The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-10-26


 of his books were quaint their contents: "The Elixir of Moonshine," "The Gossip, or c Laugh with the Ladies and Grin with the Gentlemen" and "Afara, or the Belles of Broadway" These were his three most popular books, and each had enormous sales. They are now entirely out of print.
 The style of his ordinary verse may be judged by the following four lines, which served . motto for what, think, was his last published book called "Sentimental Epicures":
 "'Tis for present fame to wish.
 Our person. nT,. I,n mu.t .H be forgotten.
 They never shine ani they re rotten"
 But he hsd a more delicate and beautiful side to his poetical nature, as Is shown in his famous couplet:
 %Ss SST aH. s.iIIEss a;,s 1s:. . s:T curtain down.
 At late hour of the night of March 4. Is42, Clarke was found by a policeman lying in the street in a destitute and demented condition. He was taken to the city prison and placed In one of the most comfortable cells of which the prison boasted In the morning he was found dead, drowned by the flow of water from open faucet presumably suicide The poet Halleck was Clarke's most intimate friend, and from him the statement has come that, notwithstanding the checkered Osreer of Clarke, he had no vices, was alwsys ys S gentleman in department, and A regular attendant at Grace church.
 A few rose- bushes and scattering arbor vita are the only indications that the grave of the eccentric poet, @. K. Phiander Doesticks, P. B." is not entirely forgotten. No monument or stone of any description marks the spot, and only those to whom the grave the slope of Chestnut Hill is especially pointed out would know of its existence Evidently, the spot Is as forgotten as Its occupant The poets real name 1t will be remembered, was Mortimer NJ. Thompson. His peculiar career began when he was pelled from college for creating 6 secret society. He became in turn an actor, trav- cling salesman, and finally adopted journalism and the nom de plume which made him famous This pseudonym written out, meant "Queer Kritter Philander Doesticks, Perfect Brick" He would often write his poice-court reports in rhyme, and created attention by exposing a band of fortune teers which had their headquarters in the vicinity of New York One of his favorite amusements was to scatter coins daily to group of newsboys and bootblacks from the steps of the old New York post-ofice in Nassau street. He would insist upon appearing everywhere with white gloves, and arrayed himself In the most ridiculous costumes, certain to cause comment and laughter wherever he appeared. He one of the most noted characters of his time in New York. His wife was c daughter of James Parton, with whom the only child from the marriage, daughter, now lives.
 Not c dozen literary people to-day, venture to say, know that in Greenwood reposes all that remains of James K. Paulding. Nor could any one find the authors resting place even if the knowl- edge theirs unless specially directed. Although on an eminence overlooking the entire cemetery, the place is almost inaccessible It is one of the underground vaults now in disuse in the cemetery dismal, damp and cold. A fragrant honeysuckle climbs over the only entrance to the tomb, almost hiding it from view. There is no indication of the au thors burial save the name "Paulding" cut in small letters . granite gate post of the plot For many years the vault has not been opened, and no visitor would ever dream of searching in this mouldy and tunneled chamber of death for the resting place of the once brilliant Paulding. He was one of Washington Irving most valued friends and from Paulding's entertaining books "The Di- verting History of John Bull and Brother Jona- than" and his "John Bull in America may be traced subsequently, published books now in the hey day of their popularity.
 The two most recent literary burials in Green- wood are those of John G. 6axe and Mrs. Ann l.. Stephens, and although but brief time has passed since the death of these two popular writers, the graves arc already shoWing signs of neglect which