The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-21

dImpuI III u auythihA ~
Th.ctarny's catalogue entry descriptive OF .
nic,ure by Thunder. II. A." Particularly
ubsn we remember Turner'S habit OF attach
ine scraps OF his W poetry 20 the titles OF
some OF those pictures In which he had OBJ.
tanned his most phenomenal meteorological
effects.
"a. A Typhoon bursting 10 Q Simeon over
the whirlpool OF Maelstrom. Norway. with q
ship on fire. an eclipse and the efeot OF a lunar
rainbow"
oAtl how vast thy misty wonders are
To those who roam upon the sI'raordinAry deep;
Msslstrom. thy hand 10 here.
From an uspubhsAsd poem.
Anothsr picture BY tho samc artist 10 de.
scrthed a. the grentest that the English
school OF quiet landscape has produced. TIT
comet Just rising in the foreground. and the
conrsgration Of Tippoo's widow In the Banyan
forest By the seashore. are In the great artists
happiest manner"
In Leaves from the Lives OF the Lords OF
Literature" We md the great man satlrizing-
and not always In the plsassntest vein-soms
Of the fashionable writer's OF his day and at tho
same time burlesauinR . popular form OF lite
rary criticism. In chafing Marguerite. Coun-
tess OF Blessington. much louded by some OF
'"e
The Countess . peeress IN ner own r'H"" "
vss elevated 10 that dignity upon presehuns onoo'
Nor dshsnuui ana sueccsstui no'es W AS is~ -
msned hlesv george w. hheehns q. eio'.'
-.....Sn -, 80, ~. noh,.m.n or ,,dy Al
,h.,, ,nys,titurs, tbs Fair Coun,.s, dropped one OF
he, sloys., on which h, Majesty, piciing II up, OBJ.
served 70 Mr.. Bentley, the respected publisher. who
attended with q copy, 'Honi sott qvi NAL v pen"."
This Wa the origin Of the duelphio order. have
this story from undoubtsd aut~hority-from . gent,
indeed. who has written . good deal In MI BIS
Miscellany. whore l should bs glad to furn'sh aru'
eles st the usual remuneration pei rune
Thackeray. whenever he was 40 minded.
could use the branding iron with q heavy hand.
and. scattered through this volume ore many
iampoons upon the Prince Consort. Daniel
O'Connell. Louis Philippe, Ledru- Rollin and
others that show him In his bitterest mood.
When Ledru- Rollin. defending his conduct and
that OF the Provisional Republican Government
after the flight OF Louis Philippe. made q bonn.
bastical speech in the Chamber Of Representa-
tives. beginning: "Js monte sur le Odlpdue.
pour sdurer Ia Republioue." Thackeray, In dis
gust, borrowed an idea and expressed 1t in
these scathing lines:
sr.,d. Ledru. tina, tb.re were three
Who persisted upon Calvary.
The one but stay. that Name Divine.
Thou wouldst not couple. sure. with thine,
And convict knaves the other two
BiAsphemsr. which of these are you'
A foolish schems OF assisted emigration to
America inaugurated. in a spirit OF misguided
philanthropy by Lord Ashley. afterward Lord
! shaftesbury. aroused Tbackeray to tho
attack. A burlesque letter headed "Hemi.
grafton Made Heasy: To Lord Hash.
ley" md purporting to be written by
a cabman signing himself min ethovsnd nine.
Observation-Disclosures" humorously pointed out
the fact that the scheme. though devised by
charitable persons who felt pity for QUITO
works, helped them to emigrate without sum-
Client Inquiry having been made into their char
acter. their antecedents. and especially their
state. whether married or single.
! It's satisfactory-werry. as far as It goes"
says the Cabby. But please let II be hall ex-
plained-for | think Ia Ike to take advantage
OF this hadmarable charaty. | ham myself
in the cab line. No. 5000 by name; my
life Is ard. my work arder still; my
wife scolds like a vixen. and my children
heats like hoguers. VIII 1t be necessary
for me to commit a burglary before l
avail myself OF the charaty. or VIII !arsny du'
or three weeks which al Tor hoVercharging a
PASSENGER and lifting him hafterwoodsabou the
Ed? Robbery ! never yet dun-to ousebreak.
ing I'm awuss but hif bya little on II l can git
rid OF my Missus and amly. anu make myself
comftble for lie. present best compts to your
Lordship. and save Hime your Mann. and your
Lordship's grateful servant
This comment was thrust home BY further
reference in the form OF an advertisement:
IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA"
Under the patronage Of Lord Abbey, and many
other influential persons-S,. T'm,i' Report.
parties having wives and families &c
desert. are provided with a free passage
70 America. and every comfort, on an
plica,ion TO MFR. Stigson. Scotch Ragged
schools. MInorles. Honest men cannot be-
receiyed. n. this ENTERPRISE IA only for the
heneats az tbisyas and felons Every attention
maid TO Burglars and gentlemen already re-.
turned from the hulks. nne openinp for n
few expertenced c~racksnen"
Much NJ, tbs ~political satire Ia q, mer.,v
ephemeral in,erest and some OF 4, has no,
sufficient intrin sic value TO warrant its resusci.
tation But there ia a rara quality o, hume,
in the observations OF VI. Gobemouch. wherein
Thacker,v orotesouely pressnts n French.
man. comic misapprehension Of English lits
and Of London sinhts. ways and customs
Though ne accentua,es and even exaeeerate,
Tho ha,red n, the French for England hs ex.
tracts a great deal o, fun from the observation
q, his imaginary Count smorltork. Thackera,
had a thoroughly British prejudice against q