Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-02-22
WILLIAM m. EVARTS AND TIL EO-
DORE TILTON.

No supporter of the ideas of exact cul-
ture could wish better champion than
William NJ. Evarts, and no advocate Of
the school which subordinates art to
emotion and natural force could wish a
more perfect representative than Theo-
dorc Tilton. Mr.. Evarts works, it is
now plain. with absolute devotion to the
principle of keeping himself behind his
performance. Mr.. Tilton proceeds with
an equal resolution to keep himself
abreast with OF in front of his. Each
artist-for in sense each is an artists
equally successful in his endeavor Their
manners are an index to their mental
constitutions Mr.. Tllton is animated,
sonorous and oratorical. 1.-The waiter
complained that Mrs. Siddons stabbed
the potatoes" Probably that actress
was not more dramatic or more addicted
to dramatic attempt than is Mr.. Tilton.
He does not call he summons" He
does not answer back he ''rejoins" He
does not suffer change; he e'rejoices" S"
in it. He does not say he declares. "
The action suits the word. Erect, with
flowing coat tightly buttoned after the
style of Phillips and Sumner, with head
thrown back and chest inflated with air
in order ''to give volume to the vocabu-
larry" MIR. Tilton's words come with the
IUundueso of pracriv1d iyceum uGUerance.
and he lays stress on just such ones as
suggest his theory of his case, and as
photograph upon the matter stated the
personality of him who states it. He
swears that ne remembers by pictures.
1t is certain that he thinks by them and
revels in them, and that without any
design of reflection upon the merit and
power of his mind, it is in It's exhibi-
tions, if not in Its substance, decidedly
spectacular.
On the other hand, nothing could be
more simple than the bearing of Mr..
Evarts. He appears to care nothing for
effects. So little. indeed, does he seem
to notice them. that not one of the real
ly startling effects of Tilton's rapid and
audacious repartec, and incisive ar
arguments and grand reviews of ethical
| postulates has made any perceptible i'm
preston upon Mr.. Evarts whatsoever.
His nature is so calm, or is under such
control, that none of these things move
him." Mr.. Evarts dresses in a negative
colored, 'qniet," old fashioned suit, stiff
stock, short, turn down collar, ''wrist-
bands, small vest. and all the other
rather antique and comfortable "land-
mark" are visible in his attire. He is
very active, very cool. very dry, very
slight. very impurtable. very inquisitive
very persistent. He is an interrogation
point in good health. lie does not de.
claim; he c0nverses. He does not speak
with reference to ear effect; he "gOci
for" the mind. He does not gesticulate
he simply uses his finger as a pointer t
indicate the functions Of his propositions
He coins NO words and wastes none HI
uses them ia their received. not in thei
rare meanings. He is never thrown of
, the course, and the mind does not hav,
to regard him with the help Of the eye
He can be understandingIy listened Z
without being looked at Matter is tn
one thing with him. Manner 30 far ha
been dispensed with Merely the phy
! sical effort clearly TO artlculate his word
/ is all that be puts forth tie strikes n
! attitudes. he poises himself on no hy
! potheses. he poses with reference 70 moth
t ing. and but for the strength Of his rea
! soning. the unexpected yigor Of his per
r ceptions, the vastDess Of his learning
: and the fresh, original way be has il
| statement. lie would PASS for Fory com
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