The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-02
THE COTTAGE JUST n URNED.
A Sketch OF Gen. Charles q. Haipine in his
"Bakcd Meats ofths Funeral"


It may be interesting at this moment,
when Mr.. Stuart's seaside home 10 in ruins, to
recur to a pleasant description given by Con.
Halpine e. Miles O'Reilly'D, who was constant
guest Of Its eayest hours, In his BAKED Meats Of
the Funeral" under the head Of " Home OF the
Higher Bohemia" as follows:
Mr.. VIM. Stuart, Of the Winter Garden Thea
tire. keeps for the benefit OF himself and friends
very delightful villa near New London, whore
one can pass a few days more aQreeably than Mt
any other house AZ present known To us. The
villa IL delightfully."- located, overlooking the
hroadest part OF the Sound, and with very pref
ty garden and other grounds around 1t. The
snipe, DUCK, and ylovor shooting in the vicinity
10 excellent: while Of the warm and refined
hospitality OF the occupier and proprietor we
need not speak, nor OF that eminent social
genius which draws around him men Of the
most diverse opinions and stations, and can vet
harmonic all otherwise warning and discordant
elements Into an agreeable mosaic Of very
pleasant and enliveninG contradictions.
At this Home OF the Good Samaritan for the
used-up children Of bohemia" as one guest
called II, we meet every one that 10 any one,
and nobody that Is not something. We have
bankers, Journalists, sportsman, traRediaDs
poets, brokers, diplomatists. foreign celebrities.
dome tic representatives, warriors, lawyers.
yacntmen, comedians, dramatists An omnium
Ratherum, In fact, Of all that Ia remarkable,
queer, fantastic, or noteworthy within the ex-
tsnsIye circle OF MT. s.uarts acquaintance.
started, In which each guest Is requested to
write his name during his visit and attach there
he may feel prompted to leave behind him for
the benefit Of those guests who are to follow
him In the revolving circle Of MANAGER Stuart's
hospitality; and II IL from this volume that we
make the following extracts, the nrst OF which
on opening tue volume we ind to be In a hand
writing that looks IA familiar a. our own:
Rules for the government or me Home or tie Good
Samaritan, IN uhich all tnorthv ana Used.tp chit
dten Of Bohemia fna hospfdbt and happy tpelcone'
In the Home Of the Good Samaritan
You must be extremely nice,
Emphatic and most precise,
In doing etacily the thing you please
For the rule of The GO d Samaritan
Is, Every man at MS ease"
In the Home Of the Good Samaritan,
With the orignt blue cay before you,
The shady VeranOah DER you,
And the please ut bottles Ia the room behind
You must feel ike Good samaritan
To all OF humane kind!
In sSe Home If the Good Samaritan
Your talk may have all variety
Save that politics or pcty.
II RaObed ABOUT some grief NAV BREW
And to feel lac Coca samaritan
1hese tOpics we mus eschew.
To the Home Of the Good Samaritan.
From the aust aud the heat OF tn town,
Bohemia rushes gladly down
The gifted. tie why, the wise. the queer,
Aud ono says the Good Samaritan,
you are all VI you welcome herel"
by order Of Grand Hierarch.
GuLIrLMUH SrUARTIUs.
Mills Au-RKLIus, A. A. q. ana Cnief oil stan.
Among the other contributions TO the album
two bright poetic squibs by the late Mr.. James
Gordon Bennett and the Hon. Henry Raymond,
who were pdrtaKers In the Inequalities OF Mr..
Stuart's cottage.