The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-23

minds fret ana chaic in their feeble bodies
| like lion in II cage. II their nerves were
| stl,Ssxcr and their digestion better they
| would make mark in the world; but. con-
| ditoncd a. they are, they must sit by and
| watch their less intellectual hut more
| brawnv ncighbors pushing forward to the
| goal They themselves can never hope to
| reach. There are Other men who are unable
to win success because they are set to do Il
work for which they are not fitted. II fate
| had been more kindly to them. they might
have been equal to the best. and honor
and riches might have been their portion.
instead of poverty and disappointment.
/ Still other men have to go without the
prizes Of life because they are too lazy to
strive for them. They are sclf-inlugcnt
fellows, who prefer loaiing to working.
Though they may admire the courage, per-
s,Stcncy. and strenuous activity Of the indus
trous. they feel unable to emulate them.
The thought of hard labor IS rcpulsivc to
| these druncs. and they are content to exist
rs warnings for the young.
| MIR BAYARp TAYLOR, however, our new
| Minister to Germany. belongs to neither Of
| these classes, rs he informs us and 1t is
well for him that he does not. He was
entertained ON Wednesday evening at Del
mOncO's by an association calling itself
! the Goethe Club. Previous to the discussion
of supper. which had been provided for
the company present, they enjoyed an intel
lcctual feast, of which the most appetizing
viands were praises Of Mr.. TAYLOR. Lit
| craturc," said one of the orators. has hon
orcd politics by accepting its gifts That
il, 50 far from Mr. TAYLoRs owing any debt
OF gratitude to HAYES and EvARTs for
his appointment to foreign mission
which gives him fifteen thousand dollars
u year salary, both they and the whole
people should tender him their thanks for
condcsccndng TO take the place and its
cmolumcnts. This may be SO. yet there
are very many distinguished citizens
Of this republic who, in these hard
times. would go to Berlin and per-
form there the fancy part Minis
ter has to play, for half or even a third of
the wages. and thank the Fraudulent Prcsi-
dent and his Secretary of state for giving
them the chance. Nor would they think for
"A moment that they were honorinE politics
by accepting an Office which gave them 80
handsome an income and imposed 50 light
| burden Of work on their shoulders.
Mr.. TAYLOR, however, proposes 10 enter
on his lahorious task as a diplomat with an
eye single to the good uf his native country.
II had been reported in the newspapers that
| the mission to Germany was given to him
| in order that h. might write q life OF
GOETHE, who Is one of his iaVorte authors.
residence 81 two or three years at Berlin
would enable him To complete that work.
aud So add a lasting monument to our lit
eraturc, Just now very deficient in great
I original productions. But il seems that
I Mr.. TAYLOR. having condceocndcd to rep
resent Us abroad AT fifteen thousand dollars
year, intends to toll hard to earn his
salary at other things than his life Of
GOETHE In his speech ON Wednesday
evening he utterly d-clamcd the idea
tia, he was gong 90 l. Rim ON private bus
mess at the cNpcn~c ot the people Of the
United States. l. Minister to n foreign
court t. be- appointed for such n purpose
the writing N life Of goethe he asked.
" | answer no, The Minister'S duty to his
Government and 10 the Interests of his fell
low citizens is always paramount. | shall
go To- Berlin with a full understanding the
character of the services | ann expected to
render. and the honest determination to
fulfil them to1hc best 81 my ability These
| sentiments are croditablc To- Mr. TAYLOR.
hut We assure him that he mIgulics the
| work before him. All hc viii ready have to
DO a. a diplomat will bee 10 attend the re-
captions OF the Emperor WILLIAM in a
court dress u cooked hat, knee hrccchos,
silk stockings. gold lace. and a small sword.
II Mr. EyARTs has any important business
To- transact with Prince BISMARCK. he will
do it without the intervention 81 Mr.. TAY-
LoR. who can stay 10y hi- lirc-dc and polish
the periods Of his life " GOETHE
Our ncw Minister To- Germany need not,
therefore, have entertained the company at
Dclmonlco's on Wednesday evening with
an account of his large capacity for
literary cXertion, in order to prove that
he could both perform his diplomatic
functions and write his life Of GOETHE.
As my friends know" he mol"~tly re-
parked, 81 have the power ana the
habit Of doing great deal Of work. and
think no one will complain if, instead OF the
recreation which others allow themselves,
should find my own recreation in another
form Of labor, hope To Secure at least two
hours out of each twcnty-four for my own
work, without dctrment to my official du-
ties-and If two hours are not practicable,
one must suffice These remarks dis
play tho spirit which should actu-
ate every American diplomat; but we
are certain. we repeat that Mr.. TAYLOR ex-
aggcratcs the weight Of his coming diplO-
matte responsibilities. We hazard the pre-
dction that when he gets to Berlin he will
be able TO snatch, not only one or two
hour. out of the twcnty-iour, to eXpcnd ON
his life Of GOETHE, but just n many Of them
as he chooses to devote to that important
work, Prince BISMARCK will not call him
daily into consultation, and there i great
deal more fuss and feathers than real busi-
ness about our modern diplomacy.
Still, it Is gratifying to learn from his own
lips that Mr.. BAYARD TAYLORis so enduring
aborcr, and has taught his contcmpora-
ries the valuable lesson that idlcnoss and
success can never go together. In order to
be traveller a lecturer, an cssayist, an
employee Of JAY GOULD, poet, n novelist
and a diplomat, you must improve the fleet
ing hours.