New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-28


travel in the county as II no one ever aped blow at
Irving. Al men held thcr haad fronp that harmless
friendly pcaconaker. had DE good fFtune oscc him
ut New York, philadelphia BaltimVe, and Washing
ton ard rena kcd how in every pDice he was honor'd
and welcomed. Every large Vy has its Irving
House" The country takes Pride in the fame Of is
men OF letters The gaze vi bls c ming lit do
main on the beautiful Hudson River was forever swing
ng before visitors who cave 10 him He shut "t no
one.i had many pos.Tcs If Lis house. and rcnd
de.cI ipobs o it IN both 81 Which 1t VIZ treated with
Il not unuslal Arncy .caB cXaggeiation. IL VICE but
fetty little cabin 81 place the gentleman Of the press
who took notes Of the doc while his .nd old host was
siee ping might have Waited the bouse IN couple "a
minutes.
And how crmc itt'lat tis honsc vas SO snail wlIsn
Mr. Ir,incs books we're sold hundreds Of thousands.
lay Millions. Wien his profits were Known to 10 large.
ad The iaaits of bio 81 The good Old bcltOr were no
tliOu.ly modest and simpler He Lad Loved once ~ s
life. Tie lady le loved died. ard Ne whom sll tie
world loved. Icycr sought t. replace her, cant say
how mach tie thourt Of that fidelity has tonehei me
Does thc very cnccruncss 81 is after hie add u
The pathOs OF Ihat untold story ~ giie'e always as
not in hs nature: when lie Lad hs SORROW 10 bIng
MI tie wulid in 20 condole with lin aid bemoan II.
rccp ard elet he nys TIE love e his leai and buries
H. ard gs;s end flowers grow over lie hcar9od ground
AZ due tIDe.
living Bad such q small house and such narrow rooms
because tcle MAS great number OF pcor'e t""cclV
them he could oply nnOd to leep oAe ,id morse
(u hich ayy and rgt managed once or tvlcc
To run away with hGt careless old horsenn) ne como
only afford to give plain sherry 10 that tmiahe bils
para,-ra prmongcr from lcv-Y0rk. Who SAW tie 20,
tna,pn asloep over his modest, hamcess cup hhu
fc, cd the public into his ~ yaie cinmhcr I" 'ooh NJ
him Irving could only live very mcdesiy because tne
wel,Ss oiilcloss man lad u number OF chl'dfen 70
! whom he Was rs iathcr. He had as many as ni"c
nicces, todd two of these ladies a ls mouse
with oil Of whom the dear Old man lad shared TIE pro
! n. a rood man ~ dear One can't hut think of
these l,si words q. the veteran Chief Of Letters mo
Ind t.'d ard tested the yare of worldly snccss no.
mirati,n rrosps ity. Was Irving not soOd and of us
y oiks, Nas noi Lis life the best pati In his nmiy'
cel.r generous good humu.cd. cfeclionate, se-ceiy
ing; IN society. delightful example oi complete genie
manhood; quite unspoed by prosperity; never o"So,
quDus 60 tie great (oT. worse still 10 Tie base aId
mean as some public men ore reed TO he IN his aud
other countries eager 70 acknowledge every conto-
porlry merit; always Kind and ahac wa the young
'cc.ers ~ lis cniing; ia MS pTo,ss'uha o' ans Law
mercantile ocnngs dcliceicy honest and erteiui one
OF the most charming mosteTs II our lighter iahEhfe'
the constant icDd 10 US ana cur nH.ipi I" Ich % '
ters drihly ear .pr his wit and genius merely but
as a. cxenplar of goodness plooi'y. and pure ne.
don't know what SOFT Of testimonial WIZ DC taisc" 10
lin in his owl cOuutTy where generous a. "a entAnshsuc
Acknowledgement Of American merit Is never wanting;
but Irving u or service as wei. as thcfs an HS
tey love placed stone NJ Hi@Bw'ch loluel III res
ory Of that gallant young DrCt VINO s.hIcu the P'iis
and aie o. gone Of or ATctlc scamcn wohd IKE 10
bear of some memorial raised by English writer's and
i friends of letters IN nheoio'aie remembrance oil inc
dear ard good Washington I.ylHg
As f1r the other writer. whose dcpaluy mary nenas
some few most dearly loved relatives and mutltucs o
admring FeoGeis cep'rc. oar ep'n.e Cos "'.e,u! ~.
