, 1866-12-15

5n1 mAke smother step In advance. I pressed
sa.a my nat mora firmly on my head, but
.oneo Up ny great coat, and crossing my
i%s these.t eentnd noa ne made my Wy through The
| Gou5fiess formed lane for ms Arcbduka
hude5ph took OF hls hat, and the Empress
| oowed to mo first. These great ones OF thn
| Tana knew me. To my infinite amusement
.+ns, saE ths procession defle past Goethe, who
stood aslde With his hat of, bowinq pro-
ioondiy. Afterwards took him SHARPLY to
= picture l ~ "A'
:, At another time, the German court. with
enas0eteristc Difference for rank, had given
s ueclee N Beethoven's tavor. under IN e.
name nsne implied tom= claim to nobility. o. On
INC mistake being fercted out bT his oopo-
nepts, the court metitated \ reversal Of The
decree, md summoned Beethoven before
them. Imagine the scene that soul, Gu
niea to which the worlds move, and worrT-
Ing himself with this lawsuit, meralY for tbe
sake OF carrying out benevolent purpose to
his relative. Tie petty sycophant or plsca
aappfoaches 70 shout IN his ear, "Where,
sIn 1hen, IS your title to nobility !" The master
Nobility u here, and here!" There Is no
auer etfalc than this In sonata or symphony.
but he goes home from the court 10
be immersed In the same mosouito
gTaEm @ of petty, perple1lties. Grand ~
ptbbod niss et p. hn ssys Or pat5ou
s.s stesl BIZ soPysghss fei0ns To- Rnesa; R%aesas
he writes. "Genias should be lett to Wo.k
ont Its conceptions in peace. But at pres.
ent We mnst haggc, and set price to great
@ VOTES: One needs to be half tradesmao a.
am.'' Onen the letter. end ioeossiy e 'Sat hnt
never ln qnlet peace The letters 10 the
Grand Duke, with their compliments and
multiplied 7. r. H.'s, are tiresome. One or
Rstt,ne ootes Ra4.1 70 women especially those to
thro" a shower Of light upon tbs artists
character. Here Is IN e1fract from one:
What happiness I shall feel in wandering
among M gIoves and woods, and among trees
can love. the country as dol ThicFsts
tIees M = and rocks supply the echo man longs
Beelhoren's charities were not confined In
aus kindred; two OF three times each veal
We IND him giving charity concerts or prs |
pairing s5mphonies and operas to meet some
one's need. Any return for such eeryice ~
.ssented - an insult- The greatest part Of 4
als PeIpl =Itt1es arose from anxiety rerardtnp |
!, ,tnfil1less nephew whom he had adopted'
e ne son Of thElitless brother, whose worse
sbenevo1e1tln:eutton Aiter "a.
ewing an expensive education, and drawtur
nconeeirable snms from the aiek, worried
nastro, the nephew boldly breaks nWav
rom his authority, and is recalled In a nois
Ie tender as womAn's:
AlJ dear son: saF no more! only coma tn nv |
! III; NOT one haFch word shall you he.t. ~, |
'oa sSke 40 not bring misery on YOUR oyn
eao. iou shall b< received "a lovingly A. syer
Sc car dsecu.s In friendly manner Whit T. ~ Il.
one and settled as to tbs future. piedgr nv NJ
FORD Of honor you shall meet w,th no renr9srhss
'om ne. which. indeed, eonld no lousnr avsiI
o. nec1 expect only the most aHectionxt. carr
"a assistance fEom nc. Only comet Come Ia
'e faithful heart Of yonr father, W
And Ar 50, bis Last written word being to Ia
rFtbc, In bis weakness, 'sno easy mater for
im," q codfcIl for his nepheH's benefit.
be gr,at soul of the master passed out Of
noon, be lost consciousness, and irisht,.
!! death-struggle bccan, which contiaued
the evening Of March -, 1871, when.
n5ine . violent spring storm Of thuadct.
ID Lightning, the sublime maetro paid hia
st tribute to that humanity for which he
ID made 90 many sacrifices in this world
enter into life everlasting, which. from ILL., !
e and actions, few could look forward to
ore hopefully.