The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-08-20
A NOBLE LIFE ENDED
OUR LOVED POET AND STATES
MAN AT REST.

DANES Russell Lowell After "A Long Life
cfUse ulness and Isrilliart Successes, Is
Called to His Home Renowned as
Statesman nnd Bard.
James Russell Lowell. the great
American poet and diplomat, died at
Cambridge, Mass lie was born la that
city Feb. %, 1910. lie graduated at
Harvard College II 1899. aud studied
law. but 5000 abandoned law for lftcra-
turA before leaving college he pub
lished c'a.s poem A volume Of mis-
cel'aDUE poems entitled "a Years
Life" appeared III ISL: Il now co'ioc-
tion. containing "Lcgend Of Brittany. :"
"promcthcus' and others, In lS34; "Con-
| versatinnS Oh Some Of the Old Poets,
containing Il series of wcll-studIc1 rr.t-
icisms, both In prose and verse, giving
indications Of Mr.. Lowclis Interest In
| the various political and philanthropic
| attachment to those principle. Of
which he has since been the champion.
| in 1913: u thlr cole ton of poems and
"Thc Vision of Sir Launfal." founded on
O legend of the search for the San Grnri,
| In 1898; ~ Fable for Critics. In which he
satirically passed 10 review the i,t'rati
Of the United States. aud his Mcs' ~
uarkab!c work The Biglow paInrs,
Q collection Of humorous poems on
| political subjects. wr.tton by 'liosca
! l,iglow,1 III the Yankee dialort, IN las
sFircside Travels" iucluding graphii
papers on Cambridge IN Old times, aud
| the sccoDd series Of tho @Diglow PuIprss
appeared III 1861.
| III lsa1 Mr.. Lowell published AZ 'ndci
| the Willows and Other ocms. and hear
| the close Of the same year "Ih'
Cathedral an epic poem; III 1870 col
lcctcd volume of essays entitled Among
| My BQoks,s and III ls7l My Study
Windows "rhrco Memorial Iooms'
! appeared III I.T6 III 1855 he succeeded
I.ongfcilvw as professor of modern log
Euagcs and bcl!cs-lcttrrs In Harvard Col
i,ge The degree of H. {. !. was con
ferwd upon him III 1873 by Che Engl,sl
University Of Oxford. and that Of Ill
y. by Cambridge IN 1871. The latter 10
gree he received als, from s. Andrew =
Edinburgh. Harvard an i;oin~ua From
le57 to ls62 IN was editor OF til,
Atlantic MDHthlU and he had previous
been Connected with Tho ilUnCrr.
magaxinc Of high character. the .ln.t
Slavery Standard, put'L'm'S Hpnthhi
and from 1854 to 1866 was editor Of Ia
Nurilt .iH.1icun Rtric1D, He had ass
been lecturer before the Dwell lnsti
q tutc. IN Boston, Oh the British poets
Toward the close of Isl. Mr. owe,
was offered the post of Minister 70 Eu.
sia, which he declined, bat In lS,. Il"
ccptcd that IF Minister to S;.ain. from
which he was transferred In 1850 to tina
- ~, ~
change Of administration IN 50 lie n
signed this passion and returned II IL
United States The sI.1"s.c> which h
delivered IN England were repib ish''
In lSe1 under the title O! .irinocra
aud Other Addresses" Though Il If"
long Republican, Mr. Lowell supl-rt"'
the caudlAary Of Mr.. Cleveland toi re-
election to the presidency In l"ss. Dur
Ing the siaNerr agitation prior TO III
civil war he was prominent ndV0c at
for it, abolition. and had been equal
outs poicn IN NOR recent years Ia ur=in
the reform Of TIE civil >crvi'T
"Uarvar,liana, viii II Mr. Lowe,
edited In l>3.--, Wa- "A npiab!" poem
posed under peculiar circuulet iE"">
At tie time %. writing Il the coli"Slat
senior was undergone" II hrIof I"ri"t q
rusttcatnn Il: Concord III consequence
of tnaticntion 10 his text books. Iii
forced sojourn I'll this Arcadia Of 5s'hoa:
ship and reform brought him into +.
lationship with the 'ranscrndentaist>
who at that time wcr" In the habit {
gathering Ut the home of Emerson. wit
! whom then hrgan thai friendship which
dcspit. The playful. sailics Of the young
poet Ia his earlier writings. on;v t'rlu
mated with the death % the elder !,
young eattrist Jaw :hc humorous iiJc {
the social NOV" UrntS o! tho day. and Tia
class poem, sc!ntilating with wit, a
tackled the aboiitioui>ts. Car'yia, Emei
son and ti.' trans cndcNlalists.
IN the winter Or u.s., Mr. Lowell IA
o paper hcfora tie Union lragtc lui
of Chicago, on tn authorship
"Richard III" Since his return to pr
t vatc life Mr. luw"'ls hem" had e.
with his only chi'd, the wife of E'Iwaf
Burnett, at Southbora, Mass