Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-11-26
ENGLIsHuEN AT HOME.
Joaquin Miller Discusses Them He
fore tho Claiming Auxiliary.

Joaquin Miller proposed to read
San Franciscans a few pertinent
topical lessons last evening when
he lectured before the Claiming
Auxiliary at the First Unitarian
Church, says late San Francisco
Call. The address was entitled,
London Folk Comparatively"
and the Poet of the Sierrss grew
enthusiastic as he described
Englishmen in various walks Of
life,
Mr.. Miller is an admirer of the
Englishmnn His lecture was in-
tended to impress his audience
with the conviction that the in.
habitants of this continent can
learn much from the lives of their
cousins across the water.
"There is more happiness to the
square inch in London" said
Joaquin Miller, than either in
New York or San Frencisco- a
great deal more. Wby2 Because
there is more heart there. There
is more Liberty in London for
man, woman and child than in
any city If this country, The
English mans house is bis castle
now as it ever was. A mans
private affairs are respected.
They have laws there, and the
laws are respected.
Il maIuualn that there is more
liberty over there simply because
there is less license. Is it not
noticeable fact that when an En-
gllshman acquires wealth he goes
home to spend III The American
does not. Oh, no, he goes abroad
to do so.
Il want no better friends than
the people 1 met III England.
immediately you enter "A mans
house there you feel yourself a
mana gentleman, a king"
Mr.. Miller, in describing some
of the people he had met in Lon
don, touched upon visit he paid
with Lord Houghton and Thorn
dyke Rice to Thomas Carlyle. 1t
was foggy November day when
they called upon the old philos-
opher, and the conversation in the
room turned upon the Immortality
of the soul and religion. Said Mr..
Carlyle: Gentlemen, l want to
say that there is one thing in the
world worse than man absolute
ly without religion" What is
that?" they all asked. To which
answered Carlyle, "A woman
without religion"
The poet then described one OF
the Literary Fund dinners which
he attended. These dinners had
their origin in Tom Hoods refus-
ing to accept purse of gold, even
when in dire need of it. The parti-
cular dinner mentioned by the
lecturer WAS attended by many
notables, among others by the
Prince Of Wales. Lord Salisbury,
the King Of the Belgians and the
Prince Imperial, the latter being
then a handsome youth. The
speaker had u good word to say
for the English custom of pension
ing authors.
Saturday night and Sunday in
London" was the next scene pre-
scented by the lecturer to the men,
tai vision of his audience. He
pictured the thrifty house wife
going shopping late Saturday
night, the hustle in the streets,
the immense crowds, vast and yet
orderly. Re compared the mun-
ner in VIII ch the Sabbath day is
observed in London and in New
YORK and in San Franc 500.
Mr.. Miller before closing his
address related u little incident
showing bow the law is enforced
in England. He said: zone If
james Gordon Bonuttt's bright
young men starred paper in
London crIled The Hornet. In
one of the first issues = we.lkuown
banker was libeltd. He brought
suit and within fifteen minutes
Of tue commencement of the ac-
ton verd ct for sG50O0 Was re
turned.