Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-26

lore ne went TO Greece, Some chapters
Of her book were written IN San Lazai.
70, the monastery OF the Armenian
Fathers, where Byron was a frequent
visitor while In Venice.
Regarding her reasons for believing
Lord Byron the author Of the cpitaph
Miss Riyes said
"Widdowson was head gardener az
Newstead Abbey during long term Of
years, and was especially liked by Lord
Byron. He was acting In this capacity
When Byron entertained HObhouse
Monk Lewis, and Others soon after the
appearance Of English Bards and
Scotch Reviewers The poet was fond
OF Joking him and enjoyed his ready
wit In all probability this was the
man who came into the breakfast room
az Newstead on the day Byron received
Miss Milbank's acceptance OF his pro-
posal Of marriage, bringing Mrs. BY
ron's wedding ring which had been lost
In the garden 20 years before--whlch In.
cident the poet Is said TO have talked
as a happy omen.
IN all his wandeHngs after he leH
London In 1916, Byron showed close in
terest In the well being Of all his SER
wants. He continually refers TO one or
another In his letters to Hanson his
solicitors 20 his sister Augusta, and 10
Moore. In 1920, when Wlddowson died,
the poet was living In Venice, and the
epltaph was doubtless sent TO England
Enclosed IN one Of his letters 10 Mrs.
Leigh, many Of when carried frag-
ments grave or gay, one cannot escape
the presumption that the man VINO
wrote the splendid epitaph to his dog
would have given these half dozen lines
to the memory OF his fayorlte gardener.
IT Byron did not write them, who
did? Some one certainly connected
with the Abbey They bear no marks u
rusticlty. And what gardener buried in
a country church ever had a classical
and original epitaph before2 Besides,
the very phraseology Is Byronic. wit.
ness Sons Of Flora and 'Votarys urn
not to speak Of the peculiar inversion
and climax Of the closing couplet"
The Japan Weekly Mails account "
the funeral Of Latcadlo Hearn. the
author Of Japan. An Attempt at
Interpretation" says THE great au-
thor's funeral took place on September
30 The body was carried from the
residence OF the deceased az Okubo 10
Kobu-dera, and after a Buddhist SER
vice had been performed The remains
were transported to the crematory for
ultimate burial at Zoshigaya IN the
Wasedo suburb, An address presented
by his former students, accompanying
a handsome gift OF flowers spoke of
the pen Of the deceased having heen
more powerful than Japans victorious
sword, and alluded TO his love for Ja-
pan as well as TO the great honor that
he had done the japanese nation by
assuming Japanese citizenship and
making this country his place of resi-
dence Very few foreigners attended
the obsequies, but the relatives Of the
great writer and many Japanese were
present
Mrs, Ella HiggInson. the author OF
"Mariella OF out West" tells this story
on herself
In Alaska last summer | went into
a store In little town FAR north, near
Cooks Inlet II Is what is called
hot town. up In Alaska. ] was look
ing for a book, and the first thing |
saw was Mariella,
Thought we was stuck on that
book-sure. said the gentleman behind
the counter handing II down. he was
In his shirt sleeves and had silk
kerchlef around his neck Had ten
copies and only sold one The rest
stuck. But the author OF the book
hit the town yesterday and they've
gone on like hot cakes Last one. Want
itY"
Mrs Hggnsons friends are stlll
telling with Joy how she hit the
hottest town In Alaska,
Dean Hodges Of the Episcopal Theo-
logical school at Cambridge publishes
this month through Messrs Houghton,
Mifhin g. Co., a little book for children
entitled when the King Came" 1t
Is the gospel narrative In the form OF
stories, arranged IN chronological order,
according 10 the best conclusions Of
modem scholarship, so as To give a
clear view OF the events aud teachings
Of the lie OF Christ The purpose OF
this book Is 10 bring the past into the
present. and 10 make II all alive and
real. These stories, IN manuscript,
have for ten years stood the test OF
being read aloud 60 children and are
now FOR the first time offered to the
public.
THE Queens Progress Is The title OF
an exceedingly unique volume Of Eliza-
bethan sketches by Prof Felix Il,
which Houghton, Mifnin &
co. have brought out IN attractive holt
day form.
From the title essay, which describes
the sumptuous entertainments which
were offered 20 queen Elizabeth on her
progresses" through her realm, 10 Ben
Jonson's pedestrian journey to the
North and the grant TO him by the ad.
mlilng Scots Of the freedom OF Edln-
burgh, the reader II In the midst OF
the busy and multifarous Elizabethan
world, looking into the everyday life Of
the merchant, the cOurtler, the man-of-
letters, the buccaneer and the mu-
slclan.
Like IL? You can't help liking H.
aid one Of the leading critics OF the