Show lvoull 0Oseed I Tennyom Tho accompanying portrait Is I of Alfred Al-fred Austin who aspires to succeed Lord Tcnn > ion as poet laureate of England Austin is I In his slxtyllrsl year and was born at Ilcadlngly near Leeds Ills parents were Itoman Catholics and he was educated at Stonyburit and St r A it 1 M ALIIIKD AUSTIN Miry college Ho took his degree at Ibo University ot London In 1853 and four year later was called to the bar ut Ibo Inner temple Tho law did not pay and Austin turned attention to writing poetry Ills verses were the stepplngstono to n high place In English journalism 1 and If rumor Is tu bo believed be-lieved to thin chair of national poet laureate In 18C5 and again In 1880 Austin vainly attempted to enter parliament par-liament He has been a sucocHful journalist jour-nalist and editor |