Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-23

'r'.c last cl,aptcrofPlanche's ''Recollection:
in London Society, contains the following

living one instance of his powers which Is as
rrrditabe to his heart as his head. There had
been large party at q house OF some mutual
friends Of ours and Hooks neighbors at ful-
ham. 1t was late but many still remained,
and before separating another song was request
cl o! him He was weary, and really suffering
but good naturcdiy consented on condition that
somebody would suggest subject. 20 one
volunteering. he said swell, | think the
most proper subject ut this hour would be
food night, composed with his usual 1ac!ll-
tv. but lacking the fun and brllllancy which
had characterized his former etfuslons. Some
ulditv Of expression. however, IN the middle
Of one Of his verses elected Il ringing laugh
from 4 fine handsome boy, son of Captain the
Hon. Montague Stopiora. who was staying with
his parents in the house and who had planted
himself close to the piano.
Hook stopped short. looked at him admir-
in.lv for I'm instant, then. completing the verse
added. with AN intensity of expression | can
never forget:
You laugh and you arc quite right,
For yours is the dawn Of morning
And God send you goodnight
The effect was electrical, and brought tears
into the eyes Of more than one OF the company
while cheer upon cheer arose IN recognition OF
that charming and touching burst Of feeling.
TuACkERAY.
Nv acquaintance with Thackcray commenced
,onc time before he joined The Garrick .
and While was the guest of his cousin, Capt.
Tho<. Jas Thackeray in the Rue du Faubourg
=. lIonorc, during one OF my many visits to
Paris. He was ut that time slim young man,
rather taciturn, and not displaying any partlcu-
lar love or talent for literature. Drawing ap-
,n.arcd to be his favOrltc amusement; and he
often sat by my side while | was reading or
writing covering any scrap Of paper lying about
with the most spirited sketches and amusing
clriclturcS. have one of Charles IN. firing
- the i[ugucnotS out Of the windows Of the
Louvre, which he dashed off in few minutes
beside me on the blank portion of the yellow
,gpcr cover of French drama. y member
of THE Garick' who was specially unpopular
with the majority Of the members, was literally
drawn ont of the club by Thackeray: His
i-urc, being very peculiar, was sketched IN
pm and ink by his implacable pcrSccutor. On
every pad on the wrlting-tables, or whatever
,,nrr he could venture to appropriate, he rep
resented him in the most ridiculous and de-
ro.;lturv situation that could be lnagned-al-
WAYS with his back toward You, but unlnlStak-
:.h.r Ills victim. It must be admitted, bore
the Ic>rcra,iun of his ''Iivcly ctigieS' with
great rulanimity for considerable period but
at length, one very Strong-perhaps too strong
sample of the ARTISTS graphic and satirical
abilities. combined with the conviction that he
was generally Objectionable. induced him to re-
tire from the club, and leave the pungcnt pen
~! Michael Angelo TitmarSh to punish more
>.rAuS offenders than borHs and t0adlcs.
ROGERS.
rogers had the reputation OF being very Ill
naturcd, and many instances have been gwen
me hv others. am boulmi to declare that all
the time knew him | never heard him say Il
really ill-naturcd thing Of any one; but he by no
means denied the accusation. ''Whcn | was
Young" he observed 10 me- Il used to say
good naturcd things and nobody listened to me.
Now that am old. say i'll naturcd things
and everybody listens tn me. So much has
been written about the 'l'oet Of Momory, and
10 many of his anecdotes circulated, both IN
print and conversation, that shall only reclte
a few that heard from his own lips and, as
nearly as | can rccollcct, in his precise words.
bishop was very absent man. One GAY at
Paris, in the Louvre. we were looking at the
pictures, when lady entered who spoke to
me and kept me some minutes in conversation.
On rcoinrg Naltby said. THAT was Mrs. .----
We have not met for SO long she had almost
forgotten me, and asked me if my name was
Rogers. Maltby. still looking at the pictures,
>a! And WAS it?
\ man stopped me one day in piccadily and
>.ii ''llow do you do, Mr.. Rogers? didn' t
know linn You don't remember me, sir. |
hal tie pleasure of seeing you ut Bath. l said
Delighted IL see ynu a@aln-at Bath.
Ii was the fashion formerly to make your
.rl,.>,< drunk. and there wa> Il gentleman stay
Ing in country house. and they made him
very drunk, aud they tarrcd and teathcrcd him,
AMI rui him tn bed In the morning he woke.
and he wasn't sober then. He rose and went
"a chcval- glass, and he looked at himself and
said. "A bird, by -
\ HUSBAND RENDERED DESPERATE
outraged husband at Cheyenne, Wyoming Ter;
r!tnry, where female suffrage aud the political
and social appurtcnanccs pertaining thereto are
recognized, dcnounces the female jury business
through the cheyenne Leader, and in iustifca-
ton offers pcnitcnt scrap from his domestic
history. His wife WAS summoned and cmpan-
nrlcl as Juror in an important case. When
night came. the case not being Concluded the
husband applied to the court to have his wife
sent home, rs there were several small ohl-
lrcn there requiring her attcntlon-the Smal-
lest in fact being in 4 starving condition, ow-
ins to the fact that il had not been habituatea
tt the use of the bottle But the husband $
request waS denied. The Judge said the jury
ronl not be separated The husband then re-
qnrstcd permission to send the infant to the
morhcr This was also refused. on the ground
that the law does not permit a thirteenth per.
SUI in Jury ROOM and there Is no statute to
show that an infant in arms is not a person
within the intent aud meaning of the law.
The desperate husband then attempted to
induce the court to send all the Jurors to ms
house for the night; but the effort was fail
lire. and the husband WAS informed that quar-
ter> had been provided his wife at the hotel,
and that if he wished to speak to her for
moment he would have to ia ke the place or
the cook The husband went home. How ne
got through the night is not told; but when ne
learned the next day that the trial was likely
la>ta week, he straightway proceeded to
emp 10y the best looking housckeeper and cook
the Athe county At last accounts his wife was
StII! on the jury,