New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-23
"a tLe Grave Of Tba~i.crsy.

Never did fair day fsll with deeper shadows
mon ans people than Christmas Day ls63, upon En-
ysnd ThackeIay was dead Death had this time, ie-
deed c5mo Ike thief in the night two days before ne
was az usual the soul 81 the Clubs be hui - years
ofago. ho Ind no ailment which alarmed him or his
friends There is somewhere in his writings sentence
in which be speaks sadly OF dying With anguishstckcn
faces around. and IL this was indeed dsnfreeable
pfosrect to bim he WAS spared IT, He bids his friends
roodn ght a movement y heard in his room bctv cen
midnight and mornings tic servant enters usual and
nla,,s a cp " ~ lee beside him who lay neao. fully
that death Va nos lought ~ until il ioud that ;he
cum remained untouched. He had rot seemed even 10
grow older those last years certainly 20 me he scened
here much more yiyacous and elastic tIan when saw
him IN American ~ years ago snd older cxcept for
lte uuIc unfolding Of he white petals OF tho blossom
Of old age" about hi temples de tie victim OF No
evil habit for he had none lie died OF the eu,on Of IA
brain which weighed 81 the average weight oil
tho brain IN men IL less than four pounds
II would be diilcut indeed to give any adequate inn
preston Of the general grief Since have resided in
London Death has touched some WHO sat in lgh places
noble Lords aud Chanceors nave been borne TO their
graves IN pomp; but have nothing general or
deem o. the feelng which followed this untitled gentle
man TO his last rest with ~ people, suppose 1t Is
true tAt he baublcs OF nobility do have some oacct
but suppose that even in England it is because they
ere looked upon as symbols Of calpOF and that~hen
in ihe presence of true man their leeliug would pe
with the German epigrim:
THE snes,ion s rot Ar, tlon IN The N0hiiit,
on, .tilu w. T. .lcrc Nobility in iAee
Itgss announced briefly that the funeral would take
Mace a., December 80 AT Kcusal Green Cemetery On
that morning wen, 20 that beautiful spot IN company
with George Cruik hank, who had given Ihackcray
lessons IN etching in the early days when the enthor as
pired 70 he an artist long portion OF the way was
beyond the payemeuts Of London. and had the pleas
nrc Of walking this distance with one who had long
known and loved Mr.. Thachcray, and Who Is himself q
mast entertaining companion. Mr.. Crukshank is nov
veptvonc year, of age though it ia hard TO believe
him sixty on seeing or walking with him. lie attrib'
mos his remarkable preservation 10 his stern toiaab
dn.uce principles. lie deeply moved by the death
nj his early friend II getting" he said, ITO know
,his road well--rag we'll Many Gne fellow has been
huried at KeEsal Green, but never finer or truer
man than Makepeace Ihackcray. How little did they
know of the man who thought him only hard, cold.
and cutting blade He was mnch like sensitive,
loving little girl" 1 was more impressed than
al this moment with s seaias for SEEING of Crnkshanh;
FOR neye before had heard phrase which completely
interpreted certain lines under SIR Thackerays eyes.
lines OF w0ndrous tenderness II their light were per-
pctuay flowing out 10 all upon whom or which he
looked. Here is one picture have in my mind 81
liw. Under Particularly Distressing eireams1ylsss q