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1937 Letter From George Walter Chamberlaine & 1887 Drawing & 1887 Document By His 9th Grade Students
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A 1937 letter, of ink on paper, from George Walter Chamberlaine to the Farmington Public Library & 1887 drawing & 1887 class paper from his 9th grade students. The pencil on paper piece and pencil drawing were not required for their schooling, or drawing requested.
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1907, 1887
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STORY OF MRS. A D E L A I D E
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On
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' C a l d r o n
CILLEY
WALDRON.
THAYER.
the t w e n t y - t h i r d d a y of F e b r u a r y , eighteen h u n d r e d
forty-
three, to the R e v . D a n i e l P l u m e r C i l l e y , a s c h o l a r l y c l e r g y m a n , a n d
his
wife, Adelaide A y e r s
( H a i n e s ) C i l l e y , a w o m a n of
remarkable
m e n t a l i t y , a d a u g h t e r w a s born, who, as poet, a u t h o r , c o m p i l e r
j o u r n a l i s t , w a s destined to become not o n l y one of the most
and
distin-
g u i s h e d women of N e w H a m p s h i r e , b u t whose name takes a l e a d i n g
r a n k as w e l l i n the notable l i s t of v e r s a t i l e w r i t e r s of N e w E n g l a n d .
A d e l a i d e C i l l e y W a l d r o n , u s i n g a f a v o r i t e p a t h e t i c e x p r e s s i o n of
h e r o w n , " b e g a n the s a d h a b i t of e x i s t e n c e " i n M a n c h e s t e r , a n d w a s
the second c h i l d a n d elder d a u g h t e r i n a f a m i l y of five c h i l d r e n .
Her
ancestors, f a m o u s i n c o l o n i a l h i s t o r y , were among the
first
settlers of t h i s c o u n t r y , h e r g r e a t - g r a n d f a t h e r H a i n e s h a v i n g been a
lieutenant
i n the
regiment
commanded
by
her
great-grandfather
C i l l e y i n the W a r of the R e v o l u t i o n .
She
w a s , on the m a t e r n a l side, a descendant of C o u n c i l l o r R o b e r t
E l l i o t , M a j o r C h a r l e s F r o s t , the S h e r b u r n e s , a n d S i r W i l l i a m
Pep-
p e r e l l , h i s niece, S a r a h P e p p e r e l l , h a v i n g been her g r e a t - g r e a t - g r a n d mother.
Her
grandmother
C i l l e y w a s a s i s t e r to W i l l i a m P l u m e r of E p -
p i n g , who w a s f o r f o u r y e a r s governor of N e w H a m p s h i r e , a n d l a t e r
engaged i n l i t e r a r y p u r s u i t s .
H e r f a t h e r w a s a n own cousin to H o n .
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J o n a t h a n C i l l e y , the congressman who M-as k i l l e d i n eighteen h u n d r e d
t h i r t y - e i g h t , i n a d u e l , by W i l l i a m J . G r a v e s of K e n t u c k y , a n d also
a n o w n cousin to J o s e p h L o n g f e l l o w
C i l l e y of
E x e t e r , whose
son,
B r a d b u r y L o n g f e l l o w C i l l e y , w a s f o r f o r t y y e a r s the celebrated p r o fessor of
a n c i e n t languages
at P h i l l i p s - E x e t e r A c a d e m y ,
of
whom
D e a n B r i g g s of H a r v a r d , r e p l y i n g to the c r i t i c i s m t h a t his methods
were old-fashioned,
s a i d , " I f t h a t is so, I w i s h we h a d more
old-
fashioned t e a c h e r s . ' '
These i l l u s t r i o u s ancestors n u m b e r e d among t h e i r o w n m a n y a
brave p a t r i o t of heroic s p i r i t who, w i t h m a r v e l o u s courage,
marched
f o r w a r d to v i c t o r y , a c h i e v i n g , by reason of t h i s same u n d a u n t e d courage, honor for A m e r i c a , a n d g l o r y for the A m e r i c a n flag, i n the face
of almost c e r t a i n d e f e a t : i t w a s a g r a n d i n h e r i t a n c e , t h i s s p l e n d i d
courage,
and Adelaide
Cilley
Waldron
possessed
it i n a marked
degree.
I n her e a r l y childhood the f a m i l y removed to B o s t o n , a n d here
her education progressed
r a p i d l y w i t h a l l the advantages to be de-
r i v e d f r o m most excellent schools a n d p r i v a t e t u t o r s .
E v e n as a c h i l d , she h a d a w o n d e r f u l m i n d a n d a r e m a r k a b l e
memory, a n d a t eleven y e a r s of age was s t u d y i n g F r e n c h , G e r m a n ,
L a t i n a n d G r e e k , together w i t h other subjects t h a t were
c h i l d r e n of her o w n age.
occupying
H e r e also her m u s i c a l i n s t r u c t i o n com-
menced, although she w a s a l r e a d y f a m i l i a r w i t h the r u d i m e n t s , h a v i n g l e a r n e d the scale a t so e a r l y a n age she could n e v e r r e c a l l not
having known it.
