, 1874-02-22

An Interview with The Distinguished
English Author.

His Personal Apqearance---0bjects 0
His Visit to America.
Synopsis Of His Lecture OF
Westminster Abbey"
Special Correspondence or The chieaoo Tribune.
BOSTON, Masa, Feb. IT, 1874.
OF all the distinguished foreigners re have
had with us during the last few years, perhap:
none Of them-after DicaenB-was received With
the interest OF
SUCH w1pELT-DHFERENr cLAssEs
as is Charles Kingsley. For man whom nc
one would ever dream OF being doub1e-faced, be
has more sides to his character than any Other
person know Of ; md each is SO strongly
marked and we'll developed that he will interest
just as many different classes as he has 1.hasea
to his character. a very striking evidence Of
this came under my notice this morning. ]
CHANGED to overhear two gentlemen talking about
him, when one said, '' suppose the Unitariaua
I will mako great deal Of him while he is in the
country"
| oQt u0 Ii n oA4td44au% 4of14o4 kAV
| other; 4" he is Canon Of Westminster Abbey"
SWELL didn't know that; knew him BY
| his books only, and somehow set him down as
| Unitarian"
Twas not greatly surprised at his blunder,
for one is likely to get absorbingly interested
| in Ar. Kinsaley as an author that It matters
| littlo to that one what l1e is besides.
This morning, Mr. Kingsley and his daughter,
Miss kingaley.
ARRIVED IN BOSTON
from New York, and, as I had the pleasure Of
| meeting them, I am going to tell Jon something
about them, before speaking Of the lecture
| which he delivered tonight in Salem, and which
be rspeats tomorrow night in Boston, on ''West-
minister Abbey"
trepidation after sending up my name,
his daughter to receive me, for "a
guilty conscience" you know, and I knew
I had notebook and wcll-shnrpencd pencil in
my pocket, even # they did not and vas not
sura how these distinguished people would view
young lady Of nowspapcE-teadencies. But all
my apprehensons we're dispolled, when Mr.
Kngsley entered the parlor, BY his kind and ge-
| NAL greeting.
beiieye the acceptable thing to ray in Bos~
ton Of
MR. KIHGsLEy5 APPEARAhCE
is, u How much hc looks like Emerson!" But,
aB you fo1lorn Chicago pooplo arc not posted
perhaps as to how 1ir. Emerson looEs, I will de-
scribe Mr.. Kingsley:
Ho is tail, rather slender, and looks about his
ege%hsn Is rxh 3thoush 10 ssserFns faS the
Years. HnSa'SDya yoaugcr: Ills hair '' and beard
are we'll frosted which makes his
kind face ail the roster by contrast. He dresses
plainly, Jet without imprcssing you with tho
presthness Of his attire. His. manners arc
courteous and-need l add ?-yerv agreeable.
Mr. Kingsley did nc. come to America for the
sole purpose of lccturing but to try what effect
the climate might have upon
HIS HEALTH,
which has not been very good for some time
He goes Woat-lecturing on his way-The1e ha
has Son living. in Colorado, I believe.
Boston is ready to lavish honors, both social
aud public, upon him but, while he seams
eratifIed and 1uttered by this expression Of
most Of tho hosptahtles offered him. Then,
too the death OF lis Hife's sister, Mrs Froude,
will, Of course, prevent himself and daughter
attending many entertainments. Tomorrow,
the Prcsu give him dinner in Boston.
After few minutes With Dir. Kingsley, ho was
called away, and the remainder Of my call was
spent With
luss KINGSLEY,
one Of the most thoroughly sensible md charm
Ing women ever met. She kindly offered to
answer any questions cared to ask about her
father. So took out my notebook and put on
busincss-lke manner; but 4 suppose ought
to confess it wish sLame), at sight Of the forid-
abio yellow paper we looked at each other md
laus sLed, and hurried it back into my pocket,
saying, "Wcll, Ill not ask you any questions
rloaoe just toli mo something interesting about
your father, that none Of the newspapers know
yet !" and settled ourselves for chat
IT am not an Eastern girl" replied to re-
mark OF hers; II am from tho West"
"Oh! are you? Then we can sympathize
with each other, for an Western girl too. I
spent year with my brother, who is railroading
ii Colorado, and I do love the West"
'sWhen did you land ?" asked.
"On Wednesday,"
Then made the conventional remark that her
father had had timo to rest from his voyage be-
foro beginning bis Lectures, and ebe said:
"Yes, but father never needs to rest after
coming of the water. Ho hnS been good
sailor all his life. When he was little boy, and
lived in Deroasi1ire. lie and his brother used to
spend whole nights in dsaing-smacks wlth the
Then, after talking Of her fathers books, she
said II wish you could see our country home,
sEyEnsLEY;'"
and she fetched me some photographs OF it:
"TAcoe are the windows OF fathers library"
pointing to windows which showed like loop
holes through masses of ivy. ~ think all his !
books we're written in there. Everaley Is = |
charming old place. It WAS at one time only cell
OF st. Peters, Westminster so, Of course. that
WV ~sA--
and where the lawn now is, there used to be =
fish pond, from which the monks drew their
Lenten supply Of fish. We are just on the edge
of wide moor-lands, and we can ride some Is |
miles across the moor, through the heather and !
seif-sowed Scotch frs. And, in the fall, when /
the heath is mass OF purple blossoms, you can
imagine how beautiful it is" !
thiuk mans home ought to reflect him, and |
ho it; and somehow: this description OF Eversley
accounted to me for much that We find in Charles !
Kingsley's books.
I found that my ''intervicv' had turned into +,
= pleasant social call, and I was sorry enough ;
when other visitors were announced and Was |
forced to EAT goodbye. |
Tonight, in Salem,
MR. K1SoeIET's LECTURE
Was. as knew it would he, success. |
Ho began By paying to Americans very grace
ful compliment for their reverence for antiquity
Tho rich and strong young natures, which feel
themselves capable OF original thought and |
work, have corresponding respect for those
who, in generations gone by. have thought and
worked as they hope to tomorrow. =: /
have aeen-and been with joy-a like spirit in
those Americans whom it has been my good for |
tune to meet in my own country; moan, how
ever eelf-teaching and self-determining. the