The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-02-27
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Irish EeIIeE-A Noted Young Poet--rhe
Brute. cowIey.


axes advantage OF those il has TO an ex-
ent probably NOT known elsewhere in
his county. Tie diversity of popula-
ion accounts for this The Irishman
and he is numbered by thousands here
-devotes himself with religious feryor 10
81 Patrick's day, and even the calamity
which overshadows his beloved island
can scarcely repress the enthusiasm
which he feels in contemplating the
glorious parade of which he is TO be part
That may be IN fact the only day in the
year when he may or can wear a tile
hat and bes,ride bespangled steed. On
ST. Patrick's anniversary this year, how
ever, in spite of first appearances, the
money usually devoted to celebrating
the virtues and attributes and historic
importance of the great saint, will be
applied TO the necessities of the Irish
people. This is as Il should be- They
should be willing, if for no other reason
than to show becoming appreciation |
of the splendid charity of Americans,
to make this sacrifice. What this chart |
ty is your readers already know. 1t has |
been almost universal; but here it has
been especially liberal and remarkable.
As usual, the theaters have taken the
lead All of the principal managers pro-
pose on that day to devote their receipts
to the sufferers by famine, which means
that many thousands will be added to
the already large fund. To the munifi-
cent contribution of the Herald there
have been many other notable gifts, and
the aggregate will be much greater than
could with reason be expected, after our
own yellow fever plague, heavy taxes
and the thousand other demands of liv-
ing and government.
scRIBNER's MONTHLY.
This almost first of magazines pub
lished in the English language is out to-
day, and is perhaps the most remarkable
number that has ever appeared The
leiter.prcss is perfect, and the engravings,
of which there are at least hundred,
are unusually fine examples of art.
Among the meritorious articles 1 notice
two or three poems by the late Irwin
| Russell, about whom, as l knew him
well, l should like to say something.
Some of his poems, think, have been
copied by the NEws-one, entitled
Hope" and not credited, being particu-
larly chaste and beautiful. Mr.. Russell,
whose death occurred on the oath OF
December last, was II young man of SO
much genius and so promising future
that he deserves even more geographic
notice than he has received. Through
out the south, where he was generally
known and appreciated as a vigorous
young writer, his death Will be regretted
There, too, his style was perhaps better
enjoyed than in the north, where the ne
gro dialect is but rarely heard
and is perhaps never such a!
is common To the Mississippi
plantation darkey The quaint anC
practical wisdom, the representations
observances, etc, of that peculiar peopl,
were 50 faithfully and admirably eXhi
bited by the young poet that it was fei
that rs the Yankee has been preserved
and inmortalized be Lowell and Hall
/, burton, 50 the American negro, who's
character and characteristics are fas
changing under the modifying influence
of education and freedom, was to hav
his deiineator, and though but twenty
six years Of age when he died, Mr. Ru:
= sell had to some extent performed thi
task. "Christmas at the Quarters"
poem of about two hundred and siXt
lines, and which is now read by man,
of the best public clocutionists in tn
country with more success than an
other selection, is as dramatic as Tam o
Shanter, and the varity of characters
: contains is even greater than in tina
= master piece of Burns. 1t was the il
u tention of Mr.. r. to write negro neve
and he had already clearly outlined i
, his mind the plot and written portions
y several chapters. These fragments ind
9 cate that he would have produced now
i OF great power and originality.
Z Having been born and brought up
) the south, he was familiar, from habi
II with the negro character; but his fiji
SCUSC Vi uuulOI dlAb etCOAlhtS AAbAb va ~
- servation, as well as hisrather profoun
- study of the negro dialect, enabled hir
perhaps, better than any one who q
y tempted the same path, to express, vii
almost literal reproductive skill, Il
= Quaint humor and unconscious pathos
the natives. This, too, he did witho
- effort, the majority of his production
." being finished soon after their conce
- ton In the field of serious poetry
AZ more than once indicated inspiration al
, feeling, and, had he lived, he wou
have abandoned, to some extent, Of it
= possible wholly to Tepress the sugg'
tions of genius) the humorous vein al
= devoted himsef 10 higher kind of pc
Is ic work OF his fugitive verses, ma
:" of them are limitations, but are so p
feet in this respect that they deserve
rank much higher than ordinary wor
of this character For example, I
.ct imitation of Burns poetic epistle is
perfect as to lead to the belief that Bur
- may have written it himself; and
few limitations of Herrick and otho
with whose writings he was very fan
'ie lar. have the flavor of those old mast
of the Tyre He contemplated the imi
eli ion of all the old English poets a
ha. some of the modern, and there can
TO- no doubt that he would have S
his ceeded well. Indeed, he regarded
English poetry as the very fount
no from which it was possible always
nv draw inspiration, and hence was
slightly interested in foreign poet
having an all but -contemptuOus opin
III of the French article. This time {
culture might have cured, though tn
influences sometimes -aggravate and
Ca crease natural or artificial taste.
ay The Scribners will undertake the p
e" LEGATION of his poems in book form at
distant day. l shall hereafter app
ncr you of other literary promises. The
ex- preaching spring will bring with it so
last notable books. In book making Their
no end, but the better times will cna
at publishers, who have suffered from
the business depression, to undertake "
ore confidence more important ventures.
THE "REv." EDWARD cowLEY.
aye The people of this city have been
on much exercised over the trial and c
in victioh Of the Rev. edward Cowley, "
whose cruelty to children, as manage
of the Shepherds Fold, your readers
,ub- acquainted. 1t has BEN the most in
in esting event of the season, exciting N
pes- comment and Indignation than wo
ordinarily be expected from people
a., voted to business and pleasure to the
gree that New Workers are at this sea
90 of the wear. The sentence is that C