A t this p e r i o d of her l i f e she w a s the close companion of a f a v o r i t e
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elder brother, C l i n t o n A . C i l l e y , t h e n a l a w student of H a r v a r d , who
l a t e r w o n great success i n h i s profession i n N o r t h C a r o l i n a , a n d to
t h i s i n t i m a t e association m a y possibly be t r a c e d i n a degree h e r e a r l y
manifestation
of
a n i n h e r e n t taste for
literature, music
and
the
f o r e i g n languages.
M r . C i l l e y came w i t h his f a m i l y to F a r m i n g t o n i n eighteen h u n dred
fifty-eight,
Church.
a n d w a s i n s t a l l e d pastor of the F r e e W i l l B a p t i s t
I n t h i s t o w n M r . a n d M r s . C i l l e y spent the r e m a i n d e r of t h e i r
l i v e s w i t h the exception of five y e a r s passed i n N o r t h C a r o l i n a at the
close of the C i v i l W a r .
I n eighteen h u n d r e d sixty-one he was commissioned
of the E i g h t h R e g i m e n t , N e w H a m p s h i r e V o l u n t e e r s .
as C h a p l a i n
A f t e r his r e -
t u r n f r o m a r m y service, although for a time h i s c l e r i c a l duties w e r e
resumed, M r . C i l l e y w a s
finally
compelled to resign his pastorate,
o w i n g to h e a r t trouble, f r o m w h i c h disease he died i n eighteen h u n dred
eighty-eight,
Mrs. Cilley following
h i m i n eighteen
hundred
ninety-six.
F r o m a f a s c i n a t i n g c h i l d t h e i r d a u g h t e r A d e l a i d e h a d become a
wonderfully
beautiful woman
personality.
A l t h o u g h she e a r l y evinced decided l i t e r a r y t a l e n t , i t
w a s not u n t i l she accompanied
of
brilliant
intellect and
charming
her p a r e n t s to N o r t h C a r o l i n a t h a t
h e r first verses were composed a n d pviblished i n Lippincott's
Thenceforward
zine.
she
enjoyed
a n enviable
reputation
Magain
the
l i t e r a r y w o r l d , h e r poems, sketches, short stories a n d a r t i c l e s a p p e a r ing
frequently
Youth's
i n Harper's
Companion,
the Boston
Magazine,
Transcript,
the
Atlantic
Monthly,
the
a n d i n m a n y other lead-
�ytt
e m o r l a l
ing
magazines, newspapers
to
^ 6 e l a l 6 e
(Tllley
C a l d r o n
a n d r e v i e w s d u r i n g her l i f e t i m e .
contributions to our local paper, the Farmington
Neivs,
Her
were a con-
s t a n t source of e n j o y m e n t to her m a n y f r i e n d s at home a n d abroad.
T h a t h e r l i t e r a r y a b i l i t i e s were w i d e l y recognized
is p r o v e n b y the
f a c t t h a t she w a s a v a l u e d member of the N e w E n g l a n d
Woman's
P r e s s A s s o c i a t i o n , a n d the N e w H a m p s h i r e W e e k l y P u b l i s h e r s ' A s s o ciation.
S h e w a s also a c h a r t e r member
of the D a u g h t e r s of
the
A m e r i c a n R e v o l u t i o n , a state officer of the W o m a n ' s C h r i s t i a n T e m perance U n i o n , first president, a n d l a t e r h o n o r a r y p r e s i d e n t of this,
the F a r m i n g t o n F r i d a y A f t e r n o o n
C l u b , s e c r e t a r y of the O l d
Home
W e e k A s s o c i a t i o n , a member of the P a s c a t a q u a C o n g r e g a t i o n a l C l u b ,
a n d the C l u b of the N e w H a m p s h i r e D a u g h t e r s , member a n d c l e r k of
the F i r s t C h u r c h , a n d a trustee of the P u b l i c L i b r a r y .
F u l f i l l i n g the
promise of her childhood, she became a n accomplished m u s i c i a n , a n d
was organist a t the F i r s t C h u r c h f o r m a n y y e a r s u n t i l a f a l l , r e s u l t i n g i n a b a d f r a c t u r e , occasioned a confinement
her room.
of m a n y months i n
H e r aunt. Miss H a r r i o t P . Haines, a t r u l y remarkable
woman of fine i n t e l l e c t u a l endowments,
became i n h e r l a t e r y e a r s a
member of the household.
In
eighteen
hundred sixty-two Mrs. W a l d r o n
w a s m a r r i e d to
D r . N a t h a n i e l C . P a r k e r , who died a few y e a r s l a t e r .
I n eighteen
h u n d r e d seventy-one, on h e r r e t u r n to the N o r t h , she w a s m a r r i e d to
J u d g e J o h n W a l d r o n , a n d two daughters, C e c i l a n d E l i s a b e t h ,
L i l y as she w a s commonly called, perfected
the happiness
or
of t h i s
u n i o n , but l i t t l e L i l y died at the age of s i x y e a r s a f t e r a b r i e f i l l n e s s ,
and
f r o m t h i s great a n d o v e r w h e l m i n g sorrow M r s . W a l d r o n
never
�^
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0
r Ig I
to
6 & Ia i 6 e
C i I I a y
a I 6 r ow
f u l l y recovered.
