New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-26

they subsided % quickly a. they oame. II was
wholly matter Of temperament, and never caused
harm to any one. In The Aaselssss Of HsadsI We
ere told tat be was irrascibe but not vindictive,
end he serward repaired his fault with th. greatest
frsaknesa"
One evening, in l7is, si the house Of Sig. Frssi,
whittier be bad brought duet Of Judas Msecabe1s
be vas accom- psryng the sorg,tess and Burney. Who
denly, at Q certain psssage, Handel few INFO rage,
al d tcelced BuIney toundIy. The latter Who vas
then very yourg ard an earnest sdmrer Of the great
map was teni6ed; but nevertheless in the midst Of
the tempest be ventured to suggest that Tiers might
be tone error in the MS copy: whsreupon HANDEL,
still violently enraged, locked at il, and then 10.
.tanty, with the greatest good humor and humility,
Scbmitt 4 TO plane. Burney, who amuses himself
with preserving that German accent, which Handel
appears never to have lost relates another ansciote
OF this suddenness Of temper. Cares.ni, wdo was,
nevertheless, go0e ao % INTO ms nssa TO
.uited 10 him On receiving this message Handel be-
came furious ran to the hoase of the artist, and
costsd him thus: You toe don't know peter Is
your ..luf yCst e, pest tGT you you to s you you viii
Won Elm stiver" II Carestni had taken ofenss Han
Gel would have been compelled to close his thsatsr
but to zee "Verdi pratt, 2ne Of the most beautiful
ttirss in the world, sent bsct, VAS i must b con.
more Of during than Handel
II is easy to mag that this heat of the blood
must have generally broke forth when he was 10 the
exercise Of bis art. The musicians In tho orchestra
used to prognostcae the state Of his temper by sign
which shows how extremely impressionsbls he vas.
Handel wore," says Burrey, an enormous white
wig, and when things went we'll at the orstoro, had
certain nod or vibfstiop which manifested his plea
sure ard satisfaction. Without it, nice observers were
certain that he was out OF humor."
Whatever touched his musical sense excited him
ike the ythoness upon her tripod. At the conductor
d. ok he used to warn tie chorus BY calling out,
concur in saying that bis voice when he uttered that
word was " most formda able" Miss Hswkrs in her
Antcdotcs relates Of him circumstance, which
the Dear Of Rspboe DIR. Allot), who remembers him
ideas and feelings when composing the A!lel9ah
chorus, replied, in his imperfect Engliih, did think
did zee all heaven before me, and the great God
himself"
to such pitch that be would burst into tears. 1t is
said that friend calling upon the great musician
when In the act Of settipg these pathetic words tie
was despsed, and rejected Of men, found him aoso-
lutely sobbing."
" have be ard it related" Gays Shield. that whom
Handels servant used 10 bring him his chocolate 10
the morning. he often stood with silent astonshment
to see bis matters tears mixing with the ink a. he
penned bis divine notes"
This mental ardor was probably ihe cause of his
employing three or four languages at a time in
speaking az we'll as writing He was q creature Of
impulse, and neither ,aid nor did the same thing
twice in the same manner. Each moment Of bic
life was an improvisation.
1t is strange thing that this man, so infammaole
so accessible TO anger and the transports OF nspra'
ton had nevertheless very moderate tastes. lie ate
largely but he seems to have had an exceptional and
III 6ealty appetite to satisfy The following aneodote
ted to every great mans life. One day, being obliged
to dine at tavern lie ordered enough for three and
being impatient ct the delay, he asked Why they did
not serve up. I'VE will DO SCI said the hest as
rer prestissno, piled Handel; II am de company.
Triple dinner seems great deal even for fsmsh-
rg mar and it may be ID at the fact has been msgni-
fed for the sake Of the joke; but i appears certain
n0nds and too fond OF go cheer This is the vulner
able eide upon which his adverraries always attack
him. and upon which OF his friends have attempted
to defend hm. Yet nobody has accused him Of gross
incompetence.
Handel always lived very retired life, and never
married. He loved his mother with passionate af
fiction, but no other woman occupies the smallest
place in tho long career of bis life. When he Wa
in Italy, certain lady named Vittoria fell in love
with him, and even followed him from Florence to
Venice. She was young beautiful, aud song.
stre,s Of talent, but Handel dsdaned her protesta
tons. "When be was youns,' says the author Of
the Anetdoas Of Handel, 1.-TWO Of his schOlars,
ladies Of cor siderable fortune were 80 much ensm.
ored of him that each was desirous of . matrimo-
NAL alliance. The first 10 said to have fallen vie
tim to her attachment. Handel would have mar
ried her, but bis pride was stuug by tho coarss
declaration of Ter mother, that she never would
consent to the marriage Of her daughter with I'D.
der; and, indignant at tho expression, he declined
all further intercourse. After tho death Of the
mother, the father renewed the acquaintance, and
info rmed him that oil obstacles were removed, but
he replied that the time was now past; and the
yourg lady fell into refine which soon Terminated
her existence The second attachment was . lsdy
,plendidly related, whose hand be might have OBJ
tanned BY renouneiDs his profession. That coadi-
ton be reiolutely refused, and laudably declined
tho connection which was to provo restriction on
the great faculties Of his mind
He had, indeed, no other passion than that for
mu,ic during the earlier part Of his residence
in London, lie often went to IS. Paul's when the
afternoon service was 6nished. There, surrounded
BY some Of his admirers, he delighted them BY play
ing on the organ at that cathedral, which he pre-
fened to all others. Night came, and then they re.
tired to neighbOring tavern, the Queens Arms,
where there was . hsrpsichOId, which he would
play while be smoked bic pipe and drank his bser.
These were al bis pleasures Gradually, IS he b.
came more absorbed in his compositions and By the
eares Of msnssership, he broke OF all relations
with society. He refuied every invitation, and
only associated with three intimate friends-'a
painted named Goupy; one Hunter, scarlet
d,sy who pretanded n taate for music; and