The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-08
THE LION HUNTERS.
NOT PuRsUsRs OF THE KING OF
BEASTS, BUT OF CELEBRITIES.

Uuntcrs-A Process of Social Torture II
which Makes Many Men of Genius Mis- y
cradle. 1t
Formerly the lions in the amphitheater u
ate the Christians. Now the so called =,
Christians eat the lions, mangling them ,
first They live on lion 1t is a lonely
trade among the tribe, for no one lion =
hunter loves another lion hunter. The J
Mrs. Lion Hunters Of fashionable fame =
have enormous capacity for their celebrat-
ed food There is not much left after they
are through for the poor little hunters, ana
| consequently there are fights sometimes,
called rows, and now and then lion food
disagrees 1t does not always assimiate,
especially after the lions leave
To be a king of genius is pleasant no
doubt, to have instituted a right to the
royal succession, to be unheslta0lhgy
crowned, to be that especial appanage OIL
royalty, flatterers kneeling at ones teet,
is an agreeable recreation. No one woulu
willingly decline the scepter Poets, lnu-
soians idealists love tlattery. we all uo
The human mind can bear great ueul Vi
it, But kings are sometimes nlloWeu w
eat alone. They have their hours ol rsViI
acy, but how many hours are aiioHou s
the kings of genius? Read the, letters Oh |
Dickens and see how he detested the non |
hunter. just ready to die oil tnaS s oNol
wrought brain which gave up lVS ILepioou
that we might be amused, we eelhsniy uo
manded those sacred hours which ne shoulu
have given 70 repose for the qualification
to our oyeryanity that it might be SAID ne
was to be seen at our partles
Mrs Leo Hunter-his own immortal
creotion-stands as the head of class OF
- whom we have many examples, CLASS
who deserve such an appellation and por-
traiture.
There was once a town named Bugaboo,
p where resided a woman who had suoh an
appetite for lion that she became the VIC
tim of anecdote and parable, ana sarcas-
tic neighbor of hers said "Why, II Goethe
2 should come to Bugaboo, she would say II
% she met you in the street; Come IN thlS
/ evening. Wolfgang is coming.
Z In thus calling the lion by his CHRISTIAN
name this intimacy, which such phrase
indicates, is a part Of that assumption lor
which Mrs. Leo Hunter is famous.
The great man is her intimate friend!
! Women are weak on this point. They like
to shine with reflected light They are anX-
~ ions that other women should see them
admired, followed, fattered
" MANY of them are content with this re-
p Gected glory If they cannot stand in the
real sunshine of a real celebrity, they IKE
the glitter of a tin reflector Anything Is
q better than nothing. tallow candle can
.s cast a glory. The fate OF a prlma donna
., who has the charm of social adaptablll5y
I'D and who does not eat with her knlte Is
hard one. Every one wants her for ball
d dinner. tea or breakfast because some
-, body else has had her. The actor or &C
in, tress who can claim the distinction of the
y salon has to keep book There is ru
~ NOR that Irving said he was engaged eV
cry Sunday for two years, " but Jovlal ac
sr tors are not famous for keeping their en-
M pagements. When Mrs. Leo Hunter
5,45 grow too intensive, they shake a man
and scatter their admirers as the real hol
'i"- shakes off the'tewdrops.
ner The musical lion is a very much to
pitied animal From the appearance Q
Emu % Paderewski's name (some one said h
H'' looked like new variety of chrysanthe
mo mum), he has evidently not given ava
many locks of his hair, but he has bee
bored When he wearily goes out of tn
D. Auditorium theater at Chicago, with o
Young ladies following him breathlef
with alteration, how pitiably he shows dis
gust and fatigue His very trade require
repose and solitude. He is composer
{n1s {gre He needs his leisure hours to himself, bI
ing, when once the prey of Mrs. Leo Hunt(
Phil. woe be unto hilnl He must be chained
ntts lttsD her chariot when she drives abroad, an
lie must play for her when she wlshe
The lion is Of no consequence. What do
Nav she care for him? But Mrs Leo Hunter
n 10. vanity is of much consequence, and
oIs o,IIts must be fed.
''HiA Great geniuses know that they mu
N 81 work for popularity. All have heard
y N the early starvation period, when the arti
la,tb must learn to do his work, how to secu
day patrons, how TO bear neglect and how
use success. In those dark hours dc
III y ~ n Mrs Leo Hunter 60 to him, enooura
N. him and invite him2 Alas, mol New
ia Until he has conquered he is not asked
her soirees In those dark days he did /
DAYS light up her egregious vanity.
nv ~ 1t is of consequence to every art worl
40, to make work which will sell. Theref
}, 10p every artist must not only dream
o 70 dream, but he must so interpret it Il
M the crowd can understand 1t. He must
dreamer and soothsayer both But hi
M we any right to ask how he does itp Sh
1. we indisc1oetly go behind the veilS Sh
}, sW, we demand of Shakespeare, Hawthor
l9lI.s Gs SaNini, Browning, Rubinstein, the rec
), 20 of genuisi
days And it was not the respectful curios
a, a with which the painter looks at an uni
L anu ished picture by Rubens or the blot
,,o PAGE of Byron or Hawthorne, to see
The thoughts came, mutually suggest
! week each other, nor the interest with VIII
~ n' and we watch Story as he puts up the Cl
week patra that we may learn of him. Mo- n
Leo does not rake over the sacred ashe
yssion. the "feu sacre" from a spirit Of rcvereI
No; that fire might burn to heaven
/. 400 consume poet, author musician; she wo
ODD, not care lJlu nol llS ,,+ af VOL
gT at fragrant iesiuuuin - ponIlu SU. S, hon y,
andes choir caseY
affec W. mist remember that the dread
Hhali Nan ditions Of genius are that the mortal
aves WHO carries the load of great brai
m aIso weak. We must not so bore him as Il
Try it. obliged to add compassion to admiral
The sensible lion has a growl for Mrs