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appended       to  it  with   an   account    of   the  manner      in  which    it  had   been 

discovered by the editor�察�in the library of Lord G´�察�and affirming that it 

was still in his own possession。 The younger Lumley immediately set to 

work to discover the original letter�察�but his search was fruitless�察�it was not 

to be found either among the papers of his uncle�察�or those of his father。 It 

was gone。 He was himself a tutor at Cambridge at the time�察�and returning 

to   the   university�察  �he   carried   with   him   his   uncle's   life   of   Otway�察  �in   MS。 

Some little curiosity was at first excited among his immediate companions 



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by these facts�察�but it soon settled down into an opinion unfavorable to the 

veracity of the late Mr。 Lumley。This nettled the nephew�察�and as Lord G 

´�察�was still living�察�a gouty bloated roue�察�he at length wrote to inquire if 

his lordship knew any thing of the matter。 His lordship was too busy�察�or 

too   idle�察  �to   answer   the   inquiry。   Some   time   later�察  �however�察  �the   younger 

Lumley�察     �then   a  chaplain   in  the   family   of  a  relative   of  Lord    G´'s�察�

accidentally   met     his   uncle's   former   pupil�察  �and   being   of  a  persevering 

disposition�察�he ventured to make a personal application on the subject。 

     ;Now      you   recall   the   matter   to   me�察  �Mr。   Lumley�察    �I  do   recollect 

something of the kind。 I remember one day�察�giving my tutor some musty 

old letter he found in the library at G´�察�and by the bye he came near 

cracking my skull on the same occasion� ─�

     Mr。 Lumley was not a little pleased by this confirmation of the story�察�

though he found that Lord G´ had not even read the letter�察�nor did he 

know any thing of its subsequent fate�察�he only remembered looking at the 

signature。 Not long after the meeting at which this explanation had taken 

place�察�Mr。 Lumley received a visit from a stranger�察�requesting to see the 

MS。 Life of Otway in his possession。 It was handed to him�察�he examined it�察�

and was very particular in his inquiries on the subject�察�giving the chaplain 

to   understand   that   he   was   the   agent   of   a   third   person   who   wished   to 

purchase either the original letter if possible�察�or if that could not be found�察�

the    MS。    containing    the   copy。   Mr。   Lumley      always    believed    that   the 

employer   of   this   applicant   was   no   other   than   that   arch´gatherer�察  �Horace 

Walpole�察�who gave such an impulse to the collecting mania�察�he declined 

selling the work�察�however�察�for he had thoughts of printing it himself。 The 

application was mentioned by him�察�and�察�of course�察�the manuscript gained 

notoriety�察�while the original letter became a greater desideratum than ever。 

The library at G´ was searched most carefully by a couple of brother 

book´worms�察       �who    crept  over   it  from   cornice    to  carpeting�察   �but  to  no 

purpose。 

     ��Horace   Walpole   =   Horace   Walpole   ��1717´1797���察  �a   prolific   writer�察�

connoisseur�察�and collector�察�best known for his extensive correspondence�察�

he    established     a  taste   for   literary   collecting    by   would´be      cultured 

gentlemen in England�� 



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     Some      ten   years    later   stillabout    the   time�察  �by    the   bye�察  �when 

Chatterton's career came to such a miserable close in London�察�and when 

Gilbert     was   dying    in  a   hospital   at  Parisit   happened     that   a  worthy 

physician�察  �well   known   in   the   town   of   Southampton   for   his   benevolence 

and     eccentricity�察  �was    on   a  professional     visit  to  the   child   of  a  poor 

journeyman trunk´maker�察�in the same place。 A supply of old paper had just 

been brought in for the purpose of lining trunks�察�according to the practice 

of the day。 A workman was busy sorting these�察�rejecting some as refuse�察�

and preserving others�察�when the doctor stopped to answer an inquiry about 

the sick child。 

     ��Chatterton       =  Thomas      Chatterton     ��1752´1770���察     �British   poet�察  �who 

created   an    imaginary   Thomas   Rowley�察  �a   supposed   medieval   monk�察  �to 

whom he ascribed some of his poems。 Chatterton committed suicide at the 

age of 18 when a poem of his�察�allegedly by Rowley�察�was rejected�察�he was 

buried in a pauper's grave。 Susan Fenimore Cooper no doubt has this in 

mind in naming a character in this story Theodosia Rowley。 

     ��Gilbert   =   Nicolas   Gilbert   ��1751´1780���察  �French   poet�察  �who   died          in 

Paris at the   age of 29。 The French   writer Count Alfred   de Vigny  ��1797´ 

 1863���察  �in   his   book   of   essays   ;Stello;   ��1832���察  �popularized   a   legend   that 

Gilbert had died insane and in abject poverty at the charity hospital of the 

Hotel     Dieu    in  Paris�察  �and   compared      his   miserable     end   with    that  of 

Chatteron�察�it seems likely that Vigny�察�whose book appeared while Susan 

Fenimore Cooper was studying in Paris�察�was her source for this reference 

to Gilbert。 In fact�察�Gilbert was not impoverished�察�and died of injuries after 

falling from his horse�� 

     ;Better�察�Hopkinsdoing well。 But what have you here�拭�I never see old 

papers but I have an inclination to look them over。 If a man has leisure�察�he 

may   often   pick   up   something   amusing   among   such   rubbish。   Don't   you 

ever read the papers that pass through your hands�拭─�

     ;No�察�sirI 'as no time for that�察�sir。 And then I was never taught to read 

writing�察  �and   these   'ere   papers   is   all   written   ones。   We   puts   them   that's 

written for one trunk�察�and them that's printed for another�察�as you see�察�sir�察�

one must have a heye to the looks of the work。; 

     ;Why yesyou seem to manage the job very well�察�and I have a trunk�察�



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by the bye�察�that wants patching up before my boy carries it off with him�察�

I'll send it round to you�察�Hopkins。 But staywhat's this�拭─�and the doctor 

took   up   a   soiled�察  �yellow   sheet   of   paper�察  �from   the   heap   rejected   by   the 

workman�察�it contained a scrawl which proved to be the identical letter of 

the   poor   poet�察 �the   Lumley  autograph�察  �though   in   what   manner   it   became 

mingled       with    that    heap    of   rubbish      has   never     been     satisfactorily 

ascertained。 

     ;Here's     a   poor    fellow    who    had    a  hard    fate�察 �Hopkins�察─     �said    the 

benevolent man�察�thoughtfully。 ;It is as good as a sermon on charity to read 

that letter。; 

     The trunk´maker begged to hear it。 

     ;Well�察�poor journeyman as I be�察�I was never yet in so bad a way as that�察�

sir。; 

     ;And never will be�察�I hope�察�but this was a poet�察�Hopkinsand that's but 

an indifferent trade to live by。 I'll tell you what�察�my good friend�察─�said the 

doctor�察�suddenly�察 �that letter is worth keeping�察�and you may paste it in the 

trunk I'll send round this afternoonput it in the lid�察�where it can be read。; 

     The trunk was sent�察�and the letter actually pasted in it as part of the 

new lining。 Dr。 H´�察�who�察�as we have observed�察�was rather eccentric in 

his   ways�察  �had   a   son   about   to   commence   his   career   as   a   soldier�察  �and   the 

worthy   man   thought   the   letter   might   teach   the   youth   a   useful   lesson   of 

moderation   and   temperance�察  �by   showing   him   every   time   he   opened   his 

trunk�察�the extreme of want to which his fellow beings were occasionally 

reduced。      What     success    followed     the   plan   we    cannot    say。   The    trunk�察�

however�察�shared the young soldi

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