New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-01-09
Hin OrIta1rs DaiIp Grsstsllt.

MoNDxY MoRxTNs JANUARY ), 1850.

know you viii bs pleased to have An account
of my ffst and only Interview with God win. II
waa striking and characteristic. Il occurred IN
shia wise wus put of enaplcyment had sad
depIr been deprived OF situation which had long
held With no little pride a1d pleasure as chore boy
TO eNnntfy establishment The fact is lit ID bet
tsr to confesB IT'D somewhat transcended The du-
den o. the situation filed. Tho mistress Of the
though n0t narticnIAriy indulgans to her employees.
locked with charitable eye upon my shoYtcom-
insn or overgoings, especially thoss OF grave ma
tures This fact led me with some such pervcrse-.
ness VI spirit as that which acsuatsa John Wilkes
when he was trying to find ont by personal expert
enne what was libellous, to ascertain By frequent
experiments how great latitude might venture
70 take. have since ascertAiEed that the know
ledge once acquired. i is hardly worth the cost
Being toIeTably ffee from conventional pretudi-
ces determined to seek livelihood Id tho most
ctnEenial employment could find The toy bust
ncss e once suggested itself to me as very de-
sar4hle gnet hut lack of capital prevented me
rom going INTO It. q next tnfned MY attention to
htefntufc being ashamed Of no employment that
would AFFORD an honest livelihood Before embark.
ing very ext8nsiyeiy into literature thought II ne
oesssrg 70 bore souae experienced literary person
age for information, that being the very thing /,
IN common With many others who make literature
calling, most lack 0fcoursa I very naturalv
determined to make victim Of the most beneyo-
lent man could think or
n Il relative Of mine. who has great admiration
for German literature, and especially for the phi-
lnsophy Of Kant. has contracted an acquaintance
With two celebrated men Of very antaronisticaI
qualities One Of them is the well known, char
liable and aiftctonate divine the reverend Frosin
Hart Gossliag, and the other is that learned and
distinguished philosophical bigot and misanthrop-
ical Hterateur, Fitchfouray Goodwin, ESD; no reIa.
Ton g him Of the Evening Post. though marvel.
aons proper men, both OF them ND three birds Al
the forest resemble each other less than GossIinr
Goodwin, and my relative; yet they unite in one
harmonious chant In praise OF German thilosonhv
w there are my marks by which to distin anjsh
tTanacendonta z philosophers my impression Is,
that 4 the reader should SEQ these three gentle-
men moving arm-in-arm towards lager beer
saloon, the thought would not at once be- irresiat
ibly forced upon him that they were men OF that
III INV straits for Information y With reuara " l;tar
eture, could think Of no more ayai!able victim
than MI. Goodwin. As It was NECESSARY That T
should hAve An interview with him, and nv rela-
taye not being ct hand to introduce me, made use
IT. Goodwin before, and was somewhat disaupointei
in bic appearance. ia the face lie reminded ne 4
little OF the Representations OF that great medical
a1n',nanaty AF ZEE sswysr q he appears in the
was The same jolly twinkle III hs eye. the saTne
broad philanthropy and hopeful views of life ex-
pressed IA hB countcnAnee, as distinguished the
rather penziT looking but cheerful SaWyer. He
y apparently about fifty years Of age, decidedly
John Bullish in appearance, stout, ilbuit fine
looking man. This is my impression 6f hirn al
laear q csn nov recoiect But Il IL should coma
INTO tne room whilo am writing this, Idoubt If
should know him. t 7ss9ss23 49,
his cnreer has been i somewhat striking one.
t,reTlous % becoming editor OF the Metropolitan.
eM=Laght Ethical Clipper, he had started in New
england m institution, which he intended al IN
opposlI1on e the military school at West Point
moral dise1pline was to be substituted for phy-
nohl one and Y WAS thought (by those mot con
ueotsd With tho AstAblishnent) That constant resl
1ghts would be substituted for sham ones II gas
yesy sucoesssul mean the fights we're suocessfal
editor 81 the M. III u III q. nsWsnansr and has
nlnce held that post with great advantage 70 him
eeH Hnd the country. He Is In advance al tho age
EIops1al 8 W. genial eng race loving mean that 10
latter bio e opposed TO- In short he loves eyerr.
snlng shat tsus banevoience dicsates, and hates
everything that Hae malavoence suaCests
man is old fatty Fitrhfouray
aonaa n,aa aoccupyng elevated apartments n
,say engaged In philosophical pursuit after
acnes. Having been pointed ont to me, said to
y 4 ny nanaa il Totld. Ok ToddviIle.u
!" :. Take seat Mr.. Todd, Of Toddgiile.r
g. &. 1o1 are no doubt aware from peranna1 axna.
