New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-20
BOSTON.
LITERARY NOTES.

FOR OCTOBER-H0w TO TRAIN REPUBLICANS
EUROPEAN soCIALIsM-AN ORTHODOX MINISTER
rRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUSEl
Boston, Sept. 1s.-Messrs. Shepard IL GIN
propose make. for the holiday sales, handsome DooN
entitled The Best OF all Good Company, by blAhchalu
Jerrold. II includes Days with Scott Dickens, cue
hut the portion which has interested me most Is tue
"Day - with the authors father Douglas Jerrold OF
which l have Just seen the proof. The story Is 50
touched with hhal tenderness, and so interesting ~
itself that few could read unmoved Douglas JerrOu
once himself that, selfhelped ana sellRudeu'
he began the world at an age wheh as geherui re'
boys have not laid their prmers ana that he was
only thirteen when the cockpit OF man-ofwar was ex-
changed for the struggle OF London
Douelas Jerrod was born London, the 81 of Jan
nary 1903 but first recOlec0ns were OF Sheerness
where his father owned and managed theater' In
those DAYS war made sheeness lively dwelling place
Gallant old salts tramped through the streets, with
brave Lord Cochrane among them, and told stories OF
their exploits enough fire the heart Of any imagna
tive bOy Ships OF rOared their salutes In the mar
nor and press gangs into town, Selling and carry
ing OF more food for powder. In December 1873 Doug
las Jerrod slight fra boy. hardly yet ten years DID,
was carried on board the Namur guardshp at the Nore
90 become a midshpman in the service of the King
This honor had been procured for him through the in
auenoe of Capt. Austin, relative OF Miss AusuD'
the novelist. There plenty other young mddles to
keep him company Life was hard for these babies
whose mothers mourned for them in empty nurseries
But they were the children Of the gentle and the brave,
and they the deck proudly and made no complaint
of the rough discipline Of those rough days. Indeed
Young JerrOd precocOus baby pettOned TO be trans
Gerred 20 a ship that something more than log
anchored the More. He touched his hat to the Cap
tain and begged TO be sent TO glory. His petition was
granted and he went board the Ernest, gun-orig
and sailed away. OF the he only its last hor
rors The ship which he sailed conveyed troops to
Belgium for Waterloo, aud brought back a cargo OF
wounded This experience affected all ms after
life. He needed what strength and courage
be could bring from the sea when he was
nut on shore after the peace. He reached
London on chill New Years Day. 1876 and prepared to
commence his battle Of life. HIS father was now man
of broken fortunes for whom there was little more 10
hope. That bitter bread OF poverty they tasted TO-
gether those two, father and Douglas betook him
self To printing house, and brought his father the little
money he could earn They shared it, in the humble
court where they lived, and saved enough out OF 1t to
hire volumes OF Walter Scott TO read. These days OF
hardship produced inefaceabe impression on Doug
las Jerrod's mind They aroused in him an adherence
of tyranny hatred OF injustice, passionate sympathy
with the poor and oppressed, which went with him
through lie While yet a boy he emancipated himself
from the drudgery the printing house. and undertook
IN its stead the more congenia Grudgery Of the poorly
paid writer He performed much labor and scattered
d. 40 widely all trace of great part OF 1t is lost II
included scraps OF poetry, squibs, dramatic cfltcsns
etc. but they brought little grist 10 the mil "heIe
gnst much needed.
What curious of nature is it that mpels young
man TO seek to tighten his troubles by doubling them
Your curled darling of the arstocracy can wait Til MS
tus turn gray before marrying but he who has not
bread enough for always chooses that two should
rat it, On principle, Douglas Jerrold' IN his 2st
year. married Mary Ann Swami. His friend Blanchard
congratulated him verse, which Should have been an
announcement Mary Ann lovely unselhsh'
gentle creature-she needs have BEEN to cast In
her lot With the bright tender poetic Ipenniless boy
whom she married They were happy-I think that shy
little wd-fOwer, happiness springs mp most often IN
rugged SOIL among the clefs Of rocks Babies come with
little open mouths like BIRDS and unfortunately not like
the birds clothed feathers, by gOdmOther Nature
Jerrold must work harder than ever; and men took
advantage Of his necessities to him poorly Lamar
BlaDchard-whO had congratulated him IN poetry on MS
narriage-used TO sing TO him
THE time shall be
When men will fud a music IN thy name;"
but one dimes but poorly on prophecy matter how
poetical and what Jerrold most wanted was present
comfort for wife and weans The first success that
made his name known IN London was his nautical
drama entitled " BlackEyed Susan'-a drama winch
st holds the stage, it has strong human inter
"Its pathos goes quite round the house. Its
,ouity tastes OF salt; and the British public relish
the rough jargon from before the mast
The manager aud the principal actor made
a fortune by H. but only "A few pounds
reached
however, which manager could take from him; ana
he Wroie steadily for the theaters working his
way toward the best. And all this time he was edueat-
ing himself He would rise by caudleght on Winters
mornings to read his Latin and French and to make
ready for his Italian master who was presently
He read an the dramatsts and poets and he was not
content until he could enjoy Rabela- in the original
;Ie WAS a digent student of Jeremy TAYLOR, and an
enthusiastic shakespearan. Read your Bible and
your Shakespeare" he used to to aspiring young
JeIrod had strong political bases which erew out OF
his own suferings All his symPathies were with the
oppressed and he fought their battles sometimes, with
more heat and temper than his gentle frend Lamar
blanchard approved There even, at one lime, an
estraugcncnt between them, because they could not
n.ree in their ways OF taking the world. The one was
hery and resolue conquerthe other cam' and con
tent 20 wall They mast have approached each other
from different planets but their mutual friendship
,Weetened their lives. Jerrod kept himself IN diheu-
ties by assuming other peoples burdens as wei as MS
Own lie was generous 10 fault, ana used 10 give 10
almost any one who asked mm, for no man was more
easily imposed upon. His own honesty made him
,rnstfnl: but when he found out that he
lad been deceived, his and con
temrt were violent. During the hard and
struegl,ug period OF his he wrote most OF MS
minor pieces as The schOolielows,' Doves IN a
Cage "The Hazard of the Die" "Nell Gwynne,"
.The Holsekeeper," The Wedding Gown" and the
oue-act tragedy called The Painter OF GhenI' In
there years he dramatic criticisms and lead
.ts for The Morning Herald stories and articles for the
anuuals; mag izne papers for BtaetTood' &c. some OF
which were collected into volumes entitled Men
Of Character :" he edited and contributed largely 10
1.-THE Heads Of the People and he made second col
lection Of magazine articles under the title OF CAKES
and Ale" OF course these multiplied literary activities
gave him acknowledged position among the known