, 1880-12-26

gland is at war viii France. this day two
| years. supposlng Louis XV: dead" And
against 'tis tie 1Sa Dake f Of bev6ss6ife having
live or no bet'' When the Perreaus were on
thelr trial for forgery Fox was concerned in
81 to }esrE hat II s
hours OF sport the young re1orlner Q! me
penal code was on the side OF mercy. Many
pages together during 1574 and Its are f1alf
py my paf se
name appenrs anything like so often as his.
| until, at the outbreak OF the Revolutionary
War, under the excitement Of the down
yard and upward rush ct consoIsi ti and ae5 OF de
at sea, Sheridan brought forth from
its retirement the almost neglected vol
un,e and turned it into something very Ike
private betting book OF MS own. Butthe
the wagers made about. him.. The Club,
| which was so helpful to him in later life and
which Is still so faithful to his memory,
seems to have watched him from the very
Lord Bollngbroke gives gufnea toMr.
Charles Tox, and Is to receive thousand
from him when the debt OF this country
amounts to III millions. Mr. Fox is not to
y:a 5estys rs Cabinet" ' "iord Glermoat n W '*has
given Mr. Crawford 10 guireas upon condI-
ton Of receiving E50o from him whenever
Mr.. Fox shall be worth E1oo, 0o0. clear OF
sions to the opening Of his political prospects
and the waning Of his pecuniary fortunes,
which fill larger space in the records OF
Brooks even than prognosticatfons about the
length of Lord Nortll's first Parliament, and
the health and life Of a certain great person.
Mr. Crawford must have spent his ten
guineas with a safe conscience. There was
quite as much likelihood that Great Britain
Sandwich as that Charles Fox would ever be
wortl, his plum. Brilliant at whist, Quinze
and plQnet and almost invariably successful
in wagers where lie backed his knowledge Of
the world or his insight into politics, he
never could resist the attractions OF that table
where skill could not protect him from the
influence Of his terrible ill-luck; and he too
often matched himself against antagonists
who made hazard game of chance only III
nttold Lord Holland that mature reflection,
aided by enlarged experience, had convinced
him that the constant and immoderate supe-
riority. which certain players maintained
not to be- explained by the fortune
OF the dice; but if any one. he aided, had
dared to hint such suspicion at the time,
the losers themselves would have torn him !
IN pieces The highest play ever known in
that preceded the American war. Five |
thousand pounds were staked on one card at ]
faro, md E75, ,OO changed hands in single |
evening. Stephen Cox once sat down with ]
$4,000, and rose without 3 farthing, and his |
brother was quoted daily, III prose and verse. !
as the type Of the unlucky galnester. Wal
pole, enumerattng the things in the world |
that were best worth finding, bracketed to-
gether the longitude, the philosophers stone,
the certificate Of the Duchess of Kingston's |
first marriage, the missing books Of Livy,
and all that Charles Fox had lost" And !
from among the countless illusions to the
prodigal tllnt occur in the satires OF the day,
It may be permitted to Gull few rhymes
the jovial ring Of which makes amends for
their lack Of point and elegance:
At Almaek's OF pigeons l am told thsre are
But it's thought the completest is one Mr. Fo1:
II he touches card, II he ratties the box,
Away 1y the guncas of this Mr. Fox.
lie has met, I'm afraid, with so many hard
knocks |
Tint cash is not plenty with this Mr. Fox;
10 cunning, It's sald he's tho stoutest OF cocks n
No mum can play deeper than this Mr.. For;
And ne always must lose, for the strongest Of
locks
Cannot keep any money for this Mr. Fo1.
No doubt such behavior exceedingly shocks
The friends and acQuaintance8 OF this Mr. Fox; !
And they wish from their souls they could put
In tho stocks
And make I'M example Of this Mr. Fox.
He's exceedingly curious in coats and in frocks;
So the tnilor g pigeon to this Mr.. For.
He delights much lii hunting, though fat as an |
OK,
! pity the horses of this Mr. Fox;
They nre probably most Ut them lame in the
hooks;
Such q heavy-mado fellow is this Mr.. Fox.