The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-24
Aneedo4e q cooke the Aesor.

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 The vacations of Lord William Lennox's school life were passed, to great extent, al Phnnix Park, where his father resided as Lord d-Lieufenant of Ireland It was zt one of the two Dublin theares(the Royal Hibernian) that he first made the ac- duaintance of the late T. P. Cooke. or this departed worthy we have the follow ing capital story from " Drafts on my money" which may be fairly enjoyed with only the prefactory note that Lady Harrington, as Miss Foote, had in carii- CT life adorned the stage.
 "A story was told me of I. r. Cooke which reflects greatly to the credit of his friend and patron, the fourth Earl of Aberdeen. Lord Harrington was ever at- ,entive to those theatrical persons who had been on friendly terms with the Countess when on the stage, and among them Cooke ranked high. He had been invited to dine at Harrington House, on an evening when his attendance al the theatre was not required, and upon talk ing leave of his host and hostess. the for mer said: We hope to have the pleasure of seeing you this day fortnight. Noth- ing more occurred until the date named for the dinner, when, punctually at half- past seven, Cooke was at the door of his noble friends house. He was ushered in, and found that two or three persons, with whom he was unacquainted, had already arrived. Lord and Lady Harrington had both been startled by the announcement of Mfr. Cooke for the truth flashed across them both. that the day they had named for small, snug coterie, was the one upon which they had previously in- vited large political party to meet the Earl of Aberdeen. But they were too highly bred to show the slightest differ ence in their manner, and few in the room, if any, recognized Mir. Cooke (who wore his naval medal) as the talented repre- sentative of Long Tom Coffin, and other nautical characters. The dinner passed of we'll. and when the gentlemen were left 10 themselves, Cooke found himself next to the premier.
 Lord Aberdeen, who was high-bred, digni6ed nobleman. commenced a con- versation with his neighbor, who, as we have already said, was decorated. The talk turned upon the navy. T. P. tor Tippy. as he was called by his brethren of the sock and buskin) became very en- ergetie on the subject, and gave his lord ship so vivid description of the engage ment he had taken past in, of the ships in which he had served. and of their cap tains. that Lord Aberdeen became deep ly interested in the subject, and curious io nTs,- with whom assc was speaking.
 After sundy fruitless diplomatic at- tempts 10 find this out, casual remark proved more successful. There IS won derful change in the tar of the present day from that of Fielding's and Dibden's times, said Lord Aberdeen. T believe you. answered Cooke, and was about to rival the rotundi,y ofthe late Paul Bed lords sentence, bele-e-eve you, my bo- -oy. when the sedate look of his compan- ion checked him. Lord Alb ieen pro- ceeded. The use, or rather aouse, of to- bacco and grog has greatly diminished And the dreadful oaths,' chimed in the actor. no longer disgrace the ship from the quarter-deck to the cockpit. The punishment of the lash is less frequent remarked my lord. And the midship- men are not subjected to the degradation of fiogging in the captains cabin inter rup,ed Cooke, 'or mast-headed for hours for the most trivial offenses.' The system is greatly improved said the premier, evidently -deliberating on the subject. when he was startled from his moment ary reverie by T. P. Cooke, who had been excited by the discussion, exclaiming in a louder tone than before: But ifyour lord ship would like to see what real tar was, and what real tar ought to be, come across the water some night, and'-as Lord Aberdeen looked up with surprise, and wondered what was. coming-'see me as William in 'Black-Eyed Susan"