial period
American history. and the mid
" aud romantic ages Of European f.
IN lug. When tired of the broad q.
b. light of American activity.
,e sought refuge in the dim twilis
he of medieval legend and Germ
at sentiment. In 1851 appeared
v Golden Legend" long, y
Ill drama, based upon Hartman '
is Anaes' beautiful story of sells
u rifice. Later On. bringing his
W ayination back to America. he q
ed ms his Indian poem, THE Song
I'd Hiawatha." In 1856 appeared
"Courts!,ip of Miles Stands
81 based ueou a charming incident