New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-16

% very cissIIy minated this mas ceSilnon ss.tu
customer sss 81 for TIE Loados psPe'. Is cas- 'oth
cent TO say "ths decsyed geat>msn hes It In had
On Christmas eve, bopset John Weeks, snKou,
tb.. /" The dsoeyei genu.u.sr sho1l' hAvs one 2od
eaI, at lest 10 tie Bach, sttessed him a. oe Ss
quitting tie Office TOcu, ard debc>ie htm 40 ths
on the following dsy he kept Opea table, at shca al
who cOut rot Obtsr good Christmas enssrs q; oone,
we're very welcome to ait down tros % co-c Tns De
csyed sertemsD" lco ked at tie IIkseper nth some
.urprise ard smet-b1t be presently recovered hc1-
self, ard retired without ssyitg v.ro, snpiy DOW
itg his Aokro~edsmebt. II there bad been AAy douo'
q be CONDITION, Il wac e. 81 enc on ihe nets osy;
vbeu pur ctusly II one O'Clock, being ire sppor,ed
hour he appeared at the Bass IN bis asg>i s7edy a.
| tire 10 virtue of b., being stranger there, shd tes
appearance Of having seen better dsys, ne vas non
cred with seat at the upper end OF The obg table,
even Iext 20 John Weeks himself. He parto0k OF the
good elmer with the sppart NJ relish OF man TO ehom
'uoh fesst bad lcr been novelty and duly cld jas
tee to the stunning ale, for shich, tar aud rear,
| the Bush then Vas famous Nov snc then, the land
lord lad snstctes Of conversation With hin, and very
| econ perceived that "the decsJed gentleman wss
sbresd 10 bis remsrks and had evidently sat at ricA
| mtu tables at son periot Of bis E'e.
TIE dinner corclcded. The landlord retired TO
bis bar INTO which, one after one struggled hs cues
| and then received The various money does, when
John Weeks knowledge or suspicon OF their respec-
tive vants had provided and apportiored tor eacs'
| Toe "oec.yed gentleman" remained the last at the
| lorg tsbb-s kird-tesrt wafer, who knew how
much be liked TO resd the London paper, aud knew,
elio, that be bad Lot visted the coffee house tasi
x,
| folio OF four psgetl ard the "decsyet gentleman
read il by the kitchen fire. after bis dinner, with as
true sense Of enjoyment 10 it my Lord Doke could
! have had in bs pslatial library Presently, there
came message from some civic fuuctiOnsry, desiring
the after dance OF the landlord Of the Busb TO receive
instructions about FEAST which wss TO be gwen 81 the
MsnsiOn House the rev year, and 70 be provided
from the Bush. Therefore, when departing to sterd
| 30 this important summons John Weeks called nis
head waiter, ssgsciOus, well poxdered, seacy nsn
to whom he corfdentsy entrusted The donation which
he had set aside for the decsyed gentleman, and WITH
il many Instructions 10 exercise great decscg 10
| bar ORG him the gift; For ssid John Weeks, lit
is evident that be has better days, and should
have gard for bis feelings MoIi' particularly 80 he
is stranger in the city Tau, saying, he departed
aid faithful Morris remained TO execute his delicate
| ADD holy mission.
! Just as "the decsyed gentleman leaving
the house and when there was no witness OF their IN
| tervew Morris bsndly and respectfully sccotted him,
ard slipping guinea into bic hand, sald, NY mas
ter requests Sir that you viii do HIN the favor 70 &C.
cept ths, aud he cory that his being called away
cau.es it 10 come through my hsIds.' The money
rested in the palm of - the decsyed gentleman DE
looked at the gold looked at the waiter-hs looked
at the gold again Morris thought at first, that be
inter dtd returning it. Bot the decsyed gentleman
quietly put into his wsstcoat pocket from which he
! drew a card which he banded TO Morris, saying, my
compliments to four master std my thanks. Thiss my
name aId address and il he should my way,
or think that can do him any serSice, beg that he
will ell uptn me- or write He butoned his coat,
went away, and, from that day TO this, was never
again seen in the coffee room Of the Bush. The in
scripton en- the card was simply, :" THos.s Courts,
SO Strand" The owner was the great London banker
and had to Bristol on some very particular asi
ness and il his humor 70 live there IN an hu nole
manner.
| In short time John Weeks To the surprise OF the
Brstoians purchased the Bush Inn, at large price,
| from Griffith Maskelyne, the owner. Next, he en-
| bsIked largely in the coaching and posting depart
ment and throve sbundaoty. Soon after, when
bargain to be had Of come land belonging TO the
1 n Al rl.aa oh AaaE tuhn ~
it off for building leases by which he obtained twelve
to fifteen per cent for his investment Finally having
acquired a competency, be withdrew from business,
ana went to live on an estate which he had purchased
| at Shirehau ptop. No one exactly knew how he had
obiaLed the capital to embark in great speouations
go LARGELY as he did-bu. his drafts upon Couts and
Company, 50 Strand, were duly honored, and to her
| dying day among the herlooms which she most par.
tulsrly priced the Dutchsss Of st. Abaps widow OF
| Thomas Coutts used ~ show coin, richly mounted
in gorgeous bracelet, which coin bore the name Of
The Bush Guinea
Most Of the pieces in this volume are moro ambi-
tou. in their pretensions and well sustain the rsputa
ton Of the writer graphic raconteur.
| THE AvENGER A NARRATIVE; AND OTHER PAPERS.
Feds '' " ~
| In this new instament we have the Fifteenth Vol
ume of De Quirceys collective works, which have
beer gathered up with much patience and care BY
! the American editor. The Introductory paper is one
of the my,terous ard inerse narratives in which De
Quipc.y 80 greatly Delights and followed by several
miscellaneous sketches and fragments in bis own pecu
liar vein. Perhaps nothing in the volume is more
characteristic than letter from DE Quincy to his
publishers in this country, which, as literary curos
ity we quote in full:
| FROM THE AUTHOR,
| TO THE AMERICAN EDITOR OF HIS WORKS.
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! of your house exclusively not with any view TO
further emoument, but as an acknowledgment OF TIE
| services which you have already rendered me;
Iamely first, in having brought together 20 widely
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| ,ecopdly in having made me q participation 10 the
neeunisry profits OF the American edition, without
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cordrg TO the simplest extent of any power to make
such tran sfer that may be found to possess BY law
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Bot the veriest trihe interpreted By the sprtn which
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Tested tbrou Zhout this transaction by your honorable
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| '' You, fsitafaI ADD obliged
| THOMAS DE- QUINCY
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