New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

throw bucket of water over the bishop?"
But we may take leave Of Dufry's Irish ey.
periences which go to fill his first voluma
merely noting that the authors resume OF thu
struggle he had with Lord Clarendon in orde,
to escape conviction for treason in 1slS stand,
out as brilliant piece of sarcasm and in,
vective amid pages usually less passionate IN
tone Duffy had no disposition to 90 IN
fighting an utterly fruitless battle In Ireland
when he saw the work OF his young manhood
completely undermined by internal dissension,
as we'll as by British opposition in England
the outlook was hardly more edifyng, after hi,
brief and disappointing Parliamentary expert.
ence and he emigrated to the antipodos
There he gained position and power, and II in
interesting to find him In time writing as an
important man in the colony to Carlyle, WIN
had supported him in his Irish adventures and
had prophesed for him a useful future II in
interesting too, to note Carlyle's characteristic
observation on one of the items in his friend's
Australian plan Of campaign: Nothing In yon,
list Of projects raises any scrupe in me-" IN
SAYS; good human and desirable We felt them
all to be- except that OF gold mining onlv
I often reflect on this strange fact az
perhaps you yourself have done. that he who
anywhere in these ages. digs up gold nugget
from the ground is far inferior in beneicencs
to him who digs up a mealy pOtatO-nay u.s. In
strict language. a malefactor to all his brethren
of mankind, having actually to pick The purse
OF every son OF Adam for what money he tho
digger gets for his nugget, and be bothered to
it," Carlyle must have revelled in the story
| which Duffy tells about "Orion" Horne 10
Australia At one time. when he was a warden
| 0eid "a
with the knavery Of a party Of dggers who
| brought a complaint before him that he in.
ficted a fine on both plaintiff and defendant"
Apropos of this poetic judge our author de-
scribes the efforts made by the most distIn-
guished writer's Of England to secure pension
for Horne from the Government. and tells how
Browning and Lady Marion Afford once cor.
| nered" Gladstone the subject. Although
the latter thanked his interlocutors and mads
a note Of their request. the memorial to the
Government was futile. and the poet died In
perjury. ID.
or Gladstone. oracular and unsymPathetia
at the time Duffy entered the House Of Com
| mons the latter gives cOlorless vignette. but
over Disraei he warns. deIneatng that
wonderful poseur in peculiarly kindly fashion,
and telling one anecdote in particular which
| impenetrable mask. On the eve of quitting
| Parliament Duffy had long conference in the
statesmans library They talked of politics
| but the conversation drfted to Disraelrs
novels, especially the earlier ones. Duny was
earnest In the expression OF his admiration
| 1.-THE first time I read vivian Grey" he said
| TO Dsraeli. was like the first time drank
| champagne: was intoxicated with an alto
enio
| raelI was touched las spoke this last sen.
| tence. which was literally true. and spoken to
a man whom never expected to see again, I
noticed a flush rise from Dsraelrs cheeks 70
his forehead till 1t glowed with sudden light
The man, base with applause In many shapeA
was moved with my manifest enjoyment Of
what pleased himself most. for under the mask Of
abstruse political profundity. which could b.
shifted like q domino. he was always at heart
a man of letters" The incident affords
valuable biographical note. simplifying o1
knowledge Of Disraeli. Abiding to the pro
fessional writing men he has known. Dufy
sets down some especially good notes On
Browning and Forster. quoting them both o.
men OF distinction. On saying to Forster that
he discovered savage traits in Landor's pos-
trait. Duffy was told that "Landor's explosions
OF wrath covered a generous and sympathe0
nature. always eager for the right and true
In regard to Dickens's carIcature OF Leigh
Hunt In the character Of Harold SkimpoA
which Duffy thought cruel the biographer Oh
the novelist made a curious revelation. on!
he exclaimed III you had seen the proofs Do
fore they passed through my hands you mishs
have better grounds for that opinion 80 niuen
was cut out that we persuaded ourselves INA.
the salient traits were enaced, but too many !"
them remained Dickens was alarmed at tns