Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-02
IN TEN-BOTTLE DAYS.
The Bright NIcn and Queer Customs of
the Last tCentury-Gossip about Da-
vId t:nrrick, EOOtc. John Wiikcs.
Others.

The Bright Mcn and Queer Cu>tomSot
the Last Century-Gos.ip nbont Da-
vid S:nrrick, EoOtc. John wilkes.
sir Joshua Reynolds, Each and
Others.
tFrom the Philadelphia Pscssl
What queer old boys there wero along
in the mellow years from 1850 to 1900.
il one had wealth then he or she could en-
Joy life still it was n life colorcd with
great dinners-"fccds" they were called
by the lower ten thousand, "goozes" by
the much lower twenty thousand and
| there were famous bottle and trcnchcr
men in the last half Of the Eighteenth
| Century. Bishops there were, and clergy,
too, who could hold their own right royal
" with actors, painters, attorneysand the
nobility. Ten-bottle men could be found,
but three bottle men were beneath notice.
The world moved slowly, but with much
affected dignity and some real humanity.
Still, some of these famous bottle men
had families and CHEEKY domestic lives
Garrick k-David, Of glorious memory
much h-sought-for guest at gastronomlc
feasts, had Il pretty loving wife and a
sweet, happy home.
Henry Angelo tells hoy, along about
100, lie and the other Eton boys, among
them two of the actors ncphews, visited
the Garrcks at Hampton. After supper
Garrick read to the boys Chaucer's Cock
and the fox, )" his musical voice and hand
some face delightng the youngsters. Az
tcrwarls he recitcd to them the poem of
the "IIcrmit," by his friend Oliver Gold
smith, and then fell into gentle sleep in
his great armchair. Pretty Mrs. Gar
rick, raising finger to admonish the boys
to silence, took off her lace apron-fon1ly
placed it over his focc-and then silently
led the youngsters 10 bed.
Davids pretty Polly, a model wife aud
lover, long survived him, and bore TO her
grave in trusting hope-althcuch fire.
gently asked to change 1.-THE name of the
worlds greatest actor.
Old John Bannster and Sam Foote, the
actors Sebastian Bach, the musician
John Wilkes, the agitator, and Gaiusbor-
ough, the artist, along with tialrlck, in
earlier times. used frequently TO cross
legs under noble mahogany. Footc was
IL great imitator. At dinner he could set
the glasses jiugling with his imitation Of
Garrick's manner and acting. If n friend
Of GarrcL was present he would say {:
"If you go home and tell Davy--cgad,
I'll have you broken on the wheel" John
Wilkes usually wore a scarlet or green
suit edged with gold. He Was great
beau-was immensely ugly i'll features,
but was considered one of the most po-
lite gentlemen Of the day. He used TO
say that he was so ill-favorcd in features
that it took au hours talk with a lady to
remove the bad impression made by bis
! face.
He had great library in handsome
house at Kensington. Hogarth and he
were friends, and many of his pictures
were on the Wilkess walls.
In l775 there were three famous Johns
in English politics-John Wilkes, John
| Horne Tooke, aud John Glynn. They
were called the three Johns, and the
, "rumviri Of patriots" Prints were pub
, lshed with their three portraits in n
; group. They were sworn friends, hut
afterward became swearing enemies. Attcr
Wilkes was the second time sent from
Middlesex to Parliament, couplet or
, squib went the rounds, s.follows:
john Wilkes he was for Mldilesex,
r He would be a Knight of the Shire.
And he made a fool Of Alderman Bull,
l And called parsOn Horne ar.
Wilkes was great diner-out. He was
$ an Amphitrion in the affairs of the larder
5 Ciarricll and he were fond Of Italian dish
+ cs- especially maccaroni. Wilkes was
f very fond Of marrow pudding. Alder
l man Burnel, Lord Mayor of London, n
former bricklayer, gave n dinner at the
London Tavern. Twenty-four covers
I were laid. Among the guests were Gar
= . rick and Wilkes. The Alderman presid
, cd He was very fond of Wilkess favor
| ite marrow pudding. All of it had been
, eaten except one dish. Wilkes was work
! ing ut another favorite dish, when to his
. dismay he discovered the state of affairs.
The Alderman attacked this single remain
{ ing dish, and Wilkes seeing his share GO
n ing, called ont, ns the Alderman WIS fin
4 ishing, "My Lord, why surely you are
: helping Yourself with a trowel.
: Wilkes had town house in Grosvcnor
g square. at the corner OF South Audley
, street The Mount street mob charged
. his house and destroyed the plate-gass
. windows Of the front They were the
,, finest in London, and were mass Of en-
a cravings of Eastern subjects, done by
: his daughter, most talented woman.
f Wilkes was very angry Mt the mob. Horne
' Tooke, when he heard of the smash, said :
''Through my old friend, Jack, many n
y mob has done these things for others.
! Now he gets little of the sauce himself.
: They must have mistaken the house.
:. guess John wishes they had but the
,, other fellow is glad.
; ABOUT tlCSt times Dir JOSluN IVY lNl'lS
u painted heads for half guinea general
;, lv portraits OF sailors. Sir Thomas Law
! renee and jackson later did likewise, bat
u u did not get so much pay forthcm. Many
y of these earlier artists were Of knot Oi
: . worthless known rs the "Sons of st. Luke,
. or children of Thcspis' (gcncrally sons
" of Bacchus) and used to clink cups at the
., Turks Head, IN Gcrrard street. The
:" nightly meets Of these worthless CLOSED
II with the dawn Of day and began just be-
II fore midnight. Gainsborough was an AT.
: mrer of music. an enthusiast, He could
= play tune or so ON almost any lnstru'
> mont. Bach used to visit his studio.
Gaiusborough would inlict him by the
horrible murder Of the old musicians.
. A wretchci piano aided him, Bach would
Il listeu-'rith true German love Of humor
NJ CRYING Bravo" One day GainsboruuGt
a worked he KEYS furiously, and sand
le "Now = Purcelfs chant no" i'r
d spIcimO' of Old Bird. Dot Il deNliisl
IN fine, "a NJ Bach. "Now for touch %
it Kent aili old Henry Lnwcs," said Gains
5 borough Bach unable to stand it longer
@ yelled Now dot is too pad dcrc II
no iaic, by Coles, why the company is IL
l., listen to your murder uf all these anclen
-, gomboscrs, and rushing to tue piano h
," tlourishcd yoluntaries for an hour u
y though he was inspired. No HISTORY 81
~ ~ people is correctly given, nor can II b
,me m until the loves, humors, arusements AM
or az habits of her worthless are given by tn
n. story of their everyday life,