A TENNYSON TALE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 277, 31 December 1909, Page 3

A TENNYSON TALE.

Uncc a young woman who had Wen just introduced to ieimysnn at i-i't'sH-water was left almic with liim on the seashore. She aloud in immense awe oi the poet, and therefore did not. interrupt him as lie sat ineecliless, gazing straight ahead of him ill the sea. The long silence was broken at last in an astonishing manner '.■>■ Tennyson. He was going to "pen "is lips ana utter some lovely thuught, the young wonmu iinugined. 'instead he opened them and in gniir and gloomy turn's gave voice to Ihis remark: •iYoii creak." The girl started buck in horror. Teunv.soii added as explanation: -You'creak, lour stays creak." ■llns so .startled the young woman that she ran away and went indoors, where a large company, she found, was jpilliereil together over tea. In a little lime Tennyson appeared, a vague expression on his cminlciiar e,_ as though something hud gone wrong'with mm. Ihe girl, iiow aicouiuin;: mm possimy mad and certainly iiiipoliic. died hard to hide away from him. In vain. His eagle eye found her out. He threaded his way among the other guests towards her, took her hand, and said in resonant tones before the whole company of them. -11 v dear, I beg your pardon. I find it was my braces.".