Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-12-04
ANECDOTES.
Fr0m Arrine's Cyciopdedia

gushing and mawkisn hlr IN MS con-
versalon and deporlment. Having
been, like every other pembcr Of the
literary world. 10 pay his respects 10
Voltaire. and being ambitious OF con-
Guiding his visit with some stroke OF
genius said. twrlins lns hat pretlily be-
tween his thumbs. am only come
to-day, air, to see Homer; another day
| shall came to see Euripides and Sop
hoclcs afterwards TacIlus, and then
Lurian." " Sir answered VoItaire,
:" am pery old couid you not make all
the risits at once ~
JOHNSON AND THE LApy.--Dr. John.
son WAS ask by lady what new work
he was employed about. Well, but,
doctor,n said she, " if could write like
you, should be always writing. mere
Is for The pleasure of IT," pray, ma
dam" reiorted he, " do you think that
Leander swan across the Hellespont
merely because he WAS fond oi SWIM
miLg I"
JoHssoN VINO 1BE WAIrER.--Dr.
Johnson happening 10 ST. in a coli e.
room where Il dog was very trouble
some, he bade the water kick him out /;
tut in the hurry of business, he forgot
il. The dog continuing 10 poster him,
lie told The waiter dgaln TO kick the dog
out, or he would kick him out Sir"
said young coxcomb, " perceive you
are not fond Of dogs" No" said the
doctor, " nor Of puppies, either"
TooKE AND SHERIDAN" Shortly
alier,n says Mr.. Tooke, had publish
ed my two pairs oi portraits Of two
fathers and two SONS (ihose Of Pitt and
Fox, ! met Sheridan, who said with a
taucy, satiricel mir, so, sir, you are The
reverend gentleman, am told, who
sometimes ainuses himself in drawing
portraits Yes, sir, | um that gentle
man, and if you will do me the favor Of
stlin < 10 me Tor yours, | will take it so
faithfully that even YOU yourself shall
shuddcr at it,"
TOUXE BEFORE THE CoMMlssioNELs
When Horne Tooke was called be-
fore the commissions to give an ac-
count OF the particulars Of his income,
having answered IA question which was
asked, one OF the rise men said. peevlsh-
ly, that he did not understand his ans
wer. " Ihen,' said Tooke, "as you
have not haif The understanding Of ano-
ther man, you ought, al least, 10 have
'ouble the patience"
Rev. Sidney Smith was noloriously one
OF the greatest wits III England. A
friend once sent HIM note, requesting
him TO slt ior his portrait TO Landseer,
The great animal painter. Sidney wrote
back, Is Thy scrvent Il dog, that lie
shou d do this Thing 7"
SIDNEY SMITH AND BRoUGnAM'S CAR
RiAGE.--On this WHY rlcryymans oh
serving Lord Brougham's one-horsc
carriage, lie remarked 10 ii friend. al
ludng 10 the B surrounded by coronel
OH the panel, There go, s IL carriage
with L outside ank ,pdsp withcn."
SHERIDAN AND CrMBERLAND.- When
the School tor Scandal was performing
at Drury Lane Theatre with uncommon
applause, The first season, Cumberland
sat in The sIage box, and Was ols rved
never to smile al any Of the good things
whici. the author had put into the mouth
of the scenic persoiages. W hen The
comedy wa. concluded, he improperly
rematked. L" am much surplis tnat
the audience should laugh 50 immod-
erately at what cou.d not make me
smile.f' AS there are sOci'I traitors III
all cir, les, this sarcasm was conveyed
to Sheridan, who very coolIy observed
that Cumbcl land was truly ungfateiul
tor no; smiling al his COMEDY. as he Lad
seen 4 tragedy OF Cumbcrland's AT Gov.
ent Garden Theatre, but fortnight be-
tore, and had laughed from the begin
ming to the end ~
WALPoLE AND GnAy.-Walpolc could
not endure cqLali'y IN literary men. HIS
pride and haut,ur were excessive,
winch betrayed themselves in the treat
ment of Gray, who had hmscl. too much
pride and spirit TO .Jorgire 1t, though
matters were made up between them.
and Walpolr invued Gray to Straw
berry Hill. When Gray came, he, with
out any ceremony, told Wnlpole that,
though he waited on him, AS civilily re
quired yet by no means u0uld he ersr be
there in The terms Of their farmer. friend
ship, ,ohich he had totally cancelled.
MoLiERE AND PASCAL. - Moltrc,
whose humor was SO perfectly comic,
and even ludlarous, WAS a very thought
iul and serious man, and perhnI even
OF melancholy temper His strongly
featured phsyiognony exhibits the face
Of great tragic rather than ola great
comic poet Could one have imagined
that the brilliant wit, the luXuriant rail-
lery. and the fine and deep sense OF
Pascal, could have combined with the
most opposite qualities-the hypochon-
driacsm and bigotry OF an ascetic2 2
RocHEroucAuLD AND DE RsTz.-
Rocheloucauld,n says the eloquent
Dugald Stewart, in private life WAS
conspicuous example Of all those moral
qualities of which he seemed 10 deny The
exis ence, and exhibited. in this respect,
striking contrast TO the Cardinal de
RetZ, who has presumed 10 censure him
Tor his want OF faith in the reality of rir-
tue and To which we must add that DE
Relz was one Of those pretended pa
trlots without single fi those virtues
for which he was the clumorous advo-
cate oil faction"
GJA sudden gust OF wind took a par
asol rom the hand OF It's owner, aud n
lively lrishman, dropping his hod OF
bricks. caught the parachute. "Falih,
MAN, SAID he, d" il you were as sirong
as you are handsome, it would not have
unt away from you