Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-09
The BOrcs oGEE.stDry.

Mary Queen of ScOts--or Marie,
as some fair writers will insist on
calling hcr-has become ono Of the
greatest tormcnts in the whole gal-
lcrv Of borcs. We shall never so
far rs we can sec, hear the last Of
her beautiful person" and "graccs
of mancr.' That snow white little
neck will apparently inspire .he
pens of the literary butchers until
the world in anger crit5, Shame !!
She has been done to death in count
less leaders and essays. Her sorrows
and her crimcs-lf sho really com
mittcd any-havc been the constant
theme Of hacks ever since Scott dis
covered her to the curious people
who never read history unless it is
tricked out in the garb Of fiction.
We confess we are utterly tired Of
her. In our youth we did think
she was u prosecuted and injured
woman, but since she has so pcrsis-
tcntly prosecuted and injured US we
have arrived at the belief that she
deserved her fate, and are only sorry
that wo have no ro@cr 20 drcapitato
her Shade.
Then, to go back to tlHssic times,
there Is Cleopatraand Mark Entony.
When shall we hear the last ofthcm?
What good genius or pious priest
will undertake to lay the ghosts OF
this celebrated pair? When shall
we hear the last Of tbs profound
spccuIations in which our great
writer's arc wont to indulge anent
the probable fate Of the world had
the iady's nose been but u trihc
shorter? Surely we have haa en-
ough of her; end, as ii is 'mpossiblc
to say an original Sling about her
and her great admirer, it would be
as well to let them bo.h rest quietly
in the school. books until the cra:k
of doom. We are willing to admit
that, if q taboo were placed upon
tbs remarkable persons who have
figured in history, ni;sny OF our pic
tnrcsoue writers would be deprived
of their whole stock in trade. We
are, however, not quito sure that
the world would lose much if the
whole tribe resigned their pens for
good. We might be deprived OF II
great quantity Of thrice, ,thrcshed,
stsaw, but. for our own part, We
could get on quite rs well without
it, What we need is II little more
of the salt of originality, and mere
sparing use Of mere words. 1t Is
bad enough TO be obliged TO read
the ordinary lileratdrc Of thc day,
but It is really vcxing that the com
mon topics of the hour cannot be
discussed without all this lroth aud
folly.
Coming nearer to our own time,
we find sflnucl Pcpys growing into
n bore of the first water. We can
all read his Diary if We please; but,
/ having read il for ourselves, we do
moi care TO sec it hashed up on
every OCCASION for .hc people who
care nothing Tor Pcpys nor the time
in which he lived The story of his
first wig has gone from pole to pole,
an1. as far as we can judge, it IS
likely to travel round the world,
like The Wandering jew, nniii the
/ -, ,,n,,, somnops scrilJblar and
and diariSt to the great account.
Pepys did not bargain for this post-
IssI1oHs fame, and one Knows noi
what agcncies his Shade must en-
dure II il is cous-ious that II has be
come stalking horse tehind when
the fell writer's Of the hour hide
their designs Oh the innoccnt reader
or all tho b0rcs Of history, hoEevcr-
commend "a %, CT rather save rs
from, the Pilgrim Fathers and the