The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-27


with grief. In brief. Jeakins the original and
only Jeuki1s-the ChevaIier Henry Raymond
Jenkins-has competitor in the same field,
and. VIA. ia worse, a successful one: now,
therefore, the hero OF Solferiuo assumes The
attitude Of the irate lady in the Greek play,
who shakes her fist at the prompters box aud
says
What! for rival have toiled go long!
Yea. (sorrowfully> for rival Bursts into
tears.)
The Chevalier's rival is mpkins-Tomp-
kline, who is said to be the Mayors
man Friday-Tompkius, who fired OF a
long speech at the Duke of Newcastle,
which Grafton caused that worthy noble
man to marvel greatly-Tompkias who pledged
New York and the Mayor thereof to do all sorts
Of things possible and impossible for the gen
tleman whom jenkins elegantly terms the
youthful Guelph" Tompkins, who had mis-
zion, was bound to fulfil it, and did it after a
fashion which has filled the soul of jenkins with
mingled emotions Of rage, jealousy, disappoint
ment, envy, hatred. malice and all uncharta-
bieness.
The ChevaIier jenkins is aDgered because
the Chevalier Tompkins gave to the city of New
York and the people thereof rousing puff;
that he alluded, incidentally, to the Aldermen
and Councilmen as so many wild beasts who
roam UP and down the face of the earth seeking
for distinguished persons whom they may de-
vour, and assured the Duke that the Mayor
would see that the Prince was not swallowed up
by these terrible fellows. jenkins is so angry
that he absolutely ranges himself on the side of
the Aldermen. and hints that there should be a
fair stand up fight for the possession Of the
Prince when he visits the city, Of which the
Chevalier Tompkins has given him 90 fine
an idea. II is no wonder that between two
such Chevaliers as Jenkins and Tompkins the
Duke of Newcastle should have been persuaded
that the Americans are not only great people,
but a very curious one.
1t is very sad, though, to think that Jenkins
pipe has been put out by Tompkins. 1t is a
melancholy fact, however, that our hero Of the
Mincio has found his Waterloo at last The
Austrian hussar has appeared in Canada. That
foreign feet, which, suddenly coming up, cut
off, Jenkins question of citizenship has been
anchored in the st. Lawrence. Tompkins
commands the hostile forces. Tompkins elbows
jenkins on one side, and transcends all his most
splendid efforts. No wonder that jenkins
shirks off like whipped spaniel and hides his
diminished tail between his legs. The horn of
Tompkins is exalted Tompkins is the hero of
the hour. Jenkins occupation, like that of Des-
demona's dusky lover, is gone. The iron has
entered his soul, and Tompkins has sped the
bolt.
In his despair over being defeated by the
odious Tompkins, the CAevalier jenkins is re-
lieving himself with sundry characteristic little
sports and games. Among other things he
amuses himself by inveuting stories about H.
r. H. 1t appears that the gentlemen in attend
ance on the Prince have found Jeukius out and
put him in Coventry. So. the official supply OF
Information being stopped, the Chevalier is
compelled to rely on his own very slender stock
of brains, the result of which operation is the
absurd and ridiculous stories published by our
quadrilaterai contemporary, and intended to be
worked in as puHs, with eDgrayings, in an illus
excellent opening, and in fact, the manner in
which Jenkins has managed the Prince Of Wales
business throughout is calculated in an emf
nent degree to impress the British public with
q very lofty idea of the dignity of New York
journalism. We may say, without fear OF con.
tradiction, that jenkins and Tompkins have
made a nice thing of il between them. We be-
Heve, however, that the vice regal party will
not take Jenkins as a representative of the
people of the United States. They must be
made to understand that since the poor little
fellow got that terrible scare near the battle
ground of Soiferino, he has been subject TO fts,
during the continuation of which he is not in
coalition to be held legally OF morally respon.
siSle for what he writes. The effect of
Tompkins mission has been to throw the
Cheyaler Jenkins into one OF his worst spasms
and the result is an exceedingly interesting
study for a philosopher. Otherwise, jenkins,
and wha, he says, are Of not the smallest conse-
quence. He will see when the Prince comes,
how properly the Mayor will receive and enter
tain him. He will zee that our people will
gladly join in any movement to show to our
cousins Of old England that the ties of lineage
are still strong with us, and that when the only
free government among the great Powers of
Europe sends its representative TO the only
great republican Power in the world, the pco-
pie Of the latter consider the event one Of suf-
fcient importance to be treated with gravity
and courtesy matters concerning which the
Chevaler jenkins cannot be expected to know
much.
TIM SYRIAN M,ssAcREs.-We are glad to lud
that the fund raised by the committee appoint
ed at the Bible House TO collect subscriptions
old az The Srrian Ch-iat ana nIroad a..,4,..nAa