. Complete works. With illus. by the author and introductory notes setting forth the history of the several works by Horace E. Scudder . , who have taste toknow and hate the style in which it hath, been composed;but for the public, which hath no such taste: — for thepublic, which can patronize four different representations ofJack Sheppard, — for the public, whom its literary pro-viders have gorged with blood and foul i^ewgate garbage, —and to whom we poor creatures, humbly following at thetail of our great high-priests and prophets of the press, may,as in duty bound, offer some small gift of
. Complete works. With illus. by the author and introductory notes setting forth the history of the several works by Horace E. Scudder . , who have taste toknow and hate the style in which it hath, been composed;but for the public, which hath no such taste: — for thepublic, which can patronize four different representations ofJack Sheppard, — for the public, whom its literary pro-viders have gorged with blood and foul i^ewgate garbage, —and to whom we poor creatures, humbly following at thetail of our great high-priests and prophets of the press, may,as in duty bound, offer some small gift of our own: a littlemite truly, but given with good-will. Come up, then, fairCatherine, and brave Count; — appear, gallant Brock, andfaultless Billings; — hasten hither, honest John Hayes;the former chapters are but flowers in which we have beendecking you for the sacrifice. Ascend to the altar, yeinnocent lambs, and prepare for the final act: lo! theknife is sharpened, and the sacrificer ready ! Stretch yourthroats, sweet ones, — for the public is thirsty, and musthave blood. * This was written in 1840. CHAPTER THE HAT Mr. Hayes had somenotion of the attachment ofMonsieur de Galgenstein forhis wife is very certain: theman could not but perceivethat she was more gaylydressed, and more frequentlyabsent than usual; and musthave been quite aware that,from the day of the quarreluntil the present period,Catherine had never askedliim for a shilling for thehouse expenses. He hadnot the heart to offer, how-ever; nor, in truth, did sheseem to remember thatmoney was received, in fact, many sums from the tender was likewise liberally provided by the same person-age ; who was, moreover, continually sending presents ofvarious kinds to the person on whom his affections werecentred. One of these gifts was a hamper of choice mountain-wine, which had been some weeks in tlie house, and excitedthe longing of Mr. Hayes, who loved wine very liquor was gen
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