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forrns. Of the course Of geueras education. Hy
noi1hhur otiae vol That lie thought tie HtDHt 1n-
| usskablo example OF Hetf-educas'ou waa TINT "
4Alieri, who had reached tho aga OF 10 without
having acquired any accomplishment HaVc siat
Of driving, and Win wae 40 ignorant nf tIlH own
lAuRnaxe thAt hn hld to ieRiD 1t like = child.
beginning with elementary bnois Lold l'ollatd
quoted Jnliua CtrsAr and ScaiiGor ss examples
been wonn,lal aud then ho Ind been married
and comulcnced learning Nrcek ths same dag:
Wien MY ne!ghbor rolnafkeft. THAT 10 SUPPOSED
hts learning tirGak was mot an instnntRnenux
ue like kfs nnrr'axc A., ihls re'aa1st a,4 as
dull follow, for It cAne out ili "hy which tor-
darod on tho ridiculous. no AZ to e1c!to sou'e-
Thing lls sDccr. waA \ little surprised TO
hear him continue tho thread OF o. conversation
from Bealfgcr's wound}. snd talk Of l.oJoln
having been wounded At Pampsluna. 1 volt
tlored how ho happened to know anything about
LoyolA's wound. Having thus settled 'ny. oiii!-
ion, went on eating my dinner, ~hou Aucalaud,
who was sitting opposite t. nc. ad!fsaneA my
uoghbor, 'ifr. Macsulay. will Yon drink glars
Of vino ? thought should hAyn dropped OF
my clair, Ii WAS MAGAu1'Af, the man had
becn go long moot curious to "eo mud 10 hear,
vhoae genius. elognoncs. astonishing knosl-
edgn. mud diversified talnnts. bavo OK
citod my wonder and admiration for H.lch
length OF time, and hero had been sitting noxt
to him, hearing him talk, and hottinY him down
IN dull fellow. 1 felt Us II ho could hare
read my t!,oughts, Aid tie persspiration burst
from every pore Of my fscs and yet 1t waa I'M
possible not to DO amslsod At tho idea 1t was
not till Macauay stood up that was aware OF oil
the vulgarty and ,ingait!ineaa OF his appearance;
not ray Of inte1lecs beams from lis cou,i-
tenance : q lump OF nlore ordinary clay never
inelosed powerful mind and lively imagination.
Ho had . cold aud soTo-throat tia latter Of
which occssioned conftant contraction OF tito
muscles Of tbs thorax, making him appear a. II
in inomensary danger Of 1T. His manner
struck mo ~ not pleasing, but it wha not aaal1tn
ing g,unen,balrahacd, rot not casy, unpublished,
yet not coarAe; thcro Was no Kind Of usurpation
OF tile conversation, no tenacity a. 10 opilion or
facts, 10 assumption OF superiority but tito
variety and o1tet Of hia information we're soon
apparent, for Whatever subject Nah tuuchod upon
he avnccd tle utmost familiarity riit, it; quota
ton. Illustration, nnecd0te. seoMed Ttndy IN bis
hands for oyery topic"
In 1884, 1fr. Greyille spent an eyctllng in con1-
rauy with hrs. Somerville, and tots dp~n q
record OF bis iu'preaaions ''Laas night a.
Miss Bcrry's, met Mrs. SonerTlIo, ths great
mathematician. I hnd been reading In the murn-
lug fiedgwieku u sermon on education, in which ile
talks OF WhewelL, Airy. and Mrs: samorsit1e,
mentioning tier ona OF tho gseat luminsries Of
tho present day. Tbs subject Of astronomy ia
40 sublime that ono RhrinEs into aenao Of
nothingnoss In contemplating tt. and cant help
regarding those who have maatoted tho mighty
process and advanced tho 1tnta Of tho science
take my eyes o1 tho woman With feeling Of
HusFriso and something like incredulty, all in-
voluntary aud very foolish but, to zee na'nc-
the room. talking nothinss aud nonseaae, and 10
know that La placa xas her playsh.ng and New
ton her acquaintance, was too strikinX contrast
not to torment tho braip. It ua4 NevtonB
mantle, trimmed aud aounced by a1ausod.u."
The unpubliahed volumes of slr. Gieri1o's
mon,oirs cover tho first twenty- four years of
Queen ylctorias reian bit tho editor, Mr..
lseeves. hiHts that 1uhny years must
elApss before they can with rropriety be put into
Fnnt. We may infer that the Queen is not we'll
plexsed at thn appearance ct thn present vou,nos,
which reveal 40 much that iB diarepntablo in the
character aud conduct of her Royal lnctos, End
which Mlso report many things to ths dsparaSo-
uent Of AeE own mother,