The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-18

prospect: but Dean Jonathan Wa .Iv,-
absolute. Moreover. young Swif, -,
him A.. 500. an immense sum m tho. A.
and his estate was mort gagged ,o N. -
for L.
ny semi-promisss and uhols THREAT,
the dean forced his oOusin 10 CIV. IN N.
prospects. A. the son record. th. -
My father yielded. was NO. ma.
bishop; was not provided for Nv So,
Swift had made a definite prorp,.. :,
provision and friendship. but mn, -
the shelf; left his son ImyseIf to r.v -
mortgage. with a long arrear Of ne.
upon IL: and all that my father r.c.,,..
from him. to the value Of a single f.r,h,,.
as a favour. was that which NAV "a -.
in the deans will This favour -.
silver standish, consisting Of large silv.,
plate. and inkpot. a sandboH and he'll a,
the same metal Dean Swift heard =,
this valuable request some time h.to,.
the death of his disa greeable r.lAtiv. .,a
wrote TO Sanderson Miller tina, h. -
made II his business TO drop hun nv A.
grees, and he threatens that II IN. a.,
shall pretend to find fault with his y.
hsvioT he will surprise him with n hv.l,
letter on his own conduct He say. al,
that he wishes the standish might b. IA,
to some one else. 30 that he will no, \.
forced to 90 into mourning. which vii
cost him about the worth Of the haoue.,
The dean really did leave. in addition d
his ndi grant cousins wife his gold va,cA
japan writing desk and tortoisash.N
snunboE: but Deans's son states that with.
his father loved the dean Co an ero...
almost unparalleled he had often hoard
him say that Ia his knowledge the dean
was the only enemy he ever had in his M,
except Delaney
The point which the injured man. soe
makes in conclusion IL that there va No
particular friendship between walpo.
and his father. while their politics differed
absolutely: the motive Of the Minister va
not to serve his father but TO mortify u.
dean. The dean know Il and sacrificed hi
innocent cousin 10 his spleen. The world
has long known that Dean Swift wa
anything hut an admirable character and
this IL only one moro item in the coun,
against him Most Of Dean swift's lss.
ters are filled with personal matters, biz
rapturcs in his marriage. the injusticss
of relatives who seek 10 sei1s his viiss
property. and the like He narratss ons
ingenious anecdote. however. which b
worth mentioning. -QuArtlsy tells me-
he writes. that in Devonshirs the parsons
are all taken for conjurers. which think
proves the stupidity OF the
people. The following incident. CsAid
Quartley. these are his words). will be
sufficient to convince you what venera.
lion il here paid to the clergy. A country
paid his addresses 90 a very
farmers only daughter.
whose father was living. and intended to
give her E4.OOO when married and a.
much more at his death. The oourtship
vent on correctly. when the father asked
he parson what iointure he intended 10
make her. He was a little confounded Al
20 unexpected a question. but being a
nan Of great IL Irning soon recovered him
.elf. and calling for implements settled
con per annum upon her in heaven
The father. mother and daughter were
'erv well contentsd. not in the least
the title. whereupon the match
vas Immediately concluded This. al.
hough u may seem a little improbable.
$ very true and WAS perfected since
eft you