In Memoriam. - Mrs. Emily Ellsworth,

Wife of Govenor ELLSWORTH, and daughter of Noah Webster, LL.D., died at Hartford, August 23d, 1861.     Not with the common forms of funeral grief     We mourn for her who in the tomb this day     Taketh her narrow couch. For we have need     Of such example as she set us here,     The sphere of christian duty beautified     By gifts of intellect, and taste refined;     A precious picture, set in frame of gold     And hung on high.                         Hers was a life that bore     The test of scrutiny, and they who saw     Its inner ministration, day by day,     Bore fullest witness to its symmetry,     Its delicate tissues, and unwavering crown     Of piety. A heritage of fame,     And the rich culture of her early years     Wrought no contempt for woman's household care,     But gave it dignity. Order was hers,     And system, and an industry that weighed     The priceless value of each fleeting hour.     Hers was a charm of manner felt by all,     A reference for authorities that marked     The olden time, and that true courtesy     Which made the aged happy.                         Scarce it seemed     That she was of their number, or the links     Of threescore years and ten, indeed had wound     Their coil around her, with such warmth the heart,     And cloudless mind retained their energies.     Beauty and grace were with her to the last,     And fascination that withheld the guest     Beyond the allotted time.                         More would we say,     But her affections 'tis not ours to touch     In lays so weak. He of their worth might tell,     Whose dearest hopes so long with hers entwined,     And they who shared the intense maternal love,     That knew no pause of effort, no decay,     No weariness, but glazed the dying eye     With heaven-born lustre.                         So, we bid farewell;     Friend and Exemplar, we who tread so close     In thine unechoing footsteps.                         Be thy faith     As strong for us, when we the bridge shall pass     To the grand portal of Eternity.