, 1873-08-31


rived two fashionable physicians, dontiHt and
a, accoacleur, driving up ~ 1loar au they could
to the door, md wondering why 80 1nnny lumber
ing vehioloa were 40 noar at hand. Stx inou
brought groat chambor-organ coach''naker,
wino'1norghant sent specimens OF taoir goods;
brewer brought several barro1a Of alo; ouriosi-
ty-doa'ors brought Bundry ki,ickttlncks. plano"
1ofso Linen, toweIry, wigs and hoaddrossos acart-
eaa Of potatoea books, prints, conjurng tricks
11eathGse' icca. jollios, woro among tho things
brought TO Tor at loast noar) tho house while
mantnaksIs MAJ tanx came With bnskots Of millinery
Then, nltor time, trooped fn from oil quarters,
coaohmou, footmon, cooks, honso-n -n,aidg nurse.
ry-maids, and other Servants, como in quost OF
situations m 10 crown OIL Of distinction
Ghiet, tho Arclbla,hop Of Canterbury, Cablnet-
of the Bank Of England. tho Chairman Of
1r''e a ennea at tAf .ramspy Msgs 1" nnagpgg eSgf9g
pist, md tho Lord Mayor. THO Inst
named fanctonary-ono among those who spcod-
Ny aaw that all had been
y1cT1M1zEp By 4 GIGANTIC HOAX
drovo to Marlborough Street Police Office, and
told tho sitting magistrate that ho had received
d letter from o lady in Bor1lora street, to tho
effcot that she had baen summoned to intend 1t
tho Mansion -ilonBo, tint sho WAS extremely Ill,
that sho wished to make deposition upon oath,
and that she would deem It Il great favor Il his
Lorlshp would cnl upon llor. AL tho other
persons Of eminenco lal had their colnmisora~
ton appnn1ed to in somewlat similar way.
poice-oflicers (thero were 10 policemen In those
days) wero Bont to keep order In Bernora atreot,
which was nearly chokod with voltolcs, talnnoi
and interlockod one with another tho drivers
were irritatel. tho disappointed tradesmen were
malicious fun. some Of the yana and goods
were overturned aud broken while fow oaBlB
Of alo became prey to tho populaco. All
! through the day, until late at night, did
{t.Sn y{~ox. Hirtor Oh 14
tipuo, to tho terror mud diBrnay Of tho
! moor lady and tho other inmates Of tho
house. Every ono found directly that it WAS I,
| hoax but tho namo Of tho hoaxer waB not known
| till long afterwards. This, 1t appeared, was
TlIEoDoHE HOOK,
| ono OF tho most inyotofato puustors and iohers
Of the day. lie hu1 noticed tho worry quiot CHAR
| actor Of Dorners streot, and tho naro Of Mrs.
laid wager with a brother-wns who acconpn-
Mod him, that ho would make that particular
houBo tho talk OF tho whole town. And he aB-
suredly did 1t. Ho deyoscd.thrao or four days to
tradoglaen OF all kndn. professional mon, distin-
! guiBhed personagoB. and servants out Of place;
| all couched n a 1edy-liko atyle, and requesting
| tho persons Addressed TO coma to Dernefa street
on tho appointed day, for reasons specially stat
cd Hook took n furnished lodging just oppo-
site Tho house, mud there posted hinsolf with two
or threo companions on the day in quoation, to
| cnjoy tho sceno. 1fo deo1nod 1t e1pedicnt, how
oyor, to 80 OF quickly into the country, md thore
to remain 4ncog for, time; il ho had boon
Jared badly. ...[" -,
The incidents In the life of Hook comprise
many in which that unscrllpulorH man played
/ tAe part of hoaxor. Ono OF hiH victims wns
| AolEo COATES,
q man about town in tho days OF the Regency
q beau, au amntour nutor, who delighted IN
riding through tue strcetB in tho West End in q
| bod 1>tt1 aF
Ono day this individual received m invitation to
| d magnificent entertainment given by tile Prince
| Regent ut Carlton Houso. uo was almost crazy
with ICY at tho lonor; dressed aud ,,a, adornea
drove in Lis faucirul chariot to Carlton uouso.
Tho card Of inyitation passed. him safoy through
all tho outer portals and corridors; but when q
private necrotnry or chamberlain ut length Bcru-
vain did poor Romeo Coates rrotcat that he
know nothing Of my forgery Or hoax he was
turned back; md aa Lis oquipage had driven
hs a to e s.na n t. sa the
that Theodore Hook Ind clovorly jmi'
tatcd the Invitation card, ono yoritable
specimen OF which ho had eontriveG
to Obtain the loun Of for few hours. Or
in o hoax
THE ELDEH MATuEws,
tho comedian, man full Of wit and frolio, bni
withal much more kindly mud considorato than
up tho rlyor to Richmond. Passing woll-tri1n'
med lawn at Barues, they noticed an inscription.
board stosuly forbiddipg any strangers to lane
on tho lawn. This was enough for Hook; Iylne
tho boat to d tree, he aud Mathews landed. Tux.
ing with them nshiug-rodH and lines: lloof
aclod as lanl-auryeyor, Mathews as his clerk
They paced slowly to and fro along the lawn
pretending to measure with tho Gahing-roda at
measuring and leyoling-stairs, and the fishing
lines as yard and roou-measnres. Presently,
parlor-Window opened, and out walked the occu
punt Of tho villa.- well-to-do alderman. II
great wrath, he demanded what tho two inter
loporH were about. Hook coolly but courteouhl5
told him that now canal was to bo cut directly
across the lawn, and that accurate measure
lnentB wero necessary to dctor1nino the oxac
direction which 1t should take. Partly il
them in to stalk it over"; sutnptuoul
dinner md the bost Of wines wero just ready
and the alderman endoavored to persuade tht
surveyor that another limo for tho canal nigA
bo oaaily obtninud without touching liH lawn u
all. Hook and Matthew'S revealed tho hoax be
foro taking their departure, aud managed to toll
him iuto 9 hearty laugh about lt--ronaerod III
tho moro easy by the fact that tho dreaded cam
was only myth, md that lle had ontertalnet
two suci eminent men as 1lr. Hook and Ms
| Mathews. ~
Many Of our distinguished actors hayo boo
great lovers of practical loaxoB-not ouly come
dians aud farceura, but Tragic actora, who ar
popularity supposed to 10 always ~ o passion Q
rago, jealousy, revenge, and 10 forth.
Il youE0 TIE TlAGED1AN,
! for instance, WIS once driving iu gig with
friolld in tho outHkirtB Of London; ho pulled Y
at turnplko-gaso, noticed tho nano OF tho toy
collector writton up over tho door, and politel
told the gatc-wo1nail tlat hc particularly "lnhe
to sec Mi, - OH u mattor OF Importance. Feel
inG Impressed with tLo emphatic btatolneEt, sll
4 uont hastily for her husband Tho toll-eos!eoso1
who was working in 4 noighboring flold. y
Young said; II paid for tickot at tho Inst gate
!; aud was told tint it would FREQ mo through this
i as wish to 10 scrupnlo,,By oxaot will you kint
0 " toll mo whethor such IL the caHo?" "Why, 6
co,lrao It ia!" "Can thon pass through witl
: out uaying :" Tho tol-colloetor'B further ropl,
!. and his yituperatlon whom the travellers complt
t, ccully ppsseu OH. 1oau not 10 hero transcribed
ri0E1AM'S WORK.
Hho ,7nrh Of woman Ia peace, iH peace.