The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-17

tellglble. The publisher readily acceded L
this proposition; and the Count, when
communicated II to--him, was as delighted
as ii he had found gold mine, or, in the
language Of to-day, "had struck lie. !
He was already, in spite of his pbilo
SOPHIE cheertuIness, heartily sick OF his labor
with the spade, for which he was totally un6t.
ted. He resumed his pen with aIacrity, and
wrote AN article on the private life OF the Rus
sian Court, which copied, with the necessary
revision and carried to the publisher of the
Museum, who was greatly pleased with it, and
readily paid the stipulated price.
For several months Gurowsh continued TO
write an article every week, when ne o.1 very
easily, and the pay for them soon re-esta6lshed
MS finances On what, with his simple haDlts,
he considered sound basis; In fact he
soon rev rich enough, in MS Own estima-
tion to spend the summer at Newport which
he eoiJ no wanted to do, because the Americans
Of tbe % %biobo.t social class evidently regarded
snm ner Visit 10 that place as the chief enjoy
Of their S He went @ tbthe4g ig igCTS pe
iasi and after that 7 only saw him at long in,
teryais, % and for very Nref periods.
His stay at Newport was short and he went
from there to New York, where he soon became
an editorial writer for the Tribune. To Cam
bridge friend of mine, who met him in Broad
wAy. he expressed great satisfaction
with his new 2Y0eatSn .ad aid IS the the most no,
delightful posltion." NE sRloa that you
everybody in the world except Greeley,
Ripley, and Dana" He inquired alter me, and,
as my friend was leaving him, sent me a char.
acterstic message-"Tell c. that he is an
ass" My friend inquired the reason for this
hattering communication; and Gurowsk re-
piled, Because he does not write TO me.n Busy
with many things which had fallen to me 10 do
alter his departure, had neglected to keep up
our correspondence, at which he was sometimes
very wrathtul, and wrote me savagely Affection
ate notes OF remOnstrance.
Besides writing for the tribune, Gurowski
was employed by Ripley and Dana on the first
fOur VOumpc of the saNnW Anariaon
p@dia," for which he wrote the articles on
Alexander the Great the "Alexanders OF
Russia" "Aristocracy," "Attila," "The Bor-
gias," "Dunsen," and few others. 1t was at
this time also that he wrote his books Russia
as it Is," and America and Europe.n In pre-
pairing for publication his articles and his
books he had the invaluable assistance of Mr..
Ripley, who gratuitouslY bestowed upon them
an immense amount OF labor for which he was
very i'll requited by the Count, who quarreled
both with him and Dana, and for a time wan.
tonly and most unjustly abused them both in
his peculiar lavish way.
For two or three years longer lost sight of
him, during which period he led somewhat
wandering life, visiting the South, and residing
alternately in Washington, Newport, Geneseo,
and Brattleborough The last time saw him
in New York was at the Athen@um Club one
evening in December, 1860, just after South
Carolina had seeded. A dispute was raging in
the smoking-room, between Unionists on one
side and Copperheads on the other, as to the
comparative character of the North and
South. Gurowski, who was reading in an
adjoining room, was attracted by the noise,
and came in, but at first said nothing stand
ing in silence the outside of the circle
AT last a South Carolinian who was present ap-
pealed to him, saying, Count, you have been
in0t IN tne south let us have your opinions; you at
his head forward, as he was accustomed to do
when about to say anything emphatic, and re-
piled in his most energetic manner:-'I have
been great deal in the South as we'll as in the
North, and know both sections equally well, and
tell you, gentlemen, that there is more intelli-
gence more refinement, more cultivation, more
ylrtne, and more good manners in one New
England village than in all the South together,n
This decision put an end to the discussion. The
South Carolnian retreated in dudgeon and
Gurowski, chuckling, returned to his book or
his paper
Shortly after this he took up his abode in
Washington, where he soon became one of the
notables OF the city, frequentng some of the
best houses, and almost certain to be seen of an
evening at Willard's, the political exchange of
the capital, where his singular appearance and
emphatic conversation seldom failed to attract a
large share OF attention. The proceeds of the
books he had published, never very large had
by this time been used up; and he was conse-
quently very poor, for which, however, he cared
little. But some of the Senator'S who liked and
pitied the rOugh.spoken, but warm-hearted and
honest old man, persuaded Mr.. Seward to ap-
point him to some post In the State Department
created for the occasion. His nominal duty was
TO explore the Continental newspapers for
matter interesting to the American Government
and to furnish the Secretary OF State, when
called upon, with opinions upon diplomatic
questions. AS he once stated it to me in his
terse way it was Ito read the German news
papers, and keep Seward from making a fool of
himself" The first part of this duty, ne said
was easy enough, but the latter part rather
difficult. He kept the Office longer than
/ expected, knowing his temper and habit of
grumbling; but even Mr. Stewards patience was
at length eXh austed, and he was dismissed for
longcontnued dsrespectiul remarks concern
ing his official superior.
Some time in 1862 | met GurOwski IN Wash
ington, at the rooms of Senator Sumner, which
he was in the habit of visiting almost every
evening. | had not seen him for a long time,
and he greeted me very cordially: but | soon
perceived that his habit OF dogmatsm had in
creased terribly, and that he was more impa-
tient than ever of contradiction. He began to
talk in high tone about Mcclellan the Army
OF the Potomac, and the probable duration
OF the Rebellion. His views for the most
part seemed sound enough, but were so
Extensively expressed Fhat, partly in i'm
patience and partly for amusement, / soon
began to contradict him roundly on every point.
He became furious, and for nearly an hour
stormed and stamped about the room, in the
centre OF which sat Mr.. Sumner in his great
chair, taking no part in the discussion, but
making occasional inetfectual attempts to pacify
Gurowskl, who at length rushed out of the room
in rage too deep for even his torrent of words 1
to express. After his departure Mr.. Sumner
remarked that he reminded HIM of the whale in
Banum's Museum, which kept going round and
round in its narrow tank, blowing with all its
might whenever IL came 10 the surface, which
struck me at the time singularly apt COM
parlson.
met Gurowski the next evening at the TEi.
6une rooms, near Wizards, and found him still
lrrtated and disposed to "bloW.r | checked
him, however, told him / had had enough of