Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-16
The Career Of "A Man About Town.

The death Of General Cbarretie, in
London, in his SD year, has furnished
plenty of table-talk in St James street
and Pail Mall. Reared in loose school,
that of thirty years ago = the General
shared in all the sports and pastimes OF
the watering places. In all manly pur-
suits he excelled, being q dead shot, q
bold rider, a still holder better, clever
poet, and skillful musician. As com
panion none could be more amusing, and
his sang froid was amazing Once when
shooting in Hertfordshire, where he had
hired manor, he trespassed on the es-
tate of deceased nobleman. The keeper
demonstrated with him in vain, and at
last one morning. while out with his mas
ter, he heard the General blazing away
at his pheasants in an adjoining cover,
and directed his lordships attention
to him. The latter, naturally irritated be-
yond measure at the occurrence, desired
his keeper to go and turn him off and
shoot one of his dogs, and added, as he
was hurrying away TO obey him: Here,
you had better take my pony, and then
you will get back quicker" And he
handed to him at the same timea very
favorite shooting pony, for which he
would not have taken any money. The
keeper, cantering away on him, soon
came up with the General, and told him
to cease firing, for if he did not he should
have to kill ono of his dogs by his lord
ships orders VERY we'll, replied the
General, one of my dogs is an old one,
and the other a young one, you had
better shoot the oldest; but mind. if you
do / will shoot your pony, and, as | am
not sure where my manor finishes, don't
see why | should go away"
The keeper, rendered more irate than
ever by this cool speech, shot the dog
instantaneously; but, before he could
turn round, the treasure Of pony was
only fit for the next kennel. Then adj
dressing the terrified keeper, he said
" If you shoot again, the next barrel is
for yourself But the servant would
not stop to listen TO anything else, and
took to his heels to tell his master who
could not understand his not riding
back on the pony, and was Mortified a.
his fate Before, however, he could
adopt in his own mind what course he
should adopt toward the General, he was
still more surprised at receiving a chal-
lenge from the General for the insult
THAI had been offered him by the shoot
ing Of his setter OF course "the noble
lord did not accept it, for the fame Of
his antagonist had reached him; but, to
prevent further annoyance, concessions
were made, and the affair in time blew
over
Among other natural advantages the
General was gifted Nth an extraordinary
memory; and few years back, for
large bet, he related the whole contents
of the Morning Post, from the date to
the publishers name, without making a
single error He was a great lover Of
Shakespeare, and far beyond the aver
age stamp Of amateurs who interpreted
him. The turf, billiards, or pigeon
sweepstake, he loved. He showed no
mercy to Derby fayorite, which he did
not like; and be had in his time some
miraculous escapes. Gorhambury was
the only race horse he ever owned, and
with him, who started :: one thousand to
fifteen, he ran second to Cornerstone,
beating Gaper, British Yeoman, and
number Of good horses and had be won,
he remarked, there would have been
corn in Egypt"