New-York tribune., 1876-02-29
sEw-yoRK DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1876

never worn trousers or crossed horse Speaking Oh
A. the time George Dyer was fshed Of New River
In front Lambs house at Ishngton after ne Vas %
mt on while his own were drying. lnasnuch as he was
giant Of man, and Lamb lndersized nasuc' hohes
Tor fbe neither limbs iDycr were colossa tho spectacle
he presented when the clothes were onIct as u. ~ ~
they could bewas vastly udcrous and tho tota erect
owing to ,hs aanty Of strong drink had been adj
TO % 70 was wf in sae Of wild nsbraion
The current portraits OF Lamb, Mr. Oglvie said are al
very unsatisfactory. Tie only one ever puobsheo ,s
looked like him was prexed to early edition OF one OF
his books From The description he gave OF IT, snS
may be- 1t reappeaIs on tue titlease VI the a'e
Upon The sweotness and happiness Of Lambs temper
he dwell at length ull of mirth and play as
boy his hunior never nsgged; he was always making
fun Of some sort His sterng ipea n,s yoS , would
often begin before he had uttered word jokes ana
jests, great and small were his constan' par par
Instance" said Mr. Osilve when first entered the In
da House and was introduced to him. ne se,1ea my
Welcome Lord Ogesby Glad TO see You! Prond oI inc
honor land he never called me else, and ina.
got he my among the clerks ana IL yes WHICH
meet any of the few that are left" ,
To sport with tie names of his fellows, indeed ap-
him. Mr.. Oeilvie gave these specimens. ,.
There was clerk named wawd. distinguished for his
stupidity, whom he ny on In tins eouplet;
What @ WqTd SkI know, 'S;,. GOD %anI sngws; sSsw,
Another named Dodwell he celebrated IN cbarade, OF
which the first two lines ran thus ,,,.,.
NJ seccrd Is tnat which best is let aons-'
The II referred Ia DOdWcls pOtcs anu Inc point
was mtelligble to but that hfst line, lsht IL
unmistakably genuine
Other like quips rcpea ed, but nonethat remen,
b,r well enough to Quote They generally FOUNDED
on some personal peculiarly foibe and though never
harsh might sometimes should judge II coming from
another source, have been a little trying ,,
Yet, in spite Of his ple?s1Dtres All sorte MS PoPu
larty with his fellow clerks unbOundcd. HealOWed
the familiarity that lac pracuced, and theJ ali called
him " Charley" =,
A to his Kindness and practical beneyolence Mr. osil-
vie clared that II could not be oycrslated HIS syhpd
thes were easily that ho often imposed upon,
yet he never learned TO suspicious lie had Deen known
To coat months longer, tbat no knl spaIe 4
little money to some needy acquaintance. Ihtl. Ma
hardly u time when he did not nave sOlneOy SihS
upon him. n he freed from one client, nnothcf
would soon arise 20 take his place. poor literary aspr
ant, yagabunl, especially, he cOud NOT resist anu he
regularly had Ills hands hc WouId even
take item TO his house. and iet them stay tiefe "eeAS
and 0nhs together. -,.,.,.. A., q.
he r. naeu single and 1t commonly reieIred 10 as
sacree which would cost few men ~ much 40 ~ eos
him. for lie was. to degree by nature ANA dlsposi
ton q man who would have liked 10 marry. ,
with Mary Lamb Mr.. Ogiylc nal Drtn Hute "el
acquainted he had often visited her aud nad Desn on
cyera occasions, evening guest Al SOeprVoh c"'Ec
In lsiugtOn.
IIs said that willie sire was most amiablf, sweet
tempered WOunly she bau Hrtat iOlce o " h'
aud remarkable power OF personal influence NO Que Au
euch control Charles hao. oie soincthc3v'ch
commanded him, ana ho Obayed her. Ana II was cVoeh
that the sntimen ith which he regarded her combined
the traits Of both fraernai aud hial respect
The number which Ia OF unusual excellence, has
contributions frn Edward Egglest0n, Laura W. john
son, Albert Rhodes, T.. l.. Hale Celia ThaNter Bret
arie and several others whose names are less familiar
to magazine readers.