The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-29
The BROWNING Of New BedfOrd.

spoiled the red man of his heritage.
The Browning OR New Bedford.
Probably ninety-eight out Of a hum
dred women. substantially the reading
class, would hesitate il they had to
answer without preparation this ques-
ton: who Is the Greatest Living
American Poet Except J. BYRON En-
MoRE?" In a year or two the universal
voice will reply: "A. CLIFFORD HAYES,
the Browning OF New Bedford, Mass"
This nickname is unjust to a rare and
salient talent. Mr.. HALVES has none Of
or little OF the pedantry, the ~pretension
and the obscurity Of that late eminent
copnoisseur Of port; and he joins to the
Browning wealth and exuberance OF
words, riot of high spirits and inexhausti-
BILE capriciOus fancy. the tenderness OF
the never sufficiently to be lamented j..
GORDON CoOGLER, the feeling for ma
ture Of EMERSON and General SAMBo
BowLEs, the ingenuousness Of the Hon.
JACOB RMS, and the oOpious moral teach
ing OF Mr.. Rns's patron. But why spill
words9 Hear Mr.. HAYES in his richest
fiamboyant vein:
1T is not living to inhsIe
And cxhale through tn nostrils
or man. but to learn Of GOD: 60
Far aneld to moss dells,
Woody glen. in fen and In dais. q
Hollow. and across feils:
See how Nature spreads her wealth so
Fair. 30 sweet. and toss smells.
And incense everywhere. and yet
Her s.ore so vast and great
Shall offer up for years TO come.
And charm mems heart 70 safe.
She spins her falrest the bandit
Roves-oreads and stays. late
Into the year. and fairies roam
Far aneld I viii state"
Mr. HAYES losses rhymes as Nature
losses smells. He has almost all the
tire the thrill, the felicity, the haunting
music Of the most treasured lines, such as:
ION January second.
AS was generally reckoned."
or that dist CHS it from LocKHART or
monk" LEWIS?
Slain was gallant D~URANDARrE.
Gloeful was the Moorish party"
Now for a waterscape:
Natures stOrei One must finger a.
a ship that rides at anehor.
With her sails all spread S-drying
From spinnaker, skysailS 70 spankcr
After a race to Msrblehead has
Taken placc-tO be franker
When the cup Is won. and espylng
IL there is no canker."
A glorious poetic license has been
taken out for a steed who also ran when
HOMER was a bloomin' babe:
Pegasus skins a although the high folds
or vapory clouds. We've proof
She goes more higher"
TENNYsON profered as a masterpiece
Of poetic style the line: "A Mr.. WILKIN-
SON, a clergyman" A. CLIFFORD HAYES
surpasses it without effort;
When In Cairo step into the museum"
One stanza, so laden with thought
as to require more than one reading,
must appeal stronglyto every philosophic !
mind:
" While In the woods let's bury our past
Selves, and think on the realms
Or love, forgIving, high ideals,
The moot points Of life that whelmS
Us full OFT; as l am. what thou hast;
And so Joy on the helms
We hold not nsn, nor flesh. nor fried cells,
Nor any like such qualms."
The man, woman or child who win
master that, with all its difficulties and
it's promises. will have studied we'll.
Something Of PRosPERo. some magic of
the cloud capped towers, the gorgeous
palaces, hides in the passage which must
close for the present our circumambula-
ton of this temple OF song:
For life Is short and troubles ceaseless
Flow, that try to stop the
Tide Of life, and all fair hopes serene,
Fun heart shall ser oertop the
Brewing cares ihst tie. and teass less
Than hearts that yawn, Drop the
wlles. dismays that so oft. unseen,
EvapoTste like nsphtha."
Pure flame and spirit! All lovers Of
literature are awaiting with impatience
the poem which, it is understood. the
New Bedford Br )wning will read at the
approaching convention of the united
bridge, Browning and pure food clubs Of
New Jersey.
Personally I like Mr.. BRYAN. have known him
for about twenty years, ana he has many Qualities
that I Admlre.-StHdtOr DANIEL Of Virginia.
The qualities Senator DANIEL does not
admire are evidently those that unfit Mr..
BRYAN for the Presidential office. The
company in which the Senator finds him.
aalf counnriaaa this mn iOritV Of hia fall0w |
citizens. if We may judge from Mr.. BRYANIs