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©RE’S BUBAL NEW-YORKSB. 
Recipient of a musical degree from an Arneri 
wan college. 
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CANADA. 
THOMAS NAST. 
that settled for one quarter's instruction. 
Morse was a faithful teacher, and took as much 
interest in our progress more, indeed, than wo 
did ourselves. But. he was very poor. I remem¬ 
ber that when my second quarter’s pay was due 
my remittance from home did not come as ex¬ 
pected, and one day the professor came in, and 
said courteously; 
“ Well, Strother, my boy, how are woolf for 
money?" 
“Why, professor," I answered, “ I am sorry 
to say I have been disappointed; but I expect 
a remittance next week." 
“Next week!" lie repeated sadly ; “ I shall lie 
dead by that time." 
“Dead, sir?" 
“ Yes, dead by starvation.” 
I was distressed and astonished. T said hurried¬ 
ly “Would ten dollars be of any service?" 
“Ten dollars would save my life; that la all 
that it, would do.” 
I paid the money, all that I had, and wo dined 
together. II was a modest meal, but good, and 
after he had finished he said “This Is my first 
meal for twenty-four hour s, Strother, don't be 
an artist. Ii means beggary. Your life depends 
upon people who know nothing of your art, 
and care nothing for you. A house dog lives 
better, and the very sensitiveness that stimu¬ 
lates him to work, kcops him alive to sutiering." 
T remained with Professor Morse three years, 
and then we separated. Some years afterwards 
I met him on Broadway, one day. Ho wan about 
the same as before, a trifle older and somewhat 
ruddier. I asked him How he was getting along 
with his painting, and ho told me that he had 
abandoned it; that he had something better lie 
believed; and told me about hi* proposed tele¬ 
graph. I accompanied him to his room, and 
there found several miles of wire twisted about, 
and the battery, which lie explained to rne. His 
pictures, finished find unfinished, were lying 
about covered with dust. Bhortly afterwards 
Congress made an appropriation, and Morse was 
on the high road to wealth and immortality. 
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An old Scotch lady wu- told that her minister 
used notes; she disbelieved it. Said one:—“Go 
into the gallery and see." She did so, and saw 
thowritfen sermon. Al ter the luckless preacher 
had concluded his reading on the last page, he 
said :—“ But 1 will not enlarge.” The old woman 
called out from her lofty position:—” Ye canna, 
ye canna, for your paper’s give oot! ” 
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We give our renders this week a fine portrait 
of the Earl of Dt'KKKiWN, the new Governor- 
General of Canada, yho succeeds Lord Lisuaii 
(S ir John Young), who has recently returned 
to England. His family name is Frederick 
Temper Blackwood, and he is the only son of 
tho fourth Lord Dtifferin. 1118 mother was 
the eldest daughter of Tno ,m a s Sheri pan, sister 
of the Duchess of SOMERSET and of Hon. Mr ;. 
Norton. He was born in 
June, 1826, and was educated 
fit Eton ami Christ Church, 
Oxford, lie is expected to ar¬ 
rive in Canada soon, where 
he will fill the place occupied 
by one of the most popular 
Governor-Generals that Do¬ 
minion ever had. Lord Duf- 
ferin gives promise of being 
as popular. 
In the month of February, 
1855, he was specially attached 
In the mission undertaken by 
Lord John Bussell to Vi¬ 
enna, and in J800 he. was 
sent by Lord I'almkrston 
us British Commissioner in 
Syria, in order to carry out 
inquiries in relation to the 
massacre of Christians in the 
East, and fur his services on 
t hat occasion was nominated 
on In's return a K.C.B., Civil 
Division. He acted as Under¬ 
secretary Of State for India 
from lsiH to the early part of 
1866, and as Under-Secretary 
for War from the latter date 
to the following June. On 
t be adven t of M r. G la dhton e 
to place in December, 1868, 
lie was appointed Chancellor 
of tlie Duchy of Lancaster. 
Ho was created an English 
Baron in 1850, nominated a 
Knight of St. Patrick In 1868. 
sworn a Privy Councillor in 
1868, and has held the Lord 
Lieutenancy of the county of 
Down since 1864. He was 
raised to the earldom in the 
Autumn of last year. 