lenees r. kSOdwin, that II ii one of The admirable
ompelsations OF naturo that thoss who haye w6r, +
sstsnoaon "a e fhe World should be bored by thoss
3lo haVe npl Actinggupnn this well -knogn law Il
hHye called upon Jon simply fyeryl "a innr,iras
Ihetner you think man OF fair abilities and mod
rate aoquiEements with strong love for the en-
ioyraaenA. = s1a can make living BY literature.t,
!. r.sss lepsnas somewhat upon his age, expe-
enee and qualidcations generally.
js III Ash tnafty yaafa OF age, and have had some
~. s q an elephantine experience; my quahflca-
o9s, y .,. presume, are so-soi 81 IA.
10 10 sir a psas VA NM s,a nr
IA afraid, ID Il. Rrf t sssa' $1,000 y s
ssH fhis prudence sErcftse from tl,e;,raels Il Z
.sqnite commendabls. hieh were ihse dId Won = +
a.dsaass, :. q ao,a 81 I; eg 0rleaas :
He trouble With most sssssaa ~ an men Il shat
ley are not more than hall. inished.n ,
x Very true, sir But think the trouble with
re portion Of regularly educated men Is, that
ey are completeiy finished when they leave ool-
n Ali very good. is thatin Joe Miller NJ
" think not, air datter myscf that Il y Little
lead Of Joe.n
sttering ones self TOO mnch. II / had waited 8
" minutes ! should have been spared the nec6s-
~ Of inquiring at what college you graduated.
Ahe1d Qf Joa' doesn't strike me as particularly
aasie or respectful expression presume, how
Fer that you do not propose to set mp for another
ddison Or Irving ~
y eat up for nobody, Er. y
Al thatHfll do very well Bat do you think !
our N1ts sharp enough to cut your way through
y Marld without J0e's assistance n, # | 1
!" have not been In the habit of sharpening them
that old and muehased gfindstene. If the null ;
tndes that hare been there to grind had not gem
ally taken vefy soft metal to be sharpened, ii /
ould have been worn out long ago. i
" 1ol recoilect, presume, the interview be- I
veen Smith and the pnblishersf'
= smith, SMITH Ihave heard the name before | I
m Of Smith 3 Brother, think.''
" the smith refer to was ono Of the authors Of !
Aaa5sEsss " ana By brother sces
Z All syes. a hard experience az Rejected !
dtrasseah those p0ens before they found d pub il
her. But am Hattefed Il anything il those 9
,ens. or n the experience Of their authors, re-
Z Z Nothing but the rejected part.n Il
" am intruding npon your valuable lime; of b
urse intended to do that when camo here. Ii
4 you WIZ be kind enough TO inform me Il
IN Gotham by literature or not, ] will soon re- 4
I'VE yau Of my presence n
Y What DO yon mean BY ) living,n ii Il said !
q I. Z four cents day will support animal life.
! Four cents day will not support this aninal,s
\ Neither did # support Thoreau's and he !
aged the most successful warfare agafnst bis ! J,
omaeh Of any man that ever heard of. But the ! !
omacn frlumphed Ct last though it had rather 8
ing as that will meet my case. like to employ :.
nesf M tallors and boot-makers. To the msthetie I
e tnefe " such difference between the best and q
d,neTent workmen am not very fastidious about
na1 eat; the table at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Is
,0a ts enouGh FOR me, but do appreciate very 4
ghIy commpdious, rich and beautiful lodgings I
/" Yery much doubt, sir, il literature Woufd af ?
I'd you that style Of livfne.a - 9 :,
laen Mterature may be- as much Of Ii IL, both 4
me and the public, discarded. { viii 90 into y
: ! 10Y business, and thus seek to amuse children .
y ! commend your resolution, sir.''
: Gooddsy, Mr.. Fitchfouray.,i
: Good-day, Mr.. Todd, Of Taddyille.,, II
ihns ended py Interview with one who was once I.
e pfancIpai Of the great New England male And y
nlaia academy, but who now, as critic, phiIoso :,
aer aha prophet, stands at the bellows Of one of y
nfmenf Is manufactured. On the whole, / re-.
'iYed gentler snubhing from Mr Goodwin than IT X
Y 1een ny experiences to meet with from editors
q publishers generally. believe the good time v