New-York tribune., 1879-11-13
ARECEPTIoN AND AN ADDRESS.
FREDERIC vON BoDENsTEDT's RLPLY TO THg WEI
COME OF THE GOETHE CLUB-ROBERT CoLLYER

RECEPTION AND AN ADDRESS.
FREDERIC vON BoDENsTEDT's RLPLY TO THR WEI
COME OF THE GOETHE CLUB-RoBERT COLLYER
on THE TRANSLATOR OF TAsso.
Chckering Hall contained pleasant assem-
bagc last evening OF persons who desired
and hear the German poet Frederic Won Boden-
stedt. and the noted pulpit orator Robert Collyer.
Among those seated IN the body Of the hail Theo
dore " Dwight OF the Columbia Law School; General
Alexander shaler David O. Croly anl wife, Dexter A.
Hawkins. Mrs. 5 NJ Tolley, Charles A. Capp and wife,
Oliver H Bunce and wife. Miss Augusta Larned Chet-
Justice Charles r. Day. George T. r. iris and wife, Mrs.
Martha ]. Lamb and the Rev. Mr. Ray. \ few minutes
after sclOek the platform guests passed from the re-
cepton-rOom OF the vestibue the side aisle to
the platform. Frederick kuhne, first vicepresdeni OF
the Goethe Club. walked I'm advance with Frederic
BOdcnstedt Dr. Ruppaner, the president OF the club.
came after with the Rev. Robert Collyer and among
those who followed the Rev. William T. Clarke,
Neville Moritz, Theodore G. GaubensSee John Elder
n and Professor Werner, OF the College OF the City OF
New-YOrk.
The audience received Herr Bodenstedt and Mr..
Coyer with applause. DIR. Ruppaner said the monthly
meetings of the Goethe Club then reopened for
the season under very favorable circumstances, since
the meeting honored with the presence OF
great German poet and Oriental scholar and Interpreter
OF Shakespeare had the pleasure of introducing
10 the audience. Herr Bodenstedt amid
dia applause, and with slow ana distinct utterance
sand:
"You have made veIy happy by the honor, far be-
yond my merits which yol have shown TO me- and re-
mcmbCIng the words which Shakespeare put into the
mouth of Hamlet. Use man after his merits and
who vii escape whipping 4 say that you have used
after your honor aud dignity. and not my own
mcIlrs but the less deserve, the more merit is In
your bounty" lApp!ause.l
After Tie poet had concluded his brief speech.
translation Of his poem Ny Life" was recited by
Neville Mou,z. the trasodiao. ana was received with
| applause
In Introducing the Rev. Robert Colyer. DR.. Buppancr
spoke OF Tie interest Iii. Coiyes predecessor IN the
pastoral OF Church Of the Messiah the Rev. N-
ian X Alger, the West, had taken In the club,
and the many times lc had contributed 10 its enter
ttlumrnL
Mr. Coliver. who warmly received. described his
subject as " An Episode the Life of Fairfax, the
Translator o. Tasso" The address abounGed IN lumor
and closely held tne attention Of tie audience or nearly
an hour and hal aud frequently interrupted by
applause. A lis close tne sneaker WIS presented with
a aTec aeuQcet He spoke IN pant as fO.iOwsi
should ever be your good fortune 10 visit that
ginn n tie north of England over which Wordsworth
LAS cast lhe mantle oi ms mus Won womb lhcude IN
your plan the lofty ruins OF he Prory Bolton IN the
heart ui MhHiidaie the opening scene, YOU rcmem
Der, IN The " ne Doe OF bysiou aud the place mas
been made SIT more famous since Words Wortut death
by the pencil of Turner aud the pen OF kusku. II YOU
came III from the an country you N"ui9 lake no ran
down 10 sRipon. and there my bovhoOd PLAYMATE Mr..
