Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-04

the early part OF the present century.
Bath was then in its glory In those
days every coach from London, winter
or summer, landed some famous per-
sOnago at the doors OF tho White
Horse Inn or the Pelican Inn, which
is still standing and is known as the
"Three Cups
Az No. 81 Poulteney street lived Sir
William Watson, the natural philoso-
pher who introduced Sir w. Herscbel
to the king and the scientific world.
In 1865 tho latter removed from York
shire to Bath, where he lived at No,
7 New King street. He was for long
time organist at the Octagon Chapel
and leader ~ the orchestra at tho
public assembly rooms. At length a
simple telescope, only two feet In
length, fell into his hands. He was at
once filed with intense enthusiasm for
astronomical research, but dismayed at
the London price OF a large glass, he
determined 70 construct one with his
own hands. Telescopes OF seven, OF
eight, OF ten and finally Of twenty feet
focal distance finally crowned his ef-
forts and the primary planet Uranus
WIS discovered by him at this old house
III WOW mig HAAAAN va AhAAAAA ~ AARA
and II is pretty picture ones fancy
makes Of the faithful sister sharing In
all the night watches OF her brother
with pencil in hand and eager eyes
upon the clock.
Among the noted people Of tho stage
who have made more sparkling aud
nellow the memories Of Bath, were
Sarah Slddons, Quin, the inimitablo
'Falstaff, % the elder Maoready, John
Kemble, FOote and Garriek. II was
here that blutf old DR.. johnson, who
proiesseda profound contempt for actors
surprised the world with one Of the
neatest compliments ever paid TO an
actor. Mrs SiddOus called upon him In
his apartments IN the Pelican Inn.
There was some confusion incident up-
on Frank, the servant, not being able TO
Immediately furnish Mrs. Slddons with
Il chair, whcreupOn DR.. johnson In
stantly remarked: you sec, madam,
that wherever you 60, there are no sedis
70 be go,m
MacreAdy's presence here is embalm-
ed in q more savage but no less witty
reioinder. The John DOrlesn and
port Of the Pelican Inn had been too
powerful for an actor who was support
ing MS US AdHbs Al AAAnVNht NtA'
necessarially supplied Macnady's az
ony was intense. on returning TO Bath
some months later a. visitor TO the
baths the mournful Iago who had sup
ported him sought a renewal OF the
great actors acquaintance. 81 had the
honor Of playing IagO 10 your Othello
at the Theatre Royal; don't you re-
member me, sirYp ''Remember you,
sir2--remember your" Numbered the
iratc tragedian. Glow shall ever
forget youW
John Kemhle while while a visitor at
Bath, and when bestowing a farthing
on a beggar, gave to literature this i'm
perishable satire upon the paraimOny
al the nobility: Friend, he said with
the dignity Of a COriolanus, tive give
nut seldom. but when we do give, we
give like princes"
Garrick wrote some Of his finest
satires at bath. The great mimic,
Foote. Was nearly always To be found in
~ company Sheridan when but a
youth Of twenty, vas one Of the lions OF
hath He wrote and contributed the
-arns 10 a sort Of literary "ialr Of Par
nassusr instituted by Lady Miller, 30
admirably described 20 us by Horace
Vyalpole, those exquisite stanEss begin
ing, 49, as ..o,ias. ,ovs,r
and Gainsborough's celebrSted painting