The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-06


learning and deep philosophy. He heia
other singular opinions. and asserted that
If lord chancellor Of our own day took
it into his head TO write, say melodraInaS
for the Adelphi. he would undoubtedly
collaborato with one Of our leading play
wriQhts. Mr.. Sims or Mr. Grundy or Mr.
Jones, and would permit him to take all
the renown aud part OF the remuneration,
carefully conccaling his own name. This
i no digrcssion but is given 20 sho.g how
deeply my uncle was interested IN Shake
spearc.
Tho most valuable. or at least the most
highly priced. book in his collection was
n "First Folio. for which. if ! remember
rightly. he bad given $50, though he
would not have parted with II Tor
ten times that sum This rare BOOK wa
kept not merely "a a curiosity by ~
owner. as BE- was able 10 put % 10 crit
zeal use. its state Of preservation was so
perfect as TO render i. q unique copy. ]
was considerably surprised one day When
he told mo that he had promised To lend
il for "a short time to a distinguished
member q parliament, NEm be had al
most won over - his own views regard
iag the authorship Of the plays ! was
e'T,,,,,,i..io.,ej A.. convey the pr,rious book
- a.. dostinotion and INV m,ois
gratiiicl 40 By SAYING TINT h' could
t,ust 60 FIR that purpose into The halds
of ID one else lie VA gong ont f) dino
that night. and as ] saw Lin into ID, car
rage the last thing ho said 10 me vas
that. as tic distance which / should haze
49,. 49, ,.' ,.,'.,lot ,.reaf r., would prefer tllt
siori1 Walk instead of taking cab.
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,yi,., on tuucin- corner ran
or,i.st .on.o ons who was coming
in fine oppesjto direction The COLI
.ion was shalD one. and W. both
eii,ned and foil With mutual apologies
We We trcra.lblcd oour feet. and tho stranger
noli-olv lifted the co9y of Shakespeare
yvhi,l, had fallen from ny hand AMI r.
turned il to r.. ~ were standing right
un6cr O. LAMP. an could see. though i'm
distinctly fLs manner of nan h was
With whom had come IN contact. Pc was
middle AGED. short spare and dressed
shabby rentesilv i'm black. apparently
second rat3 so.icitors or barristers clerk.
or p-rhani D clpyist for lave stationcr
Afior o..2rss,.nr Il hope that was not
brrt Z, r,syld .wav. aad I remained
stanciur somewhat tazei by my tumble
4, la iii about balf milo I'd I'D |
IDOL -, r,,., An. risk of no NOR. aoci
No. ~, I trraod and be0an 10 ret-lce
,r., etc-, IA a few minutes IVES again
With, ,-y upcl.'s house went ~ once
n ~, jibr,ry IN order 20 restore the
"ri-st Folio" 10 its place.
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u H. Ia ,''' go, 80 .bn " SLai.csnesr
; =, b.. .tasJ va convinced linn never
,',ai, ,ro,,Id ! bahold tbe First Folio %
/. !. tr,,o tb.t ms uncle'. name and
al5,.o., ~, ,,'..;.,en -, , .lin'nf manor
Ill ,r,s onmmed ~ ths cover but
f,',,, ,l.. ,,o'o.nta,.v .,limnse had of this
man felt srre he would NOT return If.
MO te,,ntation nv which lac found him
.alf o.seileJ Would Inc too great for him
IN rssist when he learnt that he had in