New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-27

only exercise / intended to take was setp al 80
having had "A sensln of recreation beiore-l ulu nov
| Gee half the men of mark / might have met III
| Boston NJ, NH
One morning. after taking me TO Bunker ti I
| and rcDeating Il passage from WebsterS spIchl"
oratou tbar,, when the monument on u WA com
! pleted Mr.. Phillips showed me the Auburn SsIr
ery whore wa, surprised to sec me IonO "i IN
| hcIm He said. " Hard by lives Mr LohgIfIoNM. ~
| an OLD English mansion formerly occupien io ,h
tire by General Washington" ana th're i''n ,,,o
pleasure to converse for short time with Tue poc'
whose works in manv cooperative iIoiui'cS' gu"
whose poems of inspiration had oft heard recitel
on their platforms. LOnefelow's bearded ana au-
| pust face gives him the appearance now oil JuP'-
fer of uorfry Mr. Lowel's house lies not tar away
am ING the trees OF CAMBRIDGE but he was M Europr
| tnrn. We are all glad he Is the American Min'svoi
| in London now .,L oc
The dif.dence Mr.. Phillips rcproachcd me with OF
not visiting persons | wished 20 see without some
colorado preext was nearly ia&t 10 I NV scos ',i
| Eirerson Several mornings Mr.. Phillips went WIN
| me 10 the libraries and book stores, WueTe M
| Emerson was sura to be found when he came up 10
Boston from Concord put Wllh0lt ih1cut 'ns ;i
nm. One day ut the library Mr.. Phlliip' lhlI9
duced me 10 "A banker. saying, Ilils IS NV H'tiu'
Mr. Iolyoake from London. lie has never sara
word about II, bat l suspect ne IS hrileFeI w
hard money! which is the one virtue Y ilch YOU
Will have TO save yOu.' Ye5, | may escape ot
that replied tie banker, addressing me; put
your friend. Mr.. Phillips, has so many Virtues
which all recog ne, that ms luture IN secuI,'5
DESPITE his one sin OF believing IN paper currency
Ii came to pass that Mir; stevens OF Cn,DDriu l
gave NE a letter to Dr. AlcOt OF Concord, askIhS
bm TO take me 10 soc Mr.. Emerson. so, IN company
with my friend MIR Verify, formerly OF Lancashire,
J. not knowing the way, ser out 10 CONCORD. nc
way thereto. and the place ltseit were rs OrlR az
the historical associations OF the town IL ever Co-
cord made its mind to be content, II Wuiu w III
that pleasant spot where wafer ana "Cod sp'cU,u'
plains, quiet villas, and tatry rOIus aDJun' M
Emers0n's daughter being from home Inc phuo>o-
phcr received rs himself Pictures and works o. arr
winch 1t good to look upon, were sI huilei1us
enough to re part of the household IOncnlhg, IKE
an encaaHtcr, panel which was not n1tlceaoe' IL
slid away, and we entered the Stndy, when 30 Que
son 10 still erect aud has the bright eye ana cam
grace of manner knew when lie was III Lnglahu
long years ago. In European eyes, his position
among of letter, i'll America s as that OF SlSIc
among English writers; with the added quaItv, aS
think OF greater brayeness OF thonght a1d GEAR
ness OF sympathy. The impression among many ~
whom spoke IN America, found 10 be that whle
Carlyle inspires you to do s0methihS nor c'eai, y
defined. when yon have read Emerson hT,i
know what You have to do: However, III Mii
Emerson would admit notilng thaU WouIu
challenge the complctcr merits OF ms liIusIIlou5
friend at Chelsea. He showed me the later ana
earlier portraits of Carlyle which he most cheilsneu'
mad, af-ctiOnate inquiries concerning Inn person,
aily ana AS 10 whether knew OF anything that mao
proceeded from his pen which be had not III LIS
library. Friends had told me that age seemed now
a little to impair Mr. Emersons memory, Du' lQunu
his recollection of England accurate ana fuli oI u9
tan. fine portrait OF him, which Mr. NcnueH ILI-
lips presented To me- has Oaen gcneraiIy Thought ~
thos, rs no have not seen Emerson to be q portrait
Of Mr. Gladstone, whom he certainty Neiy
much resembles now. Eugishmen told me WIN
can audiences were indignant at England, Emerson
would Put in his lectures some generous pas'dEe
concerning this country, and raising hmse1 erect
pronOurrc il in defiant tone, as though ne thleW
the words at ms audience. More IMAM any "bntr
writer Emerson gives the impression OF one VINO
secs facts alive and knows their ways. ana WHO
writes nothing that Is mean or poor
One morning there appeared IN HE NEW-l DIX
TRIBUNE the following paragraph:
day or two ago there mot In Staie-s bpstoHOh tue
snot where he tam MS took placc-rW cndeu
Pillp. Nil Cporle Jacob lIn yOdkc ANA the son 81 Mr.
| Holm Bright MT. Phillips. who was showing ar roy
ti,,-e fU.rr when tir. B.l NJ up Wild y Irtnu
On e,g introduced % MIR PA Hips. very cordial greet
! Ing took pac-. am very gal To meet yo!' Mt.
RripUt" Mr. Philips SAID, but Ntu!d iutNct meet
rour father" &" Ny fatIcr Is better worth IL cUnG,'
I1,,.sfly answered Mr. Bright. " WISH you couid ger
suatc y6ug t0tacr To visit u.s. Had Mr. lillp'. am
p,ia h., lona like, fears, ia" sya. was thr reply
! We should De- conent II ne Wo9d COM "li mahe ~
inst one Speech" added NJ. Pullpa. " An sud Mr.
Iu.ht t,'ui. uy father fears that more Mr Br-H;
g. tai tHau h !lu. -iouS ifthr' pl' l'' 7 udS'1'
mo- and force OF Tle expression OF his ic1iftH
B. mat OF s ilpfGer. In speech De made year ago
~ hs native Town, ho display ed qu.e MS ldtheis NS'I
Mr.. Phillips asked me aftcrward who wrote The
naraorIpt saving hc dld no. Mr.. Bright plainly
dld NOT nor dId his friend. answered That beng
stranger iu America could not BE- expected to he
able to throw hight upon tie ways oI lutf hatINe
journalism so soon One thing the WUier might
have added which struck AT the time. observed
that MIR Phillips stood with his hat oil all the time
of the conversation. Not Ir. EVario'S message 10
MIR Bright from the American people gave me
deepcr sense of the sincerity OF tie regard lcIi Ipr
him tbgptpIs line act of courtesy in man so emf
mont rs Mr.. Phiiip--a man OF nouie pres nee ana
Roman head standing uncovered 10 pIOuc square
cXprcss,ug thereby his respect for young r Bright
for his own and ils fathers sake ne man ana ire
act were national. bLOE"E JAcOb H'"l"''N'''
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