Show 8 ca the following beautiful extract is from the speech of hon edward everett at the national horse L exhibition chibi at springfield mass however this may be sir if there is any one who doubts that the horse the animal that most concerns us ah on this occasion c casion is is susceptible of the kindest feelings of our nature 1 I think he would be convinced of liis eis error by a most interesting te anecdote of edmund burke in the decline of mr burkes life when he be was ggs livin living in retirement on oil his farm ht at Bea confield the rumor went up to london that he had gone mad ari and the fact that was stated in support of the rumor was that he went round his eis park bark kissing his cows and horses horsed A friend j a man of rank and influence hearin bearing this story and deeming it of too much importance to be Q left uncorrected hastened down to Bea confield and sought an interview with the view of ascertaining the truth of the rumor ile he entered in into conversation with him mr air burke read to him some chapters from his liter letter on a regicide peace his friend immediately saw that though the earthly tenement was verling verging back to its native lust dust the lamp of reason and genius shown with undiminished lustre within he was accord accordingly inyl g y more than caf satisfied isfried as to the object ot his coming down and in private interview with mrs burke told her what he had bad come for and received from her this pathetic explanation mr burkes only child a beloved son had not long before died leaving behind him a favorite old horse the companion coll of his bis excursions of business and pleasure when both were young and vigorous this favorite animal was turned orned out by mr burke the father into the park with directions to all his servants that lie he should in every respect be treated as a privileged favorite mr air burke himself of course in his morning walks would often stop to caress the favorite animal on one occasion as he was taking his morning walk through T the park he perceived the poor old animal a nima I 1 at a distance di and noticed in turn that he be was recognized by turn him the horse drew nearer and nearer to mr burke stopped eyed him with a most pleading look of recognition which said as flanly as words could have said 1 I have lost him too and then the poor dumb beast deliberately laid his head li upon on mr air burkes bosom struck by the singularity of the occurrence moved by the recollection of his sorl son whom he had never ceased to mourn with a grief that would not be comforted overwhelmed by the tenderness of the animal expressed in the mute eloquence of holy natures universal langua language e the illustrious statesman for a t moment lost his self possession and clasping his arms around the neck of his sons sons favorite animal lifted up that voice roice which had filled the arches of westminster hall with the noblest strains that ever echoed within them and wept W ept aloud this vas aas seen een and heard beard by the pas sers by and tho the enemies of burke unappeased by h his s advancing years ye rs by his la falling in g health by his domestic sorrows in made de it the ground of a charge of insa insanity n burke had gone mad maa but sir so help me heaven if I 1 were called up 1 on to designate the vent event or the period in Burk burles elife life that would best sustain sustain a charge of insanity it would not be when ina in in a gush k hof of I 1 t the he holiest hollest and purest feeling in afat that ever sigred the human heart he wept aloud oh oft the neck of his dead sons favor favorite kte horse but if i t would rather be when at the he meridian of f his fame when n the orb of his impei imperial genius rode highest in ill the heavens amid the scoffs of cringing courtiers and the he sneers of trading patriots he abased kis is glorious powers to the scram bings pin and squab beings of the day and borri born for the universe uni universe erse narro narrowed we ais his mind ard and mankind mankin to to pirty party gave up what was meant for aa 91 A man in i barleston barle ads ed v woman of ill fame against hir her 0 own will and she punched out his eye with a fork he squeezed a benian and got a punch louisville journal easta rc WA W A yankee has invented a plague which kills off all who do not pay the printer it has played sad havoc in new england and is is extending rapidly vresh we of the mountains some in ohio and illinois already login legin L to smell a mice indiana i iz ia danse danger r |