His lordship Is also kuown 
as an author. In 1840-47, at 
the time of tho famine, lie 
went from Oxford to Ire¬ 
land to inquire into the state 
of things among tho Irish 
peasantry, and on his return 
wrote an account of matters 
in that island, which caused 
no small interest in Universi¬ 
ty circles and among other 
readers. In 1850 also he made 
a yacht ing voyage to Iceland, 
a well-known narrative of 
which expedition he pub¬ 
lished in the following year 
under the title of " betters 
from High Latitudes." He 
has also published other 
works in light, literature; 
inter alia, a satiro on high 
life in the nineteenth cen¬ 
tury, entitled "The Honor¬ 
able Impulsiu Gushington.” 
Lord Duffer in married, in 
18(13, the eldest daughter of 
the late Mr. Archibald 
Hamilton of Killyleagh, 
county Down. Our Canadian readers are but 
little more interested in t heir Governor-General 
than we of the States; for we are so near of kin, 
and our interests are so closely allied, that what 
affects their welfare affects out's. 
Caricature is being carried to such an ex¬ 
tent in our illustrated papers during the present 
presidential campaign, a few words in relation 
to Mr. Nast, who has made so many remarka¬ 
ble pictures for Harper's Weekly, cannot but 
prove interesting. His father was a profession¬ 
al musician, who played n trombone in Wal- 
i.ack’ 8 old t heatre in New York at #10per week. 
Mr. N a t did all In, could t>> make his son n mu- 
DR. LOWELL MASON. 
All lovers of music will regret to hear of 
the deatli of this venerable man, us announced 
in our news columns, at Ids beautiful country 
seat in Orange, N. J. He did more to advance 
the popular interest in, and appreciation of, 
music in this country, probably, than any other 
man. He was born in Medway, in Massachu¬ 
setts, in 1793, and passed several of the earlier 
years of his life in Savannah. While very young 
ho pursued the study of music, and became a 
teacher, and at the same time a composer. Af 
ter going to Boston to reside he took a promi¬ 
nent position, and In ls31 lie published tho Bos¬ 
ton Handel and Haydn collection of church 
music, which gave him a national fame. For 
many years lie conducted a large choir in tho 
Central Congregational Church in Winter street, 
Boston, and he also hatl charge for a time of 
the music in the Bowdoin street Church, under 
the ministry of the Rev. Lyman Beecher. 
Through his hymn tunes, which have long been 
classic in the sacred music of the land, ho won 
an enduring fame. Some of his best produc¬ 
tions have been sung by two or three genera¬ 
tions of church-goers, and his compositions still 
hold a prominent place in nearly all collections 
of church music,as they will doubtlesscoutinue 
to do unaffected by the many additions which 
are made from year to year in this field of musi¬ 
cal endeavor. Dr. Mason received many hon¬ 
ors during bis lifetime, having been the first 
OF DLTFFRRIINr, GfOVKKISrO lo¬ 
gician, but Thomas had a love for the pencil, 
and would not give up drawing pictures. When 
but 11 years of ago he showed some of his draw¬ 
ings to Mr. Berg Macs and Sol Eytingk, artists 
employed by Frank Leslie, and they advised 
him to continue Ids efforts, and assisted him. 
His parents, who were Germans, finally consent¬ 
ed to his learning to be an artist, and ho entered 
the employ of Frank Leslie. In less than a 
year he could earn more than $20 per week. 
Thomas Napt’r Industry and genius rapidly 
carried him forward in the profession. He lias, 
for the part ten years, made innumerable car¬ 
toons, Illustrations for books, papers, etc. His 
style is so peculiar any one can toll bis pictures 
at sight. Some lime ago the Union League Club 
of New York gave Mr. Nast it silver cup in to¬ 
ken of His services during the rebellion. 
Several years ago Nast was Introduced to an 
English family consisting of the father, mother, 
son and three daughters. The mother is un aunt 
of James Barton, the biographer. Tho eldest 
daughter, Sallte, of this lady, (Mr#. Edwards,) 
Mr. Thomas Nast married some nine years ago. 
They have had three children. Mr. Nast is still 
a young man. In middle life, pleasant and gen¬ 
tlemanly. 
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ANECDOTE OF PROF. MORSE. 
The story of the early life and struggles of 
the late Prof. Saml. F. B. Morse, the inventor 
of the telegraph, are pretty well known. Col. 
Strother, tho " Port Crayon " of the magazines, 
tells the following story of his curly life: 
I engaged to become Morse's pupil, and sub¬ 
sequently went to Now York and found him in 
a room In University Place. He.hud three other 
pupils, and I soon found that our professor had 
very little patronage. I paid my fifty dollars; 
GENERAL OF CANADA. 
