New-York tribune., 1884-03-02

after n short pause O'Brien added " But really,
hardly think this Is a fair thing. ! invited you
gentlemen in here, and really must insist on act
/ ing the host on this OCCASION And 80 peace was
| restored 10 the poets mind. North as have sald.
/ became liberal but short-iycd contributor 10 The
! hHickerbocker Among his ohlations vas story en-
! titled, The Man Who Married IIis Grandmother
! Fred Cozzans was wine merchant who
wisely stuck 10 his BOTTLES and barrels support,
while hc still found time to write some very charm
/ ing poems and ESSAYS for Thc chRck8t0otr. His
Baby loush Drtty" was a musical piece OF verse.
and should not be forgotten. HIS SuarrowsTe-a
Papers f1l OF quiet humor. and his essay on The
First Oyster Eater something after The manner OF
/ Charles Lambs Essay on Roast Pix" with many
other delightful fragments first saw the light in
! Clark. magazine.
! James Whcplcv though q contributor To The
/ EaicteJb0cL,r. was more q man of affairs than
author and gradually driftcd ont Of literature into
yariou, enterprises out Of which sincerely hope he
made "a, hc expected untold wealth one of hs en-
/ terpri,es, know. dld not realize fortune and
nearly cost him his life He joined Walker in Nica-
mgra. and escaped from hi~ commander by con
ceaing himself in the hold of ship. he certainly
would have been shot dc-'rt"r bad hc been cap
turcd.
/ Charla, Briggs. Who wrote under Che nom d piaae
/ of f~ Harry IraUko, was for long tine Editor 81
Ib' >HFdny o7rbr, and IN conjunction with George
/ W. Curtis edited IHiH"Hts NlgG- which was too
/ good for its generation. Iie eventually found
haven ~ Im Lewis Glylprd Clark iu that last ref
! u-o for disappointed men of letters, thc NeW-IOrh
+ Custom House. where believe they both died IN
/ harness.
Harry Brent WIS. when ir-t knew him. one
. of the finest specimens ot manhood ever beh.id
/ he stood over six l'"t ono u height. with prchls
/ tore framr-a frame which made you conscious of
the huge skeleton inside the long firm muscles. He
/ was giant ~ strength ana with ms jet black eye
/ br0ws, mH+tachc ana uAuNant curing halr
looked the very bcau-idcal Of pirate or bandit lie
was nevertheless most kind hearted man and
/ genial companion. with fund of quaint humOr
and fancy peculiarly his In hls last long III
he used 60 anuse his friends tor hours' though
he himself suffering eNcruclatlng PAIN by trans
3nimatIul inauuiate objects IN MS chamber. attrb-
/ uung TO the'a ch4racttrisu's ana motiEes al sell
/ tent beings. mortal and supernatural. Brent was
I IrgIuau by birth, and belonged 70 one OF the
oldest and hest families IN that land of aris"crats
ON coming of are he inherited some fortune ot
which he made ducks aud brakes, at HON" and
abroad. m royal. rOllichlnU southern St}l" lie was
mighty driukoT a good deal OF q Don Juan. aud on
ocr:i>ous potent tighter. Early ~ ilf" when he
wa. only nineteen vc ars see he became invo we'd
IN a duel, which ended taIaily tor h@ adversary.
+ This event weighed more or less on h,S mind ever
after. II, was regular contributor t. I6s hRick-
eyboc,f. and his portrait. which by no means dos
MN lustcc appears IN Il 'oiuHle ol p;oEIHPIiIIIII 81
sketches called The knickerboc ker Gallery he
wrote a series of sketches for FoItd,s 'pt1t Q he
itaes over the signature oi >tlrruP Whcn was
/ very popular But his genius 10 my mind was
lnoSt 2uifsst As painter for he was an artist as
( well as a writer Sclf-taught, but With an over
! whcming love of mountain scenery. he painted
/ continually his beloved misty mills aud writing
clouds face to face in ia" open air, TIL ms brush
! knew thcir every freak and phase 50 we'll that he
could scarcely touch IN" can\ 3s without hl!lhS II
/ with dews and distance. But his works, being de-
-icut m the neat finish OF foreground details 50 ar
utctiNe to The unS0phlStlcated, were not apprecl-
, atod by the general public: and not Boosting the
technique Of the schools. were >corn"d by the able
, bodied professional painters. NeVertheltss they
f1I. fTTIfTlf
He was painter not for artists. but for poets. and
/ thcv alone were capable of fully appTeciatl lng
I him Had hc possessed mems, Or had fortune
favored him his works and fame, yerly believe
would have taken their place side by side with those
/ OF COrot .
{ coud he. Hllrd with his adventures and pranks
lnc OF these remember his telling me. which had
! touch of aulaciouS humor about II suggestive Of
; Theodore Hook. lie was gong home on" summer
afternoon along Houston or Anify-sr, IN tle 4 -
| those streets were reputable" when seeing IN" door
| nf a respectable mansion vide open, and feeling
! anmcwha wint-wc1rv. the freak entered hls head
10 20 IN aud rest himself. There was DO one IN the
entry 80 he walked upstairs uunolesttd 20 the top
| OF the house. opened door ana entered clainher
Here hc dl.robrd himself and Went o bed and slept
s.uudiv till late the next morning, when he was
aroused by an enraged gentleman demanding what
II was taking nap till you disturbed mo- re-
How W id you get here ,l :~ demanded the gen
i hat o'cIoc! i~ it ?" ouc1sd Brent
"Who are you' Nhat ar" You dolns here 2
>ay. have you got any good brandy III the
=. nm call an oaiceraud have YOU arrested, sir"
/ No dom, d0 thar. I'm not feeling very Vel
/ and want drink
The owner of the house, rs may readily be- I'M
( agincd was astOunded. first a. nrdug "a -Igantic
aud som .v hat tou.lrd bIIgaud calmly Sleeping in
one of his apartments. and secondly at the sang
iiOd th which mis- mdgnatiou was receiN~L And
he repeated still more emphatically than before:
d. N ho the devil are NUu, and hat ar" you dong
I'm my house, That's what ] want 10 know. ~T.'
~Ncll' replied Brent. II Won VIII b" - lnqulsl-
rive with q stranger. | am >tiuup Of 0rteT &
Spirit aud want drink.
90 Youtr not Harry Brent. you -
&c Yes. Im Harry Brent; and Harry Brent wants
drink thc worst 6ind ~ the world.
We'll. by JoV-r said the host. Who happened 70
b.. "a render aud alurcr 0t IOrto+s spirit a. "A
smile h.gln 10 twinkle IN his eyes, " II }Ou ar"
Harry Brent you shall have the best driut there Is
m thc house. But how thc deuce did you get ID
here, ?,
Their, was no trouble about ill., replied Brent
" the door was opcu and walked In, that Is all
Well Vou are the coolest customer / NCr net III
nav life llauy B'cnt. but ! am glad 10 have met
y0u anyway. so will 20 ard bring you 2 mn ana
then rou must get mp and have some hreaht t.t't
tnd of hc went laughing. In t'" minutes De re-
turned with some ice water AMI bOite OF brandy.
When Brent had refreshed himself and performed
his toilet keeping his newly made acquaintance IN
n roar of laughter all the time they went down
stairs together to % most excellent repasr. and, as
the story books would put t remained good friends
forever after FRANK BELEW
NeU- York; Feb. 26, l~>i.
THI EIFECTs or PHO>PHORIc 4tID.