Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-08-22
From 10 HON. journal Of SATURDAY, Aug. Q.

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washington Irving IN ConvOTHRlioh with M
P.Wllig, about Tom Mooge,
We CHANGED 70 be present the other daH when
Weshington lHing took up the defence OF The
memoiyol Tom Moore. So noteworthy on out
porting es Il wagi Of generous ana genlal nature
pIOpet eloquent In defence Of the friend with
whomh6 bad exchanged oonliplitieS and over whose
grave no would NOT therefore, seeOn iilweed gov
unplucked-we wished, at the time, that, The
summer wind would ploy reporter and tell tie
world Of IT, The subject wns started by lVlng'0
betng rallied on having been sucli Bsummei,
while in London, as to have served Moore ioI'
model in dIessLas appeared byapaSsage in one0t
his letters giving directions TO his publisherlo look
un lrving's tailor to make him coat.
tAb,' said GeOlIIeY, with one OF bis genial Light
nings,npO OF the face still handsome, that was owe
ing 10 tile uere chance OF MDoEs's having been
with me, me Worni9g' Mhen went inlo Nu'
gees. And have often thought OF it since, by
the way, as curious instance Of The bringing To-
gether of opposite classes In England. We were
strollihg down 81. James street, and Moore just
stepped in with me while ordered coat Seeing
that Nugse all not know him, stepped between
the two and said, Really, gentlemen: t%o such
very distinguished men ought TO know eaoh olherl
Mr. Mcgee, this Sir. Thomas Moole-Ait Moore,
Mt Nugget Upon which, NJ, WHO was worth one
hundred aud fifty thousand pounds al least came
forward. bowling almost TO lhe ground In his ex.
cessive humility, and could moi ind wUrJs enough
10 express his sense OF the honor OF such an intTO'
duotion.s lie was delighted with II, too, and tlank-
ed me warmly for II afterwards, Good ctentuTeP
he sold Of MooTr, good cTeatuteP-Jsihg the phrase
very popular IN London at that tune, 10 express
great admiration, Yes,' (cohlinued living, mu-
singIy) there was that tailor, worth magnificent
fortune, and he would come 10 your lodgings, with
the coat he lad made, 10 NY u onl l remember
his ilalteIng way OF looking at me, and expressing
his interest when called upon him ON my reluIn
r. 40 a. Nhl. T. aAN
looking quite so well, my dear siI not quite SO
WELL Take core Of yourself, deal, Mr. Ifyingl--
pray, take care Of youT,ell We can't spare you
YETI And his look wasiull Of The lenderest sym
puthy. .# Hagt
"lIut they do Moore tho greatest injustice in
| d. nying him since affection for his wife. He
really loved her Ond was proud Of her--I knolO
IT, continued lEving1 yer y emphaticully. when
we were in PARIS together, used TO 60 out and
breakfast with him. aud most delightful ILose
breakfasts were. And remembers being with
Moore when his frieuds, Lord and Lady Holland,
had just aTnYedi and Indy Holland told Tom that
hey were coming The next day 10 breakfast, and
she wished particularly 10 see liule BesSy. They
/ shall have the Breakfast, said his wife when
he told her 'but they cont see lille Bsssy p
She said 1t very archly tut with the poSitiveness
UC an hnhiiual independence, for she would not be-
! p6lEuniZed by great iolksl MOofe ndmiFetl this,
though he used to say Il wOsqOite beyond what he
was capable OF himself. But size dti yield 10 him
occasionally and go oul with him TO paIlies--
once particularly, exciting her husbands greatest
admiration by the way her quiet andself possessed
manner completely baftlsd the c, ndescension of
Lady Lonsdowne. Her lady5hip hadlntsnGvd TO
bs excessively aoIliOlD but the simply way in
| which little Bessy' took 1t as matter of course,
tdtngd the balance Of dignity altogether. Mojte
spoke oft delightfully."- afterwards. Oh they have
cruelty misTeprssentedt that mani He waS an hon.
Orable, high.minded fellow, and in sone lryiug
money matters particularly, be showed the great.
est dlsnieUestedness and liLeTalilY, He has been
shRmefully wronged since his DEATH"
Thus yudcatouly Of his friend spoketh Just
and kind Godfrey CuYon day or two since; nd
we nTe glad 10 record ii while the dark wing OF
the poets renown Is uPpeunost. For, says Milton,
. "Pame has two wings, ono black, the other white
She waves lheu boIn In her unequal flight"
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