The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-15
TALES OF rouR GREAT MEN.
1aeready, Carlyle, ycuny son and Row
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AAAs-.o RA' FNtk GREAT MIN.
nAeresdy, Carlyle, Yonnyson and Row
Huxley lcnrned 60 smoke.
II happened that on the revival of
Shakespeage's "Heury WILL" with
Mscready az Cardinal Wolsev, the part
of Cardinal Campoins was allotted to
Mr. Wynn. 10 had been represented TO
| tho manager that Mr.. Macready's eos.
tune would be correct and splendid,
more especially as regards some mag
hncent point lace which he intended
wearing, and IL had been suggest, hat
something extra should be done to make
| the other cardinal respectable But
tho manager Thought some old scarlet
robes Judged up from The wardrobe
would suffice; and rs TO point lace, sill |
yer tissue paper, deity shipped and |
seWed on, would have much the same |
appearance when viewed from "A |
distance. At tho dress rehearsal, |
MReresdy, onthroned In a chair of state,
had the various characters TO pass before
hin' ne bore all calmly, until clad in
mo scarlet robes, hordored by silver
4 tissue paper, and wearing am enormous
red hat, Wynn approached. Then,
4 clutching both arms Of his chair, and
closing his eyes, the great tragedlan
gasped: Mother Shipton, by ---v
: me crowds Of children growing up in
4 London affected Carlyle with roAl pain.
THESE small plants, each with It's head
q lust out of the grouno, with whole life
:. hhead, and such a traiHingl Noticed
anoiher trait, too. Scotch thrift show
= ing itself in hatred Of waste. II he SAW
" crust of bread on the roadway
y he would stop TO pick it up
. and put II on step or railing. Some
= poor devil might he glad OF il, or ut
- worst dog or u sparrow. 70 destroy
, wholesome iood was u sin. lie was very
~ tender about animals, especially ogs,
= who, like horses, IL Well treated, were
T., types OF Loyalty aud fidelity. H0rrlhed
10 MIN with the story Cfmy Oxford days
"a The hounds had met nj Woodstock
v. IhtY had drawn the covers without
~ finding a fox, and, nOt caring to have
~ blank day, one of the whips caught a
-" passing sheep dog, rubbed its feet witt
90 9nSeed, ana act IL TO run. 10 made fol
ia oxford IN its terror, the hounds IN fl
III cry behind. They caughL tho Wretlhod
Al creature in field, ana tore il to piecns
never saw Carlyle more affected. lie
said IL was like human soul flying ~
III, salvation from legion of iionds.
'rs Mr.. Gladstone "detestsu tobacco, MI
RS Matthew Arnold "abjuresn it, AIR. Rus
ell kin hates the man who "pollutes the al
OF the morning with CIGAR smoke" Blu
are we not consoled for tho abstinenc
of these great men by the devotion {
me others OF omluence? Thackeray one
the declared that he did not despair to see
no.. "bis hop lolling out Of tho Athen9u
Is. with cheroot in his mouth, or ut al
~ rate, "A pipe stuck In his shovel hat
SOL Even bishop might sometimes fall b
nor fore tho seduction H a good cigar,
,n coEy chair, and n French novel, but
~ wo have not u smoking bishop, we ha'
ing smoking poet laureate, familiar wi
hrSf tobaccos-Latakia, Connecticut thu
, -, Perique, Lone Jack, Michigan, KilllI
, ~, nick, Highlander, Tor any
,i; ~ the English brands" How docs
Inc no take the gentle weedf At his feot is bt
full of white clay pipes. Filling one
,.ul these no smokes tillitls empty, brea
IVA, VA II In twain and throws the fragmeu
,aar into another box prepared for their
eur, ception. Then he pulls another pi
,..n from its straw or wooden enclosure, ii
,ad 1t, lights 1t and destroys IL rs before.
~ ~ For years Prot Huxley, like Char
'ue" Lamb, tOiled after tobacco "as sol
=, 3, mon after virtue" At a certain debi
"a ON smoking he told tho story Of his eal
i''N struggles In u way which utterly put
anti-tobacconists in confusion: al
nov. rorty years of my life" no said, "toha
NV has been deadly poison to me. 10
ant, cheers from tho anti-lObacCOnists.
W. my youth, as a medical student, trI
,,,, ~ 10 smoke. In vain! AT every fresh
rreTI tempt my insidous foe stretched
- s"o poStrato on tho floor. Repeated chec
~ | entered the navy. Again | tried
YIN w. smoke, and again met with
'0"' fsat. | hated tobacco / cOul ain
hive lent my support "a any iostitu,
that had for its object tho pu ling of
WINS bacco smokers 90 de0th. lNOciioT
l an cheoringl a few years ago | wn'
nc oI Brittany with some friends. We v
asoo' to M inn. They began 10 smoke. It
looked very happy, aud gu side ii
very wet and dismal. | thought We
try cigar. Murmurs. did
just Great pXpectatiOns.l smoked tina
, Won gar-it wss delicious. Groans,l Il
, H., that moment was u changed man,
u 'n"' now feel that smo<ing In modera
d not IL comfortable aud laudahlo nrac
and Is productveo of good, Dlsmay
GATOR, confusion of the anti tlbaCcOnist-. X
y no,, ol laughter from tho smOkers.l Il
90 ,,,,, il no more harm in pipe than the
so 90 i, in cup of tea. YOu may poison y
''N ~ self by drinking too much green tea
,rr g., XIII yourself by catng too many
',hs9 ~ steaks. For my own part, cons
that tobacco In moderation IN n ~
-, ener aud equalizer OF the temper"
", ,nr tai rout of the anti-tObacoonists
n~ W. complete triumph of the smoker
Edmund Yates keooilections.
D.