Reading Observer. January, 1915.

\Ii OJ; gNat. for

h 5 nlme 'WOuld
b&rd... and .Umd
11"\ h Homer
h ng almost Dlanel}oua

'ihe be&utlfuJ. poema he
t

pcclall.;r oon.dd.l!!nDg the

. )nlf ad W1th i n the coufte
& 1 the more t'em&rka.bl,
n hem for . Tu]'one I'D ..,e""~L1
~ \IOork did not. meet ~th
o of h a fellow m en -.lb.n be
Svme of h I Northern or Me.

o:r ~ him u a nLStlC p rodigy ~:~~::~;::~,
Cl"h h tbey brought; down upon t:
of h 5 aa.t re 8. . . . .pOD With ....bieh

Though bOrn of

defend bimselt
l\ ~

OD t.be 25Lh J:aoU&ry

1159 It

be e.tprgeied .e1:f-c.onfidenee
neither ",11,1 he ..,Ibo",....e<\

Je&! L t Orn,ronflll

H. l.a.niuago "' ..

ml.!lDer

lin e vrh Ie b 15 enunciatIOn " ..
d ~a.s

hour thel'e

queue on tbe ..PAlemeut In BIll.
the Ilrenuotls eft'or~ ,lOt two burly
o nly }\Ut 1\1&ed l~ 1 ~"lnta n
.. tbe bour I.Pnl'~1I lied and t e
hll.1I
fl"ad c&JY the whole
large I
WIllS OCCUPIM h]' m~ n n \ u
f01' m arid a
but the ~ody of the hllli l'1'&S
.approppl t ed Pla nly b) c,,! Uill '{ be platfcl m
wu _ gru.cefu , d~rllled ..... ijll planb{ kmc.l1r ]"01.
by M,n Pblopen knd Iwoluded ICrQ&s the l.Ia I
were the 8 a.K.' of the all ell
A partt 01 Be<\ Crosa
!\:l.rraea OOOUfod cb.. rs on ~Ither • de f"Of the plat
form aDd eh era and applawe greet od Ifem as they
made their. pearaDDe
WOU!-."'DED .i.RlUVE
J UIt. botol'4o t he commenOflment of tbe CQn('ut a
rDo\&.IDber of ~unded Plen &rr 'fed and .. ere gtven
ata.ta OD ihel pla.tform
As the first one hoqbled
pa.mtuU,. ~ to ba chal1' In fu ll s gbt or the
packed a.udw:moe t.he aoldtera In the "b.kouy begaa
The body or the ball 6000 beG,a me
r a nil' chell!red t h o.&o who had auft'ered
to tile ec h~
The I... t to arrl e
I
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to 8 t 1If h t.h o~ 01 h ,her eat.a.te
t oo reason hilt he ,.,u recogruled
quent coove u.t1onaJ lst
It 1&
...ho knew h rn p6rson&lly tb..t In
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j'~e~~~j~::commeqee

be ng \!Iyer ~ear ..Dd TlIOJlOUS

1fh ch Burnl QPru&ed to .. fnend
tJne had DOt. p l&oed him &t the
!!'nate
~8 lIad Ire.a.t ambitIon
tha.t be could DOt. gratify bUl d eslte
IfVe r&,
We Ufl tnformed that. the d"po'~n*"
... as plam without TUlga(')ty
Un 0 aottDOM and .howed him
inlult. Wlth decUIOIl at le.aat If
yet he IOOD m ade It e't'ldent that
oh m "",th propnet,. ..ere 1D DO
unprovoked or b001'Ulh -rudeneu
..h eh doned
foobtepe wu l .mej>",ble ..
,\ a te r Scott remarked that

Seoond Lieul ALFREDI ~D~~~e~~~A.ICH.
12th Hamplhlre R

Ih ave w sb ed tbem every l'Ucce.ss
lJeut. B reach haa been a.
BlIcu t. Factory Recrent on Cub
and at (;1' ckct In part CU:8.r he
wortby e:zponent He g& a lhe

