Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-17
Anew FAMOUS REnukEs.
No'es pom = Few Secular Records and
Comparatively Modern instances.

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Alfthe Year Hound)
EDMUND kean was wont TO gay OF
himself that he could see n sneer across
Salisbury Plain. and b;s naraor g.vs n
special Significance To the expression.
he had the sensitive temperainent in
dictated by his hyperbolic saving. and
in his earlier years he had. to n greater
degree than most other men of whose
lives we have record. suffered from
the sings aud arrows of outrageous
fortune.
Nobief than any of the rebukes d.
rected against those who had wounded
his feelings In the DAYS of his poverty
was that which, when fame and for
tune were smiling upon him. he adj
ministered to the Earl of Essex. That
nobleman. who was one of his most
ardent admirers remonstrnted with
him for being seen arm-in-arm with
IncIedon, the singer. telling him that
it would initiate against his being re-
ceived in aristocratic circles Kean
replied: INV lord Mr.. IncIedon was
my friend in the sfrictest sense OF the
word, when / had scarcely another
friend IN the world. and III shouId
now desert him IN tba decline NJ his
popularity. or fall of his fortune. |
should little deserve the friendship OF
any man. and he ouite unworthv the
favorable opinion your Iordsbin has
done me the honor to e,sfertain of
met
Az of Edmund I<ean en- of the brill
liant wifi and orator Iohn pbiInot orr
rant. II may he readily believed that
t,lis dcliverv az a rohui,a was snecialIv
etfcctiye Once when engaoed In n
ease that was being tried before
Fitzpibbon. the Jrish Choneellor that
funcijouarv had brought o,P III TN.
bencl, win hin, a lorge Neasi, frnnidlaud
dog To which he was ostentntiousIy
ntfeutivn while tha advocate WAC al.
dress;ng nm elaborate aro,,ment to
him. II y eriticol nointof fhe speecb
tha Indoa t,,rnad apife o,yov and an.
naarad te, ba y,boiiy sngrassed with the
doy Curran ceased Ia sneak oGo
on ca ON Ar CIrran . exelaimed the
CbancalIor "Oh I leg yolr pardon. y
said (,urran ~ was Under the i'm
preston That yuur lordshjns were i'm
consultation :; Rut n far more scath-
ing rebuke was thai with which Cur
ran ,.set DOWN. Judge Robinson. The
Last named personage WAS the author
al n nuuhos az ili-writtan luIt nm
scrunulous and sc,,rrilous pan,nhIets In
f,yar NJ tho Ge,ar,n,ant, ~ ,'o dav
AZ ha u,aa not Lno,,n 10 ba,,a az,
othar Observation-Disclosures II ,vas n,ora
tha,, ,.,,a.tad ti,at bahad No., ratsaG
fo tho iudical hench snlaiv IN ra,y,,rdi
for noi;ticai h.cl.,rorl A. a tina
iot poii.icai huch,Wor ~ tl!ie
wren ourrai, tnousn rislng into
notice, was SUN poor ana Struggling
man. ne was speaking IN me court
oNei Wnieii itooiusoii presiueu' iouch-
lng upon some opinion Ina1 haa peeh
pun Forward oy the opposing counsel
ne renlarheu lhat ne iiiI eAailiileu III
ms uooks, ana couiu hoC nilu single
case til5o supporter inc contentious OF
lhe other slue:
iiiat may oe, MI ourrani' sheereo
,hopinsol, out l suspect your Jaw
library - ralier iiiiiloed' for mo,
Hent Cuiran ,eyeu the PuIse-proud
,oaaV oil the polltscai powers tiiat were,
anu .neh p,ohe i9r.n' ~ ~ very
,iue, my ioIu' .ntt am poor, anu lnis
c .i, ~, mas cer.ainiy rather cur
hiieu my iiuraIy' MY pooks are l,ot
nun numerous, pu, ihey are select anu J
nope nay oeen peruseu WIN proper
uislositioiis' iaVe prepared iilyseii
Ior inns nign profession ratner ny the
s.uuy % rev good DOCKS thah ny the
on ,,,t III y. y great many pad ones.
e IT, II .'sia a,i y, my poverty, put
,,ia 49, ~ issuance OF my wealth. II
ou 'n svoop W Mcguire III by serviiity
a ",',u ,n ~, III rise not TO rank, l
sii''i' NV le"s. We honest, and should |
W.. eease w oe no, many an example
SLOWS me .,in. an u-acaaired eieva-
.ao,,i ny Ii'ah'hS me more conspicuous,
Whit ohiy i'lake me the more univer-
say W. anu ,,o. aas ". cohte'lip.ioie.
Nely hen. aug characteristic, IN the
w, MY ol prac'ical reouke, was that OF
lAiieyrand, 70 "A faithful but too in
inisi.lVe coniluental servant, whom
~, nu saw ,lU,ii .ne WINDOW OF nus apart,
~ ,n1 ~ epoily reauihg ietter lntrusted |
s ~ Mn 70 eeilNer, oil the next day |
IN commission was coniided to
,Y m odd ids' , anu ~ ,l'e second ietter
f mpI ",inou , ios'scIip.' coucheu III me
hio o, terms; on can send u YER
p'li answer W Tue bearer: lie Is per-
a aer.iy Mei ,,, acquainleu win the whole
alia,r, hitvliig taken the precaution to
reau ms previous TO ITS delivery
Chesterfeld's practically humorous