New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-23

allie of which was engraved % portrait OF Far oIey
and on the other bundle OF sticks WIN tne holio,
q iYninn ia strength Tho majority OF those VINO
were present dld not share the calinness OF Syuns
smith for they had not the same VISION ., sr' thc
and some even fearcu 'i'o ,"' 'o' VIZ" Vs.
verge of civil war. III, oo 60 ANAL, n foolish
J y;olent reformcr in the hall started 10 MS rect
NM NM r;,J ont in a loud voice. II don't have he
form directly. we will pull down tIiat chufc II,
pointing TO the beautiful Oniren Oh H. MI In'
Maglalen. the gem of Somerset,"we VIII PM ~
lawn and repair the roads with It's stones. 10
sooner were the words uttered than SydEvy smiim
calmly rose from his seat. and walked dchpeia'sS
across the hall aud looking the man straight III VIC
face said IN perfectly distinct and ireezng zones %
scorn "Your Language, SIR, IS higny lnaec,no;
The man Immediately subsidized, ana L he'cr "i''i
ward saw him again III pnplIc. :ol
voice and with all the fuency and grace oil an ac-
compshed orator; from first to last, he had COM
plete command over his audience ana no 1nc
ventured to laugh until he issued MS mandate inn
introduction of the Partingttn storm was star'iins
and mex pectcd hut rs he iccOunted III iclicllous
terms the adventures of the excellent DAME snting
the action TO the word with great dramatic SKILL w
commenced trunding his lmagnayy map anu
sweeping back the intrusive waves 81 the A'ihiliu'
with an air of resOlute termination, anu WI W
pearance of increasing temper Inc scene VIE
realistic IN the extreme. and was TOO mncn lor e i
gravity of the most serious; ana even the sIa i
brethren In drab were convnlsed WIN nnro1l' d
able mlrth The house rose, the people citrteu .Lu
tears of snpcrabundant laughter trckled down tue
checks of fair women and veteran keiormcis
Mr. Reid has made no strenuous attempt to add 10
the store of Sydney Smiths wittc'sms hut he 'ei's
n few anecdotes which we do NOT remember To nave
heard before AMI prints n considerable number VI
letters and notes hitherto unpublished.
with men like Luttrel,. Rogers, Moore, ann
Cham Svdnrv Smith was i'm his element and their
cav i,ncv and lively wit called forth some OF ms
mist sparkling sallics. One day the conversation
ran ON the subject of pluraties IN me Chufrhi any
/ uttr.i told an aneclote concerning an irIsl
Clergyman who holly resented the application VI
The Term to himself. lie protested AGAINST neins
IA ,,I,, tttot
q &c vnu don't take rarr what Won are saying yQh
will find me dmellist" tyhney mmeHAtrV
caught ~ the idea. aud said suppose taeie IS
s"otrpiv clergyman in Ireland who has not been
ant | am told they settle this' matters when WV
afternoons service ia over myself nave sptn
patsob's chaltpae- Hin meet me oh the h's' Gun
IA A. bnthef rr,aainn. he enterqned hs iteh,ls
With lhn4hahlr Arrnhut ~ we uii.nui,t w Nv
nav al intFnttutina trial ht lnrV ihtV Ausiihia
NNo lnhis,s Wi-enahtW Weid hpset With ehsiheies
al a Kind at which No ~ hone dd not ~ mhrn as
du,aiu and he Dnlpt up statement w. ihat tn'pl
by pUlttng tho 0ll0N las Wefls lhln thp nonih v,
an embarrassed and reluctant ihNmhn NAhnnt
eone aud serve upon Aeui my ny Hhl'ts ~ ~
out and | have Two miles To SWIM y nafp' ,np
kaugaroos will hTeak into my corn NV N'lN IVY
has been bitten by an ornlihothynchni ltanoAus,
have sent man iily miles WIN saoh 'i LOU, '"
buy pair oi liiecchtS 'oi 'iiu "s''N''' """ ' ~ Wv
sydney smiths efforts to soothe the I'll He'd feel,
nfs of friend were npa a ny to yarrapt the
, hope that they would produce that ieSut. =, ~
worthy baronol, who dahbled III politics, came 10
him one day very much irritaied " W M, Is .nc
matter y was the immediate question. are any
| of our institutions in danger y mo, nut nave
Just been with Bronghan, whom sougnt OUT or imc
| nnnrnose of making an important communication, but
| mon my word, he treated me as II was iooi
Never mind my dear fellow" SAID sydney, ia ms
most sympathetic tones, " never hihu, hcNci "in"'
| he thought You knew It,"
The following characteristic notcc were addressed
| to Miss IIarcourt. daughter of the Archbishp of
York and one of Sydneys dearest friends;
Is SrnArFoRD PLACE, March u, 1885.
