New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-04


among the fercest preachers OF temperance.
His impulsiye advocacy often took ludlcrous
forms He sometimes offended people by his dcnun-
cations of even the most moderate drinkers but nc
never made an enemy by his gancheTie or MS uoWl-
right phrases imported INTO quiet circles, Deeaisc
the purity of his motive and the well known I'M
petuosity of his nature excused llln can reheI-
Der in the first year of his total aostnehcei neGs
ING him at n ball given in Fitzroy square, by Mr.
Joshua MAYHEM. the father of Horace and the
brothers Mayhem. lie danced and was nghl-
hearted with The Youngest but when az supper III,
wine began to circulate, he stole round TO the heal
OF the table, and LAYING his hand upon the shoulder
of the venerable host (whO was very naughty anu
quick tempered OIL gentleman, said, III deep,
warning voice. Sir. you are dangerous man.
Mr.. Mayhem had glass of wine In ms hand ana
was about to drink n toast to the health OF one OIL
his sons when CIuikshanks hand fell upon nl,
shoulder. a look upon every wine-lrinker,
Cruikshank added firmly, as q dangerous man,
sir" The company, knowing the hot temper . o. ~
their host, expected an explosion OF rage put IL
was staunched by Horace Mayhem. who burst into
a hearty laugh. and told his father to 60 on, LOT IL
was only dear old George. ,,;.,
House, Crukshank, ut the passing oil the loving
cup, would go through an extraordinary pahtomllhee
before al the COMPANY iHs S Si hand nin angry
at the Lord Mayor, and raise his arms with horror
while his neghbor quafcd of the cup. Inc COM
pany humored the eccentric old gentleman lot III
their hearts they could not but respect his down
right earnestncss. lie lost no opportunity. he
turning home at the head of his volunteer corps lie
beer. how fresh lie was-on two oranges
He was fond of showing this vigor renewed by
temperance, at every possible opportunity Ior nc
very wisely regarded 1t as his most iorclblc argyll
ment II enabled him. in his old age, to capture a
burglar on his own premises The story runs that
when he following the burglar TO he station;
with the police, he drew him under lamp anu toil
him that he could see drink had brought HIM TO
this--addng that he himself drank nothing nut
water :" wish Id ha' known that" SAID the
rulian "Td ha' broken your heat Tor you.
Cruikshank delighted to show an audience how nc
could hold tumCler full of WAGER steady upon the
palm of his Outstretched hand. Az eIghty nc was
seen ut q fancy dress ball at Nilliss Rooms joining
heartily in tie dance, and letting everyb hho"
that it was water that did it"
1t was very difficult TO obtain from him the tol-
Grafton of tobacco smoke i'll his company lor alter
he had given up alcoholic stmulants, lie threw
away his pipe. lie would say TO man OF letters
whom he favored, laying his hard upon MS arm
and turning those fierce ewes of his iul upon NM
" want YOU to give up drinking and smoking. anu
yOu tell me that if you don't smoke you can I
write. Now, III meet you halfway. Give up the
drink, and you may smoke-jUst a little" But as a
rule he was stern III the matter q! tobacco as III
that of beer gin. one evening NJ. Legros, the
distinguished French artist. lighted cigarette in
his hall as he was leaving MOrnington Place o
that vice." said the "inimitable Georgc IN ms
deepest tone. Il was slave for many years, but
now am free man.
" DO YOU see that fellow in frontY' he suddenly
asked friend with whom he was walking. 1t was
a workman quietly enjoying his pipe. 10 you
know what | would do to hun if | were man OF
fortuneg I'd kick him! To think that any man
should be fool enough TO place tube between ms
lips, and 90 puff, puff, pull = Tins was ms counter counter
blast" And he glared at the workman as he passed
lie had himself been an invcterate smoker Tor
more than forty years!
On another occasion he drew sharply up before
the windows of his old wine merchant, ana called
out, " Give me back my thousand pounds"
The last years of CruIkshank's life were sad ones
full of poverty, struggle and the heart-hreak that
comes to all old man from being forgotten and un-
appreciated. Yet lie was ever bright bravc-spirlted
and high hearted, honest. and lover of truth.
valuable part of Mr.. Jerrold's biography is the
first appendix, giving list of the works illustrated
by Cruikshank. Both volumes are rich in iustra-
tons-copes of the strange, coarse potent and
sometimes pathetic drawings in which the inimlt-
able George dashed the follies of his tlme
SOME AMERICAN GHOSTS.
sOIJTU-MOUNTAIN MAGIC, A Narrative. by MA
DEFINE VISTOS DAHLGRES. 12mo. pp,2ls. James H.
OsgOOd Co.
In this slight but picturesque little volume Mrs.
Dahlgren pleasantly recounts what purports to be
some personal experiences and wierd narratives
heard from the lips of the poor. laborious and
honest dwcilers on SOuth-MOuntain. In that his
torc region she has spent, she says. many summers,
her dwelling being venerable mansion on the very
spot where the battle OF September II, lS62, was
fought Around ard in front of this old stone
house ragged the bloodcst struggle OF the day, and
the mountaineers wont to tell strange stories OF
the ghosts that have since by night revisited the
scene. One of the most extraordinary tales is OF
Halloween when the household were all asleep
except two members who were reading. each in his
own room. The attention of one was suddenly
arrested by what seemed to be n strong sulphurous
odor "The idea at once occurred that some mali
cious tramp had set fire to the barn. When, step
ping quickly out upon the porch. this Apprehension
was increased almost to certainty by observing
something like thin wreaths of curling smoke in
that direction while the peculiar odor was still
more perceptible in the open air
Fearing that there might indeed be n stilled fire,
and no time to be lost, the alarm very quietly
given to the other person. who still up No one
else was disturbed but the two then proceeded to the
observatory on the top of the house, from whence
the appcarance of smoke was distinctly visible "a
well as the sulphurous smell, which was unmistak-
able.
snow really alarmed and feeling sure that some
nefarious attempt was in progress of execution.
trusted man-scrvant was aroused, and sent with
loaded revolver TO investigate matters. After some
twenty minutes of time during all of which the
same condition of things continued, the man came
back grumbling He said he had looked every
where, explored the grounds gone beyond the
barn which he bad examined, proceeded as far as
the gardeners house, and all was still and safe.
So Oft to bed he battered, muttering something
about being walked up for nothing at ALL
"Surprsed and more puzzled than ever the two
watchers returned 10 the veranda. The moon now
threw out brilliant streams of light and every oh
ject was Giaphanous in her opallne atmosphere.
Al this precise time, midnight held the even bal
ance of the hours and never-to forgotten scene
deyeloped itself The circlets of smoke took on a
vaporous glamour, but yet defined if opaque.
Some moments later numerous shroudcd wralths
marshalled III mid-air on the brow of the Gcclvty.
Presently they ranked in approaching columns,
with swaylng movement. flash of intelligent
apprehension seized both lookers-on for now there
WIS no mstaking the illusion OF phantom hosts