Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-10-13

he was unconscious.
London, Oct Sir Andrew Clarke,
.llG of the physicians who attended the
poet laureate, says that Lord Tennyson's
daath was the most glorious he had ever
seen. There was no artificial light in
the room, and the chamber WAS almost
in darkness save where Il broad flood OF
moonlight poured in through IL western
window. The moons rays fell across
the bed upon (which the dying man lay,
bathing him i'll their pure pcllucid light
al forming rcmbranlt-like back
ground to the scene. All was silent
save the soughing of the autumn wind,
as it gently played through the trees
surrounding the house, fitting requiem
for the gentle poet, who sang of love
and the beauties of nature. Motionlcss,
Lord Tennyson lay upon his couch, the
tide of his life gently and slowly ebbing
out into the ocean of the infinite. No
rocks of pain or sorrow checked its
course or caused ripple upon the out
going tide. AS peacefully and as gently
as he had lived, so he died, looking until
the end into the eyes of those dear to
him. All the members of his family were
Ey his bed, and Sir Andrew Clark re-
manned by his side from the moment of
his arrival yesterday until he brcathed
his last. SO gentle and painless was the
passing away that the family did not
know he had gone until DR.. Clark broke
thu news to Lady Tennyson. who bore
the closing scenes of her great trial well,
in spite of her extremely delicate health.
Hon. Hallam Tcnnyson, the poets son,
says that his fathers death was emf
ncntly peaceful. He did not show
siIyle trace of suffering to distress his
Borrowing relatives and friends. Once
or twice during the night he lifted his
eyes to the faces of the watchers by his
bedside and beautiful smile played over
his features. No doubt as to the future
was in his wan face, and as the end
came, he appeared to fall asleep. So
rcstful was he and so calmly did he re-
spond to the beckoning hand of the angel
of death that those who stood beside
him scarcely knew that he had passed
away.
The Pail Mall Gazette thinks that Mr..
Gladstone will appoint Algernon Swim
burne to the post of poet laureate made
vacant by the death Of Lord Tennyson.
It quotes from a recent article in the
Speaker, written by Mr.. Gladstone, en-
| titled British Poetry in the Nineteenth
| Century, After awarding Tennyson the
palm, Mr.. Gladstone wrote: pressing
upon him, or walking in the same path,
we have had many true poets, some
| extraordinary and many of very consid-
cradle powers. Among those claiming
the first of these descriptions, we have
mentioned Browning, and mcrcst justice
requires that we add Swinbnrne. The
Pail Mall Gazette adds: I'm view Of
the abuse Swinburne has lavished upon
Mr.. Gladstone, the choice would be
characteristic and an instance OF great
mans magnanimlty.
The body of Lord Tennyson lies on the
bed where he died. He looks fifteen
| years younger than before death, the
lines and wrinkles of the face being less
apparent The beard, which was I'M
kempt in life. has been carefully trim
| chest; laurel wreath crowns the head
and another lies at the feet The cover
let over the body is almost hidden be.
meath the flowers which have been placed
upon it. Burning wax tapers lend a sub
| dued light to the chamber. The bishop
of Winchester will preach the funeral
sermon in the Haslemere church Sunday.
| Hallam Tennyson is now so i'll as to
be confined to his bed. A friend of the
bereaved family states that yesterd ~
afternoon, during awakeful moment,
Lord Tennyson asked for copy OF
Shakespeare, and with his own hands
turned the leaves until he found the
dirge in "Cymbeline." Then he fixed his
eyes on the pages, but he did not speak,
and whether he read the lines or not,
is not known. Soon he again passed
into slumber and his left hand rested
on the open book until he passed away.