DEAR GEORGIAV>.-Our rout generally consists
of half "A dozen highly respectable OLD women, ana
The same number of greasy philosophers, the LADIES
Il (thc only little bit OF nobility we can raisel.
and Colonel =, who represents the aln0rous part
OF the community. There are so half dozen
young ladies' unqucstionaby the planest Ill
Enrope. and indeed. | might extend my geo
graphical limits for the purposes OF tins comparison
Ali this is ont of your line. Think of the wilder
ness of a draw ng room where in the whole horizon
there is not a duchess or countess To be seen!
TO add. my dear Georgiana. hut that Mrs. sydney
and shall be very glad TO see you and Anne, II at
anv time YOU have "A fancy TO come. Yours ever,
'''' SYDNEY SMIIH
IS STAFFORD PLACE. June 6. 1883
DEAR GEORGIANA,-ion use me very Ill IN NOT
sending the receipt for the lc'non,pccl water.
verify believe should have recovered two days ago
if had received it, NV premature decease viii be
entirely attributable To you. lonrs trniy.
MY EPITApH
Was entirely OWN to the Arclbishop's daughter,
VINO wonld not gave him the receipt for lemon water
Miss 6. Hare UEr.
Miss IIarcourt Mrs. Malcolml relates apropos OF
the Nell-known talkativeness of Sydney Smith and
MacouIay. which was a fruitful subject of joking
when the two were in the same room, that she once
heard Sydney say to Rogers at a breakfast party
at the noet's house, wish | could Nrite poetry
like vou Rogers. | would write an Inferno, and
| would nut Macaulay amongst the number of dis
infants. and gag him. Mr.. Gladstone speaks Of
meeting SydLey Smith at Ilalam's house in 1888,
and talking with him about the improvement
| which was then becoming visible in the character
and conduct of the clergy. He dwclt upon the
rand advance and wide scope of this Improvement.
and good-humoredly added, in illustration of what
| lie had said, Whenever you meet man of my age,
YOU may be sure he is bad clergyman"
Some of the brightest aud pleasantest of Sydney
Smiths letters are those of his closing years, and
they suaec most charming picture of the Old
man sinking cheerful ana kindly. to his honored
grave. With two of these last fruits must close
onr notice of an interesting book which, if it adds
little that is really important to the OF human
knowledge. will at least enhance our affection foi
its subject.
CoMpr-FLoREY Sept. To- 1913.
| DEAR LORD LAN8DOwNE-l received the haunch
| of venison. but ms there was 10 intimaion on the
package from whence it came. could not thank my
| bcneiacor "a | now do. II struck me at the time
that to send venison 10 the clergy without saying
from whence IL came was an act of profound and
| high-princplcd pety.
Ever sincerely yours SYDNEY SMITH.
| CoMBr FfuRry. September 1919.
My.DfAR GroRoiANA-l am retiring from bus.
ncss ~ diner out. but recommend 20 attention
IA u rising Wit Mr., Milncs. whose miafuttino he
| lieVe IT. N not to hc known tu YOU, Little
| Tommy Moore Rrnt me Homc after leaving
| Comho.l 'otcy. which | Hond 10 You even though
they are Mandatory uI mo- trusting Ia Your constant
poodnoaH aud kindnoAa 10 the Huhioct of hin pane
| pyrio Moore has ono 81 two notes, aud looks when
| lac IN singing like u nnpciannnatcd chOmh,
| You aud are both inn-kccpeIH, aud are occupIcd
from end Of tho week 10 The other ~ looking inter
company. think We ought To have soldiers billoted