St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-08

when death came, aud he seemed to be
conscious of his. surroundings at the
last moment. The funeral will take
place at Amesbury, Mass, at 2:30 p. m.
Saturday next.
A Saddened Town.
AIEsBURY, Mass, Sept 7.-Ames-
bury is a saddened town today. The
news of the death of John G. Whittier.
poet, friend and citizen, has brought
grief to every heart. The last few days
were full of anxiety, but the hope had
ever held sway with the people here
that they might once again see the
beloved form on the streets of Ames-
bury: but that has passed, and the
tolIing bells echoes the great grief in
smany a heart.
s. Yesterday morning the report Of his
condition was such as to give some hope
that the stricken poet might recover.
but later in the day he began to fail, and
soon became unconscious. His last con-
SciOuS utterance was one of recognition
sof his niece. Mrs. Samuel l.. Pickard,
swho lived with him for some years pre-
viouS TO her marriage. Mrs. Pickard
asked him during the afternoon if he
KNEW her. He replied.
Z Eyes. | have known you all the time,"
and Immediately lapsed into uncOn
seriousness, in which state he remained
until 4:30 this morning, when he passed
quietly away.
= His End Was Peaceful
land apparently painless. like one falling
aSleep-a fitting close for such life.
His body has been brought to his
home in Amesbury and the funeral will
be held at 2:30 p. m. on Saturday after
noon from his late residence on French
street, the house in which many of his
best poems were written and the shrine
of every visitor in Amesbury. The body
| will rest in the Friends cemetery con-
nected with Union cemetery in the
family plot. where rests his parents,
uncle, aunt, sister and brother, and thus
will the family be again united here as
well as in the land of rest.
All business will be suspended in
Amesbury on Saturday during the
funeral.
Dec. IL, 1907, at Haverhill, Mass, his
father being farmer, and his son was
brought up TO that pursuit, receiving
only an ordinary common school educa
ton. His ancestors had long been Quak-
ers, and it was delightful surprise
to the boy to receive copy of Burns
poems when he was fourteen years of
age. The reading of this book first
aroused in him desire to write verse,
and at the age of seventeen, his first
poem, 1.-The Deity" was published in
the Newburyport Free Press, edited by
William Lloyd Garrison.
The Young Poet Worked
at farming and shoemaking aud when
he was twenty had saved money enough
to enable him to attend the Haverhill
academy for six months. He afterwards
became school teacher, improving all
his leisure hours to increase his knowl-
edge. In 1880 his father died and John
for five years carried on the farm, writ
ing poetry in the meanwhile and edit
ng weekly newspapers. He became
strong anti-Siavery man and was for two
years the secretary of the American
anti-slavery society. In 1888 he removed
to Philadelphia and edited the Penn
sylvanian Freeman doing this work
with so mush sincerity aud vigoI that
printing office of his paper was sacked
and burned.
In 1910 he became a president of
Amesbury. where he resided during the
remainder of his life. For many years
he devoted himself to poetry, each work
and greater fame until at last his circle
of readers extended to all lands where
English verse is known. The first CON-
plete poetical works of Whittier were
| published in two volumes in 1857, and
Ethe final edition of his works were
by himself and was pub
itlished in seven volumes in 1888.
e AZ His Birthplace.
E HAvERHILL. Mass, Sept. 1.-THE
lsnews of the death of John &. Whittier
z was received here with universal feel
iings of sadness and regret. The city
ishall bell'was struck eighty-fOur times at
rs o'clock as indicating the age of the
+ deceased, and flags on the public build
Eings and school houses were displayed
cat half-mast as tokens of respect for the
Edead poet.
L A Tribute from Riley.
IS INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Sept. flames
+ Whitcomb Riley today contributed to
the indianapolis News the following
/ tribute to the dead poet at Newbury-
I port:
II Whittier-At NewbUryport
Sept. z, 1892.
+ "Giftess we come to him Who all things
gives, and live because He lives. THE poets
| last lines:
Hail to thee. and all good cheer,
Though men say thou liest here
Dead,
And weep all uncontrolled.
By thy faith, refining mine.
| Life still lights those eyes of thine
Clear
AS the autumn atmosphere.
Ever still thy smile appears
| AS the rainbow of thy tears
Bent
Ger loves vast armament.
| Thou endurest-shalt endure
Purely, as thy song is pure.
Hear
Thus my hail: Good cheer, good cheer.
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY.
END OF 4 USEFUL LIFE.
Death Of Ex-United States Senator
Francis A. Herman.