that cruel Clifford ved-among the rest of them
who lel poor Young luilhnd's le out az M"Atheld
fbai most Inaufui woman. Anne Countess o. Clifford
! Pembroke and Montgomery. She twice married,
and Zach 10 the wrong mani survived them both
and wrote their memoirs, and wrote them mainly TO tell
us piece OF her mud And through these lemors one
gathers that lady Anne got even vita them. a. she
ala With oost pso1e lLaahsa IS, s4e ,g was sS , woman
nre was apt &c, TO make sueh havoc |ith her her
words Sc quite distmeuishable now, after two
c.n'uiies. From sapion You t.ke a carriage
m Froulr's history see the deep ciape.. like Wild
bro's tbe midst OF tie moOrs AMI let Mr. ust
d f..r my In iruira frfa a
m 49, - tet rg,G f., fnr crack of DOOM For rhey wrr,
never be taken az disadvantage, toe Caphams,
am an 80 1 ' t,v mgif have n fsir shance when th@
AichancI comes 10 euminon the sleercrs. Then
stop and wonder ~ the spot on the moor
death. When the shepherd vent nnd said to
the boys noble mother. LADY, what Is good iora
deathess guilt she said, Endless soTrOw." for she
sw nrr unsneakab.c calamity IN the mans eyes Aud
she SAID el-o, Many poor mau's son shall be the
richer Tor my poverty" hnd 80 bnlt the Abbey m mem
orv Of her boy II yOu from the eastward. then
mate of these two places, would ake biAnen
line To llkley get carriage ex miles to Bolton, IN.
ger for day and then flee 10 other and--and
there you would make Bad hlunier ll9ughieIl. Ior
town of Likely is the old nest OF the LongieNo"s
and gave grand great poet.
You hnd church r,Gster. dulv set forth IN dim
Latin. THAI John LonSielow iaoor1ng man. gave Two
days wages, in 1913 10 prosecute the war against
WAS bound to pay TINS subsidy, hut he seemed
10 have had tire Old Bntsh peasants
si-t'" me-i or wrong, would ike t. see her vel
tlrashed on general principles. lI@ughicil The oid
l5 fo ft earest I1n.ielow ani for Ills rea-on
nle might wen uceI about the cradle ~ the family ana
see Things they most surely saw.
bur there is another why you should STAY here
q dly As you are sauntorne. 20 down to tie river
cross bridge turn 10 The right. and pleasant walk
past the mill the rivers bank brings you TO Denton
where yOu enter the park and 1n The hall which, up To
l7lO was scat OF the great Fairfax family; They
fsae sd in S'' whnf is now called Firax County
Va. Isabel Thwaite was ward or the
Lady Abbess of Abingdon small nunnery in the neigh
bornOOd of which the only remains now existing nfc
pack of playing cards with religious symbols and IN
scripuons upon them: AS though the goOd woman wouu
yery much like to play cards but wanted the Paue To
count as religions eTGIcise LaushIer fhe goF%s bni
she had mind and Will OF her own and fell IN love WIN
f4Ta1 prs" ~n1 beauty rhy "''
away one night and were married, and That
we're not specially notable TINT ume tut after the
LADY Isabel ent red the family they held their heads
Elzlheth liked to look on proper man." tney net
favor, got promotion and grew TO he great people
Sir Thomas fartaN leader IN what used Ia be
called the Great Revolution. He was the last
T. the church after ms tine. and to music,
and mousing after old rccOrd--ihinrs they had
always had talent for even wien their strength
Law hi hung Then they got sick Of Dcntan ana came
Vrgnaaiter they lad sold the large estate Tor
about hat the wood was wortD-where they took I'M
tracts Of land aud built noble house They bt
came connected with Washpston by the marriage OF
Lawrence 10 daughie er o! NniaiD Fairfax ana ihsg
were the friends Washington ever had. HAD ne
been of moIe SHALLOW capacity their friendship
for they could not forget the great struggle fci
| freedom III which thcif ancestor Sr Iuoihi.s. Hdu
taken part l3O wears before. When William fairi
heard thai Washington had captured Corn wallis ana OIL
ms host reported that hr called his black bO0y ser
want and rud Come Joe. carry me TO bed II Il lci
tme die now" lie turned his face 10 the wall
when he g0t through and gave up Tue ghost poem
was written commemoratng this auecdOte IL reminds
me of who had heard The story abont ~ Washing
toms haichet and who remarked: well The difference
het c-n George Washington aud me seems 10 De tLls
he could lot tell he eau" ll@ughIerI
THE TRANSLATION or IAsso.
Edward Fairfax the great translator, was the son oil
that Sir Thomas Of Denton who held place In the
t..E In s..lh L..