The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-04-05

finding the servants ranged In the hall
when he was departing, he einquired for
the cook and butler, and upon their step.
ping forward, said to the first, "Here's
half-a-crown for my eating;" and 10 the
other, "Iere's five shillings for my wine
but, by, | never had so bad din.
ner for the money In my life." Dining
with Lord Townsend after a duel, he
suggested that his lordship might have
got rid of his antagonist In a more dead
ly way. "HOw?" inquired his host.
"By Inviting him to a dinner like this,
and poisoning him." was the sharp re-
ply. The Duke of Norfolk, who was
rather too fond of the bottle, asked him
In what new character he should go to
a masquerade. "GO SOBER" answered
Foote. Being taken into Whites one
day, nobleman remarked TO him that
his handkerchief was hanging out Of his
pocket. "Ihank you, my lord" he re-
piled, "thank you; you know the com
pany better than | do" A rich con-
tractor was holding forth upon the in
stability of the world. "Can you ac-
count for it, Sir?" he asked, turning to
Foote. "Well, not very clearly" he
responded, "unless we suppose It was
built by contract" "Why are you for
ever humming that air ?" he asked of
gentleman who had no idea of time.
"Because 1t haunts me-" "No wonder,
for you are forever numbering it," Gar
rick, Of whose great fame he was un-
doubtedly envlous, was constant butt
for his sarcasms; and yet Garrick,
whether from fear or friendship 1t would
be difficult to determine, did him many
kindnesses, was always ready to oblige
him with money, and stood firmly by
him throughout the Jackson prOsecu-
ton; which last act of friendship
touched Foote at last with gratitude, for
in one of his letters, addressed TO Gar.
rick, he writes: "God forever bless you
May nothing but halcyon days and
nights crown the rest of your life, is the
sincere prayer of Samuel Foote." Gar
riCk's notorious meanness, however,
furnished him with many witticism.
At one of Foote'S dinner parties an an
nouncement was made of the arrival of
Mr.. Garrick's servants. "0h, let them
watt" he replied to his footman, "but
be sure you lock up the pantry" One
day gentleman, while COnversing with
Foote, was speaking of Garrick having
reflected upon some PERSONS parsimony,
and ended by observing "Why doeshenot
take the beam out Of his own eye before
attacking the mote in other people's"
Because" retorted Foote, che is not
sure of selling the timber" Where on
earth can 1t be gomez" said Foote, when
Garrick DR. ped guinea at the Bedford
one night, and was searching for it in
vain. "To the devil, think" answer
ed the actor, irritably. "Let you alone,
David, for making guinea 60 further
than any one else," was the reply. He
could never forego his jest, however
solemn the occasion. He had been to
the funeral of Holland, the actor, whose
father was baker. "Poor fellow !" he
said in the Bedford that evening, the
tears scarcely upon his cheeks, "I have
been to see him showed into the family
oven." He once said of an actress, who
was remarkably awkward with her
arms, that she kept the Graces at arms
length. But johnson considered that
Foote surpassed every one he had ever
heard in humorous narrative; and that
although Garrick, the great conversa-
tionalist of the age, surpassed him in
gayety, delicacy, and elegance, Foote
provoked much more laughter. A gen.
tleman who had conceived a prejudice
against him, related to Boswell his first
meeting with him at dinner. "Hav-
ing no good opinion Of the fellow" he
said, 81 was resolved not to be pleased.
| went on eating my dinner pretty sui
lenly, affecting not to mind him. But
the dog was so very Comical that was
obliged to lay down knife and fork,
throw myself back In my chair, and
laugh 1t out. No, sir, he was irreslsti-
ble." This most INSCRIPTIONS of mimics
and satiriSts was himself exceedingly
thln-s skinned. When one time Wood
ward, and at another Wilkinson, threat |
ened him with retort in kind, he ran |
away to Garrick and Rich, their mana
gers, foaming with passion, and threat
ening the most violent retaiations. |
Boswell relates that, after hearing him |
at a dinner. table indulge In all kinds Of |
coarse jocularity against Johnson, he
observed that he had heard the great |
photographer say very good thing of
Mr.. Foote himself. He Boswell had |
asked him one day if he did not think
Foote an infdel. al do not know, Sir, |
that the fellow Is an infidel," replied |
Johnson; "but if he be an infidel, he is
an infidel as a dog is an infidel; that Is
to say, he has never thought upon the
subject" Boswell adds that he never
saw Foote look so disconnected. "What,
Sir I" he exclaimed Indignantly, "to
talk thus of a man of liberal education;
man who for years was at the Univer-
sity of oxford; man who has added
sixteen new characters to the literature
of his country v'-Temple Bar.
Prot. Robert Maliet of London, a rec
ognized authority in earthquake and
volcano literature, has. recently urged