New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-30

yst Seer nir We may shn believe that the time VIII
come whom counclmen w MOI eteal nor Christian foon
be deGed With tobacco uoe. The Editors Easy Chair
destas On the respect shown 20 me highest OC0 Of re
nation in he Tecan5 progress o. tho President, On TIE
position OF John 81 ght, the living leader II tho La-
gsb people, ana CA certain popular IS I'D ba!ade
TIE 6H0ntc NA'ay contn1os lie invaluable extracts
from Haw,hornGs notebooks, each successive specimen
Of which reveals the scateess od sbey Of his taoae
the decacy of bis Observation, lis living sympathy sth
Al he Manifestations Of nature and the fine artistic sense
with which he gathered materials Ter compos ton trom no
bomefest details Of common lie Tie eXG Iiee p1ny Of
hs style admirably matches the richness ~ his magma
t.On and tho sparkling Aecuncs Of his refco J0ns MI
LoDgfe0W contributes a fourth sonnet on tIa1satrg 1e
DiyiEa ComlneGa,' which we'quo1e;
I4OW strange fhe sculptures that oGorn these towers!
This crowd of statues in whose folded sleeves
Birds Jdld thcir nes.s while canoried sth leaves
FigNls aud portal. bloom Aac tIci-s9d bowers
And he vast minister seems q Uoss Of flowers
but GoHds aud dragons from che earfoyicd caves
Wotch the dead Christ between he living tilc'eS
And underneath the traitor Judas loweFsl
Al ron what agonies fheort and brain
What Civilizations tiGmpling on despair
what tenderness what tears what late Of wrong
What passionate OatcTy Of a soul in pain
UtY0se This poem Of the earth and air
This medieval miracle OF song!
~ fbe Progress Of Prussia ineleon writer shows
the steps by which that kingdom was prepared JOY tho
achievements of the mast Summer Of battles and the
influence Of Count BsnaTk in carrying ms country az
leap, 10 The highest place among tue naons. memo OF
the late cratic Count GurosWs furnishes some interest,"
inc recolec0ns of his dOngs and sayings, WIN pISI
sketch Of his personal history Inc correctness OF the lo
lowing portrait viii be recognized at olce.
was this in the Spring % eol that became ae
quautcd with GuroVsh was standing one Gay at me I9o
The readpgrOom in Lyeeum Han m Camoidse OF wcs
city then resident when saw approacnhs tIo.Ea
Har,arl square strange figure which know must he one
CONT who had often been described to me but Won ~ mn
Ind never chancel 20 see JIG the time about % years
Of ree Of middle size with large head md ls belly andwas
pay wrapped in hugc o1d lueeyc t coax OF German ma
ea aud make On his head lie wore ahigh belhapcd mo1i
mmed hat from which depended long sAy blue VAL Whch ne
usod 10 protect his eyes from the sunshine ills Wlseoa was
nf bright red flannel at reached 10 his hips and cove
nearly the whole Of his caIacious 'front.' u oined
eyes protected BY enormous blue goggles with glasses on
the sides well N front These extraordinary precautions
That he he'd lost eye not IN duel a{ h" oeen cohnos
ported bu, by FILLING m open pentnie when ne W. Wy
AWAY and had been the scat of long and intense pam 40 Nu
as usual m such The other eye lad PARTICIPATED pus
M rst ve,r an t,ro of his residence this country ne was
uc tf0rhcd los he intense sunshine; but a'uNdid De-
canning used 10 It, he left on vail aud in other respects con
/ formed his costume t0 that Of lie people q.
Another comical illustration Of GmoWsNs rnling
pas, on is given thus;
cusson nom day 70 day With apparently gnaloea interest
iememOtI once we Lnu GaVus W St hon, With
ned To Ice very positive in order draw out the stores Of
hi noyglolee which WAS ,ay immense In that direction.
