New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19
.JOHN SARTAlN.
-, MEMORIES OF BIS LONG LIFE.

1 ssJ:sly, etc. octave Pi' 49,
time when London had no reg
n'' -onjzed police force comparable IN 'he
% 80 with that Of the present day
n, protection upon constapies Sc
rn'0 aroong respectable shopkeepers.
AfS ''-,,nals went about their own bust
nsse H'', 49, 20 day. only attending to police
8 D'i.' .ouad upor by circumstances. AS
rs W., .eics and to inspire awe and reVer-
sEllS u lily each constable was fur
as ..,o,ve-s thatwere with a small round
a,,,ut nine inches long win ruue car '',s
81 and intended 20 represent KihsE
Is -. -ooser dazcd by this information,
W. .oken from the late John Sartains
s'S NC --.,,scences. viii not unnaturaly as
i" y, orrlies 20 some period exceedingly
11F N'A stain assures US that II was no
sD''@ ,no earlier stages Of his own life
sno''' - =. small boy he used to profit
ne Il O. ~ policemen. trespassing with
-, companions on King George " re-
-, 1o-,o;D in ST James's PARK
- London when Apsley House was
~ -....,v brick building, and turnpike
49, HE commonness INSTRUCTED HYDE
az " In his childhood there was no
an :, all and N Albany-st.. now
-, MI. M thorouEhfare. he once saw
80 -.sh,-e running In from the country tow
- tsart Of the town. one quiet evening
Ia 10 saw a steamboat for the first time.
- +, the Thames. and the very next day
,,i.rsssed in ST Jamess Park the curious
.-,-,anoe which he thus concentrated
-,...--iare u the King. George ". was pass
.I .,orr tho road between Carlton House and
: s-obed gate Z the Horse Guards. pfecedeH
snail troop ~ horse soldiers. WhlIe SIN
!, .-5op followed .u he rear. But close along
:, ne carriage moved a group OF women.
ing loud croaLs and Kisses, waving ci'nchtd
-. above their heads and yelling eXecIauons
,-znst the royal occupant within VINO was III
,'sa because he blinds Of the carriage were
~ drawn A. the CaValcade nearrd the
--1ii,, II The Horse Guards these aWazoas
s1,,ad r. What surprised me was that me
-v,rls did not interfere hut kept on al gentle
=, scarcely faster than walk, looking nc.ther
,, he -.-ht nor the left as II UNCONSCIOUS OF
nat xas Going Oh close 20 the carriage they
- s-nro-.3 10 be- guarding In explanation
. .,.. s',r,.r.~irg sight. ! was afterWard told
a .s. general uupepularty # the King was
- hen Intensified 10y the procedure he had
Tgs45 10 te instituted against his Queen.
.,ct also accounted for the sex Of the little
-
NJ Sarta.rs s-haoldays in London supplied
IN With some grim recolIections At the dam,
y,,o, eh.ch h. first attended h was made 70
q; u VOW with other little ones on a bench
with 70 lack l. fatigue Of the spine caused one
b. ,ae youngsters % SIT even for an instant in
ass than al absolutely upright position The
lanes sharp cen. descended with force upon
be k1lckes Of the d-lInquent At the lads
-sI. s-h-o. the first spectacle that met ms eyes
SIS Ia, Of a pupil standing Oh form with a
s9,5-l chain and block attached 20 MS ankle
7.glg Sar,ain almost collapsed from terror and
20 following day was only got into the school
.aels foremost. several Of tie girls carrying him
US ANONYMOUSLY in spite q his energetic pro
IS Al his third school the Rev. Nj Williams
sqyas in charge. had way Of flashing his pu-
lstunously about the head with his stick for 40
srous reason. unless for that given IN the an
-5,,e q the Dean ~ -. Paul's and Erasmus.
d. former used 10 fog one or two boys 10y way
dessert at dinner. and upon one occasion,
zen te scourged a youth before Erasmus he
served TO his guest that the victim suffered
20 ina, he deserved this. but it is fitting 70
les about the Old fogCing habits in girls as
I'D as boys schools and this book tells Of one
Z..cular!y cruel mistress who was herself
,gltly whipped by the guardian Of a girl she
d naltrea ID
ioung Sar;aln finally rebelled against the tort
rs 70 Which be was subjected and was taken
cay from school. He soon obtained employ
mi as assistant 20 a pyrOtechnical gentleman
10 had charge Of the department Of steam,
1oke and IRE" at Covent Garden and there
2 aught frequent glimpses Of celebrities like
ARIES Kembl- Macready and Farren, Of whom
would be glad 70 hear more than he noted.
sss While a boy at Covent Garden that h
llpned 70 have the opportunity to visit the
4rshalsea- and there IS a brief but interesting
Y % that famous institution in his volume.
IN The theatre ne was taken to Toe inducted
70 The ar and mystery Of watching over a