, 1869-01-03

rp1s. rpop. he rhAd beauty. weAf&t and
,dsatson!: 10 the.e he a5ded accomplish
reata md = tine address. There Eas sstaaE
,hilo.opber, Aa.es ~Ncadeis4ohn. = Ono
II his uncls - Hls IN author
MS the wife Of the celebrated critic, Fred
.5isk eehlsEel. Hls iathes VIZ leaaing
|e1tof.- Her brother Wss Consul General +
Roxne.~ and 4 distfnguiaded> pAtroa o. HL
6ne wR1 horself superior wouxus talented, /
cultivated and RELIGIOUS, with = keep faAght i
heF M for tho i1a}afnE of sac6 : ehild- Nor
was Andf1asohu the onlT Erusus among he1
children. Bis sister FsunY, Vile of H:nsel11
the Court painter, xhs almost5 perhaps quite |
a. gifted, 4 she bad chosen to merge the wo-
ntn into the artist. He tells n, somewhere.
merry Jourgrr slster; and his brother panl Il |
a man Of Intellect and culture.
So the young Felix GALE into The world |
under happy sn.pices, and was appropriately |
named. Nor did bis gooc luck eTer des:Tt |
h mn, x hs M wa1 hspPy si ~ ~. be saea
waa briliiset; his private and domestic rela.
tioEs ere unclouded, And be hxd no material |
an1ietles. Hls disposition was b1oyant snd
elattlc; his nature tipEulafly gentle and
chndlile. He looked always a. the sunnlest |
side Of men md things, and had 4 deep
and &bEdinr religious filth. Tins 1oyed and
petted By Ill, what mora could he wish for,
Or tto world give. The only fault that VIC
can ind with him y that he vas too hnln=ss
and TOO h.ppy. We should like him The BET:
something 70 BE- sorzy for. Tic current Of
his life flowed too noo:h1y, too e!en. There
werr probably few rjppses on the surlAce.
for, BE had mobile artiatic temperament,
and was keenly susceptible. But hia IN
ee: we're 11 @il1osed @are esa1i5 e III. sspo.e.
II be bad suffered. tho tame OF bis genius
might have been changed, but would Ii have
been for the better = Possib1y not. More
passionate, think, but less pnfs:
rcer ran pazal1el WITH that Of Robert schu-
Eanu md Frederick ChoI tE, who came into
tho world one ye1r lster. Ills residence WAS
mostly at Berlin, uuti1 he wa1 cducased- Is
bis parents removed there In bis infancy.
He Was 4 preeoeions child, but quite fee
precociour Children. We do not hear Of hi1
being very dreamy, nor very melancholy, nor
ittfsctable In any way; be was uedtheI vain
nor selt4c rnscioua, but bright, eaEcf, conad-
ins and altogether geutal.
Although hls first ard greatest lore was
| lt1poesible In eoclal circle that represented
! the tcieuee, art and literature Of Berlin. We
| can picture the handsome, exthusiassc boy,
Listening earnestly to the starea OF wisdom
that fell from the lips Of humboldt laugh
Ing 1t tho odd abstrscu Tons Of Hegel playing
his curly head thoughiiuIy bent, and =
.ous look in his face, na his little hand
gr1sped the pen thAt detlcate1y and rApldIy
traced his childish fancies. 1hen throwing
aside study md thought, he would run into
the garden With biz plnymatcs, lcaptnE and
| 1jF7h la 4 d a ha m
REST Of them.
He had hls smsn gricks too. H1s father
was q rigid man Of the old school, aud auf-
fered no faults to paas unchecked. His chill
aren veEs ee5r'nlly, syen 1svessly, tr.'nsa,
command which made Mendel.sohn Ill hi.
life superior TO the Impulses that hare
wrecked 20 many artists. His teacher, In
counterpart, was the grave And classic
Feltcr, VerJ learned, but also tery stern. Ue
none too gentle with him. Fearing to make
him rain, he WIS very spas1Dg OF his praises
and bis rough Criticisms must have wounded
the ser sitiTc child sometimes.
When he rss sirteen Jears CID his lathe.
took hin 10 Partst to consult Cherubin, as tl
his future. Tbs venerable man praised hl!
talent, and Fave him his blessing. Henccfortt
his vocation vaa decided.
He had already written several opcre:tM
besides 1nanJ minor lnstrumrntal pieces
which were Performed In the home circle
tie even then could play anything that
could" writes Aoscheles, "Aad evaspet
the slightest hint with lightning like tspid
fty." He finished the Overture to Mle
summer Nights Dream before be was seren
teen, although be did not Writa the rest o
Al this time be wis devoted to ''.,t3n sui
spirit life." he loved to body forth Nth
foral Of things unknown, sud gtre 10
"AifY noa hiuzs local hah!tauon and nanaa.'
Hc had, too, a fne descriptive vein, which |
hsppily Illustrated tn the popular cytrtur
IA Calm Sea and Happy ToyaEr." H
H. m!r H. saa 1p ponts 81 y aasqT
sister asked him 10 describe the Hebridss
"1t csn't be told only Played" he replied
and sittlng down to the ptano he struck Int
the Wild Osaiaule theme which he afterward
. wrought into The overture.
