Telegram-herald., 1889-05-26

from a recent ph0t0gr0pn)
psrtol: ia oTttory. Wendell Panlips: in
PHILOSOPHY, Emerson: in poetry, Longfel-
lo~ and Whittier for the latter. Il not al
actual resident of Boston. must Dc re
Eard-d, nevertheless, as belonging 70 the
Boston literary guild There Is Lowell
also. Others might DC mentioned Ia ad-
dition % those already named For real
intellectual force, take the old Chestnut
Street club or the Radical Club. some
choose 20 call 10. Where will you fad It's
equal, We have never had anything like
iL ia this count.y since. Indeed the liter
AIRY outlook seems hardly encouraging.
/ sometimes feel that poetry will become
a lost art with "a. To DC sure have
large number Of writer's OF verse; refer
10 the rising generation OF writers-and
10 j. very good verse Too, but very little
very little-Of IL rises 10 the scale or real
poetry IL Is not sufficiently striking TO
impress itself upon the world 10 endure.
The disposition Is 20 indulge in the fancl-
fnl forms OF verse such the sonnet. the
triclrt. and the rondeau. AL pretty enough
IA their way; but very few poems OF this
character have ever become immortal.
For example the sonnet 10 one OF the most
mechanical snd artificial forms Of verse
there j.. To be sure Shakespeare's SON
nets are excellent, yet they are not strictly
speaking, sonnets, "a hey do not conforms
~ the established rules governing the
construction % the sonnet. IL one - to
succeed in poetry be must give free REIN 10
his sentiment and imagination in the more
simple nj natural forms OF verse. Take
for Instance Teunyson's In Memorian."
the form is simple and easy. This Is
greas poem aud will live. Still, from
-. a
discourage any young man from seeking
g. be poet II he really feels the
divine instinct within him. but
would urge him by all means TO
adopt the most natural way OF writing,
and not by any means depend on poetry.
OF literature in any sense. for his bread
and butter. Let him have something else
Cor staff. 10 II absolutely necessary. un-
tsss one be a genius. and even then 10 ia
Tar safer. Poe was a genius. yet his case
oughs TO prove a warning TO all who aspire
In literature. Ia my own case have had
protessorship. the work OF which has not
always been congenial, nevertheless IL has
proved = good staff.
ibid you ever meet Poe"
''Not that I remember believe I saw
him once. Poe was very fond OF my Last
keaf.' and In his beautiful chirography hs
copied 10. and have the copy
what have you 10 say respecting the
schools OF fiction which have. of late. come
into vogue IN this country I refer to the
realistic and that which, II nothing more,
IL she echo ~ Zola2"
Really. I have nothing 20 say. / rarely
read works of fiction now a-days; in fact
G nd little time 20 read anything don't
always get time 70 look into the Atlantic.
q =
tary cnfs the leaves for me"
Would you advise young writer. inst
beginning. % seek the magazines at first
ss the med um Of bringing his work before
she woridf'
Yes. II ne feels his work il good enough:
but until one has made. At least, some
thing ot reputation. I think there il
another way 70 bring bis wares before the
world. Now. dou't know whether there
l. such paper in existence "a the Oshkosh
CARTE. or not. said the Doctor. smiI
lDz. "out n there Is. II young man who
ssplrcs 20 be poet contributes his poe ms
over his mere initials 90 even 50 modest A
sheet a< this. II they have the real ring
70 Them they will fnd their vsy
Into othsr papers. near and FAR, and in
time hs viii have reputation Years
$40 shere vss paper published here In
Boston. called shs Recorder. and a Young
nlsn. the soa of a publi.aer. commenced
10 write FOR il over the name of Roy It
wss not long before his sketches and
poems bexsa % attract attention. and in
TIE sld bad no little - DO IN tue making
o. Nathaniel p Willis
One OK the finest ballads know OF Is
The Old Sergeant. written. "a ron per
hsps know. BY Loveystre Wilson. T.
vss arss published ia Western news
paper, but is was speedily copied every.
where aad made a hne reputation for ia
sGthOr soon after the appearances of
this poem. Wilson came East. % Cam
bridge. aud resided for a tlms. He wss
gifted fellow. Knew him
Doctor. did you receive psT fer yorr
frst 7oemg"
Why. 10. Z first wrote FOR the c0IleE-
page, hut is was pretty poor stuF. but
the second Yesr my contributions grew
better aud attracted some httle atteu-
tion
Whsrs vas the cid Irousidss' arst pub
Hshedf''
In ne frerfiSsr. and fev vssrs $50
I went iowa q .he offlcs sui looked over
fha rld f'es ard r fouu6 the number az
she paper tn Thich IS ori ziaally appeared
made laeia aorNnaurn of The dste. hrt n
snrsta sve- re~- f--- W. - -srsssf-v, 10
ho~ev-r. thar the Vosm was 6rst printed
ssrnetirue 'n $500
Among Tour own poems D-ctor. which
rvour faverire
ary have sav fs~orite. think TIE
Char, fersd Nautilus = The on~ Which
Dc you Ike 'es
.srh@ Cham hersd Ns utilus.' unless *
.a,s rTb. voiceless But the fact is. Dee
49, v.u have written So msnv beautiful
-. + is rot 81 Easy 20 say which is the
fav-rffe
..Ys- rhsve Written god many POEMS,
ms sh-r- .rseni IS very ieN Nhleh Nlli oe
rssaena sered, tainS
n sVeakiag q ~ -Aa5eefss q tSs