Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-05-09

staircase Mr. Mocre cried the fo,msn n, The - , os
And with his CLAWS at his eye stumbling over am Otto
man oetween ms hear sightedncss and the darkness of
inc room, enter the poet Half glance tells you that
he As at home ON carpet Sliding his little feet ~ 10
LADY biessinyton, (of whom he lover when she
was sixteen, and to whom of the sweetest of his
songs We're wtitten) hc made his compliments with
g'sy ana an case combined with kind of worshppng
ee,v.enSe mat was worthy of prime minister at thu
our'oi love WITH the gentlemen, all ct whom he knew
he hse the frank merry manner OF confident tyori,e
ana he Ne$ greeted like He went from one TO The
otuer, sraining back hs head look up at them flor
sn:nar'y enough, sycry gentleman in the was six
icet nigh end upward) every one he said some
.i'g winch, from any one else, would have seemed
peculiarly iclicous, but which fell from his Inns as if his
breath was not spontaneous
-. Dinner was announced, the Russian handed down
Li., ",u iou"d myself seated opposite Moore, with
D,aze Oh night on his Bacclius head and the mirrors
WIN which the superb octagonal room is pannelcd re-
neeung every motion. To him only ut table YOU
would tlnk INN not small man, His PRINCIPAL en.r,h
is IN ms body and his head and shoulders are those OF
much larger person Consequently he SITS iei and with
e peculiar erectess " head and neck his dimnutiyc
Inc soup vanished in the busy silence that besccn,s
~ anu us the courses commenced their procession
Lady Blcssington led the conversation with ,h, br
nancy ana case Tor which she is remarkable over all
the women OF her time. She had received from Sir
Mlliein Cell at Naples, the manuscript OF a volume
upon we last days OF Sir Walter Scott. Ii was a
melancholy chronicle of mbccility and the book was
suppressed, but there two or three crcuinstan
s.s narrated IN ITS pages ahich were interesting
soon aiter ms arrival at Naples, Sir Walter went
WIN ms physician and two friends TO the great
museum lthappened that the same day lar,,e col.
ecuon OF students and Italian erat were assembled
III one Of thc rooms to discuss newly discovered
manuscripts twas soon known that the - Wizard of
me North was there, and dcpuiaton was sent nme-
diaiey 10 request him TO honor them by PRESIDING at
thcir session. AT this time Scott was n wreck with
memory that retained nothing for moment, and limbs
almost as helpless as an ntan,s He dragging about
among Me Ielics OF Pompe taking interest in any
tng he 5aw, when their request was made known to him
through hs physician No, no, said he 81 know no.
thng OF their lingo. Tell them am not well cnouoh 10
come. lie loered on and in about half an hour Sner
he turned to DR. II. and said "who was that Won sid
wanted TO sec me: The doctor explained fIll 20
sad ne they shall it they wish it, and aga,ns,
me ADVICE OF his friends who feared it would BE- Zoo
nueh Tor his strength, he mounted the staircase and
u MS appearance at The door Aburst Of enthusiastic
cheers welcomed him on the threshold and forming in 90
lines, many of them their knees they seize. ~ ~
"a ne passed kissed them, thanked HIN IN their nasson
~ uIse Tor 1he delight with which lac had filed the
ou anu placed MN IN The chair with the most ieryent
eApessions OF his condcscenson The dis
soh went on, but not understanding syllable of the
language, Scott was woaried and his friends oh.
serving H. pleaded the state of his health apology
and he rose to take his leave These enthusiastic children
oil the South crowded once around him. and with
cXcanations OF affection and tears kissed his hands
once more, assisted his toerng steps and sent oIcr
MN confused murmur Of blessings as the door closed
his retiring form It's descrbedbv Tho yr;,cr Nc ,t
most affecting scene he had ever witnessed
Some other remarks made upon Scott but the
parole was soon yielded TO Moore who gave us an ac
count OF visit he made Abbosiord when its il, 81
'rions owner was In his pride and prime. "Scott he
said was The most manly and natural character in the
world You elt, when with him. that lie was the soul of
truth and heartness His hospitality was as simpe and
open as the day, and he lived freely himself and ex
pectef his guests to do | remember his giving us
whiskey at dinner, and Lady Scott met INV look of sur
prise with the assurance that Sir Walter seldom dined
wlhoutlt lie never ate drank excess but he had
no system his constitution herculean and he ned
himself nothing went from dinner pnrtv with
ar Thomas Lawrence to meet Scott at Lockhart's-
we had hardly entered the room when we were sci
down TO hot supper of roast chickens salmon punch
etc etc. and Sir Walter ate immensely of every thing
at contrast between this and the last time saw him
IN London lie had come down to embark for ltaly-
nroAei quite down IN mind and body. He gave Mrs
Moore book, and asked him ifhe would make il morn
vSiuasie 10y writing in it, He thought 1 meant that he
sonld write some verses, and said ooh never wri,e
poetry now asked him to write only his name and
hers, and he attempted it, bntit quite illegibc
Some one remarked that Scots life OF Napoleon was
= future. ~
6 think little of it," said Moore. s.b,s ,oe- Ill IL