“ A Doctor’s life is a strange one!" muttered 
Dr. John Ucssmat), as he jumped into his car¬ 
riage, taking tho reins from the handsel’the 
grinning Ethiopian who, for tho last twenty 
minutes, had been cherishing the fond delusion 
that he was to accompany his master on his 
round mf professional inquiry. 
" Not this time, Ebony,” said tho doctor, with 
a good Matured shrug of Ids 
broad shoulders, “You can 
come to-morrow," noting the 
look of disappointment iu 
the boy’s face. Dr. John was 
more tender of his servants 
than some men tiro of their 
wives. 
“Oh, never mind, Massa, 
never mind!" replied Ebony, 
like the average human,quite 
forgetful of annoyance when 
the subject of consideration 
was distasteful. “1 knows 
what ’Us. I just knows what 
’tis,” added Ebony, as tio 
watched the carriage out of 
sight. “He’s got. one of his 
spells, and wants to talk to 
hisself; I know him of old. 
if ’twfis anybody but Dr. 
John, I should just say, “Eb¬ 
ony, that man has got soft¬ 
ening of tho skull; but. no 
such nonsenso can be laid to 
him.” 
Dr. John di<l want to bo 
alone, or as much alone as a 
man could bo in the streets 
of a crowded city, mid ho did 
want, to talk himself. Most- 
men who are In the habit of 
communing with their own 
souls, do It In audible lan¬ 
guage; so iu this respect, 
whatever ho might be in nth- 
era. Dr. John did not differ 
from Ills brethren. A mail’s 
own opinion is not unl’rc- 
qllCHtly his best and safest 
companion. It will keep Us 
owner’s secrets, and when l lie 
companionship is frequent, 
will In all cases properly 
guide and admonish. Self- 
eommunism in its highest 
form is the avenue which 
leads directly to tho heart ol’ 
God. 
“Yes,” continued tho doc¬ 
tor “yes, sir." (Sometimes 
Dr. John was very respectful 
to himself.) “ A doctor’s llfo 
is no Joke. Easy, my beauty, 
easy! Now, John, look at 
that horse. You are only just, 
a little more id' an animal 
than lie is. It's fun for him 
to travel when t here's anoth¬ 
er horse close by that he can 
outrun, Exactly the case 
with you, John. It' it hadn’t 
boon for another horse in the 
shape ol’ a doitir you were 
determined to get a little the 
start of, where would you 
have been to-day ? That's the 
point. Worthy ambition, eh ? 
to pass a poor devil on the 
road of life! Upon my word, 
I believe I should be a bel ter 
man if I had a wife. I rather like women; bn* 
it is a little hard to understand how a fellow 
manages with a woman tied to him morning, 
noon and night. That’s what takes mo. Then, 
I am not sure that anybody’d have me that was 
anyways suitable. Of course, I should want 
Intelligence, and intellect uality, too, by George! 
and I never could endure a plain woman, or 
a woman with a loud voice, or-Yes, sir, 
that question is in order," continued IUedoctor, 
Stroking bis long, silky, black beard. “That is 
what I call driving the nail in. What have you 
got, John Hewsman, to give iu exchange for 
these royal treasures of mind and body? A 
good name yes; an exceptionable position, 
unimpeachable integrity yes, sir. These are 
something;” and hero OUT M. 1)., reined up be¬ 
fore an elegant brown stone mansion, where 
one of his best (pecuniarily speaking) and most 
fashionable patients resided. Here Dr. John 
was employed by the year; and although the 
position was no sinecure, on account of Iho 
amount of patlenco required to battle witli the 
nervous fancies of the principal invalid of the 
establishment. Still Dr. John, to use his own 
telling vernacular, considered it “an exceed¬ 
ingly soft thing "—and soft it was in more senses 
than one. 
Dr. John walked right up into the invalid’s 
chamber. 
“Oh, good morning, doctor. A little late 
aren't you? Rooms to mo I have been waiting 
an unusual length of time," drawled the lady 
from her luxurious couch. 
“About tho usual hour,” replied Dr. John, 
with no especial show of deference. “What 
seems to be the matter this morning?” 
“ Now, really, doctor, that is too cruel. Mat¬ 
ter t/iis morning! Do you remember what was 
