Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-29
HAYDOS THE PAINTER.
HIS "Reminiscences and Gossis AbOut
Great Mem

IL.
Hay don, the painter, the friend of WORKS
worth Lamb, and CoIeridge, took his own
life In despair at his want of success in his
ca eer Of art AS painter he has no great
renowr, but his "reminiscences of famous
men have long been quoted, and now we
have new book full OF them, lately pub
Iishe6 in London by his son aud repriated in
New York by Scribner. Without making a
formal review OF this very entertaining
woi k, we will quote few condensed pas
sages from IL:
NAPOLEON THE GREAT.
Many years before he painted Wellington,
Hayden Tin 1Sl1) had met n French artist
who was with Napoleon In his expedition to
Egypt. This artist, whom Hsydon calls
''higo," said that the night before the battle
OF Il bOukiI, he lay OH the ground in the
same tent with BoDaparte. About midnight
Bonapsrte told Berthier and the rest To go TO
sleep in their clOaks till day break Rgo
said he was never near Bonaparte, but he
was attracted by his physiOgnomy, there
was something in his face so acute, so
thoughtful. so terrible, that 1t always inn
pressed; and that this night, when all the
rest where buried in sleep, he could not help
watching bin. In little time he saw Ma
poleOn take the compasses and chart of
Aboukir and the Mediterranean and
measure, and then take ruler and
draw lines. He then arose, went to the door
of his tent and looked toward the horizon,
then returned and looked at his watch.
After a moment he took knife and cut the
Ia BILE In all ways like a boy. He then rested,
with his head on his hand, looked at his
watch for some time. went again to the door
OF his tent, and again returned TO his
seat. There was something peculiar awful
in the circumstaEces-the dead silence OF the
night, the solitary lamp lighting up NapO-
Icons features, the generals sleeping, the
and that before long a dreadful battle would
be fought. RigO said he could not nave
slept. Presently Napoleon looked around TO
see If all slept. Rigo shut his eyes. Ia
short time Napoleon called them all up, Or
dered his horse. and asked how long till day
break; They told him an hour. The army
was then got under arms. Napoleon rode
round, spoke to the cOlOnels and soldiers,
told them In his energetic manner that at a
mile from them lay Turkish army which
he expected by 10 O'Clock that morning should
exist no longer. Before ten they were ami
hilated. RigO said that after his
return from Egypt he dined with Napoleon,
who was then first consul. BOnaparte was
never more than ten minutes at dinner. Two
fOOtmen, the moment he had eaten one dish,
put down second. He ate of that drank a
few glasses OF wine, and retired. The com
paDy all rose when he got up, and then
staid two or three hours. Rigo said Napo-
leon in the field was as cool and collected as
in his cabinet.
In 1914 Hayden talked at FontainebIeau
with some of NapOleOu's old guard, who
declared that he was never beaten,-he was
betrayed. They all swore they cried when
Napoleon took his leave for Elba. When
the eagle was brought up, the ensign turned
away his head for crying. "Did he cry?" |
said TO a grenadier. He cry" replied the
vicille mOustache; the emperor was always
composed" James Meek accompanied Lord
Keith upon his visit TO Napoleon on board
the BelleTOphOn to announce to him the
decision or the British government that he
was TO go TO st. Helena. Meek said NapO-
Icons face had dead, marble look; but be
came interesting when speaking. Napoleon
kept them standing. HaytiOu writes: 'Octo-
Der "a, 1852; Lord John Russell sat, to-day.
He has an interesting, mild, yet determined
face. He said he spent an hour ami naif
with Napoleon at Eliza. Napoleon was ab-
rupt. 'Napoleon's great mistake said Lord
nj ma ing a. s. rio
princess, he should have had a Russian
or said /. "a fine French woman which
startled him. After little he added: Gan,
indeed or a fine French woman | said
MY Lord, he betrayed the cause He did
said Lord RUSSELL meaning, probably. the
cause OF cOnsututionalliberty 20 which Rus
sell, like Fox and Burke, was devoted.
Another famous wing, Thomas Coke, of
HOlkham in Norfolk, told Hayden this
story: When Burke was dying, Fox went
down 10 see him, but Burke would not see
Fox. When he came back. Mr.. Coke was
lamenting Burke's Obstinacy. "Ah!' said
Fox, "never mind, Tom, always find every
Iri>hman has got piece of potato in his
head"
BROUGHAM AND HIS HABITS.
HayGOn says that Lord Jeffrey told him
many things about Lord BrDugham. tie
knew BrOugham from very early years, and,
at one time, tOT about eight months, Broug-
ham gave way to all kinds of luxury and ex-
travagance lie had grand notion of Civ
ing grand dinners, and, like the ancients, OF
OF perfumes, so that when they came in tue
sU1tCcation was dreadful, and they were
obliged to open the windows. Then he Hsed
to smoke hOOkahs, and use the hot bath at
the same time; and, one night, being very
tpsy, he smoked till he fell asleep in his
bath, and was nearly drowned. He was
found asleep with his lips just touching the
wafer, and the water cold. This cured him OF
that indul gence. Then he used to make bets
how he would come on the race ground, and
give asealed paper to a friend before betting.
aaf hal
row, sometimes In a coffin, sometimes
In "a basket on a mans shoulder, but he
always won his bets. jeffrey said he belonged
with BrOugham to q little society where
they bad apparatus for chemical expert
mGGts, and that Brougham, in time, by his
daring experiments, blew the whole appa-
Tatus TO pieces. "After Brougham's accept
aDce Of the CHARACTERISTIC he took Lord
Grey's house in Berkeley square, and when
he gave il up, in 1884, Bromley, Lord Grey's
agent, told me that never was house left
in such filthy condition. The bedrooms
were simply uncomfortable, and, hidden in
the handsome satin curtains, in the draw
ing room, he found a kitchen candlestick
and black lead for the CRATES. The furniture
was nearly all ruined by ill-uSage and neg
lect; and, although Lord Grey gave Brough-
am two months In excess OF his term TO
move out, ii was next to impossible TO get
him out, and, when he went, Instead OF pay
ing up the arbitrated sum, for he had In
sisted on arbitration as to damages, he sent
a check short OF els. The check was re-
was sent. Brougham was certainly want
ing in delicate feeling in all the Common
transactions of life"
WELLINGTON AND CHARLES GRKvILLE.
''What a singular look" writes Hayden,
"the Duke OF Wellington always had, with
his greyhound eye, his eagle nose, and sing
ulsr mouth like a helpless infant learning
to whistle!" Perhaps this was after Hay
don had been receiving those curt notes from
the Duke about his own portrait at Water
loo, which the artist was anxious to paint
A few years after, in 1915, Hayden says
"While looking at the cartoons aud freScoes,
TO day, the Duke OF Wellington came In and
toppled away, looking very little at any
thing. Rogers was there, and 1t was curious
10 see old Rogers tOtter up to the duke, who
turned and said, How dye dOp giving
Rogers a squeeze which made him write. e.
Greville then came up, and the Duke at once
began 10 laugh and talk To him only. There
is nothing so awkward TO q man in the mid
die class as making up 10 q man of high
rank, who, the moment he has noticed hi 10.
turns round and leaves him TO follow or
make the best of his way. Rogers had this
TO encounter to-day. Rogers was a man OF
genius, the friend OF Byron, yet the Duke
did not familiariZe with him; but the instant
Greville came up-One of his own class
joking, chatting and laughing began, with
out any further notice OF Rogers" or Gre
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