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2 ABOUT BROOKLYN PEOPLE. OENTURK MAGAZINE. faith grows brishtor as the twilight IRVING'S NEW PLAT. CHASING GARZA'S BANDS. A POET AND A SPORTSMAN graduated, but kept np our friendship to tho last.

J)nriiiff our colleso lito I often roamed in tho forests and by tho streams with Longfellow. Hawthoruo and Willis. But none I am clad God thought of me and brongnt me into this world. Iam glad that I have iookod noon its suloudora. I Him tor all His manifold goodness to mo.

I take my placo in line with all those who have gone before me and whon lie calls I shall not think it stranue that it is time to go." The venerable mini eavo to mo tho book of poems in question. I havo road it with scrupu lous oare. The excerpts solectod from it, as given below, confirm at least so far as they stand lor themselves, the judgment expressed by Longfellow and Willis, that, "in certain reupeotu, an a dramatic poet of nature, McLellan is the finest poot in America." 1'ItOJI THE 00I1ILLA. Htill sleops tho forest, saTe when swolls tho voice, Of prnwling lion or hyoiia's howl, Or cracks the twig beneath some trampling hot, Soft falls the moonlight, tlltoriug through the roof, Of tho douse matted foliage soft it gilds With shimmering glory all the desert space, Shining on island groves and grassy slopes, From time to time, like drifting shadow, paaa In lengthened line the browsing buffalo, Tho eland, gnu und tho black antelope Glide past; tho bulky elephant Swaying his tushes, crushes through the Blade; The black rhinoceros stalkB unwieldy by, Seeking seouestered marsh or deep lagoon. But, hark I a savage barn, a hollow roar, like rolling thunder shook tho air, On came thu monster, uttering fiendish cries, In tne dim light his satyr features tierce.

His deviiish eves of baleful gloomy gray And grinding teoth might, well proclaim a form Sent from infernal shades to walk the earth. On, step by step, ho came, with brawny list He smotu his hairy breast in frantic rago Until it rang like hollow drum of war, A frightful sound I Again, again his roar Pealed fiercely from his cavernous deep, cheat As on he came. His eyes flashed lurid tire, The short black hair upon his forehead rodo Twitching convulsive, while each grinning fane Churned the white froth, and gnashed with hellish rage. Straight on he came, quick beating at his breast, Still with rodoublod roar and frenzied eye, Till rang the shot; then with appalling shriek, So tinman, yet so brutal in its sound, The monster reeled and stiffened ou tho sod. There is nothing finer of its kind in ths language.

It serves to indicate the powers of a first poet. It is extremely doubtful whether the poet's poetical friends have written anything no strong. Take another exquisite passage. nioM "tiie staos." Their branching antlors in air aro tossed, Like duelist bword blades l.eeply crossed, 'I'nev start, tbev retreat, tliev charge again. They thrust till oach point iias a bloody stain.

Till last interlocked, tine graspeil with tine, They fall at the root of some giant pine. And panting bleeding, with eyes aglare, They helplessly peiish from famine there." Point me if you can a liner description than that, in auytluiig Longfeliow has written. Had McLellan lUhed and shot less and written more he might have been America's leading poet. Here is a little gem in a really beautiful poem on the "Tarpon "To take the salmon is an ode, All iuyi brook trout to beguile: But. tragic poem 'lis to kili The tarpon of the southern isle." Take this perfectly worded picture of the tumb.

ling sea: 1 love to stand on rocks that throw Their shadows on tho tides below; And note tho varied life that sweeps The salt abysses of thu deeps. Tne sword lish and the spouting whale, Tho porpoise nmibiing in the gale, The dolphin and the grampus dark. The sharp liuu'd man devouring shark, Thu blue lish leaping as they pass The stripped and pearl enameled bass; The era the shrimp, the mussel shell, Toe sea egg, with its thorny cell, The moss to slippery rock that ciings Theduise, the seaweed with its rings. Its emerald sarlamU drifting wide Bisins and falling with the tide. AH these, the wealth of waters blue, Are ever woudrous, ever now.

How he packs description and makes of every one of his poems a very mine, of information. And the gush of graceful, poetical music. Tuka a verse or1 two from "The Flight, of the By willowy nooks of crystal brooks, along each ice cold brink, The wallowing crowd, with bellowings loud, the gelid nectar drink. The juicy seeds, the tufted meads, dohsht their browsing ranks. Whore scarlet flowers and tangled bowers drape ill the bloomy banks.

On either fl ink, with clang and clank, each patriarchal sire, With lashing tail and coat of mail and eyeballs flaming lire. With forehead largo, like iron targe, shorn like steely lance. With Honing maiiof, like hurricanes, lead on the great advance. Or this from "The Flight of tho Brant. Fast on the northern breeze Beyond the rosy cloud lands ot the morn, I see you wedge like columns o'er the seas, In swift procession borne.

To a soft southern climo, To Florida's low. marshy lying coaHbi, Or isles of Mexic Gulf, in flight sublime Speeds on your sable host. And there in bays afar Or by some sluggish river, dark and deep, Where red flamingues line the sandy bar, And the tall herons sweeD. There i a charm that haunts one in iho weird, wild music of the poem to "Tho Lion," bsgiu ing: "In the Mahoune mountains, in the Haractaglcn, The summons of the Snick is out 'Come forth my bearded The torrent brook of Buled is baro with torrid heat, Its gravelly bed is trampled by tho lion's mighty feet," etc. And so on quotations might be made all through a really remarkable book.

One nioro will servo to close this scant list of excerpts. I'ltOM THE CHANT. "All, the shriek of the reel, the trout fisher's reel, No sound is so sweet to thu ear; Tiie hum of the line ana tho buzz of tho wheel. Where tho crystalline water runs clear. Thore's a shade ou the stream where the willowa bond down, Where the waters sleep droivzy and dim; And there where the ripples whirl amber and brown, The lords of tho rivulet swim.

See, yonder a green mossy boulder enchecks Tho stress of the turbulent tides: And there amid bubbles and bright foam bell flecks, The gold spotted brook trout hides. Then fling the light tackle with delicate cast, Let your flv like a cobweb alight; A dash and a splash, and the victim is fast, While your reel sings a song of delight." I trust the Eahlb will take great plenum's in being the first to suggest the eminent propriety of honoring on each of his succeeding birthdays the famous Long Islander whom Longfellow and Willis both declared, and rightly, too, was in many respects the finest Doot in America. Lot us not wait, for him to die to do him honor. Lot us honor him while living. Miller Haoehak.

THOUGHT GREENPOLNTEKS IJVSOCEST. BJnt Women Slinrperu Were Canli! lly Ttseir irsl lutentlcd Victim. Mrs. Ellen Murphy and Mrs. Ann Grilling thought Thursday night that they would liko to make a little extra money for New Year's day and tho only expedient they could hit upon was known as "the change racket," which, the polico say, they have worked before.

