New-York tribune., 1879-04-29
PERSONAL.

HaWthome's quaint House of the Seven
Gables at Saemis about to be sold
The Rev. j. f. Hurst, OF Drew Theological
Seminary, mentioned possible successor Of the
late Bishop Ames.
The Gar lives very simply and monotO-
nousy az Lvada. lie walks out in the morning after
a biscuit and cup OF coffee, which he drinks TOR The
sake of bis nerves. shattered by the hard work Of the
past few years.
"If | have any ambition" wrote Bayard
Taylor acquaintance more tBan twenty ago,
"itis not make myself notorious but to 1--we as rich
and ample life-to ENJOY large store Of experience
-as this earth can furnish. The only things really
value for their own sake, among all my writings are
my poems and they perhaps of little value TO 9TH.
ers. Great popularity IN book is as often sign OF
modOcuty as OF excellence, and thus an authors sue
may sometimes humilatc, rather than eNaIt nm,
IN his mind"
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe has been giving a
reading with Madame Rstor in Rome for the beneht Of
the Gould Homa The reading was from AIafia
Stuart" Rstori taking the chief part in English, with
many gestures ard emphatic defamation. As for Mrs.
Howe an enthusiastic auditor says that she read her
part Of Elizabeth beautifully, with such exquisite
enuncation much Of regal hauieur and 50 little
seeming physical effort the strong passions
the l0H-nearrd Queen that one would have thought
she mad The son OF the hery Tudor herself within her
6iendor frame"
Mr.. Jefferson Davis is the occasion OF many
adectves in sOuthrOn Journals present HIS pOr-
tralt as he appeared %htn captured mas Jl>J Dcen
drawn by lady VINO. in addition to the attractions
great personal beauty possesses the highest order
talent" As TOR what the portrait represens it
takes the treleSs pen OF SOuthrou 10 do it Justice
"thc pure principles" " the peerless Intellect" tne
unanching resolution" tie dauntless spirit"
wondrOus glance OF sadness mingled with the look OF
defiance which flashes upon his captors." Nitn suca
simple eOqnence' AZ this the southern editor Is
nightly dlsportlng himself
A picture of a beautiful model which the
I'm Cd and
minutes was bought by Russian for -, ,O0O His pie
ture OF a Roman scene, painted IN lS47 made him in
stantlv a man OF power and fame In art. " What arc
Won going 10 commence :" asked of his pupils at
that time; what new grand work - IN tell YOU"
answered Couture my ambition i 10 paint glass ~
water standing polished piece Of marble. In the
glass VIII be a beautiful with dewtrOp up0n IL,
ard In the marble you will the reflection" " But
Won are not serious - exclaimed the youth AFTER what
Won have accomplished you continue" Yes,
serious wish TO make fortune. To work for glory
and to die Of hungeri Is not ambition" Couture be-
came rich not 0y his industry but by the death OF
hs father small fortune brought him by his wife,
After years Of separation the questioning pupysited
him I'm his home TO what the master had accom-
ushed in the past years Come with me-" said Con-
tura after the usual compliments had been exchanged
come with me aud will SHOW You something bcauti-
vie. Look tHere! lt was rose IN glass Of water,
piece or white marble on WblCh " was
standing =" All. know it!' cried The pupil Il" Know
il impossible IL only painted YESTERDAY" Yes,
cepOn which had entered his head thirty years before
AFTER he had been proclaimed victor.