, 1876-04-15

front and Tsar, tho boy passed hspPT child
hood. From tito tina tl,At hn WAS years
DID, !" says hia blographor, "ho road incossanty,
for tho most part lying on the rug before tho iiro
with bis book on tho ground, and pioce Of
In Ills hand. vofy clover
woman, who tten ,ivod tu tho houao ~ rarlof-
lnsd told how ho usod 70 eat IN hIH nhnkeon
frook, perehed on tLo tab]o BY hor az aha WAS
The pinto, and cxpuuntllnE 10 her out
Of q youlns as big ~ himself. Ifa did not chre
for toys, but WAS yorJ fond Of taking Ills Hslk,
when ho would hotl forth to hia companion
ssories ont Of his own head or repeating what
he had boon rehdinR, In language far shovo iIia
ycafs. Ills memory TolaIncu without effort tho
rhsassology Of tlls hook which ho had boon lnas
engaged ON, and he talked. a. The maid aa!d.
quite printed Words.' which produced ~ elfccs
oeodngy drolt."
When years old. tho prccooous child was
fassloss, and, attor much happiness enjoyed in
tho novelties exhibited for bis amusement. an
awkward aoEvant spilled Romo bot coffco In Ills
lap. "Iho hostcaa WAS al hndness aud com-
pssea90 p..fea how s s AeR Wis 'ts1 fssns T'' III s ss
fellow. lookod up In hor face, aud roplIal,
''Thank YOU. madam; tho agony Is sbatod." Tho
boy was aent to school at = very oarIy age, but
went most reluctantly, evory day begging to re-
dogs you sl,sll co." 1T tho ago Of he wns a.
fandY prolific author. Among otlIor ambitious
works, lie bad writton compendium of nntyor-
aal hlstory, an srgumont for the conversion Of
number Of hymns and hcrosc pooma. It Is eatd
Tint, in all his clstldist compositions, which were
dashed OF with o1ttomo rnpidtty. the spolling
and punctuation woEe perfectly correct, while
thought lucidly expressed.
Tho paronta had the singular wisdom to avoid
any comment upon tho boys remarkable for
wnrdnoas or parade Of It beforo othofs TINS
tios, and'lres from tho hntetul vico Of vanity.
His iHgcnnousnces mado hli the moro impressive
his extraordinary gffta and acquisitions. At II
ho was placod In }tlvato school. ,ulero his od-
ucatlon Rcona 10 have bocu Judtciously conducts
cd. lliR correspondence, maintained with his
pAronts during tho following Ht1 yoarH, exhibits
tho same rare maturity OF mtul that character
izod Its childhood. 1Io Expresses himself upon
all topfcs In the etYlo Of cultivated man
Of wide experience. The secret Of this
prodigious rucmory, and In ha marvellous faculty
Of selling upon tue consents of q book with =
swift, uuerrlng glance It ts rolsscd Of him that
unco upon time, when child, "he accompa-
on = tablo the Lay Of tho Last Minstrel, which
ho lad mover before met with. t1lo kept himsolf
quiet With hia prizo willie tho oldota ucro talk
Ing, md on hla rosurn home aat down upon his
1N0t1Gr 3 QEu, AuQ IG1QaLtu TO u9r R8 DREY E4u-
tos az hho had the pationce or strcngth 10 liaton
TO-" In later lifo. +" Ho waa known to Say that.
II by Home miracle of vandalism, all copies Of
Paradise Loat and Tho Pilgrims pfosrcas
wero destroyed of tho faco Of tho GARTH ho
uonld undertake to reproduce them from rtcol-
lection" IA for hiB faculty OF rapid and COM
prehousivo reading, 10 literally dcyourod bookA
| With his oyo ana mind, takug 10 tho print and
| tho 6onHo almost as fast ~ he could turn the
| loayoa. It waa said Of Theodore Parker that he
hrnA te 1tIf,n f1f r 1t1 af q
| book wlilo he cut tta pagoa; and tlis Hatrcloue
faculty WAS ono al the pocslIiar gifts Of Macau'
luy.
Although through Afo sfscaulay retained !
playful deposition, knts waa extremely fond o.
