The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-25

9' vy T6om6son. before Inc civil war
hegan. led The life OF . a literary
,ntn III. "cujtiyatei mint, his elegant
All vslisa acduifements, aud particularly
XIX Tejl.frai6ed critical powers. had
sireasv placed finn in thr front Of hts
rr6fessi6r. II was therefore his hope
mai he mfeh1 again return to the occu-
nstion 40 esnyenial te his tastes, and TO
81 ~ on,yo,irftss where he had beeh-bofP
fsrd 3sd- Beed s6-lesg +. But, when on bis
,S,,;,,nsi IA 'K'Srriilis he saw betofe him 20
trnih Of, ruin hn'l desoEs,ion, and that
faefe were 40 haTFests IN tIe beid Of
ij;+e rifufe HAT he could gather, he was
frsiaetantlv constrained by the hecessitieS
z ~ ne fase to sseek employment else
,ybtfe fast ct this time, grave respon-
s;bi6fies were pressing upon hun
gAlfbeegh not e married man, the care
and n,etet1ion of Others. dear to his fliai
s.8 isvsl heart devoived upon him AMI
snon Inn, alone He didBot hesitate az 10
: "a la. he should Do After ashOrt delay
snbfg his friends in Virginia he huf1ied
~ NpN I 0rk iH search OF Woik. his
? Jei-nof come a. soon as he hoped. For
lime the struggle was q severe one.
Under rrsaf aisC0uragement-, with lew
friends audlittle patronage stranger
and in one sense. almost q foreigner ne
vet managed TO maintain amongst most
af couineinofs 4 persistent fis ht Tor toou
and for fame. .Atlast, and when be least
had cause 10. expect H.. the day OF ms
nTosDcrity began 10 dawn IL was a
.Tsnfnllv severe winter IN the. city
of New York One. Of those Pie
pomensd uales, which occasionally nuns
i;ei along she cnasis OF tie stormy At
lantie. and then, oylj. q lplerQr OF ING
-c6nntrr,. had just bnIieq he eaFih IN
snow and Ire. The GELD vas intense
.Mang'Mele The ace0ulfs 81 FpHeIiing.
disaster, and ~distIess g.. Inc. lAcsaenl
Which formatle SuWeti-ef our poem wa.
.,he least 81 gb&se The-publlc had been
reading OF shipwfecks anf great acct
dents on. land, = OF faiiYay, trans
crowded with starving aud .freezing PEG,
ule- They were accustomed 10 such
sv6nis and did not. take Them much TO-
heart. Mesntime fbe; flaIpeJ- boy incl
dfnt which had f0f q time ATTRACTED pup
he atialitioh, and which. became. the
.Qiemc6T our authors poem. seemed 10
rs Men nlgh InfgdjteD.. But the ear Of
our pn3 friend. always seps1iye 70 the
cly.ef suffering. had .qleady caught the
blsinfive notes WHICH told OF The tate OF
ile.uooI little TauileTef lie. could not
But he iaoxelly7tiie puheylc story ~
had lngcAea. Il beam alreaQN aliunel ~
suffering, and he could NOT repress The
desire To give expression 10 ms emotions
A. the sequel showed this Incident proved
10 S. his opportunity. # was not long
before the PEOPLE were reading he touch
lna story OF iio Italian waff, reiold BY a
master hand. If it.movef tlielr Feelings
.jt.also stirred their tufiOsfty 10 know
Who could he ilieaGthor When this had
become known Mr.. Thompsoh's success
was assured.
-Tt3s .onE necessary IA add here thai
I'm few years he had established himself
IN + h6tiiion worthy 81 his. merits ~ n
nah and As q master az his profession.
There;urn Of another'sesson' ofies'iV-
itv also iecalis another anniversary o.
he night when on the marble Steps OF
pslarisl residence. he victim Of wanl ana
suffering fen asleep, in death. Had the
fue.-x hnh here 4eGs1d fhis touching
incident been found among the postilu-
1ner.' ll,tf-rs % a6th6r Of''OTe More
I nfortinates We cannot believethat The
fame of even that eccentric but gltted
bumorist could suffer from a comparison
.6f themsNnR Iaatir OF his hes, pIoduc;.
iions H-I 80 - '''~''-''
-.----A -4ot Al llkA. e..
