New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-11


Every one interested in the Literature oil the asI
century is aware that when Mr.. John Forster dlea
he engaged in writing an elabofate Dios'ap ,
of Swift that of this work he Lived only 10 con-,
plete the first volume but that, though ne hau
made no progress with the second ana tnHu r, Noi.
umcs he had collected materials LOT tIei' ne -,
materials formed part of his magnhcent pequeso W
the South KensingtOn Museum, where they are hoM
deposited. Few readers appear to be aware Oh ,neI
existence, still fewer have any conception Vi I'll
great value. Among these documents is suiaiI
note book which belonged TO swirl ana WIN llie
contents of that notebook We propose 10 PrsSent
cur readers. Ii appears TO have been eualuou "
MIR Forster with Jealous vigilance, for not line Oh
it has as vet the light nor 10 even an alusoi W
il to be found in any work relating 10 H"lt' 4. i
escaped the notice of every editor ana every VI
ographeI, though among those editors was or
Walter Scott, and among those biographeis was
Monck Mason. Mir. Forster had evidently IescrNeu
if as grateful surprise tor his readers, merely op
serving in his preface that he in possession Oh
an unpublished journal ID Swhts hanu"rIline'
singular in its character and OF EXTRAORDINARY III
tercst mere glance at these documents VIII
suffice TO show their value-their value as pieces III
trinsicaly curious and as pieces peculiarly Nus ~,
tratIve of the cans character ana HABITS; vi '1l
authenticity there can be no question: lnose VIM
are familiar with Swlfts Writings would lnuecu To-
quire 10 further guarantee than that aIlorueu uS
internal evidence alone but tne M 'uo f PSiit
can never be mistaken-iorm III themselves con-
elusive testimony.
II would he interesting to know the history OF
this remarkable little volume. Mr.. Forster op-
tanned II from DR.. Todd. senior Fellow oil Dunuh
iniversitv Int how il cot into DR.. Iodd's hands
we have now no means OF knowing. III oiIe,haS
belonped To Worral one of Swlfts most intimate
friends for the first page is an inscription luS
book was all wrote by Dean Swift, ana was MI
Worrals." On the same page IN SWilts nhliuW VII,
ing is another inscription: / MS uOok bloIe Ioht
the Right flonble. George DOdngtOn Esqr. one OF
the Lords OF the Treasury. But the scrlDDIhgs are
all my own" On The opposite pagg are sU ret nt
a clerk of st. Ialricks Cathedral cpecta.los
for seventy years old "Godfey in southampton
Street. Hungary waters, ami palsy drops, anu tno
ike. On the third page ATE some verses eAtIeihey
difficult to decIpher. anu cancelled. Ihey are 9p-
parentlv the rough sketch of IA poen We give
them exactly they stand -
"slall repinc
Because my shabby threadbare waistcoat 10
80 "a ace q me Cassock Of poor divine
Worn out al elbows why should Ii, repne
Ii neither brass nor marble can withstand
"he mortal force of Times dt structlNe mana
II iOutans oDk 10 Wales, II Clt! cs aye -,
And lessening rivers mourn their fountains dry
men my old C;sr0ck says Nech divine
Ii out al elbows why should rel Inc
Then commences the really valuable part of the
manuscrpt--the powerful ana chaiacteriStlc Poeni
10 which we snail presently recur, aho the GIdiy,
to which it may be well 10 prefix a Jew wurdS py
way OF introduction. IL was written IL WIN 90. nc
seen at HOLY hcad, and II Is dated September -
l7D7 swift rad at tins time arrived al the summit
of his literary and political greatness ihlee Years
before, the DRAPER Letters had IN Ireland gwen
HIM power more than regal. Inc pubic OIL
"Gullvers Travels III the autumn oil 20 had cs-
tablIshed hs proemlncncc IN letters. But neither
fame nor power had been able TO lrradIate WIN
even "a passing CLEAN the deep gloom winch was
settling on his lie. Rage and misery inc result
partly of Ill-health partly OF domestic ms
fortune but arising mainly from his cohtih-
uailv hroodIng over the degradation OF his
adopted county, were gnawlrg at his heaIt
cruel disease tortured his body.
THE DIARY.
