Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-30
WaIter SaxageyHIand0ve Life
ak Bath.

WaIteriSatagey an Life
at Bath.
AT recent meeting OF the Bath Literary |
and T loHsphical Association. a paper was |
readl y Mss43 KaSpendero on the late VS..
Iand6r, an which some interesting partitur
liars, derived from trustworthy friends, are
= given of his lifein Bath previous to. his
-7final departure ; to Italy, wheresfh he died.
q Landor lived at Noe 3 River. street, near
: the park. He occupied the two drawing
rooms, and his bedaroom and dressing
room were Immediately above. He always
spoke OF Bath with enthusiasm as an un-
4, .rivalled winter residence ~ bright, clear
and dry; No epigram passed his lips satirr
izing the saunterin9 steps of the inhabi-
tants, or the hot, blue waters of the springs;
: nor did he ever gfumble spitefuIly at the 4
are very apt to bar the way Of pedestrians.
:. He. was great walker, and was generally
dressed In the shabbiest clothes. His unl-
breffa was a marvel Of untidiness, and he
wore an old hat slouched backwaruly so as
TO display the large front OF a fine bald
head. In this gtise the literary veteran
went forth on his daily rounds. He never
paused to look in at shop windows. nofsdid
he seem to covet any mans goods, except
his pietufes. He IA laf1ifes6ed no corsciousl
ness of weather. time, or space To look
at1him you would say that he saw neither
sun. moon or stars, for he always gazed
grimly on, the greunds A great flood, hail,
storm. very vivid fghtning. or other re-
smaFkable phenomena might attract his at
tendon but those of an ordinary descrip-
tion passed apparently. nnheeded. be was
destitute of all scientific instruments. and
probably did not know the uses of the COM
monest. He never took part in conversation
relative to. barometers, thermometers or
telescopes. 1t is doubtful whether he was
ssacquainted with the points ofsthe compass,
or the signs of the zodiac. He was child
ishly innocent and careless about all sob
iectiVes,n save that he valued at their prop
sers worth gold, silver and jewels. There
was one creature In the animal Kingdom
(which Landor appeared to love above all
other creatures and this was a pretty dog
of the Ponleranian breed, his constant
companion for several years.. No atfectton
was too bountiful for this dog-no offering
too dainty. ut is impossible - Landor
used TO say, with great vehemence. |" that
9 can ever survive nv dog, should 1t die
ssbefoFe fden But, alas the day came when
the mastery was seen walking alone, some
SIwhat sadder than usual, but not otherwise
ediscomposed, and benevolent inquiry re-
vealed the mournful fact that the dazzling
little feathery dog had departed this life,
and would never more be seen following
his fond master. The walls of Landor's
drawing-rooms were covered with paint
ings, and some were placed on chairs.
These paintings we're OF various values;
a few were genuine works of old masters,
the greater portion copies. The fact is. that
although Lan1or possessed theatrical
knowledge of the schools of painting, ne
bad no practical knowledge OF pictures. a
shabby piece of col0red canvas was often
gloritied by him into an old master, and
placed into gorgeous frame; and Landor
then led his friends up to it as to an awful
q shrine. Few could help enjoying such
Jest as this. He valued one picture, which
he held to be by :. s.Correggjo,p at fL2OQ
L. a hot ho
not take sovereign less for it. Most oi
his other pictures were valued by hundreds
of pounds. Amid much rubbish and 1ul-
posture there were few positive treasures
He possessed two undOubted Turner's, in
onfhat great painters style of 1928; one OF
two Copley Fieldings, Cox, and Nico-
las Poussin. There were also few. other
good pictures by artists of less renOwn
The wallsof the staircase of his house were
covered with pictures, as were also those
r of his bedroom. His landlady, too, turneC
her rooms into a picture-gallery, adOrn1nf
them with the pictorial crumbs which fell
from her patrons table. Landor had few
books in Bath, but those were of high or
! der of excellence. His habit was to spenc
: the morning. in writing and reading, anC
the afternoon in walking. He almost al
ways called on his friends on Sunday af
-ternoous. he largely illustrated in his owI
ylife the doctrine of q plain living aud high
thinking" He never went to private par.
ties or public amusementS, ana mated mOOS
with the severity of au intellectual re-
publican. He detested Kings, bishops anG
priests, always excepting julius Hare, fol
sawhom he entertained a sincere frienship
ssAll orders and hereditary castles seemed {.
efhfrn be deeply stained with original sin
-HIr fine, Landor while he lived In Bath wa
osa keen, satiric, epigrammatieo man, abrup
Iaand not at ueopious in conversation
sibluntly cordial to few new friends, bu
with antfpathies much stronger and NOR
.aabundaut than This bsympaihies! Such ar
bthe leading characteristics of Walter SaVag'
ii Landlords he was known in Bath. fqa5
eai 5sle7a Soufhein Crop News.
Wheat and other cereal crops in Texas, o
which an unusually large breadth has beel
planted, are looking splendidly, and the
Lone Star planters anticipate the biggesl
harvest they ever had.
The Corpus Christi Texas Advertise
states that many persons in Nucces, Liv'
Oak and San Patrieio counties, are engaged
thiseyears in planting sea-island cotton
Fhecouatry is as well adapted to the busi
ness as any. poFtionsof the Gulf coast, and
I'VE doubt not that it will prove highly
- The Rqnctero says that Mr.. McLaughlin
at the Britton Rancho, is putting in croj