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m&et DI h$ h-.d Iatt..eDdfld " ~:':"~:!l;~;
r!!o.nA made tor In . T'elief ~
he ~ed from the
ftuO~ (DO lwd
duche&161 to ahan • bed wit)" a
tlce for.lUob t.hey pa.id 3t. • weelt.
The love &bel etteem h. had for bit
maDi: nd In
1A ptoedominant
lip while hiI dPbtion to na.tuM
fer..cd In ma.Q;f' of
l'oneI
l. t
he once. Illld
,ioTa me
,1<,..u,,>-l
GO not know it I Illould e.ll it.
til !Ii whicl:L eulta &D.d enn.pt.Ul'ea
.. alk: In the Ihelt.red sid. of .. wood
tat Oll. on I. cloud, ...fnw da,.. ~
w rtd h01ll'lillJ' UDoDl ye tr.e.. ~
LM pIa 1::1
I liateoed to tho Oiidl
tUrnM out of m1 path MIt 1
.. on&! or tn,htfm th.r.m to
The geniua of B\U1lI did not.
f!'i:.r ca on whicb .... DeCeM&M1,.
na ure
Neltller did be reoognJao
coos dera.hle period He commenced
: lpoetry
at ;" 0 ea.rly ace but .. lon, tJme
be allowed an{ of ha work to be pu.'\.h....
c~me the d~1NI to let the lI'Orld
b ~a u el of hl$ f&thetland-a dealre

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&dm ra.b!y a.ocompliAhed and e:<"'~;:I~~e!~1
for the Scott l h Ilf.t.ton
The
wh en ru na t.hrOU&'h hi. poena ..tone
k r.d !r fee l ng he ever enLerta ned fOt'
o
fB and for the weak and
01 h s .pl&lnly~!ble nbllnefl
It ~aa wb Ie hold ng tbe plough that
a mouse ru1'ln ng off acrou the 6.!ld
pa"!9n 1I1'lth b. m w_ about to II: n t
O} t h e poet wbo subsequently wro16
q est on wh.ieh commencel Wee. aleekit. eownn
Oh ~bat. pt.wc I In
Thou zUledna .tart
bratUel
r ",..:1' be l&.it.h to nn

mlU'd rIIll' pattleJ

IImJlar Wucblt!.g Incident 11 aIao IllUltnt.ed
• Mount.ain Dill.,.
_
Wee mooed erlnuorl lippet ! ower
'I'Lou It met. me In &n e.iI hour
For I mau1l crush &m&Dg the .toUl"e
.Iender .~
To epa.t. thee now II paat m, pcwer
Thou bonny gem
H I peeps lDto
I fe are beauhfull, lnt-Imatoe
&.mon g tbem IS The Cotla.r 6 Saturda.y
It. depICts peuant 1 fe m mOllt t e nder
whi le one Terte alone I. au exq,a ISlte
duc.Mb ng )lowI
The cbeerlu lupper done WI ~oua fa~
They round t he tn~le form ~ e r ele wide
fbe IS re tarn. 0 e r W1 p&t.n arcrp&l g'race
The btg be. B ble &Dee hi. f atherl pride
H II bonnet rev rl!ntiy .w; laid ..tide
H s 1.yaot halfetA weann, tblD and bl.re
'1 bOle strain, that anee did aweet In ZiOn glide
He ~a.letl ... pori on w t h JudlelOus ea.re
A"nd
Let Lue wo,-h p God . be &ayl [With 101

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10nf whitJb u of the tendere.t. nat ure
Ibort n length &.rid hlUll a dl!ep touch of
1&
J oh n Anderson my Jo
l One CIUl
an old couple sel.W t0itet.er wtlll ad
moo , be W DLer of life
'l')le old h.d y
to her I fe & oomplUUOD lO the memorable

