Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-03-24
Rab, Shah, Rorum f!

. Nathaniel III. CarT&r, native Of the Gran
lie State. now no mafe, was distinguished ns
writer OF taste uIrtgfelegance. When CON
Aucting the editoriak department of a paper
Of high literary siaIHHng III the city OF New
York, he prepared tsith great care a tEeatri-
cal criticism for publication, IN which he
took occasion TO aAalyZe The character OF
'Shakspeare's llamlet. He had nearly com
pleted il in his hessastylP, when lie was in
terruptetl, and laid il on his desk ,hnd Iell the
room. MeanwhiI8irs intimate friend, Mr..
H., who was sometLing Of a wag with j,
came in, and ailef examining tile ILL fared
manuscript, cOnplkIed the concluding phrase
by inserting three e aha lIsIIc words, aud new
er did wizards foFAiu.a produce more pO-
tent effect. 'I.
|. H put the copy into. the drawers Ii
was Immediately Riven 10 boy, who 10 N :
with ,proreedef letpaI il in Tyne; and wires
Mr., Carer reIurneh 10 his 'sanclum,' lrooi
Sheet was handed him for correction. Ii
happened, unfor4 4nalely, hat the edition, al
stlT0dsFI one IT the kndest and best of MEN
eMas4a( IL nervous. Psrf irritable tenperanIeht
-anA--Mas. parIictrhry sensitive where Ills
writings We're cofseerned. He looked over
the article with asslniIe of selEcomplacency
until lie came 10 lie last paragraph. lie had
been enlarging oGlhe amiable disposition o!
Hamlet in The midst of rnisturIunes, which
were not occasiobed by lis own crimes, bur
by The crimes of Others, which changed the
direction of his principles of action, cast a
sonIbre shade ovek lis character, and gave
him q disgust to the world. The concluding
sentence was to the following purpon:
mo man whose heau is warmed with a
spark Of senslhiity cen read the story Of the
youthful Dane wiitput shedding tear OF
pity for his misiorfnnes, and involuntarily
exclaiming-"
But his aslonshnIHht and wrath can hard
" be conceived, wIrsn he found the para
graph so completed that it read as follows:
No man whose hesrt is warmed with q
spark of sensibilIty, can read the story of the
youthful Dane wIIheut shedding tear Of
pity Tor his misiortanes, and involuntarily
exclaiminc, RAB. SaAB. RoRUMn
Ra6, Shah, Rormls?' shouted The indig
nant writer; and every nerve in his frame
lrembled with aeon& Rab Shah. Rorum!
What scoundrel hasahus been ridicning my
crticisml' --
The printers boyh was summoned before
him. Did you SET tbis internal phrase, you
rascal?' v
'What phrase, 81 p said the trembling
imp. r
'RAB, SHAB, RobUM! you, blockhead, -
Numbered out the edIior.
Yes sir -
'Aud what demodSShfspsred you 10 do it 7
II was inthe copy, SIR
10 The copy' IFb, ShaAs Roru' in--rtrF
copy? II is a lie vile ami abominable
lie I! There was no t,icr 7lsng 10 Sshe copy
-Rab, SinIs RorulA indeedy~
The copy was proAlced-nnd Tile irritable
editor recognized Y hHlgi,Agtping Of his
friend! ~
For years aflerwsras Rab. S1f6eR Drum
haunted poor CarteN IiRs->ome mqpgnanl
fend. Frequently. soriaf bBaTd, when
led away BY The enIIi bsiasmcf The moment,
Carter was expariating Oh some mernFy~Or
political subject, II. {onld indulge his mis-
chievons propensity, knd silence him for the
the evening, by sl,ak IL his finger significant
Iy. and whispering, RAB, SHAH, RoRuM !-
Bos Journal.