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grave and faceAo:and mos by the hundred Blanchard

which would al pages he contributed to Psnch the ten
"Mrs Bibs Baby" and The Female Robinson Crusoe"
were abandoned; but MRS. Caudes Curtain Ho-
Europe have Dutch translation of what Mr.. JOB
Caude suffered, in my possession Inc stoaA more ~
Feather had "A which my father valued muro
than the noisy triumphs OF Mrs. Caude. Mr. Dickens
wrote 70 congratulate him on his wise ana oehuuti
nant characteristic OF this story is power ana t1e
moral character Of 1t earnestness 1t Is painted WIN
intensity, for 10 has feeling In every paragraph.
wit could have written it, any more than ne 1 eouu
have written the funeral service" The same critic To
marks on the manner in which my father got unuer
weigh with subject and how he conducted the Journey
with pomp and plentfulness."
These sixteen years of contribution to Punch were
Douglas Jerrods years Of harvest-full years, maze
rich by his brilliant in dramatic literature, as
well as by Punch and humor. Yet let the reader note
what manner Of worker ne was during these pros
porous years.
He edited successfully The Illuminated Ad1a=ine.
sailing Magasine and for the last five years OF his
life, Ltopds Weekly London Neespdper Let any one
only land they are half he wrote FOR the stage and
he be astonshed 10 find that the writer had tune
every week TO Punch into the bargain. In his shilling
Magazine he wrote his story OF st Giles ana 81
James,
His last work Of fiction was Man Made OF Money"
begun in 1851 and between 1851 and his death he wrote
three more plays viz: Retired from Business" st.
Cupid, or Dorothy's Fortune" and The Heart OF
Gold" For the hast twelve years OF his life Jerrold en-
oyed the fruit Of forty years hard fighting. He was
able TO live much in the country aud this delighted him,
for though he had spent much of his life in London he
was never at home there He hated stony streets and
noisy thorOughfares. He maintained always q simple
yet LAVISH hospitality If "my lord " came, he came,
like the rest. 10 leg OF mutton and welcome" and
il this simplicity which attracted LORD Nugent so
often 70 West Lodge. Sunday JerrOd's happy day.
He had with him. then, only his most intimate friends
and he TO pass his morning alone with his Bibe,
which he called his church He had passionate. sweet
nature-quick TO resent injury earnest and loyal In
defense Of the absent but ready than other men
to forgive.
He was eminently "clubable man." In early youth
he belonged to 1.-THE Muberries," club OF young lite
rary To this early club Others succeeded Jerrod
himself founded the Wilmington Club; and, later on IN
life the &" Hooks and Eyes," and Our Club"
Death met him in the full tide of successful living He
had settled himself in 1856, IN his house at Kilburn
PrOry and had arranged his study, looking toward his
garden so that he could his noble rhOdodendrons
from desk and he felt that he had settled at last for
the remainder of his days In the Winter OF 49, and the
Spring of 81 great projects for travel 10 be carried out
in the Summer discussed in the snug study Nice,
Portugal, Rome TO be visited. Jerrod had been
ill., but he was better and It Spring Birds chat
tered at his windows, and buds were bursting The last
week in May he accompanied Charles Dickens TO an
ner given by DR.. w. II. Russell at Greenwich Ho was
ill., them but he attributed 1t to the smell OF new pant
on the garden steps leading from his study
A happy, merry day was passed at Green
wich and Jerrold returned home thinking that
he felt better But his illness came back and increased
and Oh the sh day of June he breathed his last He was
calm and resigned took leave of all about him with most
Christian courage and died, seeing all he loved around
his bed with the words "This is IL should be- upon
his lips On a sunny June day they laid him in Nor
wood Cemetery, the grave Of his boyfend Lamar
Blanchard. who had gone before him. Less than two
years afterward they laid down beside him his faithful
wife the sweet love Of his youth and solace OF all his
struggling years, TO whom Blanchard Jerrold pays as
tender tribute paid mother, when he SAYS
She was the most devoted wife have ever seen in
this world and a mother whose loving eyes no worldly
pleasures could ever turn for one moment from her
children."i
very charming book for the young people, which
Shepard Gill also to publish, is the second part OF
ChdWord" by Gail Hamilton OF which the first part
was issued last Winter. The two volumes are quite dis
tpct from each other but both the Winters issue
aud this are equally delightful Whatever fault may be
found with often highly seasoned style of Gail
Hamton's writings for grown people, too much praise
can hardly be bestowed her stories for children She
always writes in the interest OF truth and honor and
noble living Character, she nss6s, is of more conse-
quence than clothes II children gentle, and just,
and generous if they respectful to their elders and
duul to their parents, the simplest attire Will borrow
grace from wearer, and no one with gentemanly or
ladylike instincts Will slight another for not possessing
the eXternds Wnlcn attef dccl.ohls VI
life Then she breaches another little sermon, which
would be for many temperaments yet harder gospel
Above all things my little friends do not he envious
BE willing TO see good traits in your rch com
panions in your poor ones. Because your sehoomae
comes with dress every week: do not try to
make out she is proud. Because boy has pony, do
ward rcn and poor. Think the best you can of every
make the most of everything you 90 possess ENJOY
YOU cannot them yourself and you Will he as happy
and cOntented If yOu owned all the sk-worins aud
los IN q II.
you there thousands OF persons IN the world
who are richer than the richest OF yuu. 30 why should
YOU be proud Of that's However are there are
thousands upon thousands poorer tlan the poor
a father and mother who have more thousands
OF dollars your fathers have hundreds yet just
the sane These fathers and mothers must find their hap
nness in their children precisely as your fathers and
mothers do IN YOU II is no matter how many houses
horses. lands. man may have; how many silks and
Jewels, and oaskets woman may own; If their boy
grows false reckless, dishonOrable if their girl is
INDECENT vain, worthless, an their gOld ana gafntnre
are of no avail They unhappy as the poorest
Of poor. The best things OF life my little friends
lie IN your own hands'
Do not fancy from this extract that the book Is all
preachment and no story. The preachmen IS only
and then while the stories fresh, vvacious and
entertaining enough TO satisfy the exactug Of
young readers.
Old and Neto for October win open with a well-con-
sdered article concerning the best means OF fitting
nation 10 be republic. Every American who has been
trained IN the national confidence In republican systems
trusts that the Republics Of France and Spain
will succeed every knows that the difficulties by
which they surrounded are immense. The anxious
hope and the sangune believe. that these difficulties
will be conquered; but the one which is most fOrmda-
BILE is lack OF previous training As the scholar must
come up through schools and colleges the merchant rise
from shopboy and clerk, the really enlightened re-
publican must have some previous training, such as
neither the people of France Spain have been favored
with The American people did not undertake
to be republic until they had been trained
by their local governments 10 intelligent