Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-15
OUR SOCIAL WORLD

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TAN Items of social interest will be gladly
noted in these columns If sent to Mrs.
George C. Ball. Nineteenth street, between
Tenth and Eleventh avenues, South High
lands. Telephone $751;
Monday afternoon, at his home in Nut
ley, N. j., Henry Cuyler Bunner died of
tubercular consumption after an illness
of twelve months. II. C. Bunner, al
though comparatively young man, hav-
ing been born in Oswego, N. Y, August
B. 1855, was one of the most celebrated
editors of the United States. For years
he had charge of the popular weekly,
Puck, and his genius illumned its pages
with humor wit, satire, short stories and
brilliant editorials. His first newspaper
work was accomplished as reporter on
the New York World in 1876. and he i'm
mediately made an impression upon the
managing editor, w. H. Hurlbert, be-
cause of his originality and evident apti-
tude for journalistic work.
Mr.. Bunner gave up a commercial life
to enter a newspaper office, having de-
cided literary tastes and talents. He
wrote frequently for the leading maya
zines, and achieved worldw de reputa-
ton before his untimely de tn. He leaves
q wife and three young children.
Mr.. Bunner is said to have been one of
the most attractive of men, with mag
netic personality which made him as pop
ular as his &c MUS made him famous. A
critic says of him:
Mr.. Burners amazing facility in poet
deal expression was shown in The extra
ordinary variety of his verse work more
than in its volume. He wrote the grave
and gay with equal ease. and always
with polish, fine, true touch and com
plete mastery of the poets means of eff
feet. One of his humorous poems was
chant-royal, the most difficult of all the
fixed forms of verse, the making of Which
is so hard a task that when Mr.. Burners
Behold the Deeds appeared it was the
first chant-royal that had ever been writ
ten in this country, and there were only
two others eXtant in the language. The
tremendous nature of chant-royal may
be gathered from the fact that 1t consists
of five stanzas of eleven lines each, all
the stanzas having exactly the same
rhymes in the same order and ending
with the same refrain, and five-line en-
Voy, itself of no easy construction.
Here is a part of it, enough for sam
pie of his wit and ingenuity
/ would that all men my hard case might
How grieyously 1 suffer for no sin;
I, Adolphe Culpepper Ferguson, for 10!
| of my landlady am locked in,
For being short on this sad Saturday,
Nor having shekels OF silver wherewith to
She has turned and is departed with my
key;
Wherefore. not even as other boarders
free,
I sing (as prisoners to their dungeon stones
When for ten days they expiate spree).
Behold the deeds that are done of Mrs
Jones!
One night and one day have wept my woe;
Nor wot |, when morrow doth begin,
If | shall have to write to Briggs & Co.,
To pray them to advance me the requisite
For ransom of their salesman, that he may
Go forth as other boarders go Away
As those l hear now fiocking from their
Led by the daughter of my landlady
PianOward. This day, for all my means,
Behold the deeds that are done of Mrs.
Jones!
Miss Amabel Jones is musical, and so
The heart of the young he-boarder doth
Playing ''The Maiden's Prayer" adagio--
That fetcheth him, as fetcheth the bunco
The innocent rustic For my part, pray
That Badarjewska maid may wait for aye,
Fer sits she with lover, as we did
That all that arduous wooing not atones
For Saturdays shortness of trade dollars
Behold the deeds that are done of Mrs.
Jones!
Envoy.
Boarders, the worst 1 have not told to We:
She hath stolen my trousers, that may not
Privily by the window. Hence these
groanS
There is no fleeing in a robe de mutt.
Behold the deeds that are done Of Mrs.
Jones!
The entertainment given at the Wood
lawn public school building last Tues
GaV evening a. Success SOpia1lV and
financially. The admirable programme
was thoroughly well rendered Little
Miss Berta Wood sang with fine effect
Il Don't Want to Play in Your Yard"
recitation of THE Marriage of the
Flowers" The duet sung by Mrs. Wood
and Miss Claude Wood, although a diff
ficult selection, was one of the most sue
cessful numbers of the programme The
singing of Mrs. Cornwell, Mrs. Reese and
Mr.. Gillies was especially fine and was
very heartily enjoyed by the large audi
ence. The orchestra acquitted itself
with the highest credit and was one Of
the best features of the entertainment.
Mr.. Robert H. Walker left Wednesday
for Eufaula on brief visit
The Aurora Literary club met yester-
day afternoon, instead of Wednesday
with Miss Susie McLester. A delightful
afternoon was spent by all present. The
following programme was reno ere.
Roll authorizations from Loni f.. VS.
"Courtship of Miles Standish."
Reading, 1.-THE Sailing of the May
Flower" Q4ongfellow)-Miss Myrtle
Miles.
Original paper on the reign of James
Miss Matte Monroe.
Original paper on 1.-THE Story of the
Pilgrim sFathers"-Miss Maggie Nixon.
Delightful refreshments were then
served and the club adjourned to meet
next with Miss Myrtle Miles.
A Gard.
I have accepted a position with the
well-known firm of M. We'll & Bro, where
will be pleased to serve nv many