Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-11-21
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WORDSWORTH AND HAYDON.

WORDSWORTH MD HAlDoN. \
"'Woris"ortl himself. with his grave and settled
phys"snomr, actuaily t"E! an"tl.rr Of his and Hay
don- old friends. in my presence, the following story
which is good i!at icrl ln inclination to cmbalm
il as nearly possible III lis words:
1--WE had been dining on. h" snl. with nj oil
frcni-a very dear "la f'icnLand II being too iatr
Ia find cab when quilted the hvil-e, we were
compelled 10 walk h"mr. lie a-kcdmc 10 take II be-!
but Hayden had determined 10 walk home, and itwa,
necessary that | should accompany him
"'Whv wa- il rr.'cssHry" asked liaydon.
"'Why! ID" YOU ask why it was neccssary'N,s
qured Worl-worth.
"'Ccrtamly do.
"'3ccuusc,' replied Wordsworth. shaking. his head.
You had taken little too much wine-on!y Iit;t'
too much.
"'Well, 20 on said his friend If our sins are toh"
east up in teeth in old a=e, by an old friend,
can but grin G.d bear H.
81 had very great difficulty III keeping him sraSl;.
He was determined, il would cm, on wHkln. III al
extremely divergent manner: AZ when We "t length
turned into the Ed;ewarc Road. young gent"imhi.
who hal been observing him. steppcd up 10 In anH
said, 'iou seem 10 have some difficulty IN w4h!nG
home. gentlemen. Am g,"ln: the same way. h-n'
beg OF you 10 take my arm Although not nee
ing hi- assistance accepted It, III the hope "i inG"-
cling Hayden 10 do the same. lie did 81, and "c be-
gan Ia proceed along the pavement i'll ,nwcn Ino'"
regular manner. imagined that this ynung ;udN N-
dual might he pleased AT knowing whom he VIZ -
Sisting Ia convey home thus iucbraicG Cons'Gw""'-
y. turned 10 him and observed, 'i"an- nni Il "''I
CRAFTY YOU To know whom You have upon tIis arr
Il pressed it as | spoke IL am-W"r,i-wor'i~
He answered nothIng-w!Cn, what must Hayd"" I"
but halt.
"'Of course. was not going to be chni.cd on, ol
my share OF glory said ilayion, laughing.
"'ics' continued Word.w"rh. 'lle stopped slI"r'
-dcnh in the street and laid hold Of tn: railing "i
the in front of one "i the houses
"And whom do You think an, young man : Il"
asked. Il am-Bcnamiu Robert Hayden, the ilss".
rical painter, For Il moment the gentleman ""h"'i
from one To the other and then said 81 d" n": ear"
who or what You But my belief is that you ~
n couple of drunken lving old yGgubonds.' WAS
ihuncrsruck that NJ once let 20 his arm. He -""!
Hayden violently oil the other. Take care, Is Il r..
ard for your lying Internally, thai YOU d" IL" hav'
to spend ,hc rest o the night i'll the watchh"us" y
| he ,aid this, hr vanished UP the street.
"laydon, his friend, and myself laughed Innin'i'.
ratelv. Wordsworth did not even chucklc. iia in'"
was lis grave and tranquil as before. Sin%niary
| enough, this the only time | ever met Words
| worth and consequently he Is ,nshrmcd III my memo"
| ry in connection with story, which Is ia" ia,i
should ever have drcant of his being conncct"! VIII
Ills quiet and Reserved deeanor, especially t" str;!
| ycrs renders il very improbable ihaI had ever me-
| him ON subscQuen. previous occasions, SHOULD
have heard him utter anything which could have III!
| printed it NJ powerfully upon my memory.
Our next appropriation is description Of I!ay'!on
himself or rather Of his mental characteristics, which
i. 80 emincntly graphic that deserves heins read a
appreciated.
| llAlDDN--Sl I'll AS HE w NN.---'' ilhs ''h ~
essentially lover of his country ~ N" Amos al!
| Eur!ishmen. Ills organs were fashioned 10 "uGur''
to relish and To ceavc 10 her. He gl"ric n> he !''''
self said to me, in her beef her bottom and hpr nN
ing He passionatcy adnrrd III" STIR and turmoil -
Il contested election. In the Reform excitement. h"
livc at lca-t, three times n. inir! ~ "'r Ai"''-
iIr told me, that on the night III" Reform E passed.
| in the House of Lords he had lurkcG around il. l'
could not get ill., for the lobbicS were jnnm'G ".lii
people When lie heard that ,h" BIZ va carried.
