The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-07-12
DAN MARBLE.

A LAST INTERVIEW. was the evening
before he left 81. Louis Tor Louisville.
had strolled 10 the door OF the Planter
House to enjoy cigar and chat with
friends who often met there. Having en-.
tered tho ycstibulc To make M inquiry nj
the clerks desk, ms turned away, MIR.
Marble came along the ball. He was al.
why's a sprighlIy companion, and we were
soon engaged in lively conversation
Seating ourselves on the bench at the door,
We discussed various things, and tho stage
at length became tho topic.
Its hard life, after ALL" no remarked.
The acto, earns his compensation by toll,
Of which tho public never dream. lie is
q slave, and a slave Of many masters
But you have succeeded well, and
think are master Of the public
Il havo no reason to complain. III ever
had any merit, it has been appreciated,
and l feel grateful 10 my friends. Perhaps,
am as well to do rs would have been al
any thing else. ! can't break, und thieves
can't steal away my capital
Finding him IN a communicative mood.
lventured To ask in what manner his at
teniion had first been drawn To the delinea-
ton Of Yankee characters; remarking that,
like many other events affecting mems
dcstinios, his adoption oi this peculiar vo-
cation, was probably tho result Of acci-
dent.
Entirely So he replied. Il had been
playing subordinate characters tor some
time, aud had almost given up all hope Of
any other than minor position. think
was a tolorabIo sailor; but went aion
very slowly. My pay kept mo ,olerably
rugged, and tried TO rope in NIL i! could
Bat created no sensaton; though ] sup.
poso might have continued in that line
but Tor mere chance. a man don't
know exactly what's in him nor what he's
coming to. Thoy got up n pccc--only n
tolerabIc piecc--wilh a Yankee in il. II
was lire Yankee, nnd they fixed on me
toplny it,
THAT was your first Yankec?'
tho very first and tho way managed
him looked material enough after j, was
done. remembered a teller up in our
parts, (herc he threw in tho carricaturc
tones Of s,nge Yankee, rs he alone could. J
and determined to pattern after him. I
tried to recolect all aLcom him, and be-
licvo recollected more than he could have
done himself procured me hat, coat.
trousers, boots aud all exactly like him. ]
found that could take him of better than
he could take himself OIL was more like
him than his shadow, for The shadow couldn't
say nuthin.' Well, tho consequence was
astonishing, and particularly to me. Twas
to hum at once. The principal characters
in the piece were overlooked entirely, and
tho Yankee was a hit. But i, was all
owing to the original which copied; no one
mans genius could have invented as good
mode! as no was
And thus. like Byron. you awoko next
morning to find yourself iamous!'
MOL found myself famous before ]
went to bed, and staid up all night TO enjoy
il, aud in very few days, people began To
say-'ncver mind that little matter, Mr..
Marblc--any time when it is perfectly
&c. Prosperity, you know,
brings more friends than any other mort.
The fact IL, saw the thing would take, and
] carried il on. was sure ot ono thing
il could not DO President Of tho United
States, could play tho Yankee better than
any President. Thank my good fortune,
he continued, in a iono OF deep feeling,
my wife and little ones at Buffalo arc to
erably well provided lor.'
Fancying observed shade Of sadness
10 bis counienance as he made this last re-
mark, I jocosoly said that he need not fear
Tho cholera, Chen tho staple Of convcrsa.
lion in the cily,) as his spirits wero too good
10 permit its approach. BY this time We had
reached tho saloon, aud were about 10 take
. parting glass.
It's pleasant custom, after all--f We
don't abuse il, he remarked, MS he proceed
cd 10 mix tho contents Of his glass, i al
ways like STRAP cup at parting
Mex. day he left ST. Louis, and in few
days tho Telegraph announced his death.
The 's,ir-up-cyp' was taken on tho COM
Of n journey
sTo that undisco vered country,
From whose bourne no traveller returns
His death 10 regretted by wide circle.
A good-hcarted, kindly, social gentleman,
be will long DO remembered, not only by
MI who have his raro professional services,
but by those who knew his personal worth.
TSt. Louis Rercille.
TuE rop ouTwITrED.--ln one ofour coun
Try tnverns, q few years since, there hap.
pcned to be number Of respectable far
mers clad in the usual habit, when spruce
young gentleman came in, rugged in the
highest style, with watch in his pocket.
who slru.,ed about the room with great
pomp, dangling his wa,ci, keys and seals.
in the most foppish msnner. Alter swag.
erinu nhcuf Tho room lnr n few minutes