New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-21
IN EHGLISH INSTITUTION.
m, ovy1. WALDO sIBrHoap.

COLONEL WALDO Sib
Gentle and genial friend Of ou,s, who is 90 int
u.,,s ,srms With "Mr. Punch" Of London, and
much of the .csthing satire of the vices and
.i.n,., and mrch of the delicate raery OF the fol-
ns, ard fooleries Of life which distinguish thsi emf
rent and populsr old gentleman, ha. mentioned 70 Ne
thu, considerable curiosity exists to know something
NJ the history Of singular looking individual, whose
,.ue and where person decorated with hsge mus
.,ebe and beard. gold chains and loose pants Of the
broadtst and loucsst Scotch, are familiar 10 the M
merous American frequerters Of Mr. Punchs weekly
.nertapms ni but Ct ~bose exact status ana mode OF
life they are entirely ignorant.
Mr. punch. az the world knows, has adopted an
otber rather remark sble old gentleman, Of the name
~ Bull. whom be weekly takes out airing and whose
fl.. ard whose fsuis he ch les with plsj full raeres,
or CLASHES with parental sdmonision. Among the
many wesknes.es Of John stands pree intent a won
drous ,oftpess f,r that little word old" The very
sound fude tweet restipg place In his big heart.
Somehow or other bic fancy, or whatever quality
repre.nt that in bis brain stomsob connects this
,ouId With tie greatness and glory Of his country.
Lie Mr. Hardcaste he loves his old ale bis oil wine
and bis cid wife. When he sisbes - think or speak
opdy or lovingly OF his ccuLtry be CALI her his dear
old Eptland. And they say these simple words
in lsuds far distant from her white elf. and green
lsnes and pleasant homes will send thrill TO the
heart soft a. The sofiest air that noa,ed round
the reyels Of the Eat. or brought 10 I,iiss eIiled
child the memory Of bis sunny LAID "Doilys
ctop boufc and Joes, Of lane, jus, rouod
the corner from Mr. Peabody have preserved their
,aId.c noor a. deal table, AID s'eel fork chained
Al ereto. and &" chop erd one TO follow, and dnsky
p,irts of Wilmington, and Marlboro, and Nelson,
while all around then have grown up The brilliant
restaurants Of " Wellington and Vereys with
their Gorgeous mirrors and mahogany tables, aud
silver plate, and 'p.tes de foie gras, and colOred
portraits of Cerito, and Jenny Lid, and Charlotte
Custman and yet Thousands It'll cling to Oolies AMI
Joes because they are oil Dollies aad old Joes and
81, in the same old chat, and the same Old slip
pers &c their fathers did before them. Another Of
these old ,hins 8 is Colonel Waldo Sib horp.
From the Tweed, at whose pleasant stream the Dor
derer aters his herd TO he Land send round whose
angry waters the Cornish man casts bic net for her
ring old SHY is household name. lie has been
laue he'd at 10 Punch and the Sunday paper. for years
and has made merry many circle round the cneery
evening fire; and in many trim and tidy cottage,
alonetice Of William Pitts ard Dick Turpins, may be
found old Siby's funny pbiz, by Leech.
He s Epgli,h to the backbone he drinks his fine
brown ale and sips his good old port, and hates the
French and cqret. He believes the Pope is AntChrist
and that he We are a tail and shoots horns and lie the
frail one Of Babylon. He has never, he is proud to
say left behind the shores Of England but at his own
doors has fed good Er glish poor, and az his own
board has feasted fine English gentlemen. He has
never soen Sans Souc but has presided regularly at
Quarter s. tsions He prefers the country crosspost
TO the telegraph and travels to Parliament and back
in the old yellow chsise, and exhibits on all occasions
an unmi,igated contempt for railroads. On every
morn out Of session, of cloudy sky and southerly
"wiDd," he N ay be seen at the Lincoln Meet in scar
let coat and good old tops, and as bis fine Old seei
answers to the CHEEKY horn Of the huntsman, every
one cries here comes 4" Old Shy and every hand
prepares shake, and every lip emile TO give him
welcome.
The family CT the Sb,hOrps have been settled for
generations in the pleasant town Of Lincoln the for
ests al glades around which celebrated in song
and story the favore haunt of the archer, whose
livery in compliment TO it, character, has taken the
name Of Lincoln Green and even in there degenerate
days Of Colts end MinDies it has not departed from
its fame Of olden days, Lincolnshire being on a
"sbiny night, in the of the year, the JOY Of
the Jolly poachtrr, who steathly poach upon those
hares and which Englands laws hold sacred
TO the stomach OF the squire. by many Justice
Woodcock the slaughter Of a pheasant is deemed as
dark ss the murder of a peasant Blu. Shy has
weakness for Merle England sports. And many
Robin Hood and Little John have found in him
Ceus de Lion.
The Sibthorps, vile and foolish as they chsnced to
come and as impartial historians We arc bound to
cav that the tooth of wisdom has appeared to have
had sir euar aversion TO the family gums have rep
rect nt.d Lincoln for centuries The old MAJOR
house stands in the center Of the TO Tn, the greater
portion Of which, including the rite Of it's beautiful
cathedral, upon whose wells the family arms are
carved and the dust of which the family legs lie
modering, il the property OF Col. Sibthorp lie may
be .ad therefore, TO hold the represent alton Of Lnco
by right divine. No Louis Philippe nor Napoleon,
in the shape of a radical, has risen up to dispute
his here dhsry sovereignty. We believe however
he will be the Charles Dix OF tile Sbthorps.
The ether .eat for Lincoln returns two members, has
nearly always been the subject of close aud bitter
contest. But Shy has always scared far above all
competitors, and from the calm hight Of huge ma
iority looked on with unconcern upon the conflict.
The second seat had been held for several years by
that emir prg Sir Lyton Bulwer Who from being,
when young and an author, vigorous radical aud
friend Of the people has become, when old and " a
Squire" feeble Tory and creature OF the srisoc-
racy We believe is that young Republican and old
Tory, Lord Lytdhurst, who says that when man
has nothing it is necessary TO be radical, to take
wha! you want from Others, but when you have some
thing, it il necessary to be Conservative, to keep
what you have from others. From being Sir Lytton
Bulwtr, be has become Sir Bulwer Lytton; from be-
ing London author, to being Hartford Squire, and
from beirg radical borough member, to bsing con-
servaiive county representative. Sir Lytton Buwer,
or IrlHer Iytton ia 10 be distipculshed