Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-02
thors.s Of ALONE regret to cay, has removed
TO New Jersey. Mcssrs. Derby 4 Jackson sn-
that nnathor naval fro,,. hor Ia In

10 New Jersey. Mcssrs. Derby jackson su-
nounss that another novel from her pen Ia now 10
ptess, and will shortly appear. ~.
Mr.. Thomps,n, oi the . Messenger" found one
Of the most agreeable Of gcatlemen. gifted with
sngularly pure and correct taste In all that per-
tains to his high position, editor Of the leading
literary Journal oi tho South. by his kindness
was permitted to 20 into his sdncfum. II made
mo quite nervous. being the first time was ever
in ons lie ia staying temporarily in dilapda-
ted building not far from the Custom House. aud
his apartment IL literally crammed with books. rns
ny Of them rare and curious, and magazines ana
newspapers without end. At home he has col.
lection OF most cxquis,e volumes, many Of them
and Bulwer. Ills desk At his oRce louks out uI-
ON the Capitol Square, and suspect hs owes ma.
NY OF his airy aud delicate fances to tho trees and
vcrdure he secs befnre him. At present he Ia on
gagged upon posm to DO rccited in june before .
Literary S,ccty in tho city Of Washington.
Mr. John E,ten Cooke shows genius in evcry
lineament Of his grave, ntelg gent lace. Ills dark
eyes glow with arupcrnatural f'e. that makos one
trcmbls. His thick auburn hair is worn long. in
ringlets the neck. and II II were parted In the
middle. would make him the very counterpart Of
one ol Lely's Cavaliers" lle also wears y full
beard aud u mousaehc. ! Confess ! Ike a nous
tache Mr.. Cokc inhabts an upper chamber IN
little wooden house, tho porch of which is airly
| fcstooncd with roses. lilo also. like Mr. Thomp-
| aon. hns nm ouilonk upon tho beautiful Square,
and Statue Of Washington by Crawford. So you
| see, Mr.. Editor, that literary people loye the
| green world OF beauty" no much that they mnst
have u bit Of it constantly before their eyes, even
| in tho haunt ot great city. Mr.. Cookc. | am
| told. ia Tho nont industrious Of writers. only his
| industry comes by fits and starts. For n month
or two he will write six or eight hours day, and
| then hc will lounge for three months without do
| ing anything at "l. H.. hns finished "Grcsnscay
| Court or The Moody Ground" now being pub.
1i.l,cl In tha thar literarv Mpsaeuwar and
| said by n competent Judge To DO tho best thing
| he has ever done 1t will be some months yot
| bef,ro the Messenger finishes it's ruhlirni"n.-
| "IIenry st. John. Gentleman, another novel by
Mr. Cooke. will shortly issue ir"m the prcss #
| Mesrs. Harper 4 Broihe,s, Of Now York. If
mav Judge from some "f tho proved Sheets" lis
that the nnme y which ! have scen, II will be n
| very captivating story indeed. There IL u lady
| character In it, erdckiy like me- Her name Ii Bon
| nybel. You know now it must bc good. AT pre-
| sent Mr.. Cooke is pied in writing II series OF
| sketches of eminent Virginia gentlemen of the
| olden time, for the :" NeW York Centnry.' which
have been highly praised.
While am writing about the iiterai Of Rich
mond, must not forget to tell you that ono day
| M | was walking out with one of my gentlemen
friends lonly iriend) was shown tho man whn
wrote those badly-sIcl, lettcrr"f 'M"xs A,idums"
| in the Messenger. A most odd and dry old porson
he is with ono leg aud his real nam" if rcu,cm-
Der rightly is Mr.. Bugsly. lie lives In strict
tircment in nm obscure pnrt Of the city, with his
grandmother an old Indy, who has attained the
great age of l22 year-) and earns {" precnrious
subsistence by fixing up skeletons for the students
| of the Medical College. lIe oncc drove n dray--
| Strange thut such mn old man should write funny
| Iotters--I nm told they are funny ! mover read
them. l actually shuidercd in passing him. Tho
! aorrd old wrctchl
Oh dear What am thinking about. Here
l have been running on rnge after page about
| people you nj. don't know, forgetting Mr. Fisher,
| the Artist, who used to lie such favorite In
l.ynchburg ns he il here, md will be everywhere
! no ia known. have passed moro than one pleas
ant hour in his staiio IN Broah street, where he
works. and with the true dev"tion Of u lover Of
| Art Indeed he wor.hipS his noble chilling with
more than Eastern dolntry," and hence le cxcels
! in il 20. Since leaving Lynchhurg and spending
n winter in Philadelphia, he has improved etsr 30
much. lilo il n,w engaged upon likeness In oil
of the lamcnied Capt Otey of our city, and 1t 10
the express image of him. indeed ara threo
other likcncsse, in Crayon. wh"h he has recently
completed. Mr.. Fisher il certainly tho best por-
! trait painter Ierer sdn Not only is the resem.
blance accurate hut there is i,tc-iike look about
his portraits which you rarely ever rec in tho
portraits of othcr artists and which IL the true
secret Of art. Nor is. he portrait painter only
! lie has ambition to become landscape painter.
and in whatever he undertakes. he is sure TO ex-
eel. After his return from Europe, whittier he
] proceeds next Fall in company with young Mr..
Valentine the sculptor aud most promising
one he 10. and "a unassumng as he is promisingl
/ predict that he will give to the American world
many historical and landscape pictures which
will be preserved a- treasures 40 long as the can
vass in which they nrc painted DO made to
hold together. lie is not yet appreciated NJ hc
deserves, but the day will come when the whole
country, and Virginia especially, will be pleased
and Justly pleased of him. Though he grew to
manhood in Tennessee. he was born in Virginia.
and il he ever claims t' be anything but Virgin
i'm, he will incur the serere dispicdsure of a lady
who admircs and loves him moro than he thinks,
and don't care if you toll him m, Mr.. E'iitor.
ought not to clo'e this letter with' ut paying
tribute to Mr.. Valentines culpture particular
ly u the exact copy he has inst taken OF the bust
OF Houdon's Washington in tho rotunda OF the
Capt., j. ought also to mention the decided NOR
its of young Mr.. Shepherd. now studying in Phil
adelphia, whose speciality the painting IF birds.
and whose Eagles (one in the clouds and the other
seated on gray, lichened rock hy the sen shore)
on axhbitin in The Wing office, discover unques.
tionable genius in peculiar and difficult line;
but indeed have trc-pnssed 40 far on the patience
of your readers that. brave as am. dare not 60
further. And il yon will forgive me, Mr.. Editor:
his time, for so iatermindbte scrawl, will
promise you. on The honor Of iady neUer to wr,ts
to you again rs long as live.
Very sincerely. and in hnste.
ADDIE CAMPBELL.
P. g. must and rW add postscript, and
Just aay that the young gentlemen Of Richmond
are the incest ever saw in any city. Intelligent
and polite, they bctray gentle breeding in every
action, and are very different from those rude,
tho hotels Of many other cities.
aNuRE FRRNCn BRANDY, rsr ncasrs.ss