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J ohn Andenon .my
John
We clunb the hit t beg ther
And. ml.,lPT a cantJ day John
We.,e had v: ane a:Q tbl!r
No ... we; mau n totte r 66wn J0:t
B ut. hand )D hand we II ,0
And lWeP thegltl er a t the foo
(
John .A.ndencn my Jo
WI.! a devout t b ough fickle tOTer
can fi nd solace In ..eTe,..l venel ot
He wuchea on lublect. to SUI} old and
and many 1bt.ere5tJ ng mom~nh can be llpent
I) ume of thUJ Scottlllh !loet
who .. leo re
of t~e IlUpcrslit ~n.s or old Beotll nd In
manner
At one tune bll DOunt.ry
to lOlling ltA hard
When h 8 okl
&1<,,,;",.0,_
to be break.lng up a.nd m en
.oowled upon h m be Will about. to
dust of h I country oft' bls reet faT a
on a. fONl gn Iho~ but. wae tur ned ftom h ,

MteF.ed

DECISION

Iotber

BIRD.
OF CRIME
Then~ wa" &1
H enr y Trion 8i
ID the l BOth Compan y of
t lwl 23rd Dll'UIOn a l 'l'raln \\rm) SerVIee Corps Ita.""n''''.t.i 1.. oned. a t Cle.yesruore School Pangbourne wno wu
conYlcted. at t h e ~ad ng County Poll«! Cou,", on
Saturday of doaler a m otor ca.'!' watch ...... Iue £g,
1 be nrape-tty of l
H l!rbert W lltm \
a t Pang
bourne o n Ja Jar! 11th
PnSQner wal 27 ye art.
old and the ;Jrf!1 ~JII convict o~ aga Mt. b m were
19Cf2. bound over for ll..rceny lOO3 ten cia}1 1m
prlsonment. fOr I~ ea l 19 a. whip 1004 three n o nt ha
hard I.bom for ~t f'hng bOO~6 1905 t.hree mo nt M
f,?t atea. hng fl tl lllil later- n the ume y~.~ twelvo
roonth.s for IIotc~, ng refre&hmenbi 1607 i.wehe
n onfht! for lteol fI~ trouurs 1908 th r ee Jean penal
t;(U' It Ido (or "\.l:(:~ IV and
r eee Vlni dolen ,Oodl
19U twenty one imontha for a £Im la r otreDeO 1913
We don t w .. nt to tOM you
~even dll,.a for st~ a1i Dob applel 1914 one y~r II hard
But we th nk you ouah t. to go
labour under lh ~ IfIren n tio n .of Crlmel Act
For your King and JOUt Co.tintr:r
Both noed you 10
Thr cue '11'&.\ I f1 ~t he.rd on ~)" u~. lul
'Wtelt wb,en eVld~ dec was glyen bY.lJ'.mtll Dennll
We "'ha.!t ",nt you &nd Dilll J'OU
But Wit h all our ml,ht and ~ D
chauffeur to Dr i\Vll.tney 'Who UJd Lbat on the day
We Will cheer you thank you klu JOG
nl med be bad occasion to go t.o Puirboum& I~
t 01\ to meet the I. 51 trtllin
Ite left £is oar fo..," a
Whea you come q.ack ""'In
I
fe-w
nunu t.es out!. de the ltahon to go Into the
It wu a n Ilg n ificent appeal to stntlment a nd
Pf\rcels
olfic~
When
he
.....
A& dr vmg home he d ....
the cborue eooed tn an out!iunt o f Wlld oheenn g ..o ve red that. t1 e watoh .. blch had been In • leather
Ca.pt Porter.e zed the opportu n ty to ruakG a
on the dash board was m Imug
On art"lV
dl.rect apP£ll.! for r~rUl t.s a nd while lIr Ruben' ease
Buck bo ld
Dr Watney al rMJ:de.nee be
se.a.ted at tbe p ana vahanth .tro\e to make the Ing,.t.
