The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1882-07-08
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TIE county Of Lincoln, which has been
The subject and the inspiration Of some Of
her beat poetry, II fat level country, not
remarkable for any magnificent scenery
or wondrous beauty bounded On the north
b. the river Humber.
In . curious, old-iashioned town, within
sieht Of the great sea, Jean Ingelow was
horn in the year 1890. And the whole
character Of her poetry has been formed
BY the simple, pastoral scenes among which
her childhood was passed. They became
70 dear to her heat, 70 linked with all her
thoughts and human affections, that when
the time came to write she took them In.
st;nctively a. subjects for her verse.
The roetess's father-a banker with
oomfor, able inYome-was a man Of refined,
genial nature aud cultivated literary tate.
But her mother. who Ia still living, il 81.
peciaily distinr u:shed for strong character,
power Of intellect. an that practical com.
inop.ssnse due to her scotch origin. She
IL a beautiful Iovable woman, too, and the
influence OF the home she hos made for her
children IL seen in many Of Jean lngelow's
sweet. ct poems. From her the daughter
must lave inherited the element Of her
geriu- An . child q 9 poet was difiidsnt
and reserved, partly beca',se the strange.
beautiful world Ut flncies In which she 70
often wandered wax understood BY 20 few
Of her COMPANIONS. She was not prodigy,
though tond Of .okx atMl blessed with
rood memory. The poetic power to dis
Germ the inn. r. spiritual dreaming in natural
objects aud in ! u,nan a.tion early showed
itselt-a power which the close and loving
study of Shnk. sl,aare ,, rengthened and en-.
oourAged. Can VIZ NIT trace s"Ine resem.
bia,,cs ~ her life n thu tirst few chapters
OF her novel Nv' tt Ar"iNA! Note the
house in viii :, snap and his little sister
Mv, 4. lin Il Ya,et country town through
which = tidal river flowed" the wharvss
aid old warehouses stored with grain.
Then the old m nser In which they played
and lecitsd Shat eslearu could 1t no, be
The church OF 81. Dotloiph beneath the
shadow Of whose tower nsr fathers Louise
did really staAdy
THE LONDON HOME.
Il WA probab about the time Of her
fathers death that jean Irg. low moved to
London. where she now lives with her
mother and civ er. Their house stands in
| . quiet street in K~nSingn.n, where they
keep In remembrance lomethin. OF the
/
filing every window with lsoxes OF flowers.
From the report Ut visitor We tke this
picture:
TIE mother IL truly beautiful old lady
with the sws.teAt. serenest face l. ever
saw. Two daughters MAT with her; both
older than ! haM tYuci1l them to be, but
both very attractive women. Eli looked
- though she " utH the l'ot.tr., Jean the
prove. for the former wore curls, hal o
delicate face, and t .at INDISPENSABLE soine-
thing which suggests genius. The latter
was plain, rather s,out. hair touched with
gray, shy yet cordial inanners. and clear,
straightforward glance, which l liked no
| much. We pleasantly compared notes,
and enjoyed the sound Of her peculiarly
musical voice. in which / seemed TO hear
the breezy rhythm u so,ae Ut her charming
songs.
The quiet, uneventf full London life Of the
poetess has almost no history, and there ID
little OF special interest TO record. One ot
the chief sxcellences OF her poetry il ita
fine moral influence. the high ideal it sets
before ~. And her own life comes not far
below this high ideal 1t IL beautiful. I'M.
assuming, aud Christ.liks. Her face ID
we'll known among the wretched poor Of
the great city, to whom the goes a. light,
l y
unhappiness. Az III example Of her wide
charity and self. sacrifice it ,auy be men
tioneu that in London publishers IRE IN tho
habit Of giving once . year . grand banquet
to the authors Of the city. which they c
their Copyright Dime :" Borrowing III
name, Jea,, Ingelow gives, three times I
week. what abe Gu Is her cop. r..ht elmer
Aud wLo are her guests: The .ick poor al't
the discharged CUnvu,t.sCent& Il on, hslsi, itll
who either are unnGl.: - work Or have no
get found employ ment. At one of The lev
times when Sue has cOilsen: Ell to Il eak .
herself she said: ~ find 1t vne ol the gre;,
pleasures Of writing that 1t gives me NOR
money for saon purposes than falls to til
lot OF most women"
II q poets hest and most spontamcoM
poetry never recoru oil personal exper ence
then we may feel surs taat jean li,gelow'
lite has not "een free flom greet and tears
Sue has r. fully veileti everything VII. c
) wou.d reveal her heart tory, noy cour,
ing either tho sympathy OF pity Of til
, curious world !; nI !el she co..ii uO, huv
put such lmthos and tenderness Into man
) Of her poems II she had NOT .utfercd. 1t
eaProsel that the last n ny in Sa1rrr ut Il:
. NV refers to herself. The interest q
several OF her poems centres around u,
| AAAoss Ssssse VsCAe 10 u "seurNC tUWVg III IOV
] *hi0a cannot fail tO l,eu,,ne, sooner Z
! later. contagious. Especially in l."m.'',.t
, and tic Letter l.. il It expressed with
. peculiar passion aud beauty. As Goethe
! finest lyrics were due tI the different -
= per,ences through wlicn he passed, 20 tn
tragedy Of Miss lnye owls lite may hay
}. been the inspiration Il lllesa poems. lnu
Jean lngelow has l'orre al gr,e4 with for,
{ tude aud resignation her whole lite show,
Z It has strengthened and ennobletl he
I character, made her nature deerer III
J, more sincere. And she IL always cheerful
: sometimes even Joyous though her near
: may often ache wrariiy, her bright fuce
. seldom shadowel for her friends.
Jean lngelow must have served Ion
. apprenticeship III the service Of poetry. +,
!, her first volume WAS not publish. till ISIS;
when she was thirty.three years Of age.
!. was at once received with great favor. III
London AfLhnnu,n r.s,n.,,,ixud in IL :. ii,