Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-18
HE POETRY DID II.

set them at defiance If Miss Mabel had
eou-ed with the footman, he would have said
well. | hope they may be happy If she
had come down one morning TO breakfast
and had announced that sne felt a vocation 70
be nun. he would have answered: You
know best, my dear; | only beg you won't
trouble me to find the convent
Persons who wised to see Mai Evergreen in
earnest-terribly in earnest-had only to lool:
at him when he had pen, ink and paper be-
fore him, and was writing poetry.
This was the employment that he enjoyed
this was the occupation of every day in his
life He must have written hundreds OF
thousands Of lines, without single thought
in them which was not unconsciously Dor
rowed from somebody else. Every form that
poetry can take was equally easy and de
ightful to him. Blank verse and rhyIning
verse: epic poems and sonnets; tragedies, sat
ires, epigrams: passionate poetry in the man
ner Of Byron: narrative poetry in the manner
of Scott; philosophical poetry in the manner
of Wordsworth; poetry of the modern type
appeared in volumes first edition. and disap-
peared as waste paper-and appeared again
second edition. and disappeared before
One day. towards the end of summer the
poet had laid down his pen. and was consider
ing whether he should write a few hundred
lines more, when his niece looked over his
shoulder. and asked if she might speak g
him
ITS about my marriage, uncle, she ex-
claimed
Marry anybody You like, my dear.
There was an interval Of silence Mabel was
considering what she should say next. She
decided on Speaking plainly, come what
might of it. This is serious, she resumed.
The major was glad to hear it.
I'm only afraid of one thing-Im afraid
/ shall offend you"
The major declared that il was impossible
10 offend him your suitor is
Sir john BoswoTth.'
Mai Evergreen-usually the --latest of mel,
Jumped out Of his char, and walked up
and down the room, transformed from =
pleasant uncle vino wrote poetry TO disa-
greeable old bachelor who was angry with rs
niece.
And for what reason: For this excellent
reason: she had mentioned tine name Of th
enemy whom he abhorrei.
Sir John Bosworth was gentleman VIII.
INDUCED in the hazardous ,pec:Iia'ioisN q"
modern life He owned race horses, and IA
built theatres: he was also propr:stc" Of r
weekly Journal. In that newspaper hal Il.
peared the only review of Maj. EyergIrel
poems which had ever noticed them at ah,
length What author has succeeded Ia i"r
getting an inhunian review: To mention IT,
name of the proprietor of the paper va -
wound the poet in his tenderest place.
You might have spared me the name. Ia
lear-you might have said That Man.
should have known whom you meant
Mabel accepted the sugg -s.ion i wi5aei
% tell YOU that didn't engage TO marry Tia
Man." She said: i only said / wanted ti,n@ -
consider dont think ike him. / ra,he;
aelisve want TO get away from him. h'io'
ne calls again
The ma or returned quietly TO his chair.
VERY right indeed b., said-and looked
II hi> pen and ink lie was longing 20 ct
id Of his niece and go back to his poetry.
This Is about the time Of year" IaDei per
listed. when we 90 to the country
The ma jor was quite willing. Just rs YOU
olelse: they're ready for us at Stiilbrook7
-Stillbrook won't do. Uncle If We 90 to
% Your country house That Han viii follow
a.. Suppose we take refuge at Oakappl.
lail."
With all my hart
Then may write to Mrs. Coryion.'
Certainly You'd better write at once
Mabel wont away to write a letter. ard
Iab-l'S uncle remained, To write poetry.
Arriving at Oakapple han, Maj. Evergreen
md his niece encounter {; Siirp;-isa held ~ re
l-rye for them b. their amiable hostess.
They were received al the hou-e door by -drs.
g'ory,!1u-s son. On the last two occ3-ia a.
I'll. l.. "a
-. Mr.. Cyril Coryion had been absent. pr
aiinE his studies al oxford Mabel hal no.
-rcn HIM since he had leit school.
Cyril mad greatly improved in the interval.
lie kept his hands out of HI, pockets: hi
'orrncr vacant smile had meaning in it now
lis blue eyes were gentle. and his nIustach"
was faxen.
The two young people took a walk IN the
ark Cyril offered his arnl, and Mair.i
;tarted the conversation.
Have You really LETT Oxford for good
he began And are YOU sorry for Ii:
Il was sorry cor it until to-day.
Cyril laid a strong emphasis on the last
hree words. and ventUrai on a look wa J.
mt his artful compliment s-r;.iyht % II
light address. Mabel ACKNOWLEDGED tn l'ul.
" an innocent little question: ~DoYou think
/ am improved. since You saw ma last
Cyril burst into an cXellmat."n- ENpr-s~'' q;
n letters. it was only. Oh. Tha manner AID
the tone maa,sit eloquent, al,i ought 10 be do
scribcd Bat dy~eri s-ioa require appropriate
words Where. ~ this case, are the words.
Nabers inno-cace. requiring no description,
pursued lis ar;l..~S way, M Co7ydcu. yea
mustn't iatter me lr Coryslon iulne, Ia. 3,
proceeded Ia tiatter her.
Don't call me Mr., You used u call NJ
Cyril in the days when | wa in>an,ihl, to
that honor AID happiness Nv one a'uhi
sion is to hear you call me cyril now.
You were a boy then, Dir. Corydon; yoE
are a young man now. ] am afraid il
wouldn't be quite right.
Cyril hit on practical aliu ioa vim u
might have fallen from the lips Of the major
himself Juliet didn't hesitate" h. r
marked, TO call Romeo hy hl- Christian
name
This-for Shy man-vas. a, Mlbel
thought. getting on AZ rather too r.i,i .
rate She turned the talk back into tEe pro
sale channels Of modern lif, i thou III
your mother and YOU were serious Ir''1ir,
she said ~Haveyo really been TO the PLAY"
~Onlv to Shakespeare" Cyril reminded her.
4 was taken to the theatre, in the last vaca
ion. 10y a man Of high position. and large ex-
-.riance whom am pral,d to call my friend
u;s vo,,nce,. brother read with ne under The
ann, tp,nr-and 7 first came to know him in
.bot way
who is tbis reuarkahls rantleu,any-
This rap,arkable Gentleman i Sir john
R,,s,vor,l
Mabel stool stock-stif and looked at the
uns,,sr-,cting heir Of oskapple hall Tina,
God follow was honestly pleased. Sir