The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-28

a short trial of the two languages, and
then returned to his master.
"My purpose" said the boy, "is to
spend my life in trade. I do not see
how the study of Greek or Latin VIII
help me. / want to be in business this
minute. The younger 1 begin, the bet
ter" "
Horace had his way, and began TO
serve behind the counters of his
fathers store. He had strong convic-
tons on most important topics of dis"
cussion, and after he left his fathers
service and became a partner in n firm
at Worcester, Mass, his first stroke OF
business was to bring up from the
cellar liquor which was stored there
and pour II into the street.
1t was these traits of perseverance
and strength of purpose which made
Clafin the leading merchant of his
time.
Even if the list of famous American
men Of this name Is longer and their
achievements more brilliant than the
list Of their famous English brothers
of the name. one English Horace, like
Wells. the dentist, was first in his par
! tlcular field of reasearch. He was
! Horace Hayman Wilson, oriental!st,
and although his work is not of inter
est to so many westerners as Is the
work of Wells, IT Is doubtless of as
great Importance, for 1T qulckened the
intercourse between the east and the
west and helped make possible Eng
| lands dominion In India.
Wilson, born in 17S6, went to India
when he was twenty-five years OF age,
as assistant surgeon to the East India
company III Bengal. On the way out he
became interested in the language of
India, and at the end of the six months
Journey he had mastered 1T. Before
he was thirty-one he had compiled the
first Sanskrit- English dictionary. Will
son married granddaughter of the
great English actress, Sarah Siddons.
There was in England, too. a group
OF interesting men of letters. arts and
politicians who brought fame to this
same name. Two of them were Sir
Horace Mann, born in 1901, and Hor-
ace Walpole, born in l11T. They were
friends, and Sir Horace is chiefly noted
for his correspondence with Walpole
They used TO travel about together, and
each spent some time at Florence MS
envoy there of Great Britain. Sir Hor.
ace when he was there, had as his chief
duty the watching Of James Stuart
the cod Pretendcr.' son of the de-
posed King James III,
Walpole, from his father, Sir Robert
came into several political sineenres
which enabled him to live the life he
best liked-that of a gentleman of leis
ure. with plenty Of time to fill his
Gothic villa at Strawberry hill with
works of art and men and women OF
letters.
A little later lived three men of The
name who helped make history in The
literary and political circle of then
time. One of them. Horace Smith, borI
in 1870, lived with his brother James IL
London. He was known only as n hap
, py-go lucky young man about town, al
, ways welcome among men of letter!
and affairs because of his ylvacity anc
, wiz.
But suddenly he and his brother were
raised to the highest pinnacle of con
e temporary fame by the success OF g Re
iccted Addresses book of parodie'
!, the best in the language-on the pop
z ular poets of the day. They found i
almost impossible to persuade pub
Usher to buy the work, but after pub
n Iication il was an instant success.
:, Thackcray, the novelist. was grea
8 friend of Horace Smith and named
t Laura in "Pendonuis. for Smith
: Youngest daughter.
t The second of the trio, Horace Twiss
was nephew of Sarah Siddons, who's,
n granddaughter Wilson, the oriental
G married. and he was born in 17S7. Wher
G Siddons cave her farewell to the stag
e in 1912. she recIted IN address Twis
C had written for her