The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-22
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JOHNSONIsMs.
From gossiping work entitled Autobiography, |
Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozz" |
(Thrale,) we make the subjoned extracts. The |
volume is edited, with notes and an Introductory |
account of her life and writings, by A. Hayward
and published by Tcknor Fields Mrs. Fl
ozzi. not only after her second marriage, but wheh
she was Mrs. Thrale was the intimate friend of
Dr. Johnson and the account she gives OF this
great and rough specimen of Humanity, is deeply |
interesting, although somewhat Boswellian in its
tone The first hundred and fifty pages are
devoted to the editors account of her. life and |
writings; then follows her photographed me.
moirs which is the most interesting portion of the
work.
INTRODUCTION TO JOHNSON
Mrs. Thrale, in her g Anecdotes" says:-n The
first time ever saw this extraordinary man was
in the year 1884, when Mr.. Murphy who had long
been the friend and confidential intimate of Mr.
Thrale, persuaded him to wish for Johnson's CON
vcrsation, extOlng it in terms which that of no
other person could have deserved, till we were
only in doubt how to obtain his company and find
an excuse tor the invitation. The celebrity IF Mr.
Woodhouse shoemaker, whose verses wero M
that time the subject OF common discourse, soon
afforded pretence, and Mr. Murphy brought j ohm
son to meet MIN, giving me general caution not to
be surprised at his figure, dress or behavior
Or. johnson liked his new acquaintance so mncb
however, that from that time he dined With ~
winter. and in tha
tumn OF the next year he followed us to FRIGHT
hemstone, whence we were gone before His arr
val so he was disappointed and enraged. and
wrote US letter expressive of anger, which we
mere very aesirous to pacify, and to obtain his
company again if possible Mr. Murphy brouoht
nun back to us again very kindly, and from that
lime his visits grew more frequent tlI in the wear
l.oo, ms health which he had always complained
OIL grew so exceedingly bad, that he could not stir
out of his room in the court he inhabited for many
qcceks togethS, think months"
JOHNSON AS A HISTORIAN.
During the next sixteen wears a roor, Z, .ho;u
house was set apart for him The nrino;, . t:,n
Guilty at first was to induce him to ly. neacaahi
with her mother, who took a strong disIika ~
nm ana constantly led the conversation to topics
which he detested, such foreign news and Mi;
tics He revenged himself BY writing to the rews
papers accounts of events which never bapppnad
i0r the sole purpose OF mystityiug herr and proba-
bly, more than one of his mischievous fctions b.vo
passed current for history. They made up their
differences before her death, and Latin enitanb y.
the most eulogstic order from his pen is incribed
upon her tomb.
SAVAGE AND JOHNSON.
lie describes Savage, without money to nav for
nights lodging in a cellar, walking about the
streets TIL he was weary, and sleeping in the sum
mer upon bulk in the winter AMONGST the
ashes OF glass-house. lie was Savare's associ-
ate on more than one occasion of the sort Whilst
nj college, ne threw away the shoes which were
Ieit at MS door to replace the worn-nut pair il
which he appeared daily. His clothes we're in s,
tattered state whilst he was writing for the
Genacmdn's Magazine that instead of taking hi
seat at Caves table, he sat behind screen and hat
his vctuals sent to him.
JoBNsON's HABITS.
one OF his applications to Cave for trfng adj
vance of money is signed Impransus; and he toll,
bosweii that be could fast two days without incon
Nreniehce, aho had never been hungry but once
" wat he meant by hungry is not easy to exnIain
Tor his everyday manner of eating was that of
S1 iS.eo man. When at table, he was total
absorbed IN the business of the nomcnt. his Iont
were rlveted to his plate till he had satisfied Ri
aPpetite winch was INDUCED with such irtenseness
that the veins OF his forehead swelled, and genera
~ strong peTsplration was visible IntiI ho 10,
of drinking srmented liquors altogatbor b. 80 ~
on the maxim-"Claret Tor bows nnrtor ~ ~ 80
brandy for heroes He preferred the strnnros,
because, he said, it did its work Il ;rtn;rtI
the soonest. He used to pour caniIIaire
port wine, and melted butter into his chocolate NJ
HIS taTorlte dishes are accurately enumerated h
Peter Piudar: "'eu u
Dear Doctor johnson loved a leg of nork
Ana hearty on it would his grinders work.
He liked to eat it so much oyerdone
"a" " J's n t snake the flesh from off the bone
T"S MIhurous grateful to the Doctors gums:
ihoush used from morn to night on fruit IN ctrr
lie vowed MS stomach never had enoughn
JOHNSON AT DINNER.
