Show EARNED GRATITUDE OF POET quick thinking of maid of all work saved tennyson much embarrassment ras the tennyson ren centenary brought out a lot of anecdotes about the poet here Is one of them cheru A very dear old friend ot of tenny sons returned to england with hla his wife frohn persia after a long absence from home mr A at once wrote to tennyson inviting him to visit them at tile the house he had taken at shepherds dush bush tennyson called on chance to find both mr and mrs airs A out 0 u t 1 I will wait he ha said eald and sat do down wn patiently enough in the little drawing room the floor of which aich was spread with a beautiful wb white ite rug fresh from persia time after a long while began to hang ang heavy beavy on the poets hands and seeing an inkstand pens pena and paper on a table ho he sat bat down and began egan to bd lie a lettjr lott jr ih 1 ile i doing dof 9 s so 0 he e tj unluckily turned the ink 1 gl it over 0 y er the t h e precious white persian rug mary jane sarah cried the distracted man tho maid ot of all work camo came to the rescue sighting the damage she flew for a jug of fresh milk just left by the milkman and throw threw its contents over the carpet down on dour your knees sirl she cried and down on hit knees the old poet and the girl went together and with relays of milk and clean cloths claths worked with such a will that at length no trace of the ink was visible tennyson seized his hat god bless blesa you my garil be said and p put ut five shillings into her hands bands As aa the best beat of men are cowards on occasions ac cas ca lons lie he fled as fast as his legs would carry him out of the house and to the day of his death he nevor never mentioned the case of the persian carpet to his friend nor did his friend mention it to him |