The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-19


burg, and he facts are proved By the
evidence Of credible eye-aimesses.
TnAcKERAY. rnl Nov LIs1.--'Ihe
last steamer from Europe brings news
OF thr death OF William Makeplace
In; ckeray, lhe fmou, author lie
vas found dead III Iii, bed a his iodg-
i6gs IN London ou the 24lh u,L, hav-
ing Leen il only tea hours. Ills
decea,e will prove an irc parable loss
to the world OF letters. lie Na, un-
queslonabI, thf greatest q living sa-
tlri,ts. lie di, ided, Tor oaay years
lie honols with Dickens Is writet
OF fiction and although the pr ai
judgment OF critics ia, awarded he
palm to tie later, his nme /, dos
tined to live as long rs the language
ia which his cha ming works were
wri.ten. His mission a. au author
was to expose the tolhes and toihle. Of
society. And 10 man ever adhered
more risidly to his text lie saurzed
without mercy, but always N the III
tere,t OF Truth. Iii, pen was dpp d
IN gall F.; but it was against vickednpss
only that il waged wagcd " riare.
His wit was terrible IA its mei-ive
power; baa its shafts we're ever amal
al Vice. He sought TO show the moili
bow bad il was, IN the nope tlIat, ap-
ptlled by the spreiacle Of il, wickcd
ness, il might turn from its evil our-
ses. He hageilaled Folly, not for the
love Of iuAicling pain, but in The hope
that he might drive Folly fron the
field
MIR. Thackeray painted life as he
saw it. His remorseless pencil fol
lowed rigidly the hard lines # Truth.
1t did not gloss il over; ii DID not
omit single harsh feature Every
deiormity-tvery scar and excresenee
was brought out into the clear igil,
If mis- men were often villains and his
women trlilers, il was because the ar
tist was painting from life. ]. he gave
US no heroes after the pattern Of the
!" Scottish Chiefs and Thajdens oi
Warsaw, it was because he wa, TOO
stern realist TO draw fancy picures
TOO scrupulous TO palm oil tie chil-
dred Of sickly Imagination for real
human flesh and blood. Mr. .rhack
cray was castlgalor; he was also a
retormer. He sought 10 make men
better by showing them low revolving
is Vice. If he seemed 10 scott at sa-
cred things, II was only that he might
expose hypocrisy and put cant ia tie
pillory. Ne man had more exquis-
lie appreciation oi what was good and
pure and no man has paid more el-
oquen' tributes To Virtue.
Dir. fhackeray wa, born in CaIeut-
"a, India, 1871 Il hs father being a
higli Official "a the ls,sl lada Coupa-
ny. lie was sent 10 England 10 be
educated aud entered tie University
OF Cambridge, which be leil Without
lasng degree. His iafier dy iug
soon alter leit him an income OF
Gl00o a yer. He aeni abroad, led
a gay nle, - aanderrd lis tortune, and
aHk az 0:ic iihe morning To fird hm-
-vll pennies. Returning 10 England,
.Ue read tiw "a tue Temple. dabbled d-
bai q Successfully lin iitefaurr, re-
: uued 10 Palis. tired HI, hand at
hing but iatied, and applied him
gtlf a second time to letters. IL be-
ctme lhe Paris correspondent o. The
susgituHonai IA paper started by
iis iaIacr-in-law Thi. Journal pro-
wing failure, BE became a contribu-
tof to lhe Times" and Frazer :
Magazine 10 which he wroie story
allied Catharne IA proinction OF
Indifferent merit. He subsequently
started 8 paper IN connection with Dr.
Msginn an enterprise which failed.
lie afterwards became prominent
contributor 70 Punch IL which the
/. yellow ylush Paprrs AMI tie Book
Of Snobs appeared. 10 1917 Van
ity Fair The best of al his stories.
made is appearance. Shortly after
Pendennis7 was published. followed
Is Henry E-mond." .'1'be VirgIni-
ans, Philip a., &c. Among bis
lighter stories are The Great Hog
eer,y Diamond" Siabbs Or the Fa-
tai Boo's,' Mrs Perkins Bail, z
. The kiekIeberries on the Rhine
and 4 Shabby Genieel story His
last novels have haadly been worthy
Of bin bat ever the poorest Of them
reveal genius c = high order. Mr..
TbackeTay ran for Parliament 10 1853
bot vas def, ued, and ior ihe reason.
as be stated BE- was % poor 70 stand
tie expen Of successful earYass.--
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