New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-05
SlACAULAY:
PERSONAL "REMINISCENCES BY GRENvILLE
MURRAY
M,c4utAY's MEMoRY--His GEHERosITY-IHE IT.
ToRIAN wINDsOR.
II Lc e,risS

MAcauGAY's MEMORY--His GENERosITY-IHs IT.
roRIAN AZ WINDSOR
From, The swiss Times. 49,
Nacaulav rccited the greater nart OF tbe
- / az nj tRc last Minstrel after rradIng - Tor
the first time. lie used To say, ana he was Ny no
means n boastful man. that II by any ,hanre az
the existing copies of Milton were 10 be d'S'ryyeu
he Thought he could replace the hr5t SIX BOOKS .,
Paradise Lost from memory. he @smeu
said hi- friend Milman 10 nave rea6 eytry LIZ
and to remember All that he hal real nave ss. 81,
a letter of the late Sir William Stirring maxwsh !"
q friend entreatIng him tO AK MI. haran sy'
who knows everything for some piece OF inior,
nation @Mscaulay." sand sydney smith. " can
you recite the list of Popes - No" confessed
Macany get eon% d Sa' t"s Sn nrsss s"
can you manage the ArchDishops Of Canterburyp
-" The AIchbishops OF Canterbury ~as The DIS
da'pfn reply, any ,oo s1' spS be Gsssn from
Howley back 10 Pole, when his hearers declared
themselves satisfied. -,
May | not incur his wrath " says Herodotns,
after telling q rather naughty story OF some
Olympian god. Nay not yex his shade, II reiate
an anecdote. which have beard on sxe s ZEN.
torian. dressed badly but not poorly. Such was
the uncle, already grown famous, OF young Otto
Trevelyan Bnt Tom Mscaulsy OF ls2o-lsZo, was
altogether soveny. He WAS IN Undergraduate OF
Trinity when a certain don sent him an lnsitst!on
TO dinner. Macanlav. who lat that tme nafn
society, had already written letter OF refusal,
when some comrades burst INTO his room, snd De-
ing informed of the correspondence pending, tod
ton was for that very day. they further decided
that Macaulay must lie washed scrubbed ior the
occasion. for In those days he was excessively
negIi gent Of his personal appearance. And the
thing done u et arlnt In later days
Macaulay not only washed but diligently shaved
himself. from day 20 day. One day, however. hay-
ing managed to cut his hand ne was obliged Ia
send for a barber The operation over, what AM
to give Won r quoth Aseaalsy. Whatever you
are the habit OF giving the man VINO snaVes YOU.
SIR replied Figaro. In that case" replied
Macaulay - shonlf give you a great cash on each
cheek" But ! have DO doubt he PAID MN hanu-
sonely. a
He was more than generous in money matters; OF
n princely muniicence IN fact. Many gentlemanly
beggar called him IN his rooms az the Albany ana
none ever went away without a. least guinea. one
day a person OF decidedly sredy aspect, called
and untoded long story OF sorrow Macauay
listened. only hall he'd. having good reasons
for taking his own view OF the case. lie had AL
ready made up his mind to dismiss the seedy gentle
man with an aims when the latter observed mel
dentalIv that he was "A Trinity man. Macaulay
thereupon wrote HIM cheque tor 100 straight on.
And yet hundred pounds was q very serious con-
slderaon him at that time. Indeed the gift put
his whole years accounts out OF gear.
In a rather helnely, English sort OF way,
man il gave hin honest pleasure to be asked IA
dinner at Lord Lansto vines or Lord Hollands De-
cause Rter ala he was sure for that day AT least
of " square meal" Al that time he was support
ing his family Including an excessively unpleasant
father and when not asked out, would dine on
bread and cheese
Zarhary Macanlay WAS unauestionaoy, a sor-
rowtul person to have tor a sire. He could not be
fond ut hot In his nsturel but ne was very
To tell him so. Tom never could master mAthe-
MATES and crowned his Cambr dye career with
gull y: for in those days classical honors were NOT
accorded students IMMERSED In the severer branch
of knowledge. And yet though Tom hal Already
won a ChsncellOr's medal, and Trinity reloieed In
the quilted one, he had scarcely courage 10 race
his father after this failure Or rather, his mother
and sisters you'd not allow him TO DO so Ihey All
worshIpped Tom and were Diet srmlned 10 save him
the apprehended scOlding. SO they gently Droke
the news to Papa Zachary. -,
Again: lovers OF Macaulay must have read with
che lfx ~rIn
stay Madonna stay.
