, 1869-01-10

iemnetan, pts *htrc the Imagination larv.ly
predom1uates over tho seasea- It y the sad.
dast oi dcst.nies, Jet oue for which the errry.
dav VI rid b.s tue least sFmpathY.
Hero liss thr secret Of Chopp's keen suE.
| Fl rire. As veil a: bi, peculiar power Of d.
itnrssipr delicate shades Of feeilng aud sub
IL fnneF e1p;r uees--a powrF which na othcr
srtlsi possessed sn Ill equal degree. He com
hines With .his brood!ng, northern nstusu,
cur Spr.5 southern. lis 1uiher wts French.
desccpt In TIE atr7 setting be Often gives to
Iiz g!onmy ..aneirs. a. sparkling dorltura
sudd, nlF islls like dAsh Of sueshinc upon
darker oy contract. Tbs elect IL unsqnc.
II r1res his music slngularly hstul, ethereal
| chatAc;el.
Of tie details Of hi. carly life We know ve.y
Little. He waa born in Wsrtaw II 1910. His
! ch!ldhNd seems to hare been fortunate. lie
| Bis parents were In moderate circumstances,
but his rsmaskable gifts attracted the atten-
t1on of Priuce Raux1wlli, who xarc HIN
liberal education. W'1le yet iu his youth he
vas introduced into polished and cour1y
| circle, where be caught the tone Of rare and
| exquisite rtdpen ent which always distiu-
| Eulshets him both Il q man Hud an artist.
[ Uls trkt musical ttsintng wns III tho sercrc-
! II elastic school ct Sebastian Bach. Al.
| though he could hardly hare had strong
affinity Tor this profound matter Of form,
| there Is no doubt ths. the discipline sud
MoWledse thus acquired greatly notified
the future creations Of u genius that was pat
uralty erratIc- If he lett the old paths, j:
was btcause he found better way. His
| wandering fancieb could not be fettcred.'
! They broke from the restraint OF rules into
the taadowy. undulating forms that we're The
| only Fit expression tor them.
Before be left Ptland We have . glimpse Of
young er1 whom he loved, and who ever
| afier cherished bis memory. He parted from
bet with bis other friends, and neYee sew her
| again. now atEong this lie was, OF hoT
deeply the separation affected him, we can
| not jutsr. 1t may have been one Of the
transient passions OF youth tllst 1earc no
| permanent tracc.
It's probable that the great heart histnry
| OF his liz waA connrctcd with Madam 6aud.
She seems to haEe broken through hi. re-
Berve, aLd penetrated TO tho tnnernost re-
cesses Of his eoul. He had dislike of Ill.
e,a1y Wnmtu, and It WIS many gears betort
he would cpnseut TO meet her. But all ht!
ptejucIces yaLkhed a. soon ~ he came II
contact With this rich and lu1urfant nature,
as rare and artistic a. LIS :1,xn, With ~
touched by her kindness, al charmed by
her bri!l[uncy. FF.m that time Lc had teN
Int. rests apart from her.
Shortly afterwards she went to the 1s1e o1
| N:1orcn lor tic hca!th b Of one Of her children
! L0G|1lu hu9 tuutIsIK kEFETC1y lFUu l0C pul
mopary disease TO which be Was Tleilu
ior 70 1uupy years, ahd, hopfcg to lind re
lief ironi tho mild air of the south. he &C
c4uranfed her. They passed thu wiuter Ii
lonely and picturesque spot Oh tue shore
| o. tic Mediterranean. Beneath tbe 1hadoW
| c.uLed lie. The mo. nines were devoted "
MatRmc Sald to her children. Chop
rluyed or wrote. In the cruniugs they rsA
or walked among tlv lvy-huug cloisteFs tna =
looked 70 weird and old In the moonlight
II wss Lerc, ,haunleI by thc Wild riI II y bic
! riuGtn9 torcver 10 his ear, that he wrote som
uf bis .lncst trcludce. Many ct them
wt5tcs George aInd, ".ugee,t the funcru
/ chants Of Tie uaoukI, o1hers arc soft an
! melancholy They came 10 him 10 hours {
I Auus htnt aud health ia the laughter ot chtldre
l undo. tue indow, la tina lAr oil tinkttng Z
' guitars, In tho song oi birds under the dew
! lcusra, .. tue Bsxhs 81 the pale roses blossom
I Ing uppu tho s;ow.''
" Hui ,boy seldom sugRcs. tue cool rol
fre.lDcAs u nature. We End scarcely trat
Of Thu lsoc outward lI'u ,ha; Is pictured !
