The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-31
WEEKLY MISCELLANY OF LITERATURE AND ART

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clcd in one Of the New York daily papers
In Tho t M. ,,ssen,,ets Nv tle Asia fto,n Iixerrnol
ON sntdat ,, ,,ntce The name nj c,arjs Maftay tba
t.r and editor and ~ isa,n fro, 4 ,s.,trg i,ss
;ny y,;ch WiI,nsr a. smitb,s Fnr,.sa gs,ss $3.50
ppop him. that Mr.. Mackay has come across the Atlantic
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'aai WIZ, oai 'h'e's aua INSTITUTIONS, ana 10 denver
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but 10 ms AIR Mackav Il nsiths,. a Tbaok s,ay nor
Tennyson but his name and his songs are familiar to the
ca years on the editorial staff of the London illustrated
News, and Of his songs There is Good Time Com
ing, boys wth It's cheery reirn not only as familiar
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Reliance into the hearts OF the neone Mr. Mackavs last
ballad which has recently appeared In the paper OF which
he u on was the editor, Is composition OF the same
character ana as wei adapted TO the present Tune as
tho"sh ~ haa oeen "iteh expressly 10 eouheract uie
gloom Oh general suspension Oh specie payments ny the
banks, III Is called over the way Inc last stanz,s
gives the moral oil the song
a Though poverty, frownlng pass a my door,
iii neither he beaten nor yainiy dep'c5c
Ana Ias =, ~ s w ,,t , ,a n WI ~ u n.a'
And living at homo all the Joys that may
Forge, my proud ffiend who lives over tho way
Mr. Mackav IA n native of Scotland and atout Az
years old but has lived in London from his early boy
hood and has been connected with the press
for many years He was first employed on the Morning
Chronicle and WINS for a short time editor of the Glas
gov Argus While travelling in this country IL in under
stood that he is to write letters for the illustrated News
He left hore Yesterday for Boston where we presume he
will commence taking his notes Of things on this side the
Atlantic"
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American pubic another and novel entertainment
namely the reading Of an unpublished narrative poem
written by himself. This will be an attractive feature in
his programme
The following letter, written by Charles Lamb to the
poet Pringe, which is now for the first time published
Isl like everything he ever wrote snguarly characteristic
of the 9cntlehearted Ella The original manuscript of
the letter. which without date enriches the autograph
lie collection OF gentleman In this city, who has kindly
permitted us to copy it
DEAR SIR have received your proof, and shall be
happy to look over the rest though really see no occ
s'on can suggess no improvements put Two msismn
Tn ~, u,.S - r. s;,,nar'' S,ns,as - pas,%
;n fen,inine loirlisb rather n IL use ne nn,l;n
bred up by hand taken to but here the black bow seems
TO be rather the pet and tho animal the patroncss
"Fond Fawn perhaps do not know tho general title
u you, pooA, ou' 10 seems elcueu LOT o'era Leone,
nj ,.,s, :, h.r s,a tha zee "a ,,' Vice. y s.s
az ION HINT Il snir;tcd hut the .Evenn, Ran,hes, a.
my fayorite If it is to DO colonial volume do not
object but If il is for home circulation, really the gnu,
my 'hc siey' n nna 1ne seispo anu shc ollo may DC
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iie, my ' $500 e,oo e ~, e no. IVY, ~, 20
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And cal the dreamer from ~ trance,
om" :" game Or '"'o""sn' u'nee'
You don't expect an Alexandrinc change in eght-syl-
Liable verse. t,e
Page ~ last ne neso; Is this Hottentot for stone
shall have pleasure IN seeing You at tiSbgate few
weeks hence. In haste
G. LAMB
IL PRISGLF, Esq.
1t Is now more than twenty wears since the mortal mart
ar f,ar,es r,mh ono or ia ,,,ost d.l;o,,f,,
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20 lar as IL couu pe gathercd from Inns expressions on
subject to which he did not often, willingly REFER
states his biographcr deep grave simply dug and
rattled round Int without any aectat;on ~ STONE Or
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o"t'h. 'n'o "icn 'e Woriu mus oee h'aae luiiy ac-
quanted with the story OF ms me- ana what sad record
is How the knowledge of it intonsfes his pathos,
and how pathetic it makes even lis humor And vet
few have nioved life s he did notwithstanding all that
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hcatt ol ms uys unu o'e NM s'ui, nouschoiu, mad
ness, like death in the vision OF Milton, continually
shook its DART and only at the best s.dcayed to
strike with all its sorrows he still cIuno ~ life and
shuddcred at the prospect of change. Hear what he
says of his attachment to it
Tho vouno man iii thirty MAYER eels that