Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-06-12


'empaanrous song.mahing. 1t was indeed wonderful
'Rhymlng 10 hin was ~ more dlficile,
Than To u blaekbId twas To whistle,
was once present al party of which Hook made
one There were upwards Of hty present. all Of them
connected with Literature. II WAS the house Ut gen
llc'ndn at btorlo, who then the editor Of Que n
the leading weekly crcs journals. Late in The evening,
after the bottle had circulated pretty freely, ,oass and
songs were the oder III The night and iook was called
ON Ia contribute his quota to the epen,ngs amusement
lie mlted oil an cAemporaneous sung The third nc OF
each sanaas ending with the oi individual NJ
the party IN the inlrh line he brought IN rhyms 10
the name. aid often Unexpectedly lutcrous were the
ansens made, that each sally received with bursts
OF obslrrperous mnh There was mol single person IN
The room who escaped his running hre--thn very scr
wants were included, and irnng incidents which occl'T-
red during the singing o the sang were seized hold OF
and turned To account II certainly wssa wonderful e'
rr o genus, Tor IN many Of the verses even great poet
'c power was exhibited. How wished that a seoog-
rnpher had been present some nne has said that had
Hooks productions of Tins kind only been Committed TO
paper just as they fell fm his lips, aud published with
oni the least ailrratan, they would have exceeded IN
quantity and quality his published works. aud secured 10
HIM brilliant reputation. Thus however, was much
OF his genius irltiered away
Breakfast party was exactly the soti ct thing ~
brng Theodore out his genius required, or lis u de-
veupment the flashing aid III was candles, aud ,he m
cessant ire OF champagne corks. do mi mrsl 10 cay
that he could not be attractive Congou OF Tyson ;
bn, all who knew him will agree with IN saying that
Theodore Hook, IN the morning aud evening, were, mp
paently. the opposcs OF each oher. At all times he
was fascinating but II was when surrounded by eho'ce
spirits and he hal Tor time flung care 10 The winds,
that his osers oi enchainng all within 'ho sound o. his
voice were most ppea',
Amongst the guests vas gentleman who had created
new school OF literature by making The Newrae Cal
endar bis Textbook FOR Mr. W. Harrison Answoih
seems 10 have taken especial delight IN dishng up ior
his cad-rn chronicles oi crime and records OF rascsy
Iuakxp nd 4 f,,iLal al o.
nough eperc1 he nparmep, together say Appropriate
ly enongh, because they were 80 ,nmalsly connecied
with each ulhe', Author and ARTIST, that they haa 10
the public eye been for Some time Siapesed. Answorh
locked much like the portrait OF HIM. prehxed 10 one ii
his recent volumes Ileis srikngly handsome pro-
le well cut, and his upper lip has much ri that rego'
lar curve. which we IN some II The Byron pur'fais
iisrye lsvcry DARK and piercing rather Than brilliant
Is evident that he akes great paas with his hair whchs
Of jet black and tas In httle ngles. altogether nat
uts down his meek. Ills nfess ~ the very height
OF iash'or'-so much 80. as 10 appear 'oppsh-and he
sportcd an abundance OF irnkcis. Answonhs manners
were by no means easy, snd iomed quite contrast IN
those Of Hook which were marked with peculiar graee
Who has not heard oi George Cfulkshahk The hue
morons. sver>,ong, interchangeable Georgo1 Some years
since. sketch Of ihls lnlmahe cateaiurlsi appeared
IN Fnzers Magazine where he was represented seat
ed on cask aud skelching piece Of paper, placed
On the crown Of his hat, II was much like him, but as
many Of my readers may neither have that drawing
nor The original will Try to describe him, as he appear
cd thai morning at Rogerse.
Crqikshank Is tall aAd rather lanky IN pcrsoh--hls
head well shaped and his face very expressivebul
pale and thin. His grey eyes piercing and ever mo
wing or when they do rest any object AT once
TO look through il. He has ghtIsh colored hair, which
he wears carefully conbed back, To leave his right
temple which is high aud well developed exposed and
also enormons "hlskfrs. He sports ml,sachlos Of We
~ peculiar cu, which gives IL his visage hall martial
appearance Al first sight. most persons would take him