The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-03-18
Newport, Thursday Morning, March Is, 1880.

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keep aloof from temptation; bnt they do not
know from what temptation they have kept
aloof who had equal pride at least, equal
IA lents, and not unequal passions, sne new.
erthelrss knew not, in the course Of their
lives, what il was 10 have shilling olthclr
own" And in saying this he wept.
81 have heard him more than once say,
that he never had shilling Of his own
To be sure he contrived 20 extract q good
many Of other peoples
"'ln 1915 ! had occasion TO sisit my
lawyer in Chsncery.laue; be was with
Sheridan. After mutual greetings, &c,
Sheridan retired FIRST. Before recurring
TO my own business, could not help inqur
ing that Of Sheridan. oh replied the at
torncy, the usual thing TO starye off an &C
ton from his wine merchant, my client
WELL" said I, and what do you mean TO
doH Nothing at all for the present. sold
he-'W opld you have us proceed against
Old Sherry What would be the use oft|
And he began laughing, AID gong over
Sherdan's good gifts Of conversation.
Nov, from personal experience. can
vouch that my attorney is by no means the
tenderest of men, or particularly sccessl'
bic TO any kind OF impression out Of the
statute or record; and yet Sheridan, in half
an hour, had found the way TO eoft
en- and seduce him in such q manner,
that almost think he would have thrown
hls client IAN honest man, with oil the law
and some justice on his slde,) out OF the
window, had he come in at the moment.
"'Such was Sheridan he could soften an
attorney! There has been nothing like j,
since the days Of Orpheus.
"One day | saw him take UP his own
'Monody on Garrlck.' Hc lighted upon
the Dedication to the Dowager Lady MN
On seeing i, he few into a rage, aud OK
claimed. II mus, be iorgcry--ths, he had
mover dedicated anything Of bis 10 such a
id csnting.' &c. &c. sc. and se'wen,
on for half an hour, abusing his own ded
ication, or, at least, the object 1t. II all
writer's were equally sincess it would be
udicrous.
"'He told me, that on the night or the
good success Of his School for Scandal, he
was knocked down and put into tho watch
house for making q row in tho street, and
being found intoxicated BY tho wa,chmen.'
when dying, he was requested TO un-
dergo an operation. lie replied that he
had already Submitted to flco, which were
enough for one insn's life time. Being ask
ed whn, they were, he answered, having
his hair Gu, and sitting for hls picture
al have met George Colmun occasion
ally, and thought him extremely pleasant
and convyial. Sheridsn's humor, or rath.
or wit, was always saturinc, and sometimes
savage; he never laughed, lat least thnt !
saw. and ~strhnd hi,a hnt .Coasnan d'j.
| II had 10 choose. aud could not have both
a, II time. should say, let me begin the
evening with Sheridan aud finish it With
Colman;' Sheridan for dinner, CoIman Tor
supper; Sheridan fo. claret or port; but
Colmsn for every thing from The Madeira
and champagne at dnner--the clarct with
a layer Of port between the glasses--up 10
the punch Of the night, and down TO the
gTog, or gin and water, of day break. All
these | have Threatened with both ,he sane.
Sheridan was a grcnudcr company Of Life
guards, but Comsn whole regime nt-o
Ligh, Infantry, to be suTe-but still resi
meDt.'"
Byrcn's opinion Of Kesn.-"Just return
; cd from seeing Reaa in Richard. By Jov'
he is a soul. Liic--naiure- re-tru,h--Siih
out exsggcr,tion or diminulion. Kemble'
Hamlet is perfect. But Hamlet is not ma
ture. Richard is q man. And Kean i
Riehssd.