New-York tribune., 1871-11-24
Tile DAY OF TIE GRIRBLES.

A good name is better than riches Whether
John Gribble il q good name or not, 1T Is now
notorious. Gribble is a gOOd-SOunding name !;
no one can dispute that and it Is genuine
English name, such as Dickens delighted in.
If the old original Gribble had come over with
the COnquerOr, instead of being already over,
lie would have been Sir John Gribble. He
would have taken to wife lldy of rank and
| real estate, named Lady Lucy Grabble And so
we should have had from antiquity long limo
of Gribbles of Gribble. Grabblc, rising gradually
in rank, as the family were loyal to all the
dominant factions and houses; until we should
now have my lord the Duke of Grebelle (fCr go
the name would be spallctD with the royal conn
try seat of Grebclc. .Grabcllc, instead of plain
John Gribblt, Secretary of the Total Abstinence
Society of Brixlum.
John GrlbJIe is the only one of the family
whO has come prominently into public life, SO
70 speak but he is in name and standing
the type Of a class ESQ unfortunate it is to
have classes in natlOn) which is coming to
be every day more prominent in English
affairs. The day of the Gribbcs, so long
postponed, has arrived. The Gribblcs have
now formally "come over !" and they are be-
ginning to serve notice on the aristocracy that
they want room. 1t being fact that where
two ride on ono horse. one must ride behind,
the Gribbles now propose to get Oh in front,
having learned that you cannot steer the En-
gish horse 80 well by the tail as by the head.
Put into poetry it would be, "The Gribblcs
"havc come the IIowarls must flee ;" or more
familiarly, " IIark, hark, the dogs do bark,
&" the Gribblcs have come to town."
Not that it is quite so bad as that. But the
name of John Gribble, whirh has mt so much
expense been sent under three thousand miles
of salt water, and printed in 30 many thou
sands of newspapers in lands that Gribble
scarcely ever heard of in his simple capacity
of total abstainer in Brixham, represents great
deal both in purpose and progress. 1t means
that the Gribblcs have made up their minds
not TO stand it any longer, but to spcaa out.
"Wc haze BEEN" says Grbble, for years and
"ycars shOutin' of ourselves 'Oarse for 'er
Majesty, and Il thrOwln' up Our greasy caps for
cher, and what has she ever done for usi And
when We have gone to the length of totally
"abstainlIy, what does she go to the length
"Off" And 40 John Gribblc, moved by hatred
Of royalty and discomfort at his own condition.
and taking courage from numbers, seizcs hold
of piece of gossip that has long been floating
about in high and low English society, until it
came even to the ears Of passing travellers,
and brutally declares that "Qneen Victoria
"gets drunk" For saying great deal less
than this of thoir sovereigns, Englishmcn have
had their heads cut oil and their bodies divided
into four parts. For saying it now of an aged
queen and matrOn. conspicuous for tho virtues
of her domestic life, bereaved and sick in
body and mind, John Gibblc, whose temper
anco does not extend to his speech, will be
rightly laid by the heels and called to account
for his slander.
It is unfortunate for Gribble that he is not
q citizen of tho United States where he could
say what he liked about his rulers without
paking himself conspicuous or running any
danger of the law. 1t ia but little whisc ago
that great many people in this country ac-
cused President Andrew JohIison of. being
drunk No shnddcr went around the civilized
world by cable or otherwise; the accIsrrs
were not prosecuted. aud. what is uute W. 10.