New-York tribune., 1873-02-12
BOSTON.
,,rrPAruRE AND LECTURES.

sONG-THE BOsT0NIAN WHO HAS IRAN-
FLEDr-A NEW POEM BY BAYARD TAYLOR
EMILY FAITHFUL IN THE HUB.
rRon REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THB TRIBUNRI
Boston, Feb. 10.-Ihe Atlantic Monthly for
March will open with Paron's account OF The Quarrel
Of Jefferson and Hamilton" IN connection with this ne
quotes Jeersons advice to his daughters-advlce wmch
could scarcely be too often repeated he begged Vheh
30 avoid breaking with dsagreeable people, as long as
they possibly could with honor He thought that sacr
ces suppressons OF feelings for such an object cost
much less pain than open separation The effort re-
auired for sefcontrol is forgotten, but an open
rupture "haunts the peace OF every day." Acting upon
these IDEAS and nterpoSng between himself aud any
one who was dsagreeable 20 him shield Of punctious
politeness jefferson was a difficult person 10 quarrel
with. Hamilton, too, was an exceedingly good fellow
nnable at home. and agreeable abroad. Mr.. Partons
account OF the differences between them, when both
members of washngtons Cabinet is full OF interest
One smiles reading the kind Of accusations, in
those days Of which present political campaigns are
fu That stanch old Republican Thomas Jefferson, dis
quieted himself about nepotism rs much as did the
Liberal Republicans Of 1872
"Ihave never inquired" said he what number OF
relations and friends OF senator's representatives,
printers, other useful partisans Col Hamilton has
provided for among the hundred clerks oi ms DEPART
TKent the thousand eXcisemen Custom-houSe oincers
loan officers appointed by him. OF at ms nod ana spresd
the Union nor could ever have imaglned tnst ne
man who has the shutting Of millions backward and
forward from paper into money aud money INTO paper
from Europe TO America, and America TO Europe, 1ne
dealing out of treasury secrets among ms Heuds III
what time and measure he peases, and who never Sips
OF making friends with his means-that such
"a one, j say, would have brought forward a charge
against for having appointed the poet Freneau trans
hating clerk 10 my office, with salary of $3.50 year,
Prom the politics Of the past we go on to 80 The Ma
donna of the Futuro"a tale marvelousy well told, by
Henry James, rsubtle ssgacous. tender and all too
true Its hero is a poor, little American artist, whom
The sOry-teler first met by moonlight and midnight in
F1orence-a shabby little who had given up all his
life TO vision and sentiment-the vision OF the
great immortal picture he TO paint the sentiment
of worship for earthly, not heavenly beauty
and very human Weaknesses but who seemed TO him
an incarnation Of all the possible gories of wcmanhood
Nothing pathetic he conceived than the faith
of the poor artist in this woman, who could afford to
It called old since she had made twenty years pass Ike
a atwelvemouth" and his after wreck, Of disenchant-
ment and dsmay and death, when at last swift and
cruel glare Of illumination revealed to him that he had
been dawder through life the foolish worshiper Of
GAY IDOL dreamer whose dreams found interpreta-
ton m his work failure for whom the best refuge was
the grave Some OF the artistic rhapsodes which Mr.
James puts into the mouth OF this poor bafled painter
are too beautiful 20 overlooked. OF the airest Of Ra
Yhael's vrgins-thc lovely Madonna OF the Chair-he
t1tlaims:
..Othcr works are Of Raphael; this Is Raphael him
self Others you praise. yOu can qualliy you can
mtasuIt, eAl5iI aSoSun. @ i m t @ eiC eou ne vySaiscd
among men. whilcAthis divine mood was upon hm but
n.
had nothing more 20 teach him Think OF n awhile,
fIeud aud YOU n admit that m not raying. Think OF
hs seeing that spotcss image, not for moment ior
dawn "a happy dream. as "a restless feverht, not as
poet m "a five minutes frenzy time 20 snatch his phrase
while the slow labor Of the brush went while the foul
Vapors Of life interpOsed and the fancy ached with
q master, certainly But ali. what % seer :"
Don't you imagine" ! answered " that he hau a
6u,nisb tbe miracle, He took mis- hnt OF course, and
fIp s.
vas. But. meanwhile, the painters idea had taken
wings No lovely human outline could charm II 10 vul-
gar fact the fair form made perfect he rose to
s"Tmuned with IN face 10 face and resolved into finer
and oveer trnth the purity which completes the
perfume completes the rose. That's what they cdli
idealsn ,the word Is vastly abused, but the Thing s
good"
Edward Howland contributes interesting paper on
"The Abb6 Gallant Robert Dale owen devotes this in
staIlmeut account Ofhs father, Robert owen, at
New Ianark. Rose Terry sings charming little song,
which following the example OF The Atlantic ! viii
sandwich Just here. between my graver matters. See
how It sets itself TO music:
BEST.
"IOve is better than house OF lands:
70, SIR stephen, IN ride with thee!'
Quck she steps where the cOurser stands
LIght she springs to the saddietree.
Love II better than kin or kin:
80 close she Cung aud so close Clasped he,
They heard no sob Of the bitter wind
Nor the snow that shuddered along the lea.
Low Is better than life or BREATH
The drifts the horses
Softly they sink 10 the soft, cold death,
And the suOw-shroud folds them silently.
Houses and lands are gone for ave.
Klth and KIN Ike the wild wind fee
Life and breath have huttcred away.
But love hath DlOSsOmed eternaly.
Edward Spencer speaks a Good Word for Quacks )"
aud directly after If % take away the occupation Of
both "quacks" and regulars George A. Shove (what
pushing sort OF name puts forth, with the title Of Life
Under Glass a plan for a stupendous Winter garden,
aud other complaints aud turn the Winter Of discon
tent 10 glowing and glorious Summer. Methusaeh died
young, ia comparison 70 the age 10 which may all
reasonably hope TO attain. when Mr. ShOves fancies be
come facts. IT, every month praise the Chance Ac
quaintance" Of Mr.. Howels II Is because /
strained thereto by the great pleasure his acquaintance
gives me In number, have a keen personal sym
pathy with Kitty in her discovery that Bostonian
who had been much In Europe might be very
Portable 10 the simple, untravelod American" How
wen Mr.. HOwens has Disseminated this type
Of wlse and travelled BostOnian when 1
IN Rome" came in, like a chorus, IN the con
versation Of typical BOsoRienne. to whom had the
inestimable pleasure and profit OF listening for few
minutes the other day. Have all the in Boston
Ieen 10 Rome g cned In despair the bright little En-
lSh gir TO whom she had been talking. This fling at
"the travelled is sheer envy and mali gnity my part
for-i confess itI have never been 20 Rome. But Mr.
Howes has lived for years abroad and what envy in
me fine discrimination and bright sagacty In him.
His typical Bostonan. Mr.. Arbuon, is noble and grs-
ciOus gentleman despite his prejudiees. lie be deli
csely kind Deggar and touched TO tenderest sympa
thy by Canadian peasant wOman's grief her dead
child but human nature is human nature and IL would
much pect OF him that he should be able
forgive you for living In the wrong end Of Boston,
being engaged in business not tradtonay the calling
of gentleman. II is real touch OF genius by which he
Is represented as saying after being told that Ktty's
friend, Nj March, in rhe insurance business with
al eagerness rather outside Of his habtual compOsure
Oh! no; no, do MT know him" Simple Kitty