Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-29

ling poets of both continents; but there
are few things they oidn' sing of.
The old duke of Portland, for instance
started his sagaries after these songs
were finished and spent some $50 000, 900
carrying them out. You have heard o.
him-the recluse, the man with dis
ease, the woman hater. / don't know
thing about j t, but i saw his death
mask, and death masks do not usually
lie. u was almost a perfect face, With
high brow and a look tina meant busi-
ness. u also saw his portrait, painted
Just before his death and now hanging
lin the famous hall at Welbeck. 1t was
| that of iemarka bic man. 1 don't ex-
sactly know Why it is that when a man
achieves a little distinction-when he
laccomplishes something out of the or
dinary--tlle whole world of little peo-s
pie must rise up in pitiful protest and
throw stones at him, but they do IL.
4 But do know that after seeing Wal
beck, with its miles and miles of SUBJ
lterranean passages, its acres of hot
house fruits and flowers. its beautiful
gardens and lakes and fountains and
lawns, its red and White deer, its old
forests and its modern presery es-tilen
|
Igenius which conceived and the magic
mind which Wrought such beauty |
1 idon' believe he was crazy, but if he
was there are twenty million sane men
in America who would be better off for
4 Just little touch of his insanity
The present duke--a distant relative,
by the way. is said to be fine gentle
man and beloved by his people, but he
spends most of his time either in Lon
don or on his Scottish moors, where he
i doesn't have anything but grouse and
4 deer and salmon to worry him. Ii
j beats the World how some people worry
over trifles. OF course We had pic
mic lunch al the lodge-cold pigeon pie,
4 mutton, salad and Hockheimer, nicely
sI5served. There We're a couple of Eng
4 !ishmen along who knew how To do it
4 Talking about Englishlnen, there are
4 just three things there We can copy to
a our advantage-their patriotism, their
i beef and their mutton. Tne last two
4 are easily disposed of. The first filters
Il down from that throne where sits the
lmost unique and the grandfst figure
A of all Europe-Nictoria. the good queen
i land the idol of her people. Justiet me
a say here, whiieI know nothing of pol
4 itics or craftsmanship tina, i formed
4 for the queen of England almost as
4 great a respect as / bear for the presi-
ldent of the United States. never
h knew until 1 went there Why il was
s|8that in one common brotherhood ths
:. peers Of the realm, the boys from the
q country paddocks and the coelneys
from London marched in one solid, de
q termined mass right into the face OF
death under the union jack. Let ms
tell you that the patriotism of the Eng.
lish people passeth all understanding
81 Its the one thing that has made theil
a country great and their queen the mis-
i, tress of the seas. In all other thing.
Il they are hopelassly involved in the past
n In that one thing they are beyond al
Ipraise. The discipline of this idea eX-
q tends 10 the huinblest of the queen.
q ot!icers--to the policeman, the CON
Il stables and The tax collector. Justice i.
{, sure and swift. There is no change %
a Venue from Allen 10 Burritt and from
(. lBurrtt@to the mayor, but the judge
l:hears the story, brings tall there i!
4 in ii, and without more ado sen5s tn.
Il |epideEt culprit up for SIX months
Al There is little miscarriage of iusties
81 The innocent is protected at every turn
. but for the guilty there is no mercy
q If We could only secure some OF thi
!, lconfmon sense i'll 8our courts and ii VI
could cultivate more respect for GU
tsotfieiais we would be better off. Whsl
u i get back I'm going TO support Mayo
II Pierce in anything he does. and il San
!, Hull votes 70 Introduce GiloctaW int
I |our public schools, I'm going to be viii
lshim.
RuJ You're not going to print this
my best experience came IN Paris
Il where YOU pay for thing twice eve
, land then have ID put what they call !;
!, poor boy on top of it or bescons iderel
4 La hobo. 1 didn't kick 50 much in Eng
t3lland, where everybody lives upon you
) for they Wore gold lace and$lookea ai g
nitied, and YOU felt as if You We're con
Z ferring a favor, but When the ffogg.
who drives an old broken-doWn hors
wants not only his legal fare but hal
as much again, then l kick The expo
J, sitinn is pretty fair. There are a fay
\ Igood exhibits, on. %. two excellent per.
I mansnt buildings and the bisgesf lot Q
fakes ever inspired by the only origiila
! Midway--tfaI of the White lily.
: aOf course | SAN the ruiieiies tn
, Madeline, Notres Dame.the Morgue, an
{ took a drive Gp the Champs Eylsee
land the isois. | was all line enouel
u 80 far rs the horses and rtifl-outs wsiit
!. Eta say nothing OF the Women. But tn
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