Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-11-14
Coleridge on Literature.

COleridge on Literature.
Lord Coleridge talked in an easy but
sympathetic and serious way to the
students of Haverford College, near
Philadelphia, upon the authors they
should read Putting Milton next to
Shakespeare, he told them that John
Bright said he had built himself up on
Milton. He then named Wordsworth,
and said: mf l had any fault to find
with America, it is that fear you do
not do Wordsworth quite the honor
which he deserves" Gray, Shelley
and Keats followed in the order named.
Coming to American poets, he said
"You may be surprised at the name |
shall select from your American poets,
when | tell you to learn Bryant. | do
not say Longfellow, because, although
he is sweet and noble and delightful
poet, he is not Americana mean that
his poetry might just as we'll have been
written in England, or Italy, or Ger
many or France as in America-but
Mr.. Bryant's poetry is full of the char
acterstics of his own country, as well
as noble, natural and invigorating" "
Among prose writers he named Lord
Rolinghroke Gas writer of the most
perfect English;" next, "the greatest
advocate since Cicero-and | say this,
even remembering your own Webster
Lord Erskine;" then Burke, Hooker
not to be read as whole, except
by theological students"-Lord Bacon
and Cardinal Newman. Among Amer
lean writer's he named Daniel Webster,
and "your greatest writer, the master
of an exquisite and an absolutely per.
feet style-Nathaniel Hawthorne u
The appreciation which the little talk
manifested of the aspirations of youth,
and the vital Importance of the forma
tive period of life, made it delightful
and winning address.
"A witty burglar, caught in dry.
goods store, remarked that he was
there to take orders.
"A scientific monthly asks: What
are crowds 2" This is an easy one
Crowds are what we see going into the
store that advertises extensively.
Mr.. ]. A. Caughen, Wrightsville
Pa, says: II used Browns Iron
Bitters for general debility and they
have done me good"
An Ohio breach of promise sui
brought out letters on which the post
age was thirty-two cents, and in which
the word darling" was used 62(
times.
Hereafter the retail sale of intox
icating liquorn on credit in Prussis
will be punished by withdrawal of the
| license.
Little drops of lager,
Little sips of gin,
Make the red proboscis,
And consume the tin.
-"What influence has the moon OF
the tide ~ the teacher asked JohI
Henry And John Henry said it de
pended on what was tied: if it was ;
dog it made him howl, and if it was ;
gate it united it just as soon as a Gov
or young man came along. 1t is sucl
things as this that make school teach
ers want to lie down and die every da,
at o'clock.
Most. girls, almost from babyhoo'
if permitted to be with their mother
in the kitchen, love to see the worI
done, particularly the cooking; ant
nothing delights them more than to b
allowed to attempt to make some sim
pie article themselves. This earl
play will not be forgotten. Girls tha
grow up under such training or indul
gence will have no fear of the rea
cares when it comes to them as a duty
-"Ln writes to the London Times
II find little article the occurs 90
times in first column of the Times
for sake of average, say, 1000 time
on every page, making 5000 for Ell
tire copy, equal to $4,000 letter;
Now, if we reckon that every line in
column numbers forty letters-takin
leading article type as an example
and that a column is made up of 10
lines, then we learn how 5000 letter
; ale consumed And so we come
ascertain that an ordinary copy of th
; Times devotes eight columns of lettt
press to article the Surely this Ii
tie verbal parasite might with adval
tage be stamped out"