IT'S but da OF day,
II Is q trilinG but pretty piece, originally poo
lished in "A magazine. afterwsrd reprinted In the
Miscellaneous Works The dozen lines OF when
it is composed reveal TO mind, the human side
of Nacaulsy's nature; and the said lines evidently
sent Papa Zachary almost into nt That Young
man should display warmth of feeling, nay aimost
passion though it tor pure ideal was alto
gether too shocking. Tom, who Wa q model OF .
son wrote to exp ain that be meant no harm.
Tom without family ami without money, was on
the eve OF becoming Cabinet Minister, before ne
had completed his thirty ninth year, when
of his son but altogether iRnoI ant, lar one
can Judge of the fact that he himself woulf only
be remembered in history As the father OF the
greatest Of Eng Isl essavi,ts.
| remember when The 1imes wrote OF him -
= Thomas Bsbbetongne" and chahed MN IA very
coarse style for dating a letter from Wipdsor
Castle Never reproach Less merlted- or more
keenly felt About fifteen yearn after that un-
lnckv affair Macaulay entertaining some
trends at bceakf fast wnen letter brought him
haar;pS the words Windsor Castle on the Zap
of the envelope. He turned almost pale at the
sight and was visibiy agitated as ne opened the
en- velope. 1t merely sn invitation TO dine with
the Queen AFTER all" said Macaulsy TO friend
at the time, they've found nothing worse against
me than that"
At the ripe age of twenty her Majesty thought
little of Mr.. Macaulay the new Secretary at " ar,
who had Just beeu presented 70 her at windsor
Castle But the Queen soon grew TO be promo OK
her llustrous subject; would ask him to tell
her stories J; and would meeklv accept his correc-
han he made
Macaulay never attained 10 the full stature OF
courtler am afraid said the Queen, can
scarcely defend my ancestor James H. Your
Majesty predecessor not your Malestys ancestor
replied Macaulay. The Queen smiled and torgaIe
MN which more than james H. would have
done. ..
| have said that ne was something OF bon r,rant.
Perhaps il would be trueI TO say that he was an
excellent caterer tor others Ii was pleasant To
breakfast with Crabb Robinson tor you heard
"mighty good talk = but pteasanter 10 dine WIN
Nacaulav for thu talk was infinitely better. and
the dinner excellent Here is one OF hacaulays
menus at small dinner party; PURGE De giber,
currled lobster, grouse and macaTonl au gFatin
wines chambertin and champagne. He learnt IN
good time the folly OF what may call doleh-dlsh-
dinner. $3.50.
When at Holly Lodge nov; alas -Arlie
Lodge - Macanlay would ct dine at home on
SUNDAYS because he liked tn give his serv AL II
holiday II he had invitation to dinner for that
day ne wOuld 20 % the Athen9um and zine there
Apropos OF dinners | do not know more charm
ing episode IN the life OF this great man than his
meeting with his sister Lady Treyelyan at the
Hotel du Louvre IN the autumn oil leof' LAZY IL
OF course found an excellent repast awaiting her-
self and family and Well, have you heard the
news T. began Macaulay. You have been made
peer guessed Lady T. II was true but Macaulay
said he was quite disappointed. II had wished TO
surprise them. My only wonder ~ thlt Lady l.
did not saw You have been made a Duke"
He was very modest IN choosing his title, Baron
Macaulay of R0they Temple, IN the County or
Leicester Before assuming t, ne tOok pains 10 hn0
out If anybody else had better right TO date from
ROthley Temple. And yet he WAS honestly prond
of his elevation to the peerage. In few days be
could repeat Carriers Roll by heart-laughing the
lille.
AS far As one can iudqe Macsnl>y was deist
who approved the forms of Christianity. He had
also a historic love OF Catho icism tempered by
historic love OF Puritanlsm. Had he been required
10 choose a patron saint ont of each century, L
think his choice would have fallen upon 81 Ber
nsrd for the twelfth century Lewis of n anee for