Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-29

by heart. Who cares about Shakespeare
chronological or geographical mistakes?
1.-The likes to pat seaport in Bohem
I'm sure I've no objection. I'm rather
glad he does. Shakesp9ere's education
came from the blooming flowers, the fall
ing rain-from loving a woman older than
himself, and perhaps being disenchanted
afterwards. He had "Plutarch's lives"
He went to London. and what men he saw!
Plutarch's lives and Walter Raleigh;
Plutarch's lives and Admiral Drake;
men of the Eiizabethan period and
Plu'alch's lives were enough for any mans
education to do as Shakespeare did. He
loved Ann Hathaway, he had seen the fall
ing dew, he got into trouble for deer-steal-
ing; he had read Plutarch's lives, and he
had seen Queen Ellzabeth-that was an
education. Now. let Us not have people
saying, Il have had no education; AN
men vi genius" The question is, "Arc
YOU 0 man OF genius" Ii a man is uned.
Gated, and is not genius, ii is a dismal
look out. AS to Shakespeare, we may each
of us safely go into his own heart about the
matter The deepest knowledge of hu'lan
nature ard its ways is not what We learn
a; schoOI or get out of books. Shakespeare
may have been irregular!y educated, anu
set there is no spring OF the human heart
that be could not tune aud play upon.
This is the main point OF the BAcOnlan
heretiCs--an i'm. fence amongst them that
Shakespeare vas 30 great, and yet AS the
world c0un'e it, so small. Ii he had only
been al LII ID. if Oxford had only conferred
on him the title of ID c. l. and Cambridge
had followed suit, wouldn't it have been
more comfortable? II copy OF Latin
verses. or some Greek Iambics that he
Of 10 ha
would rot his "0thello' be more under
standahle? If he had only been a Fellow
OF the Royal Society, We could understand
the sorrows aud troubles OF King Lear bet
ter. Had he even been an +. e. S, or an
Hon. NJ. K 8 L., how much easier should
we have comprehenIed Macbeth" aud If
he had taken holy orders. and entered the
church, how the mysteries Of Hamlet
would have been all as clear as
the sun at MONDAY; and il he had only
been a Bishop, bow readily should we have
comprehended his plesdings for charity
But being only poor mas, living. at
Stratford loving woman older than him.
self, being suspected OF deer stealing, and
going to London to be supe or call-boy at
the Globe Theater, how did he know
Hamlet" and Macbeth" How could he
know Juliet" | do not even allow that
Shakespeare ever went to Italy, as some
people claim though do admit that he
had been at Dover. lie neither needed to
know Greek, nor to go to Italy, nor to
know French nor Italian. His eyes were
bright and he had large, passionate, sym
parhzing heart. and that 10 sufficient tV ac-
count for all he has done.
And now, Mr.. President permit me to
kindly thank you for the patience aud
forbe aranCe with which you Nave listened
TO my crnde and disconnected and I'M
polished remarks. / did not know until
within a day or two that | should be
called upon to say anything this evening
or, indeed that | should be here at all {;
and this must be my apology for all i'm
perfection. Aud in conclusion, as Emo
barbus said, Would you praise Cesar,
say Cesar; go no further" SO | say.
when asked the question, "Who is Shi kes
peare?' say "ShakeSpearer;' go no further