New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-20
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fair classical scboiaE gradnate q Williams cSllss
Massachusettei and ho bae faugnk hls WIN ,b011ts
thing more than the ruaiments q LA5lp. Ma Ga&
children, and has taken her boys through CeseT4
Commentaries. AZ the pEesentInolRent she e seated
green dress 81 soit cashssrs and striped vslvst
q cambria haedksrchief No wonder General Gar
speaks Of his devotion 10 his booia You see,1 -
says warmly political lIfe suaailizBs man 9nlc6
be has the strength to introduce svifyinR ssnenk
For eighteen years have been busy IN tie House Of
Representatives during the sessions and during the
recezses at Washington, aiding the Reyublicsn
that ofsred by which 70 advance the party which :.
~ think, most htted 70 maiBtain the couuSye ln
ses 1 Tss t as MEYER vas us we va eo
uaake notes and comments on their wIsdoln. Duriun
my MILITARY life looked into the subject Qf the ~
eco my notes on that course OF rcadinGn 50 saYn6
he takes up largo book. fall a memOranda, Of
queries 6fqqotatons, and Of original dissertstions
u his own handwriting, y Greek aod Latin. 'n
q Af another time.R Be continues. "f bscsms
deeply interested IN she Gcettesn iiteratuys. Hep
nal comments. Again. wanted 70 kuoN what al
tho great thinkers Of the world had had to say
about yousSp; 90 here Jon SEQ excerpts Cleaned
Another Of literary occupations has been that az
making coilectiona0 Of the charming things we read
In current Journalism. We see something that
strikes Us as beaatifai in daily or weekly news-
paper; something we should like 10 read again. TO
let our children read. The paper ges lost torn up
and the little literary gem has vanished forever.
Ny wife and I have bad habit Of cut
ting such pretty things out and FASTING them
IN scrap booksP BE points to . shelf fnll q
theee bullying volumes. " hayen General Garfield
Is careful TO explain, never had time TO write =
book You see, have been eighteen, nay twenty
one years continuously IN 0fiic8- br. Gladstone
goes cut Of office, aud has time to translate his
Homer Lord Beac0nsield goes into retirement. and
has leisEre to pan his eaustic novels. 1 am neyee
out of office; and beyond 8 few magazine articles
ON military, agricultural and political subjects,
have never had time to prepare anything for pubis
eati0p.0 IL
"Of modern poets,D he says, "Tennyson hn
eaten most INTO nv lie. OF course have lived on
Shakespeare since my earliest boyhood fuibble g
all sorts of literary diet; but, after all modn poe
try like Tennysons IL somethng t9 deiieiously
sweet and paiatable aud which never pals on my
taste. though partake of it never 50 fFnqaently.
Books, books. books, "a atmosphere OF books! Up
and down the stairways through the balls, on hang
ing sheTea. In the drawiug-foon, where nue
bookcase Ia full of handsome editions OF Shake
speare Milton. Scott Dickens Thackerayy Of Spen-
Dryden of all the leading editions of H0racA az
Goethe, Buckle, Dsrael Sumner Thomas Jederse9.
In the dining-room, where are seen Anduhon9
Birds, Macaulay's History, and MetleFst and
Thiers's and Guizots and kartineau,s and 6teeHet
aud Rameis. Over this dining room bookeaie 30 no
head of Rocky Mountain sheep, with ne emKiou9
wTinkled antlers just In hat and tts iasna 3nsk
eyes well miniciaed In gl&sa by the taxitiermiss.
Around the dning-reom tire-piace are panied uis.