The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-20

speeches. which he had delivered aud
OF recitauons he had given, either oc
his own works. or Of his fayorite uu-
ihors and poets.
Among the latter. hrs, and foremost
Is Byron. and among the most extraor-
binary memorials that have been de-
V!scd 70 perpetuute the name OF this
or OF any other bard is that which sir
Tollemachc conceived and put into
execution. Instead OF taking the sorr,
OF u statue. u has assumed the alto
Eeth.r ut!lltar!an shnpo OF an ON a
building, occupying the side VI the old
Offices OF tho comic weekly Punch
on the south std. of Fleet street IN
London, near 81, Brides Church Every
stone OF the hall pavement OF tint,
great Office building. which brings IN
large Income to sir Tollcmachc By
way OF rental. IS inscribed byron tho
Pilgrim OF Eternity and the dates OF
MS birth and death. Ench tile is adorn-
ed with the words. "Credc Byrou.''
while o,l every block Of marble lining
the walls are verses from his poems,
particularly stanzas from "Chtlde
Harold" and Don Juan" Ana as {
Byrons verses We're not sunicl.nt. 9th
er inscriptions on the walls record the
opinions concerning him expressed by
such men as Schiller. Goethe Victor
Hugo, i.amartine, Tennyson. Chnteau-
Arnold Yet another Inscription on the
waiiz procin,ms thrt the British MIS-
cum Library catalogue devotea twenty.
eight pages 10 Byron and only ten to
Iennyson. ON sim another stone Sir
Tollcmathc Sinclair recalls the fact
that one edition FOR tho blind has been
published OF Byrons works, but none
OF Tennyson's over the entrance !s
q beautiful medallion Of Byron in
~ sH,,
epItaph, The Pilgrim Of lsternity," and
! need hardly Say that the Office build
ing bears the name OF Byron House"
one would be apt to imagine that the
overwhelming quantity OF Byronic quo
tetions, adjoining IS they do every va
cant place. every stone and tile, and
all the walls. floors and ceilings. would
be apt TO get on the nerves OF the oc-
cupants. But apparently this Is not
the case. The building !s FUN Of ten
ants Sir TOllemache, who Is a prolific
poet on his own account, has. however,
been modest enough TO nut only one
single one OF his own verses on tho
walls OF Byron House. II is as fol-
lows:
Far Ger all bards thy fame. dear
Byron. ever towers,
Thy glory wanted not-though want
ing vert TO ours"
And beneath there is an ,n,imation
that this bit OF rhyme. such as IT is,
is from the pen OF Sir Tollemachs
Sinclair Bart, who has erected this
building to the memory and glory Of
Byron
| am sorry to say. however. that Sir
Johns own verses do not appeal to hi.
employees. For one of the elevator men,
on being asked about them, remarked
conhdentially 1T Is the only BIT OF
h. mi
foreign pieces, that | cannot under
stand"
Sir Tollemache, in spite of his num-
erous castles country seats and houses,
| in England, Scotland and on the Con-
tincnt. makes his home in rooms lust
off st. James's Street. the walls OF
which are hung with the not particu-
iarly attractive Sinclair tartan. which
is more or less concealed by the most
heterogeneous collection of pictures.
some OF them priceless gems. others
the most worthless daubs. Even the
ceiling is covered Herewith so that in
order to do justice to them. one has to
lie on ones back. In one word, his
rooms like his castles and country
seats, are filled with u mixture OF art
treasures and art rubbish.
These pictures are the old baronet's
chief extravaganza. He rarely. II ever
dimes at restaurant in vogue. never
goes 10 the theatre. to the opera or TO
Il music hall, rarely dimes out, and is
never seen at ball or party. He has
neither carriages. horses nor automo-
biles. walks by preference, and when
riding is imperative. makes use of a
democratic omnibus. FIe will live on
behring's and hominy, VIII forget az
about his dinner. will cook somethirS
for himself IN his room. over a spi,It
lamp. and then will suddenly Yuse ovte
the merits or dement's of tho world
famed chef at the Travellers, the most
exclusive club in London. and OF which
this wonderful old laird. with his odd
looking wig, his beard. his erect ana
spare tall figure and his extra ordinary
Tow OF conversation, is one OF the old
est members.
Copyright, 1917 by tic Brentwood
Gompany.)