, 1874-07-26

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but little insurance on the buildings, and th
contents were generally saved
At New Orleans.
. NEw ORLEANS, July 2j.-Fire originated Il
ALIENS furniture stores. corner Magazine AMI
Sixth streets, to-day. and destroyed half doze.
frame houses Loss, $40, 900; insurance, 80, 600
in local companies.
8ir Joshua Reynolds, House In Lei.
ccstcr square.
| Hogarth, on the east side Of Leicester square
felt no local accession of honor when REYNOLDS
| Ret up his easel Oh the western side. The new.
conner waa social the old settler kept himself
to himself" IS the wiso saw has it. ::study the
works Of the great masters forever" was, We
arc told. the utterance OF Sir Oracle on the vest
slde From the east came Hogarth's utter
seSo IN ,aa ao SssTa IL only
for Reynolds judgment Hogarth had \ cor
tain contempt 1.-The most ignorant people
about painting" he said to WaIpole, are tho
painters themselves. There's Reynolds who
hundred pounds for picture that would not
hang in my cellar" Hogarth undoubtedly
qualified his sense With some nonsense. 'sTaIk
Of SENSE aud study, and all that; why it ,s owing
to the good sense Of the English that they have
not painted better"
It was at one OF Reynolds suppers in the square
that an Incident took place which aroused the
wit-power Of Johnson. The rather plain sister
Of the artist had been called upon by the com
pany, after supper, as the custom was, to give
| toast She hesitated, aud was accordingly re-
qulred, again according to custom, to give the
ugAeat mnn she knew. In a moment the
name OF Oliver Goldsmith dropped from her
/ lips. and Immediately sympalhizing lady on
| the opposite side Of the table rose and shook
/ hands with Hiss Reynolds across the table.
johnson bad heard the expression, and had also
! marked the pAntonlimic performance OF sympa-
| thy, and he capped both by remark which set
| the tAh]A a or6 Hhfnh IN, affao
which cut smatly in three ways. Thus" said
] he, ''tho ancleuts, on the commandments Of
| their friendships, used to sacrifice beast be-
twl1t them" The affair ends ptett1ly- A few
| days after the "Trayeller" was published John
son read it aloud from beginning to end to de-
lighted bearers, Of whom Miss Reynolds Was one.
AZ johnson closed tho book she emphat-
.sal1y .;t re- remarked; ~ "WeL. 7 never more
however, did not get over her idea. Her brother
painted the portt OF the new poet in the Oo-
tagon Room ID the square the mczzotinte en-
CRAVING Of it was speedily al! over the town.
self to paint portraits with such exact imitation
OF her brothers. defects and avoidance Of his !
beauties that everybody but himself laughed at |
them) thought it marvellous that SO much dig
nifty could have been given TO the poets face,
and yet so strong Likeness be conveyed; for |
- DR.. Goldsmths cast of couutenance," she |
proceeds to inform us, and indeed his |
whole figure from head to foot, i'm
pressed every one at first sight with |
the idea Of his being Low mechanic
particularly, believe, journeyman tailor"
This belief IL founded On what Goldsmith had
himself once said. Coming rufled into
Reynolds drawing-room, Goldsmith angrily re-
fetred to an insult which his sensitive nature |
fancied had beon put upon him at = neighborlug !
coIoe-house. by t'a fellow who." said Gold !
smith, took me, believe for tailor" The |
company laughed more less demonst1atiyelv, and
rather confirmed than d1speiled the supposition
poor fSc1Hxnifh't ,1o
played upon BY that net too polite company.
Ono afternoon Burke and young Irish officer,
OMooze, wero crossing the square to Reynolds
house to dinuer, They passed group who |
upon, some samples Of beautiful foreign hus-
seydom, who were looking out Of the windows Of
Que of the hotels Goldsmith was at the skirt
Of the group, looking, on. Burke said to
Goldsmith BY and by, At Reynolds, you will
what I make OF this" At the dinner.
Burke tseated Goldsmith with such coolness
TINT Oliver at last asked for an explanation.
Burko readily replied that his manner WAS ow-
ing to the monstrous indiscretion Gold
sm'th.e part, In tho square, OF Which Burke and
Mr. oAoo1e had been the Witnesses. Poor
Goldsmith asked IN what way he had been 10
why answered Burke, "did you not ez-
claim, on looking up at those women, what
stupid beasts the crowd must be for staring With
such admiration at those painted jezebels while
q Wau ol your tale0s pa6Be0 Dy unn0tlCeQ T. |
"a Surely. my dear friend" cried Goldsmith. hor-
ror-struck, II did not say Bo?" ''lf you had
not said 3d." 7etortsd Burke, "how should
have known it :" ''Thats trus.' answered Gold
smith, with great humility; II am very sorry, it
was very foolisA l do 1ecollect that something
OF the kind passed through my mind, but did
not think had uttered ii"
1t il pity that Sir Joahun never records the |
names Of his OVID guests; but his parties we're
80 much swelled by invitations given On the
spur OF tho moment that it would have been
impossible for him to set down beforehand
more than the nucleus Of his ecrambllne and !
but most enjoyable, dinners,
Whether the famous Leicester Square dinners ,
deserved to be called enjoyable is q question !
which any one may decide for himself. after
:eading the accounts given OF them at period ,
Taen the supervision Of Reynolds sister, 1
Frances, could no iouger be given to them. {
The table, made to hold seven or eight, |
Eas often made to hold twice the num-
'er: When tie guests were at last packed, the i
deficiency of knives, forks. plates and glasses :
made itself felt. Every one called A. be want
d. for bread, wine, or beer, aud Justify, or there