It would never do, of course, to work it on the lly tradesmen of their own neighborhood and so they cumo all the way from 5 14 East Fifteenth street, New York, to try their luck on unsuspoctiiid Greonpoint storekeepers. "They're iunercent, them jays over there," said Mrs. Murphy, "and they'll never tumble, to the bluff we'll give 'em." So in they marched, boldly, to William Wolohs tefs bakery, 1247 Manhattan avenue, and pnr based a 0 cent loaf of bread, while tiie storo was tilled with customers. Mrs. Grifling tendered a a bill in payment and received 01 cents change.

Thou she said that 0 cents was too much for a loaf that size, as it could be purchase for 7 cents anywhere else. She demanded and got back her 0 cents, whereupon Mrs. Murphy told her not to make a fool of herself, as 0 cenls was tho regulation price. "If that's so," said Mrs. Grifting, "I'll keep the loaf, ami kindly give me my change." "Why, madam, you've cot it and you owe me 0 cents," said tho astonishod baker.

"Oh, bostfin' your pardon, sir, not a penny have I seen back except tho 0 cents." Thus spako Mrs. Grilling and Mrs. Murphy solemnly av owed that she ipake words of trut h. "We've ilealt with people like you before," said the baker, and, summoning a passing policeman, he liad the two women arrested on a ohargo of attempted swindling. Justice Qoctting held them for examination.

IIKU0KI.1K UVESTOES. The Manufacturers' advertising bureau and press agency of New York, incorporated Wednesday with the socrotary of stato with a capital of $100,000, has the following Brooklyn trusteed: Benjamin It. Wcutorn, Isabella Weaforu, Jouoph II. Williamson, Hcury M. Western and Y.

Hull Western, Miss Margarot Leach of Seneca Falls has been visiting friends in thin city during the holidays. John H. LittlefiDld delivered his well known lecturo on "Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln" in Berwick, and in Lock Haven.Pa., last week. He will tako two lecturo trips to the West this season, one this month and one in Fcb rnary. Among tliOBO whe composed the large tourist party which visited Washington from Brooklyn during ChristrasH week wero Mrs.

Beatrice H. Sleight, Miss Viola Ilarriiou and Miss M. Beatric Harrison, the two daughters and granddaughter of the veternu actor and author, Gabriel Harrison. The whole party wero introduced to President Harrison, at thu Whito Honse. Mr.

and Miss Saward of Third street aro spend ins a few days at Lakewood. MiRs Dell Thompson, after a lomr absence in England, has returned to tho city.whero she is at home, at f7!) Classon avenue. Rev. Dr. .7.

Glontworth Butler of this city ha completed live volumes of hia imeresting work, "Commentary of Commentaries of the Holy Bible," and will finish the remaining three vol. umes by July next Mr. H. Dunning, Mr. and Mrs.

C. Coleman Smith and Mr. Anttn Yost of this city sailed for Bremen on the steamship Havel last Tuesday. Mrs. C.

8. Barker and Miss Maud E. Barker are nthomo on Tuesdays, 1,028 Bedford avenue, near Lafayotte. Mr. Harry Wiegand of Greeno avenue sails for Europe on Tuesday next by the Nrth German Lloyd atoamshio Trave, and will remain abroad in England and on the continent for about three months.

Mrs. General Isaac S. Catlinof this city is tho guest of Seeretary Tracy, her brother in law, at his residence in Washington. She received, in company with Mrs. Wilmording, her niece, on New Y'ear's day.

General Catlin was also a guest of the secretary of the navy ou Friday. ORIUIXAL FOURTEEX CLUB. A Lively JiloelioM of Officers for the ICnvuilig Year. A meeting of tho Original fourteen club, a jovial association composed of well known poli. cians and professional men of the city, took place last Tuesday for the principal purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year.

The incidents attending tho election were amusing in the extreme. All the formalities of a primary were observed and the dialling of the varioua candidates went on at a greatrate. The regularticket was distinguished by an imposing array of Chinese hieroglyphics on the backs of thu ballot and thus came to be known as the "Chinese ticket." Opposed to it was a ticket containing tho following names: Frederick Lumruerinauu, II, Robertson, Frederick Gebhardt, A. Bedell, Budolnh Lohmann, William ileyer, John H. Rueger, Walter Hargut and John Kahu.

It appeared, however, that tho names of these men had beon put in the field without their authority. Tho result was the almost unanimous election of the Chinese ticket as follows: President, John 0. Walsh; vice presidents, Daniel O'Neill, David T. Roche; secretary, Robert T. Brown; financial secretarj Eugene It.

Judge; treasurer, Anthony Walsh: marshal, Colonel Thomas Letups ey. Board of trus. tees William Grady, John O'Donnell, George A. Higgins. Membership committee John Kyne, Thomas Moran, William Phelan, James Ryan, John McMahon.

Tho winning names were loudly cheered whon the result was announced and overj'body seemed, satisfied. The Original fourteen club is a politico social organization and is composed of Democrats and Republicans. The objects of tho clnb are principally in tho line of social diversion. GLEE CLUB S0XG8. Tutts Collesre Hoys Give a.

Concert af All Sou In' hiiccil. A concert was given in All Souls' TJniversalUt church, South Ninth street, near Bedford avenue, on Thursday evening, by tho Tufts college gleo club, under the auspices of tho All Souls' club. The singing was much appreciated. A fair sized audience listened to an interesting programme of song and recitation, lasting nearly two hours. The glee club consists of G.

M. Bates, W. A. Flynn and F. W.

Hosford, first tenors; F. S. H.Weston and W.B. Curtis, first basses; A. K.

Lane, W. S. Il.twkiua, W. 8. Small and C.

D. Clark, second tenors; L. Moore, 0. J. Mal lett and U.

S. Gray, second bassos. The mandolin section ia composed of A. K. Lane and F.

S. Walker, first mandolins, and O. R. Edmunds and George M. Batea, second mandolins.

W. 8. Hawkins, W. A. Flynn and W.

H. Goodrioh com priso tho guitar division. John Burgess Weeks, reader, completed the list of talent. The programme opened with "Hark, the Trumpet," by the glee club, the mandolin club following with "Sueno de Armour." Mr. Weeks recited acceptably, aftor which the glee club sang "Mosaic" W.

S. Hawkins gave the solo, "Fiddle and and tho gleo club sang T. Barnum" and "Spin, Sdin." 3Ir. Weeks followed with another reading, the mandolin club played again, and the concert closed with "Jumbo Cantepec" by tho gleo club. EICHORS ASSOCIATION BALL, Thau Ordinary Preparations to .11 Eke it 1 Success Elaborate preparations aro being made for the grand anuual ball of the Eichorn association, iihich is to be held at'Maennerchor hall, on Will oughby avenue and Broadway, on February 24.

The affair will be the first ever held under tho auspices of this popular association and those having it iu chargo are determined that it shall be a memorable occasion. Neither expense nor trouble has been spared in the arrangements. Tho guests will iucludo representatives from a number of other social clubB in the city whicn are anxious to help make a success of this initial effort of tho popular Eichorn association. Fol lowing are the officers recently elected for tho coming year: George Woessner, president, Charles A. Mohr, vice president; John H.

