The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-11
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bach il "A very poor specimen Of humanity. He
IN ignorant intensely ogo'istic and couccitcd.
And has n u even had the chance to acquire that
plain common sense which hard. practical work
md modes, orscurity develop in the great ma
jo-ity " men. but however low might have
been tho Anticpntions concerning his book.
they will still proveto have been too high. There
has probably nevcr Jccn produced anything 80
eiIly and trnahy on this subject. Tho worth
less volume Of that little nobody. NJ. de
Tilleyrand. published few months since Is n
literary gem when compared with Maestro
ONcnhach's volume. Tho author il not n
etIpd man, and when he can be made to tax
OF something other than himself. he even
evnccs some genuine wit. When he was mere
We heard him moro than once talk OF
what he saw. and his remarks, super
fetal and absurd though they frequently
were had always some sparkle about them
such IA ought to belong to witty old
bouerdrdie,. This livcincs- is entirely want
inR In the book. With the exception Of one
chapter describing the mscres of Il musician
In America the whole volume is duh and stu
pid in contents AMI tone. we'll a. In style. II
begins by a dedication to Nmc. or nharh,
not for what 1t contains or for what it is
worth, mole-tly remarks the author. but be-
cause love to manifest in every way my 80
teen and my All elton to YOU
To begin with. 81 II printed love declarations
betwecn husband and vie aro not In good taste;
and then. II NJ On'nba IN really loves " to man
ifcst In ovrry way hi- c-t''n and Ms an 'rtiun
for Mime. OlIenbd'h. the best way WAS to have be-
haypd properly when n wis IN America. H.
IL a worn-out man. over nity. several tiucs u
grandfather; yet H. probably did not spend one
dny here in quiet respectable manner. H.
bitterly complains that Delmonico sent walters
every five minutes into tlc private room
whore he was ON evening taking supper with
some actrcssns. Nodould there must have bison
somr serious reason for such extra wat 'hlulnc-.
oycrthc behavior % the party.
After the dedication. comes a biographi ral
preface 10y NJ. Albert Woln. of the Figaro. tbs
Is not bal, though for thr tlr il says Thirty
hroe pages is too much. u appears that
jacques On'nharh and Albert Woln w'rc on 'r
playmites. They are both German Jews, ami
their original homo was in the liuo de Ia ClOcho.
Cologne:
Tho house in which ra 'luo- was horn was
small | $500 il s'ili. on ~" RIGHT ut the court
yard NJ tn" farhrst end Of witch my = 'hDol
WI. situated The front door wiz, low and mar.
row; the kitchen. cleun and bright WAS located
under The hall; COPPER -Huwplns hanging ON
tn W.ll- i'm beautiful order: the m lthor busy go
her range; ON tNc rieht, az 'r crossing tn'
i Kitchen rRo ,baS; r r. a gN n s On
chair near the wind W. wlirn not engaged CIV.
Ing music lessons; Ia, u i u -Dni voice. AN T.
an elderly man. / hay, pr.~,. r,.d a two-f,id
rem 'mhran,e Of the good man. When. ON leay-
,hs " ,,,'' , , mn. n ,.n-
H. corr, ION. ami on hoIi.lly- Do. would ram
NJ. With ,tkrr. in IA imiNiht pl Whi'l VI ilnr
Hlr'ilD"gn I'i' h' t,i" ~ W, % l,itmt '1
NOR slout
Everybody IN that house was NOR" or less of q
musician. from ih" father .Wn 60 the young, Il
wa- SAID io be- einrl with much talent The
family WIZ 2 larg. ON anl the iatli'rs in,rpm'
nn, H. IN "v r,i1, ,l.. tht r,fh r. 61'm-
bach had o. mu.r the -r go 81 rim 4'- 10 cn-
hhl" NY -"n JlrAu l. g. t.h' must t. 30 .ii-'
cn't u-.d +, ~, .,uif.Y - I'M M.
str.ti-. wearing thrulhNr. rou wi'n hra--
buttons the iHl .' Wnf r.. ,l o. 'Nh 49, ,.'
,,n'i .f'' oi Nj, 49, r,d-hri'nn.,l hats tn "a
in fashion. - shit, his ,mplrdi,.y H'nl-
iorNl4 ln ''N. Ni , +,
VIII i.,, tIaf H. .,l.-t',.s i.--.u.. NJ g..
rat. of twrnty-iv,. r,ul- ID. =. Th' .pl 81. f.'
h ,n'', f'r,1y 'nt ,,, Ji''.riv.I ti,'m.,l'a. #
mnny ntiin comforts IN or,lrrtl r-onDuil thu
pri," oi IN" lessons. Tor re lr'i' --nr did p p
XII t,i. .nr.id I'M I'M. t,bl. hof,r.. fii, % .in-
ning OF inc lesson. No money no music!
NJ Win maxi t,il. ,s in "a f,,, ,,or,l. how. IA /.
w. WIN "'N' ' "" j." ~"
HrhN p'-nn I'D 'lrh ms lN'n- Wy pl'Yl"N ''
violon'c in Paris. AMI how soon he became
"a great man." The rest OF the preface consist.
OF NJ. Molu appreciation oil the genius ol MS
friend
NJ or.,hocl,s ov,r vritin,. h.,,ins with "a,
h"couni oi ih' circumstances unl"r whi'h h'
came To America. The first idea of imp1rtin.
hi,, int, .lI. .,,,,,tr,. ll,.,. .,iI..ntl, Milo
~" INV '.i'9 '"'','' ,''.'''7' y, n''' '.,
was then in Paris and consented o. become the
rns,,,.il,l,, ,.,,, rh,. ,,,,tr sr.nl,l,. o,,,,,.
.eSppnI'''' p'', LUZ ''','"
and had not the whole contract amount beer
depo-i,el nn.lvinre atB.-.h,T-h.im', bank