Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-20
LAICAL FAIRY TALE.

70 form good locktnlltn " hoou oonlnfN
maker. The chronicles Of labor Impress
one Intensely With tbs painful apprentice
ship Of artisans but ~ IL much mole dioi-
suit nowadays 20 form n good poet To
catch quickly an aspect OF nature or OF tho
mind 10 End q, once tho words that shall
express ~ and plant these words In tho
right places under the lights 10 Imagine n
novel and unexpected relationship between
rhymes that come and coo like two doves,
% create u harmony at ones more procisa
and lcss brutal than that of muslci 20
make Of the word asculpior, apalnter and
u delicate carver Of arabcsques; TO imprlson
tho Infinite and express tho inexprcsslble--
such aru tho least objects % n poets work.
and surely ono who docs IL II not lhgy.
A young man Of Now orleans whom his
father had sent t1 New York 10 learn hero
how TO bccomc successful business man
was studying how 20 become apoct. lio
knew nobody. had no desire 90 know any.
body, but looked NJ the nassorshy and
Rad In tholr faces tho oyonts Of their
minds lie looked also nj the streets, the
buildings, tho scenes on the rlycrs, aud no
painted them In solid verses lie com.
posed poems odes, sonnots. roundels, bal
lads and other works with marvellous ndal-
ity lie studied books also and nowspA.
pcrs. He had no other ambition than tho
true ambition, and carrd for fame, celebrity
and glory no more than an elephant cares
for violet. In Now York, whorc tho
milllonAlrcs arr 40 POOR, a young man
rocked by tho singing and dancing chorus
Of Illusions may live happily on t3O u
month.
This young man lived happily. Ono
morning that be- was r,iwrliinR his "Dou.
bio Ballad Of Girls without Dowry"
there was u knock ut his door. flo said,
Come mi" and there appeared robust
old man, elem shaycn, with thick white
hair In bristlos brushed from forehead
expressing Joy and wcll bcing.
III am" ho said, jose MlangolAra, the
owner Of this house"
"llAyo forgotten to pay my rcuti"
asked the young man, Offering chair 90
tho visitor.
ION tho contrary" said tho old man,
you Hro only TO punctual, but ! intend
that you shall have no rht TO pay IN ~.
tur. I wish 10 offer this room 20 you In
exchange for Rroat service thu. you iuay
rcntsr 10 me, n you wish. I nm u tho.
atrioal manager
"Tlcrr arc sillier trades" said tho
youpE man ounciliatlngly
fDoubtlcsa," said tho old man, "hut
tb-ro aru less pleasant ones. began no
81 n brignnd In tho Ahrulzi. II was sweet
non 60 sleep In oaycrns ON tho kncus Of u
Upper oolorcd woman 10 DO drcssed In -
picturesque costume nnd 20 arrest stage.
coaches, but there Hrc 10 few -tagecoachci
now that my profession became slneourc.
l had 10 look out for another situation. I
am not Kicking. NJ Miss winlfrcd, my
star dsncor-hAye you not heard Of hcrS-
says In my hall, which ID always
crowded, hnyo already picked up mil.
lions. Crowds are crushed ct my doors,
and the newspaper. lAud mo 10 tho skies.
My children, who's. mother II dead, Arn
married. Intend 10 marry young
woman who Is pretty, stupid, 'kiddlsh.
and who dcceiycs me with exemplary ldol-
iiy. have carpets VI Asia, rafD furniture
Of all ngos, and you mhy cat at my table
delicious meals. Ny cook IL scOundrrl,
stepped Ia crime, but no knows how 10
make sauce. oan satisfy any ono %
my whims, aud that Is why have called
on you. | should like 10 produce an opcr.
eta as silly as all those that have pro
duccd, but written In excellent verses.
What do you think ~ tho ideaf'
II don't think OF IL NJ all" said tho
young man. IL mover 90 TO playhouso
and do not wish 10 80 eyer."
Right you arv, " snid Miangolarn, "but
tho wise resolution may not prevent you
from fulfilling the object Of my visit. |
have essential elements; u musician who
respects tho poetry that no intcrprcis aud
has no objections IN composing master
pieces; n librotto, Queen Lilinokalnni,
which Is stupid, hut which tho public will
like, and constituencies. actors. The nu.
thor VI the lhrtto Il n blpsd who writes
like tinker. but no has caught tho pub.
Hes ear, and by tho way TINT hs martyr.
Tres that ear everybody may know that he
has H. What 1 want. tho only ching that
lack, IL pocsry. know that you eau
supply that"
"tnoyor rccitcd ycrses to anybody, -" said
thu young man. "Who told you that
could write anyf'
The Janitof's daughter. She knows.
for she has Rad Tounyson, and she Hays
that YOU write adorrbly. llcru Is an anal.
ysls Of Queen Llli i0kAlanl' 10 IA si1
lines In length, aud that Is long enough.
You may readily understand that tho en-.
ba@ador and the queen, being In love with
each other, may Any Anything that they
like, when will your work be- finlshodfh
"fou may come for Il after dinner, "
said tho young man. ~ tho appointed
hour tho work was done. Weeks passed,
and the young man began 60 think that
no had dono very lislo work for 20 much
lodging. lilo continued to write ROUNDED,
and ballads, and mover asked himself what
had become Of his Miangolara yurses
lilo learned this onp day that no met th,
theatrical manager In tho street IN,
manager snid Ia him, "You must DO salts
He'd with your copyright "
Pray whit or wlO Ia Copyrlphtr
asked the young man.
Mlangolara explained 70 him that h,
had earned 100000 With this furtun,
In certified checks tho young man ziarte,
for New Orleans, but whom the train stop
ped ut Pass Christian no SAW Mt tho sta
tlon young girl and read In her eyes thai
she was saying TO srsolf "If man az
handsome ~ this wants me, he can hay,
mo" lilo stepped out " the train, nske,
for her hand In marriage, got II aud ha
been prcoccrpied by nothing sinoo oxcop
tho thought of making his wife happy.
II you do nut holicyo this story, whlol
Il very faithful. unhdorned recital o
facts, 10 TO i1iss Christian and ask AM
child In the Growd that waits at tho rail
way station FOR tho arrival and departure
OF trains TO tell you tho address of Pro
fcssor Ludc VIC de Montlulin, who look
AXE Rlchoi ten. and whom everybody like
hrdently, -'-iN0 York Times.