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Show REBUKED THE GREAT WRITER. Amtrlean Waa Not Awad by Grouchy Poet Laureate, A writer In Harpers Weekly brings to light an Interesting nnrcdote ot Tennyaon which welt Illustrate the alncular habits of the great laureatn In his Intercourse with his friends. The port was not only brusque and rough, but he was domineering and exacting and moat other men were-afraid were-afraid of him Hut an American Khoolmastrr who for many years maintained a great Intimacy with him had no fear In his heart, and nt and smoked on an equality with the saver elgn singer by Fnrrlngford fireside. 'One evening," say the writer, "when the two were thus torether. Tennyson said that he would depart from hi custom nnd narrate a personal per-sonal experience, but he had suffered a good deal from repetitions of his tale by those to whom ho had told them, and he would be obliged to ask his frlrnd never to repent what ho wa about to hear Tho American amokeil on for n few seconds while Tennyson walled for the promise, and then ho said 'My lord, In my country coun-try n gentleman would never make that request of another gentleman' 'II hm' said the poet, nnd looked out ot eyes Hint woudered It the quiet imoker oppoalte knew how much hn'd aald. Then he told tho atory." |