Grif fin, first vice president; John Mehier, second vice president; Samuel J. Tobin, Henry Stellwagcn, recording secretary. Charles Schwartz, financial secretary; Jacob 0. Liehr, treasurer: Jehn Liehr, captain of police. FLAMES IN A BOARDING HOUSE, Fire Caused by lAgbt IVcar an Open Window.

Tho boarding houso kept by Mrs. Laura Decow, at 141 West Fifteenth street, New York, was visit ed by fire at 1:30 o'clock yostorday morning. Mi s. Decew has about lifteou boarders, many of whom wero out making Now Year's calls at the time of the outbreak. Tho lire started in the back room on the second floor occupiod by.twn boarders named Roardon and Browu.

They had gone out leaving the light burning and a window open. A gust of wind blew the laco curtain against the gas jet and in an instaut the place was ablaze. The boarders wha wore at home wore quickly aroused and tumbled out of bod. They went down into tho streot whilo tho fire was burning. A valuable English pug dog was rescued.

The loss an building and contonta is estimated at $,000. IJi THE SURROGATE'S COURT. Probate E2nsincs Trn.Msn.ctod Duringf the Week by Judge Abbott. Wills proved Catharine Campbell, Elizabeth Dinsmore, Leonhard Feierbacher, Gordon Lester Ford, Margaret A. Foucks, Edgar W.

A. Jorgenson, Eva Oherhattser, Samuel Sprague, Mary Stothard, Davitt Van Wart. Letters of administration wero granted in tho estates of the following deceasod persons, Emil A. R. Scliuiter, Louis Schilling, Ca6sia Knnthwnrth.

Juliet Winsliip. William Weber. Caroline M. Brewster, Elizabeth Evans, Samuel If. HttKk ens.

Charles X. 1 etty, John Sheeay, Joseph Soaly, Ann Smith, Caroline M. Walsh, liichavo: 1. uorsneiu, nosnu nart, oauoo xiempi, Caroline E. Noe, Thomas Willis.

Annie 0. Lynoh tlm rinn A. Rasmnsscn. Margaret O'Brien, Julia McGrath, Catharine Riedmann and Katie Hunt. Letters of guardianship of the nroportv of An, ni Green wore granted to John M.

Clancy: John J. iiernan to JNeu M. Alciiriuo; ot uar no ami Alice ai. uavia to aaran u. Jjavis; oi Autdu L.

Heath to Eliza B. Post: of Anna and George Wulff and Fredorick A. Vogel'to Chris in in Wnlft: ot John Jim ros to William TntcliHc of Ada A. Von Lvnker to Jenny Von. Lvuekur.

luul of Frederick Jiuotis to xuotuas Magner. V. C. LITERARY CLUB MTERTAIKS. The U.

C. literary club ontortaiuod its friendsi on Friday evening at tho residence of Miss Flem ing, in Garfield place. Among those present wero Mrs. Floming, Mr. asd Mrs.

Cook, Mrs. Waldron, Miss Fleming, Miss Potter, Miss Nor ton. Miss Alexander, Miss Brasier, Miss Cannon, Miss Waldron, Miss Fairtlough, Miss Chapman, Miss CaBtera, Barlow, Kuowles, Batch eller, Scotiold, Eaton, Smith, Pretts, Cannon, Ly man. fVTa. Alexander, Lalioy.

Man Papers ot Unaoiial In tercet and Importance. The Century Magazine grows in tho varioty and foreo of its papers. The January number troats tho Jewish quostion exhaustively, and in a spirit worthy of truo Christianity. "Joaophus" has a paper full of knowledge and eloquence in behalf of tho oldest ethical and religions race, the past and continuing woea of which are tonohingly commended to tho coed sonBB and good heart of the younger Christian races, now waking to the obligations of superior power and prosperity. "Tho JewB in New York," by Inch aid Whontlor, is quite as mtorestinc, more so to mere fact lovers.

"Now York is my Jerusalem," the Hebrew described is made to say, and his observances, waj's and customs are faithfully related and illustrated, even to bis picturesque appearance at worship in hnmemoriiil white and and bltio Fcarf and tho "stovepipe" hat which now serves tho requirement as to a covered head. "Tho Discontent of the by J. R. Dodge, is a most ablo and comploto expression of the situation of the class on which the country and much of tho world beside now depend for their ability to live, do business, enjoy life, and even to speculate, with the aolo view of thus enjoying it. All parts of tho country and conditions in other countries receive attention in the writer's itimmary of what tho farmer has to do and to suffer, under tariff tinkering, railroad manipulations and other fluctuations added to the natural difficulties of soil and cli mate.

But the conclusion is that present good crops and prices ought not absolve the farmer from the constant obligation to the wise industry and thrift that will bring him a living in less prosperous times. "Custer'H Last Battle" is a mournful but picturesque revival, by Captain E. S. Godfrey, who was in the left wing, which survived, of a hapless military massacre through rash or ill managed attack on superior numbers of hostilo Indians. Remington's illustrations are a graphic and Yaluablo addition.

Comments ou the battle by General James B. Fry are also added. "Witchcraft," by Rev. J. M.

Buckley, is another of tho author's valuable communications on sttbjeeta and diseases that lie beyond the normal every day life of the body. Tho fiction is of unusual merit. The story of Western America and Oriental Hindostaii, "The Naulahka," continues in sustained cleverness of characterization and interest of situations.spite of the death of Mr. Kipling's collaborator, Wolcott Balestier, whoso brother in law ho was also about to become, it is said. The universally smart, but also human and kindly, Yankee hero, Tarvin, has at last run across his perverse evangelizing sweetheart in India, but he has not yet constrained her to save him rather than tho heathen: nor hat, he yet captured the Naulahkn.

Jndia corno.i before one afresh with all Kipling's pictorial force, and America is not contemned by him, as might have been supposed. Dr. Weir Mitchell, in the continuation of his "Characteristics." still rivals Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes for lincness of analogical and other thought and excels him perhaps in the subtleties of distinction in character, as he does in a certain volatility of colloquial writing, more suitable to tho latitude of Philadelphia than to that of Boston. Not only aro tho characters of this prolonged sketch exquisitely defined, but their habits, especially in hospital visiting and other philanthropic ways, develop incidents of great interest, scientific and other.

Were there no "Breakfast Table" papers those on "Characteristics" would be unique, and may yet prove to bo so. "Andrea del Sarto" is tho subject of the old masters paper. Gounod, the composer, writes on his Italian and German experience and reputation. "Bentley's System" is a good young girl story, by Yiola llosehoro, illustrated by A. D.

Gibson, and "A Battlo in Crackerdom" a touching one of Southern white and black human nature, by Harry Stilhvell Edwardu, with E. W. KcmUla's Tho verse is by T. B. Allrich, who has Death Defied and other interludes; Douglas Sladon on "Milan William W.

Campbell, "The Cloud Meredith Nicholson. "AParting Frank D. Sherman, "A Garland''; "New Y'ear's by Alice AV. Brothortou; "A Sonnet on the Sonnet," Inigo Deane. "The Alligator Hunters of Louisiana" is by Andrews AVilkinson, with pictures by Maria Guise, Beard and Clement.

