New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-02
NOTES ON HEINZ.
From The Conten,poraru Rsrieie.


Heine was extremely particular about his dress
and was well known IN Bonn as dandy. ms
clothes always cut according TO the last lash
ion and his frils and laces folded and gotered with
exceptional daintiness. lie was OF medium height,
and his features were of noble and at the same
time gentle east. His halI was brown, his eyes
blue with deeply marked eyebrows, while his lips
were iull, and q sarcastic smile always hoyered
round them When he first went TO the University
he had black velvet coat. When 1t was worn
out, he ordered a blue one nd promised his barber
to give him the black one. winch generally hung
outside in the passage. q" the day appointed the
TAILOR brought the new suit, and hung 10 up III pace
OF he old one. The barber came later, and as he
went away Heinrich said TO him fou can 'ake
the coat spoke to you about It IS hanging mp IN
the passage" The barber departed, with pIoiIse
bows and thanks. carrying away the unexpected
gift with him. Heine continued TO dress, but what
blue coat to find IL nowhere! When at last the
truth dawned upon him, he only said with his
usual nonchalance, The barber Is IN inck today.
and put the old coat: From that time II re-
manned saying IN the family" The barber Is IN
luck to day. indicating person VINO came IN Tor
an undeserved stroke of good luck.
Although fOna of society and communion with
superior people, Heine tickle and changeabie
as child IN his intercourse with everyday ac-
uuaintances and friends and 1t was TINS quallty
more than any other hch caused such hard things
to be said of him. His sister gave a party once
while be at Hamburg for the purpose OF miro
ducing him to of the principal citizens. BE-
fore they arrived" the Princess tells us, my
mother begged him to make himself agreeable. as
all eyes would be upon him. Hene. WITH the con-
trarlety of his temper. got away INTO corner WIN
one of his little nieces and told her stories ana
amused her, and then when no one was LOOKING
ctept out OF the room aud went To bed. Next
mOrniug when my mother demonstrated with him,
he only answered, Ny dear little sister you forgot
one thing to put cham rGqnd my heek a ana Ieae
at the poet Hene, who steals his days from AL
mighty Cod and only makes Use OF the" to write
All Ifene's family were naturally averse to his
marriage with Matilde Mirat and the writer OF tho
b,spH
with black hair, White teeth, a y0lnptuons fnli-
Tipped n onth, ana gentle expressive eyes She was
a regular Partisan grtsctte, and quite nneducated.'
One of Matildes best qualities" said Hene laugh
ingly to Sewald " is that she does not know one
atom OF wo Ger of nv wrgs People say that
Hene is a clever man, she would say. " but
know nothing about 1t. | suppose ! must trust TO
their word.n And. curousy enough, this simple
nnsophistcated Natuykind became a great source of
happiness in his life. Only two consultations ara
left me. aud sit caressingly by my plliow-my
French wife AMI the German nurse" lie was al
ways most indignant If people did not see Matildes
cleveIness. . - -,
In lsI3 she went with him to Hamburg He thus
announced his arrival: Will come with my
family that is to say, with my wife and Cocot,e
the parrot; his wife not having wished to leave
COcotte at home. "The first words she spoke 10 my
mother" says the Prinopessa. were on the sub
iect of her favorlte. The bird was shut up ID
little wooden ease, its fine brass cage Dene pacsco
away amongst the luggage. MY rather came lot
ward and oifered TO take Il from his slster-in-aw
hardly had he touched It, however ere the parros
put Its beak out OF its prison. ana pit ohe VI my
fathers fingers He immed ately dropped TIE
box The cries OF Madame Heine the laughter of
my uncle the shreking of the parrot, and the sur
mise of NV father made a ost comic scene iiene
afterward wrote a poem on the event, which UNI
Fortunately was thrown into the fire by the house
maid who said she really could not see the value
of such dirty old papers Matllde did not stop long
at Hamburg, her French nature and Partisan
manners were not suited to German fashions ANU
nndor pretext of the sudden illness of her mother,
she returned home leaving Heine with ms Iela,
tous, who were delighted to keep hin WITHOUT
her." ,., ..v.
On leaving Hamburg friend of Heines gave
him large sausage. begging him to take IL 70 ahs
"a an Offering TO homeopathic doctor. irieha % ~
his In the railway carriage Heine tasted ois
it, and liked it much that before ne Ss in.
Paris. there was only morsel left. Ih's ng , l
closed in an envelope and dispatched y WIN ,hs
following letter: Dear Doctor , ar IL
mmorc slicacious than the whole. | send you tnets
fore that portion Of the ne.ss f ssa'isS viii be
thousand times greater than II you had received "
all"