Samuel Griswold Goodrich （b. 1793,d. 1860） was born in Ridgefield,Conn. Mr. Goodrich is best known as "Peter Parley," under which assumed name he commenced the publication of a series of Juvenile works about 1827. He edited "Parley's Magazine" from 1841 t1854. He was appointed United States consul for Paris in 1848,and held that office four years. He was a voluminous writer,and his works are interesting and popular. His "Recollections of a Lifetime" was published in 1857,and "Peter Parley's Own Story" the year after his death.
1.The sun has sunk behind the hills,The shadows o'er the landscape creep;A drowsy sound the woodland fills,As nature folds her arms tsleep:Good night-good night.
2.The chattering jay has ceased his din,The noisy robin sings nmore;The crow,his mountain haunt within,Dreams 'mid the forest's surly roar:Good night-good night.
3.The sunlit cloud floats dim and pale;The dew is falling soft and still,The mist hangs trembling o'er the vale,And silence broods o'er yonder mill:Good night-good night.
4.The rose,sruddy in the light,Bends on its stem all rayless now;And by its side a lily white,A sister shadow,seems tbow:Good night-good night.
5.The bat may wheel on silent wing,The fox his guilty vigils keep,The boding owl his dirges sing;But love and innocence will sleep:Good night-good night.