Timely topics and open letters are aa full as usual of interest. ELITE OKCHESTItVb SOCIETY. It is ToHtleretl Etteccpt iott hy Km Prcsi cleut, A. Sfrn glcrritt. An informal rocoption was tendered the members of the Elite orchestral society by and Mrs.

A. C. Do Merritt, at thoir rosidonce, 471 First street, last Wednesday evening. Tho programme included vocal and instrumental music and readings. Among the numbers rendered wero an overture, "Blissful Moments," by H.

Gruucwaldand the Elite orchostral society; piano solo, noturno, op. 48, No. 2, Chopin; "Moments Musical," Padorewski, by Mr. Hackloy B. Burd; cornet solo, "Sing, Smile, Slumber," Gounod, by Mr.

Stephen Groeu; selections on tho violin by Mrs. A. C. DeMerrit and Mr. J.

II. Gould: tenor solo, "The Bedouin's Song," Adams, by Stoph.cn Green; reading, "The Flower and Butterfly," by Mm. Annie Raymond; waltz, "La Cigale," by the Elite orchestra; bass solo, "Tho Fisherman," Campbell, by Mr. J. F.

Gould. A collation was served at, midnight. The officers of the society for the ensuing yoar aro Preaidont, A. C. Do Meritt; secretary, H.

B. Burd: treasurer, D. T. Vans hau, and musical director, J. Harry Gould.

The guest included Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Gould, Mrs.

Annie Raymond, and Mrs. D. T. Vaughan, Miss Florence Do Meritt, Mr, and Mrs. Dilger, Herbert AVouig, Frank Waller, II.

Byrn, Miss Ella Da Meritt, Stephen Gror.n of Providence, Captain J. Gould of Portland, II. B. Burd and J. Harry Gould.

GLASS IS DOWN IN GREENPOINT. Window Smashing Favorite Freak With fVeiv Year Kcvulers. An unknown New Year roveler throw a stone at 1 o'clock Friday morning through tho plate glass window of Adams' liquor store, at Lorimer Btreet and Driggs avenue. The damace is $110. George Blakoly of 103 Moekor avenue, whilo intoxicated Friday afternoon, stumbled against the window of a store owned by Mrs.

Crowley, at una Brings avenue, and smashed tho ghisL Ho was arrosted, but as Mrs. Crowley, yesterday morning, did not care to press a complaint against tho prisoner Justico Goettine dischargod him with a reprimand. A man tilled with New Yoar's whisky stagfrero past Hugh McElray's tea store, 151 Manhattan avenue, boforo daybreak yostorday morning and banged hia shoulder into the window, causing ti crash of broken class. Ho was obsorvod by passet'Bbr, but realizing what ho had dono ho movod on quickly and was not arrestod. JlltS.

ELIZABETH CI.AltK. Mrs. Elizabeth Clark of 427 Franklin avenue died at her home on Thursday, the Slat ult. Mrs. Clark was born at Hudscn, April 24, 1822, and aho had therefore all but accomplished the scriptural limit of threescore and ten.

Among a large circle of friends and neighbors she will be greatly missed. She resided in this city for tweuty two years. Sho was distinguished by her purely domestic and exemplary habits. Sho was the mother of a large family and eight of her children survive her. Ono of them is Mr.

Robert F. Clark, superintendent of tho Eagle job department. Interesting funeral services wero held last, evening and interment takes placo at Greenwood to day. ItESSETT ANI EPPltt TUK WISM'EttS. Tho Glenmore rod and gun club had ita rast shoot of tho year AVedneadny afternuon at Miller's Dexter park.

Twenty one men contested at the traps at soveu live birdB each. Tho shooting was poor, James Bennett being the only man to kill his sovon birds. Instead of taking the club trophy, Bennett selected the special prize offered for tho eccasion. J. A.

Eppig, C. Engelbrecht and L. Eppig, having tied for second place, shot off for the club badgo. Leonard Eppig won. A BOCTOH'S WAUeN STObES AND KEUOTBRBD.

Dr. John E. Danielson was vitiitinc a patient at the corner of Boerum place and Burcen street, Friday evoning, and loft his horse and wagon on tho street. Ho tiod his horse to a lamp post. During his absence a man drovo off with the wagon.

This morning an officer attached to Ilia. Fifteenth preciuct fouudtharig noar tho South Jerry, in Atlantic avouue, whore it had been abandoned. It was returned to the owner. FESTIVE ITALIANS (JLAUItllb. Pasqualo and Ronitlto Caffa, brothers, acod rospoctivol.v 30 and 38.

of 153 Twenty first stroet, entertained a number of friends of their own nationality Friday. All wero moro or leas exhilarated when a quarrel arose, during which Giuseppe Ruasa cut tho brothers Caffa ou the faoo and hands. Ho waa arrested and Jimmio Rickey and Joo Munzella were hold as witnoaaes. The wounds'ware not severe. of them ever used rod or gun or cared for that sort of sport.

Sargent was full ot it, however, and often on Saturday afternoons he and I went shooting together. He waB a craoit shot, too, as I romamber him." "After college life, what then, sir?" "I adopted the profession of tho law and prac. tieed for several years in Boston. Willis at that timo edited tho Boston Monthly Magazine. I had much intercourse with him.

Some time after I became associato editor of tho Dailu Patriot, afterward incorporated I subsequently undertook the publication of a monthly magazine which was finally consolidated with the Wceklu Pearl. I contributed largely during all this time to the Kew ii.and Magazine, the A'jift'tcr'ioeVer and Willis' Monthly Magazine, as well as various other periodicals. The notice that my prose ami poetical attempts received was vory gratifying and euconraging to me, and served to stimulate mo to s'ill further effort. Subsequently at different periods I published three volumes of poetry, viz: "The Fall of tho Indian," "The Tear" and "Mount Auburn." They are all out of print." "Did you take an active part in field sports driving all this lime?" "Yes, increasingly so. I was born with a love for such outdoor sports, and I never lost it.

It grew stronger within me and held new charms for mo tho morel pursued those sports. I am passionately fond, even at my age, of both fishing and shooting. I am particularly fond of wild fowl shooting. I lore thu sea and all about it, and during these last years of my live I have lived cloje by it. I love the quiet of these groat bays and I lovo no less the uproar and onslaught of MSntauk i'i a wild storm.

I havo been with tho great waters in all their moods and I know them by this time pretty well." "You have Imeu a groat traveler, Mr. McLellan, hare you not?" "Well, yes; I suppose I have." modestly replied a man who had shot and i'tsiied in two worlds "While abroad I gunned and fished in all parts of Europe. I can say the same for this country." "You must have had many exciting adventures with wild beasts." "1 have, indeed, althoiizh I havo never talked much about them outside my published book of poems, entitled, 'Foetus of the liod and But for all that, it stirs an old man's blood and makes him youthful sportsman again to reenr tosomooftho.se experiences. Ihure stood face to face with the lion in South Africa as it broko through the cane before me twenv paces distant when life itself was on the oast. I have seen his great (laming eyes dilate with wonder and heard the thunder of his roar which no one who hears ever forgets.

