Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-07
Anecdotes OF authors

] II we Das cur ju iepent If 80 author UPON
his own estimate Of his powers. tho history Of
our literature wcu d b. greatly chs d. A few
"iitcIs honestly undetrato tn .r Productions
| Out by Ter the greater number place sl!ose,hel
! zoo muco inpor;acoe upon What they say aud
what IN y do. Although Shakespeare mus;
| nave nJHn that the llgnept Of his cpntem,
| poFsrl@s 10 regard 10 Ills geaiuI was absurd YET
| he clu'd pnt have been aware to what tisb
piac' 10 the worlds history succeeding genera
| :i0ue would assign him. Olthe con,r.ry. Ban.
J9hoson hcid himself 10 tWo hieh :, S i'm .tlou.
| "hl'' VIC, OF the present dag. allow biu, to be
| 'noosEch IN the realms OF thought" W, do
oot place him at the lead of the m.n Of his
age. Jansou soundly ber4,oG the pub!ic OF
MS 'lme !or 10. appfcciR;i1g TIC geDs Ct
| ,hocght he!cistered 50 pfotuseiy amnrg them.
out hs repu atIor was. doubtless, ersai er cur
ing hl5 oWD lmmedisto ltirIime than il has
been AT any period sine, bis death.
mCs' lsus liable iastepeu CT the corc4it Of
aahoFs /. / iaicd ~ oJUngciou viii, j obn Den
us, The dramatic and critic NJ one would
ccuy hlW q IL vdtr.te e0Iount Of geLiu5 .u; LEI
Us Sue Ehat nG C .lmod iGr hiul4e!i, l. The year
IA, he ~role ne raRody ot "Llb.1ty As.
seiitt, 10 which We're many severe au,naa-
TtrsiouS upon the F,cueh. S bi.h ao opiui II
ald Dlnais hase OF The stfi1tules 10 his p!sy,
ma: ne wa. 10 corataui tear Uf tie eum;,y If the
ftt1cn ustl0n. NhCr be peso, VI u racl;
was slsueG, pJor D.nr!a Vas ~ m0rta ayauy,
ano !u!rleG - bis foruer ratr0H. tho great
DOh' OF MatloorGugb, and besoUl ht The scou
raj po 20 sIlos hlu 10 be giVeu up 10 ha mer-
c"E ct + 2uc4. rac Guk. aosscr.d that he
had % iatersst. but he thouso; d ncls need
have 30 !ea7, bac.u;e ne iiws.Ii mad MT
bought 1t worth his Nhc 10 70 bf tccsntud il
tns articles OF peace, and be- cJula cot heIr
iaDcIiag that he had done almost a. much
damage to the Frctch g. D.uu,s .lmself. At
aao!ber tlms ID .snl, VS. 's!ing q rcudeutu
Who resided Gt s0n.c p0lQt Oh the E"gllsb clest,
O'e day. rs be ~es @akag nesr tbs uc!ab,
lost 10 rcVerie. re happ ;Gcd 20 st his tys s-a
"aFc, and there he saE large ship. wIah all
sail Sc, standing 10 toward the he6cl. A
thousand Ideas rushed through his terrified
bralo. The sss:! rUud bo Uuuc Other thsu
ftcLch cruiser Sent out to cIDturc him ard his
most, re thought, nust tc csgued with his
nenle7, anc pledged deliver him irto their
haGds. 50. without WoIi OF ieIege!l or *
pisnatIon he threw himself upon a horse, aud
2ai0poi toward Llndjn and safety.
We have many lusts nc : Ut suhors who have
oetn altogether LOO sau4 ulae about the success
OF thcir Duik., but nOne Of Ghca pcases US IS
much as the one ,ed IT al uadoqo clergy
mao 10 an obscure village 10 Eog and. lie had
preached az eCqu nt srrmUu wGch met With
cou i'd :rabo aapruba!ion from his peris isaioocrs,
ard at thor on.teaty. cots:ntcd to puhlsh it.
Fhled with go'deo fsuces, lie jurnryed 10 l. o
DOE snd sought s0 interview with Mr.. Bow Y +,
he celebrated prInter. 10 him lie showed ane
sermon and related his hopes, with the rtq lest
thai Mr. Bo1y,r should uod,r aka the prl ing
,,ti i 1
mauy o9pl:s he Should issue al fist. After
much d dhb2!ation, sud calculation Of the
humber ut parishes 10 the country. the author
replied that he niph; safely venture 20 urpt
thirty i've or thirty Fix thousand copies. Wneu
the preliminary a!rarAemeuts lad all been et.
ected, the cergyDsu ratutued to his hone, and
SpeDt his le,su 10 planning how he " G,ud lay
out the uUDey rcc&lV,d from hi; van.u e.
Bu: IS the months Weut by, sod ae heard
nothing trom bis pTIuter, he btcimu impsleDt,
aDd woo 70 Mr., B)Uyar for dvb:ur aud
or tlt0r &C Ut, tut teiline him thas he m fht
toresrd the p. h.s at his oWa coDvcpieuce. b.
Eetur1 pcs, &c received the ecc ,u1t charging
him for the printing ct thirty 6,e Thousand
Copies, the III Ct c7S5 5j. Gl and crsultiDg
tim with the sale OF sew v1teen c)pics Gl So. 6 ;,
leaViog him indubted FIR The sum OF G7S4 iGe
uotor lste author was lorriiod, suu yearly
went msd With grief, but ca tho secrnd day
atterRard be received another letter wach res
.invld nls apXey but could not cure his norti
tuaton l. read rs follows:
"RLvEREND SIR: b z DardCp f0rrpoceplly
anusnS myseit G, ur expense, hu; you Iced
aot give y rursei 2ness uess. | knew batter
thar you I'D do the ,xen. OF the selo OF
single SERMONS, sod sc,ordlngly printed bu:
6!,y copies, to be expense Of which you se
heartily W loone return for the libeE,y have
taken with ytu " Y Herald