New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-15

ende aptly IN the book Of revelations.
Tie resources 10y WI ich we pass our long Winter
night without ecf or other murder are chiefly such IA
are familiar to you There are balls, when the stars
of large periphery catch temporary beat, and glare
from the false Of fashion, but we whose modest
orbit eircles about home, enjoy these Examinations
only thIcugh the moonlight of bearsay. IL must be
eonfeseed fa tea books and lectures form the staple
Of our amusemont, with occasional theatrical out
break when some sudden Aurora like Charlotte or Mr.
Booth, makes onr darkness visible and deeper by con-
trstt. In the soultwiligbt which becomes our normal
condition, and then encounter the Sage ofCon-
cord llist he is at the readng-desk Of the lecture
rOin--the huge Fraternity, almost big as August
Conies great human being, ia before and around him.
Still be TO look out from the loop-hoe Of his
retired lfehe br%athes the breath Of the woOds-the
sylvan influences overpower in hs consciousness his
present fac,itious surroundings. How shy, how sly is
Liz expression, frank and friendly too. "I know
things that you don't know" GAYS his look, " bu
" shall rake you know tbem." Further, /" l set up
" no stately standard Of thought, and cast no
" drag-net for inspiration. The spider, in the
corner of my cell, inspires me. The nouse,
playing on my study floor, fills me with de-
light and instruction" And again, vagiely: 81
"wonder whether what l am telling you is true
whether anything is true, whether anybody knows
anything to lie true7 Let us hope and persevere,
=" for there is doubt Of the necessities Of human
business, whatever else may remain in uncertainty"
This is what hisfaoe Gays aided by his voice. for will
not attempt to repeat his words And bis personality,
or what we know Of him, says: | am human, like
" tie rest Of YOU BON like you to toll and affection
"but wirgs and music lift me out Of the sphere of
despoc life, and when an lifted up draw others
" after me. Once tie dark power stretched out its
hand and took away my dearest treasure but sang
" 30 above the storm that made the world IN
" love with sorrow dwell in country village, with
rustic neghbors and small social surroundings. Yet
" tie world flows through my garden, like the Atlantic
Ocean through tie Boston Aquarium. dwell with
" tie spendors that Kings and Popes purchased
" in tines ras-purchSsed but could not pay for,
nor understand, the thoughts Of Dante, the forms
" Of Rafael. No hight of luxury. secret of life,
sis unfamiliar TO my contemplation. l know
"wbat sayee the wording and spoils the saint 1
hear the confession Of the Magdslen and the boast Of
"the rage in this quiet retirement, where exercise
"smple hosl tality and make the rich and the great
"proud to break bread with me-" SOmewhataflerthis
fashion does the presence of Emerson speak, while his
tongue discoures tho intellect all manner Of things,
quaint and delightful. He is not easy to please with
binself, and turns over whole pages Of manuscript
without remark. SO uncertain 10 his manner at times
that We are obliged to regard Proyidental the fact
of bis having said anything at all While still
stretched with attention. bridging the gaps in his
thought and wondering what he will say next, slap
goes the book shut in our faces. He is silent and sits
down, leaving us all stfened by surprise in gymnastic
attitudes of mind, for which there is longer any oc
casion GO on go on that is not the end" Friends,
there isn't any end, but there isn't any more. The
oyser has ehut it's imprrgnable shell; more pearls
iilncx high tide. Never point to the clock and com
plain that according TO the srictest construction, he
owes lis audience still ten full minutes. You have had
your moneys worth, and good deal more aud if you
don know il, go and be u fool; no power can pre-
vent You.
very different dspensation is that which takes us
10 the Boston Theser where dear friend Charlotte
has hung out Ter banner the outer wall and where
the bright red and gold Of her nature flash almost
through the soinber surroundings. What resurrec-
ton Is that Of hs hester long the tomb of most
spectacle investments, Silent as mausoleuin, these
many months opened once for the Prince, in manner
10 make most Of us shiver, Miss Cushman has put the
giorts to fight and has given her friends and the pub
lie a regular house-waiming How has she done this
Nv the amplitude of her power by the largeness and
a
genius, great vitalizing nstuN-she oyerhows her
rat with more perhaps than her author thought, but
She iser than be- knows the true bounds Of passion,
end will rather stretch TIE significance Of her text than
shrink her insI ration. She opened III Fazio mea8er
ray, with one strong, simple passion for its subec
good womans jealousy, just but disastrous. None OF
YOUR Shakespearean complications herenono OF those
delights Of thought snd language which two hundred ad-
mng eal have not yet exhausted. Yet what variety
Of intensity did sic not throw into this hafperfected
drama! IL became a cassic in her hands-the very
white scarf folded about her in the accusaton-scene,
feemod, like Raehels drapcree, to have personality
OF its own.
Next came the part Of QDeen Caharine studied, felt,
ard acted in high art. 1t ia boon TO see play Of
Shakeereares &c brought to life, and well put upon
II Q stage The Wolsey Mr. Couldock was to be sure
a little proev ard was good while in falling but then
be had long way to 90, and the part is one which
shows the difference between diamond and glass; the
latter invariably cracking in the heat of the great pas
sion n e former glowing and consuming in it. Miss
Cusiman was heroic and beautiful in Queen Catha'
rne The sweetness and shrewdness of her interces-
sion with Henry tie agony and indignation OF the trial
seere and the nature and saintliness Of the good
Queens DEATH filed up the ideal Of the character, and
lcf nothing to desire. But do not imagine oh thou
STUPID Public, that tits royal pageant comes and goes
like q dream on the inspiration Of moment. What
anxiety what labor what drilling is necessary to get
mn these Dukes Loits and Countesses out Of what
ever raw material may lie on hand. The very men
who carry boIners lalberds whatever insignia of
hieh station have natural tendency TO carry them the
wrong way, and would if possible produce them with