Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-03-06

extremely. understand he has @ good and
free character, without conspicuous talent.
Her way of talking is just like her wri-
ting,-lively, picturesque, with on undertone
of deep feeling, aud the same skill in stri-
| king the nail on the head every now and
,hen with a blow.
We did not talk at oil of personal or private
matters. ! saw as one sees IN her writings,
the want of an independent, interior life, but
J did not feel il as fault, there is so much
in her of her kind. I heartily enjoyed the
sense of 10 rich, SO prolific, so ardent n gcn-
ms. liked the woman in her, too, very
much; never liked a woman better.
! For the rest do not care to write about it
much, for cannot, IN the room aud time
have to spend, express my thoughts as |
would, but as near as eau express the sum
I total, il is this. 5 S- and others who
aduiire her, are anxious TO make fancy pic
ture of her, and represent her as Helena
| IN the Seven Chords of the Lyre; all whose
mistakes ore the fault of the present state of
society. But to me the truth seems TO he
| this. She has that purity in her soul, for
she knows well how to love aud piizc its
beauy but she herself is quite another sort
of person. She needs no defence, but only
to be understood, for she has brnvely acted
out her nature, aud always with good inten-
lions. She might have loved one man per-
muncmly, if she could have found one con
temporary with her who could interest and
command her throughout her range; but
there was hardly n possibility of that, for
such person. THUS she has naturally
changed the objects Of her affection, and
several times. Also, there may have been
something of the Bacchante in her life, and
,F ,.f 4
rapilircs amid which roumed on the noun
tain-tops the followers of Cybclc the great
goddess, the great mother. But she was
never coarse, never gross, and | nm sure her
generous heart has not failed to draw some
rich drops from every kind of wiue-press.
When she has done with an intimacy she
likes to break it of suddenly, and this has
happened often, both with men and women.
Many columnies upon her are traceuble to
this cause.
forgot to mention, that, while talking she
does smoke all the time her little cigarette.
This is now common practice among la
dies abroad, but believe originated with her.
For tie rest, she holds her place in the
literary and social world of France like Il
nnn, and seems full of energy and courage
III II. suppose she has suffered much, bat
she has also enjoyed and done much, aud
her expression is one of calmncss aud hap
piness. was sorry to sec her exploitant
her talent so careless. She does TO much, |
and this cannot last forever; but "Teverno"
aud the "Mnre an Diabie," which she has |
lately published, nrc as original, as mastery |
in truth, and us free in invention as anything |
she Inns done.
After saw Chopin, not with her, although !
he lives with her, and has for the last twelve |
years. went to see him in his room with |
one of his friends lie is always i'll, aud MS |
lruil MS n snow-drop, but an exquisite genius. |
lie played to nc, aud like his talking
scarcely less. Madame $. loved List be-
fore him; she has thus been intimate with
the two opposite sides Of the musirnl world.
Mickiewicz says, "Chopin talks with spirit,
md gives us the Ariel view of the universe.
Liszl is the eloquent tribune to the world OF
men, lililc vulgar aud snowy certainly, but
| like u tribune best" 1t is said here, that
Madame 5. has long had only friendship
for Chophn, who, perhaps, on his side pre-
lers TO hc lover, aud jealous lover; but she
does leave him, because he needs her care so
much. when sick and suffering. About all
this, do know you cannot know much
about anything in France, except when you
see with your two eyes. Lying is ingraned
in ala grnnde naiion," as they SO plainly
show no less in literature than lite.