Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-23

wonder of the time. Secure in the DEM
ocratic strength Of his official spesitien,
The Minister OF the great republic. hehas,
with an air that apes humility, snubbed
great men OF state, and sitting away up
IN the estimation Of London society he
has looked down upon Afnerieans-with a
lofty scorn that has fairly withered some
OF them into their boots No citizen of
the great West has been known To stand
the Lowell stare. 1t has struck iiniany OF
them speeches.. Others have gone
straight to their hotels and committed
suicide-nOt in the English fashion. by
the way. You know the British method
according TO the French? Well, Nc are
SO afflicted with ennul during the faggy
month OF November that it is a coriimon
thing tor persons to lean out of their win
dows and cut theT throAts 1lpoh the pass
ers-by, who cry out 'GottamR aud Hurry
away. We are very queer lot ,aceording
to the French; but AineFieN,is Beginning
TO like us, and il w0uiu seem that our
manners and customs are quite fascina-
ting to some OF Jonathan's most shining
lights.
"DIinister Lowell, according. to all ac-
counts, is the champion AnslQ- American
Tar more Anglo than American. Wen.
England ought to be Yervtpr0ud 10 have
captured so great n JrsifF tlg has GER
tainly represented American scholarship
and culture in England as no other cti-
zen OF the republic has represented them.
A poet, pundit, too, for that matter, he
has given a FLIP to the study Of ora
tory in London. His post-prandial
speeches have been good enough to take
a place in the literature Of the day. And
yet the ANGLO american H0rniBd NelBS OF
Paris says this of him: 'TennysOn, as you
know, has gone into the House OF Peers,
and Browning dimes with duchesses every
night. Mr.. Lowell might have done the
same without blame, only he was q little
too absolute in his way auf doing it. He
could give the cold shoulder as no native
even can give il here. There were old
friends with whom lie had been ON terms
of most affectionate intimacy in America,
yet whom he never once asked TO his table
all the time he lived with them under
British skies. In one ludhrOps Instance,
where the friends had another Minister
visiting them and actually staying under
their roof, be invited The Minister to din
ner and left out the friends. There was
nothing wrong in it, nothing deliberately
wickee; 1t was only curious example of
that sympathetic adaptability which is
the essence Of the literary genius
Il would like to see MIR. Lowell contra
dict this. But ] suppose be won't. l
think he lost his proposed farewell dinner
because the Americans would not take il
up. This was the announcement in the
papers that chronicled his departure:
'Mr. Russell Lowell, who since Sunday
has been guest of the Duke IL Westmin-
ster, at Eaton Hall, embarked Oh board
the Cunard steamer scythia yesterday
afternoon for Boston, by speQiai tender,
it being in accordance with Mr.. LoweiPs
request that no official recognition should
be taken of his departure. Mr.. Lowell
was accompanied on board by only
| few personal friends And the Ameri-
cans say that no official RECOGNITION and
no crowd TO give him a good send-Off was
c0ntemplated-eVen Gilig did not move a
! friendly hand in this direction II this
be 50 the retiring Minister must have felt
| 'lonesome;' but that is what he prefers,
they say. AS a chrOuiclgr of the times
in which we live I am hound TO chronicle,
and you will take al this for what it is
worth. For my own part have met Mr..
! Lowell but seldom. l do not court the
pOmpous dullness of sO-eRlied s9c1s ETY.. One
looks into the tents Of VANITY Fair now
and then; it is necessary. But Mr.. Low
ell has impressed me rs a man OF sorrow.
l have always seen sadness in his eve
and | wonder il a good deal Of that re-
served and reticeDt manner wblChis more
or less natural to MIN has been set down
to beughriness and a dissemination to
friendliness. The position Of American
Minister to England rs no sinecure.- Dir.
Lowell has had some curious experiences
Of the sort OF work some Of his country
men have expected from him. To look
after lost luggage, lend money in emer-
gencfes, square affairs with the police,
recommend hotels. and other favors, are
among the things he has been asked to do
for his fellow-citizens of the republic.
think | may say that he knows how to
answer fools according to their erTsnds.'
Speed the parting, welcome the coming
guest. Mr.. Phelps has made an excel
lent impression. Ifhe wants to live in
the hearts of his American friends in
London he must not forget that they have
sLomachs." ~