Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-02
RD VS.. BOXER.

4 ;nand lie Cruza was, in his own
1 the greatest man of the day
h of being the most illustrious
meet. Neither part of this
4 definition was entirely endor-
1 the world at large, though to
a7ppree it ran current in a GER
/ erary circle.
binond de Cruza was a decadent
Like Agag, he walked delicate
the same manner was not OBJ
lie in his compositions. Real
Ks what he delighted in. His
Is described his soulful yearn-
s "decompositions." In ap-
Ice he was large and heavy in
He wore his hair tangling over
Mar in the true poetic style. AL
eyes were big and black, like
and under the influence of
le wished to be taken for extreme
IN he would roll them with start
feet,
binand was once described as a
man with talent for converse
IOh, how he would talk ! And
4 bects which were ever most in
|buth were himself, his works,
hinence. He had a curious
F of spreading himself out like a
Sks tail as he spoke, until he
a to dominate the entire room.
a theory that the world will
like one at half ones own valua-
hid that, therefore, it is as well
d the estimate hig11. Certainly
Ter erred on this point, and there
hose who said that the process
Epufery produced some curious
bl expansion as we'll. Poets of
hlibre have usually a consid-
feminine following. Nor was
band any exception to this rule.
damsels languished metaphori-
It his feet and lent eager ears to
kerances with soulful squirmings.
ladies of exalted rank but less
4 taste listened with much laugh
|his brilliant dialogue" ''Mr.
bza is so amusing" they said,
pen they meant that he told Of
+ anecdotes we'll.
homage of the fair sex was sweet
fdinand, Specially delicious,
yer, was the alteration of a wo-
ike Lady Laelia Disdebar, the
ater of the Earl of Harrogate,
pc widow of old George Holo-
Disdebar, who made a huge
L, don't you know, out of coal
IL was for some years Chancellor
Exchequer. Lady Laelia was
georges second wife whom he
married some time after the
FAR episode, and within a few
OF his death. There were no
tnan forty years between the
Rnd 1t was said at the time that
Laella had been led like a lamb
altar solely by the indomitable
her careful parent. AS it turn
Old George died four years af-
Wedding, and Lady Laelia was
widow of twenty-four with q
anasome jointure to begin life
SaIn with the view of getting
E,AIoyment out of it.
ne wife of the Chancellor of the
qoer she had been bored to
Dy serious people at an age
ne was utterably incapable of
a'lng them. When she was
nc new to the opposite extreme.
81 1e Cruza may be regarded
VI 'ne symbols of this revolt.
e ner new and pleasurable SEN
when she only half under
~ Snlcn We're delightful to her.
sufficient acuteness not to
~ 100 low in her presence. She
ueciared that she was devoted
ear Ar Mr.. de Cruza."
Imr eIolhand, in spite of his po-
aperament and habit of railing
|ro a"io practice of money-grub-
r, as capital man of business.
bsr G 1o 10 INN that Lady Laelia,
||kn, large lolnture, would be an
investment. At the same
Ibis beauty was not only CRATE.
tro senses, but would constitute
II pIpng of no inconsiderable
MS self-esteem. Also it would
r pb,eieraole to be master in q
b eon.; he could style his own
b. d,.I the social free lance
Isl uu'y of earning his dinner.
fact ettt.iSumstances may account
Eas can mat little Lord Hounslow,
nea n,,ing on Lady Laelia, was
AUS pleased when tho doc,