Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-04-14
THE WORLD GOVERNED BY
NAMES.
From tEc pen OF jTiMdm Coded.

NAMES.
From hc pen Of William COJbe9.
"Tha which never ought to have been
forgotten by those who were men at the
time. and that which ought 20 be nude
kao.0n to ecery young man IF the present
are, in order that he may be induced to
exercise MS own Judgment with regard to
books, Ia, the transactions relative 10 the
writings of Shakespeare, which transac
tons took place about thirty years ago
Il Is said, land II was then much more. the
practice to eXtol every line Of Shakespeare
to the sklcs;) not to admire Shakespeare
has been deemed a proof of want ofunder
standing and taste. Mr. Garrick, and
some others after hun, had their own good
and profitable reasons for crying up the
works of this poet. When | was a very
little boy, there was a jubilee in honor of
Shakespeare; ana he was stated to have
planted q mulberry tree: boxes, and other
little Ornamental things IN wood, were sold
all over the whole county, as having been
made out Of the trunk OF limbs Of this an
cent and sacred tree. We Protestants
laugh at the relics so highly priced by
Cahohcs; but never was a Catholic PEG
pie half 50 much duped by the relics of
saints, as this nation was by a mulberry
tree, Of which, probably, more wood was
sold than would have been sufficient in
quantity to build a ship Of war or u large
house. This madness abatel for time,
but towards he last century it broke ont
Jgl1n with more fury than over Shake
sleare's works were published by Boydell,
an Alderman Of London, at subscription
oGfcc hundred pounds for each copy; ac-
Dmpanied by plates, each forming large
octure Among the madmen of the day
vas a Mr.. Ireland, who seemed 10 be
more mad than any ofthe rest. Ills ador-
suon of the poet led him to perform pill
crimare To an old farmhouse near STRAIT
lord upon Avon. SAID TO have been the birth
place of the poet. Arrived at the SPOT, he
eQuested the farmer aud his VITO TO let
.earch the house for papers, FIRST gong
tDOu his knees, and praying, 10 the poetic
,tys. the gods to aid hIm in lis quest
he found no papers; but he found that the
Grmcr's wife, in clearing OUT a garnet some
years before. had found some rubbshy old
,apets which she had burnt, and which
had probably been papers Used in wrsPp'ng.
1o pigs checks to keep them from the bats
"Ol wretched woman" exclaimed he, "do
You know what you have done!" 90
dear. no." said the woman, halflrlghtene :
out of her wlts-"no harm, no harm, !
hope. for the papers we're Uery old; ! dare
saw "a old as the house itself" THIS
threw him into an additional degree Of
trcitement as it's now fashionably called,
he raved. he stamped, be foamed, aud at
last quilted the house, covering the poor
woman with every term Of reproach; aud
fastening back to Stratlord, took post
ch4lse for London, 10 relate to his brother
madmen the horrid sacrlege Of this heath
e3Ish woman Unfortunately for NJ Ire
land. unfortunately for his learned bro.
Tiers IN the metropolis, and unfortunately
for he reputation Of Shakespeare, Mr r.
land took with him 10 the scene Of ddora-
ton. n son, If about sixteen years Of are
,hO was artIcled to an attorney % Lon
don. The son was by no means so sharp
Nv bitten as the father: and upon returning
{ ov1 he conceived the idea Of suDDlK ~
tis place Of TIC Invaluable papers which
me farm house heather had destroyed He
bought, and he thought rightly; that be-
should have little difficulty in writing play
Just ike those Of Shakespeare To gei
paper that should seem 10 have been made
10 The reign Of Queen Elizabeth. and INK
that should give % writing the appearance
of having the same age, was some"h''
difficult; but both we're overcome.
"Young Ireland was acquainted WITH
he son ola bookseller, who dealt 10 GA
books; the blank leaves Of these books sup
piled the Young author with paper; and be
found ont tic way of making proper IN
for bis purpose. To work he vent '0Tots
ssrsral plays, some lore Iettcrs, and other
things; aud having got a Bible exianl ~
the time Of Shakespeare. he wrote notes IN
the margin. AZ these togelheg with con-
nets in abundance, and other little detalcb
ed pieces, he produced to his father, tel
Ing him he got them from gentleman
who had made hin ssCear he you'd not d.
riIge has mare. The father announced
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