, 1881-01-15
THE POETS.
a DEFENDER nF THEM.

To tbs Editor ~ 1ht Chicago Tribune.
BEAyEl, DAM, Wis, Dee. 13.-AiId Tho
Home Is settled o,,ce more. Eta Beta III has
lntd down his way.clnb, and Forty Ycnrs
comes III smiling illnutl.rc from Ills corner,
atid dishes out Il lat of wUrlnw001 and tnfIy
NIL around, while Polly Plicsnus hns gono
down to "Pa's tnrm tn spend Christmas,
aud Eugene Hall las a fit OF the blues.
Thu bnttlo OF the books aius subsidized, and
we nro mono tho wiscr us to wl!at Is proper
and correct for us 10 ruatl. Dickens is too
dull. l3ronte Ii t0d llrc, lsown a!ltt synl,s fre
too i,.slpid, Oultln lou Immoral. md so on.
sincerely la'nent tho state or ttie Erowh'!lp
s5sS"f g gf oFss 81 ay To Go"f s y II w st e. ts
trust from under lock md key. Ouida l,as
bcet, criticised becnuso her heroes nro in,-
,noru!; ou'tia 'i;s @ merely ,!raggsd 1fnth
fo1 he we 70 sg ts r \. tbs IS
woman Of toll aMt sclf-sarritlGs, who y \
hcrulue. Ouida's herolnes nre tho worlds
l,ernines, MID lneti bow lower iii rcspect 10
then, better tl,an they do their own ylrtuons
Nellie D., set us m example and help revo-
tlltonIza sUciety by soNtllllx your mothers or
s9 s oY Ey 'sfeiSf y saoit efsisss Sssed liz popular
ll0INe IMcts, who will, II. they take tho
trouble md read tho criticism through,
sm,le that poet-horn smi'o Of sclf.,assnrtnnco
inE" h" AMI @ : .s y's.arns''
pu6lls for tl,c rcad!ng Of It. Iii one criticism
te critics tgnoFnllse Of much m q tue ioatesSf 81
Gs'tnTs s Mfer s4Gyo Sny S:'p'ea by 'E Ignorance 't
Ly.iin i. Iliniian Is Of medium hight, we'll
prOp0rtioned, nnd graceful. licr abundant
jet-black halr ~ worn III coltTuro q brnids,
fectiy-bnianccd head. ller. Iargc, lustrous,
|! brown nyes have II fund OF mtTtll and pun-
siycness, hur mouth II attractive c!thor III lts
lstMping smiles Or lts repose OF aatltlt:ss.
Drtsc1li's and Ella Whoeler's. She IS very
shy, modest alnl rc!lrIng owing to tho III.
health which prevents ller FROM frcqneMtlng
society. Her l.o'ne-ltfe has bren s, ~! Of Of
row, 10 taken up With carc,, tel,dcrnc:sy. asd
Ia'o''i'hi IN Tho 1loHie scsias @ ''I to those
who know lsf not Sonly n,ngcnerons 4s,l4n Gt
Ii ttion f of Niss Wheeler and Charles GFeeory
nro too well established, their poems too
deeply admired, to bu too much hurt BY tlao
s4;9s FEspSig gytvp e. p3tvn1 r 1s opISn ep a S
poet only writes from l!is OWN life. A poet
Is something like politician. .lie mny say
his ,pretty snys, but It II not safo tn rosy ~
IT. being after l,ls own heart. lle Is a!st
feetings icro antl there from among TIC
tlcsulAtions ut others lives, nntl yes ho Is likt
other people after All. a novelist does n9
liyu all the r0lAnncos n1Ml snrruws Ut HI:
works, nor write OF himself. Neither does I
pnet. lie viii sing you alterry, snMg wheE
iiis heart Is breaking. llo Mill weep nlnlt y i
soul Is Elnd. lig Sings for others, nnl sling!
Of others, whllO IIenvan aud He'll aro hckcd
forever Within his own heart. unseen, 4ull
written, aud unknown,
brighton might exchange ,plnces witt
Claypolu. Que Is trying t0 get ont, and TIL
other tn gctln.
California, .you arc more than wclcom
back nE,Iin. W. lnyo missed your instruc
t!yo letturs s, long. Daley, snMe Of YOU
} letters nay be il Ut blue, bit ti,Uy slip int
, | thu heart Af many OF u.s..
Raven Hair lias gotten herself Into trouble
, ntui with u wiluwpr, t0U, md tllis Is THO re
!; sult OF oil tllosu tino .thc0t!cs: Was Fort
, Years tho bachelor, Rayan lla!r, nll4 Is thu
! tho reason he g cuts UP 1!d maids a!sd yo.!!nI !n
I cd tho Kind services OF tlose dutltlll sistor
, who SO provided YOU with "chanecs.'n' III
= / Inch ginfl. CNfCKET.