The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-23
4 Warwick shire Lad.

Inat nothing might bp wanting to the
legendary aud mytho!ogical character
which belts Il demigod. or should we
say deiulur-us aud creator of
worldsi the date Of the birthday Is
unknown and it's cclchrati ton arbitrary.
He wasn't even horn in his birth room.
as cicerones OF fraudulent topography
exhibit II to Ms. Though Drya siusts
have dug up few unnecessary alleged
new facts about him. their industry
deserves no gratitude. An appropriate
SMAXprA8E with the short az" rs the
Stratfor,l folk seem Ia have called hiin'
can he found in tho fairy lore truer
him. In youth he loved 10 guzzle IT."
loved Ia poach. lie was an amorist.
not Il feminist. by habit of life us we'll
rs by his myriad minded" intuition
he saw mcil nnd manners: AL that rich.
full breasted. staggering EllzabcIhan
and JncObean age. the lingering Rcnais-
sancc daring. splendor and pagan tie
light IN paceautiw. the old Tudor bright
amplitude not yet narrowed and dark
ened by Puritnnism.
4 good TIM. To he horn in the gods
gnve their darling S;rntford-n0-NNou
was a dirty little hole enough. but the
green bosom Of Warwick shire was near
him aud the voice of Arden woods was
In his cars. Born with him in r.hirth
was a multitude Of beings. human aud
divine historical or fantastic. kings
aud queens OF the chronicle. sages and
heroes from PLuTAKcn out Of l!oIINs-
Hlp. lie copied, altered or invented
az h. pleased or IL he YVES lazy and
copy" was wanted. The grollullngs
of the inn yard and pren,iccs If the
pit, courtiers and coNrteSans. Euphu-
lists and thinkers, he feel them well. with
borrowed or stolen horrors, with old
jests and fooleries. and l,unS that
should be punished with hanging. He
also fed and feeds the world with
thoughts beyond the rcache, of our
souls, Tho tranquil universally. the
essential want OF prejudice (which
doesn't prevent his co,tuning To- and
playin. On prejudice of his time, :.
the equal interest in fool and wiSc
(his fools are often OF the wisest) :,
Prospcro impartial at his show: gee
WILLIAM. retired. plutOcratic for Strut.
ford. "A proprietor, belly on him. sit
ting under the New place mulberry,
drinking his tobacco aud slipping his
sack. What IL his view of the ireX.
haustible spectacle Of which his work y
are sketch and hnndhookY Was IL
amused interest on was there even "A
omclhing Of Indifference. of that
''ataraNy" now or lately in vogucf Is
not tn" impression he gives one Of large
artistic detachment, OF kindly observa-
ton. of IN unstudlcd Olymp!un calm --
such ms JouN WoLfuANG was always
posing for
No npilfl"r. certainly: in marriage
sudden ana 10 eugeuic mind no friend
of drcHllncss Ike the old polar bear
lRsEN, who. we ar" tpld. IS gleD,ly .,i-
pcr.or us a drHuatlst. IRsEN. whom
MARY KrNG W,pnN,IoN shows Us.
darby d'Nnu"ng drvll,i devil fishes {.
\ Sight for f0hbor. \ rcartionAry, IN
moral, gross person, Where IN the
maine Of Flibh"riigibbet dii this STRAIT
ford Jack of all trades son get the ,ich-
est and the finest cerebral convOuiiuus
ever lodged H. mortal pate" We don't
oven know how he looked. l'hyNlog.
nomically h. stretches rnil",sly from
The Stafford bust rthereali2ed SAN
WARD, plus Governor WAKEFIELD "f
Maryland, and the SNUG Impossible
"hlghbrow" Df the Drvc,hvul portrait
and it, SUCCESSORS.
'1'llor smllcst and art SIN, outiop.
ping knowledge" After ali. IL IL not
/ WILLIAM Lut WnLl>M's family. the
Shakespeare gallery" that counts.
They are NOR" alive than ia" quick on
mr,h; and what II household az nil
sorts. Why. the least az rm. II SCRAP
uf s"arict ou HIiOpIph Nose. lbc wait ~
rtTiag, "Ano!. sir :" the Porter IN "Nllr.
beth IN" merest hint Of thnt nndyiur
theatre Of Lcdr. Othono and Fat yack.
j. enough,
Our compliments to Master SHAKE.