The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-09

tered Rullof approached with two dilapi-
dated chairs, and with the most winning
courtesy, asked us 10 be seated. and OF
fered 70 relieve me Of my hat. He at
down upon his rude pallet opposite me,
and l told him had seen the criticism re-
ferred 70 above, and that had ,desired 70
learn how he had acquired his knowledge
Of the old languages. He rsplied, with q
smile, that he had obtained II al by hon.
est work; that he had never been In a
college or university, but that from bow
hood he had hld most intense interest n
the beauty and The siren 9Th Of the .Greek
tongue. He compisined that he had been
iaughed q by the public q q superficial
scholar, and wanted me 70 satisfy mypelf
on that, and then hear what be had to say
about the formation Of language, L re.
piled, that ~ We had no tsxtbooks. I
could not examine him. TO which he re-
joined thst many 'of thc classical author,
he knew By heart and would try and re-
pest tpestions if ! vsuld 1ugxest where he
should begin. ru Thinking that something
from the Ismorsbilis might be sppropri-
ase to bis present needs, I suggested the
third chapter, hrst book, where the sesti-
Hents Of Socrates with reference TO God
and duty In their purity and exaltation
approach 90 near TO biblical revelation;
and he Mt once gave mo the Greek Other
parts # the same work as well as the Iliad
OF Homer and some Of the plays Of Sopho-
cies, he showed great familiarity with.
Then, In order to show bis thoroughn sss,
he criticised the common rendering Of
certain passages, and he did IL with such
subtlety and discfimin ation and elegance
n a N a IN hof AL L.. n
nicer points wss moro remarkable than
his powers Of memory in fact 1 should
say that subtlety reasoning and analysts
was the marked characteristic of his mind.
I'm ;,ons or .t&0y passages of Homer, in
partieular, he showed great acuteness of
criticism, and a most thorough apprecia-
tion Of the grandeur Of the sentiment.
One, or two orsh9lsring Of President FELTON,
he opposed most vigorously, and when
supported the common version he quoted
from . vast range Of classics 10 confirm his
His theory Of language l cannot enter
upon here, for 1t Is too subtle for the gen.
erai fnader. It il very original, is quite
contrary to the established views upon
comparative philology, and probably will
never be OF any practical use. Most per-
sons think him a monoma aniac on this, and
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!oIog"% examine tne manuscript OF his
sork. ne urgeo me 20 come with several
'ucn men, sno saSe tme TO sec whether
.s ,,s .he'ry uue' nc asked my pardon
VI .n1 aPPa.ent aogmansm OF the state
nent wv sao no ieN convinced that this
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