"Friday at II in the morning left Chester. 1t
was Sept. -, 112I
81 bated at blind ale-hOuse miles from
Chester | thence rode To RIdland, IN all ~ miles.
| Law there bred Sicl bed, meat and toleTabe VINE.
| lett midland "a quarter after morn Oh Sal urday.
Slept on PennanmauT, examined ABOUT my sign
verses the Inn is 10 be on tOtner sde therefore the
verses to be changed. / bated at Conway, the
guide going TO another lnn the mad oil tue Ola Inn
saw me III the street ana sad that was my horse,
she knew NE. There dlned aud sent IOr Ned llol-
land IA squire famous for being mentioned III MI
Lindsays verses to Day MOrlce, there again saw
Hooks tomb who was the 1 LIST child OF hls-m0ther,
and had himself n children he dyed about 1888.
There Is a note here that one Of his posteTlty new
furnished up the inscription | bad read III a. Bt
Williams Life that he was buryed IN an obscure
church III North Wales. / inquired ana heard that
10 was at (Sic) Church within "A mile OF Bangor,
W hither | was going. | went to the Church, the
guide grumbhng. | saw the Tomb with his statue
kneellng IN marbe). 1t began thus llospes lege
ct reege quOd in hoe obscure saCelO non cXpectares
HE facet Ounium PrHsulum celeberrlmusl. j came
to Bangor and crossed the Ferry mile from IT
where there rs Inn which, if 1t he well kept, will
break Bangor There | lay. it was - miles from
Holy head. i was on horseback at IN the morning
resolving to be at Church at llolyhead but we then
LOST owen luuOrS IOHD AT ltnlnany. we pdSseu
the place being little out OF the way 10y the
Guides knaNery who had no mind to stay. | was
now weary with riding that was forced to stop
at Langueveny, Z miles IRON the Ferry. ana rest
two hours. Then i went on very weary. but IN "A
few miles more Watts horse lost his two fOre shoes
so the Horse was forced TO lump alter us. The
Guide was less concerned than |. In a few miles
mole my Horse lost fOreshOe, and could not 20 on
the rocky ways. | walked above two miles To
spare him. II Sunday and 10 Smith 10 be got |
At last there was Smith in the way We left the
Guide to shoe the horses and walked To hedge Inn
3 miles from Holy head. There | stayed an hour |
with ale to be drunk. boat offered, and |
went by sea ard sayled in II 10 ilolyhead. The |
GUIDE came abOu. the same time. dlned with an |
old lnnkeepeI, Mrs. Wclch, about 3 on a Loyne OF |
mutton very good but the worst ale III the world |
and wine, Tor the day before came here vast |
number went TO Ireland after having drunk out all
the wine. There stale beer aud | tryed |
ulegible receit of Oyster shells which got pow
dered on purpose but ii was good Tor nothing. i |
walked on the rocks IN the evening, and then went |
TO bed and dreant L had got 20 falls from my |
Horse.
Monday. Sept %. The captain talks of sailing |
at II. HE talk goes OIL. the wind Is fair but he
says 1t is too heIcc. / believe he wants more Com
pany. had raw chicken Tor dinner and Brandy |
and water for my drink. | walked morning and |
among the rocks This evening Watt |
tells me that my and-lady whispered HIM That the |
Grafton packet boat just come IN had brought her |
Is bottles of Irish Clafet. ! secured one and |
5upped on part OF meats tongue which friend
drank pint of the wine, which was bad enough. |
Not a soul is yet come TO Holyhead except young |
fellow who smiles when he meets me and would fam |
be my companion but ii has not come TO that yet. |
wnt abundance OF verses this day; and several !
useful hints. tho | say II. | went TO bed ut ten and |
ireamt abundance of nonsense.
LIVING EXTENSIVELY AND UNcOMPOETABLY.
tuesday. 2Gh. am forced to wear a shirt 9 days /
Tor fear of being lOwsy. j was sparing of them all
the way. 1t was mercy there were clean when
left London ;-otherwse Watt Whose plumbers
would bear an history would have got them all in
he great Box OF goods which went by the Carrier to
Chester: lie brought but one cravat, and the
reason he gave was because the rest were foul aud |
ne thought he should not get foul linen into the
Portmanteau; Tor he never dreamt 10 might he
washed on tho way. My shirts all foul now,
and by his reasoning fear he will leave them at
Holyhead when we 90. / got small Loyn of
mutton but so tough could not chew It, and drank