, dlos Of Haydn or MozsI
He awc1Is upon Tho inucr ruther than Il
- outtr NDtll-nsuaily MItou tho innor wor
! In ita tsddcst mood. Ererything that ra,t
through l4s mind Ia tdcnltrrd intensified.
tinrcs tho simplrst objects viii shr da'
grown Tulbs tccuflod wild legends ot his r,
tlvs land. 4 ho sunshine was 4 9leAm
10 eIAual nSo' uen sy ~" aa.4 ~ s'Asn -
r VISA \ tad AutDaA cry. Tho raan.dtops y,
y tel'"s "!nn. ,,. ~ Il! TO- "' i"'''k '''
u IL thIY extreme Autljoct!vity lio rrmin
"a one ollcn Ut Shelley, " bose gctlu+ nttl cllt
=. urter had u,suy 5ulala In cututoon With
X OWL: hotL "ftc e1".' ~ ,I.I,n.i ~" -. ~ I
ia eFctne' Notn eauSh. t11' sr."" - = = =
p: tnen tnc "eua9uue NY " .n'nSs, ~ =
T.. r. theta Wa !htNc ptt!S'us'ause ~.
vi !aca!: ana w ta!g u. A.}At.stsn 'aI1 uo.""
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no sabtt oehshs1 ~ f1pSShon, tas ~ ~
'ut st,a'oua t Ply " .csA ,.as1. stn,,rhI ~
"tu' & aag nneuu"s ~ ons'
in4st sni. lnlo aaNslc AeMutine..
1yrs Isav h. nI,tc1rj y i,iv. Shulley vasm,
'" s. IVY taI.' ~. 1y y.,,.,'. t,.i,,,,sc,
Iui1p I3,! H., ~ m "I ,,n..on,i cont"., With
. Ie1sS Nil ~ W. uusuu ,.,, So 80" sill, =,
ug nu .r,,. y H. "ae W. - Sn,'',n NM .hsauk frn,,
49, ~ 'n,.,,lss,, "i III .n,innr', ihc ,,,nn4nh
~ en n,."a;+,t,.- ,',ini,"'> i, " :. traa IL.
- t,cn Hsr1,o- "a. al that Tina tia lead
nuet n.t ~. VI" NJ. y w. ~ ,ira,,.
si,e - ,o,:r inT jrf1naii,v Of i,is nEn ...ni
M, l,rrsi,s. ;scre A. anything revolution
IN III ci,,rarters Exen th.se pr,,cIpic;
never rnrrird IN their ul,imata couciuslo
i hR sfN,.tf ~ jj+ft
Id ti,.s p.,,c .asyr ann he nhket.f to f3srt
In .en ,hst h. desit vii, ,,Ss.ion in ,ro b
ua. .Fnd f,rra
W At1 H.r n,an. ~ lara he sn4nt Ills SUMMER
ar Mimi lie cnun,rv n.siI.ncc al Npda
80. sand. Hero nc *as more fetHf q, ana
tur mi ~ n..cr 1nr.I fIr toun1ry fnr
- ".,h .f,;'n. ua r.efsrr..1 P.,;s Ht.
los ,5'n,c ans v h..tcr s1rtcd 10 llia IaNned
aeo varisnIe 1t,ntarau,ut. Cottagt wI:h
Of n,,d ,sis|.tion M ant 1cno.., In The min
III. ami .1ci,,s,ve circles to Which be had ACC
,Dr. n 1n.r h. Ycnniir suppt,ttd. TOD. ihal
a, resitls rr.ciyed fresh Impulse ircm the !
| ;fal1 rr1uu that gathered around Mad
sus. nr,, nc hrrs'
.ud Ihe5,. ", Franz List. most licry
~ .,c,t.,c n, n,,;.ts wh' n .honin lny..
~ ,roii ~ hoa. in,r-urrt his .,,rn n1tsl,. and
os has najl hI.I Lie most graceful tril
atls errr neld liz ore artist. to- auott
Viar1o,, With hit vile, Pauline Garcia, 81
~ o;f,n1. nInssc,hr.r' ~ .c1,unus ns C,bt
9'ns Gm"1 n,,;.n.i a,,s Inc, nnsh,.1 sv;,h ,i,e
Spe MT r. -, ~. Tnr1,cnots and Robert lc
es; VIZ the r,,n1c 1~,blarne: tnc ill.f
ale, Nnnrrit, md he though ,(ul Hitler; Eus
line 1ielacro;1- Silent. drea,ny. revolving thc
-a-o n'iIsrtnirs n maicrr rumunuc MI: ii,
'ese st ',,1;snt ~ .atir;x:s md saddest ofr
J ID InSt I ". 49,. ~ x.ss;hI, ,-s.an,,r,c-
MY h.e czrn tntn. :. Vtefnr Huro airt adv e-a,I
tic 1'sas, o~n "a ss,,rc,. ~ natnIe snd If Eie
i or ~ 49, 49,. ofhnrx n,tis nrftxt*- rh1nsnr,
~ nnl;;ic,onS NJ INV VII, f Il, f,und somc,ns, ak
,his r,n1r, ,s;drd w,,Ynnc.
!, 50 c,,, =, shI. brilliant c{rcln Ch
1om .,,aa.; ~ row sitrn, and lost In tie :
cert 1 Ss,.S u.foa,cs thni hauntr,] hi. .rI{n.
m. nn,,,tnt, ~, With enthusiasm M hr nl,y.
.1,r t,t.,-o,isrd 20 his runt Listeners. xnti
mr. ~ er nrrc,,tsr ii, ,asan1fr upon matters
, n to',,,,,G IL Ai. arr.
..rtr~ - mood ,nc1inca. he Hould leave