I have seen this and heard this at midnight in the moor by the forest. J. have seen the 1 ishing tail and tossing mane and then at tile crack of the rill I ive watched as he sank down liivt on one knee, ihen a siioulder and then with ah.n.lond, sullen deiiant roar bite the itKi'iivering death. I have huutvd tteerx in India wuh elephants, each with a howdah on his lofty back. I have the elephant charge through the tangled jiuiales while the mahouts pricked them with their keen lances through bush ami brake and stream and till at lust the tiger with his glaring eyeballs lay in death.

I have hunted the seacow or hippopotamus in Central Africa, end seen the water crimson with its blood. I have met the black rhinoceros from which alike the elephant and the lion shrunk away as he eamo down to drink, and laid him low. I have stopped tiie tall giraife at the stream, followed tho germbok far up the dizzy gorge, seen the iirce and hideous gorilla beat his breast till it rang like a drum, roar and with frenzied eye and that last shriek so human withal, and yet so brutal, reel and fall stiff, on the sanguinary sod in death at the ring of the rifle. I have hunted the thn elephant in the Island of Ceylon, tracked the grixzly to its lair, tumbled tho leopard and the panther from their perch, and, in short, encountered in one form or another, I fancy, pre) ty much every shape of organized ferocity that, lurks in the' woods or tho waters. I have at tho same time tishi'd in almost all tho waters of the old world and studied the birds, about which I hare written several poems.

You sec," quote the vetc vau poet fportsmau, as his, eyes Hashed and his heart shot up into his face in the heat of emo tion, "when I get to talking about such exciting adventures I am like an old soldier when he reads a war story or an old war horse that pricks up his ears on the pasture iield and suddenly wheels into line at the sound of tho bugle. They never get over it. Yivid scenes impress themselves indelibly upon us." "Would not your travels in ticer lands, told in a strong and simple way by yourself, tbrillod as such a descriptive work would bo by your actual experience in what you depict, havo a wide circulation?" "I havj often thought of that, but the truth is that I have never sought notoriety, preferring to compress, as I havo tried to do, such vivid scenes between the lids of my book of later poems. If you care to refer to those you will see just what I mean." "Nnw, in reference to your later literary work, sir. Will you speak of that?" "About thirty nine years ago I came, after my Journey abroad, to New York.

I then became acquainted with the sporting celebrities of the day, who used to gather at the old Outfit otlic.e, where at that time William T. Porter presided. Hero it was that I mot H. W. Herbert and Frank Forester.

The acquaintance ripened into a linn and lasting friendship, which continued until tho tragic death of tho great sporting author. It was through his instrumentality that I secured a line resort at iiarnegat bay for snipe and water fowl shooting I passed a part of several years, later on, en the Virginia coast and at. Currituck sound, N. where the water fowl were at that time vory abundant. While in Virginia I contributed a sketch to the standard work of my friend, Genio 0.

Scatt's 'Fishing in American In these later years I have resided on Longlsland, in closo proximity to the best resorts of the wild fowl. Ail along these last years, and for sometime, back in fact, I havo been a contributor to the sporting journals of the day, the Turf. FteM ana Farm, Forest awl Stream, A merican Angler, otc, beside the Joncnal and other periodicals. In 1 8 at the suggestion of my friends I published all my later descriptive poems relating to the kingdom, from a sportsman standpoint, in a volume, as I have before staled to you, entitled 'Poems of thu Hod ami I tints had a very wide ciroulatiou, and the kindly recognition of a work written amid tho scenes of a sportsmnn'B life has been very gratifying to me." "Do you love Long Island and do you cuusidor it a typical resort for a sportsman "Yes, answers both questions," roplied the poet. "I am very much attached to Long Island.

I do not wonder that tho Indians called it the beautiful isle. Tho north side of Long Island is as picturesque and beautiful as any scenery I know of. Tho sound is a chain of surprises al 1 the way along its shores, which arc often bold and abrupt. On the south side the flea rolls out its imposing view to the eye with all its beautiful bays, like the Poconie (largo and small), the ihin necock bay, the Great bay, iUorrichos, etc. All these bay ate liilod with game." "Do you nolo a sensible decrease in wild fowl about Long Island? "Long Island is not what it was many years ago, in that respect, but it still boasts of being a celebrated resort for wild fowl.

You see it has a peculiar advantage in ita promontorial output into tho sea. It catches a great many birds as they come and go at certain seasons of tho your. It, is infested more er Icsh with sportsmen, but there are ouo hundred miles of it to cover and the great waters are always roinforcod by fresh arrivals. If a man knows how to gut birds it is a good placu. But land birds are getting scarcer every year.

They are not only being shot off, but the forests are being felled and the birds aro getting frightened off. There is another bad thing about this felling of tho forests. It is seen in the increased forco of the winds as compared with former years. There are no forests any longer to break them and tho consequence in tlint they come with almost cyclonic fury on our towns and cities and do great damage, and cause creat lois of life and destruction to properly. 'Tne of the forests is a very serious tiling," have not.

it is to be laid down your pen, sir?" "By no means or my rod or gun either," returned the venerable man. "I am looking forward to the eariy spring as it shall break on those shores with an interest and an enthusiasm Just as keen as ever. I shall continue to write, too, from timo to time on the various subjects which delight me most. Yon may say to the Eaolk in return for this auex.pe.eled and thoughtful kindness on its part, which 1 beg to assure j'ou, sir, I deeply appreciate, that I hope to live many years yet and have the pleasure of wishing that historic paper many a happy New Year. I cross tho lino and go deuper into tho valley it is true.

But as some writer has beautifully said of mo in my ad. vaneing yars: 'Ihs voice has still the clarion ring the bugle, albeit it is tho bugle deep down the vale. His stops do not 1'ultor and his "Henry VIII" to be Given in London Next Tuesday. A Tremendous First Mjrht in Prospect The Drama Arr.iiig;eil in Five Acts, With Elaborate Staging; and Costumes The "Humpty Venetian Spectacles. London, January 2.

Mr. Henry Irving has announced that on Tuesday, January 5, tho Lyceum theater will open with "Henry VIII." All tho seats for the first night were sold long ago, and thorn is a large crowd at tho Lyceum daily bookinz ahead. Mr. Irving is besieged with applications for admission to tho rehearsals. The play is arranged In live acts, and the scenery is of the most elaborato character.

The first act comprises five different scenes and the second, four. In the cant are Mr. Irving, Mr. William Torriss, Mr. Forbes Robertson, Miss Ellon Terry, Miss Violet Vanbrugh.

airs. Pauncefort and many others equally as well known. Miss Patience Harris, sister of Sir Augustus Harris, assisted Mr. Lucas in tho arrange meut and selection of the costumes. The greatest attraction at present in the London thoatcr going world is the spectacular pantomime of "Humpty Dumpty, or the Yellow Dwarf and tho Fair One with the Golden Locks." The play was first produced on boxing night, December tJli, which occasion was gracod by the presence in the royal box of the princo and princess of Wales, their daughters, Princesa Victoria and Princess Maud and their son, Princo Albert Victor, duke of Clarence and Avondale, whose approaching marriage to Princess Victoria Mary of Teck makes him an additional attraction at any of tho theaters he my ehooso to visit.

