The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-10

10 prevail against. A poem was found among
his effects which was penned on the day pre-
eeding his recent suicide in San Francisco, ana
which indicates with graphic cearness the state
Of mind in which he died. 1t is as follows:
pc moTtui, nj nisi eoaum ,whe9,
tST ne n shS ye eR e"s SSs Heu dawn S OF men
Pcck atmc cnnously let then tc said
here ies great soul Killed ey cruel wrong
nown all tile balmy days Of his fresh youth
IL his bleak de- ISOLATE noon, with sword and song
And sTecch tfat rushed W houN from me heart
De mad been stalled CoeeealcS Win painful Sri
Ana sank there where you see him lying now
W,tn that word Failure written on his brow
Bat Sav that he succeeded 1fhc missed
Worlds honors ana worlds plaudits aud the wage
o. he World ; dcu lacqueys still his hps Kissed
nnly by those high angels who assuage
The ursungsg Of the p9ct,-ni9r ne was
Nshtiy on MIN, and he moaned because
liz could NOT lightly utter 10 this day
WhatGod tausht IN the night. Sometimes, na,hess
anitlt.,uts reached him from roor souls in stress
kudicnedien9us rom black gt; Of shame
Aud Croft Hand thatled HIM unawares
sesesis9 I ailhiisys' ws S. blurred
Greatly Ne sun rcd greatly Too, he erred,
yctbrse Ms heart N trying to BE- brave
The popular slnbboleth Of the eourners lips.
Aud al. His archng skies were IN eclipse
lie sawcarv but he fought his hght
Anl stood for Iml lg mannoed ana VA, loyed
And new earth. hcavins hcavenward from the void
Ic loved h. fellows. and tLcir love was sweet
PLANT dai.i,s at his head and at his feet
He had passed through every stage OF feeling,
from the bright hopefulness Of youth TO the
ut,er despair which rests upon the man who
dies hy his own hands and be had passed be-
yond even that-toa condition Of mind In which
be- could glory in his hopeless struggles and
look with contempt on those who would live
after him 70 pass verdict on the act which lie
had determined upon doing. In these verses
b. gives with poetic Indebtedness the heroic
side oi the story Of his lifc-a story which has
been but incompletely told. and which will bear
telling In this connection with such additional
iart, as have not been told before.
Richard Realf WAS born in Framileld. Sussex
County. England. on the 18th day OF June. 1884
His father was policeman for many years and
now enjoys pension. His mother is also living.
Their present home Is at Buxted. not far from
he place where Richard was born. He was the
Nth son In family Of ten children. An older
sister came 70 America many years ago, was
married. and now lives in Bulger. Washington
County. Pa. Two Of his brothers went into the
army and nre still in the English service.
Richards education was very meagre. and after
al experience OF one or two years in country
school he never entered school house until he
went rs n teacher many years aiterward. At l5
he began t. write verses. lie was then working
~ the fields near his homo A year later found
~
chanic in tho neighborhooi and still writ
ing verses. While living with this man he
paid T. visit to one Of his sisters; who
Of n physician at Brighton. The natural bright
ness OF the boy. together with his capacity for
making verses. attracted the attention OF the
PHYSICIANS wfa-a lady of some literary pro-
tnstons-and he was made her alnanuensis.
One day noted physician, who had become in
trrehted in the then new science OF phTenOlogy.
came a. the place for the purpose OF delivering
hserlcs Of lectures. and while he remained was
leali was living. He, too. became Interested In
tho youthful poet. What followed is told by
Reali himself in memoranda furnished for a
one day he borrowed from mo- ostensibly
Tor the purpose OF more careful reading, a
number Of my crude ventures in verse The
next morning | learned to my astonishmeut
that in his lecture OF the preceding evening he
had read some OF them In illustrating the or
gan u ideaity. brighton. tho fashionable
Watering place OF England. was then In the
height ~ the society season. and among his
Hullols were many whose names were famous
III literature and science. great many people
,awe io soc me thercupOn, among thcm Lady
Byron and her daughter Ada, Rogers. the
soma6imscG Mrs. Jameson. Miss Mittdrd Miss
hartneau, Lady Jane Peel. and others also be-
eln 10 pet me-. had shown the possession
o. some slight initiative talent as a moulder 81
images IN clay. and Gibson. the sculptor.
thought there was the makin Of a creative art.
