, 1873-12-13
RECOLlECTI0NS OF A CRITIC,
'ne Autobiography or Henry
EOthergill CllOrlcy.


eesaahRton, Count D'0rsny, Waite
,,ct .s,.,,...... no"r. 's' Lora I'ynon. sum
ana s,1s,cr nrn,,,...n,,. ..s,.' sontilcs
From tht Nm YAK T,n.,
Tho caroor Of Mr.. nbnrlov niu,r ho ri, od nj
an illustration Of tho ill.natrred nRsort,on I'm
critics arc brohen-dn,vn or ,,pa,,,coaafr, outhoru
For thirty-nyo vcnra In ,,ol,1 n nron,ront roaI
tion on tho stafr Of tho Ion;1on A1ourvo,
doing much oarofn, wort, Il, I'm ,vov ~ 1to,or,
md musloal cr,tci.m t,,t I'm vont,,roa ~ 1,,'
own which In modo ,,,,r,nr t,,,s p.,,a nn,,n, T.
: tic way of nlny. dronn. .r1 nova,. voro
noarly a1l snch oom,loto failure, tnot a. oro
timo, wo flpd him oxclaimlnr, "savo in rim nore
financial y1ow. I do mt coro mucl, nhont nrof]t
but IL ia frcnrv xvo,l, "a ,xr,,o nn onJ ~, n ~,
.~,a1.N o'o".5 "u'A w "t!eo oli auu vi Auu
aAo -. NJ way iAlb laoR Ok appfoolatlon OF Ills
labors, aud tho atmosphere thrown around hin
oar|y youth by tho fact TINT Ills family wcro
~. AAe ','"' "o ""o W ni'o'nof
's ''e.lsty ai'" ast's1'o tas'es lor porlod, be-
oauso n,s 1rehds ihs'esoa upon his drudging
away at the desk OF counting-houBo in Liver
pool, tended to render him so nscotic In f,ur,a;
tion TINT ho naturally sovolono1 i,,to N''i''-
sA'' n,n.s -. s4%'.s 49, aosolol'eu '''o
en4,4o " THE sEVEhEh BORT,
arar ~ ,na ap".s M o. o, that chilling profession tho
Gus that, wbilo ho waa 40 kcentv aors},.uo N ~,
cr;tic;on,o ,,no,, 1t, noNS'4tso ~ ','e
oo,1a ,,as ~. ' o"1 o.,s'l'"i pFoaucIons' no
coulo not only doai morcileHaly with those Of
others whom lie saw struggling in thu same walk
Of lifo, but tint he ctu,ld alan ,nain.o{p no In
soema to havo ;1or,o rao1 ;,,,,fforonoo -, H.
moait,oa y1,;o, IT, 49,, aaass.:" W 'uo "1',~
uosatles WHICH LIE own aoverities aroused,
OoubtloBB tho retaliation thus provoked proved
Serious obataclo In the way Of Lis literary suc-
cess, Not on1v did .,,o Ai1onrun, ;tso,f or;t;a,s.
his productions con,1v lut rror .,.a
uo,,saaa ~. 1 vooA}' ual 4ion numerous other
1o7 .".7 ~ uAu "ouao"ns PROOF that tho oaofnleb
whom Lis too caustlo pen Lad called into oxist-
enco were kcenly on tho lookout for him. Quo
writer. for instance, spoke in q published ro-
Wow of MN of lila w,r,ra ~ H. y ur,.a.,a..'
rt,aw.hoca,,a -, ;t,o.,.at "1 VI Wv onofloss an"
'na"-oheons oi literature and from private
atn1rsr no o., once received letter. writ.on i'll
''sou WORM! r
,r,;, xf thene 3 9 coarao personalities Mr. CorIoy
writes: - can truly Bay thoy only disturbed
me- me- asmnoh "a ns t9oy placed hard material obsta
cles IN tho way OF my mnin.nin,ng myBe!f MI n
Literary mnlt." Theao annoyancos, however.
naa their compcnsations in tho friendship OF
numerous poraons ennout III literature, art, mud
nausns nm4te VIII M whom ! iia profession throw him i'll
mith tho cccentrictios, and discerning enough
70 recognize tho worth and ability Of t.iB stern
eFitc. sti!l tho multitude, even those directly
to Ta M Ia literary mallore taroy caro- abont
.ts oadsment upon al author Or q composer it iB
Of very littlo moment whether olo or another
may nave prodlcscd his SUCCESS, but tho appetite
ros re,i'tiscenees OF thoKo WHO may lnyo bcen
popular iavoriteB cannot bo appolsed, md it IN
Inns desire Tor Il knowledge Of tho men and |
women y whom alr. Chor'ey know TINT will accu.o |
,or .aaa ansso 'olumos largo circo Of Interested
'eauesa; ai esaa;,
Mf' Caofley'B rocollaetiona Of
llIs own FAMILY
tat. at9 worth m allnstoi.. An aunt Of whom he
e eu,s wy wns asttns",sea t BY not little readiness
villa sta I v;,,r suu s, ro nolaent Will show
a3ouse, 'ao family was surprised one day by tho
ueseen5 u upon them oi largo party who
tbe caaert ua hnanE san dnnor Everything bnt
p9ft o. tue fopnst, nolhlug could 10 found aavo
oaaIet ! o1 hara greou pears ret aside for atow
nb ~ anuse, Lae "nnsieal ilrl insisted, Should
to nonn u s ene pIopor to. When He saw
tuSIn tI Go'nlnB, HAo exclaimed III voice Of de-
Ensuu 1i9aat surprise: "Ale AZ not these tho famous
mi iho pGaIa [ 1no stfaegem wa success-
much tbas e1u be nado M n0 to ts pays musgr
Sna :. oson bocomo popular,
~ Ieels Iat1er oat tnat one OF Dir. Chorloys
1.uelsly cfa.'cat m r. temper should haSe counted
writer wo u rnInrs ano 40 must n Snlaoa @ fonaa
super''e'al as did the late
,,u y. r. WILLIS.
aIr chorloy met hin in lea4, while travelling in
rar araonta u n,n nm; oro was something
' eo.s asteoaoas anu fascinating III Lis nHnner-
l. sots ol eenlle Aattofy that Inalo you foe1 il
,te had become peculiarly Interested i'll you"
Iih1 apolososscaaly, no addH, T. l hayo been r
always too prone to attach 1nygo]f In my ona |
VI VINO would @ 5et mo- 80 took him up Oh his own
s.. sno"ing. Ineh Ae Was ltoiary man Of my !
oNn age, anu about my own moana, with on
Auea 4ehs ot Thought as he hAd moro Of clover = =
y aess. And believe for q timo lo did like ME y y
u nls WY; gave mo good advice abont dress,
1 n1aanhors, &c.-a little too magntceut1y uo,n =
.nlnH, and certainly was of uso TO me iu milking
no a1,ar, nloaulaso my voice. Wo passed part OF
f6rHtn8rt 1roo | 4
sSnemea s;i u nacMlomeh, asd canvusscd our tailors
'ails, ele lnls last touch IL thoroughly CHAR
lG.elGtle o. tue man he was describing " is alAo
Nv o,ao,l nuosteyh ~ s'atenen1 t1at Ml Willis left i
.onuon at that t'ao fu!l OF tue intention Of !
marrying seotch lady with rcd halr whom ho
asisleu naa ialen ~ lovo with linn. h1r. Willis
c'ea '% a thai 5 lazy Besnngton too. Sas Amttou,
~ ~ nc had "boxfHll Of looks Of lair Us tro- !
les Of his Continental Don Gioya,l,,isn. u