The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-12
THE oRoWN PERFUMERy POETS.
The Progress Of the Prince ~ W aIes Throuat
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wAsIIfSoTON, Dec. IA little more
than fortnight ago there enpe red among tho
desp tches scut from Washington 10 the Asso-
ciated Press an announcement whlch wan re-
rarded with extraordinary interest by select
circle Of literary men. The despatch was as
follows;
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d rsd sia i ei = I ri roe by ash k
n. or Iindon authors ibe ,urtci OF Tie prin"c 81
s,ihotrs II mo'iafn il e. rae WI e. save q AZ tns
nrNs Nin be- oi much iui,r'st 10 many Amcii u aU-
When M" a., s1r9 SSH 10 "adn IS by the sh jay '
Tho glitterina prize. the temptlnE nature ~
the subject. the disnterested generosity Of theeo
excellent distillers of sweet smells and, perhaps
more than anything else, o desire to prove that
IN The Centennial yoar America con forget the
ancient injustice OF tho House OF Hanover. havo
led to prompt response on this side Of the
water. have, of course, M means Of knowing
how generally the British poets aud the native
bards Of Ilindostan have unde n aiken the theme.
In the United States, however, where every
citizen has constitutional right to assume the
functions of the laureate and where plcrian
water Ia kept bottled for sale at every other
street corner, the invitation has been accepted
~ an extent which must be very gratifying to
the Crown Perfumery Company aud tho Prince
For tho past ten days contributions have been
pouring into tho Office OF the british Embassy
Of Washington. The clerks OF tao LEGATION
have been kept busy day ard night, opening, as
sorting, and GlinV away the prodigious bulk Of
puetic matter brought by every mail Tine con
stant activity at the Legation has been source
Of considerable perpexiy to the gentlemen Of
Newspaper row, who viii lrst learn from 1ug
Sun what all the r .mpus WAS about.
A friend connected with the Embassy, and
who shares with me profound admiration Tor
the genius Of tho poets Of America, has taken
copies OF a number Of the manuscripts, aud
kindly permits ne to use thcm In urint IL Ia
not apprehended that their publication here can
IN any way affect the issue Of the competition,
and II may preserve 10 the world gems which
would otherwise he lost beyond recovery.
A DAY or two after tho AM ouncemcnt ofthe As
ISOLATED Press, Wild GRure, mounted on a mus
tang, whose features were hidden by the souched
rim Of bis sombrero, dashed up "a the British
Legation at a gallon, and refined in his mustang
ut the very brink OF the curb. The strange iider
did not dtsmount, but uttered war wboop, 80
loud, 80 piercing, that the eutre 1uukey force
Of the establishment came - the door rap
idly as diplomats dignity would allow Las
SUING tUr HtN"*t lu waiting, tne
horseman drew him down he stems anJ to the
gutter with one deSterous yank Of his sinewy
arm, and, having though fully unlooscd the
lariat. brought ont bulky manuscript from be-
meath his capote. Tossing this. together with
handful of Mexican dollars, at The head 81 the
astonished Jecms,the horscman rode away as
swiftly as he lad como.
Sir Edward Thornton had not then seen tho
orer Of the Lpndou pcifumers, and tic mystcri.
Gus document was r,<prdci wiki some alarm.
Having teiecraphed 10 the Home Secretary Tor
instructions end to the GoNcrnor-C enerM Of
CaIada aud Lu,d Huugnton for advice, ami
having Il Il taken The prcclutDn 20 soak the
manucrrip, welt Ia water. the gentlemen If the
Legation finally vrniuroc to ousnit. Ihcy found
oem OF several thousand ver-es, without
signature bat eyidoutly intended to celebrate
tue travels ~ the Prince OF Wales. II the fol-
lowing lines should meet the eye OF their auth or.
or of any one fecosulzing the paternity Of The
poem, he Will ohli-e the British Sinister aud
relieve that gentleman Of d serious enibarrass-
ment ny senGing name aud address to Washing
ton. The poem istoo luug to quote entire, out
Is so c0natructed that extracts may oe IL. de
without materially impairug either sense or
continuity