New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-22
AT" THE LITERARY CLTB."


Frop j. F. Writer'S Eos,rrV md Jobn.p,."
Whp' expression u th'r' in that face we next look
at How it, features vary with the varying "nn-
mrut~ ihtt tiL chasing one another, over his
c"Tuicuanoc. He Is dressed rs man If fashion
embroidered neck, 10Th Trim viz. and l0ced ruticS
to Ia, ~lurt front and >l"rVc- 1ir IL David G1rIck
tn" cIcat"> actor, noti IN tragedy mud comedy, of
h. day. and one 0i The .pighll,>t o! boon ConPTn-
ions ~ turns .ic5art. cHu>tic bland and witty. a
,alai. tol>miih "a led him. oil, vn"gr, sugar and
sajicS-. he and the great Doctor wrrc tow n-frl-
"N,. alid caHlr 10 "nd"n gctncr. and had many
QUarr' thtough he. but their little SparrIrs left
Ia "iitrrr'>. in hciuId either.
Now 49, iutic CA. ana zoos NJ that midtlcac"d
man Wi;h n r"uuolsh aud SoneW nat ford Iac one
ho looks ~ u rs .ouHi cuj"A LIS glass and iahc hl>
talr proportion NiE"Ut rAoCtG lnG. HIS ilpH ar tiu
ard las .,Gnr" hat lunpi- hc wear glasses ana
ca.ir> an Caf-luunrci, hut Nltimi he has Il lively,
Tt,ICcni aspect 10 winch h,r deafness gives e. r
tain i"li'tH"~> OF cApir-siJp. lii brow. Though
i"N j. broad. lr Ia, gray r,rbro"s and graz HAIR,
toi he WARS no wig. a WHAT ncckcioth and brown
c0at. tie ayi'ts III which. turned down NJ
the collar >!Ow The white lin'ug. one glancc tells
yon Tia. h" l. Nr Jo,hna Reynolds, ihr
CI,jtst painter of ms day the fist
l.n,.i,,' oi ii, Royal Academy. Who c'.ls bur
tIc. - inca, auL h.'r ior pi'ta-". and l. making
th"''''n b, yearly. man OF "@'Hc, p,n"'ra-
mon. ald % uicr vh>crN'1 oi nHhnrr~. IL" II "a,
N..0 :i>i hrot,.r", th' PROJECT of thu Club t. the
."ai Doctor, t. h.i"uIGa OF oI THIS Grand literary
ia,.-. WI A. yor l,,k n him who next ns~.t>
No5r',.. ioI hr J. -r'tt Waa: lac ~iiH m - and
mr.. l- ..f,d throw - s".Ar'cad td"L ~ Il cons "us
oi h.- iptH..iGa. strpr;h. it> .a'" - III" that Il
pl.:t'T Fould nHu n hart adequately to portray
foi -i.I constantly Nat, ih- lt lu!l 81
l'lr, o.. .i4,,. ArV l.lNrn'd il iht ,na.nN "a Lfp
tnn... nov li,f nr.. %, yllroI> lu'..l. sr.t".d
ti e...lhl.lfy. Tn, - EoInud H,ukr one oi the
for most ~. agc--oralo philosopher, poll
L,.au. siat,,,uuu aui auth"r lie has alradN taAcn
il> il,r' among tt, reading n'h "i tire Ncn1tt ana
j. .a- .a' pa " b'h 'iW tir r'nlir "l hr nm
I'll lo..l..ir'.. i!r. greatest master OF rloqu'ucr
ina' l.ur1.ud l., N,n. he mast profound oi the
p!i o,,.lr STATESMEN ut ln,rCn tuntS: " in apiI-
t
shirror tpr,rrt uIIi"i ah'irnt aud modern upon
NhItcNrr s,lty' !. ~ HkS IA II" '"AfN upon an
EttAtvl, "a, !! ~ hat formed his iai7 mar study.
Wei. ", nGI no ing"r even III oar r"nt' hp'J'ioh
of Eur,t. iur 'ic., ON eye WHO e.t~ ND ting
and ~uiIluS 90 III ci'alr - II 'ac> - rAp'hc WIN
What oonlrrl - Ms fc"w-coHutryIuan
der ICY ar, both lr1>hncm that "r
haN, iu-i ,-l. contemplating. \ head round almost
a. cir.c, dr"Ily I1nrk,d with @ina PoN, hl~ COM
pl,.nn pale. la, forehead and uPpr lap projecting.
al II. t"Unrt uin>y 'gun. arui S'iic"nctt lhtt
]. hii... z. .'t shluc,s hctIayiug Consciousness
tina, h, OBJECT oi rdcGl" slit ihrr l. ever an
Nlr>slpn OF brightness and genius al Kindness
ana sooG mature tdf charms You. II" Is dressed IN
III height of the fashion, IN the hri suit thar Mr.
lllan II b. AZ the Harrow, III Warcr-ldnc, the
Fashionable ta.or can turn "ut--bi"Om-e "inrrd
Ia ,d coat bOrm-""luIcd SILK hrr"chcS. ana iull-
dr.,~ professional Wig. Need NJ say that tins H.