W i t h e v e r y q u a l i f i c a t i o n f o r a successful p u b l i c , c l u b , a n d social
l i f e , she w a s n e v e r so h a p p y as w h e n i n h e r own d e l i g h t f u l home she
w a s s u r r o u n d e d by those n e a r a n d dear to her, a n d the gracious hosp i t a l i t y of t h i s noble w o m a n , whose v e r y presence w a s a n i n s p i r a t i o n
to a l l , w i l l ever r e m a i n the brightest i n the r o s a r y of
delightful
memories of h a p p y h o u r s counted i n the h i s t o r y of the F r i d a y A f t e r noon C l u b .
T h r o u g h o u t h e r long illness, w h i c h extended into the second y e a r ,
h e r f a i t h f u l h u s b a n d w a s ever b y her side to care f o r h e r , a n d to
do " t h e t h i n g s t h a t no one else could do quite so w e l l , " a n d i n the
l a s t f e w months w e r e g r a n t e d h e r the tender a n d u n r e m i t t i n g m i n i s t r a t i o n s of h e r devoted daughter.
O n the s i x t e e n t h of J u n e , nineteen h u n d r e d n i n e , d u r i n g the long
t w i l i g h t h o u r she, l i k e a w e a r y c h i l d , f e l l asleep, a n d t h u s r e a l i z e d
the t r u t h a n d b e a u t y of the closing s t a n z a of h e r poem w r i t t e n i n
long ago l e n t e n d a y s :
" T h e new .Terus.ilem I see,
Whence every ill shall banished be;
A n angel's voice in triumph rings,
And death is daunted as he sings
Of victory."
'
�M l e m o r l a l
HER
to
'ZA.5(tlal6a
RELATIONS
WITH
(Dlll&y
FAMOUS
' ^ a l 6 r o n
PEOPLE.
LOUISE M . T . PERKINS.
M r s . W a l d r o n ' s r e l a t i o n s to f a m o u s people, both b y k i n s h i p a n d
co-operative l i t e r a r y w o r k , w e r e m a n y .
H e r k i n s h i p , though a bit remote, to the poet L o n g f e l l o w points
us to a d i r e c t i o n whence m a y h a v e come some of the t a l e n t s h o w n i n
lines signed " A . C . W . "
T h o u g h P o r t l a n d c l a i m s the b a r d L o n g f e l l o w , i t i s to a l i t t l e
liouse i n one
of
N e w E n g l a n d ' s oldest p a r i s h e s — B y f i e l d — t h a t we
m a y look for the a n c e s t r a l home.
G r a n d p a and G r a n d m a Longfellow,
i n t h e i r cottage on the h i l l b y P a r k e r R i v e r , w e r e a couple to hold i n
great respect as I remember t h e m i n m y o w n childhood.
Our A . C. W .
h a d m a n y of t h e i r delicate w a y s a n d the c l i n g i n g to the ' ' o l d . ' '
A n e w s p a p e r c l i p p i n g r e v e a l s these w o r d s i n reference to M r s .
W a l d r o n ' s v e r s e — " l i k e the sweet m u s i c of
Longfellow."
In
our
own little New H a m p s h i r e town, Mrs. W a l d r o n was friendly with
" C l a r a A u g u s t a , " of w h o m i t i s d o u b t f u l i f a n y w o m a n c o n t r i b u t o r
to p e r i o d i c a l s has received l a r g e r r e t u r n s for h e r w o r k , w i t h the exceptions of those who o w n r o y a l t i e s on p l a y s .
M r s . W a l d r o n f o r y e a r s c o n t r i b u t e d to the Granite
Monthly,
and
t h i s w o r k t h r e w h e r i n w i t h l i t e r a r y people not o n l y w i t h i n o u r state
but outside.
One of h e r co-laborers on t h i s m a g a z i n e wrote to
not long ere our t o w n s w o m a n ' s
me
decease a n d i n q u i r e d for her a n d
�e m 0 r Ig I
to
.A 6 e I a i 5 e
spoke great, words of p r a i s e .
C i l l e y
a I 6 r o R
T h i s m a n w a s George B a n c r o f t G r i f f i t h ,
as w e l l k n o w n a poet as N e w H a m p s h i r e possesses, a n d i t is to
one
of his poems t h a t H e z e k i a h B u t t e r w o r t h a t t r i b u t e s his t r i p s to S o u t h
A m e r i c a a n d the l i t e r a r y products
wrote for the Philadelphia
Press,
r e p u b l i s h e d i n the
Signal
Union
w h i c h followed.
a n d one of her a r t i c l e s i n t h i s w a s
a n d commented upon
p r a i s e by one of the n a t i o n ' s foremost temperance
E . Willard.
Concord
Mrs. Waldron
in
highest
leaders, F r a n c e s
F o r a long time J l r s . W a l d r o n w a s connected w i t h the
Monitor,
of w h i c h M r . George l i . Moses, now U n i t e d States
M i n i s t e r to Greece, w a s the editor.
