New-York tribune., 1884-11-16

back of his head over the scalp anu eecutsu VIZ. a..
with narrow elastic baud. But. IN addition 70
this on this occasion Smedley perce ved ttat Cruk
shank had q small perforated bone wheel liked in
Frank XIV Sy this Extraordinary sight that he could
not withdraw his eyes from il and at last Cruik-
shank. finding his hosts gaze stoniiy hAeu on sng
what he was staring at. "Nothng.' Frank replied.
endcavorng to excuse himself; but immediately
after the little wheel became detached and ei ; on
the floor. "You've dropped soIncthlne; sa1a s1s
Cruikshank. poking after it with his stick '
No-you." said his host. "Nonsensew cried the
rasc5le George who ad now G pGked % Vt Mn up thmg hH
like thisY" ALI know is. hat for the last nan
hour it has been sticking IN the middle OF your your
forehead" returned FRANK dmn mpo'Iriys;t rvrn;tuaiiy
il appeared that the little wheel WAS vehtlai9i,
which had slipped from lis original position ~ tIe M
crown of Cruikshanks hat. and SUCK, WIN 'iio
heat on his forehead.
poem by Shirley Brooks on Punch when II
was declining in wit and interest. is quite as much
in order to-day twenty years ago, for never was
there a drearier or more deadly-lively "comc
periodical than the Punch of the present. Inc
verses so good that we excerpt few:
Back. foolish Iunchback, to the course that
Back, TO thv lawful quarry to thy Jove-apponted
Shoot folly as it flies; but shoot it with the arrowy
Not With brazen blunderbuss, all below and
black smoke.
"Givc us. once moro the playful wit that notched
the legal saw.
That sparkles DER Iume's History now, as once
DER BackstOne's law: r.
GIVE us the truthful social sketch, drawn by Tit
| marshian sSlll. ,.
With color bright as Dickenss ana pencil keeher
| still.
"Givo us the shower of quip and crank the whim-
| sey and the vile,
Murder vain Fashions shapoless brood but murder
Poison the rats of Westminster with Hamlets
poisoned jest,' 49,,
| And stab as once Harmodius stabbed, with steel
III myrtle dressed"
The specimens of Douglas Jerrold's wit here given
are certainly not of his best but they have n
special flavor. Here arc few
Years before had been one Of party which had
| escorted him after the successful pr9ductl3h Oh
| one of his comedies" The Catspaw." thnk-to
the Bed .urd Hotel III COvent Garden, where supper
was prepared. JeTrUd was flushed with TRIUMPH
| but bis bodily strength was small. and he hung on
| to my arm. As we went up Newest, we met TWO or
| three drunk1 rostcrcrs, one OF whom, nller
tumbug mp again me. nj ologlzcd. ana asked the
way TO the Judge and Jury; apppn, ar entertain
| mcnt of the day. Instantly .'errold bent fOrwar
| aud addressed him: "Straight on, Young man
Continue III the path youarcnow purs llns ana you
can't fail tn como thcm,' II waste ctcrC Cunning
| ham mcntionug hs fondncss for calves feet. that
| Icrrod SAID. "ENtreme- meet" 10 Mrs: Alfred
Wigam expressing her fear that her hair had been
turned gray by the application OF some strong
stmulaut. he said. 81 know-csSrnce 3i tIiyhr'
| He was brought TO the Fielding club once ~
1 O.
| and Albert Smith appeared. "Mont Blanc - the
| monarch of mountains" crlel some on" ~ wonll,
| ne iac"li"us halulHtpn, & i"s' s'i ""'
nT ,1 .,,r,. ~ uorl, Ior,o, yyho,, yotcs
80, ,. 1,, i,,r had s,,.;,l ,,,sons
r"''''' Wv ''' -, ,,t,.aa' 'so..t,r, I anna,
'V' "'''''1 ~ , sI ~, L., ,ho i,,or;.,v
Wv" "'' ""' ,.,., ',, ,o.,, q, nrich,nu for
| :, - - ,,i,,,, l,,r,r, aud this
| how his c.lOrt resulted
a., ,o,. ,o,,. q, a.. nm tbo fr.t Aocr was
| told | went up Knocked and had the door
| promptly opened To me by marx Lemon ne
smiled eXpanslVry, rubbed hls 9Wu lanuS' ,, am m
tL ron' tietabelail toran excellent meal Ingram
| with "shiuing morning face" and IN h.s SUNDAY
clothes. AMI iw" iiieN III "noni In,9sH,~Ju ,is h
tmre r;tI his nortIv peTson BAT pushed past
him; | shook hands with Ingram ] bowed to
the ladies' then Lemon caught me ".aih ne S'l"c'i
M ni} i nnn'i' .i ' ' @ 81 Ia ro"or ieft od shak,up il
",' i "mtr nr,noiIin~ me nntl he had shaken ni,
ont ON TO The landing and shut the door bet wcen
us.
saw tle !opccsS I''i,os,'u'',5 @ , ~ ~ \s ; ~
.tanres n"I ,nrnod rnelully back TO NV little
lodgings in search of breakfast. 1t seems scarcely
credible mat eonld nave poei' io,,eu "tc' sto, ia
tts tao,,o 49, tIev ncruTred IL mnst he remembered
that Lemon was an old stager with considerable
influence over .r. Ingram, anu 'na' was a1 NtiS %
S%ums Smeses nf tbe c"nint brnv SO nneonn thourht
justified Inc in thus readily accepting my defeat.
Naturally Mr. Yates dcvotcs good deal OF space
to the story OF his quarrel with Ihackcray, and his
expulsion from thc Garrick Club. lie gives all the
documentary evidence. ana NJ snch iehgth lhat
citation is impraotcable. The merits of the case
however, are not hard to ascertain. Yates pub
lishcd sketch OF Thackcray which certainly.
showed malice. aud which contained wholly unius-
tGli, ,,,n,,,ions unnn his sincerity. # WAS cal-
,, -, ,'',., o,.,. ,,.,, and Il ,,Io Tb,cl,oroy
very angry. lie WIota very severe ana ihlohi-
norate rcply Yates wrote rcjonder IA which ho
.l -, Aha, .ILo,L,oro,. h,d d,,,yn cro,, ,bc liCe
po'h'ou uu' 'i''' in''"o'"' '''" '''' Wv -
repeatedly. and had not hesi'alcd 10 cnrcatTo ana
TO ascribe all manner of iniqutcs to characters well