Excerpt from Noctes Ambrosianae, Vol. 5: February, 1832 Feb;, 1835 In the interval, Maginn continued to contribute extensively to the Magazine. The quantity, variety, spirit, and value of his articles made him an excellent assistant. His private letters to Mr. Blackwood were signed R. T. S, but, being urgently solicited, he relaxed, so far as to subscribe himself Ralph Tuckett Scott. He had never alluded to remuneration. Blackwood, who was very liberal, entreated him, if he would not accept money, to receive' such books as he might require to complete his library. When, as he thought, he had at last got his contributor's name, he sent a cheque for a large amount, payable to Ralph Tuckett Scott, or Order, and Maginn (who still maintained his incognito) wrote him an amusing letter, detailing the difficulties which he encountered in getting cash for a cheque drawn in favor Of and endorsed by an imaginary person. From the appearance of the Latin version of Chevy Chase, scarcely a number of Blackwood appeared without one or more articles by Maginn. He soon assumed the sobriquet of Morgan Odoherty - a sketch of whose (pre tended) life had been given in 1818. In May, 1820, when vacation was so near that he could leave the manage ment Of the school to his brother, who now was his assistant, Dr. Maginn visited Edinburgh. Mr. Blackwood, writing to Delta, said, I have living with me inst now, my celebrated Cork correspondent, who pummelled Professor Leslie in such a grand style. He has come over quite on purpose to see me, and, till he introduced himself to me on Monday, I did not know his name, or any thing Of him, except by his letters under an assumed signature, like yourself. His introduction to Blackwood was original and amusing. He called at Blackwood's place of business assumed a very strong Irish brogue presented himself as a gentleman from Cork, who had been grossly libelled in Maga. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.