The sun., 1882-08-06


stances OF his family. which compelled him to
go In at the early age of 10. and without com-
plete preparation. when the class lists came
out he was found under tho line." as low
as he then could be. All through his
Oxford careor he merited that loving venera-
ton in which he is held by oil Oxoninns A
few years before his influence became DOR
mant. the life led by Oricl fellow when
In residence was. as pictured by one OF
themselves aud by Gibbon and others. as fol-
lows He dressed for dinner at O'Clock and
smoked pipes and drank ale in tho common
room until 8: after that he walked to tho High.
or went to his room until or 8; then returned
to the common room, played cards and drank
brandy and water. which. with un interval for
supper. carried him late into tho night. What
that life was in Newman's tlme-h,w full OF
spiritual beauty-thls work tolls. TO his pu-
pills Newman stood in the place of a father or
an elder and afrcctionatc brother He was tho
wisest and best of teachers. His first care was
that the pupil should know "exnctly what he
intended to say and what his words stood for."
In the period OF which Mr.. Motley writes.
Newman and Whatcloy. the remarkable and
eccentric aftcrwnrd Archbishop OF Dublin,
were brought much together having been for q
time Principal and Vice Principal of st. Adams
Hall But they were directly opposed in per-
sonality and character of thought. and could
they became ostraugcd and. during the sevcn
years that Newman resided in Dublin rs Presi-
don't Of the Catholic University. although the
| Archiepiscopal Palace and the University build
| ings stood opposite to each other in st. Ste-
| phen's Green. they never exchanged recog-
| nition Mr.. Motley says this was Whateley's
| fault. This is incorrect. In reply to u very
cordial lletter OF Whateley's inviting Il renewal Of
their early association. Newman wrote-a fact
| nf ,yl,i ah Ia,
| On honest reflection. l cannot conceal from
myself that it was generally relief to me to
see 80 little Of your Grace whom you were in
| Oxford; and it is q greater relief to have an
| opportunity OF saying so to yourself now."
| When ut Orel, Whately was in the habit of
taking walks round Christ Church meadow
| with a company of dogs. aud provided with
| sticks and big round missiles for their amuse-
ment AS soon as people heard he was Arch-
bishop of Dublin. the first question. Mr.. Motley
says. they asked was how he would amuse his
dogs. Well he used to take them daily TO the
sands off the long wall when the tide was out
where he himself and his secretary. DR.. Dick
inson. afterward the Bishop Of Meath and DR..
Lee then Fellow OF Trinity. now Archdeacon
Of st. patrck's. used to play tag" while the
| dogs scampercd round them. He used to lecture
his undergraduates at st. Adams. Mr. Mozley
says. lying on sofa with ono log over tho back
|
to Dublin and one evening at tea. with Lor
Carlisle then Lord Morpeth. at tho Chief
Secretary's lodge. he planted u hugo leg into
| the centre of the service. scattering the SGvros
in every direction. Like Lord Carlisle. with
whom he then much associated and
Macaulay and Dr. johnson. he had
huge appetite, and has polished
q saddle of mutton to his own bat. His wit was
as delicate rs his appetite was coarse. and
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for wit itself and appreciatinG it in others. Ire-
land. he said TO Lord Wellesley. rcsemb!ed Larry
Doolan's outside jaunting car. To those who sat
on one side everything was green and beauti-
| full, to those who sat on the other all was yellow
and ugly; the driver tbe he Viceroy. as with
Wellesley or Chief Secretary. Ms with ForSterl.
was supposed to sit between but unfortunate
ly he usually sat on one side OF the preachers
in Dublin he used TO say that they aimed at
nothing and hit it,
Blanco White was member Of Oriel. also
though advanced in years. about this time
He had just returned from SPAN, where
he happened for the time to have been
Roman Catholic. Asked one day question
about the smaller religious houses. his am
swcr was. that in Spain you knew that there
were friars in II town. and you know ihat there
were pigs. and that was all you cared 10
know about either OF them" There was
great preacher he used to relate. ut Seville
while he was IN Spain. who wns engaged dur
ing Lent to preach. rs Father Tom Burke. the
Dominican. now does, as many as seventy SER
mons of sensational character. An Old woman
OF remarkably groIesIue face and manner ono
day got place opposite the pulpit. Il ,cw yards
of. In her cngerness to catch overy word she
unconscously rose from her seat, still keeping
her eyes fixed the preacher. The ltsht fell
upon her. and the preachers eye was ius mated
by the strange object before him. she riyeted
his gaze. He looked ON and on. and u'torly lost
the thread Of his DISCOURSE He stood minute
in helpless embarrassment. descended from the
pulpit. and never preached again"
Blanco White was an incorrigiDlc d!sbnliever.
There appears from this work To haze been
many such at Oxford. Evcn Cardinal Newman
at one time had doubts. Macuulay oneo told
Bishop Wilberforcc he says in one OF his letters.
that there were not two hundred mon in Lon
don who beloved in tho Bible Mr.. Roobuck
constantly maintained there were not ten III
the House Of Commons.
There are n few fresh anecdotes Of the VIII
berlorces Samuel the late Bishop Of Oxford
was fond of trees and flowers as wac
as child could bo. He could seldom
see flower without Its reyiving some mem;
| Ory and old English forest trees lie dellShiod
t | in. The Bishop and u friend one" named
pines and other cnnliels alternately unuiiAry
,
Z present began 20 get impatient ana AZ II pause
c Thought his turn VAS come. So hc thrc" in. Yet
n the nlCuncst HTu! that prcys on one ol thrsq
trees is higher in the order Of cleut,n than all
= Of them.' Instantly the Bishop I"pkrd nm in
the face: $50 yuu think Il bucket 81 hun.cs
II Nutera n"bor olgcct uI contemplation than
II Windsor Forest -
u There are also descriptions Of til" voice.
N look. and manner uf some Ol the most IcinaIh-
: able men III Mr.. Mo2loy's group OF hsuIr5
= which are interesting. Hampden - pictured
I, Hs singulHrly repulslNc ana hhHlilWi''.
: There was II "crtnln soidity about hlm lhat
m contrasted strongly with tine bright Nlra"Iuus.
u and slnguarly lONuOle hgulcs hy whom ITO
y was surrounded. liumpdcn tlca wna hcAi
ii prossivc. his head wus set deep IN h!s lHold
, shoulders, and ms voice was NHr~n ana IN
1, moduntOl. Some one said that hu stood w'-
d fore you ike milestone ana prayed a' u
I | like n laCfu~s. Newman : VOICE, the uIin>IP
. ol lIumpuuN = which WAS not one tu ru.nl"iI
u attention. outNIHncd half the EnE,i-a Muihl'
II Whnteley, had Il grand roll, aud II" "hl'r-
2 forces inherited that sweet voice 81 turh plhrr
TO which tho House Of Commons So I5AS
l. listened With delight. .
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