Shortly after ffaviuK the University of Bel
, In he vent to Italy. BE WA then tueu.J
J one year. old. aud Just entering upon b
career. Els hopes wcre bright and hiA tutur
radiant with momise. l have sAi1 betol
, that he had beauty, but 1t WAS 50 rcuarkAal
hsaid that the glowing description eiyon b
the suthorras Of Charles Anchester, who ha
. fdeaHZed Acnde1ssohn In herherp, scsrcel
/ | exceeds the truth. Hls face WAS fuu, Al
J rsther thoughtful than dreamy, 4 prof
, slcn Of dark curlinE halr clustered around h
. III, vaite forphcad. hue Romau no:
and t1m but deIiele mouth gare a. aH
!: nobility aud command to his dellcAtely CHI
t t-elled feAturcs- HIS dark eye was clear, cAlt
) and pcuett attnk, bat wonderfully bsil1at
! strong feeling. HIs dgure wa4 slight, his ca
. rasee carele<sIy graceful, his manners co1
/ teous and hfxh-hrrd.
{ With such persouaf attractions, added |
: the prestige o' family and the magnetism
Il ccufus, be sets out upon his travels, Fir
! he vl.lia Goethe. BE writes very simply -
o | nAIycly Of the kindly words be received fro
. this leading spirit Of 4 generation gone bS.
= thfe wh1te.hAlred man who had taken him
bis heart while yet a child, and kept war
Q bow ho sat In DARK corner, like Juplt
L fonaos, listening to his playiug, his o
IS eyes hashipg' on him how ho talked
u bcott aud Schiller and LAmart1ue, and art a
+" the the&sse, and Iose-playluIly forb!adn
@ ted 70 df'Ts to ss.1s a ese.uss 81 ve'y ptst
!, pluDee him Into misery" VERY cossidsr.
il 81 tbe grand old man who haa plunged
g many others into a Ike misery. When Ne
Ir dc1stohn came home Goethe vas dead.
+, Ihcue1t winter be apcus IN Rome. II IL
&c pleasant picture he givee Us Of hla Tile theic
X the 6.nny room III small house In the Pllzl
"a di spaEpa, tho Grand plano, the portznlts
r Palestsaua, Ailexr md 7o1her M asters, nj
"a the tcarvs Of their music lying arou1
h .'{.; ~ p'''4 '4sea sa an md +; e
~ y; he he '15s eSn,ehes' ssa fhe I sis s1eetnS:
,e. speeds with his friends. He Ia much ri
A. tic srrt.ts At Rome. He has taste th
ns way htmselE and sketched uorr or less
Ut bis life. Hi descriptions ot The old tal
Penetrating and thoughtful. Nc disce
alvays the asme 1ovu Of earnestaess q
tsuth. The zame scoEn Of eoucelt and adtc
ti"o. He has, loo. The genuine Greek loys
beautiful forms. He shrtnks from q pain
id.s, however art,stscal,y Il may be P
be I'll BIZ discriminating remarks upon It Il
~ led him 10 say ot sheltcy's "Centl:" Il
:, too horrible It Is abomnahle. caul
Il Ike zach poem"
II &c elrea Us pleasant glimpsea Of maoy .
nd ttngulshed mtn-of Bronson, with VII IN
IA. dtnes md discusses music II Horace yct1
H.. "the little thin Frtnrhnnan, with stiT r
aa' nair aut The ribbon Of the Legion Of Hono
10, OF ThorR aldseu, to whom he somttts
'les plays tn the nosning wh.le he Is 1t we
70 became ho lovcs music.
ich Bur amid iii The e1citcments OF tsarel
~ neEtE forcea his own work. lie tries
a1 dnlsh his ecotch sYmphony, but caurut
l5 call the - misty ecoteh uood." He gr1s
batter with she italian sSmphony. It's col
md hgts ssrner. For the momcnt b. casc
Sr ever. He commences the muslc 70 fioetl
"" Nalpu,xts Might while fresh from the
nat thos's influence. Falnes or witches,
ela- all tbe tame ha alwsys had talhls
the them"
s.r. Thus far his music has. been mostly
49, ecri; tiye, or de1leately imaginative. \
the era of tentt,nent begins in Those c1Qut
soe lyrics which open new ae!d for tht p!s
Ing fo.te-his ''eonEs Without Tosuk-'' s
to | are soothing ~ the dreamy air 81, Ven
;11r which suggested them others hFe fft1e
The anow-clad hiih others st'ii Are te,
Aao - lUre or melancholy ~ it, regrets.
lxve raEeiy. u eTef, strikes htKh key Of
d., siun likn sehumAnn; he i. never fttfui
In drp&irtnx like Chopin; but he catches
be. sae tas se.5nf oo1os y. netn.a1
It. 3he1e are urnea Hhen We cannot b.
en-. to either Of the others. TheY arc too he
i to breaking. Mendelssohn We can ala
The hear. He erangs repose esrn rhen +