The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-08-26

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WITH n. p. WILLIS, ABOUT Ton MooRE.-
We CHANGED to be present, the other day.
when Washington Irving took up the defence
of the memory of Tom Moore. So notew orthy
an outpouring as it was of generous and
genial nature-proper eloquent in defence of
the friend with whom he had changed cor
Qualities and over whose grave he would not,
therefore, see an i'll weed grow unplucked-
VIC wished. at the time, that the summer
wind would play reporter and tell the world
Oft The subject was started by living S
being rallied on as having been such Brum-
mel while in London, as to have served
Moore for a model in dress-as appeared by a
passage in one ofhis letters, giving directions
to his publisher to look up Irving's tailor to
make him coat
"Ah, " said Godfrey, with one of his genial
lightings-up of the face still handsome, ''that
was owing to the mere chance of Moore S
having been with me, one morning, when
went into Nuggets. And have often thought
of it since, by the way, as a curious instance
of the bringing together ofopposite classes in
England. We We're strolling down St. James
street, and Moore just stepped in with me
while ] ordered coat. Seeing that Nugee
did not know him, stepped between the
two, and said, Really, gentleman, two such
very distinguished men ought to know each
other! Mr.. Nugce, this is Mr.. Thomas Moore
Mr.. Moore, Mr.. Nugce" Upon which,
Nugcc, who was worth one hundred and fifty
thousand pounds at least, came forward, bow
ing almost to the ground in his excessive hui
mility, and could not find words enough to
express his sense of the honor of such an in
PRODUCTIONS lie was delighted with it, too,
and thanked me warmly for it afterwards.
Good creature y he said of Moore, good crca-
ture .'-using the phrase very popular in
London at that time, to express great admra-
ton. EYES" CONTINUED living, musingly,)
..thcrc was that tailor, worth magnificent
fortune, and he would come to your lodgings,
with the coat he had made, to try it on! |
remember his flattcring way orlooking at me,
and expressing his interest when ] called up
on him, on my return from the continent, to
order something. Not looking quite so well,
my dear sir, not quite so well Take care of
yourself, dear Mr.. Irving!-pray, take care of
yourself! We can't spare you yet! And his
look was full of the tcndcrcst sympathy.
But they do Moore the greatest injustice
in denying him a sincere affection for his wife.
He really loved her and was proud of her
knor it, continued Irving, very cmphati-
cally. when We were in Paris together, |
used to 90 out and breakfast with him, and
most delightful those breakfasts were. And
remember being with Moore when his friends
Lord and Lady Holland, had just arrived and
Lady Holland told Tom they were coming the
next day to breakfast and she wished lar-
ticularly to see little Bessy They shall have
the breakfast said his wife when he told
her, but they 'front.' see little Bessy' She
said it very archly. but with the positiveness
of an habitual independence, for she wouM
not be patronizcd by great folks! Moore adj
mircd this, though he used to say twas quite
beyond what he was capable of himsclf.-But
she did yield to him occasionally and go out
with him TO parties-enee, particularly ex-
citing her husband s greatest admiration by
the way her quiet and sclf-possessed manner
completely batiled the condesccnsion Of Lady
Landsdowne. Her ladyship had intended to
be excessively cordial; but the simple way in
which little Bessy' took it as matter of
course, turned the balance of dignity alto
gether. Moore spoke oft delightfully."- after
wards. Oh, they have cruelty misreprcsentcl
that man lie was an honorable, high-mind-
cd fellow, and in some trying money matters
particularly, he showed the greatest dsntcr-
cstedncss and liberality. lie has been shame
fully wrongcd since his death"
Thus vindicatorily of his friend spoke the
just and kind Godfrey Crayan day or two
since; and we are glad to record it while the
dark wing of the poets renown is uppermost.
For, say Milton,
Fame has two wings one black the other white
She waves them both in her unequal agh'
Striving thus provided customer for the tailor.
In Moore's Diary occurs the following passage:
"Nugec called with the first SKETCH of my coat to
try it on; said he would dress me better than
dressed in my life: There's not much of you, sir
he said, and therefore, my object must be to make
the most can of you Quite Jewel of man. this
Nugee; have gone to him in consequence of my for
mer tailor being bankrupt