New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-10
HENRY L4BOUCHERE, IL. p.
From The LONDON World

From The Lon lon World
Those who have Mr.. Labouchere only in tho
House of Commons tine City would hardly
recognize him IN the gray-clad gentleman who ia
taking long long pull and strong strong mill
in his skif having board three or four ladies and
the proper percentage of children. lie is rowing all
these people about apparently 10 his entire saJisac-
ton and seems quite as cool when he saws You
may impugn my motives and dissect my arguInents;
but pray do not say my anecdotes are old. They
made them myself" Ia like manner all his obser-
vations contain the element of surprise Ii is never
outside of the domain of mathematics. In the
higher strata of society it is almost as dangerous
10 avow liking for Nihiism atheism. sns-
picon Is felt at once that there is something
wrong" about one, and cloud of prejudice is at
once evolved. All this social terrorism has no more
effect unon Mr.. Labouchcre than to invite attack
Ii Is delightful TO hear him holding forth ON the
folly of walking through Wet iurnips ia thick nm
comfortable boots TO shoot Lirss which can be ot-
tanned III better condition for cooking from "a poul-
terer; while his audience shuddcr at his sentiments
however much they may respect his audacity. After
his youthful ramble IN Aienca Mr. labCuchere be-
came attached TO the legation at ashington where,
ana IN New orA he lett The memory of many iron
sayings and doings. In Europe lac has served in at
least hall dozen capitals as attache of embassy or
legation. as the case might be, and has lated
q vast knowledge of what Nj. spencer POnsonl,y-
fane would call his pare. lie Is determined water
drinker and never touches wine when he can get
the pure clement; Bu, he has no VOWS. and wates
being unattanaDle. VIII drink anything he eau GET
And water is difficult To get many English
dinner,tablrs. "When You ask anyone 10 pass a
contempt or compassion Mr.. Labouchere will saw.
ana Will simply give a quiet smile, when the re-
mark OF the Scotchna IL quoted 20 the effect that
water-drinker takes of the of mankind the
shabby advantage OF being always painfully sober
But what he abstains from in dri;k he makes up in
tobacco, and thus does disturb the balance OF
vices "A thought which aii TO yield HIM in-
The most calm and collected OF men, Mr. La
bouchere finds his certain enjoyment in every kind
of mental exercise. lie openly confessed that IA
derived keen intellectual pleasure" from the law
suit in which he lately succeeded in completely
checkmating his adversary. He also derives Keen
intellectual pleasure ~ WI
ing keenhess OF scent. the various manCuVrcs ly
which entirely worthless stock NAV he hrnnght
upon the market lie also enioyed hImselt ~ "a
lesieged Resident Paris during the dark
hours between the lurid sunset of the icmnire and
the cusy dawn OF the Republic. How he wrote
from belcaguercd Paris an amusing and graphic
series OF letters to he Daily Nescs Is too well
known To need more than passing comment. Its
not however. on the merits OF foreign Governments
and Turkish securities that Mr.. Labouchere dis
courses most eloquenily. His best vcln is when he
records The exploits Of another La5OucheIe. Ia.
Oliver Wendell Holmes has pointed out that when
John and Tom are together. they represent six per-
sons. There are, Tor example John he really rs.
John John thinks he il. aud John as Thomas
have six persons. In the case of Mr. Labonchcre
there are several persons 10 lac considered FIRST
same by his friend thirdly. tue same as
seen by hlmselt fourthv, the he describes
the most amusing kind there is no limit Of e .,
daciy, of trickcr OF shutting that the imaginary
Labouctcre has not transgressed. lie is gambler
OF tine deepest dye, deeeitIul friend, tIea.herous
enemy. lie will say, W hen was at Washington,
they do now so wrote thirty letters To different
individuals announcing that i had dispatched 10
each n barrel OF canvasback ducks wild
turkeys and oysters. i received IN return letters
expressing thanks for my good intentions and stat
ing that the articles announced had no: come to
hand. l need hardly tel! Nou, my dear ". that
never senta duck, turkey or all oyster TO any lis-
ing creature"
When story like this il told in the ro- traincasc
which fashionable before the roir daes came
in. the unsophisticaed listener at feels little
cold down the back, and fails TO quite the Joke.
Ii Is only when he KNOWS The member for North
ampton well that he recognizes the entire
tive a fiction invented Tor bis amusement. Mr..
l.aboucherc never falls INTO the vulgar OF
telling any story which reflects the slightest credit
upon himself. IL by any accident he We're betrayed
into the admission that he, like good Samaritan,
take great care to explain that the OIL and wine
which he poured into the mans wounds only cost
shilling, while he picked his pocket of stray guinea
that the thieves had left, and thus realized a profit
on the transaction No man. perhaps. has a more
sincere respect for sound ability: vet he will tell
how, when he was running his own theatre. the
Queens he compelled prominent dramatic
author TO rewrite one act OF play, in order 70
" bring in" costly properties he had Just
bought for cash at a great bargain from "A man who
had stolen them. All this ironcal this sham seamy
side of Mr. Laboucbcres character is thoroughly
well understood by his friends. who. knowing him
To be as straight shad's back" delighted
when he appears in his iavorite character yaa'
faroR dc rice
A BLANK DAY.-0ld gentleman (grcetnf
friend) isao Jorkins. been fsllgf What tnd yo