Ihackeray relates in his "Irish Sketcbe0 ,, - .
on ms asking TOR currantjelly for his yenison at
Puo''G uinher' the waiter replied "It's all gone
your honOr; out there's some capital lDbster-sauc
left" This would have suited johnson eonaII,
wei or better; he was fond of lobster1sauc,
that he would call for the sauce. boat aud nour th.
whole of its remaining contents over his nlpm
pudding. clergyman who once travelled with
hlm relates:-"Ihe coach halted as usual FIR din
ner, which seemed to be deeply interesting bust
ness to johnson, who vehemently attacked dish
o! Steweu carp, using bis fingers only in feeding
himself. Nlth all this he affected great nicety Of
palate, and did not like being asked to plain din
ner. 1T was good dinner enough" he would
remark, 'but it was not dinner to ask n man TO-
He was so diSpleaSed with the performances of .
s hat ba
Fehemence, ''Id throw such a rascal into the
IlVer; and, IN reference to one of his Edinburgh
hosts, he said, GAS for Maclaurin's imitation of
maze dlsh, 1t was a wretched attempt
JOHNsoNS HOUSEHOLD
hord Macaulay thus portrays the objects of John
sun nospllailty as soon as he had got house to
cover them. at was the home of the most extra
ordinary assembage of inmates that ever ,yas
Drought together. At the head of the establish
msnt he had placed an old lady named Williams
whose chief recommendations were her blindness
ANY. amd mer poverty. But in spite of her murmurs
ana reproaches, be gave an asylum to another lad v
VINO was as poor as herself, Mrs. Desmouins whose
tsnity ne mad known many years before in
1:"n"roshire Room was found for the daughter
VI MRS Desmouhns, and for another dpstitnta
oainse who was generally addressed as Mrs o.
in'chaei, put whom her generous host called Polly
an ola quack doctor called Levet who hlad and
oGseu coa-neavers and hackney coachmen, and re-
eelved Tor fees crusts of bread bits of bacon rIas
es OF gin, and sometimes a little conner co,n
pleted this menagerie." wan
JoHNsoN's WIFE
Mr.. Croker surmises that "MoIIr , ,, ,
dear Boothby, must have been the ob;ant ~. h?I
IhsirV; ana the surnlise is strengthened bv John1
sons calling Molly the loveliest creatnra ba onnn
MW; adding, Ito Mrs. Thrale,) "My wife was a
ing in tha os, anu happening one day, when walk
anS ~ thG country, to meet fortune-huntinp Gin.
~, MRS. johnson made the wench look at NV had
cin,r 'epehtea OF her curiosity, for saws the
spfy' your heart is divided between Betty and
MoiIy Betty loves you best but Won take mos
delight in Moy's company When 7 tprnad
ABOUT 10 laugh, saw my wife was CRYING Pretty
rner, she had no reason" This pretty char
bar AZ III her iorty-eighh year when he married
ner, he oe'ng then twenty-seven. He told Beau
c!erc that it was a love-match on both sidas. ard
uarrick used TO draw ludcrous pictures of tbeir
anu,Ga. loneliness which he heightened by repre
mighty rouged. o'e'''u ana
JOHNSON ON LOVE
Nue OF hocheioucauld'S maxims ia. .syoup,
Nonen VINO do not wish to appear coouettce M
men OF advanced years who do not wish to $50 ','.
!lulcu!ous, should never speak OF love as of tbin
LAW when n tney could take part" Mrs Thrale re-
d'es an amusing instance of Jolnson's adro;tr,,
III escaping from the dilemma :-"As wo had 80 80
SSaylng one day that subject failed of rece;vpa
gnity from the manner in which DR.. .JobnsnS
MAJ I;n II, IA iaay at my house said, she would
MAKE INN talk about love; and took her measuroa
accordingly, deriding the novels of tho as, h e'
cause they treated about love- at is not r, nt
If bpn,osopher because they treat, as Won call
that they are despicable; we must MI -
lesion when he who never felt never was b,n
mnu ne VINO laughs at never deserves to r saIp!,
aH .p whlch has caused the change of en,n;ros
anu the loss of worlds-a passion which hp
fp"tu nerolsm and subdued avarice.' He ,bonnh.
I uau already said too much. a nass;on
snu't, ADDED he, with an altered tone stba. oo II,
:; aeS me away for my pretty Fanny here and sno
Rrr very cruel speaking of another ladv Mi Ho
burney) in the room" iauy. \Miss
a. JOHNSON ON coLoRs.
ohe Jay when DR.. johnson was i'll evcooa;-,-
low spirited, and persuaded that death was III.
Instant sne appeared before him in a dark onind
gown, which his bad sight, and worse annrabaa
SONS, made him mistake for an iron-grav .,Wbr
90 you delight" said he, s'thus to thicLan ~
groom OF misery that surrounds me? Ia not bare
sulnciene accumulation of horror without antici.
Pated mourning?" "This is not mournno ';r p,
s s"'a l. uraWlng the curtain that the LIGHT might
Iaii upon tbs silk, aud show it was h purnIa n,iSaa
mtn green: well WE'LL" replied be. cbanTina
ms voice. you little creatures should never Taa
!hose sort OF clothes, however; they are nnsutshIa
IN IN every way. What! have not all insects ga V
THE WAR SPIRIT IN VIRGINI.
Inc following items are ia ken from the T.rrcb-
'"9'"ia" formerly strong Union paper:
,, DOWN WITH LINCoLNl
Let Ihis De the war cry that shall animate al A. ,
na % 'he south, In the war for liberty which h. -
ueeH lOrced upon them bv tho moo