New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-10
LITERATURE IND LYING.
DISCUSSED IN THE SMOKING ROOM
From Black and White.

DISCUSSED IN THE SMOKING ROOM.
From Black and White.
'ihre WIS said the Eminent Person. "a dinnes
last wick 10 celebrate The Smiley centenary. II was
vegetarian dinner since shelley himself was
TARTAN
humOrs' in the human frame-at least he said so In
Queen Nab observed The Journalist
well said the Mere Boy. 3" hardly like 70 say
anything about poetry. because you're all pretudred
and won't listen TO anything that is at all contrary
10 your own views on the subject But one Of these
who have been too much cracked up. and Pm going
to take SHELLEY a an ns'ance only know one Of
1T is the Ordinary Man said. "the example Of
Shelley which the Governess feels perfectly safe In
Precisely the Mere Boy continued: Now; II
the first four lines OF that poem found spirit,
II YOU start writing poetry al ALL maintain that yoa
ought TO play the game fairly and not shirk your
Poetry said the Poet. with admirable patience
and selr-resiraln isn't exactly parlor pastime foe
conception Of the thing criticised Poetry must b
Inevitable On il is nothing 4 is born of necessity, and
can't buy a set Of Instructions printed on card. and
write poetry by following them You can write verse
only makes ruies-never obeys them. However al
this is very elementary In dealing with yeeetarisa
poet possibly Won should Interest yourself In the
vege'aanism and let the poetry take care OF ITSELF
TO be vegetarian the Ordinary Man said or
TO De In any way eccentric In the question OF Diet u
10 he inconvcuient and unsccal. and 10 emphasize
point Of no very great Importance. / except. o.
course. those VINO are really compeHeu Df theI hoaeo
10 atopt some such ecccntfcity But no man has
any hghi 20 be grossly impairment as 10 tnke an
Interest In what another man eats. IL is unseenV
10 preach a particular form OF Diet
Sec" said the Journalist, :" that the man who
fnsting mani threatens London with new exhibition
He wants 20 talk continuously for three DAYS an(
three nights without eating. drinking or sleeping.
suppose that If the exhibition ever tales place thee
viii be a certain number OF people who VIII pay -
be admitted 70 II. There are always some who arv
only anxiOns 10 pay for admission apd care wry
little what II is to which they admitted
Ordinary Man continued He does not interiors
With me he is an exception and he Is proud OF beina
an exception. What ! object TO Is the man who -
an exception and wants 70 become the aversce-see
| having the beasts of the fed held up to a. 3
gl0rOrs example. was delighted to read the othee
day that the common COW lie perfect fool in question:
Of diet: the common cow will eat water hemlOck on4
eats hpttercups which I'm spite Of tradition, hor~
rbly imd for H. The beast Of the field can no loncc1
am thankful 10 say. Do held up to me as gforous
example confess 20 snaaking sympathy with
food that set before tia patry question Of dief
YES the Poet said such things are ignohlA
Now for an Enthusiastically opirnisticauthor. theGe
commonplace and material things become besuttnee
witch especially demands from its patron belief ~
everything for the best IN the best Of worlds-nay
be- 70 him the equivalent OF HIS short Story, t0ns-
mtted into q check by editorial acceptance. and
smoles essays and drinks sparkling paragraphs"
True said the Journalist but the more pcsst-
mistc view Of the thing l. Just as rational For ~
stance the perfect repair OF your back kitchen sEk BE-
comes Illuminated and gorhed when You remembee
that you paid the plumber With the proceeds Of .
poem 1t gains By It's literary assocaation. But h Z
Just rational to think the poem degraded because.
In another FORM It remedies defective xastepiD