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ed: Such solitary safety might become Others,--not her; not her who stood beside The pallet of the wounded, when the worst Of France and Perfidy assailed the walls Of unsuspicious Rome. Rest, glorious soul, Renowned for strength of genius, Margaret! Rest with the twain too dear! My words are few, And shortly none will hear my failing voice, But the same language with more full appeal Shall hail thee. Many are the sons of song Whom thou hast heard upon thy native plains, Worthy to sing of thee; the hour is come; Take we our seats and let the dirge begin. * * * * * MONUMENT TO THE OSSOLI FAMILY. [FROM THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE.] The family of Margaret Fuller Ossoli have just erected to her memory, and that of her husband and child, a marble monument in Mount Auburn cemetery, in Massachusetts. It is located on Pyrola Path, in a beautiful part of the grounds, and has near it some noble oaks, while the hand of affection has planted many a flower. The body of Margaret Fuller rests in the ocean, but her memory abides in many hearts. She needs no monumental stone, but human affection loves thus to do honor to the departed. The following is the inscription on the monument:-- Erected In Memory of MARGARET FULLER OSSOLI, Born in Cambridge, Mass., May 23, 1810. By birth, a Citizen of New England; by adoption, a Citizen of Rome; by genius, belonging to the World. In youth, an insatiate Student, seeking the highest culture; in riper years, Teacher, Writer, Critic of Literature and Art; in maturer age, Companion and Helper of many earnest Reformers in America and Europe. And In Memory of her Husband, GIOVANNI ANGELO, MARQUIS OSSOLI. He gave up rank, station, and home for the Roman Republic, and for his Wife and Child. And In Memory of that Child, ANGELO EUGENE PHILIP OSSOLI, Born in Rieti, Italy, Sept. 5, 1848, Whose dust reposes at the foot of this stone. They passed from life toge
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