cycled
back
to
Pa
ogbourne
and
saw
the
I latron
tunes or popular IOnga a.udlbl e aboy., tbe d n offi.
master nnd afterwnrdA lrlformw, the p olice Whl'Ult
.n","~ru.:t~"g .,;,_~:<.,,~~.wenL among the aud
he
waa
at
the
lltal
c
n
carl
eT
In tbe &ft.e.rnoon h e
nrat man to go 9; B4
caw the pmone r l lhc. r9 who Wf\8 th6 a ni,. penon
a& he mount«! t.he
W tnl!u; WIth P S Rbodea subseq uent.ly
CaI't Porl..er who about
.Iumllarly .. luted went to Cla.yesmore to see f they couki trace t.he
.prlSOner
\
Quest o ned by prlS(lner Wlt~S sa id .he did. n ot
see trwo Ot.h6T ne n and .. ladv on t he p.IaUorm
\\ IIlIam Godfrey Rectory :Farm r oed Bt.ru.tley
.. nelV1iooy employed at Pangbouroo ltalion 'de
~d tbat. O'n Januar,r IUh .. lulst. be -.va. on du n ·
he. saw t.he pneaner on t he platfo rm Whan by the
aat.eway prllioucr 82 d
That looks _ nloe oar
l..6ter w tne!S 118W the prlllODCr n t he waitIng room.
'W t n a. wafAh In ~ 1lI h a d
a.nd h e wa.s k nocki ng t he
r m of It. WI th h", pocket
PrilOner ItCt for
R ead nll hyt.he521pm
a.n
P S Rh oades Qf Pangbd r ne llpoke.to
Dennie compla. n ~ and alt.erwarda p,;;o.~~..
qllyeemore whel1 arn ngetnenu were made
t.h e Ac.l J It.s n t to paradG the men 00 t.he follow n S'
day
A parcflllJl porter at P a~bourDe afd on
p ck~ t..l (I DTI SODer out of about 300 men
PrJ
lIoner
p ut under e&eort a nd nn.tthed haclc t o hts
r oom w hen the 'tIIatch (produced) w-. handed to
w toes:; by one d! tho sor ge&nt4; of the e600rt 10
\owl am pnl oner had gtVen It
A leather ca.se a.ho
m laSlnlt had not I be n fou nd
When cbar ged be
repl ed
Lalit nJ ght I w u In P1Ing bourne and
IIta.ndin g a.t the ~rn 6 r at .. bout 8 20 'Yi hen a mlln
lpoke to mo --a.:: ~i aakeJ me t I w s nted to buy a
waLch
I told h J11 If It wae qf any eood I wou d
bU}1 It ott hi n lie ISald It wa.e a b g one and he
ahollrOO It to me '4 11i1 wanted 38 for It
I told him
I "lIII'ould g \e him ~8 And I h:ad. a drink "I\" th h m
Prlione.r 9a d
d d Dot t a k-e the watc h and be
bought It for 2s 01T & m&ll on the ccrner of t he
cr OJS TOod!
W~en tbe 00-" u d he .aw him :w t h
th e \I.<&lcb t 11':16 a. he
If h-e badt known the watch
had been. iilole n he "I'\'0\I1d n ot hue bou1ht It.
\\ hen the ca.se was resumed on Ss.turdlY W Uam
Col..
a parcels por t.e r - at. P angbo urne lIt.at. o n
lipoke to lIec ng prU\Ol1er at tbe ata.tlC'on e nd on the
rollo w nf( hoy d q,ntl h ng b I at Clayesmore
~"lI'l D:'I3.per In char.ge of prisoner's Compa ny
1':110 d that aft(l r b,mg I)laCM 'nde r &r~st prJsoner
na nded h n til! ,.I\tch !iA.Jlng be bad b oufrb t. It
Prtsoner ulead-ed gu Ity
Sentence a
three
mon ths hard lapou r 'li'U p Ulled t he Oba r man
\MaJo r C W ~alby Grlfll.tb) comment ng UPl?n
PI' souer II record' i