M r s . W a l d r o n stood i n h i g h esteem
among members of the P r e s s A s s o c i a t i o n , a leader of w h i c h i s M r s .
Daggett, of N e w t o n , Mass.
A poem b y M r s . W a l d r o n , on Queen V i c t o r i a at time of
lee,"
caused
comment of
notables
"Jubi-
i n E u r o p e a n d even the
queen
herself ordered her s e c r e t a r y to send a note of t h a n k s to the w r i t e r ;
also a g i f t e d E n g l i s h w o m a n i n A m e r i c a sent a letter to F a r m i n g t o n .
A t a meeting of B r i t o n s i n Boston, the assemblage listened w i t h bowed
heads to the poem " V i c t o r i a , " a n d i t was p r i n t e d i n the
Journal.
papers.
Boston
T h i s shows A . C . W . ' s affiliation w i t h more people a n d
E v e n a share of f a m e i n the names m i n g l i n g to w r i t e a his-
t o r y of o u r R e b e l l i o n belongs to t h a t of our d e p a r t e d f r i e n d .
book compiled
I n the
b y S t e p h e n G . Abbott, c h a p l a i n i n regiment of
New
H a m p s h i r e V o l u n t e e r s , she wrote the c h a p t e r on " T h e W o m e n
of
N e w H a m p s h i r e i n the R e b e l l i o n , " w h i c h , to quote, " i s as v a l u a b l e a
one as the book c o n t a i n s . "
S h e ends t h i s c h a p t e r w i t h l o y a l words,
" T h i n g s of the noblest sort our own soil b r e e d s , "
w h i c h she
could
�Ml e m o r I g I
to
prove by h e r own ties.
A 6 e l a i 5 &
(T I I I a y
a 1 6 r o it
E v e n lier e a r l i e r w r i t i n g s were gathered w i t h
others to compose the book of " A m e r i c a ' s Y o u n g e r P o e t s . "
A n o t h e r poem of w i t t y v e i n is f o u n d i n K a t e S a n b o r n ' s book.
T h e a u t h o r of t h i s book i s d a u g h t e r of the late P r o f e s s o r S a n b o r n of
D a r t m o u t h College a n d grandniece of D a n i e l W e b s t e r .
T h i s author
a n d M r s . W a l d r o n were great f r i e n d s .
A n o t h e r f r i e n d , showing how M r s . W a l d r o n w a s t h r o w n w i t h college people, w a s the late P r e s i d e n t C h e n e y of B a t e s College, as sagacious
a m a n as colleges boast of.
F o r h i s college she wrote a baccalaureate
h y m n b y special request.
I n s p e a k i n g one d a y of " F l y R o d , " M r s . W a l d r o n told me of
l i t e r a r y associations w i t h h e r .
" F l y R o d " i s best k n o w n i n M a i n e ,
but other p a r t s of our c o u n t r y have r e a d her magic words, a n d she i s
a w o m a n who honors none u n w o r t h y .
" L e t m u s i c s w e l l the breeze, a n d r i n g f r o m a l l the t r e e s , " etc.,
written by
S . T . S m i t h , i n 1832, w a s a verse f o u n d
among
Mrs.
W a l d r o n ' s possessions, i n the h a n d w r i t i n g of the author, dated 1888,
w h i c h leads us to suppose t h i s a u t h o r a n d ours m u s t have been fellowlaborers w i t h the pen, w h i c h has often the name of being m i g h t i e r
t h a n the s w o r d .
T h e s e I have mentioned a r e but a v e r y f e w i n the category
of
names one m i g h t repeat.
L e t us a l l remember t h i s , t h a t one l i t t l e w o m a n dear to our h e a r t s
has -won the heads a n d h e a r t s of others a f a r a n d w i d e .
�!)tt e m 0 r I g I
to
MRS.
A d e l a i d e
C l l l & y
WALDRON, T H E
a I 6 r o n
WRITER.
MARY E . A V E R Y .
M e n a n d women are s u c h a combination
of the t r a i t s of
ancestors t h a t i f we look back f a r enough, we c a n find the
elements
t h a t produce a notable
their
different
character.
W i t h M r s . W a l d r o n i t is not necessary to t r a c e a long l i n e of
ancestors,
elements
sufficient to produce a notable w o m a n
f o u n d i n both f a t h e r a n d m o t h e r ;
could
be
a d d e d to t h i s r i c h i n h e r i t a n c e
of
b r a i n , the t r u e n o b i l i t y of b i r t h , w a s a n education
through
private
t u t o r s a n d the best schools i n N e w E n g l a n d .
A s a c h i l d she showed great fondness for r e a d i n g a n d at a n e a r l y
age she gave evidence of a b i l i t y as a w r i t e r .
prose a n d verse, h o l i d a y
H e r writings included:
books, h y m n s , stories f o r c h i l d r e n , l e t t e r s
for l e a d i n g d a i l y p a p e r s , a n d h i s t o r i c a l w o r k s .
Perhaps
among a l l of
her w r i t i n g s n o t h i n g
attracted
a t t e n t i o n t h a n her l i f e of H e n r y W i l s o n , a n d i t is d o u b t f u l
greater
i f any
person who ever wrote his l i f e , gave a better d e s c r i p t i o n of the e a r l y
l i f e of t h i s great m a n t h a n d i d M r s . W a l d r o n .
