New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-17
"LORDr DEXThRS MASTERPIECE.

l, Book lore.
One OF the most extraordinary books ever
puDsUed IA tue English, IN ac any LANGUAGE IS on
utcd Pickle Tor tue knowing On-@ Or Plain Truths
IN Home un ess BY Timothy Dexter. OF Maiden. In
Middlesex county. Mass" TINS Iim thy Dexter was
oJru Ia 1913 AMI being IN early life as poJr 40 he well
suld b turned nj. attention speculation. winch
pursuit ne eventually ana-sei a vrry large fortune
rh- particular venture IN wnon he r-apsi such suo
,tsniitl row ard VIII shows IN a narkei dtgree
ne pO1sesson OF that adventurous spirit without which
a gambler merely plays Tor tho ia. Dexter was a
genuine gambler Tor ntvhg made up his mind ne never
for ms ant sweryed from his course No Omeus Of
Forthcoming disaster had tsrrOrs FOR ann.
SOmr persons moreover, can do wrong; everything
they tOnrh turus on the Instant to mass or s0id god
Aud Of tuesr WAS Dextert man o. IDEAS which no Que
ever dreanec OF Drforr-a lnt VINO h'ied us xardens
WIN statues anh dressed himself Tx Roman
Senator; VINO wrote books In Obstinate defiance OF
every II ETY. nOlOx " aud -yntaN.
Lord D-xter as he dellg ned TO call himself con-
sdercd tba natives Of tie West milan Islands must
De SUBJECT 10 occasional stack Suh ne never 50
far b. ascertaincd. went ar any one OF the
islands his lie; cut he clearly enough That II
was quite possible or an nhao.a Z OF not cim e 10
cold every AMI then. He therefor COL -ccd
old aud dussd warming as IN could get for
love or on credit and shipped hsh 10 inc west lhues
where rurluu to relate, they were i'm nrdlatry hougnt
most ageous prices. The fashion WAS set and
LORD" Dxter n"canr rch so rich mat he retired to
NewDury port where he set up In magnificent stye-trl-
pnaut IN spite OF the bes aud sn-ers OF his less IA
yUred. becaUse less halr-pran1d. competitors.
IL at tnis time tath no sslued ne tile OF Lord
yOuuItsd states OF mercary Now OF NewDurtnor. II
l. the yose Of tbe peOpel and cant Help and 80 Let
II gone Ii Is said that he also meat-d dubbUg him
sell hlhg OF CHESTER out ailnr mature tnoughC ne
abandoned the project not by any means tDr"ugh eI-
Lord Dexter 10y trsesnan, Inhabltan dependent
ervant for miles round he despared Of being recog
nlzed by any other TILE
Next to the warming exploit, which We only mrn-
hrrds test OF tue character OF the man.
must certainly be rocEOned tue Pickle tor the Know
ing Onrs We cannot precisely when this book WAS
punished, nave ever copy OF the rxces-
siyry scarce original; but there Is reprint with *
panatOry notes by Peter Ounce. which was published
at Boston twenty five years ago. aud from this we
take what extracts may ue necessary
he frs thing that would strike the reader Of this
pro would be the truly awful character Of the
Il .ha.n ~ attn linn ma
latter characteristic Is however, not by auy means con-
fined to Lord, Dexter; for as Is well
Omitted by lawyers Furtns:. Lord" Dexter had prrc
esga 10 ned stops. the of MS day
entirely ignorant OF the first principles OF punotud
ton the cary printers asau. worried by the com-
plans OF qurruloIs readers actually pointed every
word It not unti tue beginning OF tue sixteenth
sdopt d. LORD Drxter, iSaDts. after considering
the authorities pro aud en- decided 10 aban ion any at
trnpI 10 divide his sentences and when tho inevitable
cnmp aint had bren svellsd the ancient
printers likewise drrc Ell against hIn he published
y second edition OF The Pickle aud at tho end placed
some CORES lines coussng OF nothing but rows OF
commas -emlc"ons, coons and uotes Of Interrogation,
observing, "fourdrr mister prInter the nownE ones
complains my book fast edition had stops put
IN nnf here and may nav pepper and salt II as they
tnat II they object absence OF stops. they
" pepper ami SAT-" his book Themselves
TINS idea certainly has tue merit OF antiquity Ia s
favor but what can be- said OF the sp.ng or tns tor-
these are common: IT dus for sort nent nonne
pnrtey the graf" (Bonaparte the Great. He spells
nnD.pher thus, felOsioi, alnb a. LAM, HKurbs Rs
!" nggers" Ply mouth a. pllmitn and 80 forth with
an inter disregard OF every Orthodox rule 80
We are sorry have confess tbat Whatever LOrd'
DE xtrr might be Hbio To accomplish In the way of
VIC speculation, he certainly could not spell Tho
who up" mis- book mus: hsvr been In
= ,ntnle yer after Of spelling word tnout wander
Ing TO the Dexter system and confOundng it for the
uoin-nt Win tho usually accepted method. There Ia
son-fhng positively tempting about sucn wOr ia ~
lam ami " n1xer: In fact we recommend Lord
Dr1trr's book TO the advocates or phonetic printing.
VINO IL believed secretly reve IN similar PRACTICES.
The actual contents OF this precious volume are
uulaue as the spelling, ami We admit That after
A careful study We arc quite unable 10 say
what the book IL sbouL We indeed defy any
one 10 tell tho meaning with certainty to explain
10 say who 1.-The ones were, what Lney had
done To rouse his "lordships" Indignation
II may be nsxardei, IL would seem that
Timothy Dexter ignorant Out sharp witted man
Df bold las witness IA" warm <-psn incienl
arrugan proud AMI extremely solctDus NJ tho WORLDS
rood opnlon He hal persua led himself that there was
nothins ne cold not do, and when MS capacity was
sailed in question. he put tho "knowlng ones"-those
W 10 knew muon rnor- about his own business than
he dd hi,usef-to tue pain OF nuilns themselves
,doucd in sixty pigos OF Iargon. To b. riileued ny
" Lord Dexter. OF N"wburyp port the vulgar trader In
tue murderer OF the kings English, and
all time laughing In hs slrcyohore WAS ihr run.
Dexter died at Sewonryport on OctoOer 20 1906 bnt
before he hal roaE-d That oven gold fails ovUason-
MY 10 purchase -peci and estoom flo bitterly CONF
pl ans Ia tho vls han but this tins without
On tston and presumption. that 81 gave my vile and
NY nvs tousand dOIors Poce tsoos thay sst ina,
lnd thay nav forgotten ms" Poor Lord Dexter do
pe tho strange uixturo OF letters there 10 something
iore which places you beyond tho reach OF Parthau
hots. Your amontaton IL ~ genuine on tina face Of u
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