Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-11-12

DOunelHiHS kluuly ana COIuldl III Ills words
inspired me with confidence to venture far
ther. had written several poems on musical
subjects during the winter, and it entered my
mind that | might use them as a means of in.
Producing myself to his acquaintance. On
second thoughts l selected the best-a lyric,
entitled Beethoven" (which, / am now glad
to say, was never published, and set out Tor
Memberships residence. He was then occu-
pyiRg modest apartments III the Bockenhei.
me%GaSSe, not far from the gate of that
name. The servant ushered me into
plainly furnished room, containing a grand
piano and few pictures and books, in addition
to the ordinary articles. A moment after
wards, the door of an adjoining chamber open
ed, and Mendelssohn appeared | Explained,
in rather an embarrassed manner, that | was
the person who had written to him two days
before, and begged pardon for the additional
liberty had taken He at once gave me his
hand asked me to be seated, andl drew anoth-
er chair tor himself, to the little round table
near the window.
sat thus, face to face with him, and again
looked into those dark, lustpous, untathoma-
BILE eyes. They were black, but without the
usual Opaqueness OF black eyes, shining, not
with a surface light, but with u pure, serene,
planetary flame. His brow, white and I'M
wrinklcd, was high and nobly arched, with
bling that of Poe His nose had the Jewish
prominence without its usual coarseness. l
remember, particularly, that the nostrls were
as finely cut and flexible as an Arabs. The
lips were thin and rather long, but with an ex-
preston of Undesirable sweetness in their
delicate curves. His face was long oval in
form, and the complexion pale but not pallid
AS looked upon him, said to myself, 1.-THE
Prophet David" and since then | have seen,
in The Hebrew families of Jerusalem, many of
whom trace their descent from the prncely
houses OF Israel, the same nobility of counte
nance. Those who have read the rhapsodical
romance OF "Charles AAeAester, wherein the
character of Segphaef is meant to represent
NIendelssolf; will find his personality trans
fgureJl~lly dhAQtnhis adQrersEyet, having
seen that nNle Mead, those glorious eyes, |
scarcely wonder at the authors extravaganza.
The composer Benedict .once told me that
when he was pursuiifg, his musical studies un.
der Carl Maria Won WeDeG. his fellow student,
the boy Mendelssohn, was a picture of almost
supernatural beauty.
"You are an American" said he. after a
pause. II have received an invitation TO visit
New York, and should like to go, but we
Germans are afraid of the sea. But NAV 20
yet who knows Music is making rapid ad-
vances in America, and | believe there is a
real taste for the art among you people,"
assured him this .as true, and hoped that lie
would still find il possible to visit us. Are
YOU musician g. he asked "No," said l. ~
have devoted myself to literature. have not
achieved much, as yet, but | hope to succeed.
have ventured to bring with me poem on
Beethoven, whom, l know. yop honor as a
master" "Ah," said he, "et me see it p He
then read it through carefully, partly aloud,
with very good English pronunciation, and