The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-05-01

some children to read, neither did he have the
promise Of any. At this time, he was about
twelve years of age His change was soon ex-
hausted. MANY times he had no regular
mesl--often not three hslfpence for loaf at
midday. He longed to be dead, for his spirit
often sunk in the gloom of darkness. One good
heart alone says he, in his autobiography, Il
found, and that in the servant girl Of the house
in which lodged. She laid out money for my
most pressing necessities and risked almost all
she had, seeing me in such frightful want. Could
but find thee in the world even now, thou good,
pious soul, that might repay thee for what then
thou didst for mep" But by what power was
Heyne enabled to endure these priyations How
was his young heart fortified against the discour-
agements that beset his path He has told the
story himself:
"There CHANGED to be a school examination
held, at which the superintendent as chief school
inspector, was present This man, Dr. Sheador
Kruger, theologian of some learning for his
time, all at once interrupted the rector, who was
teaching er cathedra, and put the question
who among its scholars could tell him what
might be made per 0aagyamma from the word
Austria This within had arisen from the cir
cumstance that the first Silican war had Just
begun; and some such anagram reckoned very
happy had just appeared in the newspapers No
| one OF us knew 80 much as what an anagram was
Even the Doctor looked quite perplexed. As
none answered, the latter began to give us a dis
course of anagrams in general. | set myself to
work, and sprang forth with my discovery, Vds-
taSl This was something different from the
| newspaper one 80 much the greater was our su.
perintendents admiration, and the more as the
successful sspirant was little boy on the lowest
bench Of the seeanda. He growled out his ap-
piause TO me, but at the same time set the whole
school about my ears, as he stoutly upbrll d
them with being beaten by an 1.fmuO"
This happened some time before Heyne went
to Leipsig. The reader will notice that Vaaasi
contains the same letters as Austria--the and
the being the same in latin. The iuaueuce Of
this triumph upon his young mind he has also
J described:
Enough! tins pedantic adventure gave the
first impulse to the development Of my powers
began to take some credit to myself aud in spite
Of all the oppression and contempt in which Ian
guished, to resolve on struggling forward"
And yet he says he was not ambitious; but he
became enlisted In warfare against fate The
little incident convinced him that he had some
power Of his own, and he looked to final and
certain triumph
The sixteenth century is distinguished for the
wonderful astronomical discoveries Of Tychc
Brahe, Calico, and Kepler. Tycho took the
lead and it Is curious to notice the circumstance
| which directed his attention to this science He
was sent in 1859 to the University of Copenhagen
to study rhetoric and eloquence preparatory to q
| legal course But the boy contracted no fond
ness for any particular study for more than q
| year, when an event occurred which aroused his
young mind. The attention of the public had
long been fixed on great eclipse of the sun
which was to happen on the 2lst Of August
1850. In those days phenomenon of this kind
was linked with the destinies Of nations as well
as Of individuals, and the interest i. excited was
as intense as it was general. Tycho watched the
arrival with peculiar interest. He read the a.
THEOLOGICAL diaries Of the day. In which its phases
| and its consequences were described and when
he saw the sun darkened the very moment that
had been predicted, and to the very extent that
had been delinested he resolved to make himself
master Of science that was capable Of predicting
future eventst
What are We authorized to suppose Brahe
would have BEEN had he not lived in times to be-
hold such a curious phenomenon 1t Is doubtfal
| his labors. But the event awakened his atten-
| ton to the contemplation Of the vast Universe,
and excited in him an enthusiastic devotion To
the noble science Of Astronomy.
Every lawyer Of every part of the world is IA
miiar with the character of Lord Eldon. HI
owed his greatness to circumstance that grew
out of the rebellion Of l745 This political comma
ton caused the removal of his mother, Mrs Scott
to the county of Durham, where she gave birth
to William, who was FIVE years older than John
who became the distinguished Lord Eldon. The
birthplace Of William qualified him for fellow
ship in Oxford University, and his influence there
obtained a fellowship for John. His father in
tended him for his own profession, that of coal
filter but his brother said, 81 can do better by
hm-seud him to Oxford with me.D awe owe
much. therefore wrote Lord Eldon afterwards,
ito what II is TO be wished nobody should profit
by, to wit rebellion This was one fortuity of
his greatness. Another was derived from his
flight and marriage with poor girl Her pa
rents opposed the union, and she descended from
the upper window Of her parental home, travelled
with him all night, and the next morning they
were married. He now woke from his dream Of
love, by finding himself at the age Of 81 married,
among strangers, and without penny. For a
living, he was driven to the bar, and rose to its
highest donors Oxford qualified him for an ac-
complished lawyer, and that pride which was
| wounded in the refusal Of the parents Of his be-
loved led him to try all his energies In attaining
a position whence he could look down upon those
who once thought him unworthy Of their daugh-
ter's hand.
In 1874 was born the third child of an English
| family Of eleven children George Romney, when
q boy, was at church, and, being struck with the
features of singulsr-lookng stranger, his parents
porbuRueQ Nun 70 ucllucatc thcm III WIS he
succeeded 30 we'll that he was induced to apply
| himself to drawing--and George became dis
| tinguished artist We can imagine that stranger
| to have been extremely ugly In features-but this
ugliness, being the creator Of an artist was made
to promote the beauty Of Others in being the cause
| Of many beautiful works that have communicated
much Of the spirit Of beauty to the souls OF their
admirers.
FIVE turn TO Italy, we find about the year 1858
great feast given by the noble family OF the Fa-
lieri, and the domestics were puzzled for sulta-
| bic ornament for the table. Among these was an
| old man, who tried In vain TO invent something;
vhereupou his grandson, about eleven years old,
seeing bis perplexity, called for butter, and In
stautiy modelled lion with such skill and effect
AZ excited the astonishment Of the guests. The
artist was called In, and he came bushing to re-
csive the caresses Of the company, and the nrst
applause of that kind and opulent family. The
head Of the family appreciated his genius, carried
him to Venice in his fifteenth year, introduced
him to the Academy Of Arts, and opened his own
palace door as O residence and study. lie soon
modelled the group Of Orpheus and Eurydioe large
AZ life and when he heard the applause bestowed
upon II. he exclaimed, This praise has made me-
a soulp.orr The intelligent reader need not be
told that this was the great Csnova.
Correggio drew his inspiration OF the beautiful
from an examination of Raphaels picture, the st.
Cecilia, at Bologna. While viewing 1t with ad-
miration and rapture, and while the enthusiasm
of an artist pervsded his SOUL he exclaimed, And
I, too am q painterW
Not unlike this example Is that Of Alexander,
Cesar, and Charles XII. The first is said TO
have dreamed of military glory while perusing
the Had Of Homer and II IL certain that he high
ly prized this poem, for among the spoils Of the
palace Of King Darius Was beautiful ossket,
which he dedicated as q depository Of that heroic
work. As to Cesar, II is said that while reading
Of Alexander's Victories at twenty years Of age,
he wept because, even At thirty, he had no tri-
umphs TO boast Charles XII 10 also said 10 have
been inspired with heroic srdor by reading the
life Of Alexander by Quintus Curtius
But lest weary the reader will CLOSE this