New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29

the HTe, DeIOTe eacn CHAIR d UOA ioohhb
high foOtstool but as the visitor enters black
muzzle energies from each box and the chorus OK
barks is deafening. In London the author intro
duccs to that poor mad poet Coleridge who
never held his tongue, stood pouring out DEL
uge Of words meaning nothing, with eyes ON
fre and his silver hair streaming down TO his
waist" And there. too was Mr.. Irving OF the
unknown tongues, the most wonderful orator.
eloquent beyond reason, but leading captive
wiser heads Women adored him. for he was
handsome in the pulpit, tall and dark, with long
black hair hanging down. pale face set or
with superb teeth and a pair OF flashing eyes.
The little chapel he served was crammed with
all the titles in London: it was like birthday
procession OF carriages and such crush on en-
tering as to cause screaming and fainting, torn
dresses ETC." Mrs Smith adds this peculiarly
feminine comment: Hartley Frere nrmly be-
leycd in this mans rhapsodies, kept him and
his wife and their child in his house for ever so
long, and brought them to us for day We
thought them very dirty" She gives a lively
sketch OF Sir David Brewster. who was great
favorite and utterly delightful except at home OF
with any one engaged with him in business; she
records the fact that nobody ever had dealings
with him and escaped quarrel. The Brewsters
then living in the fine house Quit OUT OK
the profits OF Sir David's invention or the kaei-
descope toy rdculously the rage He man
aged the thing badly. and so only made rev
thousand pounds out Of what might have given
him a fortune Concerning Sir walter Scott ths
author repeats an assertion that he went out
into company very little and when he did go No
was not agreeable generally sitting very SILENT
looking dull and listless, unless an occasiohaA
nash lighted up his countenance. She adds that
In iph rph
abroad and tells this comcal story: THE far,
vulgar Mrs Jobson, whose low husband haa
made his large fortune at Dundee by picking
behring's. on being congratulated on the ap-
preaching marriage OF her daughter to Sir wall
ter's son said the young people were attached,
otherwise her Jane might have looked higher IL
VAS only a baronetcy and quite late crea~
ton" During a long visit to an oxford uncle
tho Young Elizabeth Grant acquired some inter-
esting Information concerning the young MI
Shelley:
The rngleader in every species OF MISCHIEF
within our grave walls was Mr. shelley AFTER
ward so celebrated. though / should think %
tho end half crazy lie began his career by every
Kind OF wild prank at Elton. and when klndiy
demonstrated with by his tutor repaid the wen.
meant private admonition by sphhns an aci@
over Tho carrot OF that gcntlcmans study. q
new purchase which he thuS colnpieteiy de
stroyed He old deed so miscf,e'ous az
University hut he was very nsuooi",H, -
WAYS infringing some rule, the breaking Oh
which nc know could not be over'cokeu hs
was slovenly in his dress. and when spoken .e
about these and other irregularities. ne Was 10
the habit OF making such e1traoru'haas e, as -
/ expressive Of his humility under reprooi' as 10
J oyerset first the gravity, and then the temper.
OF the lccturiag tutor. or course sheSe o'.n.
reached unpleasant lengths and when ne Pfo
/ cecded so far as to paste up atheistical squios
/ on the chapel doors II was considered Necessary
10 exnel him privately. out or regard lot Or
Tiuothy Shelley. the father, VINO. peine "t't'cu
10 concerning his hayward son. arrived III muI ,
.n1ietv had II long conference with my uhcio
In the study To which presently both the young
man and Mr. Rowley Uhe DEAN were auhi.'eo'
and then Sir Timothy and his son lett oNior".
long course Of Highland hospitality OK
lavish building and OF expensive Parliamentary
connaicns ran away with the RothiemurchuA
money and Elizabeth Grants father. pursued py
debt applied for Bombay judgeship. ana de-
narting. took most Of his family with him. IN
India our author soon married. and her story
ends with her happy return to Great brtAin
with her husband We may quote one episoos
OF her voyage, introducing much apuseu per
sonage at a Ccylon dinner party
A, tho first OF these entertainments wa
taken to dinner by a grave particularly gehtle-
manly man in "A generals UNIFORM, whose con-
versation was as agreeable as his manner he
had been over half the world. knew All celepFi-
ties and contrived without display TO say
great deal one willing TO near ABOUT tms
middle Of dinner the Governor called out DIE
Hudson Lowe a glass OF wine with you -peo-
Mo did such barbarities then-to which my COM
ranion bowed assent. Years before. with our
Whig principles and prejudceS, we had cuitic
waited in our Highland environment horror OK
the great NapOleons gaoler. The cry OF party
tie feeling for the prisoner the book or surgeon
o'Mcara the voice from ST. Helena had all
,vorked nv woman's heart to such pitch or IN