Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-06
TIN CAMPBELL'S FRIEND.
JIMMIE DONOVAN'S ADMIRA-
TiON OF THE CONGRESSMAN.

John suuivsn's Friend Billy BoGue-
District Attorney Martins Admire
Looking Upon Him with Awe-Th,
Signs Pointing to n " onderful Kevi
val I'm Business During the Comins
Fall,
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-Eyery man has
an admiring iriend--a good, earnest
solemn. credulous creature who basks in
the reflection Of eminence and passes bis
life in a condition OF 8we-strlcken and
contented hero worship. Through the
ups and downs to which greatness OF
every form is at times subjected this
friend is always faithful, confident and
serene. Without such a .d'ins Acdates no
man is truly great. From Tim Campbell
TO Henry Irving the disuD guished and il
1ustrlous of the world are ali supplied.
The Hon. Tim CampbelPs friend bears
the unostenl atious patronymic OF Jimmie
Donovan. | never saw him out Of the
company OF the Congressman but once,
and then be was rushing along Broadway
wild-eyed, excited and alert. His gaze
searched face alter face and rOved ap-
pealingly about. have not the smallest
doubt in the world that he found himself
suddenly ana u1accountably separated
from MS hero and was eogaged in a fran
tic search for him. The personality of
MIR. Jimmie Donovan, however, when
bathed in the genality of the Hon. Tim
CampbeiPs presence, rs placid and suave.
lie j. broader than he is long, has beau.
tiful assortment: OF billowy chins, pro:
trudes gracefully in front and nightly
behind. M. Jimmie Donovan insists on
wearing very short sack coat that by
nO.means cover the balloon like dome OF
his trousers. aud he looks therefore in pro-
file much as the May6ower's ample jib
looks when the famous yacht is round
ing the flagship in stiff September
breeze. When the Congressman talks
MIR. Donovan sits a wrapt and happy
listener. He is not demonstratlve, but
contents hlmself when his chief is near
with eXuGiInG an air Of tranquil bappi-
ness which nothing can disturb while Inc
Hon. Tim Campbell smiles. At times,
upon the request OF the Congressman,
MIR. Donovan lifts hign and sweet tenor
voice and sings old Irish ballads with in
finite tenderness and feeling.
For many years Mr.. Sullivan of pugilis-
tic fame has been in the habit OF referring
with vast and earnest respect to INV
Iren' Billy BoRue." 1t does not appear
hat this person has ever been acknowl-
edged as William Bogue, or Mr.. Bogue
vi ever W DOgNe, Out always as MT. sui
lIvan's "frien'." In the talk Of the cham
piOn the large, potential and Overmaster-
Ding influence ct my frien' Billy Bogue'
was as prominent as Mrs. Harris' sway
was over Mrs. Camp. Tae doughty
friend OF Sullivan is not always present,
hut his friendship for the slugger is evil
IDENTIFY the motive OF his life and the one
excuse for mis- existence.
! think ] have before written OF District
A .
fetching friend who always stands about
four feet away from that gentleman aud
regards him with gaze Of mingled awe,
admiration and delight. One expects him
at every breath To throw up his hands,
fall back overcome by the greatness of
MARITIME and eXclaim: "Heavins. what
man is this!' And the District Attorney.
booking down over his majestic curve of
dover chest at his admirer, smiles
pleasantly and talks more brilliantly
than ever. The friend has close
clipped grey whiskers, a thoughtful
scowl-produced no doubt by pOnderng
over Marines sentences-and looks not
unlike banker or merchant OF influence
and position. | have never heard him ut
ter word.
A WELL-KNoWN LEADING MAN
of the stage-whose name ] will not give
ior fear OF gratifying his insatiate love of
notorlety-gave up the slim young mem
bers OF the dress suit brigade with whom
he had previously associated about two
yeare age and devoted all his spare hours
10 gentleman OF berculean mould and
Iathomles5 impassiteness who was uni.
Nersaliy addressed as Hank" He NAV
have had another Game, but l doubt IT.
No one ever saw him before his Joint APP
Gearance with the actor in public, but il
is not denied by reasOners OF advanced
tberality that he may have had an eX-
sstence prior TO that period. For time
he occupied himself In thrashing occa-
sional writers who had expressed their
disapprObation in print Of his hero's act
ang. This habit ne finally abandoned,
because" be told me in a theatre lobby
que night without taking the trouble to
Introduce himself, lit amt no credit to
me or my friend, and 1t fatigues my heart
Beyond compare to daily wild gents what
uses their brains. So let's everything
go as it will now, au' wears me dress
clothes an the claw hammer an acts like
any other swell.''
At rare intervals 1t is discovered that
the friend OF a great man has much in
Oh NJ that the world little dreamed OF, as in
the case Of DIR, JohnsoH's Boswell of old
and Maurice Flynn's, Esq, OF today.
But these men masquerade aud are not TO
be contounded WITH the genuine hero
Worshlpers who know no sucn tn ing as self,
There 10 20 end 10 them, but I've almost
reached the limit of my space and have
only room to wonder who "Parkinson'' is
and what be is like. In every speech that
PIE makes on this tour Mr.. Henry Irving
peverts with fond affection and cultural
nmpresslveness to "my dear Iiend aud a
companion Pa~k-in-s'D." And Parkinson
eeTvades tue tour--an unknown and i'm.
saipable but magnificent presence. Look
png over recent issue OF Thackeray's
letters the other day I found them nlIye
with references TO 'my friend Parkinson,u
and in his recent memoir Edmund Yates
Z lis with unfeigned emotion how valua-
bile he services OF ''my dear friend Park.
2nson" were to him on many occasions.
From which fancy, though know moth
ing more about him than what Is here set
forth, that Parkinson is to-day the great
est VI the chosen friends OF famous men.
BLAKELEY HALL.
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IL.
Aside from $1,000 900 in gold received
from Europe in three days all outward
signs Indicate a wonderful revival Of
business this fall. the air is filled with