New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-18
PEPYS'S DIARY.
THE SECOND VOLUME OF MR. WHEAT
LEY'S EDITION.

THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEp rs No NJ; R Rcv Nv
nors Bright A. bra he sH %rsaane co
s lere q Cambridge With Lord Braybrooke,',s
notes Edited with additions oy az Henry Gsorg %.
Wheatley. +. = A. Vol. ii. fp 4V'' "eo'e'
Bell & Sons
There are at least eighteen places in TINS Voiume
which are marked by signs of omission. In most
cases it is quite clear that only word or per-
haps a brief phrase, is missing. But IN one OF TWO
the intentional lacunae may be large enough W
cc:.ein passages of considerable length. IL Is 10
be imagined that the world will not miss these
Messages even though the buyer OF curiosae shou'u
sill, mourn the lack of a complete Pepys The vol
ume begins with April 1861. and carries the reader
on 10 December 81. 1862. As far as Pepys himsei
was concerned, the most important event OF THESE
wears was the death of his uncle. Robert Pepys OF
Brampton by which Pepys's family came into GER
tain property and lawsuit at the same tine'
Pepys's candor in confessing his gratifcauon over
the death of a man to whom he owed a lie an
nuity has often been alluded to. II is certainty
no greater than his honesty with himself when ne
heard OF his uncles demise with one auspic'ous
and one dropping eye" says Hamlets unce-a phys
ical but not moral impossibility; so Pepys says
ct rose sorry in some respect, glad in my eXpec-
tations in another respect" wonderiuiy 'hflIV
person was Pepys in one sense OF the woru even
though his savings did not stay with MN as wen
as he could wish. When it comes to plan Tor re-
trenching an expense, he is not always quite out
spoken even with himself. Remember how skill
fu,,v he worked TN quarrel with his musical In
structor Mr.. Berkenshaw, so as TO get MN 10 ois-
miss himself. Yet he does not CONFESS 'ha'' out
only that he had meant to get rid OF the man IN
some way. This morning came Mr. Berkenshaw
IN me and in our discourse. l. finding that he
cries IN his rules for most perfect Though DO
grant them to be very good and the pest
believe that ever yet were made). and that could
not persuade him to grant wherein they were
somewhat lame we fell to angry words, so mat III
a net he flung out of my chamber and l never
stopped him, having intended to put him Off to-
day whether this had happened or no. because
think 7 have all the rules that he hath TO give
and II is not for me TO continue with him at 10
per month SO l settled to put all his rules in
fair order i'm a book" How cleverly the poor
wretch of a music master was dropped. But that
was not the end of Pepys's good luck. fort
night or so later find him discoursing TO his
lutte and trying two songs. Nula. Nulla
etc" and Gaze Not Swans" These Mr.
Rerkenshaw set for me- says he. "a little while
ago I find them most Incompatible songs. as he
has set them, of which am not little proud
because am sure in the world has them but
myself not so much as he himself that set them
All Berkenshaws rules and two Incompatible
songs for a trifng fee which little dexterity
evaded altogether!
This volume is illustrated with portraits Of the
Earl OF Sandwich of Mrs Pepys from terra
Gotta bust and of William Hewer. What plump.
good -natured face Mrs. Pepys had and yet Pepys
really Dad to be taken in hand by his acquaint-
ances<before he would allow her money 10 clothe
herself attractively. One of the episodes growing
ont of his domestic economy is set down in this
volume