The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-06-12

position IN this country. There is no
doubt that the aristocracy will gain much
by the change, but whether the literature
of the country will, is more doubtful
HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
Presently in came the poet: his face
shining with a welcome, in my person, to
those friends in America who had Civ
en- me letters to him. 1t was rather
gloomy day without, but his countenance
bore with it all the light and warmth of a
sun. There have been few persons whose
writings l have loved whom l have found
personally equal to them, and I am always
ready for disappointment in this drec-
ton. But there was none here. Never
saw SO fine brow When saw it |
seemed to hear Pippa siging over again:
IA king lived long ago,
In the morning of the world,
When the earth was higher heaven than now;
And the kings locks curled
Disparting DER foreheard full
AS the milk white space twiXt horn and horn
OF some sacrificial bull
Only calm as babe new born!''
This was the first real forehead! If Mr..
Carley's millennium should come now,
when real kings shall be crowned, should
see all those crowned jewels which CLEAN in
the tower of London shining on this brow
If they did not lose their lustre in this
magnificent expanse.
MR.. BROWNING ON THE WAR.
Scarcely were the greetings over when
Mr.. Browning introduced the subject of
our "War with Slavery for he appre-
ciates it as such. All, how I wish that
the Round Table Knights of Freedom in
America could have been present to see
the fervor and hear the eloquence with
which he uttered his sympathy with our
cause, and the most passionate vehemence
with which he denounced the Southern
sympathizers in England! He holds our
cause to be sacred beyond every other
now undergoing its ordeal; and have
(not very definite, to be sure) hope that
he will soon utter his sympathy from his
own throne of Poetry.
He spoke with much feeling of the
many tokeps of friendship and interest in
his poetry which he had received from
America, and still more earnestly of that
which had greeted his wife's poems.
HIS SON.
While l sat there in came his son--the
boy whose face, surrounded by golden
curls, almost like girls, had been famil-
lar to me through some photographs had
seen in America. The curls are all cut
off now, and the boy has grown to be
quite large for his age fourteen years.
He was quite manly, and is fortunate
enough to inherit his fathers grand fore
head and brow. "This gentleman" said
his father, pointing to me, is from Amer
lea, and is on the Northern side.' :That's
n.y side," cried out the boy, extending his
hand. Whereupon the elder Browning
looked around with some pride.
SOCIAL LIFE.
Browning goes very little into London
society, and stays at home great deal.
He is fond Of visiting Lewis, author of the
Life of Goethe" and of his wife, the
author of Adam Bede-who, on account of
their irregular marriage, are not Gin So
ciety." But Browning is eagerly sought
for in circles, and is by all regarded as
brilliant in presence and conversation.
His manners are direct and simple, his
voice strong and flexible, and there is from
him each moment current OF health and
felt satisfied by my visit as
if had just had my thirst assuaged at
cool and crystal fountain.