The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-09
CAN TINS DE SOY
Rumors Of n Serious D,nicuitv Bctweon Mr..
Upper and MIR. Tnimngc.

In certain soci II circles In Brooklyn OF breach
In the friendly relations which have hitherto
obtained between n distinguished British poet
now sojourniug IN this country and the pastor
OF somewhat conspicuous church across the
river. Rumor has been busy with the matter
since Mr.. Tupper's return from Canada. Tho
fact that the poet secured quarters elsewhere
than at the home OF his former host was seized
upon an indicstion of q misundcrstaDdins.i "
nothing worse, between the two eminent gentle
men. Matters assumed more serious aspect
night before last, when 1t was reported that Mr..
Upper had hastily left Brooklyn, accompanied
by single friend. and that the circumstances
OF his departure Afforded reasonable ground for
alarm.
Failing to learn anything OF Mr.. Tupper's
whereabouts, a reporter called on the Rev. MIR.
Ialnage, and found that distinguished clergy
man In hts study. practising new gesture.
IL don't know whore Upper Is" said Mr.
Talmage. CURLY. HE may be In Jericho, for all
know"
but, Mr.. T I'm age"
Don't but me, sir. I've been butted enough
by newspaper men. tell you 1 don't know
where Tuoper Is. Go and ask Ferguson"
MIR. Ferguson. who is a leading member OF
Mr.. Talmages congregation, was not disposed
to be communicative. After some hesitation he
which make up what may be rcgn rded rs the
Talma0e version Of the deplorablo affairs
You see.' said Mr.. Ferguson, I'VE took up
Tupper merely a. "a sensation-Just as we wuuld
tuke up Arbucklo or the Jubilee Singers. We
had him up at our church one Sunday ana no
drew well enough. but not well enough 10 jus.
tifv Va In continuing him. Well, rupCcr he
thought IL was oil very nne-spnntaneou5 trip-
ute Of American Cnfl ,tians to British genius,
and tnat sort OF a tb'ua. The next Sunday he
" ,ntcd.'o come rOutd and read his poem on
"Unq IitY" We smOttered him of In some way
hal hltf Ina mari taAH nfl nat In In
Sisted on giving us "Cfuety to Animals" So 1t
went on, with strug Tie everv sunday morning,
by promising to brint out his great American
dfami. "George Wa-cinRton," IN the church
Sunday scnool library. Then he seemed to he
ppy and bustlfd round making arrangemens
Tor he dam. When We got toaetner TO tglk
n over. we found that iup, er intended To play
Georgc Washington himself md n d cast Bro her
almaee for Benedict Arnold. Now, Brorber
T,lma2e felt, and we all felt, that his talents
nled him better for George Washington than
this foreigne bur. like the piOus. lOug suffering
saint that he IA. he said NJ ling, out went auead
and maze the most OF Benedict Arnold.
" Things didn't GO ON smO)tniy alter that
at rehearsals. ne tronoie Ike I cropping
out. Brother TalnHge, VINO, though the hest
OF men. u art to tie excItable. would try 10
instruct George WdshtngtOn now to IN Ike hts
sea u 80. aud upper would insist that Benedict
Arnold put too mucn action into his lines. Yud
HOOK a, Or ved and trcacnerUus enough said
and Hopping too mucn. Benedict Arnold never
kicked AID Hoped like that. Brother almage
uidn't say an\tbing. Out We knew pretty well
=" 1t came soon enough. One afternoon when
We We we're iehearsing the fourth act where Gorge
Forge, aud Mdfthd Washington saws:
Now. husband. be aiviseai
vi Soon oe On ,"u, deare'.@ toorte be g,lri
ruouor old the asue 1T 80 poorly that brother
Iaimage broke oUt with a luuu iuu2n. iuUpcr
e.euoon turned ver' red aud seemed uude-
eide what TO do; but at last he pat down his
bottle OF sgue medicine, anu getting Dp or the
couch, walked squarel' over to B,9tner iaimage
ana pulled his nOse-actualiy pulled chat good
nian' nose. sirl
I'VE separated them. hut OF course there was
no more GCOTyc WuShipgtOn after that. ihut's
al know about the dilicuity. hive he rd,
however. that Iupper sees Il. to consider bim-
s II very much iusuited by brother TaIinases
innocent leyity, anu pretends to say that tue
DOse-pullin4 did not wipe out the Insult"
DO you "nticipate any turtner encounterr
" DO not know that aDS Challenge his Oeen
sent or received. have alw avs regarded Mr. |
Upper as rather mud man. do uot tbink ne
has the courage L. u mt Guel.
