New-York tribune., 1882-03-05

IN him lie spent large part of his lie in polem
les and his treatment of oPP4hehlS Wis ,ictory
was with him genial, hearty chuckle' ana ho
more.
The love Of scenery. in connection with touring
excursions was stimulated from an early date, ana
induged in to the last. Whether he had feInc2 ~
Judgment of scenic effects from an artlst Po oa
yiew | am unable TO say. lie dd not Decoi,lo
pceticaly inspired by nature, IKE oheHGy OF oiuI
worth perhaps he enjoyed 1t none the Iess. no
made little use of his varied travels by allusohs or
figures in his composition Ills enl2yeno st OF o9
concrete did not render his style much less nDsrace
than it would have been although, ike haht' ho
had never left home. -,
Ills taste for plant-colecting began IN France
under George Bentham. and was continued through
life II served him in those limited eNcurslons ~
the neirhborhood of London, that he naoltualy
kent mn for the needs of recreation / may be
mistaken but il seems to me that this TASTE pelongS
to character loyonS ny ntbins ma1T more nn stmuat
ing IS TO be had 1t no doubt ADDS an interest 10
pedestrian exercise The mental effort is very
small the scientific o. 3ltcoe sr,i Iittie indeed
when he began, there was not :Tuch TO he known.
beyond the description of plants IN detall, ana lie
classirications of Linnpus and Jusseu rant
hunting was to him what sports are to other per-
sons / doubt whether. under any circumstances,
he could have Lbrought himself to De sportSnn
Hunting and shooting would, am pretty certain
have been abhOrrcnt to him: and whle MS eNcuT-
sons often brought him into opportunities LOT hs
ing he never availed himself OF these Inc chdSo
for plants was all that he desired.
Setting aside for the moment the interests that
grew ont of his intellectual capabilities anu work
generally, may remark upon ms rSinttlc Seli1i
bilitcs as whole. His earliest faVOrit' DOCKS
were those relating 10 characters renowned lor
hcroiSm and strength. DO not thnk that 'IlIS per
sisted through life to a marked degree lie quallhed
his admiration of strength with the use made OF II
and thoroughly concuIred IN "rote es~llinatG ~ VI
Alexander the Great. Caesar SIN was his aboiIilna
ton Peiclcs | should suppose, was MS greatest
hero of antiquity. Greece was the nome ol MS alec
tOnS i'll the ancient world. ,
after his great crisis. are beyond my powers 10
anayzc or explain. soon after | Knew MN Ie
cndcavorcd to make me Interested IN WORDSWORTH
and ponted ont the poems that | should begin
with but his efforts were for the time unSuccesS
full lie seemed to look upon Poetry ~ neo'E',n H.
or rather as Religion and Philosophy III one ne
took strongly to 1cnnysnn, ana was apc 10 u'h'cIh
at once those beauties that the general WOrd nave
since agreed upon but ms oDluSeheIs ~ eo
spcare would suggest doubts as to his ieeIh3 LOT
poetic effects of the kind that represent pure poetry
apart from either religion or philosophy. hrtfr
could make whether the highest genius oI 81
attracted him. without pointing some moral OF
lending itself to truth yet, ionnd rom one ol
his letters at a late period OF his lie, thai ne con
tnucd TO read Carlyle with pleasure, after ceasih4
to care ANYTHING for his dOctTlna views lllS
thorough mastery of the French language ehaoieu
HIM 10 enjoy the masterpieces OF frcnch prose. Al
an early stage he read the frcnch WIS loi ImPI3N
inc his StVle; but If has seemed 10 me curious SIP
of memory that he never mentions. III the AuIo
biOrraphyn Paul Louis Courier, whose WHY tuihS
hc often quoted with gusto. lie was charlhcd WIN
George Sand as n matter OF course; ana the
rhetoric of Victor Huge was not strong Tor MN
Yet his doctrnal leaningS came out even Win ,,
French romancots can remember gong with INN
TO Balleres shop in Regent st., alter the PunHca-
ton of the Political Economy To direct copies 10
he sent TO Eugene Sue and George Sanu MS reason
hcinr that their novels were lmprcgnated WIN
social theories: and these he partly sympathHcd
with. and partly desired to rectIIS.
lie vas absolutely without any feeling of rivary,
or jealousy Of other mems success. HIS Originality
| and fccundity OF ideas would not nave eNchpted
| him 80 completely from the dread oi DeIhR dhtic1
mated i'm LisdScOVcrieS or baulkcd OF his credit nau
he not possessed fund of generosity o character or
which sympathy is another name lie pntlt'n MN mn
self ont in conversation and his ideas were cauHht
M and used, with OF without acknowledgment; bu
ne never disturbed himself one way or another. or
this part of his character can speaE an'"l'trH' m
and not by ignre of speech, unner When We nay
turn part into whole. IN othcr virtues Hc hdI
his limits but in this he had none.
What was the extent of his generosity IN money
Gifts and assistance. | cannot tell. 1t may have
been considerable but wOuld never have been
known from himself; the Comte correspondence
tells MS what he was prepared TO 40 lOr Colle, at
thc worst conceivable mOm mt for ms own cITcunl-
! stances. Hnt cases are known where he came 10
! lishois | have heard HIM say generally that ne
| considered II a very good way OF helping Young
author to offer to bear the risk of the publisher =
| loss in the first instance. Mr. Herbert spencer
| mentions an offer of this kind made TO HIM. at a
time when he was the eve OF suSpendIug the
publication in numbers of his great serial WORK.
|
" The Emotions and the WILL On condition OF
immediate publication, he offered gu. guaihnIeg iai,',,
against loss. winch had uic eicCJ "lIhout "c''E
Another point Of conduct where his merits were
obsolute had reference 10 fidelity IN engagements,
nunctuality and thorough rehableness, when he
| plrdgcd his word. He never, to my knowledge,
| failed in any matter where people counted on
him. | remember his having an important com
! mumcation 10 make. hy a gwen day, 20 lht
! Womcn's Suffrage Committee. To obviatc thc pos
! sibilitv Of miscaniage, he dlspatchcu uupHc"'c
| by different channel
His position III respect to the higher relations ana
destiny of man is pathetic and almost traglcaL 10
his friends and disciples the several positions taken
bv him In respect to the truths of Natural Religion
and the Christian Revelation are simply inconslst
ent and inrxplicable 1t is obvious that Professor
Balm saws as little as possible upon this subject be-
cause hc would rather say nothing, He conieSse-
that Mr.. Mill was sngulary disqualified foI
! tbe discussion of many of these high themes
| and that he was in 10 sense master of the
! movements of modern thoucht in regard "a
| them MilTs own positions rs shown IN the con
cusions and confessions given in the Essays on lie
lirion are perhaps the most telling comments npoi
! the naive but melancholy confession which he
makes i'm the words: " am one of the few examples
in this country of one who has not thrown of rcllg
ions belief but never had it," The Gulet, obtruslv'
satisfaction with which this athc,tlc Phalsce utter
his thanks " Q Lord thank Thee that am not a'
other men are Is too transparent to be concealed
| The inconsistent and moving utterances which III
gave to the world toward tho end Of his life are th'
| best evidence that his sclfsatlsiactlon with III
! negative position was more or less disturbed.
The perusal of these two volumes is fitted to i'm
press the thoughtful reader with the conviction
that thinking have in many respects materially
changed their position with respect to religious be
| lief since the elder Mill went to London. The tw,
| Mills represent two types of thought which arr
striingly dissimilar, but both of which are nov
almost outgrown. New types that are far removed