Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-08-06
NUMBER e.
Teanyson's Yen. Your

Lord Tennyson's alleged poem" on
the English navy appears at such a
time and uses such language that it
looks like an attempt TO scare Russians
from making IN attack on the English
ships. he first expression with which
the so-ealled poems opens. You! youi"
sounds exactly like an Eugiishman of
too much responsibility TO use vulgar
epithets shaking his fists with passion
and trying to cali names in a dignified
way. You! you!n would seem TO such
a man an expression of superior con-
tempt, something like fellow or
'.sirrah. but more srisiocratic. Then
follows the warning that 1.-The fleet of
England is her all in all . and If ..youi
you'll! iniure it, ION You win come the
curse of all the land. The Russians,
who are said 10 be singularly uncuti-
waited, and to understand poetry In a
literal rather tan an aesthetic sense,
wi probably conceive these lines to
mean that, il they blow up with torpe-
does or otherwise seriously iniure an
English feet, they may expect to en-
durc universal British course which
all continental people understand to
be an emphatic pronunciation of the
ejaculatory word '.,iamn," or language
to that effect. Whether ;hcy will be
deferred BY the probability chat all En-
gland will rise up anl swear il they
NEEDLE with her feet is problem to
be solved By events.
The middle of the poem is a palpable
conundrum, which seems TO be adj
dressed TO the chief political end man.
1t asks the puzzling questions: What
would all their votes lie worth, and
what avail thine ancient name of free.
were thou 4 fallen stlie?' This is not
addressed TO tire United States, or it
might be the immediate 4 Is of Sccre-
tary Bayard to repiy in PROPER diplo-
matte phrase, that we .etse il up. For
tunately il is, Seemingly. addressed to
MIR. Gladstone. He has considerable
reputation as so.yer OF B-iiissl conun-
drums; and his answer i awaited by
the audience with considerable curiosi-
ty. But. as his fame Y ~ considerably
rests upon his ability ia dealing with
the exchequer. h. wi.I probably take
time TO look over thr figures before
yenturing to give an opinion a> to what
England would he wos:a under such
circumstances.
The conclusion of the poem seems to
be addressed 10 the commanders of the
British fleet. 1t informs Them. in poetic
phrase, that ii they permit those Rus
slams lubbcrs to Whip The British fleet,
they may expect to be * cNed' by the
''wild mobs' million feet. in spite of
the protection Of the poll g. England
expects every admiral to 10 his duty,
on pain of being kicked by a mob, :" is
the noble sentiment under which they
viii steam into &c ion. Or il may be
that they will be kicke il they venture
to risk the ileet in ac,io;. considering
that 'England's all in all may there
by be subjected to violent damage.
The mere fear of such Il thing so ex-
cites the noble bard that he shrieks
you. You. ut the commander of the
fleet also. THIS poet;cal blowing up
ought TO have prepared the admiralty
in some measure or the practical blow
ing up with ds Mantle which almost
Immediately followed After the two
together the public ought not to be
surprised at anything. Detroit Post.