New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-19
OBITUARY..
CHARLES DAWSON sHANLY.
his friends.

Information has been received OF the death
Of Charles Dawson shanly He expired at Jacksonville
in Flniida-whither he had gone for tho benefit OF HIS
heou-On the 18th of April. This news VIII carry
sharp pang OF sorrow t0 moro than on" mart hr'
ob,nly was known ~ tho public writer for the maya
zines-charmngly oomPanonahle, quietly hnmJroiS'
ravluJ and araint,-but all that he was a. writer
seemed little in comparison with what he WAS as
man; ana It Is the hiSA-mind ID, knEhcarted'
simple and faithful cOmIHde and hiend r'th'r
than the mln. Of letters, who wiz at The hrst be
morrned Nobility Of character and integrity ofeondnct
fidelity 10 duty ana cheerful submission To fate, sweet
ness of tcmpcrn ncnt AMI mOdcsy OF bearing are rrer
and richer virtues than intellectual biance; ANA thty
were all combined In him Mr. Shanly has lived III Now
York working with his PEN for about eighteen years;
and Ia all who knew him. AMI all with whom he came
into contact. he lemons typo OF what with
ten lrnnss and PRIDE the human heart inStneiVoy ac-
copts as q gcntenau. His lie was lonely. His mimi
scel.d To have long sida "a in some way hut
not cm>tered Hc was kindly. qniet. thoughtful man
who worked very hard. ACCOMPLISHED much did all nc
good that he could n TO do, anl never spoke about DIM
self or his lahors His fortunes were small. anu
thoy were precautions. He WAS mt TINS nc
.ulinied with hardship. But, whether in shaiow
or sunshine, bis mind AMI hetrt remained
iuabc and patient. and his industry an proby undis
mrbrd Thrre not my persons perhaps, who
SAW and apprt ciaed his example. Tie more snowy and
prcterous litrrtcur ge.s the most credit WIN the
crowd. But those who d | understand this example
found CON lort aud strength in it, aud will remember
now with love and pride. Mr.. Shaly's writings consist
Of my says and ptive tlces. in The Atlantic
MonGly many poems and baads.-somo Of which are
highly i'm .gnative and tenlery pathetic. whle some are
sltir.cM humorous, and very many miscellaneous
articles and parIgr phs In the newspapers He WAS III
1860 one of the chief contributors to VanAy Fur
which wa started tle FAN Of the previous year by
Mr. william A. Se?h ins.-anl he bsaamo. at Il subse-
..lif. Tt, a 81
Cr1tndy which WIS started here by Dir Alfred l..
Carroll IN July, $50, and discontinued after
TIC publication Of twelve nlmbcrs lie WAS contrib
uor to The Ye,r- To, Ledcr which, as aorward for
The Neic Yor Uscg Rero and during little tm' Tor
me Nel- York Albion. ho reviews Of art He was
pIssonaclT fond OF painting. and no was himself an
expert draugtsnan in u. line of comic sketches one
Of his Characteristic drawings furnished We think to the
Landau Punch represents with oxcclent comic ehrct
the horror AMI discontinue OF stout old EnglisIndn
who ut private museum Of natural cuIfoSi es has ms
taken big horned owl y sturd eat, and got his
bald head scratched by the angry fowl This little tbns
Is mcuOuc, donotiug the ut OF his playfnlncss lie
WIS Also we believe "a contributor to The WORTH news
paper rein ho wrote upon social topics ana ne evan
cs emf trifes OF the passing day. He particularly
eAred ~ writer of poems OF dr. ,mLtic incident OF OF
repre-. tntitye dramatic mood "Thr BrITWODd rip
which met with sch wide acceptance ana admiration
irng the Civil War; was ais; anu ~ too was Inc "clri
ballad of "Tne WaIlrr 81 the snow" SUI an0ihcr
unique work Of this sind was his Startling AMI lnehdDy
sad poci-which is picture aud poem in one kliioiian
s,o0t me fancy shot" rIis WAS iSt pnDlShcd IN Lon
4. n IA ~ cea Boek Mr. Shaniy did not perhaps ac-
.Jnplisl enough in this vein {" win ior ham an aJ'hS
rank aInOE pOets hut nis nam ID richly emilio 10
its utce IN oyory representative collection OF American
poetry Iio not ,ndcEd American ny birth, but
tns land oi his caOc and lis 'Dois, anu here
h0 wndld have wished TO be remembered Mr ShLn
was an Irish gentleman, Of old aud hon0abl" family lie
ye ireland and En- saud and also in Cana Ii boOTo
settling IN w-Yvrk II was about % years of age, ana
OF La. dy constitution, having Due eyes,
iron ray hair % wcathrr-beaen face, aud
slender. why figure. lIe was thoroughly well
acquainted with animals and field sport > ana ne was
ic walker Within tie last two years his iiith has
seemed waste slowly and gradually away; but this,
Ae all else that painful and sad IN his le hc Kept
to hiis IT, lie knew when he went hence that he WAS
roiG to his DEATH AMI he had prepared bimscii, with
Iumn,utss aud Submission, iho memorable change.
There Is OF the busy workers IN local Journalism
VINO will DC benefited by reh tion u.Un character
80 pure AMI simple, lie - indiSriOus' useful, ana
b.tinel,ss. aud "ui 81 Tranquil lat ~ write 81 MIN
MIf tprtecn years no wrOteOf his friend FItzJms
O'sstIcn:
Spas iOw-none NJ Va know
lalf for 90 ~ the gallant dead.
Plant Hover, NhUFe ~ overs
lisc shall maze them bloom
Ana breath npart Ia each kini cart,
An ,nrr st,i nj vii.r en- li.alu a. Ihasts