Inc masltest mcrry-mahtnGs with the mombors
Of his own family, ho npvcr Joined IN tho sport
Of his schuoi-rompapiona. Thcr prdo III Kim q,
cloyer student uaa tempered, NO arc told, b,
| tho compassion excited by 'hia utter inabilit,
TO play my sort Of Ratno., He coult
neither swim, nor row. nor dri7o nor aketo, NO
| shoot lie seldom crossed saddle, aud novo
| willingly, Whom ia attendance at Wlndsor, AB
Cabinet Minister. DO was Informed that hors
vas at his disposal. If Her Majesty Wishes Il
aeo mo sile he said, 'nho must order out al
elephant Tho Gully exercise In which LIE OK
celtcd was that Of threading crowded Htreot
Hith hia eyes tized on book. 1e might b
Bocu in such thoToughfarce as Oxford street aut
Cheapside, ,yalkinE as fast az other pcopla walk
Cd, aud reading great doal faster than 4uybol!
elao could read. As rsdc6tslan, ho waa, IN
doed, above tho average" ~
In 1917. Maeau!ay entered Trinit, College
| Cambridge Ho onJoyed hlB university CARGO
intensely, having cougenssl ftienls In t4s tvs
Colersdges, ncphow and so1,, In Hyde VllltoEa
End Ghsrlos Austin, With whom ho could con'
| verBe insortninaD'y. 3nd having froodom TO road
k!most tho twouty-four houra round. The hgl
cat eolIcgo-houora you'd socm to have bee,
within bis grasp. and yet ho etroyo for fsw, ailt
these ho lid not Always obtain. He was no
chosen Follow until bis third trial. "WheI
tho ttipoa OF 1899 nlado Its appearance his nam
did not grace Tho list: In short. to use tho o.
nas gulfcd,-h ulidhap which disabled him tro1
con.ending for tho ChancolloF's medals, then th
crowning trophies Of claGBlcat caEcer.' 1
! 1924 he secured tho coveted Fellowship, aud tn
years later was admitted to tue Bar. Ho did br
little reading OF law md had still ioss practice
Tho profession did not suit him, aad. as tn
friend who know him host remarked "Througt
out life hn never readily applied himself to an
pursuit TINT waa against this gsnin.'
During tho eight yearB that followed alacas
tey's collego.llfc, ho resided with lliH fatlor !
Great 0rmond street. His attscllment to h
family vas exceedingly strong. and in thoie q
ciety ho waa over haPpiest. Tho eko'ohss Of th
home Bcanes Ia which no took 1lyaly rast ar
yory charming. I'm tho morning. says Lis niI
tor, Lady Tsorolyhn, +" there was some protcua
OF wotx and study. In tho afternoon, your unc
[AIacaulayl always took n,5 Bistcr. Murgarot an
myself lons Waik' W. tsayoised eSory pr,
,
returning iuHE ,u time fer q C-o'cfock dlnno
Whit anecdotes ho used TO pour Of
hbout every street. mud Gqun.o, an
court, aud alsy! There arc inai,y places
never paaH without tho tondc1 grace OF 4 da
that IL dead coming back to mo. Theu. afts
d!nuor, he hiways walked up md dorm tn
drawiug-1oom between III, chatting till tea tim
| Our noisy mlsttl, his Wrotchnd puns 10 many
minute. 10 many oil hour! Tbon we sauG. non
Of US having ANY yoicoa, md he, 1T poBa[b!t
, lnask Of all; but still tho old nusBcry.HouE
! woro sos to music aud chaused. My fataor, 81
ting at tbs own table. usoa to look up occasion
allY, and push back his spcotacles. aud, do,
say, wondur In blu heart hnw NO could 90 VIVA
onr timo. After tea, tho book then in roadlu
waA produced. Your uncle very seldom rol
, nloud himself ot an evening, but walked abo'
ls.aniug and commenting. and drinking wator,
The b!ograpllor bimeolf tocords thnt "Tho
weto aelH0ns during the school-holllars wht
tlo houae oyesllowed With notao aud frollc fro
morning, night; and hlaeaulay, WHO at >,
ncriod Of his life conlh literally spend who
days IN playing with childrou, was master OF II
Innocent reyeiB. Games Of hids-auJ-Beek, th
, lastou for hours, with shouting, aud blowing
horns up mud down tho stairs, and throi,t
avery room. wcro varied by ballads, which, ii