The royal party seemed to very much en loy the spectacle, but their presence in no way acted as a dampor on tho enthusiasm of the gallery. Royalty had no deterrent influence upon the "gallery gods" and they made a din even greater than usually prevails on boxing night. "Humpty Dumpty," as produced at Dairy Laua, was written by Harry Nieholls and Sir Augustus Harris, and tho cast comprises Little Tich, who is well known in America, who appears as Humpty Dumpty; Dan Leno, John D'Auban, Marie Lloyd, Rotta Walton, Baby Lingtry, Emma D'Auban and many other music hall favorites. Ttio procession represcntiug the nations, which is one of the striking features of the play, is produced nightly. As on the first occasion, the group representing Amenci receives prolonged ovations, while tho groups representing Russia and Gormany aro roundly and enthusiastically hissed.

A feature of the audience has been the crowds of children who have attended the representations. The visit of the royalties to the Ol.vmpia on Wednesday night last lias assured the success of the "Venice" spectacle. They made a journey around the grand lagoon in gondolas. Tho duke of Clarence and his betrothed rode together in one gondola. Tho princo of Wales, Princess Victoria.

Princess Maud and tho duko and duchess of Fife followed, and they in turn wero followed by lmre Kiralfy, the manager ef tho spectacle, accompanying the duke of 'feck. Thu ivholo procession was in full view of the audience audit was the biggest advertisement an Ameri can ever had in England. The party ex plored every part of tho show and expressed their admiration. The new comedy of "Forgiveness," by 3Ir. Comyns Carr, which was produced at Mr.

George Alexander's St. James' theater on Wednosday night last, is really a domestic drama illustrative of society of the present, day. Tho play won un stinted praiso ou all sides for its unusual com bination of effective stage situation! with much literary ability and genial humor. Mr. Alfred Collier, tlio well known musical composer, who died frsm influenza, ou Sunday last, was in delicate health for years.

His phy siciaus had advised him to always pass tho win ter months abroad, and he would have gone to Algeria this winter had it not been for his con tract which stipulated that ho should bo present at tho rehearsals of "The Mountebank," and thus he could not leave London. He fell a martyr to his sense of duty. Mr. Cellier had written all the music of "The Mountebank" with the exception of tho overture. It has new been decided to use as an overture whon the opera is produced an unpublished concert overturo written years ago by the dead composer.

Those who have heard tho opera are unanimous in the opinion that it is the best work written by Mr. Cellier. This, it is said, as due in a great measure to Mr. Gilbert's congenial libretto. M.

Alphouse Daudot, tho French novelist, has accorded permission for the dramatization of his Tartariu do Tarascon," and "Evangeliste." The one hundredth performance of Peyers' opera "Sigurd" has taken place in Paris. The composer haa been made a member of the legion of honor. HAS A HABIT OF BEING A BAD HUSDAXD. His First Wife (ot Divorcu and iSo. '2.

in Trying to. Townsend Porcy, an operatic author, has be come involved in another matrimonial dispute, the first phase of which was presented to Judge Dugro in the special term of tho New York su perior court yesterday. Somo years ntro Mr. Per cy and his wife had to resort to the law in an attempt to settle their domestic disputes and also a little quarrel ovor out of his comic operas. She sued him for an absolute divorce and was successful in securing it.

Some time later he mar ried again. His present wife has discovered that hois not tho amiable husband she took him to be, and consequently they parted and she has begun a suit in the supreme court for a separation. John D. Townsend, who was the cotuiscl for wifo No. 1, ropreuents Mrs.

Percy No. and in her behalf ho applied to Judgo Dugro to compel Mr. Percy to contribute alimony and counsel fee pending the prosecution of her suit. The application was opposed by Charles W. Brooke on behalf of Mr.

Percy. Ho declsirod that his client was not financially able to pay any sum of money to his wife, but that he would ondeavor to supply her with $15 a week alimony and a counsel feo of sioO. This Mr. Brooke thought was amply sufrieiout for her support. Mr.

Townsend declared the sum entirely inadequate, and he asked the court to take into cousuteratiou the tact that within the past year Mr. Percy has received $45,000. Judgo Dugro promised to examine tho merits of the case and reserved hia decision. Mr. Percy's occupation at present is said to bo dabbling in stocks.

Tho counsel refused to reveal any of tho merits ot tne case. PERILS OF THE NEW YORK ST11EETS. One Man IBtirt in a Collision und An other Etun Over. A manure cart driven by Michael OTIara of 53 First avenue, Now York, and ono of Henry Zeltner's brewery wagons came in collision yes terday afternoon at Fifty uintlJ street and Lex ington avenue, New York. O'Hara was thrown from his cart and seriously injured.

He waa takou to tho Presbyterian hospital. Frederick Router, driver of tho brewery wagon, was arrested. Adam Breiogel, 30, of Hobokon, N. was run over by an ice wagon driven by Owen Rog ers of 07 street, at Canal and Center streets, Now York, yesterday. lis sustained serious injuries, which necessitated his removal to Chambers street hospital.

Tho police arrested the driver. KILLED flT A HOUSE'S KICK. Robert Boattj', 20 years old, was employod by Buchannan A Lyall, tho tobacco manufacturers, as a stableman. Friday night ho entered the stable to feed the horses, when oiso of thorn kicked him in tho forehead, fracturing his skull. He fell unconscious and died instantly.

His body was removod to hia lata residence, at 1207 Presi dent street, and tho coroner was notified. KILLED OK THE WEST SHORE UOAI). Newiiuiioh, N. January 2. During the past two days three men have been killed ou the West Shore road, near West Poiut.

At about 7 o'clock this morning a southward passenger train killed two men, names unknown, They had been employed tho mess hall at West Point. Yesterday a froight train near tho same place killed an unknown peddlor. TIIE LAST OF VETKK AJtS G8.XE. LAXCASTint, January 2. William H.

Hardmau, a prominent citizen of Columbia, believed to have been tho last survivor of General Samuel llouetou's army in tho war for the indopeiidenco of Texas, died this morning, aged 77 years. ACCEl'TABLK IIOI.IDAI PltKSEKTS. The Thompson audNorris manufacturing company, Princo Btrc6t, made thoir employes handsome Christmas presonts in tho shapo ot double the amount of thoir respective salaries for holiday week. Striking Blows at the Insurgent Camps. United States Troops Hunting Them Down A Skirmish Reported The Bandit Chief is Still ou (lie Texas Sido of the Uio Grande.

liio GitANDE City, January 2. Tho following report is received from Captain Harftie, Gr troop, Third cavalry, by courier: "I struck the camp of about 200 of Gupta's followers on the 20 Hi at sundown, in a denso ehapparel, near Car cias' ranch, with no casualties ou onr side. Captain Brooks' company of rangers and troop Third cavalry, Lieutenants Beach and Short, are with me. Captains Bourko mid McKay aro also here as volunteers." Captains Bourko and McKay returned to this place last night, and the following report was miuln to tho department headquarters oy Captain Bourke: has with him Captain Bourke's com pany of Texas rangers and a force of deputy marshals under Deputy Van Riper, a posse uudor Shuiff Haines of Carrisso and somo Mexican trailers sont him by General Lorenzo Carzia of the Mexican army. There aro two companies under Boaoh and Short just down from San An tonio.

