Telegram-herald., 1891-12-01
ONl OF THEN HIMSELF
Cir Edwin Arncld Glad to Meet
Newspaper Men,
he IlLKS VERT FREELY 10 THEN
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alus omcf6c0 from kAe p8ttOl S2f Va
the D.. L. 4 n. "hyer" yesterday after
noon. Probably naoss OF the occupants
of the car were utterly unaware that
this quiet. unpretentious man Vas the
greatest.lSanscrit scholar of the age,
and the foremost living English poet.
from an intellectual point of view. He
greeted very pleasantly the represen-
tatiyes of the Press club who had come
10 meet him. but declined all oftsrs 10
relieve him Of his burden. Az the'Aor-
ton house he leaned very carefully
very 60 mly against the desk as he
waiiei the rather deliberate actions of
q Chicago drummer who was register
ing and asking innumerabie question:.
In stature, Sir Edwin is rather short.
His medIum-sized head is set rather
low upon his shoulders. His forehead
is full. mis- hair rather long and iron
gray in color. His thin beara IL streaked
with gray and his face is marked with
deep lines- His nose 10 large and his
deep blue eyes sparkle with klndliness
aud good cneer. His face is remark
able for its massive strength aad IN
tellectuality.
Shortly after Sir Edwin had been
shown TO his ron, . reporter for the
TELEGRAM-HERALDs sent uphs Q card and
was promptly ushertd into the pres
ence Of the distinguished poet.
Greeted Him Cordially.
Sir Edwin was seated before . blazing
coal fire. warming his toes. He greeted
the reporter very cordially as ne said:
"Ah, newspaper man-delightcd to see
you. PLl always glad to see news
paper men. because Pm one Of them
myself. You American newspaper men
are wonderfully alert and active. l
find you everywhere. On our big Lon
don papers, OF course, We have every
thing; nothing escapes US; for We are
always 0u the spot when IT happens
But in oar smaller towns L is different.
There they would publish one journal,
and that perhaps, a weekly. But find
IN your smaller cities, Buffalo, Roches-
ter, Toronto. Detroit and Grand Rap
ids, the same quickness, the same alert
ness that characterizes the New York
papers. And your Sunday papers are
wonderful too. They surprise me. We
haven't anything of that character in
London. Saturday there is the news
paper mans holiday. If he
wishes to take trip 70 the
country or q run down 10 the sea
shore, he does it Saturday. The New
York Herald when it established its
Loncon edition, attempted 70, print
paper every day; but the 'silent curses
invoked upon it. soon caused It to dis
continue the practice. For nv part, If
/ ever swore. which never do. / should
direct it at the man who first estab-
ed the daily paper. But stu. i
sometimes say that journalism 10 the
only honorable profession left. Minis
ters are no longer sincere IN Whist they
preach. by the way, Detroit minis
ter preached a sermon against me last
night for saying something Of that
character.) Doctors don't know what
they do believe any more; and lawyers
well perhaps l had better not say
anything against lawyers. My son 10
lawyer and sometimes quote to him
Sidney Smiths remark, ''i don't wish
to caluminate the man before you; but
really he is lawyer"
He Has no serious WORK.
"Havc you any work of any magni-
trde in preparation nowg' asked the
reporter.
"No, nothing serious. have done
no work of any consequence slnce
wrote those papers on japan for Scrib-
ner's. / don't know but / shall do
some more work before long; publishers
are pressing me SO.
when do you expect 10 return 10
India?"
"wcll, the truth 10 that ought to be
there NOW. At the p0snt where Bnddhs
is said TO have received his divine WIS.,
dom, tn re ~ . fFee growing under
which ne is said TO have been at the
time. About three centuries before
Christ. Asokah, = great king, erected
a temple near this spot. This temple
has been added TO until it is now .
magnificent affair: but il has fallen
into the hadns Of the Brahmin priests
who care nothing for IL. / was there .
few years ago, and asked permission TO
pick a few leaves. The priest said.
SIR Arnold, you may have every
leaf on the tree If you wish.
But | took only . few. On one
of them 1 wrote some Sanscrit
verses. This has since been mounted
IN gold and placed IN the temple at
Ceyion. ! asked come leading Budd.
nists why they didn't seek 10 obtain
control Of this plsc>. "Why." they
eaid, such . beautiful idea bad never
come to us." 1promised l wotiid see
the Queens government and do what |
could for them. | saw Lord Cress and
he referred me 10 the Indian service.
They gave their consent. provided &
would cost nothing and wouldn't raise
any religious disturbances. | told the
leading Buddhiets that they must raise
the amoantof money the Brahmins
asked for the temple, and just before
started upon this trip they telegrapbed
to me that il had been raised. 50 neyt
vesr must 20 hack 10 India and help
restore their temple TO them.
Baashssm wesaerfsl
Buddhism is wonderful religion"
he sad earnestly.
"All that we know Of II we have
learned from your ~ritlngs," said the
reporter.
YES, the people hare been VERY IL
norsnt 0t TINS great religion aad the
49o. .eea, ooo souls who believe IA "a.
Didn't ron find that a ~ss ss high and
lofty ss Christianity ssksd the great
poet entho< sstsczlly." IL tls sister Fl
tksfst snsty. and Mshommedssnn q an
ether SISTER. They are ee-equsI, and
should - frested ne snch Set the
wonderful eivsliHng inflaence that Ma
honam>slisns rae he'd. Why n Persia,
Arstas. sad 81 through fbere. women
are sceorsed he hsgassi liberty. II .
female sisve bears q ezsil1. sfe = forth-
eith dee ARD 3 tfee woman. ffa 90.