%!so •

ga.mell

ITS RELATION TO DEMOCRACY

CHAMBER
SONGS BY MR BYND~-AYRES

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LADY RE11D1NG'S EMPLOYMENT
SCHEME
BENEFICENT WORK.
I

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Wbat roa, be done by pnl'&te ende .l'our to .vert
one of t.he worst lcoll.llequoncee of wa.r-the want ot
employment amo ps certatn claaael of womeo work
era-has b een admirably Ihown dunng t he p ut
five mo nth. by Lad, Readl ug the WIfe of t.he Lord
Ch ef Jusltce
WJth th.e oo-GperatlOD ot a. tew penollai fnend.
11.1 d the cordiaJ. l'CIpport of members of the Ben ch
and Bar whOle au at.&nee WAI In'lted Lady
R ~adlDg arga.DIaed. a. IcheruB wh c.h would serv e the
double pur~
glTing l"'I!muneraLtve .. o rk to
""omen and pro\ldlIlg & n umber at us(!;tul a.rt clel
fat our sa.llors and eo1du~rl 10 tbe j ~ht.lDJ: line or
for the dependent.& lhey had left be"blDd
Prom the ftnt. It; wu d ecided that. the workse... Dg and kmto ng for the moat pa.rt.--tJhoukl lbe
done
won en a.t t belt' own hOllies thus enabling
thOMI ltv ng In dLSt an t parilJ of London to be e:r:n
p J.oyed and tb ..~ tbe wage. %)&ld s"boQld DOt. b. qn
.. Itnct.ly ~co noauo bUll
A. pleulDr oa,tol2l ."...
a.b.o Introduced whiclyha.a been b ghJ7 af.preclaled
b, tboae emplo11i!d

co'' '.'''11

EVENING

to:

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,
PROF MORLEY'S LECTURE•

are human weakneuel In hu character
IS not the time to dwell upon them 'The
bas left beh nd L8 grand &Dd nopJe
It 1" ,I,"(o,m.muoe:h for the honour of Scotl8.Dd
e&n d&.1Q1 10 ha. e the d 'hnct.lon Of gl1' nK
t() I.n -everl hhng fi gure In the "'()Tid of btera
one .... hOlle nBme m UIt. ever remall fo relllOit
h IStory of tbe land
His elOSlnllja'l 'Were
paInful onN
While laYin g n ar death
aha.dO"ll'ed b, debt and troub l
by tho
of the future of tboee depende~on h m
17913 be jWrote
I fur It Wit lJe BOme
1 tUrie my lyre aga.m
Babel I
ba'e ... t and wept
I hue on, known
by the repercusston, of paID
I cloerI
I II mtsery and op en t hem ,,"Itb
t hope
on t.he l'ernal da.y and 1&, w th Ferguason Say wber e'fore hu an aU mdu1gent ~e ....,en
1 fe to the comforUea.s a.nd wre tched 19iven?
tbe J uly of the same year he P"'~ ..way
POSIT~ ON
oompa.raUvel,y earl,.. .ge of 37 yea.n
ThAt
of Burn8 did noL meet w th t be appre
t 50 richly deHt"'I'ed d uring hiS hfe waa
')
tbe Y&rl OUI controverJ.ie& he .et. up by b I;
1,,1 tI~al and l"eijgioul "le",1
B ut he aoes pot.
a ~ alone In th •• n!lpeet
Tb6l:e aze m~ny luch
aneee. n the biM.ary of oW' own ..,d o~er
r. 1110 of ~n who hne fO UIM by peo "lid .word
t he ... elfaJ"& of their couot.r, wbo6e ... alue bll.A
beeD r g~tJ1 .cknowledled dunni' their I ~5
B
dee~ .od undYing ~eet on for Brrnl b ...
h I PI Y beert &rOuted aDd ~1 In almost e.. ery
o vable part of t.bo globe htl toDK' rna, be
h <1 m wb Ie on the ennlyer"'r;r of ht. birih Scot....
~nd other entbuetaats of tho great. poet. meet
er to ;render hOlllAile to hia name and
\
k len ly and rt'ferentl,.
his DJ,emor,
"' bould IInki
forgot
:\nd
;I
10 d
torgot.
S;rne ;l
And

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He

Lleut Tborne also
'~~.~,;~~;~.
the Read nl Bl&CUlt
:
strongest galno II perhapi
CMS hu at.t~ndro him ....
Football and cr olcet are other ••""'. . ... , • •
ihJ.I tupport
Elach !)"omlae.e to
i&oLclier Th. people of Reading
rtollow
dOlDlla .... It h "nteNlII~

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Player en]o,.1 te.n.nlS LDd has

SCHOOLS

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IN THE COUNTY
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