The Portland daily press., 1897-08-14
CHARMING FRYEBuRG.
How the Chautauquans Are Spending
These August Days.


Heaven S gate. Never was a moro perfect
day known here. Every one is charmed
with everything. Some one says that in
the summer the animal and vegetable in
man fourishes more--he lives in his
senses mainly. This may be true, but it
is not the whole truth if applied to the
sojourners upon these grounds, for while
they absorb like sponges the good things
provided by nature they have not lost the
power of approaching to the fullest extent
the good things placed before them upon
the entertainment tray. Since you heard
from us last we have been busy with our
forenoon classes, and enlightened by
several able specialists in the afternoons
and evenings. We think when we look
back upon what has already been pre-
scented to us that surely we must have
had the best, but when we study our pro-
gramme we become assured that the
managers arc very wise men for the
scheme is so planned that there is no good
better, best, but it is best all Of the time.
Last evening concert of great interest
was given in the Auditorium by band
of colored students from the Tuskegee
university, Alabama, under the leader
ship Of Charles g. Harris. The jubilee
songs and plantation melodies were ex-
tremely taking, the audience became very
enthusiastic. The reading from Uncle
Remus by one of the gentlemen of color"
was loudly applauded. 1t was very
popular affair. Early in the evening
teams began to arrive from the neighbor-
ing farms and villages, for concert OF
this kind is sure to be appreciated by
these people. 1t was our privilege yester-
day to have chat with that delightful
gentleman, Mr.. Hezekiah Butterworth
who is on the grounds and kindly gave us
a preview of the lecture he is to give us
this evening. 1t is no wonder to us that
the boys all like his books. He is very
charming to listen to. Mr.. Butterworth
has had friendship which we might all
envy, that with the poet Longfellow and
he tells of this in such an easy and enter
tanning manner that we found ourselves
ob1ivious to all else. He was present at
the ceremony Of the unwilling of the bust
of Longfellow in Westminster Abbey
when James Russell Lowell exclaimed,
upon seeing the face immortalized in
marble: 1.-The most beautiful character
that I ever knew" We were greatly in
terested in hearing how Mr.. Longfellow
came to write several of his poems. When
he wrote the Psalm of Life:
ssTell me not in mournful numbers
Life is but an empty DREAM" etc.,
he never thought of publishing it, but it
was simply an expression of what he
wished his own life to be.
Once when in England the Queen com
manded him Gas they say) to visit her at
Buckingham Palace. On the way his
carriage had become delayed by blockade
of vehicles in the street when a working
man addressed him: "Did you write the
"Psalm of Life?'' asked the man. eyes,
was the answer. "Then beg the privilege
of shaking hands with you" Mr.. Long
fellow said in all his life he never received
a greater compliment.
One delightful feature of the entertain
ment this evening will be the introduction
of some tableaux from Evangeline, and
singing of songs that have been set to
music by eminent composers. The true
Canadian boat song will be rendered in
connection with the tableaux represent
ing the story of Evangeline as she fell
asleep on the boat as the weary outcasts
floated down the Mississippi
This afternoon we are to have a fine
time. We do not propose to fall into ruts,
or to fall behind the times. We believe in
developing all sides of mans nature.
The mental side must not receive all of
the attention, so while we have learned
lectures, and classes for study, to develop
the intellect and all of the beauties of
nature spread before us to remind us of
the Creator of all things and to inspire us
with reverence for nature and natures
God, we must not neglect the physical side
of our beings. This house in which the
soul dwells should be made as perfect in
it's development as is possible. So the
class in athletics has planned to give us
good time this afternoon. DR.. Cum
mings, under whose training this class is
developing themselves has made the fol-
lowing announcement for 2 p. m: ANA
teur athletic contests, with appropriate
prizes. Enter your name. 100 yard dash;
sack race knapsack lace; three legged
race; obstacle race; half mile run; hop,
step and jump; running broad jump;
running high jump; potato race; bicycle
race.
Tomorrow is to be day of rest and
worship, and no place could be better
fitted for either than this self same spot.
Mr. Butterworth will speak to us at $50
p. M, and the vesper service on the banks
of the Saco is one of the most heavenly
services that the writer ever attended. 1t
is surely typical of that river on the oppos:
site banks of which ave shall walk and
worship ever" Ns
There are many mothers and teachers
present who are looking forward to the
talk by Mr.. Herbert Vaughan Abbott on
Cooks for Children" to be given on