Tiie bandits scattered in tho chapuarel at sundown and I do not think they will light much unless they get caught in thu toils. Mc Kay and I left llardio this mocuuig. after a fight and came across country to Bin emo, twenty miles, and baok of somo of tho ranches. Tho great danger is that theso bandits will break into small scmads and plunder travelers. Thy have a perfect organization, a good systom of signals, know the country thoroughly, and being without uniform can turn themselves into innocent ranchmen and herders in five minutes.

There is great need of pack trains and a liberal allowance of guides and trailers who know the country and people, I gavo it as the opinion of Hard in, McKay, Brooks, Van Itipor, Haines and myself that there should be a general round up of ranches from Polisto Blanco west. "Ilardie marched his command from 3 o'clock in the morning until sundown of the titHh, gome over fifty milos, but it was impossible, to bring the outlaws to bay in the darkness." Captain McNeill's company of rangers arrived here last night from Alice. Captain Britto of the rangers telegraphs from Edinburgh, fifty eight miles south of here, as follows "An armod party is at Arguellas Blanco, twenty miles below here. Shoriif Closnor and myself. in combination with Colonel Maneroscavaly, will raid them to morrow night, late.

Canyon or a deputy marshal with United States troops come and meet us to morrow at Edinburgh? Tho bianco is very large and a largo number is needed to guard the river front. Blanco is American soil on the American side." It, seems that Garza is making no attempt to cross into Mexico, but collecting all his forces together on this aide to defy the United States troops. Several outlaws who crossed the river and one of Captain Britto's prisonois that escaped from him wight before last and swam the river were, captured by Mexican soldiers yesterday and are now in jail at lieynosa, Mexico. A detachment of troops arrivod this mornine with Sexto Lougoria as prisoner, severely wounded in the log, which will necessitate amputation. Ho was shot in the recent light between United States troops and the bandits, and is one of the men who invaded Mexico with Garza on his first raid ou September 15.

Lougoria lives at the Lagrulla ranch. Ho was formerly a United States deputy marshal and is now reported to bo a prominent man among the insurgents. Captain Bourko und escort left with tho prisoner this afternoon for Brownsville, by steamer. Much valuable information is expected to be gained from the prisoner. An attempt will bo made to night by United States troops, rangers and Mexican troops to surround and capture tho bianco, on which there is con gregated quite a party of revolutionists and out lnws.

Later A squad of CaptainMcNoil's cempany of rangers had a running light with a small party of revolutionists about ton miles from here this afternoon. He succeeded in capturing one of their horses. About three hundred shots were fired, but no rangers were injured. The loss on tho other aide not reported. "iJUDEUa" BOODY.

The Blsiyor of tic CUjr of aIlia Alt tcecdcndi and Qualities. To Editor or the. JSrooklun ICaale David A. Boody was born fifty four years ago, August in tho town of Jackson, Waldo county, Me. His father was David Boody, a farmer, one of tho stanch men of tho town and county, distinguished for his intelligence and public spirit.

Mayor Boody was educated as a youth in the public schools of tho town. He afterward spent a few terms in tho Philips' acade. my, Andover, Mass. Soon afterward he entered the law oftico of Charles M. Brown, Banger, Me.

a little less than two years in his law studies in that office; from thence he removed to Belfast, and completed his legal studies in the oflice of tho distinguished lawyer, Jeremiah Abbott, where he was admitted to the bar. After a period of practice at law in Camden and Thomaston, in that statu, ho removed to Portland, whero he practiced his profession for sometime. In 18(32 or 18GIJ he came to New York and entered the banking oflice of his uncle, the Hon. H. H.

Boody, in the firm of Boody tV McClellen, 57 Broadway, ai clerk. So rapid was his progress that in a year ho entered into partnership with his undo and became a member of thu New York Btock exchange, in which he has continuod an active member, with a short interruption, for nearly twenty years. For many years ho was one af the governors of tho exchange. He haa always had his home in Brooklyn since coming to New York. His uncle, Henry H.

Boodyvwaa a graduata of Bowdoin college, Maine, in the class of 1842. was at once made tutor in the institution, and held this office for throe years, when he was made professor of rhetoric and belleslettre, holding this Mflioe for nine years, down to 1884, when ho resignod to enter tho sonato of Maine, elected from that district. He was subsequently, for three terms, oiected to the assembly of the Maine legislature. Professor Ilcury W. Lone fellow, tho poet, held tho same Drofessorship in the collego from to 1835.

When Professor Boody held this oflice it wan under the presidency of tho learned and distinguished Leonard Wood. The noted professors Thomas 0. Upham and Daniel K. Goodwin wero members of this faculty during tho same period. The family of the Booiiys aro a combination of the Teutonic and Celtic races.

Tho original name of Boody, uh written by the first Bottler from Europe in this country, in Cochoco, N. was Budeus. On the father's side Teutonic, from Vienna, Austria; on the mother's side tho name was edman, from the North of Ireland. Hence both from inheritance and education in this combination in the races tho practical legal and business lifoof the family has been one of firmness of opinion, unswerving adherence to the right, irrespective ef surrounding and opposing influences. Therefore, whatever may be said of this or that boss loader controlling tho appointments of the mayor elect will meet diroct disappointment His training and his character give assurance that his action will bo centrolled by the highest regard for the financial and best moral ntercst of the City of Churches.

0. G. New December HI, 1801. BUaOUhVXITES AT UttKX HTOOI), I. The following Brooklyn poople arc stopping at the Astral, Brentwood, L.

W. A. Spolimitn and family, H. Benedict and family, Mr. and Mrs.

C. AV. Seamens, W. B. Smith and family, Peter AV.

Lynch and family, Miss A. C. Lorn, B. R. (J.

Low, Miss Kosamond Low, E. N. Taft, M. Knapp. A.

G. Peehain and family, James L. Truslow, MSbs M. M. Cnmuiincs, A.

M. Snedeker, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Boyd, Mr. and Mrs.

John Gibb.Mrs. M. J. Ducklol.Miss Davis, Mrs. Kate B.

Voorman, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Clapp, Mr.

and Mrs. Henry E. Ide, General F. E. Pinto, Mrs.

J. A. Tucker, Miss Tucker, W. A. Nicolay, Miss Gulden, Frank Gulden, W.

O. Wyckoff, J. C. Seaman, W. G.

Low; F. L. Blauchartl, Mrs. J. E.

C6ok, Miss Blanchard, Miss Grounmaii, Misa Woods, Miss Freeze Waterside, L. I. THE CUSHl.tG HOT OltDiiKEI) TO SKA. New tout, H. January 2.

