, 1880-02-21

lts youth from lts sweet, ballatl lnt|ablca anl
plcture-bo0ks to inquiry a1Ml st,uly. 4 ,ill-
tlhllal lttGratnrn hNEirs III snllH ntltl gr0Wa
Oil lHlO t,I0nxht
rho charming nrtlesncss OF those Qnntnt
oil ballads Is impossible now; nn ntto1npt II
ruyivu 1t would liz only iii ntectaton, but
o,tr growth lit this rpsl,oct, It seoins to me- Is
not u bo regrettutl. Wo could mt spnrs tic
old Dallna poetry, but wB would not give up
tho manlier tones of o!lr brat lnter pacts.
And sialt wo clrcHmscrIbD their rnt,gu, antl
leave then! only dcscrlptton for theIr Ilcli?
WY grace os beauiy tint yet re,.,a!.,s Wn-
sung? Neyer llu.l mistress such l0ynl lovers
rs s!sa nrls IN ler paetS. ~ !,
Alnsl fur f,les(loern tasnt n tlle ',!notcentli
!twl,.ta to clloose," for vi tl,esu n,auy, nu,ly
yEnrR ihNll ltnvg bcH1l thinking Al,d writing
Until salisflflle ant singing birds, tle 9eanty
of wt'!t!as, tho "swact c1ls1!try Htrl," ttla
bnvo been sunx ard sung. will, all nlai,ller of
changes rM1lg upon tie theneB, sut,E by thu
highest gcNlus ard sung 20 well tllat nj o'e
d,re etnlln the thought nKain, although It
n'ay belong IL llint as surely rs It eyer did 10
Originality IL 6llg If tho rcquisits III ltera-
tnrp. The world IL f,!tlnf GxeeiluMt bucks.
nni no Otlg wnlitAn silnpo linsl or rel'as]I.
llelEG u ue ,nFlE'Hnl requires II WHO ny
thong!lts tn nyDll serving NJ the snnn tllinE,
IT'D c!n.tss of pinEiairIsn. W. liaye thoughts
wlifcll wv ilntl soAlrt tnles llNtt kDl0butly ctHo
c,lsfltg tho wrsrr OF fra,tllt lent dratIrg with
nudlng ."lrllo" written nver ssn.e Ut iIly
stMi.s TINT I Wls EUiltleas ut cnpytng, nud
utf uiMi fttsy iiiat Il sioaI wrt ittie Toci,s
nil pastoral subircts. uill.ss There were su,lu
marked originality of, wording, some strlk-
lug unl,tlcuttot,, st,le tltollg'lfai l!4dtrtnnr,
snstlnK si!s t" ly!s a.n! a lyiia ni sin "f
wild flowers, they would 90 f,!tu the etlior's
wnstG.tMsknl, anl h., III preference, wtnld
give the puhltc u selection frau Hitrns ar
Soe o ely; ri.t M1 p y! ta. 'E iEsn efioxn ag2
thoughts, and who doubtless wrote them
'' Tic rpatiii,g of Huxley aud Darwin will
not spoil tho true poct. Al hNHn., ntl,l'atG
suggestive 70 hiai ,ecauss ie KNOWS eoi!.
stitnents nlltl proportions, tile forces at work
and mctlIMls, Of growth. 1eca'ise l,o l,as
deiysd %itl, Tho EHoloEist a rod liia ,a,
Thought of our best thinkers should ,1,aka t.
self felt. and he who hsparnges tl!e pllilos.
0t,l,iziltg tGntelcy Ut Thought nutsiitH OF
pure scis.ncn challenges Gcorge Elliot, Words
have not seen tho letters of ,ropsey .rinklp
a1M NiMcty Years. Surely TIC latter ll';lst " !
lave tho fotIntain Of perpetual ynutl! IN Ills
heart 1t 1t Is frolicson,e co,1icnllties tllat e.
! Graves, mr. else he nlllst have founl ltfe
10 sail TINT according to tho law Of
compensation, '.u feels Tint 1t IS high
tlie knlne IL nI agen Where, tho, !!,l nll tho
That wU Hill nlnni,g our writersS LiHiis VIII
sad enough to Gowper nnd Lnmb, but tte
for,ner gnXu NJ jain Giinili, alnt wo lias not
Of them written by tltose wllo drained the
cup Ut bitterness but with SORROW us u cnll.
stant guest tlley lERttu tho world fairly hold
| lts sides with 1uttglter
Some OF us Mru anlHeurs all Ollr lives. but
thts latter half Of the nineteenth century. IL
not 30 heavy With facts ns u crtIwd out ol
crush o,,t tho natural bnoya1,cy Of youth.
| A mo0ny ,scht'l,le.tnlisy may well bo tle'
pluretl, Tor tllerH IL Wide .llfs.renee between
e.ssfr ssn'aast a4 ts1 ssntetnty il aa afof rs u St
md cnls for SERIOUS living, but ollr serious
ness will bn llucll inoru Wholesome aud
| ],pnlthful II cherrfuluess and laughter bg
not put under the bun. Sing ~ y9u cu,,,, but
do not court !nrk melancholy ui.tter u tlel,
Hopes" a,rd "Tears," and "Ille Tomb II pre-
suppose superior nr.ler Of gesllns.
| 1.ifa Is sud-" but there Is 4 great deal o.
sunshine lii It after nlI. There Ii inucl, toll
ilsE nf sui kaells but there are sone merr,
chimes. liupe SMILES just ,!s brightly, cypl
il ~ % !el!,siyely, Us slls lid centuries m t @ ago
sleep ls not merely III vague hope mud tta
tIiti1n," but MI assurance tllat takes TIL
poison from thu sting md lets III light thu
drives away tho shadows. TATTOO.