, 1869-01-24
PERSONAL SKETCHES. ,


N<sr NnK F9fW, Iife-:Tha ,BoVsp
L FaAlon fsf A A@f6lax-0p1assno of Eta
+ tItena@ College N4ys-Th6 KuftiaEs
toh s4nhntFIThs sEursnit Of LItsrA-
tur+Persenal Appearance ana man
mars.
SUMBKA LIvm.
Specially Wdt:en tot Tho Chicago Tribune.
Nxw YoA Jan %.
The reputation of John Goo hey sIzs - ,
sasi,1cal md humorous post has 20 dwlndlad
| Of laie :5ru1 sthkt II. rnay almost b said 10
have sndert d IN sc1lpse. Ten yean agu he
was very popular ss Terkc-makeE nnd
lecturer. He even used to be cl1ssed with
Lowell and Holmes 42n- American hatnors
lst, though Of ,lalehe has bot suffered from
such comparison or : distinction. He xks
probably ovarated onde, Ee may be under
rated now.
J. LITE on YARA. :
Ba1e Is a native OF Hiehgate, Vermont,
where. Il his range Of vtzion had extended SO
fsr, be m4 h. hare SEN the Green Noun
tatut for ths hrat time, on the q pf June,
1916. He lived on small farm until be was
tan lad, and. like most New Eogland boys,
Eas reared to hard Labor He MIXED cows,
plucked geese, drove the plow, chopped
wood, planted com, and did all the work Or
regular iarm hand. He WAS tall. thin,
thambling, uncouth, but Intelligent, shrcwd,
observing, quick-wltted.
Observation-Disclosures.
He esined : reputation for iaduess very
early In life because be preferred reading 70
hoeiag md digging. He was In fhG hahlt of.
po1inR Over papers md Gouk4 while driving
horses 10 -tpier and cnxx from tde Pos tnre.-
and when sent, 10 the barn for fodder. was
ottcn fund lying IN tbs hay lost o7er. the
pskes Of nqsel. -s1on learulns: tho name
md residence Of a1moss| eTeEysnan Within
tFentY miles q his rural home, Who had
them encrgctically, md de1onled item unan.
Peasably whenever he could &c. posse :sion
uf them. It Is said be used to walk fye mile,
every daF to, IcaI - Hoston piper ioe t411Iah
oEa Of bis acqn1.ntances was a. subscriber:
atd considered It swm sorhr rne *aik:
s,iiHe had attended country school. and
hzde suc1 rapid progress in h!s Nudies that
he get down by his pumpkin noIghbors
As2 Ee!us, Wh!ch1 a. Interpreted by them.
1se7ut peEsouwnu would never BE- Of auy
nt1tedt to Ant body 80 gtrnaG Vii ,his bus
u ta1or Of le lrninG that 1t Was at last con.
eladed be ought to be sent to college, par
tiealtrly as he gave slender pronIse 81 being
Akcful on tht iat1.
COLLEGE DArs.
~ lie must have been sixteen, A1d nearly as
.thn ~ he y snoW, wnen ho nade bis appear
ance eF Astd1thurE College. 1hete, I.er
seeeited his degree. Du1ihg his co!iertGts-
l1m he wfs yesJ fond Of making tt3egrrel
Seses. stuffed With Jokes and puns, fuaInr
prollac subjects for bis verse in his daily n
tefeonssa Ditn The bro4assor5 .pnd studsats.
Thy ira4nantlI ;Jlangaed, - .hts;>r Aak1aid-
-1sss and personal eceentrlcity ; but be a.
wagal took his revenge in rhy,ntng lalnpoou,,
01tsn coarse and not seldom cleyer. .Uo
Nauhted college With e YGrp init knd R1t3Iss nr
>Hrerk and Latip, conspicuous ignorance Of
mAtaernlEa aud & c6Mmcldaolr aeqa.int- ;
zee with Eugllsn literature:
TIE LkQAn PROFESSION.
=. Having been refululy educated, hc ehorctt-
pe H,ukt necessarily embrace Que Of The
so-ealled -fearned prnlatzivna. Having no !.
mctlnAtiou TO uetlclne" Or theology, he chose
~ hsxSIperhhps 4 - the le1asaf tae tf1pot evi1s-
1o:' the bar Of St. A1baIs. Some months
eornsy and councillor at-law,H w1s ADDED
rto,hn native village, and there 1t remained,
oa1nEing him few customers, for scven Yeas,
move to the s:a.e- Capital; and sce Il 1sT
would prosper him any better there.
JOURNALISM.