~ IN me-, Among themselves they determined
lIhllsh a collection ot my verses, and this
WIS done in 1852. under the title Of Guesses at
" beautiful the editor Charles de la Pryme
T T,taoTg 81 Irnity College. being q nephew Of
lap.e only for what i promised, not at all for
E,M 4 contained. Lady Byron grew greatly
o. TIE representations made 70 her concerning
ue BY the Rev. Frederick W Robertson who
F- ir but two doors from. the home q the
There was some talk Of getting me into the
nY'no p mo sculptor Behnes. but nothing cam,
o. vn found myself IN great danger OF being
lf "a Il
p'H.sri Tho natural tendency OF 1t all was
~ ~ make me lorgcliu Of the honest peas,
w,.,e 70 Lady Byron, who was then IN
i''J' ather country residence, begging hel
T. sr' ne away from these false surround
hN.el' she was tho nOblest woman ] ever
s"'N' Nhe at "nGe made arrangements Tor M
~, down into Leiccstershire, to her nephew
81 N9'l manager OF ono OF her large estates
Nlh whom was TO study the science Of agri
Huuut' 4s w.l ~ prosecute my literary pur
''s- lhe intention being to make me at some
t1' Th9 sort " SUPERINTENDENT over pOr
"G nly Ier s irmliY property presume"
t"u',7ses al tho Beautiful Is known 20 have
4"n Us way across the sea to the land where
-. eu'u9r closed his career. Tho verses are
sal have not been at all extraordinary
bHsu llc preface 20 the volume said that thel
b., won favorable mention from Thackeruy
tnMN'r' IAulor, Leigh Hunt. and others who's
w-lS are almost To well known to the literary
,I4e kindly interest Of Lady Byron in tn
t,V"g poet continued until he loft England
tt tis after, for he used 10 receive let
f'a nom her when. like Byron. he wen
EN, nIhugo lind and drew his sword II
ira,'h cause. In comparison be
V,nu MN and ChattcrtOn. the sam
MKT Whose unprophetc words are quoted
ma YpehuS ~ this sketch said There 4
I tINM poetic genius that will more ca
tt.n.Y suggest itself in connection with thai
I,, lrt % is not without some reluctanc
WIN "'li associate their HamOs together
dsrrLN W. aRl ana short career Of ChattcrtOn Is s.
XIX" an olsgrncriul an episode in our literar
II in,l,'l' ana ~ closing scene was so surphSs
II tr13, W 'W'huy l"ycn more 80 than the NJ
l. tinl.n me- OF Otwayl that would iain hop
II H' ,pN POINTS % resemblance and man
L istH tul' contrast between them. Tho on
Eai" ring upon tho battle OF life In IN
mon ar 'Ehleenl that tho other was sum
Il d. 9'l-aulnmpuod, alas u from IT, In In
Il No., .~ pre'1~iy Of genius tho grlevou
II Dis, ID carly education and the saddenin
II ali ',S ,h'ht pl poverty they are similar II
choer,ns 20 = they present bright an
ME- "' glhlrnsl on which this writer dwclls viii
II do WIS l"Htlned 30 be changed to "a YER
II Of ill., ,,,tlRpI3h,p save Ia respect 10 the tim
Of p,H, NNl'li INC twn poets died. Tho caus
stu lNiNg England is not very dennitcl
Os.a, 'Yull NOT have boon his wish I
Iu,I ~ Ip ige inNuen'es from which h
III Le =" ,ii red hy his benetartrr--. f.
hap'I' 'lrudy escaped them. 1t could a.
hnI ui' wish 20 seek his fortune 10 tia
hs I, "' rliT mat PROVISIONS v r. made ~
LynE.t'e winch would afford him an cas-
41o .nn ann h' lin" Ion literary work