, 1873-12-27
CHARLES BRADLAUGH.
An Evening will the Noted English
Republican.
A Reniniscence OF Gerald Massey.
How Brutl1uugl Dccanlo nh
Atheist.

Atheist.
The grcat na,, has como mud gono, and, by
those who hayo soon and heard him, will never
be forgotten. It was tho writer's privilege to
spcud two hours in pleasant converse with
him utter Ills lecture, in recalling jlIcidonts Of
carly lifo, part Of which was epont
UNDER THE SAME moor.
Charles Dradaugh was tlson nbout 1G yoats Of
age, mud already gayo MUCH PROMISE Of his I'LL
turo achievements; q tall, handsome, clover
young follow, s1,nplo-1ni1nloa mud goot.tsatnred
to fault, whom wo girls delighted 10 toaso and
impose upon. at tint timo Love and liilarlty
elninae.l lin for their own; Ito was tho soul Of
fun anel frolic and it was good to aco Tho Gloam
Of tho old ruling passion, still strong within
him, breaklng ovor Ills faco yot, despite nil tho
struggles mud larl hnoc1sa ho has encountered
during tho Inst Twenty-Five years. Sill bettor
than nil tls WIS it 10 noto tho rccollections Of
favors past; to Aco tho tcar dim tic cyo ut old
ncn,o,ies Of the loved and tho Lost, and
tho hearty and aircctionato greeting Of old
frie,ttls. Ill tl'is loayoa grateful mud pleasant
impression. 1t Inns boon truly snll that dratl-
tulo is tho attribute 'of great mind; narrow-
minded mud selfish people arc mover grateful.
WHAT 4 rLEAsASr REUNION
was TINT Of Iuoslay oyoningl III nnRwer to orlr
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. wo giennct thu following
slloaf OF interest, which I give in hig own words,
though not in oxactly the manner in which 1t
ca1no, boing in dialogue, Which might provo
TEDIOUS TO tho roater:
"Sinco re met," sail Mr.. Dradlaugh,. lifo
llaa Doo1 scone Of many struggles aud somo
triumphs. There l,ayo boon times wien 1t
mc. My Siow Of iifo Inns int}eed boen yaricl
one. Applaudod by thousands and gteotcd with
tho ncc|amations Of crowds, thorc lavo still been
uomo lonely pn,1aca In my life. Atheist though
l lam, lavo brcakfastcd with Cardinals aud
Bishops. I havo boon entertained at tho homes
Of prihcos, and hnye broker, broad and slept con
tcntcdly in tho hut Of coal-minor. Tho cuuso
lnpboll Inns beou everything to mo, a..d. whom
over ald whorover / could put in word for it,
hayo done 30.
"iee," llo continued, in answer to a romark,
''n'y Lair ia turning gray III spots; and tlioro aro
gray Spots upon MY heart, too. but it is not ali
giay; thcro aro yot aomo patches fresh md
Ercctl lott, though sorrow has left teop burrows
upon its surface. But this ,hcotiue docs. s.ne
Good, aid carries INC hack
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS,
Whonwo woro oil young together. Your voices tako
mo baek-lack. cnn close my eyes and forget
the Intervening time. I 500 nyain tile beautiful
face aud form Ut your 1notllor,-our motlor aln
proud to call lior,-wllo gave mo shotor when I
lsu slono, nnd bread wleu bread waH donr and
hard to Got." Can you Hecer forgot that 2" we
nshed. - Can cte,. forgot It n ].o replied
'.Not till do,-not till dio!" How sacred tho
silonco tlat fell upon uB all for fow mfnu5os Mt
mt this from tho meeting which took place III
the lobby Of The Aluse Hall lust week.
But Of this hereafter; let US keep awhile
to rradangh, q satisfactory subject, with
tear succeeds the. hugh, tlle lnugh
the tear but tho 'ztlld heart a1rd noble nature
sro always present. u How strange 1t iB," ho
Auid--'' it eeonls to bo thy fate-to
OWE NJ SUCCESS IN LIFE ro WOMEN:
First, your mother, who guided mud conllsoled
mo whon 1irst startod our. After her death,
nnos!ler,-proad, patrlcian, md beaut1fnl.-who
ralno to my roscuo WHOM ! was i'll dospondency
received mo ut her hoasd. where woro assembled
tho wealth md intellect of Franco demanded
for mo hearing from them aud, espuysiug
lny cause SO warmly, made lny name and obtcut
known in circles could not otherwise llaro pom
etratcd. And lastly, my daughters. Eur their
sakes an proud to give my efforts in so noble
l. eause, md nnko my name power III the lAld
which shall live little whi!o after mo, and with
whch no suspicion Of dishonesty or wrong shall
over bo mingled; but they shall hayo It 10 say,
their iather died NJ ho had lived; al honest
l!!d conscientious Atheist, who Ind dono what
le could to relieve tho su1feringa and bettor tho
condition OF Ills felow-nla1,."
=" Ratller Angt!nr, ia it not, that you md your
old acquaintance.
GERALD MASSEY
should como to Chicugo Al thu aan1o tin1o?" wo
nskod "I1nye you not /" "Oniy once, ho ro-
Piled, int the reception given ua by tho Lotos
Club, OF New York. Mover till thol sinco tllas
memorable night when you and I wont to hear n
lecture Oh Co-operatlol by q gentleman named
Cooper. Since then Gerald 11aesey rather tigltH
Shy VI me-" I remembered this incident well,
and, us it is not without Interest, giyo it here.
A gentleman named Walter Cooper, who was
Manager Of tho Cooperative Tai!ors' Associa-
ily Of clerk, young man WHO was not Il tuilor,
tlid. therefore, not monlbor ut stated Hnlary.
This waa in direct and 1agrant violation Of tic
rules aud by-laws Of the Association, which de-
olieo in tho eoncern.. Tho min body Of
tallors robelled, and demanded tho iustant
dismissal Of Gorald Massey. war enHllol,
Which ended III tho discharge Of ono or two Of
the most efficient anu nctyo lnenbcra OF tho So
eioty by Walter Cooper, who, III como lloeus-po-
Gus way got tho sceptse u power into Ills own
hands. and kept his fayorito in oilicc. Tho
whole OF this trnnaacton was Illegal tho con-
htitution of tho Society expressly declaring tint
llo measure should be decided or acted upon
without two-thirds vote oil the ontiro body. 1t
WAS while this furor was nt Its height TINT Coop
or advertised q lecture oil Incorporation " at
tho 1Inll OF Science. City Toad, London; and
Charles 1ratllangl', thon young, nlan. almost
unknown, WHO vas intimate with tho discharged
tailors, was appointed to attond tho lecture. mud,
al the close,
PUT FEW qpEsTroSs
to tho lecturer; while ttlo others should bo sta
toned in different pGrth of tho hail, to rise,
Danlno-'e, ansl confront him, to hiu disn1ay
aud tnnl confusion, wlsou his replies
should warrant them in doing 30. Cooper
wae completely nlialed by Draataush'A youth
siderable surprise and HOMO ombnrmsslnont ut
tho tendency of tlogicRluuH Tl1t md soon found