Daily national Republican., 1865-07-06
THURSDAY KyEErNe. n,JuLY 9, iscS
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tAptaiu'b. .. Oeiel. nOrS DEOuno uhb
anothkr ofhis inimitably amusing accounts
Of" "wasboe Revisited richly illustrated
by admirable caricatures, and diversified
with funy anecdotes. 8. 9. Chester con-
tributes q handsomely written little essay
on 'Faces." (" J. g. g. Abbot has smother
historical article article, In which treats
orthe war In Tennessee, and the career Of
General Mitchell. Alfred L Carroll writes
ab ,ut ''Introductions," and the social an.
noysnces they cause. Caroline Uheesbro
has little story called "sealed Proposals. {"
DIR. Osgood, In the course of an article on
"Gardeu Pm ilosopby," has the following
on. 500 .. ....-
.fa.T GARDEN STATUS
'Sculptuie as well as architecture belongs
10 the garden. II is well to have means
10 set up fountains, vases, and statues,
Tor these do much to I'll out and integrate
the landscape. But little wealth Is needed
u bring the scull tors eye for mass and
20 m aud ligh, and shnde 10 bear upon
the prospect. Every grove aud clump Of
trees or shrubs is study In form and
grouping. swedenborg says that trees
represent men; aud wether he lie right or
rot, We know that the finest statues que
effects may be produced by due selection
ard d,massing Of trees and shrubs, so as
fi,lyto combine and contrast the dropping
llow or elm with the spire-like ir or
hemlock, or the rounding maple or oak.
Al night the eye, In some respect, enjoys
more the sculptor's art OF giving beauty
and grandeur TO mass and form. In our
little domain It was new revelation to
me years ago, when began TO walk at
evening In our groves of cedars and naples
and oak, andto note the skyline of shadow
aud light which so brought out their ex-
preston. Tho place had solem, grand,
cathedral look; aud two or three cedars
that had no particular charm In the day
time rose up into -rumansi sic beauty then,
aud their tips seemed TO be ready 10
volunteer to be built ir to the walls of some
o d minister, In orde 20 complete or repair
the work of the glo. aus dreamer among
the builders of the ancient times. The
landscape gardener must needs be q
sculptor in taste IL not in talent, and so
arrange buildings' walks, lawns trees,
water, shrubbery, and all things in the
view as 10 give all the true measure and
proportion snd TO bring out new power
Charm under all the changing lights and
shad's of nature. Every man Of common
Z,
when little conscious Of it; and he who
trains woodb'ne upon stately tree, or
81 ivy upon a solid wall, belongs 10 the
i'iustrious craft that ranks Phidias and
hichael Angelo among IL pridcoI. He
is q SCULPTOR not In dead wood or brass or
sLOue, but in materisls quite as ready
to obey the call OF taste aud Imagination,
and give those effects Of form and light
aud shade that lend the handwork of the
csisel its power and charm"
Mrs. X. II. stoddard has story called
"Gulps Bluff" and HArrie. Prescott
another, entitled "out Of Prison"
Mr.. Noah Brooks, who was to have been
Mr.. Lncoln's private secretary, gives
some interesting personal "Reminiscences
o. our late President. We reprint Mr..
Brooks'si remarks en-
90 Nh. LIsooLs's SIMPLICITY.
"Au persons agree that the most marked
Characteristic OF Mr. Lincolns mannc IS
Was his simplicity and srt,essness. This
Immediately impressed itself upon the
observation ofthose who met him for the
frst time, and each successive interview
d'spened the imbression. People seemed
delighted to find in the ruler of the ma.
ton freedom from pomposity and affec.
tiou, mingled with certain simple dignity
which never forsook him. Though op-
pressed with the weight Of responsibility
stlng upon him as President of the
United States, he shrank from assuming
a,y Of the honors, or even the titles, OF
lhe position. After years of intimate
acquaintance with Mr.. Lincoln, the writer
cannot now recall Q single Instance in
which he spoke Of himself as President, or
used. that title. for himself, except when
acIlug In an official capacity. He always
spoke Of his position and Office vaguely,
as this place here or other modes
phrases. Once, speaking of the room in
the Capitol used by tho Presidents of the
United states during the close OF q
session of congress, he said, That room
you know, that they cali'---dropping his
voice and hesitating-'the Presidents
ROOM To an ilt.mate friend who ad
dressed him always by his own proper
tit's he said, Now call me Lincoln, and
ri promise not 10 tell of the p each OF
ctiIuette If you won't-and / shall have
4 restingspell from mister Lincoln.
>"-'S'A Hrs DIGNITY
"With all his simplicity and uracquain-
iaDce WITH courtly manners, his native
dignity never iorsook him In the presence
Of critical or polished strangers; but mixed
WIN LIZ ahBuihtitlcs huu OO1WOUtN was
sobething which spoke the fine fibre o.
of the man; and, while his sovereign
disregard of courtly conventionalities was
some what ludicrous his native sweetnes
aud straightforwardnes of manner served
70 disa. m criticism and impress the visitor
that he,uas before man pure, self-poised
collected, and strong In unconscious
strength. = OF him an accomplished
foreigner, whose knowledge of the courts
wAs moro perfect than that of the English
language, said, "He seems to me onI
gHnd gentIshomBss In disguise.
Mn. LINCOLN ON oFFICE-sEKKERs.
HNo man but Mr.. Lincoln ever knew
how great was the load of care which h,
tore, nor the amount of mental labo
which he daily accomplished. With tn,
usual perplexities Of the ofllce-greatll
Increased by the unequal multiplication O
places In his gift--he caraied the burden
Of the civil war, which he always called
This great trouble.' Though the intellec
tull man had greatly grown meantime
fow persons would recognise the hearty
bIithesome, genial, and wiry Abraham
Lincoln OF earlier days In the sixteen'l
President of the United States, with hi
etooping figure, dull eyes, care-worn face
sIA languid frame. The old clear laugl
never came back the even temper wa
sometimes disturbed; and his Datura
charity for all was often turned int
au uuwonted suspicion of the motives O
men, whose selfshness cost him 20 mucl
N1a.E, af mind Dnaa ha saId Slit,. n,