The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-06

called his attention TO the circumstance as we
rose from table. Landor became flushed, and
greatly agitated: MY dear Count dOrsay,
thank you! Ny dear Count d'Orsay, i thank
you from my soul for pointing out to me the
abominable condition to which | am reduced.
If had entered the drawing room, aud pre-
sented myself before Lady Blessington in 50
absurd light, l would have instantly gone
home, put pistol to my head, and blown my
brains OUT
Mr. Forster tells a similar story of his
keeping company waiting dinner, through
losing his way, and of his seeing no remedy
for that breach of politeness but cutting his
throat, or drowning himself, unless a coun-
tryman whom he met could direct him by
short road to the house where the party were
assembled. Surely these are expressive
notes on the gravity and reality of his explo-
sive inclination to kill kings!
His manner towards boys was charming,
and the earnestness of his wish TO be on equal
terms with them and to win their confidence
was quite touching Few, reading Mr.. Fors-
ters book, can fail to see in this his pensive
remembrance of that 'studous wilful boy, at
once shy and impetuous,' who had not many
intimacies at Rugby, but who was generally
popular and respected, and used his influence
often to save the younger boys from undue
harshness or violence The impulsive yearn-
ings of his passionate heart towards his own
boy, on their meeting at Bath, after years of
separation, likewise Jurn through this phase
of his character.
But more spiritual. softened, and unsef-
ish aspect of it was to be derived from his re-
spectful belief in happiness which he himself
had missed His marriage had not been a
felicitious one-it may be fairly assumed for
either side-but no trace of bitterness or dis
trust concerning other marriages was in his
mind. He was never more serene than in the
midst of a domestic circle, and was invari-
ably remarkable for a perfectly benignant in
terest in young couples and young lovers.
That, in his ever-fresh fancy, he conceived in
this association innumerable histories of him
self, involving far more unlikely events that
never happened than Isaac dIsraeh ever i'm
agined, is hardly to be doubted; but as to this
part of his real history he was mute, or re-
vealed his nobleness in an impulse to be
generously just. We verge on delicate
ground, but a slight remembrance rises in
the writer which can CRATE nowhere. Mr..
Forster relates how a certain friend, being in
Florence, sent him leaf from the garden of
his old house at Fiesole That friend had
first asked him what he should send him
home, and he had stipulated for this gift
found by Mr.. Forster among his papers after
his death. The friend, on coming bacl, to
England related to Landor that he had been
much embarrassed, on going in search of the
leaf by his drivers suddenly stopping his
horses ina narrowla lane, and presenting him the
friendD to La Signora Landora. The lady
was walking alone on a bright Italian winter
day; and the man, having been told to drive
TO the Villa Landor, inferred that he must be
conveying guest or visitor. Il pulled off
my hat said the friend, ''apologized for the
coachman's mistake, and drove on. The lady
was walking with rapid and firm step, had
bright eyes, fine fresh color, and looked ami
mated and agreeable Landor checked off
each clause of the description, with stately
nod Of more than ready assent, and replied,
with all his tremendous energy concentrated
| into the sentence:-"And the Lord forbid
| that l should do otherwise than declare that
she always was agreeable-to every one but
mel"