he had gone home 10 bed, and had there !GI awaS"
counting every stroke in the Succeeding huurs--!b-t
in the desire read the result III tho morlH- papers
In fact nature had compounded! him I" serve her ""A
purpose without consulting his happiness. She hal
made him, by impulse and dcsir" and TIE necessities
nf his genius, pninier. But Si" had. III the riN'
time, gifted him with every qualification that could
serve him in agitatg the TORPID s:Tthn oi art ihcS
qualities, if he hal possessed them, alone. would have
secured him decided emincnce as political man
lie wa essentially, and by nature. eloquent. ANA
now speaking OF that refined style o "l"qn"ncr which
il still necessary i'll France, and rome uity year
since, necessary III England. II" had not tlA' "in--
of intellect which would have fitted him (" cniuln"
Burke Sheridan As speaker III pGb.'c, llHyi"h
would have been man ot the susIc stamp ~ u Ton
nell 1t must rot be thought that his written l"c:ul"- m
here referred base my Judgment ~ h,". entire
ly upon his conversations He cnut hd"pi hiH NfEa'
lnents TO every capacity, and could force mem aF"h
| Your attention. however ndsl,us"d ynu might hr 10
listen 10 hcm the only artist ia: ever a! iGrli ana
pcrtinaci,y enough 10 force his views upon every sue
| cecdng English government. ! rcicr /" i' ''Eni'7
from his autobiography sptrsc!y 'ultu otl u" '' -
the gentleman 10 whose hands the tnsh ~ "'i'"-
WAS most unworhly confdcd N Il proof e" THIS
With what effect for himself he accomplished ilii'
purpose, that biography shows sa'Ity enough. IN
all these qualitlcs-lohsessins csnCi'H"hy uo P"n'
headed pertinacy ef purpose, regardless Of every oh
s;ace which more especially characterzes tie SAXON
| Enylishnlun-wbo can doubt that, but Tor his "e'
voted attachment. TO his arr, he mus: have been even
tualy successful in apolcal career hndh" aba'""".
| ed his undoubted talent and enerSyt" II!
.l,.,.. g, .l,ru.. ,i,, IL
ist who made, many ycars since, such m c1'ra"rdn'
~ sensation i'll Europe. As curious "xamp" :" '''
disregard of money which at times marked him, It
will be interesting TO all of our renders:
HECTOR BERLIOZ.--" In app, aranr" md man-
ncr he is essentially gentleman oidity. lie II a
wry looking niar-has very large hcad "I hu, ant
u small fuce. This last il much ln'i Gmd !n":k"'.
with the traces of quick but certainly no: ct iasirE
passions. His eyes were small, restless and i"ncfnf'
| mg-thr very eyes which should csscnlhiy nav"
stamped him as Il critic, ii nature ever has anything
! to do with mans position III th- world. II" wh- II
TACT both remarkable aud singular Ill his ali"Gr-
ance.
:" His very plain drcss--all black and the ribbon "I
the Legion OF Honor nj hs button-l:oIc-.inny '"ln
plete my rough sketch Of him.
I" His own experiences traits, aud talents. form.
the staple OF his conversation. His 'ChI!d" !i"r""
he talked Of. st length and at great leu-th too -"
discussed his Overture to Romeo and juliet. More
over he touched upon which h" was about +"
give on the succeeding evening Ia Lear -"it;h"-
matiscd the orcIrstrn Oi the Nicnmc-c 'pcIa H. 'o'
striugy (ths il c.Gtnuly was, and d"'Ii wiih ,''
rrcc OF rapture upon an unfinished "lrIn' 'hl!''
Faust which he then writing After this SOM
body mentioned the maine Of Pagan.mI, who r'. hr'"
Il grcnt ndmircr of Bcr"z. II" related 1" oc"r" II "
rclo,rs of this wonderful fiddler. every one Z" "iwE
in some Innuncr or other, g!nrIiicd himself
This was one OF them. pa&HtimI ''nnc.d /" hr
in Paris, when he frs: produced hI- Child" !i"r".!
| Scarcely had the sympiong---o III" ""n!"''": nm"
; 4 4 -. ..TtT..
entered the grccn-room "i til" theatre IN winch II bed
been given than rnganm entered ii, a!i rushed nr
| ~ him.
...You know me p sniI pa-nnin hurricdiy.
| "Ycs, by -gh:-vrry well, was ia" brirt r"iiv.
"sI hcvc heard vour 'Chi.dc Harold. j. II divine
II II mnrvclols' lIr mi sIt hnvr added Il !, "rrrw.
trc, aud am L. This however, hc I'D not "".
Give me your hand. aud let me hav" the p""snr" OF
| shaking il. You must 20 I" HAY. y" "p"'S. 'l
course, you labor under ditcu!tics All y"ung ""r.
| poser- DO. Nav call upon "ou t"-n"rr""
..Of course such proposal could not b" rl""t"i.--
1t was too ilnterins. PnGanim wa very -VH"E ''
his visits, and never pnt himself out o' ''c wa! .!
making cnIls-espcciai!y upon co'np"-crs.
$50 Bcrioz told him how much he sh"nIi i""!
honured III receiving the instrious fiddler, a"d i"H
| mini Immediately retired
scarcely had Berlioz risen up on thr morr"Gy, rn
Paganini was with him. 'Bcr!inz must drc,"."T -
10 Italv. lie ought to study music III IN" 0nc ""''
Melody had taken its modern birth. lie IHsi 10.
And then, Pagnnini concluded hs "yhorH''"" - ~
| ing DerlloL u HbEltp Mss hbi
| his hands, after which he left hli". Nh" it'F''
examined this paper, he found tn1i 1t va '""I"'
for twelve thousand francs.
'Now when much younger h.i h'af! p" % .n"rli
Of Pagann's stingn"-s with regard I" i""h'F; '"".
NAV as well confess set this down a. mere F'e"t
cal flourish, made By Bcroz h.1ms' t" rUh''nc" u"
cff.r, which he ,ya, cniehvJring 20 max" up" :.e
company. Since this, however, Gars m 80 often hsar'
il confirmed and by those, TOO, WI" had been IN !o'
s,on Al the time - have proved IL TRUTH that ca
mot ,oubt i,s being simple fact. Ne'crihc.s-, t"'
| confr,na,ion of it came Afterwards, an" when ~
| .ennratcd for the evening, ] returned tp the Ma
,chacAcr Hot, where was then stopping, settling IA
| nv own mind that BrrUZ Il rhetorical bsn--H-