New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-31

| Isoee oennos eppfecaese ne tue greoaec OF me
nision Of The human beng upea earth Nan vss
the first dialogue tAst Nssure 6eld With God"
II would be impossible for me 10 describe the i'm
preseve tone In which these last words see uttered.
They thrilled through my fsx ike the vibration Of
string and observed that the rest al listen
| ing r.ept ctfuliy, and looked similarly affected
Wobeapg requires every writer to pnssees %
much originality said As gentleman, that no hing
pesses him. often congratulate myself that / never
attempted to manufacture Q play or poem, for
know he would have criticised il without mercy
Originality % but q word" said the exotsbls
Wolfgsns, who seemed to delight in startling ps:s
doIes. "Tbere IL no originality Ths gressest genius
viii Fever be worth much, If be pretends TO draw ea
tiIey from biz own resources. There are sone phi
losophsn Who fancy that BY remaining shut up in
he study for thirty yesrs without looking int
the world, and exclusively occupied in sitting their
Owl poor brains they shsl End an exhsustess spring
Of orisiDsl, grand and useful conceptions Do you
kr ow what comes out Clouds; nothing eu. clouds
For ell that" said the lady whom they called
Madame there can be no genius without some Of
that originality which you sfect 10 despiss''
" Pray then, Madame, can you tell me what genius
IT, If it be not the faculty OF selling and turning 10
count every thing that strS Of c6ordinsng and
breathing life into all the materials that present them
selves; and Of taking here marble there brass and
building a lsstipg IN ,nument with them A work Of
genius puts into requetion the works Of nature snd
Of Nan, and is supp led BY thousand different per
core, thousand di1s,eot things The learned the
Ignorant, the yise and The foolish, bring
sciouiy the Offering Of their thoughts and their expe-
reJce. They SOW the harvest which is rsaped by the
poet, the philosopher, the historian and great liter
airy cbei-d duvre u an aggregation Of beings taken
from the whole Of nature, and bearing the name of
Pisto or Sbakspere. Believe me. to be great we
uust be rocisl Hercules needs TO be fed and it is
only by mDglipg with sstronomers botaaists chem.
ists, natbema'icans, bmiders-whom you wlll-tht
the sutbor csn collect his msteriss. II Is for
this We fLd the most truly great characters
surrounded by their fsilow.men. Plato and Socrates
were 10 hernits; and Bacon, Csmoens, Boccsoco,
Dante, were jewellers in cities
There believe You to be in the right" said
Madsme, smiling. Fer myself, confess | AN only
vulnerable the tide Of Paris, and think owe
much TO that weakness"
Much Nay, Madame, 20 one step further, and
say all. II were impossible 10 say where in what
object trade science ideas the most foreign and
opposite TO that object, trade science may not be
derived. have seen minerals, MOSES, fishes even,
that have afforded ne the most valuable psychologi
cal and ply theological hints Theee thi1gs are tbs Gig
natures Of Nature, and he who can decpher them msy
well afford to dispense with the Written AMI the
Spoken"
III rs true" observed the other young man, who
seemed TO listen rather than converge" II is true tbs
yet urdefned chain Of relationship appears to run
from art to art from science to science by which the
one rsts stes snf y~y stsrinps ,iko,.
poem; end hove beard music that reminded ne Of
places feen in youth, and, until then. forgotten"
"Actitec, uie is frozen music said Madame, vi
vsciousiy.
He whom they sly led wolfgang looked up in de-
lighted spprobation. "A charming imtse, Indeed
be exclaimed; ard one have sometimes f,lt, but
have never been able to express For instance when
/ visited Strasburg Csthecrai, was utterly over
whened by the soeu nifty ard greece of is proportions
Conceptions Of Infinite order and harmony presented
then selves 10 me- and Ifoupd them embodied in the
relation of countless beautifully executed pAts to
one great consistent, Systematic whole recognized
there fevelstion OF the simple, eternal unlver-
al lass Of nature. 1t was az II we're listening to
rome roble psalm tune or chorsle by Bis h or PAles
trina with al he harmones built up one above the
other In subiime unity--or as If we're observing
the demonstration Of msttena ticsl problem
"Many singular instances Of the Relationship OF
sounds and colors bsvs been recorded" said NJ dsms
ersvely. - believe q great book upon the con-
nection Of tht arts is yet to be written"
mot only upon the connection Of the arts, but
mon u. connection OF the arts with man and, above
s Of the con- ection Of man with pature, said tho
or mountain hut faAi a. =. a,serted SOME 40.
ousiI lance with ue--as il it part and parcel
of my own being. The analoges existent between
inre and outer nature are strange and universal.
ado not omit the anelcgies between natural OBJ
iec.e, pray you," cried WofysDg eagerly. = Tue
CON binaors in this field are so infinite that they
sfford scope for even the indulgence of hunor Let
US take only the parastica plants; nov mocn Oh inc
faDtsstic the ludcrous, the bird like, Is Observable 10
their all characteristics Their lying seeds perch
like butterflies on some tree and feed upon It tall the
plant Is full grown. Look only at yonder pear Zee
by the river see, there rooted in the bark, aud grow
ing forth like branch from the rough trunk, clnss
the mstletoe from which bird.llme is made. 1t not
even content with fastening itelf asa guest but 1t
compes the pear tree to supply with food from Its
own substance. The moss and fungi upon trees b.
long to the same class. Those lindens under which
you laid me a short time tince, abound"
He psused suddenly, his eyes fixed in the direction
OF which he was speaking. We all turned slmultA.
neousy, and saw that his discourse was interrupted
by the asparition of tall man, standing half way be-
tween circle and the trees ia question: who WA
watching 6edlDge with Nl lcl
wonder and admiration ludcrously depicted and
who was devourng every syllable of the conversation
with esger attention
Whom have we here ?" exclaimed our entertainer
rather hous bty and looking annoyed at the break ia
our pleasant dis cussion.
laughed and, l believe colored up, for poor Null
Ter really old present somewhat absurd figure as
said:
"Wby, that gentleman is friend Of mne-in fact
m, German tutor-and he is here to meet me.
came hiiher for the purpose Of passing quiet day
in The forest, and agreed 70 make this spot oui
place Of rendezvous. had then no idea OF eneoun
i,ripp 90 pleasant party. am sure have enjoyed
the morning very much I'LL,
You are moet oblisiog, to cay 80, he replied
bow'pg; land we are all greatly inasV'sa ,or ybs,
fortunate We did meet, as otherwise you woa.o
have been very hungry by this time. ray ihsne
your friend TO come over and take glass oil jonah
nisberser.' -h,oh ba Aid
very slou " and bashfuly, with his hat ms nano
al d bowling profoundly at every step; ! hsd never
seen BIN so ceremonious or nervous before, ana &c
h the truth, felt ieally veIed TO see him iook 80
foolsh."
"Prsy approach, Mein Herr said my new a.
quaintaIce, stl very distantly. 1--WE have ne seat
TO offer you and no table but the sward; yet II you
will psrske Of such refresbment ss we hsve-s psst>
and goblet Of wine-you will be most welcome
| "I-I-that is-your moet gracious Hghness,
stsmmered the professor in the deepest confusion.
Your most gracious hig hness! What could be mean
! st.rfeo-colorei up In my furn-looked from one Z
| the o,her-and knew not what 70 say.
The prince emled.