- '.'' -, 49, 20 r,rtoJ l,,viug no
ques unsettled The next day called 1T ms
ijgng e,iv i tbe afternoon knocked at the door OF his
room He shouted :" but opened the door
heard him eeatinc his adjacent bedroom lie thrust his
head out and seeing who Wa came back into ne poG
Absolutely in state nature He had his sPec,accs
in his hand be held pair Of drawers which be hid up
parnv been about 10 assume when arrived Shaking ihs
garment yehemeny with hand while with She other
, he gave cigar he broke ont a once IN o
torrent OF argument on the topic OF TIC preceding f uu
no reply; the frs pause suggested that he hal better
dress himself To this be paid no attention but stamped round
the continuing his ucum'n WIN ms usual Neleih'ce
and ,ouoity Haf honr he'd elapsed, when some one
knocked Gmowsh reared q" Come n " maia s.Iyan,
Opened The door ana o course instantly Ieui'ep iu!Hou
the KEY again ecaod the Coun 20 put on l clothes
some one Else a. Ills Desor" said tle Count know
his knock let ia ~ Desor Sw.ss scientific nln
who had lodged m De adjacent house Gmov'a apparently
involved IN az niie Wlh mn a'o "leI Ae '.igal'
took up que son Of natual-smy Ih Swiss however
did no; 10 contest he poiat whatever WINS and
soon went away On lis departure GmOvski lgan began h
medieval argument. but 20 'cy refused 20 stay unhss he
bedroom willie took M boob Etey and then, how.
ever be would sy out argue aouo fresh pont winch na1
iii, al the end Of tie third hour The onnourctuen Of dinner
lis sturdy independence stood him in good stead when
/ the wolf came 10 O. door
Disappointed in.hs fops OF getting employment as lecturer
which be had relied for subsistence GaowsA
ie' himself growing poorer and poorer as le h, LOCI o'
money be- hld brought nom Europe wasted away lsc dsc"
forts Of poverty AID NOT tend 10 sweeen ls temper nor 20
ahatc savage, independence Tie pordcT AID htrcer
as poorer lie very economical aud INDUCED IL
great consumer seldom .Inok than three -four day
But VIII oh his care his money was 81 lcngth exhausted h
which did and he Tow learned that from oe cause
which have .orsoeo nothing would be sent Inn Tor iha
year lie used 20 tell from day 20 day Of the progress
81, & ,,r.t care IN tbe wont he cold tnrD Him
self into al slnau md work his living paid te at
eno1 this ill Tor really the idea Of Gufowsk nd manual
labor dcuousv iIconeruous that could not orn any
definite conception y. 10 But De was more n earnest than
Going ou- dly d 1y usual hour to his lolsags found him
absent called again te ClIae OF Tie dy but Ae was sH
not 40 home TIE 1pe OF the house informed ne That be
had been 7el t' ify ugli1G The next day u wa. ,le
same. On the tt Day lay ~ Wat Tor mn OF evening AZ u.s.
lodging which ie about u1rE. Il most iOfOru
d1l With o., bands bterd hs clothes dusty ana exhibit
INK hu.r. every mara ~ extreme fatigue he cheerful,
howeyer and very olal and gave animated account Of
his sdyerlr ID. bis Irish life as be called it IL seems Ae
had - an ac!-Iuanc- with Mr. HOycy tlc proprietor oi
the large lur.rIs between Boston aud The colleges ald
on iIe morning tIs day which found Jim absent from
his lodging, h- hst 20 Hoyey ial qieici himself as
aboie n As garden H0e,v ssound'd the proposition,
bur the Count insisted lni h1y spade was given 20 hin
anl he get 20 work Ike ga freshman. as De
delighted o. express Of. II drc1di1-7 wea-.sons
than getting 10 debt 10 could earn dollar dly and that
would pos for L b1r and h ogar He Ind clothes enough
De thought 20 list hin tho rest OF his csfec1ly he nddd
s9meN dosuy ne DOT likely 20 1--we long Under tho
Irish yeg'isr
Iao ls Joke carried far elo1sh and that IL
tms in,efers accordingly went next Day 20 Boston onl
calling the publisher Of then somewhat houIshng weekly
ueEsrapef nOW called The Bjsfoa N'H described
10 hin tie Situation and Co... capacities 81 uON,s ana pro
Do,pi Lat Jld employ The Count 10 write article Oirct
sonsbs tslgtL sloh about European life for which ne
was 20 b. pat ~ undertook 9, revise GurOwks English
sufficiently 70 make u ineligible. The publisher readily
acos1.a % this proposition, aud the Count when
1 Communicated II % hin. delighted q Il
he haG foua3 go1nine the language Of today. had
struck lie He already, ~ spite o! BIO plnopphi. c.ceT
fitness beatty labor Hih the spade Tor which Ie
was to:av united he resumed his pen with alacrty, ild
wrO;s az article private life OF the Russian court which
fisher o. Tie hssu who greatly pleased With Il aad
readily pad t.s stipulated prce
"The President and His AccOmpces presents the
character Of Nc. johnson IN an u1enyiable light.
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