New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-26
uop,yJrs pROuETHECS JENKINS.

Between "IIoratius' Jenkins, as portrayed
On eloouently by Erastus Wman stanahS
boroicaIly on tug and warning OIL from our
shores Iottic Collins. Mr. Godkn and the chol-
ora and "promcthells' Jenkins. "a dcpcted
nv himself in a deadhcad' telegram u Inc
Washington Post" "bound and the Vu'"ie'
prcying upon his yitalS,' 1t Is not easy ~
cbooso One is Latin the other creek. Edch
n,cscnts with unusual dramatic force the pccoi-
Jar characteristics of Roman OF "'cch '"''
Eras.us W,man at the jenkins dinner apoS''o-
mining " lIOratiuS" On the tug anu p"'i'''"7
tbo fnocr cf ,corn at "ScXtu>' on the NOR
,,,o,nia cvctcs our admiration ana appears 10
o,,r notrio.isn. Jenkins himself in the " dcad-
hrad, TELEGRAM. putting himself in the place
81 :. promctbous bound and the vultulcs prey
-, rnor his vitals.- touches the feelings and
o,yoLors sympathv. Nor is there any NEON
cuIity or Inconsistency IN me wv" ''"''''
firms rs there might at first blush seem 10 oc'
For Jenkins AT dinner, or soon al'cr d'hhc''
might easily figure As Il Roman Whll' appear
inc in n dcadhcad' telegram "a Nh uHdo"p''"
Crock. The Conditions are so entirety dlilcr' H.
In ono case he was dining. as we might say Oh
ether peoples liycrs in the other othcr peoF'c
:. vul,mcs, so-callcd-wcrc dining on ms.
This constitutes in art an essential dni'Ic"cc'
One nav be called Roman, the othcr "fech'
There can he no just criticism on inc Scor'
b,t Jcnlins at the dinner is Roman ana III
the telegram Greek.
Indnod there is such versatility IN jenkins
uot rotbirc in all the wardrobcS Of Roman
history or Crock mythology would hang on him
uncraccfully or bag at the knees. lie m'Sh!
appcar little stiff in the garments VI
Th chimes II. but the clothes OF Chedoriaoiher'
King Of Elan. would fit him like the paper Oh
Tho wall. Perhaps in consideration "i inc
oaso with which he changes his shape ana
assumes different characters, now Roman no"
Crook. the orator az the next jenkins banquet
after searching through all Literature aS Era>'u>
Wiman saws he did for a parallel. VIII alleh'
-, pro,cus. who had great knacl nj that sort
Of tbinr and used 10 get good deal oil luh
o,,, of il lie TO, was Of the family OF Nep-
rrno ard not improbably may at some time
have had charge Of quarantine Stltoh no"
ever that may be. ii seems L" u> 'ha' t'c i''
attitude Of jenkins. the one IN when ne pre-
sonts himself in the telegram, j. IN man! re-
srcct, tho N ST striking that he has !c' a.
sn,ncd. Tho "Promcthcus Bound o. jenkins
hmsolr all things considered, j.. n Marcus !.
Cicero used to say when he ami his br''hcf
Ouintus engaged in familiar discourse about an
on the porch At Arpnnm Just ABOUT Z"
brcklrbcrrv ahead Of i.ra>tns " imam 49,
rotius" We NAV be wrong about II. but thT'
i tho way We feel. Though. after all. n
,r;motbv .Drv-Dolar' sullivan remarked +
Richard Croker concerning the appointment OF
Gresham. "Do guStibuS non disputandum.'
And il occurs t. Us just here that "hch inc
plans are made for the new building III inc
city Hall Park there should b" place re-
served. panel or Il niche. or som" open :, acc
in which in some form Of art. either plastic
or pictorial Promcthcus" Jenkins bound
and tn, yulturcS prcyinG on ms vitalN may
he preserved. Jenkins bound, and tIc Edlip'
Of 1.-THE Ncw-Yorll Evening POST sitting on
his stomach with both feet. Occa>l nally taking
peck at his liver a il gorsing himself with
"patc de foic gia>" would be a spectacle full
Of in>uiration for the Aldermen Of the tween
ticth century. II should be done. We an
tiriuatc the DR. test Of the Editor OF The
Evening Post that neither he nor any Of his
assistant "yultmcS' have ever Intricrcd with
Jcnkns'S liver very likely accompanied by the
unTccing snccr that if anything Is prcylng on
his liver it must be what he ate and drank at
the banquct-but we take 10 stock IN the
disclaimer. jenkins must know his own liver.
And he certainly knows the Editor IT "Thc
Evening POST" whom he describes as a "yult-
urc." And he ought TO know what Is the mat
fer with his liver and who is picylng OH 1t.
Let the picture be preserved.