Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-12

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In q reeent conversation Edmund
Clarenes stedmah. referring 10 thu
older poets ot America. remarked as
follows la the case % The two old
est survivors In song Mr. Whittier
and DE- Holmes-we observe their ad.
mirers grow more extended In nuSn-
bers with the spread u culture 10 our
land. n their voicea are not heard as
freqaently a. formerly. Il L. not be-
cause they have grown lee. strong and
sweet. for with each nsw uttsrance -
lteomes 10 us from time 10 time We are
unable 10 detect any variation In the
tones we all long ago 80 easily learned
20 love.
Lowell IL less often heard now-a-
days than he used 10 be. bat II L. not.
a. ne know. because of any dimiRn-
tion In the quality of that voice whose
music II 40 aRQrps.aied b. an culti-
vas~d peeple <hsr~. OR cssy
regret l. that we doa't hear more of Il
as we have reason 10 hope we may
when Elmwood l. again graesd
BY tho presence Of its mas
ter. stoddard. whose work has
never been appreciated a. IL
should b.. continued 10 bc loyal %
his first love and from time ~ time.
notwithstanding advancing years and
physical indrmiticz. add. 10 the poet
teal richness Of our literature can
not help feeling that the outlook for
poetry In this country ls encouraging.
though. and will not deny that wiih
the younger aud coming singers alto
gether too much stress il laid upon the
more painial forms Of verse The
volumes Of verse smanating from
month IN month from the younger
writers do not contRin that distincti 70
charas"er Of work such ~ belonged to
that formative period when Bryant.
l.ongfellow. Whittier aud Lowell and
the writer's Immediately following
them. wrought for waiting people
l.ongfellows Lost Youth" In itself
vas sufficient to establish the reputa-
tion Of any poet Who could produce
such a masterpiece How few of our
younger writers give us any thing like
this And yet there l. no reason Why
such poems can not BE- written to-day
a. In Longfeilow's early years Ny
advice 10 our coming singers l. do
not give 80 much attention Ia the
lighter forms Of verse making. but
seek 10 produce something which
shall b. fall of real character.
and shall stand apart. a. u were. from
the daiasY order ~ verse referred a.
These bits ~ verse ara all pretty
enough. aud ~ course are la a rivrn
sense promise. ~ .onething better TO
come, bui that Is all still. A. have
said, there l. much encouragement 70
believe that the outlook FOR poetry In
this country Is bright since every now
and thea some striking Instance IL a..
/ fordsa svia~n"a af thl. faot. as ln
the case ~ woodb.rry'- The North
shore Watch. one oi the finest elegiae
povms Of recent times; also in the case,
u Milier's 'i,ongs of the Slerras, % and
several % Sidney Lanier's compost
tious, such - the '->onR % the Chatta-
hoochos. The Revenge Of Hamish. '
and The Marshes Of Glynn." trust
the day l. near a, hand shcn shall ~
free from the pressure of outside du-
ties and cares aud can give more at
teutioa to poetry than have becn able
10 devote to u FOE some time past
With the completion of the work on
American Literature. on which
have been engaged Tor considerable
period u time, shall feel that can
once more take up the work nearest my
heart, In which serviee toll 10 only a
reireshment and delight N Y Mail
and Express