The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-01
LITERARY LONDON"
Lecture by Joaquin Miller.

| Joaquin Miller, the "Poet of the
sierras," delivered his first lecture be-
| FIRE q San Francisco audience last
! etening, in the Mercantile Library
HALL We have seldom seen better
aalience in that building than the as
scnblage that greeted Mr.. Miller in
the heartiest manner on his appear
anc, on the platform. The lecturer,
dressed simply in black, with his long
yellow hair flowing on his shoulders,
and lis hands in his pockets, paced
up and down the stage few moments
beforeaddressing the audience. Then
leaning carelessly on the reading
desk, aid,
WITHOUT NOTES or MANUSCRIPT
Of any lind before him, he began -
Ladies and gentleman--This is my
first lecture, and, from my present
state of mind, will probably be my
last, but lam glad to see you all in
good huuor. London is to me the
wonder of,he world, growing and in
creasing on every side like the march
of an army. Get in an omnibus and
ride through one of the principal
thoroughfares, and around you is a
sea of people moving TO and fro, with
umbrellas in their hands in midsum-
mer, and roses m their button holes,
and wearing bearer hats.
NOTHING But BEAVER HATS.
England expects every man to wear
n beaver hat and rose in his button
hole. Aud in this sea you perceive
swarm of policemei-the most mag
niticcnt men | ever saw in my life
outside OF San Francisco. Hyde
Parkes, white and costly, become
black as American citizens Of African
descent. The dining place of DIR.
johnson, "Chevy Chse,' is haunted
by Americans, who c;rry away yearly
I ieces of the dirty surface against
which the Doctors heal used to rest.
But the proprietor supplies the de-
mand yearly, and each relic.hunter is
accommodated with genuine piece.
Holywelrs nobody enters but book
men. Here is the famous Savage
Club, with the picture q the tradi-
tional American Indian looking over
ut the
SUICIDE OF cHATrEMoS."
| Here the lecturer spoke OF the kind
ness with which Artemas Ward had
been nurscd in his last sickness by
his English friends, and his touching
illusions to the great humorist were
applaudcd.l Napoleon III comes TO
the Savage Club, for believe he is
more successful as writer than En-
pcror; and Garibaldi has been there,
too. / was introduced once.to eel
ebrated painter (Gustaye Dore) in the
Savage Club. could not understand
word of his language nor he oi
mine, therefore our greeting was more
cordial than intelligent. The waiter
placed wine between us. He adj
dressed me in French; l said, mo
sabe.' lie then spoke German; |
said, mo kumtux." We drak
again, and spoke to him in Caller.
MA Digger Indain. then tried the
Oregon Chinook, but he did not ua'
derstand me. Laughter.l In White
hall ] first saw
THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND.
4 sad and silent woman, whose yir
tues, charities and simplicity hav'
challenged the admiration of the
world. Long applause. / thanl
you for that. Renewed applause. J.
\ woman who was turned from th'
. allurements of courts TO educate hei
own Children woman always clat
, in uncompromising black. She ncve
wears hoops, nor waterfalls, nor falls
, hair think she deserves n crown
! for this, il nothing else. The rusl
and roar of London, more terrible
than the sea, is only still for one mo
/, ment in the twelve months, annd tha
is the moment. went alone befor
the old year passed out to hear tn
chime of bells. The policeman waite'
!, with arms folded; the chief stoo'
still; the vast city was in silent ex
pectation to hear the first footballs O
the New Year, and then the bell
doomed up the Thames and down tn
Thames, and the world was in INC
: ton again. / sat down in the Poet
Corner of Westminster Abbey, by
+. DICKENS GRAvEsToNE.
J, A party of women laid large garlan
r on the slab, and then a vast line G
t men passed by, and each laid the ros
: from his button-hole on the toni
b until the mass of flowers conceale
Il the inscription and slab. Dea
h Stanley, the Dean of Westmlnstel
r is a small, frail man, but he is fer
man-a noble gentleman. Here j
the Poets corner come Tennysol
: and Pere Hyacinthe, and Dore-th
, most beautiful man / ever saw. u
;. = to Chelsea, on the left bank of tn
Thames, two figures walk side b
side. One wears sfouched hat an
: smokes a large German pipe-th;
y Thomas Carlysle; the other WALL
r. slow and with his eyes on the groun
- that is Dante Rosetti, the poet
- About the latter there is
" TENDER STORY.
}, He loved noble lady; he was poo
70 but, putting his face against all tt
Is world, he won her. She died and /
r. buried all his songs in her grave
sr There they remained for eight year
J. before they were given to the publ
le The Rosetti's are now rich and ca
Ie nest Republicans. Their house durin
IN our war was the nucleus of Northel
sympathizers in London. Christir
Rosetti is pale, silent lady, ar
lS writes more from pure inspiration ths