Sensational reports have been published hero concerning the preparation of the torpedo bunt Gushing for service in case of war with Chili. The reports are unfounded, as no work is being done upon her at the torpedo station whoro she is laid up; neither hits a new crnw arrived for her. She will in all probability, in the spring, bo fitted with torpedo tubes, but there appears to bo no hurry for this, and without these she is not serviceable. Talk "With the Veteran Isaac McLellan of Long Island. Expert With ltoi), Gun anil Pen LimtVHovr, illis anil Other of His Early Literary Associates and What They Thought of Him.

Verses Which Celebrate snd the Animal World. In. a plain little farmhouse overlsoking the broad waters of Become bay, as it grocU tlm wide expanse of the ocean, lives tlm greatest sportsman poet in America, Isaac McLellan. A peculiar pathos invests him just at. tlii momeut with interest.

In a short time Walt Whitman wilt lie dead in Camden town. That will leave. Mr. Jlel.ollan (lie List of the four Long Island? DOCts wlio works have found their way all over the English speaking world. Ilryaut, who spent a large part of the last years his life at his beautiful lue.ue at Roslyu, where his son in law, Parke Godwin, still lives, sleeps under thu smell of the pines in that cloistered arahy of balsams.

Thanatopsis," that really great fragment of blank verse, in immortally chanted in thn low requiem oftherirs as they moan and mourn tenderly around his crave. Sain, tho humorous yoeS, sleeps in Greenwood. His poem entitled "God bless the ma who first invented sleep," a poem that makes his last lung sleep restfully notable, has obtained universal favor, as have many other attempts. Walt Whitman, who, while he is Otpocticai outlaw, to far an form, measure and ipaac nc i.r.hh.y. rhythm are concerned, an 1 practically a prose poet, but who, despite exaggerated affectations of T'hrasii and thought, is after all, by virtue of eis gnuid and human tiio greatest thwuglited of them ail, lived on Long Island a great part of h's life and left it not because lie loved any snot on earth as well, but only because his life took another direction.

After Whitman McLellan is left alone, tiie list of tiiese fonr famous Long Inlanders. Tlie spot where the ver.erahle sportsman hard now lives is known as Springs. Si'i n. is a country town in Suffolk county, about fifteen miles eat of tt ig Harbor, it lias no railroad communication with tho main line, but an express wagon and stage run daily in each forenoon from Springs to Sag Harbor, returning in thu afternoon to Springs and carrying mail and passengers. This stage do rs not go nearer than one imb to rhe lioitse where McLoilan is living.

It is a wild country walk with the roar of the restless sea at every shift of the wind weeping over it and winding on by wood and stream and pine grove. The house in tlv poet lives is owned by Mr. John D. Edwards. The venerable bml is hoarding with Mr.

Edwards for the present, having Jateiy moved there from Greenport. It does not require that a man be skilled as cliaraetciy to perceive at a dance tii.it there is something and nha low aboul McLellan, something that has ciinchi. up tho cry of winds ami waters and strange, birds and roaring wild beasts and ghostly haunted legendary laees in the dark continent through which he has traveled for years, ro I a ml mm in hand. And as I i aw him sitting there with iiis white hair and his nobie face I made up my mind that it would lie a signal act of recognition to worth to pugge it that as this far known poet of our own island slowly enters the dark continent on the thither shore of timo the people this and of its. Bister, Manhattan, shall keep his birthday with religious care as devotedly as New England eps that of Whittier.

For let it be remembered that the place he occupies in poetry i a unique one. There is no other man to lid it. In it he stands alone. Ho was that, as I saw him, watched him and heard him talk, I soon aaw why has hum: so lonrf about the wild roarini; waters of Montank point, and why ho ttii! creeps elomr an closer to the ton ml anil swirl of the sea as he Brows nearer the edge of eternity. He is allot these things.

They are but tho emblems of those mighty emotions tint roll and rise, and dash within him. The philosophy of McLellan evidently is that emotion is the great tiling that ace more in a minute than all else in a lif'dime. Beside it intellect is a mere bagatelle. McLellan, at fourscore years and live, is still linn on his (cot. lie has laid down neither his pen nor his rod nor Ills gun.

His boat swings on the bay ami beckons him nway. He stands nearly wii feet in his stockings, ami stands up as straight as Wyandauehe, the trreat sagamore of the six nations, stood in his sandals at thf same age. His mind is active, his facilities all in play, his handwriting characteristically firm and unimpaired, and. above all. his belief in God and ieunnrtiilitv unshaken.

The reason of all this is that he lias taken care of his health. To this reaiiy distinguished man, collegian, continental traveler, authority on Held sports, confrero of the most celebrated men of his time Longfellow, Lowell, Holmes, Whittier, Bryant, Saxe, Willis, GrUwald, lialleck, Drake, Whitman, Morris, Frank Forrester, Gcnio C. Scott, and a host of others, and himself a poet of nature, if ever there was one 1 repaired for tho purpose of saiuting the lettered nice at the tkreshhold of the new year and giving to the public such reminiscences connected with his life, especially as it haa been lived on Long Island, an he saw fit to authorize for publication. "In the name of the Eaolk I give you greeting snd gratulatiou and wish you a happy New Year, Mr. McLellan," said I.

"It will publish with pleasure anything you may havo to say." "I consider it a groat honor to bo remembered and noticed by such an eminent Journal as tho Biiootti.vtt E.v(ii,e," replied the veuerablo poet. "I have rend it constantly for many years and it bus kept mo in touch with the great city and with my friends in it when cut off for a long timo from almost every form of communication with all that I once held dear. What in return for such an unexpected and scarco deserved recognition can I say to you, sir, that will bo of interest to that paper?" "It ocenrii to me that a review of your life and literary works would be welcomed by the rodders of the "Well, replied tho litterateur, "I believe my memory is all in me. Retrospect is the. largest part of an old man's life, and I am glad you have got to mo while I am able to go back." "Where were you born, sir?" "I was born at Portland, the birthplace likewi of my two lifelong friends, Longfeliow and Willis.

was born it: the year HUG, so you nee 1 am Ho years old. I have, outlived both my famous townsmen and (speaking in a lonely, reminiscent way in fact most of my cherished "I would seem, sir, from your litera ry works that your early education was a classic one," 'When a youth," SKid thu pott, "my parents moved from l'ortland to Boston. I was sent at 13 to that admirable preparatury school, i'hil lips academy, Andyver, where I was thoroughly prepared for college. Willis, whose family also ciruu to Jloston, joined me at the I'liilliits. From 1 hence I went to iiowdoin college and Willis to Yale.

Longfellow, Hawthorne, Choover, the brilliant o. i'renliss and other distinguished writers were my college, and classmates" 'I'h jy all stood high and graduated honorably, l.ongfeilo wa; sensitive, poetical and sympathetic: Huwlliorne critical, analytic and noden simple, manly, robust and strong, tnen afterward, in his convictions of duty; 1'routiss Hashing with genius. They were four remarkable men." "Would not your recollections of your clo and daily intercourse with these noted men in their youth and even afterward make very in. teresting "Very probably, on account of tho eminence which they attained as men of letters. Lot if I once began to call up the past and talk to yon about old times it would consume a whole interview in itself.

Let nie simply Hay to yon that we veie all happy youths together in college, and hat we never lost sin tit of each other after wo.