T h e paper i n which
i t was p r i n t e d l a r g e l y i n c r e a s e d its c i r c u l a t i o n a n d letters came f r o m
n e a r a n d a f a r , e x p r e s s i n g a d m i r a t i o n f o r the g i f t e d w r i t e r .
I f you
w o u l d k n o w her f a i t h f u l delineation of c h a r a c t e r a n d her p a i n s t a k i n g
i n v e s t i g a t i o n as a w r i t e r , r e a d her " H i s t o r y of F a r m i n g t o n " a n d her
" L i f e of H e n r y W i l s o n . "
�!>R e m 0 r i g I
to
^bdlaibe.
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a I 6 r o u
F o r s i x t e e n y e a r s she w a s a w r i t e r for h e r home paper, d e s c r i b i n g
l i t t l e events, e v e r y - d a y c h a r a c t e r s , t h e i r s m a l l j o y s a n d s o r r o w s ; she
w a s the simple, c a n d i d i n t e r p r e t e r of l i f e a n d h e r o w n u n p r e t e n d i n g
mode of l i v i n g kept her i n touch w i t h the democratic side of l i f e .
T h r o u g h a l l of her w r i t i n g s y o u w i l l find the golden t h r e a d of
sympathy.
S h e thought i n the t h o r n y intercourse of affairs, i n the
conflict of interests, i t w a s easy to b l e n d a m b i t i o n w i t h d u t y a n d w a s
ready
to
accord
to
transgressors the
benefit
of
extenuating
cir-
cumstances.
F o r t w e n t y - f i v e y e a r s she w a s a c o n t r i b u t o r to the Monitor
Statesman.
and
D u r i n g t h a t p e r i o d w h a t a g a l l e r y of figures she sketched
a n d w i t h w h a t m a r v e l l o u s d e l i c a c y of touch h e r figures were d r a w n !
l i o n . W i l l i a m E . Chandler says: " M r s . Adelaide Cilley
Waldron's
w r i t i n g s for the n e w s p a p e r press a t C o n c o r d were c o n t i n u e d f o r more
t h a n a q u a r t e r of a c e n t u r y a n d r e a d b y me w i t h delight.
T h e y were
pleasing, a t t r a c t i v e , a n d f u l l of gentle a n d g e n i a l h u m a n interest.
S h e is e n t i t l e d to a h i g h place i n the list of N e w H a m p s h i r e a u t h o r s . "
W h e n the p e n h a d d r o p p e d f r o m her w e a k fingers a n d t h e y r e f u s e d longer to hold i t , she suggested a correspondent f o r one of N e w
Hampshire's
leading newspapers
for
w h i c h she h a d long
w r i t e r , a n d received f r o m the editor the f o l l o w i n g r e p l y :
been a
" S o many
jieople k n o w y o u p e r s o n a l l y a n d e n j o y e d y o u r s t y l e of w r i t i n g t h a t
the F a r m i n g t o n letter, w h i l e y o u sent i t , w a s a n a t t r a c t i o n to a g r e a t
m a n y of our readers elsewhere t h a n i n F a r m i n g t o n ; but i t w a s y o u r
p e r s o n a l i t y t h a t made i t so, a n d I do not feel t h a t i t w o u l d so cont i n u e to be w i t h a n y other w r i t e r .
W e have now decided to drop the
�M t e m o r l a l
to
- A d e l a i d e
C i l l e y
' C a l d r o n
F a r m i n g t o n letter u n t i l y o u are able to take i t u p a g a i n .
When
time comes t h a t y o u feel t h a t y o u can w r i t e a g a i n , u n d e r s t a n d
the
that
we s h a l l be most h a p p y to renew the F a r m i n g t o n letter a g a i n i n our
columns.''
W h e n told of h e r death t h a t same editor r e p l i e d : " I do not k n o w
how
I can do
without h e r ; when
I wanted information
upon
any
s u b j e c t I a l w a y s w e n t to her a n d she n e v e r f a i l e d m e . "
She,
who
w a s so c h a r i t a b l e of f a i l u r e i n others, never
failed.
W h e n news of h e r death h a d crossed the ocean a n d reached
A m e r i c a n L e g a t i o n i n A t h e n s , f r o m our U n i t e d States M i n i s t e r
Greece, w i t h w h o m she h a d been associated
in literary work,
the
to
came
expressions of s y m p a t h y to the g r i e f - s t r i c k e n m o u r n e r s i n her home,
w i t h w o r d s e x p r e s s i n g his own personal loss.
O f her r e l a t i o n to the F a r m i n g t o n F r i d a y A f t e r n o o n C l u b , i t is
needless for me to speak.
Y o u a l l k n o w how m u c h she has g i v e n to
us of h e r self a n d how p r o u d we a l w a y s were to c l a i m h e r as a mem})er of our
club.
W o n d e r f u l l y g i f t e d w o m a n , great of h e a r t , great of m i n d !
s h a l l we find her l i k e !