creed bic statue and he must have Known ti re Lao
earned his poshumous honor Hc - nrt u poet md
man % letters merely hut citizen. itesTuan gieif
BRUSH worthy. Almost from the first moment wien
hc APPEAR among boys aTong college students amung
men lie IS marked. AID takes rank o. great Ensisi
man An ror,s OF sgccessos aIe easy him: lad
he goes down into tic with others and wins sl
the pr.z to = Inch c has q mind. pace III tDc SELL
ate j. strnchtway offered 70 The Young man. lie taxes
his seat there be speaks. when so riueed without parry
anger Intrigue tut not without party tnih ana tor
q heroic enthusiasm foI his cause. Sill lie Is poet ana
philosopher more than orator That lie may nNe
eisu aud ineaas pursue lis darling Studies lie ab
Il
tive post in the Fest. AS learned man may live ~ a
co.tce or college common ROOM bui u ala ays scemed
q ne that pie and recognized rank ere Mac
ngla, b as Of RIGHT y ears eco there was wfeicheC
ouicry raised because III Aacauay dated letter tom
Windsor Castle whore he staying. Immortal gods
Was this mnn not TT guest ;or ally lace In the n.dt
or fl COMPANION for any man OF wOtIan IN ~ Gife
saw amer Au.ierhiz The old X. X Cont oihca!h ~
i,otnen succTod IT Napoieon for Gaiirg From Scion
;r-r- Pvt 'irt isc.abs Windsor Castle" Outciy II
an echo on; O. s etreiinc Oh World icnomhf rnees
Tho Mace II such natural chief Sas gmcig tie mt u
the rd, anu ihni country II best according I" our
lrit,sh notion least here tie man ~ cn'reIce has
the best chance Of investing ms genius and lnterc,
| If a COMPANY Of giants were rOt together very Ike
II orc or two Of the s.xeet-siN people ml.it DC
fngy e. the ncontcsiab superiority Vi The very tale
Of Tic pary aud So have heard some London H.
rather pesy.h at Macnuln,s superiority, complain tha
ic occupied too much Of the talk. and 10 forth Now
thst wonderful tonrue il 10 speak no more. VIII rot
many a man grcvc that hc no longer mas TIE chance 10
listen, TO remember the tslk j. 20 wonder THINK DOT
only OF tho trea sures he had In s memory but al the
ie he had stored shcre and cugd produce with equal
rcsdiucsa Almost the last dag bad tire fortune 10
see him conversation happened suddenly " spiiht ~
about senior wrang.lrs and WEnI ley ha. conc III ""T
! life TO the almost terror Of the prnns resent
Macaulay began with the senior w1aigier al isOl--j-
and on giving tic naIno q each. AID 'eh'ihg ms
subseurrnt career and rise. Every mrn who Ahs noWh
im has his story ics4rlihg iihi astoDlsulht b'n''
II nav be that be Was not i'll pleased that you should
recognize il but 10 those piodgious inieheet, icls
which easy & him. Who Honid grunge LIS I'D
ute OF honagef Ills TAX was. In Il "ofos adNh"o'''
and we admired it,
OF the notices which have appeared regarding Lord
Macaulny up to the day when The present lines arc
written dhc II OF January The render should hotdcny
himgci tho pleasure Of lo)sng especially ct two IL IS
good sign of the times when such articles as tA'sc q
MEM tle articles in lie Times and SIErday Rorhl n
penr in cur public prints aDont orr puDHc men ne!
edrcaie us rs it were, to admire rightly. An uAlE'
stucted person in museum or at concert may pass ~
without recognizing picture o. l~esaee o. must.
which tho connoisseur By his side may chow him Is
masterpiece Of harmony or wonder oi litsllc shlh'
After reading hese papcrs you me gnu iSspea, .i'
witt regard to MacluAys siyc, there my De- iouh OF
coursowhat critic cunt point them out Bot Tor TIE
uonco VIC are not talking about faults; We want tO Jay
MI n;s Lonun Woil take hoard any three pages VI
the Essays History and giinincrG DeO" the stream
Of the narrative MS i were you an average cidei see
facs characters literature. poetr! with which you arc
ACQUAINTED Why is this cpiihe, uscdf W hence II tnt
simile d-awnf How does lie manage. ~ two or n'ee
words tc pain. an individual g 10 indicate andscupe
Your negLbOr who La his reading ana hS tle fiocA
Of literature slowed away in ht 1iud fna detect more
POINTS illusions, Happy touches indicating not ON! to
nrodons memory and vast learning OF this master hrt
he wonderful Industry. tie honest humble previous toll
OF this rlcat scholar. lie reads twenty books 10 VINE
a sencncei he travels hundred miles 10 NIKE INC Vi
description. =. 80, ,.
! Maly Londoncrs--no: all-have seen the British An
seum Library. 7 speak a crer oaser ara pray thc
lindly reader to bear with have seen all ccfs o
doInes OF Ieters and Paus Sophia Panbeon-what rot
and have been struck By none Of them 60 much ms by
tina: catholic dome IN bloomsbury under WL.eh oli
,~ilion volumes are housed What peace. what love.
what truth what beauty what happness for oil what
generous kindness for you and me. are here spread
ont, II seems 20 me one cannot ~ down IN that
,laco without heart ful Of grateful revefcnce l
aawn TO have faid ny grace at tie table aud to