Emery County Progress | 1905-07-08 | Page 3 | Poet as Public Benefactor

poet as public benefactor A correspondent writes to the lon don chronicle that he once came robert browning in piccadilly in live ly dispute with a stranger who had cabled his closed umbrella over his shoulder or under his arm with the end sticking out browning walking behind struck down the dangerous point with an energetic stick I 1 al ways do it said the poet with just indignation and in no measured tones the man protested aloud but browning explained to the gathering crowd and justified himself fully no one seemed to know how illustrious was the brawler