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Show CRYING NEED, AS HE SEES IT. Companion of Irritated Divines Came to the Front with Order to the Walter. Joaquin Miller is to establish a colony of poets In Frultvnlo, Cal. Mr. Miller, discussing this colony recently, said: "Wo poets will, of course, nrguo and squabble. That will bo delight-, fill. Arguments and squabbles ovor Matthew Arnold, Swinburne, Tennyson Tenny-son nnd Kents aro pleasant and sen-nlblo sen-nlblo things, you know. They are not llko political or religious arguments, argu-ments, which In their bitter rancor always al-ways make mo think of threo Maine, divines. "While thrco Mnlno divines wero supping together, two of them bo-gnn bo-gnn to argue about tho comparative religious merit of tho royal houses of Stuart and Orange. Tho nrgumont became hoatcd. Tho divines grew excited ex-cited nnd angry. '"William III. was n great rascal,' roared the first, as ho struck tho table with his list. 'A great rascaf, and I spit upon his momoryl' "Tho second divine, turning very red, Bhouted: "No, It's James II. that was tho rascal. I spit upon his memory!' At this point tho third divine ruhg Hie bell, and said gently to tho waiter: " 'Spittoons for two, please.'" |