The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-17
Incidents OF the Life Of smpbsli. tbs Post
From Hsrpers edition Of Campbell Edited
by his soul


From H.rpers edition Letters Of Campbell Edited
BY his soul
A cHARADr.
In lively note 10 a friend, Campbell the poet says
IL have been busy composing eIte charades that
have not had time acknowledge your very laelng POI
elical compliment should gladly send you some OF those
spontaneous illusions, but they not finished Mean
while Try the following perhaps more pure than
charade
What do tie stricken blind and the wise
In common They phttosophiss' feel loss Of eyes D
COMPLIMENTS.
When complimented upon his poeIical fame, Campbell
generally met the speaker with ludlcrous deduc-
ton-some Notifying drawback from the ready money
reputation for which his friends gave him credit Yes,
II very Illuminating calling al an office in Hoborn
for some information | was IN want OIL the mistress Of
the house-a sensible, welliniomed woman--inv lied me
10 take seat in the paIlor her husband would lie at
home instantly. but il was IN hurry she would ny TO
give me the information required Well was ln a bur
ny usual, thanked her much received the inornauon
and was Just wishing her good morning, when che hes-
talingy asked me Il would kindly put my name 10
charity subscription list by all means and putting on
my glasses, wrote Il Campbell and returned 1t with an
air OF man that has done something handsome Bless
me- said she IN whisper, looking al Inc h~ne, nus
must be the great MIR Campbell Excuse me, sir but
may just be bold 10 ask you BIO lie celebrated
gentleman OF that name why, really. na'am, no :
Eyes, said my yany)-my name - just as sou see L.
Cambell' making her, at the saine lime, handsome
boD. MIR Campbell, she said advancing step, very
proud and happy to be honosed with this unexpected call
My husband is only gone 10 Change, and will be so
IN reading your most interesting work. Pray take a
cham This is most sensible woman, though, |, and
dare say her husband is OF great taste aud pene
tralion. Madam said, Il am much BATTERED by
fair compliment laying the emphasis far Il will
wait with much pleasure but in the mean lime. think
forgot TO pay my subscription She handed me the book
had ever far for beralty? 'lndeed' re-
sumed the lady, smiling, i consider this most gratifying
incident; but here my husband John, dear this
the celebrated MIR. Campbellp 'lndeedr repealed my
bow, and in two or three minutes we were intimate
as any three people could be- Mr. Campbell. said the
y osh be- s%ssh WY % oss matns
way said l. and will drop in and then just 10 say
how dye dor Delighted, Mr. Campbell--delight GIFTED |!
last night we sal up ill O'clock reading it, Very
Tired lndeed-veIy Have you the new edition" No,
Mr.. CaInpbell ours is the first. What, thinks [ 10
myself forty years ago" This is graliiyng-que an
heirloom in the family
"'oh, MIR. Campbell said The lady, .wia. dangers
whai-what you must have suffered DO you ,hink
balsF No doubt of thai, my DEAR SAID the husband
tiumphantly Only look what Mr. Campbell has done
already now felt strange singing in my ears. but
recollecting my letters from Agirrs, SAID. Oh. yes
there is some hope OF them Arabs YETI We shall Ger.
tainly go 10 hear you Sunday; and I'm sure your
sermon Will raise handsome collection BY this lime
had taken my hat and walked hastily 10 the threshold
Mr.. Campbell, arc you i'll /" inquired my Two admirers
No, not quite Ony thinking OF them horri canni-
balls" All no wonder. wish we had said nothing
am not the celebrated Mr. Campbellp What not The
great missionary" No; am only the great Twain
ley" And so saying returned TO my chambers minus
guinea, and head shorter than when lett Them
The quaint, grave humor with which this told was
irresistible.
THE POET WOMAN,
Taking walk with Campbell day up Regent street,
we were accosted by Notwithstanding woman with a
sick infant in Der arms and another starved little thing
creeping at its mothers side The woman begged for
copper had no change, and Campbell had nothing but
sovereign The woman stuck as TO The poet as il she
FpAI HIS hear in his turu and
ginning TO tIembe. Al length, saying something about
It's being his duty TO assist poor creatures he told the
woman to wait, and, Fastening into a MERGERS shop,
asked rather mpatieniy for change. You know what
eJectabe being he was and how he ancled all business
must give way until the change supplied The shop.
man thought otherwse the poet insisted; al ercatio
ensued and in minute two the master Jumped over
HE counter and coared han, telling he would turn
both out-tha he believed came there 10 kick up i
dilemma Wedeed him. but said would 20 out nsta nj.
~ on his apologzng for his gross insult All was uproar
Campbell called out Thrash the fellow; thrash him :"
you will not 60 out, then r said the mercer mo never
until you apologize "Weii, shall soon see John
80 TO Vine street and fetch the police" In few minutes
two policemen appeared-one wen, close up to MIR
such breathess Indignation that lie could moi artcuale
sentence. tcld the policemen the object he had in
asking change and that the shopmap had unwar.
sa,ao,y ,nsuiled US This TS gentleman added, BY
gulshed poet-a man who would not hart n.y. much
less act with the dishonest intention that person has in
sinusied" The moment uttered the name, the police
man backed away two three PAGES. If awestruck
and said "Gum Cd, mon, is that Master Canmel
the lord rector O Glasgow p YES, my friend he is
this card may coavnce you," handing him IAN this
commotion has been caused by mistake By this time
the mercer had cooled down a moderate Temperature
and IA the end made every PREPARATION IN his power
ing he was very busy al the ume and had he but known
the gentleman, he would have changed ftfy soveregns
for him. My dear fellow" said the poet (who had
recovered his Speech not al all off ndel - and Il
was really aughabe TO them shaking hands long and
vigorously, each with perfect sincerity and mutual for