New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-04
4 REMINISCENCE or TRELAwAY.
From The Pail MnN Gn-rtic.


/ had always been anxious" correspondent
writes to us, TO see before lie died the stout old
sea-rovcr who had been the companion of Shelley
and Byron sixty years ago. Toward the end of last
February ! was taken by of his old and cs-
tccmcd acquaIntancc,. 70 call upon him house
which he had long Inhabited III the village of STUNT
ing, near WOrthng. The house in question is n large
the lett-hand side OF the road, not far from the
trance to the village Mir Irclawny received MS in
small, old-fashioucd room the ground floor
wheIe ne sat IN an armchair. with Il couple of
black tan terriers playing at his feet. | had
heard much of he extraordinary vigor of the old
man; Although past eighty eight, and water
drinker and although he had still inside him one of
the two bullets which had been lodged there by an
assassin during the Greek war OF liberation he was
nevertheless 1t said strong that he had only
lately given up the habit of bathing III the sea in
mornings, not at the fire. which he refused to have
lighted before noon. but by the exercise of chop
perceive IN him al first sight ali the appcarances of
doctepItudt. fe scarcely moved himself in his
tudo, with his hands on his knees speaking little
and rs II he could only GN his attention by an
effort. Tie wore an embroidered red cap, of the
stlii projecting peak. His head thus appeared to
no advantage; nevertheless in tho asher color of
the face, the rough gray hair and beard. the hard
clear; aPHillue PRONE ana the strong mastcrtnl
scoWllng gray eye, there were traces OF something
is seen in Mr. MilIais likeness of HIM in Inc
North West Pas-age'a likeness with which he
himself was much dissatisfied.
The talk at first on commonplace matters
in the course of which the downr gh old man de.
poltcness ana sohcltudc. His voice was at first
somewhat weak and mutllcd at the same time his
scoin OF conventions seemed To declare itself in
certain hluntucss and hufncss of uttcrancc, and III
tricks of pronunciation such the sounding of
put like shut BY and 10y he began to rouse
hlmsclt and then his conversation became, at least
ut intervals, curously impressive. His moral and
social reclcSsness. his defiance of opinions
his turbulent energy. his eye for character and
his no less sure instinct Tor literature all made
themselves felt, along with the extraordinary in
tcTeSt OF his experiences. From time to time the old
would bound. ID n chai
his eyes fastened on youIs like vice, and in tones
OF Incredible power would roar what he had TO saw
into your face. | never heard from human lungs
voice so energetic as that which burst from the old
man IN these explosions; explosions which suhsidcd
quickly, aud IN the intervals Oi which his accents
were quiet and muiicd ~ before We talked of
current politics. and first of affairs IN South Africa
were 4 Younger man, he cried. would 20 and fight
for the Beers War was Just then imminent be-
did he think would VIM Who could tell he said:
the Greeks had never for two thousand years faced
the war of liberation had been won in guerilla
hghttnS; the Turkish sluadrons used to march in
column along, the plains when the Greek sharp
them without exposing Themselves. Would no. MI
ifI'aWny IKE to 60 and light for Greece now as he
Greece he bad ever gone back there again he woniI
without doubt have been aSsassinated. Whyf
For the sake OF plumber; because he and he alone
knew Inc caves aud hiding places where the chief
OdySscuS had deposited his treasure. In what way
an assassin coull possibly have prohtcd bv his
know iedge was not apparent neither did we prcs9
the point Passing to the clrcumst of ShcIIrv,s
death III 1S22. Mr.. Ticawny after SHOWING ua
where he had burned his hand IN pluckinc thc
ports hrart out of the ashes, detailed ut length his
reasons for believing that the capszing of ShrlIev;s
boat was due TO foul play. lie dwell particularly
on the circumstance that he was himself prevented
from putting out after his friend by warn ngs on The
subject OF the quarantine hc would have TO undcrTo
at the end Of his trip which were addressed 10 INN
from the per, by men affecting 10 be Custom housc
otnccf5 but who turned out not To he Custom housn
officers It all. From Shelley or from Odvsseus I
forget which our talk wandered to Savage / ordor
had latn I,,,,, -.
tact AT Florence. a remark able mana ,cmorl
apc man, ne SAID several times. but would not he
drawn INTO inrttcr comment except concerning The
mistake Landor had made in nverratipy Somtb"v
some general remarks poetry ensuing TrrInwny
dec jared his great admiration for William Hlntc
ana proceeded to rcCite standing with the mi
force OF ms tremendous voice. some lines nf ,hat
writer. by this time had sat with orr host
long while and | could by the imrqtiout DO
meanor OF the two tern ierS that we had outstaved
inc hotr at which they expected their master To
take them out walking When we rose ia 90 he
accompanied us into the hall My friend in sbakin~
hands congratulated him on looking so very well
considering his age, and then turned TO mt I'm bia
coat whercupon | could hear the old man stord
ing behind him, and conscious no doubt of his own
last declining health, growl to himself :, vcru
wei, = very we'll that's the kind o. lies was
talking Of lies lies, lies His last words IN no
were nevertheless kindly, and shall never foroap
the IMAGE of this old. hard, keen faced hint
spoken strongvoiccd survivor of the are of here's
as he stood growing, but not unkindly on his
doorstep va '-''