, 1877-10-06

10 slerl'c whether the rlzc ju.tiseh hin, 10 kcrp
Il for the table Or rrtl,r, II to The rlyrr; his
hesitation wns nEten almost touching, alni he
always gave the prisnncr at The bar the benefit
of the tlou!t"' This Incident Lctrays tHe
tenlcFne,s Of Turner's heart, which Runkin de-
lfkrwlsc amply demonstrated In III. habits as 4
fisherman. Thc son Of hs friend, M.. Trimmer,
"well remembers seeing Mr.. Turner sit IN tho
law" law at A. brcfntford. fishing & IN pond
lreary dav; hut the Indomitatlce slnrtsmar,s
mtllgated tho scYerttirs by adopting q kltcl,en-
chair for bis scat and !,oar,l for resting s feet
on; and, thus. equipped, with one hand he held
l1!s huge umbrella, anil viii, the other hin rod,
Tho weather was as undesirable az II possibly
could be: but there he nat It'll tte dnner.beil
ranE, with the 1ulet fortltu'lc Of hero, not to
be lightly turned from, his piscatorIal prrtNnc."
Turncr's lore far Nature, and for his art, by
which he bccatnc her exponent was the MASTER
passion Vi his soul. lie lntct,sc1y enjoyed work.
great by which lsc could add 10 their finish AMI
expression. Whenever hc parte.l with one Of
these protllcts Of his wonderful genius, however
much ths sale attercl hts pride or swelcti Ls
tneome, he wore for days 1os,rn'nl aud tleIcct-
81 look. On being pressed by Ills tF'ein'e for
"!ve lust ono Of my ehtldrcu.''
II IA the iate Of genius to dwell In solitude:
and, tho more exalted nre its faculties, tic
fewer arc tic chances Of tts finding percct COM
pantonshp. II was tho destiny of Turner tn
abide In nn exceptionally remote and grim tso-
lation. No sweet domestic tics Eavo him their
s9laec. and tllelr tender, rctlnfng influences.
His exceeding reserve mud limited conversation
al power, and his eccentric hNbLts, cut lin oiT
almost totally from the pleasures and n1nenl-
Ties OF socinl intercourse: and the worlds lack
Ut appreciation of Ills eurpaastrg ta1ents, the
ignorant crittcisnis and the malicious ccl,sures
That were perpctually ilcapeu uputl him, NOR
tally hurt Ills senabf!ttes, and strengthened
his tttslike and dtstruat III common mankind.
"Be sure that he knew his own power" said
Rask!n, "anl felt himself utterly, afon: n tho
world from Its not being understood" Whnt
wonder that, III the bitter disappointment III
the fondcbt hopes of hss ntTcgtlunal and fntcl-
lcctual nature, eMpcrnducd to the untow0rd
circumstances OF his heritage aud curly trnining
ha closed s heart and set his face agAfnst nil
saye loving, faithful few, and followed
course Of lifu which rendered him iab1e 10 pui-
full ncctlsatt1rsf II there Is excuse fur cErng
humanity In an unfortunate inheritance of
temperament and dlsp.altton In d faulty ctluca-
t(ot1, and III universal drNial Ut understanding
mud sympathy. then there is pallEation for ths
worst faflEngs md intlrmtlca Of Turner.
lite Of the famous paintcr arc incorporated srv.
cral neutrality-suspicious. letters Of Turner,
and numerous a,lcrtlotcs; while the Appendix
has been enlarged by tho record Of fourteen
yers' sales Ut Ills pictures. The fnrsftnllea III
colors from Turner's drawings, Which accom-
pany tho volume, are trlluc. They caHlh
scarecly be otherwise ut tho price for Which tue
book Is offered. Nevertheless, thry nrc to be
priced for the Suggestions they rive ol tho art
OF the greatest landscape. painter tho world has
yet seen.