, 1873-12-14
REC0lLECTlOMS OF A CRITIC.
Tho Autobiography Of Henry
FOthorgill Cllorloy.


fslcnsington, Count I'Orsny, walter
SuvaEe Lnntlor> Lord LYtton, snm-
ac1 Rogers, paN1 do Ek0cl1, St,tlttoy,
mud other Prominent porsonnHcn.
From The Ntw York Times.
Tho caroor Of h1r. CLorloy might bo ci.od NJ
An illustration OF tho ill-nAturod assertion that
critics aro broken-down or unsuccessful authors
For thirty-lvo years ho hold prominent posi-
eon On the statr Of tho London AlhenGun,,
doing much careful work In tie way Of literary
and musical criticism hut tho ventures oil Ills
own which ho made during this samc period In
tho way OF plays, dramas, and novola, wore
nearly all such complete failures TINT, at ono
Ame, wo find him exolaiming, "save III the moro
financial WOW, do not caro- much about profit,
but 1t Ia dronry work to wrto on and on and
mako no ways This lack Of appreciation Of Ills
laborn, and tho atmosphere thrown around his
enr]y youth By tho faet TINT his tamily wero
Quakcrg, mud that ho WIS compollod to etuothcr
bis literary and nrtiHtio tastes for period, be-
causo his friends insisted upon his drudging
nway ut tho desk Of counting-housc in Liver
pool. tondod to render linn 80 ascetic In disposi-
ZION thnt ho naturally developed into
on1rlo or THE sEvEnEn HonT.
md in tho labors Of that chilling profession tho
argcr part Of hiB lifo was spent. 1t Heoms curl
ous that, whilo ho was 50 koenly sensitive to The
criticisms upon Ills own original productions, he
.ould not only deal morcileBsly with those Of
others whom he saw struggling in the Same wallt
of lifo, but that lo could also maintain, aa he
soems to havo done, real Indifference to the AMI
mostios which Ills own aoyeritios aroused.
Doubtless the retaliation thus provoked proved
serious obstacle in tho way Of Ills literary suc-
coss. Not only did tho AMenGuns itself criticiae
his productions coolly, but from numerous other
sourcos hc had abundant proof TINT tho enemies
whom hts too caustic pen had oallcd into exist-
enco were kcenly on tho lookout for HIM. Ono
writer. for instance spoke in d published re-
siew pf QUO of lis works Of tho "Chor]oys and
rhaw-bacons Of literature" aud from o private
adnlirer ho once received n letter, written in
very black ink, aud beginning
"you wonMill"
OF thcso COARSE personalities Mr.. Chorley
writes: ~ can truly say tloy only disturbed
nc inasmuch as they placed hard matorial ohsta-
literary ma1,." These annoyapcos however,
numerous porsons enlnont in literature, art, and
music. with whom his profession throw him iu
contact, mud who Wero Qations enough to bear
with tho ,cccontrictlos. and discerning enough
to recognize tho worth and ability Of this Bteru
critic. Still tho multitude, ovon those directly
Interested In literary matters, raroly caro- abont
The life Of q critic. Aftor the world llaB passed
Its Judgment upon an author or a composer it is
- - s9!J 4ttso ti1un!"hs Nntluo' oue or AuotHtr
for "reminiscences of those who may have been
Rop"nr ia insoIsos ~ camno1 20 aprcasea, aa 1t II
,sns,o,, ,nr, ro a1 Ho " to en aia
ugm sr taso ".lo n. ns onoftoy hom 1at W. secure
renders.
Alr. Chorloy's rocorctiona of
Ills own FAMILY
are worth IN a1lleon. An nl1flt OF whom he
tells wns distinguished by not littio readiness
Ind wit. as tho following incident will show,
hnnse TX fanIv @ una a,nriso nno " 1n,, ~ ti,S
ao.on. t1o '' "aiT & "no ono uy W tho
"e1s .eata ap9an " a,,, .uen H., T. ia1Ru patty Tho
she dessert M was aaay % provlda1 1g a9 far tLis lis
haEt ~ - i e'. ,a eou t ~ io.u @ savo
~ ,oaa ~. Aai" H. ss III ~ ios seow
~ s,roeano a. , ..roar 'a saola
hon eomng sho @ Exclaimed in voice a OF q sSs de
aar y, o aune ,o uo s,,aoa
~ osa unn "ns ,or T., Tia ~
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,+as, .", ta.sar .Aa. aa,9 & f.
o,a ~ ia fo. .inm mi ,nnat u"1noi fr,.d ~
Trier I M who PRODUCED 30 10 @ much % that wax !s nure}v
uPo''1e'"i ~ u'o w - = INV w,,,,.
~ ,au,a4 H., =: l; :, "!El'e' 4oat .,;
a;,. ea I ;, aNT1, mi,ro ,, s.asonng IN
LAZY mo sayeoi & h1m There va a. something
sey ean aa Originating u Lis 9an,
soIt Of gontlo Aassoiy ehas 1nauo you teol as II
Ell 9e tlaa Gscon;e EeeuIaFty lnsoIes1Ga ID YOU.
I'LL apoaoscs.eaity, ~ a. ~ huus. AaVo peen
5'3 ~ oao No " "tsaIn % insaut " aly QUO
NV Mu.''o T, IT, tuo so @ .uoh Han % %up on n1s own
M sno"tub' aneh 10 "Ae !aaeiats lnau q my
oWu u, aso, also hpoIt my Owl means, "lth ~
niucn 4oss ~ tnousnt IN ho uAu uore ol clover
ne75, ~, ,a.a Anu poneTo iur tme Ae ala n5e mo
N % nls WAY sa'e mo guoa aus!eo apoas 4ross,
.;i ni;nihoas, 49, ns.!o too naa8ncently Mop
snina, anu cettasnls WE u W. Hse 10 lle ~ ma:.nE
ne ns.e 1no5alh'e ,a ulH so'co mo hasscu paft oi
SShs4eo b n sc9ecs, @ FL ehn cahHasso " odr taiors
oH, ~ t n1s 'ast oons s 10 an9aLoushy onal
seliso 81 tno nn mo Mas ~ is a!so
elsaaent t;'ea ~, laet naf, M!s leit
o. tnaa tnn5 tut " 1ne ntehdlon OF
Ins;Irlnf oco1cn e iaay VIII TeG naf whq!n he
tnnasteu . naa 1h.en ~ !oYo WIN nm mr.. WINS
a a shat a a"s y os iuo "ha @ @sm'on