The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-29
ENG rHE BELL GENTLr.
For the Bard Lies Low, and Is All Ten
nxson'. Fault.

nyson's Fault.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. November =
Spccial-The poet has broken his Lex.
Don't laugh. It's n most serious matter
TO the poet. You remember the poct-the
gentleman has not figured In my CORES
pondcnce FOR several weeks. lie used To
have fricnds-porhaps has two or three
yet. He has broken that limb sure.
will ten YOU how it happened.
The poet being fond of fcunyson, select
ell n hnc collection of the latter 3 poems
aud sat him down TO read or the great
English bard Here. began the uoubi,.
ono of the most seductive and bcauti-
ful strains OF tho English writer Is as
follows.
.''rhe rain had fallen. the poet arose.
Ito passed by the town and out OF tho
A lleht Wind blew from tho gates Of tho
And waves Of shadow went over tho
And hc sat him down I'm a lonely place,
And chantod a melody loud and sweet
That made the wild swan pause in her
And the lark drop down at his feet.
THE swallow stopped ass he hunted tho
The snake sllpf under spray.
The wild hawk stood with the down ON
his beak.
And stared with his foot on the prey
And the nightingale thought. 4 have sung
many songs.
But mover a one so gay.
For De sings of what the world viii De
When the years have died away.
Now. this magical and lovely bit from
TonnysOn's hardly bon itself can Doe expect
ed 10 throw much light upon tho event
that followed iu the rIHc lf ms poet but
that distinguished celebrity being most
mcrcural chap az best wls upon read
ing these musical lines just quoted. seiZ-
ed with "a sudden and irresistible Impulse
90 rise as Lord IennygOns poet ls de-
scfihod as doing, and ,pas3 by ne town
aud ont 81 the street Now, had my poet
passed h} tho town and ont OF Tho
street without attending o. the artistic
wants OF tho town in respect OF broad Nef-
million washes-the poet paints au elegant
rcd when he geis st4rted-ail would hayo
been Wclli lbs coloring was unusually
brilliant. dazzling. and inteuee that day
So much so-Nrll ] would advise the dis
pcnsing with this Kind of thing aitoeeth-
60 -Iiilhy's "auiOgcihcr' and everybody
tlsc's 0itagfther. I seize the opp, rtuuity
10 leave this temperance lesson behind
me. by and 10y. when the poet bad pass
eel hy the town and out OF the street,
ana reached what Dee sonsht--the heau-
ties of nature tho waves Of shadow
were gOiur "ONcr the wheat iu such
amazing and bcwildcring eyrati)ns. ~ot 90
say confusion. that your friend, thc poet
lost hs sentimental limbs upon The verge
of "a steep decliyity ON the banks OF Rock
Creek falling over uli the boulder. thcfo
were and pluugnf. hfokeu-lrsfcd, INTO
the classic waters or thc abe We iii. hdd
there been more bOulders Dee would have
fallen over them. Don't lugh-he eut
out, IN was not overly deep. Don't laugh.
But bee "chant,d a. melody loud and
sweet
called upon The Elkton masterpiece
soon after. and found him Bon bed. ho
banded We bis copy Of TcnnysOn. with
Uic remark
"lts no use. VOORHEES,. irs no use.
know y0ull write it mp for Tile Times. so
begin at Tho Boz shining.
have done so.
trust the poets many old-timc Nir-
ginia friends VIII heartily aympathize
with tne worthy and excellent bard in his
calamity
There is another thlnr That shaft out
there reared tO great Washington. General
and Father Of DIS Country. teaches MS Il
lesson We are forgetting do yOu think
tho world D. truthful enough Georges
worthy prfcept upon that subject can bo
twisted out of tho rude humor IN BIAS ever
10 ail bate years held why not make ~
applicable 10 newspaper ara 10 light
squlrely FOR truth2 NOW hero. 3 know
you can scarcely conceive / would per-
rontiize 20 the craft upon so sensitive
theme. bui, Indeed the word-the
thinking WorlI-has come 10 such pass,
that something has got 10 he douci"
There is such e. wholesale spreading or
false, Injurious, mercllcssly tOrfurng. ana
unnecessarily painful. distortions of tho
truth in tho press-m silly concerning tho
illnesses Of public Characters 30 i8
really lign time 20 OIIl halt. VI We
could start N more wholesome Observance
OF the truth Dob one respect why not iu am
other. AVID so iu another, and So much
good bo l0nf'
AbDut cabnef-mahne2 What do you
think about clnlnct-m king What kind
of wood makes the best cahlnet2 1 wish
somebody could tcll me something upon
this subject. J live in a. plain. un0stcntI-
tiOus and s.mpi. way myself and have
little or uo uso for handsome articles or
furniture I under iaad however. that tho
cabinet is likely t0 hcc0 nae fashionable
in Washington this winter / am In no
way commercially inclined. presume mo
commercial sift has been loft out Of my
construction but I would suggest 20 acc
tive mlui.IIlf0ra ~ ibis coming interest
that - good opening boo a. thriving business
can De- Dad here iu Washington. / do
NOT 500 auy reason why clbinet-makug
should not DOW tO Doe very popular. In
decd. JAMES PAXTON VOORHEES,.