New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-30
NOTHING TO WEAR.


- .,,esr that il has become charac-
=. ,n. ace We live in, that the apple OF dccord
-, \, thrown into every thing that Ii new under tho
~,. The little poem known as Nothing to Wear
49,. n....o the ordeal of criticism, and established "
las The most popular publication of the hoar "'u
N. authors gentleman of high literary "''ao''o'''
ana known in the world Of letters by hrni'r eq"""y
ms,itorious productions-had been d''co'e'eu ""1
.rcvued with the laurels he had earned "nen '"'
as,, rmor. easily traced proclaimed that 'he Poo'
~ o, the ft az Mr. Butter, but that at least 'h'r,!
- H.. g way. n wnf from the school satchei Vi
Miss az ,hirteet lost bear the Haii5ui Vile The
Ard pla,risrized and published oy m,' ~ ma, and
wiier having enjoyed y,o' Yeats with Mr. Butler is
I'll .he IN hear his Testimony as 10 'no a'.oi ;ui
.nss;,l,y Of truth 10 THE serious anu ye' u''os
Charge. No person .uo go ramakab,e purity aud
- o.ee of his character, ahd now utterly
;nsrIe be her always been al reso'ihg 10 even .uo
ssnhJ,pce of untru,n or deception, aou also 10 tue
go ability he has tue aud again displayed rs poet,
& so,,le6 by the modesty with which he has avoided
ssnirp the credit of his efforts given to the world
an nv r,ously and written more to while away leisure
hour in al agreeable pasue than with any aspiration
f the DO, is bays Although still Oh toe yer, thresh-
nd Of life MI Butler has established reputation as
lawyer If ability, ana man of the strictest lntes-
y;ty and tuthfuIBess, which will defy a-sault. no
charge would imply literary theft ana 'uo equeh' iase
Sooo "a, Mr. Butler has distinctly stated, when this
rumor rendered it 81 oper tina. he sbcud do go; Inc
"poen 10 question IL exclusively ny sWn; NO me vi
"ibougbt in 1t having been suggested 10 me oy, o,
"derived by from any other person vi source, anu
Hary assertion TO the contrary Is eh'lrcly idioe'
No,hno cal be more explict and the charge now re-
mains with it, authors tot proof Ii the daughter OF
the Rev Mr.. Peck the autbOress al Inc lines her
father caims for Ter she certaply had very pretty
TASTE for rhyDipg and unst have found more than ono
In her eiice of friends Interested III her efforts. 10
zone such friends she mu,t have shO~n or repeated
the clever lines In Question, ana so Afforded thein an
sppntu,ty to testify iu her behalf as readily as MIR.
Butler CAP cal upon the writer aud probably other
ffiends To whom, in the month Of February last no
sent the poem before i, published for his private
perusal ard friendly opinion.
We can suppose which might produce pre-
csely the petition thir matter seems to have taken
A young lady tears her dress eXclanis, Ihere now
have nothing to wear then mofalizeS IN verse upon
fbe relative degrees of 0estitutOn implied by having
{" pothirg to wear al finally oses her verses and
thinks DO more Of the until anonymous poem
entb welcomed 10 tue reed'og circles en-
titled (w"Dderful coDcide nee u, Nothing 10 wear
On reading this poem she declares To oeI parent that
che surely found and appropriated her pre-
clous manuscript for she had written some lines on
thu, very subject The parent, proud OF bis daughters
capacity, and believing her capable at much more
arduols tasks repeats ihe STATEN, nt Fana cresclt
&updo spreads circuat-se ach tune 10 more pos
tive O until it chances 10 reach the author, add then
al e takes place aud serious ruits ensue And
oil nom sort OF magnetic sympathy between the au-
ri. rceo when fact idea in the work We porus-
ing acoords fully with own rs Ia leave the lm-
precision that we have found own ideas reduced to
print.
If the gentlemen who have started this rumOr
deiegalory ~ the character of Of Mr.. Buffers
ttanobg z, have acted d.creetly they have provided
Themselves with better proofs than mere assertion
on which to sustain charge Which has been circulated
with much assiduity, and which, ~ 1t at present
stands can only be viewed malicious dctraction
frou q well.ea reputation.
1t happened that the writer the first person to
call Mr. Buters attention to this charge, having re-
ceived from high authority his way down town;
and CHANGING Immediately afterwafd to meet Mr. But
Ter in tie ,tett he mentioned the ruinO Mr.. Butler
treated very lightly utter absurdity and false
hood, stating that biz partner, MIR Baruey happened
% car, copy Of the paper to Green Bay, Wisconsin,
and he bad since been informed that young girl
the, had recited tioo Of it at school e1hotoo,
aud that the reports probably originated III come sach
wsy but upoa the writer Insisting hist 1t was very
direct frsm DR.. Higbee aud promulgated by bin VITO
me vgor he sul gesfed the propri-y Vt tue wnters
dropping in on Mcrsrs RudG 81 Canetoa. the pu0i'h-
err shd N. hopiue it to 'heu ADo on doog 80, they
took steps which brought the matter 60
eriris The writer, engagements have not enaoed
bin 70 see MIR. Butler rhce that day, aud he MAKES
thif statement leaving his address with the publish
err, as an act OF DUTY jn-iice. 7. M.