.,Aitc4 making tho cnxnxe hs,,caruot TINT |.
tho hutAp gnn etzfta4s wlz for. hale, and hay :,
y US Lex saa I 'anoy tor scribthnk, he rt1seas
same It's editor aud proprietor. tic tJok very
4FinolY 70 ~ new calling. :He made the
Irurnal noticc.blY clever wfth paravranhs
sple ssus and ve1tes. and gave /. i Wide repu.
aataoh ta.n. , ,or e?4t5y paper. His name be-
cams klusn - = Tn End atif1st, sud tc VIII
Invited 70 lecturn ID. New England and nc
West. ~hleh be did With much auccess. Uls
themes. Which were IN verse, we're tuch as Edyf.s y
Money. Faehlon; E1trayakauce, r wing him
m opportunity to say sharp. thines, shAt
ngas.s nonla naturally BE- enjoyed py miscellaneous
lie Eetpe,nsd I've years on the s<,tiea, and
tf1e Z. e1at tltne WIS the Democratic candl-
mreh os suoStrnor Of the State, Htth snouft a.
~ sosIa q sasss.s = s. slE Ra|{2 Ysct
boasa Of Aldermen from the xerds Of Nack- !.
delvllle. 1hat barren houor he has thared
ax1tn and again, and % be accrpted az !.
nominations, must hare reltshed Tho Joke.
vermont ooes not usually elect Democrats
"a 'iact that SAKE wAs very well
aware ol-but In 1851 be va. chosen STATES
r. the" people putting him into
Office pcs1use they liked hun personally:
e,le aee Reednsps dost as compensation for bis
:. ,:-.s LrtRG1u91. :--,. -: :.
sinee that time be bas abandoned himself.
10 literature and iectustne, though Of IIIe
ytxrs III has seldom appeared before Irteuuts
ohtnE 70 delicate hssl.h aud certain broo
1oIee. He 6as written notiinH n nTo.a ~ Nv ~
appe4rx In his nuh1fyhcd uo-Es a Ss 1uaa
oIa'e compositions tsFtny H. fc,r:4t.s ssso'
liz nrst poems wero printed II 2hn O.,w &c
Ss1eeu An4ekt7ooeker magazine in 1S4a,-, In \
T. H. II eauection q h11 poams wae pdbn4had
Z Rnesnd na oiher s1a 'f9 Fassa. Ss.5s after
Aeht Of them are Of mildly satlsieal
character Without >bltteruess ,oE-ffeuticisn.
Sona Of nie1n rtse tn Ech; tnct sa's eie1TT
and Ucalsshle, indicating talent, But are rot
duc. OF eenias. TheE Wit I, raiber uV VephsI p
.perdeis%l % thsG piot,und. u .0s1e- ee1aF aef1 gu
People arc 50 fond Of being amused, 70 much
Inclined to LAUGH on tho slightest pEoyoca-
tion, thai 70 Ucklc them VIE ssr.E bas
more cnect Than a comedy Of aristnnhan,s usS
Molt1e Or shnkspea eare. Set yonrselt un ~.
4 hrnnorist. maEn Hrx facns- sn,{ trr;st 80
phrases, and yop viii b. early rrrct<a viz
success entirely disnn,nort,onend ~ ra.. .u
TTo resr, aso Fay, WIN, abroad r.. -.
f1YsE tin3e and III. Pu-onAs,e tr.sa, -. tuc
doubt hardening and Sraninp c;1ec, Th1nh ~
sEt ms herrsn1 mr. i, t,,,,s ~ usa ~
strsea be has dice written. Ear lhe MT II t1o a1
Or three Jcazs be has Written onIy foT Or ib tba
:1enT. unaer6isnd t,r ks"E n;a, arn eluX Ets,S.
irapelated or of1eins, or.e,b nv, !" ustha
VeeSirs rh,s o hsss sh,t s h,e esen nm nomees Of as
srncra1 pnhI,c Whih na..a-a 80. - - ttosn .s tae
fatuijy rsner~t,r.ost . $50 ~ f. t .at G.sat
to himscI Or the Me- "a. = rh1fhset5 Sna@ o
tr1bulIors to {ts colurnns ~ no1e1. ~ ~
to ihs poems Of 4 fsT xea1. ssn ,nd ,n;etto ,ha
opfu.6n that he il deter}o-n,innis' ...t .uc
snd fast cnnuSh. aNAaS - naau1A
FEnsogAL 1rrrin.rcr
'Ea1t,s htf15e n ann 81 vn-,s.,tS.
has , 1,,,es es.snr haE.. ~ ai .!okuoss Nnesa os
.S@As ao1He, AZ au1lAb!e vile and
.sFesM IN. -eanare1The cumes frequently, to-
ns ns'e9 pE EkN lor m1n Fh4 had feAa:po- !
ely, Fnucn 1ess nave written It. He 80 pears !