New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-12
4 LONDON JOURNAL ON BRET H1RTE
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from The re egTdph.
Few living writers have led SO adventurous
ana 30 varied hie ), M. Bret Hare La- done We
have, n1eed. among usa veteran En-llsh author, M
R'caard bensst no Ne Pc. e,'ie a,H IHOis
lis str.uge vcIastU- G. WAC was educatcu Tor tEs
Army, served IN tie Mexican Navy, was al ne D)D.
bariment vi Vera Cruz and the capture 81 otn Jaan
d'Uoa, narrow escaped from shark " hs s"iinni1z
i'm The Gnif OF W xicO mad the yellow fever visited
MobawG and the Oneida Indians 10 North America. lad
two ribs broken uudern, attn ihe rams o. Niagara
WIS wrecked IN tae Gulf 81 Sc. Lawrenc, sailed IRON
N1ya Scotia M Undertaken ship when took fire on
her voJase after mutny on board eied NJ" spapers
grated 1 tie gold ncds o. Australia became q gold
com!ni,siourr. a tcrrtirIl magistrate ami a
nining registrar IN fie Bue Noun ans anu won ser
VIC OF pa.e III San Francisco swinn. az MATCH 10
when RE .uCauntej aatatUr was Dsui mana ana c0.
But M "a lrEe Dc close upon eighty years oi axe.
whiic Nh Bcei Harte Is ony jtst Ghed iofiy louns
as he seen soJc tciarAaDe si-ut ana p1ite
unY curious paris HES Stage hha la Qua DtiWsn
has early D0yUOd ad the year 1904 hs NOT D'en sIad
wlh prec sion. American youth, II i scarcely necessary
TO renark is normally anG woDdlOusy precOci0s; snd.
LOOKING al variety OF eallin-s followed ~ 40
guisled RcguDlcaI ctnd dat" oi ne Ffes dedcy
Of Inc United states General Garfield, before ne was
nineteen years ag it Is not too ndc 10 assume tst
MI. Bret ilarie by the time he was twenty; -.d
ii led at least bali score OF irTM
tanty tnat between 1854 ana 1870 he was sue.
oessiyey a gold digger. scDOol tedcber, an eNpes,
messenger, COmpOS.Or, n" euiiof Oh 'dGic t4h Sbs
new spaver. auI finally The Secretary u tne Irltcd
states Blnea Mut at san grane.sco walch resp0us be
olce ne heic cung the space u SIX ears Suce IEel
nCrlndcaIs :: he las "a ned ior hIaself LOt On,y
American, bat a European reputation; lie Las peen
In, ed st,es Consul nj Cree.d, and is Consul y
Glasgow. II lie keeps MS nealth ma votes stlasa
tnere is no appircn why Mr. Bret 4rte sAoud
not, with II L very few years, he appointed MlnAti
Plrn,n,ruIiry or AZ least OF Lnga6on.tO
Eurolean COuri, unless, indeed. lac should prefer pv
diplomacy and seek election Ia tie senae or ss
House of Representatives IA tie Congress u tbe CAe'
There perhaps only two countries il ~ civilized
world ia winch IN Sapoie' nc maNim-AdVanc 'neHf
to DE won by talent-ls CARR ii rely 1hose
countries France tie United Slater. IN tss
former Il public promotion me ground 81 nerit aad
a.
once B0hemlanH advocate, the son 81 pfONi1c.s
grocer Should he the President If ;hc Frerch OlanOr
Deputies ought not by any means gaidcd A. an
eXtrUOt dnlry occurrence. n, th,tfs wUS OsiSLaAg
pennies outsider on tie Partisan pres; II. IdLo.
worried his way the ranks Oi jOurBaii, 80 seAoi
prOfcss0FsbIp and ultimately 10 Toe Chanhef a1i 20
Huislfy; and both wore tie Insignia II 90 Le.I9f u
Honor aud tLr Golden Fleece WAS English H.iieT,
the AUcustln Age OF Prior u no Was 1n anloas,s
dor, and Addison, who Secretary Oi STATE esaa
hope 10 reach within "A very lOug ulstau,e a. "a
pcs ton achieved IN our own time b. t"o OrsiAiy
poor and Obscure Frego0 journalistic IL mas % 20 co.
however, thai the celebrate Fren ehnlen wnvU we ave
named sia ed IN Tie backed by ine deeecd adFa'
o. an academic oaucaton IEey were scho!als TO ISL
wlb Il. Theirs HAD completed Ibis cGc-lste cOhtee W
Ga.zos graGuate CT ihe Unisersity o France; A.
GImDctJa haG duiy " iait SOh dfoi, ana hhe eeta
call ii tue bar he oDtercd the Ieugls OF tdus
through the gates OF Beleyiiie and balloon. -,
DuG ia America albclI, tie means Of c4uca ion arc
wdoy disseminated II II pOt necessary or taict tOh-s
been gently nururcd or schoiastiealy IRAN u ~
IT. way. Az American seniHs hal maze besn .i'e.s1l
any hing ana everything - BOu'st' o cDdfs'
he will stll ne eligible Tor auy employment or osho.
even 20 tee very nlgt 81 wbcn ms eo"'eIiL,' ~
he Is capable Oi i1ng and worthy Of efj0yinf All ~
has 10 10 keep ont OF the Prnieniialy--n Ivy
isodr might initiate nis Piospe.
btlt the fact bis having been a bOOt-DHck pcsHm
seier dauciEg master, railway ticket collector %
tinyrsnt preacher r..lispitter. an sner h scAos
BARGE, stOker, h5tel-Aeeper or tie proprietor
orlnsBCp, need IN tnv 81 gnte-t degiee IN eiins
with his being elected 10 conspicuous h-isit"v r
judicial position, or appointed a. YtrG higH me- -
Bres HARE Is "a biilint example OF taleat winch -
made It's way solely tArOuga KS own iOrc' am "n ~.
ness, aud The upught and bamcleSs cbaratttf % "
p0ssessof % many qualues ~ vii aud e"gs -
Of LnmYs and patnOs EnSisE,Spraklhs poop 80
the world enthusiastic Udmiicrs or MS tNps -
poetry srd graceful pros IFS own country 'y' 80 80
proga 0f Dol Only AN asc.NpnsAtl iAsA % -
lcrs but alSp Us "A gentleman u UIe biElss 49,
metAO6es. and lUaetua IA his bushes irda,ss -
and cst,uiDie not ia tue more ecfiOUA IA" -
sOs Ia! f.l8li1ns OF me-.