Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-09-21

no fixed plan, but would have continued
it indefnitel y-"as long as Muir
rly pays e1.OOO canro," he
said to Trelawny. He epjoined Trelaw-
ny, in the event of his death, to have
him buried in a desert islet near Mama
Don't treat me as you did Shelley;
and showed him the islet in the voyage,
saying it was the one he had in view in
The Corsair.' However, Trelawny did
not find an opportunity of complying
With this request. Byron had no rcli-
gion at all, though goodish deal of SUI
perstition; had not las has been said
any superstition as to i'll luck on Fridays.
Shelley had no superstition of any kind
whatever.
Byron was in marked and extreme
degree Indifferent TO ruins. He said ON
one occasion of an introduction proposed
by Trelawny, that he wished to know
no men under thirty or women beyond
it. Was to some extent jealous of Shell
ley's genius; had been startled at the ev-
idence of dramatic power in The Cenci.'
Trelawny thinks he could have saved
Shelley from the storm had he been able
to accompany him. The oar found I'M
der rather suspicious circumstances af-
ter the wreck he believes to have
really come from Shelley's boat,
it being after an English
pattern, though made in Italy. Captain
Roberts, who saw the boat on its last de-
parture, knew but little of Shelley,
Mavrocordato was not a genuine patri-
OF. Shelly never walked out with his
wife while Trelawny knew them; he
was out almost all day, and would sleep
under the tree or the lille when he felt
inclined. Dreamed much. He retained
the habit oflying down before the hearth
recorded by Hogg), and often sat on
the floor as ready as on chair. Had
no longer the habit (which Hogg speaks
of of propelling pellets of bread, nor,
that of launching paper boats, though
he did this once at Trelawny's request.
He would gaze great deal at tillng au-
tumn leaves or leaves drifting on
stream. Fear was positively unknown
to me more than once.l The Madam,
1 never saw fear" was just phrase in
Nelson's mouth, but would have been
strictly true of Shelley.
Shelley's face, Trelawny Gays, was very
mobile The look of it, as centered in
the eyes, highly impressive at distance,
Trelawny having often been fixed there
by when he happened to see Shelley at
some considerable distance up the
Lungarno of Pisa. Trelawny is much in
the habit of saying Good God" 1 was
relating TO me this evening something
that Shelley had said to him, he began
observing, Shelley said, Good God.
Trelawny!" but he then corrected him
self, explaining that Shelly. did not, In
fact, ever use that expression. Shelley,
when he was alone, or supposed himself
so, would sometimes reclte passages OF his
own poo hy; would, especially when c1tin
the country, recite poems then in C urse
of composition, so as to try on his own
ear the effect of the metre and dlctlon;
was extremely fas idious as to diction.
thinking that there would be always,
some best word or phrase of all discov--
cradle for any particular passage, and
that the fashioning of the verses ought
to oe given up until this was attained.
Trelawny again told me what he has
said more than once) that Shelley cared
nothing for children; once, inTrelawny's-
presence, Shelley stepped over his own
child Percy, near the threshold of his
house, without observing that it was
Percy till the nurse told him. On that
occasion, Trelawnv made a. jocular re-
mark about "a wise man who knows
his own children" when, Shelley re-
Joined, ga wise man wouldn't have any"
Trelawny also reiterates denial $50 far
as his own observation and belief en-
tend) Of the statement-made by Med
win, if recollect Alright.