New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-30
CARLYLE AND TIE XIX.
HIS FATHERS DESIRE THAT He SHOULD Dg Mn
IsTER-HIs MENTAL STRUGGLE AND DECISION
LITERARY WORKS.

IsTER-us MENTAL STRUGGLE AND DECISION
LITERARY WORKS.
10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: The popular belief that Carlyle
studied at the University Of Edinburgh for the min
isry Of the Church of Scotland is but is not
correct that he shrank from it when about 10 receive
orders" lie attended any theological classes and
at no time after his university studies 10 an end
aid he contemplate entering the ministry Carlyle, in
conversation With NJ. Milburn, the American q" blind
preacher, gave incidentally account OF the matter
which give took il down from Minurn's own lps
many years ago. Mburn had asked, You seem 10 he
the victim Of dyspepsia | might say almost martyr
How does it comet Did yo inherit it, or have you
acquired Il :" To which Carlyle replied
I am sure can hardly tell only hnOw that for the
FIRST one or two Internationally years of mortal
existence was not conscious Of the ownership o. tHat
d.ahOlcal arrangement called stomach. had grcwn
~ the hcatly and hardy son Of hardy and healthy
scottish dUlcsIuan. and ne was the descendant OF long
line that hd tiled their pateinal acres AMI
gained tGcr thTeescore years and ten-ald even, may
hap. by reason Of strength tner fourscOie lc9iS-lo
had gone down 70 tEeir graves never man OF them the
wise Tor the possession OF This internal AZ plratus
had gone through the nNe'slty OF EalEbulEn, HNihS
been destined by my father and my ia hers minister
land. But now that had gained the ycoIS ol
mGa'S estate, / rot suTc that l h'HcvGd INC
doctrines of ms fathers Xix, and it needtll mat
should noW settle 1t ami 80 eniered INTO ny chHnei
and closed e door And around me there came troop
OF uclicosi peqton D0uht. Fear, Unbcliei, Mockery
ana ,cDfing there; aud wrcSt!ed WIN them III
Whether ATE know not whether drank gnow not
whether sept know not hut only snow nat when
C.ao forth again beneath the gnnpses OF me moo,
was with the drenl persuasion than was Tho miserable
owner Of diahocal an Gncercnt called q stomach An!
hour 70 tl'ie and suppose that never san be until
am iaid away IN my grave.
Carlyle left the university about 21 years Of
and was for d time associated with Edward Irving in
charge Of The school Kirbaldy. where at Edinburgh
to winch they both retained this mental confic took
place; the result Of which thai Carlyle found he
cou.d not Offer himself for tie ministry in the Scottish
Krs and he so informed his father Nj Edward Paxton
Hood in his essay upon Carlyle, says:
friend " tells that hs father, also small
farmer ErclercAan. vcnt 10 mention how one
G8N passing through Lrecfcciau curcynrd ne idW ne
father OF Carlyle IN treat 'e there s,nG on grave
a Stone; c't,r had u; be- = rec ifed from you>
Thomas containing his h"a! discrimination not 10 e'ef
the ministry.
He remained NJ Edinburgh. with apparently gloomy
prospects, In Isla Carlyle thon being in his twenty
fourth year. Irving wrote Of him:
Carlyle goes away tomorrow Il il very odd indeed
"A, icrcd around this Pa;nos MAJ splendid purpose
10 boz. fulfilled and much Improvement oc wrought oG,.
He says: =" nave The ENDS O.. ny thoughts 10 brns
t8gntacr: have We've Cf lie 10 reform. and tie
whole plan OF my conduct 10 Ielaode; and win Az
have Inr health 10 recover Ana tAcu once more r.9
ny bark upon tie waters e.. tni "ide realm sad
she c2sloC weather H. sI1Ii steer Wcs ana tY iAe
waters Of ..nothc world
Carlyle remained however. in Scotland engaging in
literary work OF various kinds. Between $50 ana $50
he wrote ahoJt Of Biographical and geographical
az c.cs for The "L,ii,ur.h Encyclopaedia Translated
1dles Geometry 10 which he pref>edan
Proportion; transat Gocthe's Wilhelm uciseT" and
several volumes Of tales fom the German; wrote Tor
The LOf,3oR 10grciae a series CT papers which We're
af;crward expanded into his Life Of Schiller and
was tora time private tutor 20 Charles Euler, Young
man of fortune. IN 1906 lie married Jane Welsh, the
orl' an herr S. Of eminent physician. with WHOM he
received moderate competence. III 1928 De took mp his
MOL 4l ifu r. IL
Ca.goEr utocA IN one Of tie widest parts OF Scotland,
among Tie -anitc hills and black moIas.ea.' Ao says,
(which stretch Westward through Galloway almost 20
tie i-.sl sea-"
IN this w,Gerncfs o. heath and rock. six miles re-
moved from any one VINO would visit our estate
t.nG- for,l ggc"u oasis tract OF pie"ed, p-i i'll
clused rd planted -ro'd. where com riHes and trees
ron lwo1icd sheep. Here with no luai ,Iort, Lad
Duilt ard furnished neat sustai ai mansion here III
Tic isencc oil Professional or "tl "'hee We I'VE !"
cultivate literature With dliIgcnce aud IN our own way
came A5nc. so.clv w.,l &c dcSien 81 simplify nay Wy
couiG be enable 4 To remain true 10 myself.
re remained At Craacnputtoc alout six years. during
which time lie wrote Sitor EesItEs and the greater
part Of tc critical and biographical essays which appear
as Lis Nisco!aues." In 1-34 lac vent 70 London and
took up his residence in a modest brick house n he
suburb Of Chelsea, built IA tie days Of Queen Anne,
winch has been his home since and il witch al ie
remainder OF Lis works were written. His we died sud
dcLy III April. 1896 while driving in one Of Tie London
parka She was found dead III her carriage. Carly was
absent in Scotland his Inauguration Lord Rector OF
the University Of Edinburgh. She Mas buried IN uie
ruined choir of the ola Cathedral Of her native Uaddne-
ton, in the grave where leg iatLo: had been id
almost had? century before. For their common tomb
stone Carlyle wrote this epiiapA:
Hcrc now rcs;s Jane Gc.sh Carlyle, spouse o. Tomas
C:1lyle Chelsea, LONDON sac born u i dG!ESor,
Ia1a July 1901; only child II TIE above John W"sh ana
Of err Welsh, CapDlcgci. pufTlcsslro, his vic III
existence she had VS. ihan arc con-
IN T. also soft invucblity. capacity oi discern
mont ant % noble loyalty o. heart Nhich lc rare ~
FORTY years tAc 1ie and loving hC plnae OF me-
Luslauc ana 0v and WORT unW.aIfcdly forwarded
hn could III all 81 worthy ;nat hc did or at
trfn.od She al At London &ist april, lHCt. suHdrlY
snatchcd away from him. and tie light OF ls ne rs II
gone Out.
10 tins chronic dyspepsa. which was coincifeni w.tA'
and perhaps consequence OF the severe mental and
s;,ua! conflict tla; resulted N his determination moi to
Tic ministry OF the Scottish XIX to when he hau
been defined, Iray probably he attributed iii no small
degree the sOnbCr tone which pCcTacs nearly all lis
writings, which was first notably perceQt.6e in his
- Charaeter1stics" G2HI}, certainly Of tie most
Characteristic OF all Ls writing.
ALFRED II. GUERNSEY.