The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
DOUGLAS JERRoLp.
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md so enjoyable. li lens also charm to his conversation which caused his pre- sence to be eouTted in all literary gather ingS Being once asked by gentleman whether he could say anything witty on the Mgns of the zodiac, he replied in. s,an,ly. Fly Geminil Cancer.' This Is fair example of his ability to retcr, lerold's early training evineed itself frequently m hts writing. and eSer,ed on them remarkable influence. The first years of h.s life were passed in Sheerness. where his father was provincial man aacI. and h,s earliest boyhood's memenes were et the theatre. At the age of ten he went ,o sea an the man.of-war Namu,. and he( amc a midsh,pman m the royal navy. Subsequently he wen, ,o London and there embarked m life as printer. i Ills natural talents here esineed them selves, and he soon bet sne eontribn,or Ia the Nanous London masaftncs and newspapers. When he was eighteen years ot age h,s hts, play WAS produced A a Sadlct's Wells ,hea,eI. London This theatre made speS,aity ot uaute al p,e.cs, and ,he knoWl ledge whigh leItald had l, a,Qaifed at sea ~as hetc made ~ al able
 rhis was followed hy othet plass ei equal mctt,. and opened ta hm new 8ela ei i,hot In the yea iesa. "Ma k. t>cd N.usan was produced. ths play naae le,'alds reputation as \ wtnct l, Was cal kama. aboundiue ln sttaus situations and humorous rena;ks, and ,hsp yed ,a the fullest extent hss intimate knowledge oi sea aiiaus and hia inatt hless Wit I | taake ~ho created ihe part oi it..siIB n lhis drama. te.alged thnty thousand pounds, Whlle icttold. the author. teoetVcu lcsN than hNc pounds. Inc extraordinary AueeeNs ai ,hls pleec de, ,ded leitoia ,o continue Nilting tuf the stasc. and eIhes plays were predue ed m tapid sn. eesslon al the saIieus sendon theaues. Among them were. . lsahhleS Il ,he ilay." lieaa \ a>h. |" ii,een ' cars ot | lerunkafd's Life, " Nell t.wyune. he alspaW, and Her, alc>, kins oi luh>.
 Inc rt,h fund ai ready sst so enloy ihlr m iertold's . ,onvet&t,,oa vas oi ii, aleals able ad, an,Age to hun in writing plays and frequently an entuc al was req ucd nom utter ta,late by ,he introduction ei some witty or sa,rieal remark. The dialogue of some oi lcftelds comcdics ianly spaikles wnh humot /sys,s4 il..k,s:... tnne oi his ehaIa.tcisl te. turning homo at night, falls heiplc,s be. lore his own dooi and wildly ese Ialms. somc th,ei has stolen the kcy-hor - oaIHt tiH, a gardener in " Blaek yea Susan.a eNpos,alaans with Ilas1tsta. says. Now. say, haven, yoa slualms oa ], NinielA night. nov. when the snow is duiilns at yoai doai, what do ynu do ' al. t Aban Gnaf ,tiH dePottihR, es, Iaiais 5" \ lAu day n you, Hnko Dess,uti If your cons, irntc " toBsetrnts :" re,otts Iisxf,s,it. " My cones ienrc sleeps well enough Sleeps dont wake Il then II snighi alarm yoa l. t.asl ftt.ua answer.
 Douglas leirold, edi,oi. dtneled bat slighily from Douglas eifuId, diamatist
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 !. " Ills place among the wits of our time ! is slras enough wrote Hrpworth Dis- 'n. '' Ne has less irolic than Theodore . Hook, lesa elaborate hgmor than Sidney smith. iess bubble and quainsnesa ran Ihornas Hood but be sutpasses them all ID intellectual fash and strength
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