, 1873-07-06
CHICAGO, July 4, 1873,


Phyeical @oauses acted at timen oddly and in
etantly upon his brain at others they found
him like stonc. Ho WAS not always open to i'm
ae a se
nation Of thoM. He waa full OF contradictions,
uhich ho cared little to explain sithor to himself
or to others. He travelled with the utmost speed
from place to place In the hottest voather lo
would have I'LL the carriage windows closed.
Although lattorly his lungH aGeetod Ills voice.
which bacame thin aud fosble, lie delighted to
talk loudly whom rattling ovcr the roads tho
noise Of the wheels seemed to e1cito him, and
aet hiR brain going. .Ho never ontared all inn On
tho road, but would sit In his carriage until the
horses vera ready, or walk up and down,
wrapped in his great cloak, ind resent being
Arrived at his hotol. he would throw al his
doors and windows open. and tako what ho called
an mir bath, but he neyor ceased to abuse the
climate Of Germany, aud said tAat Italy was the
only place III to 1.-Two, H.. His luggage was OK
taiaea the whole Of hiH wardrobe-a coat, lit
Ito linen, and q hut bog; a. smnll carpes-bag :; a
shabby trunk containing bis Guarncrius violin,
his jowolg. a clam shirt, and his monoy-thnt
q rod pooket-book, along with onoort-tiokets.
lottera, and accounts. Those lastno ono but him
solf could read, as lo knew hardly any arithme-
tic, and calculated. but with great accuracy, on
some method Of bis OWN. Ho earcd little whore
ho slept, aud seldom noticed wat lie ate or drank.
Ho never ocmplainod Of tho innH-oyery place
scomed nrol. alike to Lim-out of Italy ho
dotosted them all equally. Ho seldom noticed
sconery, Or cared tor tho aighte OF foreign towns
whore. Ha often started without food in tile
early morning, and ronaiuol faAting Ill day.
At night ho would taae Light aupper and some
camolni'o tss, aud sleep eounl!y until morning.
turn for days, and then he would have all his
meals sont up to bis room but at some hotels
ho would dino at the table dhuto, and join freely
III conversation. 11e lay on his sofa doing moth
mailing plans for the publieatlon of hia works.,
OF tho founding Of q mueical institution, whuh
at ono time occupied muol Of his thoughts, ho
would st1ila up and down Ills room, and talk in
= rapid and animated manner
After dinner ho hnbitually aat In his room in
totul iaglnohs until Aalf-past TO- when lo wont
to bed. Sometimes eixty or eighty people, eagor
to sce him, would wait upon him At his hutol In
tho cour5o Of tho day;:, Wlon compelled to SEQ
atrangorh fatiguol and annoyed him, and ho Of
ton rotueca hinasef to ayory QUE. uo would bolt
his door, aud not taao tho leaGt notioo OF my
knocka. lie would ait for hours almost motiou-
to aooiott. f1o wan fond OF couvcraII;g With a
few frle,ds. aud eutorol iuto wlntovor gamos
and Iecrsaslons were going On With much cost !;
lapso into a eulon sileueo, or go OF to Homo
other past Of tho room. lIe lIsliEsd dining out;
but, when ho accepted. he usunlly ato largely Of
everything on tho table: Although lie mixed
solitary man. and reserved to te iast degree
No ono aseu,ed to DO in hia confidence. He had
On oxcellant memosy,-yet certain faoos aoomca
to pasa from hina absolutely. His fidelity to
point tn Ella strange character, and. although ar
dontly attached to money, ho could bo generous
at tho cs!l Of what he considered duty, ind eyoh
lavish when charity waa concerned indeed. hs