, 1875-08-08

ra7s simply perfect ofsea and often. too, hs
oEed to place tiuv noseeay BY th@ pt2ts Of
souae one at breakfaat: perhaps it was only biz
81 grAas gathered hero and there dur1ng his >as-
y wx!k. colored lest, Or = brilliant Wild flower,
bu., put together BY his magic baud. woutd be ~
dsinty and oesutiful ID If Tsania herself had
woven it. And to me, one of ua special chxrm5
consid:ed in the marvellous likeness theaa tiav
ooaegaye always seeto to beA< to the one Tor
"hom it had been woven, and the iu.uit,ya
far,ngs~
Andersen is
oEN1Ax. A4uAnLE YAx.
qua N TO a'mp|enesa OF his hsarr be judges III
men IRON hts own standard. l wss told le il -
Sind' GOOD friend to alt who seeK his Adyie
nelp; and that be is 80 much loved and resi- ~
eo saa1 ne rarely eats dozen dinners At bis owu
oome-a sn1se ct rooms in the beat part OF Co
Pannngen-an ths course Of the year. Children
"ofsnip nun. and often seize upou hitn, climb
On his knees hang to his Anna. and antrsat TO
oe tola u "on1v ons story for he mover can
refuse she cosA,ng tons Of The little ones' "Do,
Andersen must be 10 years Of aso now. Ha
etoops mach when walking. but bis hxir Is nue
very gray, nor is the thin, slight beard be wears
under hi3 smoo:h-shaven chin HIS eYes an,
small, but bright AMI eood-humo,ed, snd his
forehoad remarkably high: and although he la
by no means handsome man, yet his ,ieas,ne.
ly p1epossess one 1t first appearance. His morn
in4s he deyoea to wiring. bnt he would oftau
come and JOIN us in tho varcnds, and lead TO
~. as We worked. the Outline Of = na1 s-osy, or
\ fresh idea about an old Qua,
Like many men Of genius, Andersen hss his
peculiauhea, one OF which Ii that II tahle he
LIKES TO BE SERVED FIRST:
and such a the respect in vhieh he ia held in h;R
own country, that in private life all glye WAY to
this fancy. and even l.dies humor him, II tbs
L..
9. fvants and dependents he is aser Kind and
consldcrate, and. saTersl times during my atay
ut Petershoi, l noticed him standing IN tho
kitchen Willie the cooking was going forward,
reading to the maids With ID much feeIing md
interest Il he dld to tho ladies in the drawing
room.
One morning. about week or teu days ere
WIS to leave Denmark, Ap1ersen entered the
room where I wes reading. ia loose. faded
dressing-eown. with shawl tied round his
neck. Coming towards me With hanis Out
stretched, hs cried, in 1 troubled, bfokna
voice:
"Ah. am in sorrow. 3fy heart 10 aching;
my best freEd is in heayan- Look. read."
took the paper from his lands, aud read tho
announcement Of the death Of highly houorcd
and very celebrated English puoliaher. II
loved him, he went on, With the tears stream
ing down his chasxs. "Ahl the happy times
spent in his beautiful home in England. CAD
not bear it that be is dead. But lie has fsmi-
", will tall them sorrow With them; only
he added, with T. sigh, "shev vii, not under
stand my Danish words, and cant xrits En-
gtisb."
LET me translate for you" said.
But sill you PIT the s2na turping words Of
sy npathy ia yozs language that my heart will
1nd:te to this besoAved family? They love me
and will like to hea, trom me-"
~ will try answered. He ruse from hin
seat, wiped his vet cheeks, and, ssying. Wait
here till come back" went up-staifs and in
about an hour returned with tho letter tha.
WAS to transIats- knew from experience had
undertaken = difficult tass, for dndaraea's
knowledge Of English Is net vary e1tansva,
and ha prefers it=ral srAnsla&ion Of hie writ
ing to the moat finished and correct Phrases,
simply because he understands It better.
h1t On this OCCASION nothing pleased him
Word after word he found fault with; every SEN
tence be grambtod over. It Was too cold il did
nos express the fullness OF his feelings, TIL Ut
last, IN despair, gave in, and let the dear. kind
old msn have bio way, and use Tho English ~ords
he Liked best At the expense Of idiom and our
With the iosa OF hls friend. and ho lonRed t, Of
to tho daughters and sous left behind to mourn
was obliged to return home. It cost me panz
to tear myself awav from such Pheasant circe,
and 40 many good friends, whara1 had paused the
brightest and happiest autumn my l,ta has vet
known. Tne photograph he 30 often promised mo
1receased on the eve OF my departure, also ono OF
his books. on the e. -leaf Of which be had writ
tea Rracafdl ant Ansbse remark On tho pleas
ure our being guests in the Sane hoa&s had