, 1873-12-14
mon Of n1nrk whom l,o mot hro now anl thcn
frankly rclatel by Mr.. Chorloy.

nko Tor tito CRITIC, which lOd utth to trent him
with EratuitouH md boorlsh rutloncas. "What.
evor lilo caHc might bc,' writos Mr.. Chorioy
"Nlr. Rogers did l,a bcat to MAKO mo fcol s1nnl
and uncomfortable; md 1t waB oftep done by re-.
poating tho eamo encouragement. Tho acone
would 20 dinner Of oight, at which ho would
young man with red lair :" meaning mo, Tic
answor would be, "hrr. Ohorley," etc., otc.;
Never heard Of him before, !" was the rojointlor
after Which hogorh would turn to his dinner, like
ea one Who, having dieposod Of a nuisance, might
tue most gratuitously i.naturod speooh Of which,
~ ~. Ghorley was the Victim, ho brought on
hmself by an act OF polltonesa to Rogers. At
an "anticnt conceet" Mr. Chorloy ollAnced
e IT, have ,. seat noxt tho dowager Indy Essex.
olorley happened. to notice tho old gontleman
cicepinE down tho aido avonuo, bntwixt tic
bcnct1ca, at . loss for auRt, and courtoously
nroso, remarGng to his noighbor as he did 80,
mGw eha Eiy9 Wu up my pa9;o to . Rogors
for his hat Come" said Indy EHsex, In her
cordial way, Como, Mr.. Rogers, here is sent
for you BY mo-" rhnnk you" said tho old gem
tlenan, fixing his doad eyes on Mr. Ohorley as
Y %as e9,a o 4s at 1''i o e is ss 9 et s
Ia placing this incident on record, 1t must bo
confessed TINT Mr.. Chorloy completely reyoneos
lliulsolf upon his brutal tormontor. THOSE who
aro familiar With the eccentrloltios Of Rogers do
1lOt ACCA kO w kOlA Lukk 0tlEFa lGSIHHS HlrA
ohorlcy suffered from tho petulant temper Of
this singular man.
rAu1. DE KocK,
ns tho transTatlonB from Ills Writings have nude
him known to those OIL this side Of the Atlantic.
Is a. aa;s ator ~ , regarding woso personality tto
iyo in tho description wo have OF him as Mr..
Chorloy found him at his house in Paris. uay-
lug loft noto Of introduction at his rosIdouco
IN Tue boulevard st. Martin, the call was shortly
q! After returned Dir. Chorloy writes: II opened
man, mar, with very proposscssing countenallco,
but Intelligent and melancholy rather than
gHy. very thin and longlsh black hair
quo IL lls5O. indeed, oil but bald),
eyes. He was dressed in Iluck pellsso faced
and cufEod with plush. tJe suiH Paul do Kocls.'
was thoroughly glad to Soc him, and welcomed
him my best IN bad Frouch; told him Of tho
pleasure Ind rccoiyod from his writings, and
od to mo true to the feeling, and simplicity, aud
hl.rewtnesa Of his novels. havo yos to find
(rity on thcm) mako no beautiful sories sealed
book to English readers in genoral. But ns he
spoke with Affection of 4 son 10 years old (who
bc q good fnther ut nll evc1lts,"
Cominf; back TO England again, We have brief
recolluutionh Of
snUTHEY,
VIM, Mt' CEot1ey o'tFs. answered lib expocth-
tons moro Thoroughly titan any literary man l1o
eyer met ILLS faco is at onco shrowd, thought
full, and quick, if not irritable, III it's oxrrogson
singular doicloncy of span in It's lower por-
tion, but not do1iciency of feature oroxprcBsion
his manner cold but still in conversation. bland
writings would load ono to imagine talking,
md talking wall, good deal about America.