,s. iBr JosN. s..lrstoAPsQsj .
~. -. .|..ta In of nt a.
When asnow-cluuil' hune fafkls- twisf hroad-
t. wHyand heavens 1 -.
aud TIE Wind Cvg chill down the fr,zen
Where the warm, slb9ea Waterman walKed mig
And Blanche % "a her bare. white, beautiful
shoulder L, a..
PdsEd hefYar5aa ire1narsei. rsfasa ecidediS
As lightly shs.stepped. nom the door OF the
10 sac SOFT cushioned seat OF her shining
On that isst might Gut one Of The year or 81
As the clocks 10 the stecples W6te s,iiElbe
An eVeyy iay,fAgely. ola az the hills, :"
A rfasedy never ct down IN the toils,
Acted itself with "A sad lteratFcp .'i. 81
for its thousand aIazhttieth relteration ID
Nobody there wuen the curtain rose,
.NisDSly pto=Snt,.to yitness W c.9,e,
Only the AT seelgf lJet0 Det0lt i
say. reader MITE W'rtiid you fi%S-tO DC tvId ~
-Aety-veli ~ wilLteu
- low The matter peieI. ID
Place the sinh A venue rifne, fust ffcHoi
Bach grouna.s uaus ION ali brilliantly lixhted
vne1itus scene how long IN not sure,
Possibly twas bat WaWa.f Qaett dNs~s' :.
fT0WQfs ptft3aV. one little itaiiana 900
Atattei-denHiiOn,
As Tagge8-l give J0e report 81 y memo I
who arrives epoortunely, Just AFTER the emu,
And who widely has wandered from country
ard home.
As ragged as ever he Il
Saw 10 frastevere,
over the taWny-fiugcd Fiber at Rome
Ragged and trlandless md slrry and Thrown,
(-1Od-fOf -nsught, NagabJDd bog OF Inc town,
whJiiyea III toe streets. aad Vic sept !" q
AND spoEe.' ii in a,s way. the Ssich language OF
.-.-, BOT the lingua Toscana .. d,
...-- In bOcca Romano, :.
But sort OF p4tOls Of the Tuscan, so howery'
With scraps q the ster1icr discourse OF the
IA -, Yea. tsese.you WI ] say.
-. For afiaGicsl PLAY. ....
AiG materials scaot a. the. sklrts Of the ballet
Yet boldly aver. with The sowtie fnale,
They Seeile serve fer II very ine- painting o.
..-..., Now. this little SCAMP
was accustomed so tramp
From Jefferson market 20 Madison Square, I
fhrCiguthe Ms hwass snd lance of.qur Vanity
hnsas Christian IN WEAKNESS carried hts pack
80 ne bent meath The weight o. harp ON his
Which be often upsfung ''- 3 .tI
Anu Yindctlyely srihg.
Ia a nlaTl4ger distressing. as possfoS you know.
70 wrssR on the public the music Of Gounod,
Aftbe Christmas Dlest season 81 iiinocent
hiitth
Abenss eleyE ipensp leFo as on the earth.
Since hethlobgm. 'wencssei lrhmanuel's
AL, GO ,eetissias .aia l!tQs aiserriulps,'
A wandering minstrel. through snow- and
through sludgo-
'rwas .aolh iay cl,eerless'fof such a. he.
fog ne pl.cssa the ffuu OF 40 Christmas
Nor did Santa Clssss anrsos HE stu repose, Il
Stpd bob bons and Jollepops lnto his hose. "A
Add tho fcasnp-s3uite shocking
-. 81 lie hadtsst ssockinsf $tr
iIih thai aisst when tee' stars .in the saow
"a -csotti sxese lost. = i..t.. .-si 49, 4
And seleslj .as five came tbe frost, -. ~.
Wien. likv many who drag through this world