OuNcr tioldsnuthM NJ. D., ~ h. NiNs-pocf, nov
ch-t anG druula;Ist-now III the height oi ms
fame: thr tarc't ioI every one -; yet every ONE
loves HIN. Srupi" n a Cii'd VAIN ~ WacNk,
ruu NAT ard yet Iialsrlhlc SENSITIVE yet t"r1NlnG,
jrliou, %. ms own nights, yet approaching thoSr OF
others. =.
but .ll.licirutl near tn the gr 20 burly man whom
We have followed from licct-st.. ON whom ne gaLcs
with a,luIring devotion lie iuie a cooked nose,
Gag checks, c"dr~l! protrndrd sh'Ii mouth ANA iAl
Developed chm. ami IL dressed foppSnlS, Win very
conspicuous nhcs over his hands. There n
nothing about his appearance that attracts yon, ex
ccpt tnt lac is iusiuunably dressed, hut m ms AR
aud preston You S,c ser'Inty and imPtdcnce, AMI
you vet him down as one who "ouid take any
amount of Hlubhing from great men, and give any
alnuuni of II 10 little ones llS "a Mr.. james b"s-
we'll of whom We shall know mor DJ and-by, u
young Scottish lawyer who ha- fastened hlils' on
The gTrat DR.. johnson as parasitic annalcue on
some huge animal. Tie isa cOxcOnb. bore; weak,
y,ul pushing curious, garrulous." THIS If great
night Tor him, for h. has just rcccnly attuhci the
hunnit of his ambition and ha1 been forced INFO
the club 10y his nll-powerful patron. Boswell MN
self tells the story of Is admission with an utter
Observation-Disclosures of The depreciation II involved lhat
~ charuiug "sir," said Johnson, you got lni0
orr club by doing " hat man can do. several on
the IN, nlbcrs wished 10 keen you out burkr toId
me hu doubted If you were nj Tor IT, Boswell all
svcrs: Tiny were afraid Of you, sir, ~ II
wns you wlo proposed me-" ." Sir. they knew II
they refused you they'd probably never have got
in another I'd have kept them all out" And very
thankful the word should he that he was admitted
10 record What took place at those celebrated r. M
posia. lie is now watching the Doctor no" he eats
how he drinks, how he muttcrs, how hc rolls MS
hcnd about hat he says, how he says II, 10 whom
hc Riys il that when lc gucS home tonight he
may put 1t ali down IN his journal.
y
Johnson the most eminent Literary man Oi his ubl
lcAl,ogEIphcr essay Isl, nuIallht, philosopher Grille
| poet, IGt Us look at the out" ard man ~ ne slS
before IN, with all his symlntnics and antpsihos'
his attractions and rcpulSiOns, ms antmiy
and his rudcnss his tenderness ana his saNagcncSS
his outbursis of temper and his ready pliHabuity
In the brown "oat with the metal buttons, ana INC
shirt which ought to be at wash blinking, puhilS,
rolling has head drumming with bis iiigeIs, GailnB
his meat like o tiger and swallowing his Tea III
occans' Az yet there Is not much said-a REMARK
herr and there wise or witty OF conlnonpiace-iur
the great Doctor who always leads the cony ersito,
loves not to talk much while eating For my
part ne once said, mind my belly very stuIi-
ouuiy aud very carefully for look upon It that ne
who does not mind his belly will hardly innd any
thing else" And he pays little or no attention 10
what is said around him; Now his eyes are fixed
on his plate, into which BIO peers, for he
Is short-sishted, and no is eating -, with
such fierce intensity that the veins OF his
forehead are swollen and the pcrspraton stands IN
beads ON his brow. He Is deyouring veal pic with
plnIns and sugar which exhales an odor too strong
or the nostrls OF those who sit near him. Beauclerk
asis him with sly hunor, bow he likes it. His
roDly rs gruIt and demand for q second supply.
The Of ale passes him untouched for he never
drinks ferlnented Liquors nor does tho winc-bottle
attract him. he makes up, however for bis bibu-
lous shortcomings by the quantity which he eats
with great vorscity and speed, habit he has &C
CURED In his carly days OF priyation.
Mr.. FRoUpE's DDCRETIoE.-ln these days Of