New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-19


And for this reason. no doubt. was put onIny
msttle: | was covcrty stung into an atutuuo Oh
careful vigilant defence.
The first direct gun, as it were. was bieo ny MI
Crisp
@My dear Gentian." he said. with sidcong look
AT myself while everybody listened have you ican
that delightful new book by the Rev. HoanergcS
| Brittle. entitled Scientific Monkey Making' IL Is
| a wonderful work"
@No have not seen it," said our host. dcnurely
| and selaiely.
alt contains much splendid reasoning" continued
MIR Crisp. at completely destroys that humbus'
| Darwin
biz my Lip. If there is any intellect when
thoroughly respect it is that of the great dead Eng
ish thinker just named looked straight at Mr..
| Crisp and smiled As amably as | could while !
| asked:
aWhy DO you call Darwin humhue"
| Mr. Crisp leaned back in his chair and surveyed
| me- He cleared his throat very audibly indeed
| Why do | call Darwin humbug' he repeated
| He twitchcd one side of his face in manner which
| everybody must have thought comic. for universal
| laugh followed the qrmacc waited till the laugh
| had ended; then | shot in these words, without
| shadow of revealed annoyance but with about as
| much hard sharp force as have ever employed:
Ipardon me- but that was my question. and did
not know that your hearing was defcctivo's
| "Oh" said my comhatant. stroking his clean.
| BLUSH chin with one large hand. sit isn't de-
| lectve. No, not at all. Eve got about a hundred
answers TO that question of Yours, and was paus-
| ing TO think OF the weakest one. ltli be pute
| enough of rtusher can tell YOU that
| Another loyal aud hearty laugh instantly fol
| lowed from the asseinbaae but here Mr. Crisp
| waved his tipht hand, bidding the laugh suhside
| ilis face had beromp very serious lie was cNi
| IDENTIFY inpliiaiine upon his " ciushpi' We had
| voee IT etpai hass volume ahd compass ~heh he
ehnsp tn coll forth lie deeper qualities, ad ha chusn
| ~ call them forth nav,
| II euess tm q good deal Ut palmer mah thar
| you afe, MI, Manhattan dare SAY ! hhNeh' got
| much ,aodrH brains OF mnoh modera education bat
| think the most honest way oi telling YOU Why
| consider Darwin humbug - 10 state that he ias
| presumed to hing insults at the Almighty"
| Ii is my impression that slightly cnrlol my llp
| here. | very cool, very seli-posseSsod Ana
said. without raising my voice above the ordinary
| tone:
| "Your brains and education are too widely con
coded for your disparagement OF either to AFFECT
80 secure a reputation regarding both. AT the same
time if your statement that Darwin has ever in
! suited the Almighty is yonr weakest answer to my
question must beg that YOU will supply mo with
| a stronger one-among tho hundred Others which
| you profess to have at your command"
| "Indced' And whyT
| "Whys7 1 gently repeated. Because ! abso-
| lutely deny that the great philosopher mentioned
has in any printed page of his writings acquitted
| himself with the Stiffness you record against him."
| A dead silence ensued. The favorite had waved
his hand. There was to he no moro laughter. My
extinction my annihilation was to be accomplished
! in 4 wholly grave and sober way.
| {" Just wait" heard adherent whisper to
| another Hell let himself loose in minutc")
| He did "let himself loose" promptly. and t. this
effect leaning still further back i'll his chair and
| frowning upon me with mighty grandeur:
| "Oh SO you think it stiffness, do you. my friend
| Well now there you and agree. think 1t SILL
ness. but | think it more. Yes sir think il bos-
phenH when any man tries to assert that Adam aud
| Eve were a pair of male and female gorillas"
| lis frown suddenly changed to smile. He
looked about among his fraternity. This was their
permission to laugh And they did laugh. uproari-
| ously | laughed too but with scorn perhaps ~
| weary as il was bitter And the instant that the
| silence allowed me. SAID
! " Like many men of extraor lnary wit, fear you
| have let this gift lead YOU into temptation
| He was very nonchaant now. He had apparently
conquered. lie could afford to he hnnoroualy in
| terrogativc
| "Ahi lndcci' What temptatonp
| "That," replied, of putting mask upon iguOr-
| auce"
"IgnoYance' Ohio" He laughed. in his nasally.
genial way. a minute ago was silly. Now I'm
| ignorant, am 2"
| took up an olive and bit 1t. Struggling my
shoulders the least IN the worll. am sure that /
have never been more placilly controlled OF de
mcanor than when answered.
al did not call Won silly. The accusation is quite
one of your own invention. But must plead guilty
to having called you ignorant. do not believe
YOU have ever read single work of the scholar
whom You drnouncc. believe Won have rot all
vo,,r knowledge of him at second hand from the
blatant aud fanaiicll MIR Boancr,es Brittle, whose
fevcrish Trades YOU 50 admire. If you can mention
to me the titles of four separate works lay the late
Mr.. Darwn-a writer honoIed throughout Europe
for his magnificent attanments-l will nay You
pm hlic ~ oogy here AT tins tanc for having called
lie noticclhlv WINGED now He Strengthened him
self IN MS chair lie almost elowcrol upon me as
| ne funcd:
"Of course ! am personal | replied " In the
sense oi accusing vol Of not knowing anything at
| all nholt a Np.N wonderful eCicntisi-Whpiu you
nssld with much ahu-'-l irish tU ne personal
llr waved his hanls apiln. Ills lmpe lirs had
sroWn pale. II was plain that he gas very angry.
" oh. come. a. ahnusi sammriol. Ill will ohlinn
Nuu Second time. sii since Npu hir eu rultp about
IT, I'm IN meA ~ hH''ane. ongo asain.'
"Ihot ia n"l tain po'tlstod "(ou w' bound
",ih l'n hound. ,iu r" ho mgitolad "And who
otnnsi,iou,y. iannras, Justice al bind ,uu,"
pnHi utumr. nir, u gat rrnar I want thnar lnui
| ttlrs Ca ,nu nurl nlt even piNo ho much Nuu
can I.dloltr with Nour natural iluHI,y aud iutilitN
| oi t. tnn-Nhlt the Vnilh Htt, rroN id,d Nuui
la. .ior, temporarily inlia Aoa regarding lhrir rAaci
| uaiut.'
NY -lauce vut riVct'i upon bis own ns spnke,
taN ID thift. Wat tar TINT the ilci ot hia con
TUCSON and embarrassment hud tuu.p lrel among hl'
men Is ani that thrJ were Themselves exchanging
surprised looks
IL dcuy your right 10 make this demand " b,
soon dccIuel, with unchawcterstic hustle and
! iluT of manner
Nou never read q line of Darwin's noble writing.
| iu Nour llc,' rctor,ci. 4" Deny that u yon can"
I-II t,f avon deny and with rather lame