The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-23
The Happy Days ~ y
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The eve OF the Nineteenth century sbsdowea forth n
Europe the modern reyoluon-ihe thinking public
and the human mind changed and underneath those two
conditions literature evolved The perfect prose
and classical style OF the preceding gave way to an era
OF precise observation and historical research The rising
ide OF wealth has brought IN its train leisure Instruction
reading ravelswhateve had been the privilege Of the few
is now the property OF the majority
The rank is but the guineas stamp the mans the goWd
for that Uttered by BARNS his was deemed hnt SENT
ment at the time believed possibly NO one but himself
Today the restless energy OF people attendant
need of success has almost turned the phrase into pat-
tude 1t is so true, so self-eyident
That tireless energy has communicated itself to all
branches of thoughts invades overWhems like the hun
dredheaded hydra The FIN dc steele has introduced the
fashion OF whtewashing tearing down the regulations
historical personages seemingly it is legacy to us for
which scarcely know whether be grateful or other
wise During the days OF the empire there was song in
called Rein ee Saere pour Sapeur ,Nothur is
Sacred to a Sapper) and the original sapper must have
been literary at least very krsman II is
only few years since German endcavored to prove TO
too willing that William Tell myth and conSe,
quenty he could have shot the apple sons head
When shown the spot at Altori the shore OF
the beautiful Lake OF Lucerne imagination and the poetic
spendor Of the place enthral What matters that the
incident never occured There the beautiful surround
ings they visible and palpabe Is II not sign Of
vrity when cling the Illusions OF youth? What
grabbed child of fortune if he speak truly would not give
up part of his possessions nay his entire fortune 10 return
the happy days of the past 1t has practical side too
The Schwezers have deeply implanted into their breasts
that love OF liberty that Americans understand we'll
been erooned to countless babes at their mothers knee
today there perhaps FINE marIsmeu among them
than are to be found elsewhere in Europe
SO much for myth
In the of Shakespeare however We deal with no
legend or imaginary person Donnely years back
tried prove that Shakespeares properly belonged
Bacon His arguments more ingenious cunyuc-
ing Donnely rests; peace TO his ashes
Another traducer OF the fame of the 3rmatist now
arisen the that is TO dash hm from his pedestal
is less than cipher code There alpha
bets each OF different and distinct type She key said
cipher being the respective position each
rounded by fancy or dummy ones This cipher IL is con-
tended reveals part OF the history Bacon who is
claimed be only the author Shakespeare but also
OF The Fare Queene' attributed hitherto Spcnscrt
Furthermore that Bacon the of Elizabeth equally
with the earl Of Essex.
Rightly the is made that If this proved its
author will have unearhed the greatest find OF the
tury Touching the question of parenagc Robert Dudley
earl Of Leicester said to have married Elizabeth
nier when both confined in the Tower 10y Mary Ger
tain it is that Dudley long the prime ayorite and
when in the zenith of his power he entertained her Law
shly at Keniworh Here as elsewhere IN spite of the
love he inspired in her the barrier existed the less
between queen and subject The episode of Dudes
marriage Amy Robsart kept from the queen. Is
it likely this would have happened had he been really we'd
ded to Elizabeth? Dudley knew too well his cost the
fiery temper and revengefu spirit OF the daughter OF Henry
VIII She her side in the pride OF her young
hood welded TO the powerful handsome coury Dudley in
her ipusve would have proclaimed the fact her
ege subjects without hesitation. There Sans gene"
about her Tudor side which she did not lack is it not on
sitting the fence asked her somewhat awkwardy whether
she would follow the Roman Catholic Protestant tath1
Ezabeths reply characteristic; &c" have ocbed you
sir and, by God unfrock you"
There rejoicngs onf the occasion Of Eliza
beths accession to the throne lhey were genuine Had
she announced her marriage to Dudley apart iron the local
murmurngs of the courers, voice hc realm would
have been raised against it. Hence the improbab Of the
contention and that part OF Bacon be dismissed
Touching his education in contrast to that Of Shake
spcare, should be pointed out that Bacon kicked c
traces at Cambridge at 10, after three years Here
with lasting contempt for its impractical sItcs His
education hardly have been complete yet he became
the profound scholar OF the age Pope says he the
"wises brightest meauest of mankind" Shakespeare re-
education the grammar school Stratord
upon Avon. Coming to London ne joined the players at
the Globe His fellow actors John Lyby, George Pele
Thomas Kydd Robert Greene, George Chapman Fletcher
and Beaumont Massiuger and Christopher Marowe though
the declasses of the period mostly graduates
OF Oxford Cambridge universities
1t is generally understood that he Indifferent
and mostly employed in the adaptation OF plays
hence the thorough he shows OF the technique Of
acting and stage effects. impossbliiy the
Bacon This very training emnently fitted Shakespeare
his lifes work The prolific of great and the
early education of Bacon after all scarcely superior
that of Shakespeare Rare old Ben Jonson started lie
brickayers apprentice still his fame holds good ripe
scholar Shakespeare, was member of the Aer
maid club founded by Sir Walter Raleigh which all the wits
and scholars of the day requented hence it will be
that he acknowledged man of mark.
The contention Of Bacon writing the "Farie Qucene is
equally alaeous Assuming that he was the author Of the
plays another mind conceived the latter the modes of
thought and expression being dssmilar would be
possible for any disguise his individuality,
Many and varied works Bacon expressing the
thoughts and richest fancy As specimens
original thinking and optics Of illustration they supass any
other writing of equal in English literature In style
there is the quality much admired in Shakespeare
a combination OF the intellectual and imagination the
closest reasoning in the bodes metaphor Here they sep
aate Is it not said THE worlds stage where every man
must play his part'f They meet however again the
Vahala where there is room for both. Pc
The Lfghtness of a Weighty "RevieqD.