VALENTINE.
ADELAIDE
^
CILIJEY
WALDRON.
What will the morning bring to me,
To make the sun more brightly shine
And touch with fire the jeweled tree
That sparkles o'er a world divine'?
Shall some sweet word of love from thee.
For which my longing heart doth pine,
Speed as a dove white-winged to me
To crown the day, my Valentine?
And as the round and radiant moon
Upon our clasping hands shall shine,
Wilt thou sigh, "Wedding bells may soon
Ring Winter out, my V a l e n t i n e ? "
Where
�ytZ
e m o r t a l
b z I a i b e.
to
MRS.
WALDRON, T H E
( T i l l e y
X y a l 6 r o n
FRIEND.
INEZ M . NOTES.
" I f stores of dry and learned love we gain,
We keep them in the memory of the b r a i n ;
Names, things and facts, whate'er we knowledge call,
There is the common ledger for them a l l ;
And images on this cold surface traced.
Make light impressions and are soon effaced.
" B u t w e ' v e a page more glowing and more bright.
On which our friendship and our love to write.
That these may never from the soul depart.
We trust them to the memory of the heart.
There is no dimming—no effacement here,
E a c h new pulsation keeps the record clear.
Warm, golden letters all the tablets fill.
Nor lose their lustre till the heart stands still."
Thus aptly
l o n g ago,
has D a n i e l W e b s t e r , i n t h i s l i t t l e poem w r i t t e n
described o u r
different methods of
preserving dull
so
facts
a n d knowledge g a i n e d , a n d the w o r d s a n d deeds of f r i e n d s s t i l l w i t h
us, a n d the p r e c i o u s memories of the d e a r ones who h a v e passed f r o m
this life.
I t h i n k each of y o u , w i t h me, c a n d r a w f r o m these tablets
of our h e a r t s ' memories m a n y recollections of the l o v i n g a n d
friendly
w o r d s a n d deeds of her whose m e m o r y we honor.
H e r b r i g h t a n d g r a c i o u s p e r s o n a l i t y , together w i t h a n e n g a g i n g
disposition, made f r i e n d s h i p w i t h her a n object to be desired, w h i l e
her presence w a s a n i n s p i r a t i o n for one to p u t f o r t h one's best efforts.
M a n y w o r d s of a p p r e c i a t i o n f r o m f o r m e r residents of
ton
Farming-
have come to me i n connection w i t h t h i s m e m o r i a l s e r v i c e — o f
her q u i c k s y m p a t h y i n times of bereavement a n d t r o u b l e , expressed
in
l o v i n g acts a n d
w o r d s of
condolence, a n d of
her
equally
ready
�e m 0 r l g I
response
in
tlie
to
A d e l a i d e
pleasant
events
of
(T 1 I I e y
life,
with
>y a I 6 r o n
hearty
words
of
i l a n y a h i g h school g r a d u a t e , s t r u g g l i n g w i t h a d r y subject
for
congratulation.
a n essay for whom the muse f a i l e d to respond, attest the i n s p i r a t i o n
received f r o m i l r s . W a l d r o n , a n d a s a t i s f a c t o r y essay was the r e s u l t
of a short c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h her.
E l d e r l y people h a v e spoken i n f e e l i n g t e r m s , of words w r i t t e n for
the p a p e r upon the decease of some dear r e l a t i v e or f r i e n d — a l i t t l e
t h i n g i n i t s e l f , p e r h a p s , a n d y e t m e a n i n g m u c h to those afflicted.
Prom
the association
of
m a n y y e a r s i n her n e w s p a p e r
work,
w h e n i t was m y p r i v i l e g e to set i n t y p e so m a n y of her c h a r a c t e r i s t i c
a r t i c l e s , I d r a w m a n y p l e a s a n t recollections.
I n h e r v i s i t s to the office
she seldom came w i t h o u t some l i t t l e token t h a t bespoke remembrance
—sometimes
a h a n d f u l of f a v o r i t e
d a i n t y confection
of, or a household
flowers
f r o m h e r g a r d e n , often a
of h e r own p r e p a r i n g , a l i t t l e poem we h a d t a l k e d
r e c i p e ; w h a t e v e r the g i f t , i t w a s a l w a y s accom-
p a n i e d w i t h b r i g h t a n d c h e e r i n g w o r d s t h a t w o u l d l i g h t e n the busy
hours of labor a n d m a k e a d u l l d a y seem less long.
I n the c l u b w o r k so m a n y i n s t a n c e s of her f r i e n d l y deeds are
i n s c r i b e d on these tablets of o u r h e a r t s , t h a t her m e m o r y c a n n e v e r
be effaced a n d i n t h a t b r i g h t e r a n d h i g h e r l i f e to w h i c h we a l l a s p i r e ,
we t r u s t to t a k e u p t h i s f r i e n d s h i p , w h i c h has seemed s u c h a p e r s o n a l
loss to a l l , a n d u n d e r h a p p i e r conditions, e n j o y more f u l l y the b r i g h t
presence of our f r i e n d .
