New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-28
A COMPLIMENT IN DISC USE.

In January, 1872, The New- York Erening
Post ro. noticing several new paintings by Mr. George
II. Boughou, remarked further: 90 Mr. Doughton is at
present finishing very interesting ana pleasing picture
embodying much sympathetic feeling in its composition
and Illustrating the following lines by Jones james
Pyatt:
"THE TWO WATCHERS.
1.-TWO ships sail on the horizon,
Two watchers walk the shore,
ODc wrings Wild hands ana cries,
Farewell fOreYermorc.'
zone sees with face uplifted
sreet homes. ana rhh her eyes
Her sail beyond the horizon,
Reflected III the skies
DoubtleSs various people who had happened to meet
the name OF Mr. John james Piatt may have vaguely
fancied the above be wandering fragment Of his
but others may have remembered tha III a volume
called Landmarks and Other Pocms" published by
Hurd IIOughton Of This city two or three weeks before
the verses appeared IN The Eptnng Post occurred the
following perhaps slightly eineslne sanzs (Which bad
also been printed several months earle in me inend
r,D the same and yet not the those quoted
above The punctuation and the italicized line IN each
copy making all the difference between meaning and
want Of meaning:
TWO WATCHERS.
Two ships sail on me ocean;
Two watchers walk the shore:
Ore wrngs wild hands and cries
Farewell fOreverinore.'
One sees. with face upfted,
(Sott homes 0f dream Ter eyeSJ
Her sail, l.VOnh the horizon,
RcipJ ted In tbs skies
An editorial friend in Washington, surprising the YER
sion of Nj. PATS stanZtS printed in The Ererng
Post only an accidental variation from the original
made by reporter copying from the painting Oh the
easel noted the compliment Of the artist 10 the writer
t the same time correcting, without remark the laters
uau and rcpubiisLed the they had appeared
in the authors book II was little matter, not likely
70 be nnxiousy recalled by anybody but the pleased
writer of the stanzas, and sleeping itself. it did not
ton lie any happy readers sleep. But recently acssrs
Knoedler & Co. of this city have published u large 81
craving made by Charles MotTam from Mr.. Boughtons
paint,rg This cngrayDg-a very fine one, and seeming
worthy companion the familiar from Mr.. BDugh
tou's Return of the Mayhower lis entitled zine
wo Farcwclls and under this title printed fer cir
culaon on dra wing room walls in America aud Europe
the lines which the painting meant 10 illustrate, but
s above quoted from The Erening Post and over the sig
nature of the reputcd author "J0ncs James Pyatr."
One dare say Mr. John James Piat under his fOrmida
Bile alias feels now happily compmentcd than at
first II he were before disposed to 90 to London and
embrace Mr BoughtOn the painter as his appreciator
and bcuefactor he must feel DESTROYS OF putting his
arms about Messrs KnOedlcr & Co. of New-YOrk like
wise Because it B not an day thing for his
TO be the subject Of such illustration the painter the
engrayer and rhe publisher Of the engraving have con-
sprgd to give his "Two Watchers" But IL seems unor
tunate that the compliment should appear in such dis
cuise OF misqnOtation and pseudonym Quoting Cole
ridge but addressing himself with reference TO his alter
ego (aered cgo rather, perhapsD of painting and en-
craving, he may reasonably question
"what quaint disguise hast now put on
To make believe that thou art gone u