The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-17

proper language by previous improper language
on the part OF Mr.. buchanan. MIR. Hswkins be-
gan by eciting some things supposed 20 GO to
show that MT. Buchananwas not altogether such
" harmless babe OF grace" as he represented
himself to be he also labored to convict Mr..
BUCHANAN out Of his own lips Of immoral and
degrading tendencies In his own works. II was
elected In this cross examination that, in 1899,
Mr.. buchanan had struck the fret blow In all
thu war by satirizng swinburne In production
called the Session Of the Poets" At this Ses-
sion" Mr. Tennyson was supposed to preside,
with his trousers Embraced and his shirt collar
undone," while Master Swinburue up jumped,
with his neck stretched out like n gander." and
buchanan swore that nothing personal was
meant by this, that 1t was meant only TO
refer to Mr.. Swinburne'e literary character"
Mt Hawkins went on TO extract, rs with cork
screw, the admission that while the plaintn was
abusing the " Fleshly school" for their hosnli-
Leaves OF Grass" by W alt Whitman, in which
appear pieces too abominabIe to be read In
open court" whitman" Buchanan has writ
ten, "is In the highest sense a spiritual person.
Every word he utters issymbolic.' Mr.. liawsins
then wanted TO know u Mr.; buchanan had ever
wr ten anything spiritual" and symbolic"
lie Intercepted him about the "symbolism o.
the Little Miliner," and Liz" and Nell
and the " Last OF the Hangmen," and the " Nup-
tial Song all the titles OF poems by Mr.. Bu-
chanan. The poet said that no bad written, un-
ies ysTleoS P:sp1ony oaHa Ne aid his
ITO avoid tho persecution Of clique " literary
Mohawks." He wasn't "a literary mohswk
himself. Bot he had written the Monkey ana
the Microscopes" and MIR. Swinburne was point
Oh out ia that pam hlet as a monkey.
4 clever monkey who .crecches AID screams.
btes aud pout' ana munDles' all Out SPEAKS
who was
Petuaut to most, hut sweet to those
VINO patted hun and gave him meati
that he looked
Like human and on the whole
Lacked nothing save a soul.
Mr.. Buchanan did not believe this was gross
Nv insulting" when applied to man, IS long AS
that man was Il una Crialistic atheist" Mr.
Hawkins was Informed there was no animalism
In tue plaintiffs FITTINGS. The plainiih had con
donned nnimnlisn in v inburne. Mr. Hawkins
called his attention to \ few extracts from his
own poems which did mot seem to differ, ex-
cept as to Inferior talent and finish, from the
worst works OF the Feshly school" The last ex-
tract from MIR. Buch IN ~ read was Of nndtnOus
character. MIR. hawkins presumed this was
"symb llic " ana spiritual The poet said he
had read this before the Duchess Of Argyll aud
LIdy q marlborough.
VERDICT ron THE PLAINTIFF.
This Is in fact the sum of the nrst and second
days sittings. An Immense amount OF time
was wasted in simply abusing the vi intin -"
ana " abusing the defendant on the part OF the
two leading counsel. On the second day they
both addressed the jury, each making the best he
could ~ all the foolish aud hastv things which
had been said or written by the client OF hts OBJ
ponent. On the third day, Saturday,, Justice
Archibald summed up very fAirly and yerv lear
Nv To the jIr,. In effects he said, the whole thi y
had been discreditahle to both parties neither
Mr. Buchanan nor Nr Swinb re appeared to
any advantage. Nevertheless, II they held that
Nr. Swinburue hal abused Mr.. blchsn n IN the
Er,uHtftr moro than the pruNOc itiOn justified,
then tue Scotch poet was entitled to llama s.,
sucn DAMAGES q. the jury tnousnt prouer, s..
he jury retired. he court room Uuzzed
Into general aud mixed conversation. SWIM
burnc and ko.setti were not In Attendance, nor
was Mr.. buchanan. But asst below me wa, MIR.
MintO, editor II the Examiner, good looking,
bu'let-neaded. hazel-eyed young man. making
| believe to joks with one 81 the LAWYERS Of tue
| op1osltc party. The jury were but short haf
! holr away They fled back IN great solemniiv.
| twelve worthy old gentlemen, who never read
| pOetrY. aud who were determined " to put down
| the license Of the press"
| Your yerdictt'
For the plaintiff. Mr.. Buchanan"
| How much r.
Damages fl5O," or $50 gold.
| Mr.. MiutO said, In good deal OF a pet, and In
tone easily heard two benches on " Tue
deuce oflt Is We couldn't ret an educated jury"
| outside IN the open passage Of Westminster
Hall stood the fgithful 81 little milliner." acIu-
| ally kissing all round among "A crowd of female
! friends. For her sake | was nOt sorry that the
| case ended as II did, though II Is IA monstrOus
verdict, considering all the circumstances.
| But II l. pittfui to have sucn cases, to have
writing nen, who should love one another md
| turn the other cheek and all thlt kind Of thing
to have them al out before an outside world
all the little skeletons In each others lives and
| writings, aud foam upon each other, and spit
and scratch, for the amusement and profit of n
| few cold -blooded lawyers. The best thing that
| could happen to Mr.. Buchanan would tie years
| apprenticeship to Western journalism. lie
| would return 20 the Seven D ala and tue Land
| OF Lorne. do not say with a whole skin. but VI
be returned at all, with sskin very much thicker
| and with u much quieter spirit than he mas at
| present. He would eitaer stop quarrelllng, or
| then to do that he would be no longer either
| Mr. Buchanan or the devil"