lIe waa speaking Of n MiBs NIartiuenu patiently,
bnt without respect, describing ,her as talking
more glibly than any woman no bad even aeon,
md with such notion Of hor own iufallibility.h
Hood is described "as quaint, ns lazy, AZ deaf
as ever, bit always ono OF the most original
people in Ills drollerieB l over met. There is a
certain indescribablo oldity that amused mo
moro than can eSpfeBB.h
Our own autloresB,
MISS sEpaw1cK,
'ame within the circle Of a1r. Corley'a acnunint-
moo about this same time Q839). s'sho is do
'ldedty the pleasantest American woman hnyo
llltnor and less American sectarianlsn,. Tho
wang, to be snro, there is in plenty; and tho
oilot is tho dowdinoss {not tho tinory) Of tho
but thon she is livoly, kind, heart
warm; and feel, somehow or other, almost Oh
friendly terms with lor, though mover spoken moro
han twenty consecutive words to her" Later
10 adls: Hiss scdgwick has been returning the
compliment OF all English journalists by putting
ls al round On paper to a degree which Ia too
,ad. she asked, it sooms, poor Miss hLitford's
'ut EAAI9 HAat hAEdb tuuJ EEGBlfEu Aiu lilo like
'ud hear haa written that which ia likely most
'adly to compromise sumo Of the 1ta!inu refugees
Il America. wllo were negotiating with the Aus
rian Government for o restoration to their fa,ni-
ies liked hor 40 we'll In private, IA an honest-
minded, sinple-mannered, cultivated woman,
aston for. I fear tho next cago Of 1rausatlan-
10 birds will not run much chance of being very
!nerally dtnnerod and aoirced hero ; only oyory-
hing rnsses of like nine tlays' wondor.'
A y 1nfa rf1I4 t4kx
alton III
llrew him into the most intimate relations with
lcndelssohn, and the numerous cordiat letters
rom the great composer, which arc giyen, afford
bundant proof OF the heart;noss Of the friond-
lip between tho two, whicl. endured until AIe.l-
lessoln's death. Gounod, Chopin, List, MIoy-
rbeer, and Berlioz among musicians; Grisi and
emmy Lind among yocnlists; Mra. Drowning,
Dickens. Carlyle, ind our own Hawthorne
nong authors, are but tho more prominent Of
hose with whom lfr. ohorloy had intercourse,
peaks of all of these az fow other mon could for
10 approached them with his critical faculties on
he abort, and the demands of persoual friend
hip were mover allowed to tako precedence whom
e was called gu to Discharge professional duty.
This unswerving honesty, his thorough couscien-
lorsnesa, aud hfB intense sincerity gained him 9
aspect raroly vouchBafctl to one Of his profess
ion, and givo to the "Reminiscences with which
sioee volumes arc filled value which worry few
rch works possess.
The last twenty years of MIR. Chorley's 1ifo-he
LED Feb i6; 1S72, in the 64th ycar Of bis ago--
zero spont In Eaton Place Wcst, London An
ncident relatol by Mr.. Hewlett, who suppla-
aents the autobiosraphical. passages Of tiese
olumes, is worth giving as Illustrative Of
THE GRIM uuMoH
t which Mr.: Chor1ey lmsolf was capable on
ccaaton. While inspecting tho l.ouso which lie |
nailY IeaBoat tho real estato agent who was |
bowing It to him made some apology fer the /
arrownoss OF tho staircase. 'sNoyer mind" |
ep!ied Chorley, II shall require very narrow
otiln." ~ have sold great many leases Of
imllar houses alr, but never hoard gentlo-
stonished mans rejoinler. It ia certainly a
atlsfaction to know, Us Mr.. Hewlett remafrlth,
hat,, !" while Mr. Chorley's conviction that lie
lould spend his last yeara In the house was |!
staod by tho cyont, that tho staircase III qs,es-
ion was witncss to many q pleasant Bcouo be-
orc rendering him this lust sorvlce."
ALL EQUAL BEFORE GOD.