" F r i e n d after
Who hath
There is no
That finds
friend departs,
not lost a friend?
union here of hearts
not here an e n d . "
P > E A c n M O N T , J\IARS., F e b r u a r y
4, 1 9 1 0 .
�M l e m o r i a l
to
TZV, 6 e I a i d e
C t l l e y
a I 6 r o R
MRS. W A L D R O N , T H E MUSICIAN.
IDA M . P E A R L .
I f y o u accept A r t i t m u s t be a p a r t of y o u r d a i l y l i f e .
have i t w i t h y o u i n y o u r sorrow as i n y o u r j o y .
You will
I t s h a l l be s h a r e d
b y gentle a n d s i m p l e , l e a r n e d a n d u n l e a r n e d , a n d be as a
language
all can understand.
O u r f r i e n d accepted music
as a p a r t of her
w i t h h e r i n sorrow a n d j o y , a n d shared
daily life.
I t was
b y gentle a n d s i m p l e , l e a r n e d
a n d u n l e a r n e d , a n d i n a language a l l could u n d e r s t a n d .
as a m u s i c i a n gave c r e d i t to h e r s e l f a n d her profession.
H e r career
T h e greater
p a r t of h e r m u s i c a l education w a s obtained d u r i n g her school d a y s i n
B o s t o n , s t u d y i n g h a r m o n y a n d p i a n o w i t h some of o u r best i n s t r u c t o r s
at t h a t t i m e .
T h r o u g h o u t the whole of her b u s y l i f e m u s i c w a s ever
a t the f r o n t , m i n g l e d w i t h h e r v a r i e d duties.
h e r time a n d t a l e n t f r e e l y a n d w h e r e v e r needed.
a young
g i r l , a n d w h a t she accomplished
S h e a l w a y s gave of
She came among u s
f o r the education
of
the
p u b l i c a n d f o r the cause of m u s i c i n o u r t o w n d u r i n g those y e a r s of
service i s not
recorded i n a n y w r i t t e n a n n a l s , a n d cannot
be.
It
is a p a r t of the h i s t o r y of F a r m i n g t o n a n d of the l i v e s of h e r citizens
w h i c h she e n r i c h e d a n d made better, a n d p u r e r , a n d h a p p i e r , by i n s p i r i n g t h e m w i t h a n a p p r e c i a t i o n of the highest a n d best f o r m s
of
m u s i c a n d b y r e v e a l i n g to t h e m the ineffable beauties of the a r t to
�!?ttemorial
to
- A d e l a i d e
( T i t l e ?
> y a l 6 r o n
w h i c h she devoted a p a r t of lier l i f e w i t h noble a n d unselfish purpose.
jMrs. W a l d r o n s e r v e d as organist i n the F i r s t C o n g r e g a t i o n a l C h u r c h
until
i t w a s destroyed
i n the present one,
accident.
by
fire,
i n the
w i n t e r of
1876,
and
also
u n t i l 1896, w h e n she w a s i n j u r e d i n a coach
She began t e a c h i n g m u s i c about
1871, and u n t i l a year
or two before h e r l a s t illness t h a t w a s a p a r t of h e r d a i l y duties,
ever p a i n s t a k i n g a n d conscientious
a n d t a l e n t to others.
i n her praise.
i n transmitting her
knowledge
A s a n accompanist, too m u c h cannot be s a i d
Accompaniment
p l a y i n g i s i n its highest sense r e -
plete w i t h b e a u t i f u l influence a n d h e l p f u l n e s s .
I t is a science, a n d
u p o n i t depends the w o r k of singers a n d of s e v e r a l k i n d s of i n s t r u mentalists.
body.
I t stands f o r something a n d the accompanist for some-
T o use a homely i l l u s t r a t i o n , a n accompanist i s to the soloist
w h a t a dress i s to the w e a r e r ; though the g a r m e n t m a y look lovely
alone i n i t s richness a n d expression of taste, i t i s not a success u n t i l i t
conforms
to the s p e c i a l r e q u i r e m e n t s of the w e a r e r .
I t must round
out the a M ' k w a r d c u r v e s , a n d m a k e more b e a u t i f u l the g r a c e f u l l i n e s .
I t m u s t s i n k into t h a t of the more i m p o r t a n t one before the b e a u t y of
each i n r e l a t i o n to one another c a n be enhanced.
One who n e v e r has
s u n g c a n h a r d l y comprehend the i n s p i r a t i o n a n d a i d the p l a y e r gives
the soloist.
O u r f r i e n d gave of h e r v e r y best a l w a y s , w h e n e v e r c a l l e d
upon, m a n y times w h e n i t seemed almost a n i m p o s s i b i l i t y f o r h e r to
leave her other duties.
M a n y b e a u t i f u l poems were w r i t t e n a n d set to m u s i c b y M r s .
Waldron.
T h e y were for those i n sorrow a n d bereavement, i n j o y a n d
gladness, w r i t t e n for our own townspeople as w e l l as for the press.
�M e m o r i a l
to
' A d e l a i d e
(Tilley
>yat6rore
T h e h y m n composed f o r her l i f e - l o n g f r i e n d , a n d our honored club
member, M r s . F e r n a l d , on the death of her h u s b a n d , a n d s u n g at the
time b y M r . a n d M r s . D . W . K i m b a l l , M r s . P u t n a m a n d M r . C a r l e t o n ,
is v e r y b e a u t i f u l a n d c o m f o r t i n g .
