Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-06-11
Interesting Interview With Thomas Car
lrIn--Iin Appearnnce and Manner.

Rev. Theodore L. Cnyler giving in the New
York Independent the result of an interview
with the famous author Of the Sdrtor Resdr-
f4s, observes;
A huge German volume lay open on the
center-table, and over il bent the iron-gray
head of the philosopher. Starting up from
bis chair, he greeted me with a bluff hearth
ness, and in the rich brogue of Western Scot
land. He looked precisely as ! expeeted--a
robust, broad-shouldered son of the soil, ap-
parenty lust from the plow, and slipped into
clean linen and broadcloth for the occasion OF
kmeeting friend or going to church. With
his crisp, short gray hair and his long black
coat, whose collar invaded his ears, he re-
called the figure of good Methodist parson,
who rode the circuit near our native town in
days Of yore There was a world of-latent
heat in his gray eyes, which kindled up as he
ared in conversation. fine brow and fur
rowed cheek marked the lifelong student of
three-score years and five.
His first inquiry was after Professor Long
fellow the poet of Cambridge, whom he pro-
nounced man well skilled in the tongues"
He then fell into talk about America,
laad to which he had been often invited, and
which ne greatly desired to visit but want
of leisure and dread of the sea had kept
him back. I told him that ne had more read
ers in the United States than in Britain and
that the author of 30 many political tractates
ought to see the working-classes OF our re-
public. "Ah," said he, you may talk as
much as you like about your democracy or
ony other oracy, or ony sort o political roob-
ish; the true secret Of the hoppiness in Amer
ica Is that ye have got a vast deal Of land for
very few people" He was not far from the
truth. Abundant land and abundant labor
for the masses give happy homes and full
5tomacns; and with free schools and free BIZ
IL nN oh brtNr
And large share of the social evils OF Great
Britain have grown out of her enormously
over-crowded population.
After delightful chat over his study-table
Carlyle seized his hat and cane, and proposed
walk toward Hyde Park, quarter in which
he had to meet an engagement presently.
We sailed QUE into the air loaded with
bituminous clouds from the g. old town." and
Carlyle, brandishing his cane before him, eX-
claimed, How like to mount horse, and
push out in the teeth of the wind beyond this
Iunnon coal-smokep As we walked along
he ran on in glorious strain of mirth ant
merriment, occasionally breaking into lou(
laugh tlat might be heard across the street
told him that had just come from the Lane
of Burns. This set him upon glowing remin
iscence of the Ayrshire bard; and he told M
that when little boy he used 10 creep owe
irto the church-yard of Dumfries, and fint
the poets tomb, and sit and read the simpl
inscription by the hour. "There it was,
said be, in the midst of poor artisans an
labor-folk-there II was that name RobeI
Boorns-Robert Boorns.n
Carlyle repeated the name several times I
himself with solemn reverence. As he di
30 could see the striking picture of II
little farmer4boy of Ecclefechan stealing u
20 the grave of poor Robie, the peasant bar
and there filing those deep gray eyes fu
with tears rs be repeated to himself the Co
tar 5 Saturday Night and joined in the poet
prayer that ne
"For poor aud scotland's sake
me useful plau or bulk could make,
Or slng sa-g AZ least"
At that Dumfries grave-side must ha'
been kindled the inspiration which afterwa
produced, through the pages Of the EdinburG
RsVisY, the noblest tribute ever paid TO 4
memory Of Burns. When I informed hi
that the old man who once showed the poe
birthplace had killed himself las report sal
by drinking to Burns's memory with eve
one who called, Carlyle burst into 10
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