The sun., 1879-02-09

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sonp npa tho tndiou. nnd stilted Essny on
Man ., but however defcctiye the grounds Of his
anprecintlon Johnson would never suffer any
critic,sn, of frhe Trnvclleyn Atndinnpr rivpn
lon, nftcrward "A, Air J,sbua Revnol,ss tho
l,ttcr remorked. "I uos plod to henr Charles
Eov a,v /, ,voa cnc ~ tho n,ost noc,na In tho
Epo,iah Inpgun,nD "Wbv ,vern Won Glad 2n
soid Inngton. " Won sprclv had No doubt Of tbia
heforo 2n Uoropnon Jobrsnn struck in. No:
tho n,orit of The Trnvcllnr, ia so we'll estab-
lishc.I thnt Mr. Fox,s nrniso cnnnot augment il
NOR oasontinllv thminIsh no II sccms 10 havo
beon oxnccted mat ooldsmith would dcdi-
cnto this f,rst work TINT hc rublIshcd under his
own name In Johnson, but thcre wns n finer
touch I'm tho irscri,,ion IN bia brother Henry
tbon,,b - do,h, No nn,lio ,,,orc snrnriaed IN
ond N ,oor b,yu Of M, ,u,bor dedica,iu,y n
uorL 10 nm Ir,sb norso, with forty nounda n
80 e., ,,,,,, ~, ,e,,I1 , ,u c,',,oc, or,
ro,,rn Al hor, 90 ,,,,,, ait, or,,h ,r tnsidont
,hnt ;ua,Inna tho reancct nn,crtoino1 for tho
moot bv bia r,ore dfscorDino frierts Tho Ear,
of North mhorIond I, sacna Ind deairod IN
aeo IN. antbor NJ Tho Travcllor - whom, Unw.
rims mot 10 bia Ior,lshin,s ou,or room after tho
in,orv,ew ,yoa ovcr Here follovs tho poc,'s rc.
nort 10 uowkina. "Uis Ioydsbin ,oId mo ho
had reod INV noen and waa =. uch delighted
viii a. ,hnt bo ,yos po,rs, IN no ord lion
tenant ~ Irolond ond bo,rirg 7 ,vaa n no,ive
Of thnt country he should be clad 10 do me any
kindness" What did Won answer ?" eaya
Hawkins. no doubt expcctipe 20 hcar OF aomc
| anplicntion for pension or nost "Wbvn snid
Goldamith. /" could saw nothing but that Ind
n brother there. n Clergyman. that stood I'm need
| of holm" "Thus did This idiot in the affairs of
the world" adds Hawkins with character
istic faulty. "trihe with his fortunes and
put back the hand that was held out to asest
him." Nor should We overlook another act Of
0oldsmith's which rebounds equally to his
honor The Government OF the day were natu-
rally desirous OF enlisting in their service
writer's OF better capacity and position than the
mere hack libelcrs and chaplain OF Lord
Sandwich was instructed 70 sound Goldemith.
/ found him. said the emissary. in miser-
able set oil chambers III the Temple told him
my authorlN -that was eIup"Wercu 10 pay
most iIoeraly lor ms eXerlloiis-and. would you
oe"eNe IT, Tue urNeher was so Aosuru as 10 say
can earn rs much rs VIII supply my wants
without writing Tor any party; the assistance
YOU oner 10 hereloro unnecessary TO me-
lhereupoh' continues the chaplain. 1 leit
MIN IN his garret. Properly to measure Gold
smiths conduct on this occasion. We should
contrast 1t with the dirty work done 10y Swift
| for the Tories. and tue ignoble services rem
| dered TO the Wings by Steele and Addison less
than hall century before. Under the crcum-
stances. however. we are not surprised To- find
that n pension was never conferred on Gold
smith. whcreas johnson. who. in his diction-
airy. had defined such stipend ~ pay given
TO hireling Tor treason 10 his country was
offered and accepted three hundred pounds a
year.
The Vicar OF Wakefield" was published in
1906. but although the public took to the story.
! the literary critics OF the day seem To have been
altogether silent about the book. The better sort
| Of newspapers, as well as the more dignifed
reviews did not condcsccnd to notice its appear
ance or else announced curtly that there was
nothing In the novel Even his friends. with
! the exception Of Burke did not seem TO consider
| that any remarkable new birth in literature had
occurred. Moreover although tho story ran
rapidly through several editions. the author rot
no pccuni,lry gain from il beyond the original
| sixty pounds Accordingly. Goldsmith began
| to look about him for more profitable work and
! after n year or two his play Of The Good Ma
| tured Man" was produced at Cnvcut Garden
/ Theatre. Tho comedy seems to have been. on
| the whole favoraby received. ana the usual
! Eusrdon of dramatic authors. namely. the pro-
/ cccds of three nights, yielded ci00. This with
an additional elo0 paid him when the play WAS
! published. made up the biggest sum which
Goldsmith had ever seen at his command Nat
urally four-iliths WAS straightway expended on
the purchase and decoration Of a set of cham
| bers IN the Temple the remainder being conse-
| Grated to series of boisterous entertainments
/ In this new abode. by which. We are told. the
studlous Mr.. Blackstone then engaged upon his
Commentaries the rooms below. was driven
nearly mad. 1t is at this epoch. too, that we
hear OF Doctor Goldsmith going out 10 dinner
arrayed in suit lined with silk and gold but
tons and again in "Tyran bloom. satin
grain md garter. and blue silk breechcs." But
Goldsmith's fine clothes and grand airs never
imposed on anybody. His acquaintnnces
treated him with familiarity which testified
rather to his good nature than TO their good
taste. and AS he was always roadyto make a butt
OF himself for the amusement Of his friends. II
came to be recognized that anybody WIS allowed
to play on Jokes on Goldy." Not only was he
bated and bothered by the wits Of tavern aud
club and continually plunged in morass OF
debt but for some reason or other he seems to
have become the special object OF spiteful at
tack on the part cf the literary cutthroas Of the
day The worst OF II was that the abuse ana
snecrs begotten Of envy. which would have
glanced harmless on the rough hide OF johnson,
bruised md stunR the apusitfVe cpirft 80 Ii.