, 1876-01-16
SAMUEL FOOTE.


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:. SAMUEL FOOTE.
Anecdotes OF nn Eccentric .git. !.
| No man WAS ever mora free from toadylsm
rank wa8 TO shield aealnst his wit, which wou!t
! strike as bard At L Duke az r menial. ''Wctl
Footo, here atu ready as usual to swallow nj
your good things" said tho Duke OF Cnuahers
market. ''heay, your Kocal Highness musl
have an excellent digestion" replied tlic
vii, 'for you nerer bring any r1
again" Scntch peer, no:ortonslV thrifty.
served bis vino in very small ei:sses.
and descausea eloanontl7 upon its ago and cx-
celIcnce. is very little OF it's agc," observed
| Foote. Sometimes this hun1or amounted to
iEsolenco; I'D, for instance, after dining ct q
| nobiemaus house. uot to Ills satisfaction, an'l
| finding the servants ranged in the hall when ho
was departing, ho inquired for tho cook and but
ler and upon their stepping forward. sad TO tha
! frat :" Here's half--crowR for 1ny eating :" and
to the other, "Heres five shi1uga for my vine !;
but, BY, never bad 80 bad a dinner for
the money ia my Iifs," Dining with Lord
Townsend after duel, he suggested that his
| Lords!lip might havc got rid u bis antagonist
/; il, 4 more deadly w:y. "HoT:" inquired Ills
! hast by inviting him 70 dn:er Like this.
I aud poisoning him. was the sharp re?l7. Ihs
Duke Of Norfolk. who was rather too fond of tue
bottle, asKcd hi1n in what ncw character he
s.lould go to q masquerade. Go SOBER" an-
s:se!ed Footo. Being taken into Whites enc day,
a noblenau remarked to him that his A:udler-
chief was hanging out of his pocket. THANK
| you, MY Lord" i,e replied, ':than!s you; you
kaow the COMPANY bstter than / do" 4 rica
contractor was boiling forth upon the instability
Of the world. Can you account for it. sir ?" ho
asked. turning to Foote. ''W'el, not very clear
bnitt By contract" "T Why arc YOU forever hum
ming that air ?" he as3ed OF gentleman who
had no idea Of time. ''Bscause '' it hannts
me- 10 wonder, for yoa are forever mur-
f3nr r1ftv ! rInf. <f rrf,tx En~
ho was undoubtedly ehyions, was
constant butt for his sa.casms; and sc. f;arric,,
whether from fear or friendship it world bb dif-
fcGlt to determine, did HIM many klnIneaxes.
Was always ready to obl;Ga him with money, :.nd
stood firmly bv him tbrpuehout the Jncksoo
prosecution which last net Of friendship tou:s-
ed Foote .: last with gratitude, for in ono OF lis
letters, addressed to Garr;ck, he writes: ''God
foFeve. bless you. 9lay uothing b2t hs!cyon !
daJB and nights crown The rest Of YOUR life. |
is tho einccro PRAYER OF Samuel Foo:e" |
Garrick's notorious neann3es, however fur I
nished him with many q w1tsic!sn,. 1t ono o: |
n:ado OF tho arrival Of If. Carrict's servants. |
oh let them wait" he replied to his footmar,
- but be su:e you 15ck up the pautr-!" One da7 |
q gentleman, while conyersing with Footo, wes
speaking of Garr;cs having re;iac.cd upon some
:: Why did ho not take tho beam ont OF his
own bciora attacking the fnote in other
peoples ?" - because" reto.ted Foote. 50 'he
Is not sure OF eel:ln, tho timber" "WEero on
earth can i: be goaa?" raid Foosc. whea
Garrlck dropped guinea sc the Bedford one
night, and was searching for it in va;n. ITO
the deril, I t!1inh," answered the actor irri-
tsb!y. Lct goa alon@, Da';d, for making
: guinea go further than =nJ ono else," was
the reply. llo could never fcrega lis jest, how
ever solemn the occasion. Hs had been to til,
fnna7a1 OF Hols,sf. the actor, whose father was
! baker Poor fellow! he said in She BadtorI
:ha. evening, tho tears scarcely dry uDon Lis
checss. II have been 70 SEQ !;1n showed mo tho
family o7en. He ouco, SAID OF an actress. who
WAS remarkably awkward With her arms, that
she KEEP: the G:accs at ar!n'd length But John
sai, considered that Foote surpassed =ny one ha
had ever hoard in h1snoroUs naTrati1o; aad that
although Gar1ick tho great conTe-sa.ioaalist CT