An ardent aonlirer 81 VT. Upper. who does
not wisn TO nave us name appear, .el, q sorno-
wnit AN rent story icOut the ah air. According |
70 his .cSpunt. ater Ar. rdpper had accepted
III good tih all Invitation to DrIng out his great
Ame ican drama AZ the tabernacle. tho poet
anho,ed Nv series OF tricks played upon him
by soue mall ,iously sportlve Individual =" do |
not saw said Dir. upDer's friend. that Il was
Mr. Tamlte himself who put llvs Dad w
Cory UOshinutOn's shake. lido not charge him |
with n.ving persnn ily nxed that or 1oked pin IN
the cnair where WdShiHptOn sits during his in.
tervew with Benidn,tn FrInkliii. or with having |
~th his own hands on one occasion out cayenne
pepper In the mixture which Iushtngtou takes
In tue greaI acue scene thus causing WdsIiiIlu-
ton To cough aud sneeze IL "A manner inco lpdtI-
DE vi h the dignity OF the theme. do say. |
however,, tnat MIR. lalmage, as til pastor OF tue
abetnar.c. was responsible for these insults.
ana sho.ld nave stopoed them. So Dir. upper
met Nith saruOnic laughter Mr.. TaiInlge's
para. l. IL singular tnas the uoers finger and
thumb should nave been transferred from the
huuonhole ~ Mr.. raimaee's coat to the most
re,dllv available feature Of MIR. lalmage's coun-
ttuarccs'
What is to be the outcomef" asked the re-
porter.
mr.. Tupuer feel, himself greatly aggrieved at
the indi-u that has teen pat upOn hia M
III drama. ana md recily upon Arc. Aithourh
ol ordinarily plicd drmeanor aud n t easily
funl q. AR upper H. a man al great nfmne... |
have lao doubt int IN inis aG ir Ae wul act with
requirements of ronor.'
\ gVntIeMaD NaJ II familiar with the code !
= ,ii la answer tn the REPORTERS Inquiries. " 10
stnct cuustr. ctionist the fact thar ,r I,lmsre !
T. a cleisNman nu1nL seem To deoaI Nj. Iupprr
nom the salsiacupn 10 whirh he would Oihtr
wise ne entitled. / do not, however, recall any !
wno plays the rOrnet. MIR. TaimHee being an acri-
Dat, anu The nose pulling being insufficient re-
dress Tor the original injury, Mr.. upper Is sun
the ageneved ar,y, add any ch lienge whicn |
may s. between tae TWO shouid properly come
lIum nitn.'
At a l'te hour last nlzht It WAS asserted that
DO Ws'r. ain ace md MIR. iup cry We're IN Brook
u II, although neither eoull be found.
CONFLICTING REPORTS FROM BOSTON.
BOsTpN, jan. s.-Mr. Martin fdrquhar lanpcr !
was met ana recognike1 on the Common TO-
nlght py genficfn ~ not unconnectcd with tne
re-s OF this citv. MI. lupper glzei tn0uent-
iuiiy Tor Few - inutes NJ tie tiuIcn SURFACE II
thc Fog POND, and tlen Wake. Lutfiedly IN TIC
Il rection II mo boston. Concord and Aontre
dct o.. re wore Spectacle, and au ulster.
BOSTON, aus lnert Is n foundation fer the
run"t tnat Mi. Martin Faro IA luap"r mas been
~ this 81 Wit IN ma y - tNerty-tour hours.
Inc " ticnnan IN The sta House Cupola aS-erts
most positively tO-nlgut 10 I he has not seen M
Iuup-r He Is strongly OF the opinion that ,lr.
l upper woull not pass through Boston without
Z pitul
TINS Is important II true.
WHERE is MIR. TALMAGE?
WHITE OAK, Md, Jan. ga man disguIsed
ae tram, nut resembling the Rev. L. DO
Wiz Tain ,ge, passed tnrouRn here today IN
the uireetou Oi 81. densbIrs.