New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-17
CHAPTER II.

AWAY AWAY for ". don't know how long I'm not look
Tug, child
CHAPTER II.
.DrAR Mr.. EYToN.-I have heard OF you, and
shall he very glad to see You if you can make time
Yours very truly, 1u--,.,.,r
"MAXlMUs BOSWELL.
George Eyton, Esq ,,.., Co., r,+or
~ IaI mn pretrnsions to the gift Of prophecy,
ooIed forward 10 the interview to which this brIef
note invited him with feelings oil unmlNeu Joy
The events of the next i've minutes are as uai u
M rnnresclenI mOrJalS those OF century hehce;
So George having read and re-read the letter anu
executed fantastic pas deJOie round the UNITS Oh
hrs sitting.room went ont to dine, IN hlgh sta1e
of self graduation and good-iellowshp Win the
lie dined at his tavorite club The OWLS which
has since disappeared and leit no progeny l9u
may seek IN vain for Its ike nowadays, though the
events chronicle are barely five wears old mere
had been "A time when 10 belong TO Inc OW.S was
i'm itself a somewhat coveted distinction. Moat Oh
its members were men OF decent stahaihg III VHe
literary and artistic worlds. There Is Oe'leVe'
standing order of the House or Connnohs luol 50
well kept 1t might be TO the eHtct tuat no uvil
Der shall speak i'll of another. Inc un"rlu'en IA"
of the Association OF Owls was lh'I ea.n u 80
members should hold ana disseminate wy oISV
posslbe opinion of every other meuoer' anu 10 DC
an Owl meant TO have great things Eiophrsied Oh
you by your brother birds OF nishti uIu!e foc' I
laureate and presidents OF the Royal Academy
were 10 he found in the smOke-dImmed precincts OF
the clubhouse and the aureole OF future fame
oil ed he
II was in mild and not altogether unagreeahle
snrit Of sadness that George Eytcn took his seat at
his favoite table. HIS visits to the old place were
numbered ana many pleasant memories were ~
sbrinri within its walls. Already doweiei with
the affection OF the old club walter the uiuneI Ne
orlerpd on this occasion such as TO deepen the
tender interest felt by that venerable seTVtoT IN
his Young client, and past and iuture looked u0uoIl
fair viewed through the medium OF "a OoltIc Ol
choice Burgundy. Presently entered 10 MN MI
Thomas "ourtcuaV brOther-Owl, 10 whom
casual and sarcastic reference had been made on
that eventful afternoon, month ago. MI Ooa I
nav asplred TO be a journalist lie Ma Souus
man of considerable talent but OF an erIatlc TEN
nrrament which somewhat initiated against his
sHiiio Eyton where have you been hiding for
~ '1 have been to Shropshire attending on my
Peace 70 his Names said Mr.. Courtcnay. and
took gup from saltwater glass MED Wild
ouor of faint golden unge: aIas am qno. 'v
asl-I hear that you are engaged to MISS boswell
an. professionally. to SEE the General to-
success attend you! Fear nothing from me- l
re .T6at's very GOOD Of You. said Eyton gravev
Not at all, responded Mr.. Courtcnay with equal
rravitv Don't nention 10. And wish You the
best of luck with the General my boy anu al nap
Thank YOU answered George, cordially graspins
'e Tft E,nd If man Il the Generap asked Cour-
'''I' never met him. He has been in India for the
last twelve years 'NellY-1ll>s boswell can only
inst remember him. but I think It VIII be all
right Mrs Tresham promised 10 DO" NY
tCnaSrming old lady, MIS- Tresham" said CouI-
Eyion assented. And what have you been
doing since saw Won LAST
'Wmklng. hit on great idea. a magnlhcent
notion SIR The way 10 literary success. Novel
ideas m cid forms of express n. Novelty is what
l. wanted nowadays. l wrote an article 10 prove
that great criminals are merely mistaken HumoI-
lists people with a strong desire, but 10 capacity;
to be funny supported my theory by historical
examples: Cain. Nero. Csrsar BorgIa. aud hing
Tneebaw 1t Nas beautiful paDer; thiee LatIn
mutations per manuscript tolO. You Wouldn
believe if I told YOU, the amount ol time ahd
trouble | spent on It, l smoked pound and
Quarter of bird eye over tue revision alone. and
when il was finished | sent 1t to the CLcumenlcdI
EoTeT%.T,,'
1T was rejected, sir. ! cot it back by return of
post with note from the editor eXpreSsln- his sor-
row at his Inability to it, as the Gcumenical"
was not a comic paper
What are Won roIne to do tonight asked Court
enav half AN hour later. they sat IN the smoke
room over the digestive cigar. lave Sou ANY
10. was thinking of turning into ore of the
theatres later on. ~
What Is itT
Did you ever hear OF Elijah snort
He isa TEMPERANCE orator. And he is an orator,
too the only one / ever heard VINO really deserves
the name. I'm going to hear him To night. Come
with mr-vou won't regret 1t. | heard him two
years agO. when | was dong that series on lue
East Fud-the series that was 10 make my fortune
and never came ont He's one OF the most "ohuer-
tul men alive lie hasn't an ID ms compost
lion, his grammar Is worse than "a lady n0Ne'al .
lis accent is thing 20 marvel at, ana We seen
HIM make crowd of two thousand people laueh
and CIV for three hours at ID stretch. lie told the
story of his own life, and Dickens ne' or uld any
tbInr frer. for hunlor and pathos. 1t was down
r,fr.s fIna "a
hulkng "'longshOre blacGguards,' anu saw
dozens of 'em crying like women. I'm not so sure
that | didn shed turtiye tear myself aud as ior
laughiug-my ribs were sore Tor week aIlcI.
Come and hear him. There's nothing Ike INN al
any Of the theatres.
He must be good said EytOn laughing. He has
positively made Tom COurtenay enthusiastic -
Come and hear hlm, repeated Courtenay' he'll
do the same Tor you
'Whele Is this paragon to be seen "
In the Brooklyn Hail. Iayor-st. It's only two
minutes walk lon may come away If You don't
care for it. Though. # you wait TIL short begins,
YOU won't leave TIL ne has finished, ! promise
YOU. And you can mention casually, IN your III
tervIew with the General tomorrow, that you
spent ast evening at d temperance meeting. Give
him good idea OF your general moral tone.
'Al right SAID EytOu. laughlngly. i III ready
They lefu the club arm IN arm. and took tn
way 10 Tavlor-st Coming to the hall they found 1t
beseged by "a thrOng Of people, who filtered slowly
through the doors to swell the audience already
seated. II a vast. bare room, walls and ceiling
in whiewashed plaster the spacious platform
the wide gallery and all the seats aud fittings con-
structed of wood. The place WAS destitute OF any
attempt at ornamentation. unless a banner, repre-
sentIng the Angel Of Temperance trampllng under
foot the Demon of Drink, nanked by the lesser IN
sigma of the various ccUotal lodges winch assisted
at the gathering. could be called by such a name
The audience mostly drawn from one class
small shOpkeepers of the neighboTAOUd accompanied
by their families The general aspect of the people
WAS orderly and Intelligent though here and there
were ho faces Of a lower cast, and few
were evidently vOtaues Of tho conquered deity
represented on the banner George, who had never
assisted AT any such affair before. watched the pro
ceedings with considerable interest. In ten min
utes after the arrival OF the friends the hail was
filled to its utmost capacity, though crowds still
besleged the entrance. IL WAS summer weather
and the place soon suttOci.tuglV hot. alt hOuC