The American Lions London Loves

Hhie megma poet, Paul La w ronce Dumibar, Is belng lionizod la Lomdon sacfcty. T!iie potettianí ia Which )ie liiids himsclf Is iujt, pecblaps, in ui] neepecta a dignkied otie. London Is initerested ia Mm, rnotb becaase Jie í-i a jiost, bat becausO he is a. negro whio' ri'ites poefcry. A freak i apt to totere.it Loadon society. Mere poets, aad especiaily; minor poete, are ïuoit cradk-iaatly uueoiinnioa to oar witk goud eííect iia Londoii drawing rwins. Let a man ba a poeti If lue wiaa, bat tJie g-.-eat hing i tliat he sthlcmiM be a curiofeity. Tlieuu iooa Uiaj; a.nd a lágliab, he ruay havo Laad'O'a at his fedt. If au autlior cames jnam America, it ii all übe more incu'ru.bemt upon him t'iuat he sho'uld be a freak af some soirt. If. he pnaves to be a mere gentleman Ijoiiid)om ia apt to feel bjarself defnauded. Me:e genlttemen slhe produees Lor lier self ia miaaotoaou'S ;ibuuclauce. B'he expects that fo"eig'uiers, and Amerioams in paitk-uiar, BtoiOiuW be unusual and am.u'sing. Of aauree, Mtr. lai' ia tnuder no necessity of assuiniiig ill marmers o" add habit.s. His race and ooíw are sufítlcreitut, a,ni ha can tliere.ore af ford to speak, apt, eat and dress as a uenlbleanan witihiauit sacrlficing liis effectiveness, as a. lioai. WSten iriss Pauline Jo.lnisoti went to LOinxlon sha was eqaallv ïoo'tmxa.te. Being au Indian, aá well as a ,poet of aniöhienrtlc gift, albe was a.ble to win suiccess in Londom dra,wing rooms wföbaut assTirning poee tihat wiauld úa vtolence to hier tastes as a Wiomia.n af breetfuig and refinenient. Sta; w,ais of lícíiia,wk blood. She sHuoWjed it ia her ieaturea an. colmplexüan. Socley; wiais saitisfied. It wias ktterested mat in the fact, that s'lie w,rote poetry eo well, bat ttuat beiailg au Indian, s'he could w;rita it aü au. tsub Wiiiaa j oaquJia .vullen.' .■w-rait to' Londou lie waa just a, white maai, and had ta pose. He toot LomdOüi bj' storm. l!ut true and ae' poet as lie ivas, i'o ivas iicnt by liis püeti'y thac he triampUed. His bal.", of oowse, W(a3 loug, bub tha.t was npt emoiugli br any meajas. He e liis lang baots a.iid red shirt whefe oitïuer men ajpeared in eveuing dress. Ca,wyiiig a, great bear skin wïöb. liim luitlo the ;ooms of "ühe duohesscs, lie iJiild tlu-o;v it dwwa ajinl recline u.pon it in scorn of cih.ai:'s o1" cauches. Loimlon was lost iiiu deliglht. Here was ait last t(he Amoricain O'i Ixea" drrams. Amd a poet, tco :- The IHusWated American.