HYMN.
BY
ADELAIDE
CILLEY
WALDRON.
Father, sore afflicted, lonely,
Trusting in Thy word.
Consolation of Thee only.
Can I ask, 0 Lord,
Through this day of pain and sorrow
When but clouds I see.
Of Thy strength O let me borrow;
Be Thou near to me.
I n my trouble Thou are grieved.
Thou wilt share my p a i n ;
And because I am bereaved.
Lord, with me remain. Amen.
E A S T B E
WRITTEN
HYMN.
FOE MRS.
IDA
PEARL.
Bright tinted butterflies, fain would I know
What life hath taught to you. Whisper it low.
Soft comes the answer down, sweetest of things.
That in our greatest need, God giveth wings.
The summer comes and goes, joyful birds take wing.
Father, Thou guidest them to the land of spring.
So I watch them in their flight, praying as I stand.
Thou wilt guide me home at last to Thy fair summer land.
�em o r i g I
to
^ 6 e l a i 6 e
C l l l e ?
>y a I 6 r o n
A sonnet to Queen V i c t o r i a , entitled " V i c t o r i a the G o o d , "
brought its author a note of t h a n k s f r o m B u c k i n g h a m palace, a n d
also a n a p p r e c i a t i v e letter f r o m a g i f t e d E n g l i s h w o m a n i n A m e r i c a .
A t a recent meeting of B r i t o n s i n B o s t o n , the assemblage listened w i t h
l>owed heads to i t s r e a d i n g a n d gave as the toast of the evening, " V i c t o r i a the G o o d , " a n d those present, t h r o u g h the c h a i r m a n of the
evening, desired to express t h e i r sincere t h a n k s to i t s w r i t e r .
So
delicate a n d y e t so fine a c o m p l i m e n t is one to be deeply a p p r e c i a t e d
by a n y author.
VICTORIA.
M A Y
T W E N T Y - F O U R T H .
I n that great day when shall begin H i s reign
Who set the stars in heavens, wide and free,
And bade the mighty billows of the sea
Responsive to their coursing wax and wane;
When stilled from strivings perilous and vain
The ancient empires of the earth shall be,
And wait H i s justice all that company
Upon whose brows the crown of Kings has l a i n —
Then shall H i s countenance upon thee shine,
O venerated Queen, and thou shalt hear
A voice pronounce thy name in tones divine
Whose music with delight shall thrill thy ear.
Proclaiming thee of royal womanhood
The flower and pride, Victoria the Grood.
Farmington, N.
H.
ADKLAIDE CILTJEY
WALDRON.
" T h e c h a r m i n g poem, ' B o a t S o n g , ' by M r s . A . C . W a l d r o n , was
o r i g i n a l l y p r i n t e d i n the Morning
Star.
M r s . W a l d r o n ' s verse is a l w a y s exquisite a n d as delicious as a d a y i n J u n e . I t has also t h a t
s p i r i t u a l q u a l i t y w h i c h is so m u c h a p a r t of w h a t L o n g f e l l o w w r o t e . "
BOAT
BY
SONG.
ADELAIDE CILLEY
WALDRON,
Dn you swing with the tide little boat, little boat.
On the crest of the wave do you sway;
At the will of the wind do you float, do you float.
Adrift on the ocean gray ?
" O T swing with the tide, as I ride, as I ride.
Oil the murmuring waves of the sea;
And I drift with the wind over waters wide,
As it seemeth God's will for me."
I f thf^ tempest awake, little bark, little bnvk,
And the clouds be black in the sky.
Do you tremble with fear, in the dark, in the dnrk.
Because of the dangers nigh ?
" O neither the night nor the storm frighteth me
As I lie in the cradling breast
Of the deep-bosomed sea. for, whatever shall be,
God permits it, and so that is best."
Let me sail with you then, little boat, little boat,
And mayhap we shall find a smooth strand,
Where is anchorage safe, in a harbor remote,
With the kingdom of joy at hand.
Farmington, N. H.,
1897.
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Memorial Booklet To Adelaide Cilley Waldron 1910
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A 1910 memorial booklet designed to honor Adelaide Cilley Waldron. The memorial exercises were held by the Friday Afternoon Club, Farmington, NH on February 12, 1910. The booklet includes Adelaide Cilley Waldron's life story written by Anne E Thayer & her relations to famous people written by Louise M T Perkins. Mary E Avery writes about Waldron as a writer, Inez M Noyes writes about Waldron from the perspective of a friend, and Ida M Pearl writes of Waldron as a musician. The booklet closes with hymns and poems.
Size: 6" x8.75"
Condition: fair-yellowing, crumpling at edges and fold, and small discoloration on cover and back likely from differing light exposure
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Likely the Friday Afternoon Club & the Waldron Family
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Likely the Friday Afternoon Club & the Waldron Family
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1910
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Donation by: Dana Ralph
Avery
booklets
books
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Noyes
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people
Perkins
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