Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-10-15

Europe, where he remained for several years.
During this time he wrote several Of his most
successful works, including The Bravo,"" The
Red Rover" and "The Prairie" and soon es.
tablshed a reputation, which, with the robust
qualities of his personal character and the dig
nified frankness Of his manner, made him wei.
come visitant in the most distinguished Euro
pean circles.
His most valuable productions after his re-
turn to the United States, are The Pathfinder
4" The Destroyer" " The Two Admirals," and
"Wing and Wing" all of which display his re.
markable power Of invention, his bold concept
ions of character, and his rare mastery of graph
ic and impressive portraiture. His more recent
performances in which he endeavors to use the
novel as a vehicle for political defamation are
wholly unworthy of his name, and will only
leave blot on the memory of his genius. Their
general style is forced artificial, and often re-
pulsive; with little grace of expression, and no
dramatic vigor of plot; showing the exaggera-
tions of morbid fancy rather than the healthy
action of fertile Imagination; and stepped
deep in the bitter prejudices of partizan, with
whom passion gave the law to reason. In this
sphere of composition, it is most charitable to
believe that Mr.. Cooper was out of his element.
We certainly find his better self, and we hope,
his truer self, in his earlier productions, which
are redolent with the bracing atmosphere of the
forest and the ocean, and which breathe spirit
Of trust in humanity and reverence for the in
stncts of the universal heart. Destitute of the
wisdom suggested by calm and unimpassioned
contemplation, remarkably deficient in the pow
er of consecutive reasoning, with no sense of
the fine and subtle determinations whicha are usu-
ally essential to the detection Of TRUTH Mr.. Coop
er should never have forsaken his peculiar prov
nce of fictitious creation, to assume the office of
a ddactic writer on questions of ethics and pol
itics, and his failure in this attempt was made
more conspicuous by the briliancy of his a.
chievements in a more congenial sphere. 1t is
painful to observe such utter worthlessness of
endeavor in man whose ability had raised him
to an eminence, which the most aspiring might
envy.
But now that his name is entrusted to the i'm
partial keeping Of time, and submitted to the
stern ordeal Of collective opinion, we may eas-
y foresee that the dross which had mixed itself
with the happier elements of his genius will
pass into oblivion, and his record will remain in
brightness and purity among the rich and gifted
minds, of which humanity gratefully cherishes
the memorial N. Y. Tribune.
Four FUNNY FELLows.-Theodor Cibber in
company with three others made an excursion.
Theodore had false set of teeth--a second
a glass eye-a third cork leg-but the fourth
had nothing in particular except funny way of
shaking his head.
They travelled in post coach, and while on
the first stage, after each had made merry with
his neighhors infrmity, they agreed at each
batting place to affect the same singular;ty-
When they came to breakfast they were all to
squint--and language cannot express how ad-
mirably they squinted-for they all went de-
gree beyond the superlative. At dinner they
all appeared to have cork leg, and their stump
ing about made more diversion than they had
at breakfast. At tea they were all deaf, but at
supper, which was at the "Ship" at Dover
each man resumed his character, the better to
play his part in the farce they had concerted
among them. When they were ready to go to
bed, Cibber cried out to the waiter:
"Here you fellow! Take out my teeth"
"Teeth, sirr' said the man.
Gay, teeth sir. Unscrew that wire and they
will come out together"
After some hesitation the man done rs he
was ordered. This was no sooner done than
another called out:
"Here, you Take out my eye."
"Sir," said the waiter your eye"
"Yes my eye. Come here, you stupid dog,
pull up that eyelid, and it will come out as easy
as possible"
This done, the third cried out:
"Here, you rascal! Take off my leg"
This he done with less reluctance, being be-
fore apprised that it was cork, and also concei-
wing that it would be his last job. He however
was mistaken; the fourth watched his opportu-
nifty, and whilst the frightened waiter was sur
veying with rueful countenance, the eye, teeth,
and leg lying on the table, cried in frightful
hollow voice:
"Come here, sir Take off my head"
Turning around and seeing the mans head
shaking like that of mandarian upon Chin
ey-piece, he darted out of the room; and after
tumbling down stairs, he ran mady out of the
house as if terrified out of his senses.
"Got paper to spare 2"
eyes, sir, here's one of our last. Would
you like to subscribe, sir, and have it come to
you regularly!"
al would-but am too poor"
That man has just returned from the circus
cost fifty cents; lost time upon his farm, fiif-
ty cents; whiskey, judging from the SMELL at
least fifty cents; amounting to one dollar and
fifty cents, enough to pay for the Commercial
Advertiser one year, actually thrown away, and
then begging for newspaper, alleging that ne
was too poor to pay for it [Com. Adv
CHURCH CoUGHING.-N. P. Willis is authori-