, 1860-11-07


Mrs. Lewis writes from Paris to the Home
Jo4raal III account Of visit she paid to Lam
,rtine. in the conclusion Of which the poet
stascs,a:a's opinion Of America and Amcr:-
ems is given without rcscrve-and i: Is any
thing but complimentary:
y
I fo;al Lamar: :lne in the s1ioa. n sort q.
short blue and grrcu plaid drcseintg,-gs:oTa. l
man Of beni form AID cracked Solce. l was
happily disappointed. He las tre form aud
micu u ;orty, AMI 6 voice yet Sweet aAo li''s"
ible.
RECEIVING sGe with the ia;niliarit: Of III ln;-
mate a:qaaintancc- ".t sais ce'n aug ,, &C soas
sofr. dousc-tvus Ia i4eine dc tvus aSzr0sr
seated myself On tie sofa, opposite 10 LIN,
- * h.. ,nqtt4aoisesle, zous t;s Americaine"
"Oui, n.onsia,er. i se sais," replied
" Ioux 1,a,le= tres diea- Fous ctrs trfsls d &C
cent. ntafieno.sslte."
the 77rest,ns dfxp7if QUO feels when enc Is sure
Of Having made good impression.
:" En- t,ien, ,aadc;aois<.le; Lave yoa rccd my
works - he continued.
'sUui, ,uo.sde1.e7;," replied. ......
"Tcll :ac which OF my book yon haTc rsad,
e have read" | saia, ''ihc .Nlcditatious,'
sRapi;acl,' the Fall Of II Angel 'TrEyels in
the Eas::' Tic e;lrond:ns,' lie dcs G7a'sd*
aOa. Jocc!, Ut" he exclaimed, inte1Tu2ting
nc; *l.ow do SOC lie *.1osc':n:' II hes been
more ,,ss.iscd, raorc ahuseG, moro celebrated
than any VOL: l,.ye wrjtGi;."
ait IS your cAt3.l 'da,rc,' replied. "Iic
woy,; tl,st fixed yDNr Tcputctior-ihe Nork cn
EhicA ypur tamc will rrst as Il poet
ssTh:.t il IL: opils:oa," hc scjoincd, c.tfiusi-
asticaliy II 1srolc It wlcll was ~ my prime,
and it las 1ny heart -l.d Eorl IL ii" -
"It Il dreamy, aud shot:5 H.oEc o. tHc cfea-
Tive povcr thai any cE -FOUR works." eontin"
ued. .'To portray tic Isolation aad Tie sor,
rows Of q lApoE caTe, rst4ol1ed strong mofA
"Thsi is true" lie replied; ''but have the
most profound sympathy with that class 9:
men. The priests tried 70 suppress II. !he.r
opposition ~ il made its 1as1as, sha sou IL "
1eas OF thousands"
tJoeclyn has merits" l sait. 't'lct would
have n,aue il celebrated under aay c;:cEn.stan-
ces."
.Afrc;," he replied, t'sou are vcry kind
"l'rcsis should have The right TO u:arFy, hc
continued. Got s;ocs not sequiss sucl! sacr'S
fees q: Lis scr,ants fanli'; is the Pillar Of
the soeial compact Necessity tlat has its
foundation lii tiic human heart II was intend
cd for all, ant; none arc l.a.'py without i"
"Jocrlyu viii lire" rent on. lit Is the
-
ing up 20 heaven ludrr crushing Load of
wrong. 1t strikes general chord III the hu-
man 6cas:, and Lolds us ty cor:moA sy1pIa-
thy. i: sou: pre;acr yon call It ali ci,isuic.
It's Ill c!lc, according 10 thc bcst dciinihoAoi
that much ;auscd ter,u- !"
.Wi:st is Your dcliuition Of the term eric,
madc1no:stllc:n lie aslsd, with apparent cc7s.
ddence IN 1nT ability to glrc sensible reply
ut J.: tut history of al existence, or where
the interest U. Il l0eIa or 9 lnc1ric:s! coEros:-
tiou coma1cIces with, concentrates OIL, aad
ends Will, the Life ::ud actions 0' the hero Or
heroine, whether 1t r.counts the history uf i
great ba.t;s, tho list aul Ill vi u.!ioc, or Of
m individual"
II Like tlat definition" be sid. sAccord-
Ing to H. JoecIyA is az epic, for It a TIC h:sto-
~ Of :. poor cure, Of his .trnggles with the
world and himself, ot good and great Hell,
taken destiny. Have Sou read the 'Col:7s &c
Let1erutuyf.'" lc u=acd
~ hayc rot ,Eead '.'% replied. .
"wo,.li yoa uot li;:e to 70 10 Anlcrica :n.
write boolz of trnycls? 1t would lr:n:S you
afortune," ssid, wishing to turn The subject.
$50 to Alnerica - h. replied, looking Al rue
with establishment. "i,o, will never sci my
foot on american ground. The Americans
know nothing bu: the almighty dv;iar.' Iicy
stuff tllcir ,niflioan-rs and staryc thclr poets,
because they 'hayc not the ability to under.
7yhcrc you will t'c appreciated"
~ was appreciated in A,ner!ca," ! replied.
Apprcclaie<3!" !" he exclaimed. There are
not piany rcoplc IN uIa; vast county WHO can
pndersus,a soul like yours"
II love my COUNTY," added
nYou lore in vnln." he replied, i,npaticuIly.
u hope not," zcjoinct.
aYop hope IN rain, he continued. When
Twas aule 70 live like priace, when was 1t
The head Of The stase, and all tie world was
bow;uy 10 me, the Americans wcrc At my feet
but wLcn xas in n.cd, and sent De Place IL
New York to get subscriptions for my works
whereby might br cna6l0a to pay 1ny debts
fhey turned ihelr hacks o, nc" was in
duccd to send DE- Place 10 America at my own
expense Ly the advice and batteries OF AtncH
cans. They nrc dcceitful, false"
"You huyc many. friends IN Amc1lca,"
II thought 60. madelnoisrlie, hut w.s mis-
taken. thought your great American lnh
fisher, Monsieur Appleton. ny friend: but
erred lie il .ict, powerful, and could have
aided my plans"
Monsieur Appleton did not caHJ out youI
wishcs ii YVES not because he did not dsSirc tC
do SO. lie IL hlgb-1ninded and honorable
gentleman, aud feels On interest in genius be
yond dollars and cen!s,'' replied.
zen doute, the reed broke e,cneash me when
had mosl need ofita support, = he said, sadly
"Ifyou would 60 10 New York AMI giye =
course OF lectures, you would make enough Il
pay your dehts,"' ! added.
San4 doate, theJ would give their twenty
five sous TO see nc once, rs they would rive il
would not come second TING I'll not gratl
fy their curiosity" he sud, impatlentlr.
~You would like to meet our poets. am
srrc," continued
Yoa have 20 poets, Soul cannot live and
grow there: It starvcs." he rctorted.
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