The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-07
Anecdotes Of Douglas Jerreld's Wit

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Anecdotes Of Douglas Jerreldx Wit.
Haq~r' Btttiy contains an excellent ar
ticic ON H.. celebrated author and saiirist,
presenting g. II and anecdotes not hcrrto-
fore public. ,. We give few extracts:
At the 's'' lie Europe there was . IA
nous dish M. 4 Of calves tail, which was
considered A. J. .rcater dainty than ox-taii
soup. Albert smith was rcvsling on this
dish one day, when Jcrrld took a seat near
him. The eonrnand said, "arc you not
surprised, Jcriold, to see me eating such a
dish as calves tail ~
"Not at all, " replied tho other .ersreaes
ot7ta meet ~
One evening at the Museum Club, upon
Smiths ostcntatiously saying, "Wasn't Il
strange we bad no fish at the Marquiss last
night That has happened twice lately |
cannot account for IL. Nor l." replied
Jerrold, with serious air, "sxcspt they ate {,
al ~ stairs, - cool intimation that Smith
lined with the funkeys in the kitchen
II was Smith that boa.tcd that lac and
Lamartine were ~ intimate that they might
TIC said to row In tho same boat, on which
Jcrrold rctorted. that may be, but with
very different skulls !" pointing significantly
| To his head
An author, who compared himself to Vic
tor M g., was told that she meant Victor
NJ 81, since his works did not sell r
Jerrold was especially relentless 10 al,-
thors who talked Of their own writings.
Have you read my DcscoA into HE'LL
Jcrrcld ~ acquired Haraud, alluding to an
enormously dull poem he had lately pub
lisLcd with that title aNo." said tho "a.
tirist but should like "a see it!'
His joke on Alderman Moons orderin.
sonc boys 70 be whipped ut the carts tail,
Is not very good, but may be- cited a, an in
stance Of one Of his failures "That's very
convincing proof &c the Moons influence on
the tied" quoth Jcrrold.
Sometime he forgot his manners, as when
he said Of very tall, thin young lady who
bored him for III hour with an Italian bra
ezra, that she was linked sweetness Iona
irawd oWth
Ills criticism on Browning ~as equally
characteristic. When recovering frs,m n
violent iii Of sickness. Jcrruli had been or
| ,lcrcd 10 refrain frvm all reading and WI
ting, Which lac had obeyed wonderfully well,
although lac found the monotony OF rca
side life very trying a. b., active mind tine
morning he had been left nv Mr.. .Icrr,,d
alone, while she hal gone shopping, and du-
ring her absence n parcel II book. from
London arrived Among them was Brown
ing. "Sordcllo, which he commenced to
read. Line after line, pA;c after page. va.
dcyourcd by the conyalcsccnt wit, but not
consecutive idea could lac get from that mys
tic production. The thought then struck
him that lac had lost his reason during his
Illness, and that he did not know il A
perspiration burst from his brow. and he sat
silent and thoughtful When his wife re-
turned, he thrust the mysterious volume
into her hands crying out, read this. my
dear. Alter many attempts 10 make any
sense out ii the first page or So she NJ
turned Il, saying, Bother the gibberish. |
don't understand q word III it,"
Thank Heaven cried the delighted wit.
then am not m idiot.
His winding up a review of Wadsworth's
poems was equally good lie rcsninds me-"
| ,ald Jcrrald, "of the BcadIe of Parnassis,
struttlng about in cooked hat or, Ia bc
more poctical, If n modern Moses who sit,
on Pisgah with his hack obstinatel, turned
to that promised land, the future he j. only
tit for those old maid tabbies, the MUSES.
Ills Pegasus Is q broken-windcd hack, with
grammatical birdie, and monnsy Liable biz
between his teeth"
When introduced 10 fat little fellow.
sheriff Wire, he cried, "Wirc. did yon say
why you are more like the chunk end or
| A crow-bar!'
lie once told lawyer he was "happy 10
see six and eight pence in any shape, in such
hard times " and meeting Madame yestris
IN company during the run Of Giovanni in
London, told her Il was quite treat 10
see her without her breechesr'
One evening Of friends house, hc asked
Mr.. Macrcady IL Il was true that he had t.
ken Drury Lane Theatre. Upon that actors
answering in the Affirmative, and going on 20
state that be took II more for the benefit II
the dramatic art than in the expectation Of
making any money himself, and that il
would afford him very great pleasure 81
produce his Jcrrold's )plays-Jerrold broke
out: "Ol, come, Mr.. Macready, none Of
Your DID grim patronage for me, Sir.n
Dining At Sergeant falfourd'- table one
day the guests were amusing Themselves by
pfopounding conundrams - Jcrrvld rayc
this Why i. our worthy hosts face like
druggists sign I" After several guesscs.
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gs'e,a.y .sa, anu o', always Ut up aner dark, }"
~ m-n.susa allus'on 70 tue Scrgeants
slowing coussen,nce, attsr lew gias.es Of
.'ne som. On 'erro'ds retorts have, how
.ser, : poeucai justice, which secured 70
.ne..' NJ sympasny q tue company. Snee
~ .ne M Na .'uo nc administered, In the
.aeL a snsPs o p!ssendcd apology, gen.
tie doac q piyssc To- most arrogant and
sent xt.a~ Ill
so"ss''.a .nc'nneI, VINO had annoyed many
ms s"le'' . n'anners' 1errold, one
ny m''ss~,ng nam ~ ~ acquaintance, 70
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$500 ..: n.a M ru on the shoal.
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.nc a,enity o. TINS young sprig was 30 much
9ur. s1,. nc complained TO several Of Mr..