The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-13
SHADES orG.W. cnILDS, 4. MI
A New York Broker who has Dared TO Touch
his Pen 10 ObiIunrv Nersc..

A lecturer protesting to be q Mr.. A.
winmit Peters, who is an influential member OF
the Wall st.eet gold room, spoke ~ the Deta
Iodoe room. nt Court and Joralemon streets,
f,rooklVn, ON TUESDAY, ON the subject OF cpl
tarhs In rite Of the iuncteal nature OF the
tonic. the little hail was throneed 10y ladies ana
gentlemen. who listened wi:h morbid interest.
OFTEN when the lecturer rocitod unusually
touching euiarims, the room was nlcd with
gloom and sOhs.
I'm a dark corner 81 the room. nv contrast to
the ercc; In scene IN front, were gathered many
dark const traitors, who put their heads together
and whispered In each others ears scandals
against the lecturers reputation. Tho purport
Of what they said is that the speaker was not
Mr. Peters at all. aud that he is the cashier OF
the Phiadclphia Ledger uflicc, VINO, It will be
remembered, was lately discharged from that
position. and that. uriOr to his departure, he
stoie many OF the choicest literary gems from
tie private sarcuUhagus 4 George W tshinuton
CnidS. \. NJ. nd hurried to New York, hoping
to build upon them personal reputation. There
wds one discrepancy, however, that they could
not entirely reconcile. l. was that around MIR.
Peters's face there l. not that deculy spiritual
expression ini spectral melancholy tina; Is wont
cmpl lyecs Of the Lcig,r ONCE. On the
contrary, Mr.. pcters's form Is stout and
his i,cU ~ ruddv with health. 10 prove that
the lecturer Is an impostur, who Is trying To
Italian n the dew drops OF the eieeiac editor MS
us own, the enemies OF MT. Peters Ortrg iurtn
the strongest evidence. For Instance they say
that while the latter quotes most gloomy
tiitaih - the work 81 old Sardanapuius,
every body WHO has read THE SUN knows per-
4 CttN well that II cmauatcd several Thousand
wears ago from the poetic soul OF Chid's while
~ ccstatic mood he wcpt over the remains Of an
INFANT. As the lecturer plunged with a gloomy
enthusiasm into his work, the men wuo stood
ddrkly IN he shadow OF tho corner made run.
ming comments upon what they assert are
plagiarisms upon the rdiadelniid mUuruet.
When Mr. Peters quoted the verse
Here lies Darius. who was ahlr drink
Many uuttlcs ot wine ~ithout staggering.
~ his own. the men IN the corner chuchled in
derist0n. aud train. as H. read with the pride
Of an author the morfnful cpi;aph:
Her, lies the remains OF Tom Lamb
lie va killed ~ tr that fen slau hang"
all exclaimed, Another pearl from the private
tarcopnagus." But IA this epitaph was read,
desl rlptiVc uf the descent OF wicked attorney,
and which represents the devil as saying:
GIVE your paw John slaw.'
they all touched each others ribs and leCred {:
"lhcre. that L. original. How different from
the pure and lofty iIeality Of the moufnful
Lcigtr muse -
Again Mr.. Peters read n sweet enc-am. In
scrihcu o. the mem ~ " an aged marine. whose
dchthted had tccn particularly serene, and
whose heavenly hope had teen fragrant even In
tile presence ~ death. And all the dark men
said at once that they wei remembered seeing
those very verses IN the XtpCn h and sad lest
column OF the death page. 1t was cumnicnura'
tive OF the brave decis ana ierOic service " a
hronzCd and war-wOtn tar who had rooted To
death ~ the Philadcinhia Navy Yard. So the
comments ran on Until near tue close u the lee
turc. lien. when the lecturer BEGAN to rctitc
Us bis own efuson that nohlest and sweetest uf
al the gem that h. We been tossed from the
ascent Of q little toy 10 the golden staircase,
tue 6 mics with adisperaeing sneer qGit the hall.