New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-05
SALMI MORSDS WIDOW.
rro,n TN. san Ftaneiseo cRroniele.

From Ths Francisco Chronicle.
Whether the ecCentrlCiteS OF Salml Morse,
or Samuel Moss as his name really were but the
weaknesses of great literary genius only cranks
mania time alone can clear away His remarkable
career as told by himself and the more ordinary char
acter given him by the woman who married him in this
lady said 10 be the victim OF his caprice found yes
terd0y in an obscure corner OF the town where Se con
duets Of those retail shops Tor the sale OF tay slate
pencils and other juvenile supplies that are uniformly
the door or the establishment an ordinary Sreeh paIot
was making trip up the IRON rod supporting the WOODEN
awning by means OF beak and claw inside one OF the
female gossps OF the noighDorh0od was consohg the
beret IClict of the unfortunate playwright making
o%rnfIl OF tones and the most cherries Of counte
The green parrot escorted me Orter mo INC
It, The bird clambcrcd about over his mistless's
shoulder From ac pec ne ey I'VE e M n w
II to speak, then with ah air OF great gravity he inclined
his head II 20 catch the conversation After satisfying
herself as To the nature OF the interview the neigbOr
withdrew and Mrs Morse pointing 10 es OF letters and
heaps of newspaper clippings on the table, said in
II was expecting something Of this sort and there
my documents. But what good will 1t do to show them
II is no satisfaction 10 me. lie has no property, in
fight for which they might cut figure"
changed her mind aud did not to talk just then
the bird, which had been toying with the wOmans
and pucng at her bangs descended from his lookout
and by some sort OF instinct mastering the situation,
cravey rendered the reporter slip cut from lhc Netc
York World. The discarded wife Immediately became
The interview goes on to say" she SAID that while
I'm Australia, after almost incredible business enterprises
he Inherited commission in the British army. That
took him to Crimean Now the truth Is that he
was born In Prussia Jewish parents. The family Is
well known to the Hebrews OF NewYork The nearest
ne ever was TO tho Crimca was when he clerk to
my father in COnstantnOpc. lie never was nearer TO
the Holy Land of which he often used to prate. than
SMYRNA first met him In London at my fathers house.
He induced my brother, Robert jay, to como to Cali
fonia In 1858. and with brothers money he bought
lived FROM 1859 to 1864 1865. We married 6y
Bishop Jesse Peck, of the Methodist Church, IN the
Now. as to the rest of his story In The World" Mira
Moss went on to say, after he tells about taking a
Sultan, that he afterward had made into razOrs on
OF the quality OF the steel ne After TINS
Charles Dickens engaged to travel through the Holy
Land with him. lie never saw Charles Dickens Ia his
| life. The closest relation he had NTH him was
holding Dickenss autograph In his hand. Then he say
that became monk at Jerusalem for the purpose ~
STUDYING the Syrac and Hebrew traditions. Why, at
that very time he living with me OF the ranch Then
he saws that while he in SantO Domingo he had such
men on the march and turned hOmeward an hsutrec-
tioparv force. Why, he'd have .been shot II hadn't
been an English and kept that Nag hanging over
my dour.il. As for his influence. he went win sur
Vcyng party commanded by Professor Gabbs at the time
| ptrsidrnt Grant wanted 10 annex SantO Domingo.
lie never wrote any thing that Know Oh; continues
tho ,ydu before he went into journalism mere eAUopl
that ulrr-Tudrr and Char or His. Ihat ne wrote
nm thp ranch The Passion Play he got'from an arcla
in an EJ,yh Rerier that put into his trunk Tor pl
a. r 4 Nh, io took ship at sunto Domingo ~ answer
Tnlu l. Hale, Nertiscmcut The paper that he GOV u
| Ifnm had "A graphic description ana dialogue "l IN,
riipn Passion Play. There was nothing Original III
his treatment of H. Perhaps ought not Ia opcah thh'
harshy OF him, hut he WAS totally unfellnle anu t''
| slNnvs "A crank one OF mis- brothers. who Nae 'h"t
hnnt pnwnbioker died OF softentng OF the BRAN ana
| another, Lewis IA q modhonse w, INN. no ""
| crazy 1 wonder who luis MiSs Blackburn ls.'