New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-23

I Ne
tage offered by the world Of men. books ami in liiu-
| tons; he proposed, indeed. that man shoulI 20
alone, but not necessarily on all tours he stills
Ol pedautTy He was to give II msolf all The avail
able advantages ia order t. measure himself with
them, and that he might not be dazzlel or embar-
! raised by Illusions concerning them. He Lcgsn
WI nature and ended with It; between was 10 %
long catalogue OF studies and adventure which
were included IN his Iuea Of culture
EMERsoN's VIEWS or MIN AND BOOKS
In his conversation with NE he spoke more ~
mon and books than of nature. lie commended
Adam smiths Moral Sentiments: also J. -.
Johns volume on Greek Manner, and Cusfoms.D
Doubtless he confor1ned himself 10 his visitor and
became IA bit of pedagOgue. Then he talked of
Chaucer with great enthusiasm. and quoted a
cOuplct In tone AID mobilization which sounded the
perfect organ OF the lines OF Plato, [
remember his saying that it was a great day in a
mans life when he first read the Banquet Twas
glad to hear him say it, because knew there wer,
such days. having haG one such IL my short life,
and eagerly heard there wore TO be more. lilo
brought forth souvenirs Of men and literature
Among them a dagucreotype Of Carlyle; he spoke
of hls pbysOguomy, his heavy eyebrows and pro-
cctng base of the forch, adj under,et by the heavy
lower jaw and lin, between which between mill
stones he said, every huLibug was sure 10 be pnl-
verized. The brow pierced it the jowl c~unched
1t! His under lip, Emerson said Charming called
whapper-jawed.' i asked him something aboat
Carlyles manner of speech remembering to have
read somewhere of peculiar refrain IN his CONVEX
saion. Tbcn he good naturally lmitatoi it for me.
lie said the conspicuous point in Carlyles style
his strength OF statement. hnk at this date those
critics who can never but object at o time,
whose only insight Is reference creative
gift TO another were still insisting hat Emerson
was only the aiulteIated echo of Carlyle In 1913
they received pounding from Mr. J. t. Lowell,
4. Il. etf.. 4
the rsenblances and contrasts between Carlyle and
Emerson. However satire after its pancgyncs,
must have its own victims and Mr.. Lowell went
on to commit the same mistake regard 10 supposed
ilutators of Emerson that already bad been made
r. gard to Carly,cs Among Emc. On's literary trras-
ures he showed me folio copy OF Montague which
had belonged once, | understood, 20 the library
Of Joseph Bonapare. 1t had a hne engraving Of
Montague; under it the scales and the famous q
motto "Que scGi3je? '-Whatd do know inis took
t. be the volume before Emerson when he wroie
As look at his efigy opposite the ttle-page seem
to hear him say etc.
Last he call d me to look at the single painting
IN he walls O. his study and library. a copy OF An
cclo's Iatcs." Ne looked az III silence. it had
nothing to say to me then. WHAT had youth TO 80
V,ith tDose rcluorseiess Slsttia = Inc chamber
and study might have been hunc MIA ApnrOte
/ and the MUSES.. As u matter OF tact the. hal not
even paper hsnQings bHl endless tapestries OF tle
/
/ the bookcase; and Emerson took down volume
which pc requested me 20 read and keep Tor
| year. II George lierberts poems u any
one IS iii ,pOsed 10 break Eu. rsOns % careful VIII.
| | should be GLAD to be joined as p party-pard
/ taCyi-.O recover that book which was ~ e0npan-
! ION and consolation Tor twtlyebohtL Mhh l
returned me book, saying how much had made it
/ nay own. Emerson wrote me Welcome letter IN
| which he said, speaking of Herbert, an glad
yon like these Old books; Or rather gi'- maj you
nave
d" Eyes that the beam e. .Sua. view
Which eyormOre make al things new
lie went on TO say: There is slper-Ca mean al
phaOet winch Wnen one has once learned the ciiar'
acter, ne viii lna, "a IL were, Seefe'y Inscribed,
i0oh where lac VIII. not only ia books ami ten ies
uut ia all waste places and IN the dust OF ne fth
happy he thar can read II; Tor ne VIII rrNtt ps
lonely or though less again. And YET then Is
solid pleasure t. find those who KNOW ana Ike lie
same thIng the authors who have recorded thelr
interpret Of the legend and better tar ne iiF-
ing lren,s who read as we dO, ana compare n"tcs
with us George HerOert recalls 10 me- hnersons
TemaTkine, J. regard 10 the proper part oil the DAY
for study that must be StOicS ID the morning:
that il would do 10 relax little In the evening; AMI
his quoting IN illustration somewhat pOrPlio
ploverb nom George HeIGerts " } cllia Pruden-
tum :" In he morning, mountains; In inc evening"
fountains
Besides these fragments ont OF the hours | spent
with Emerson. | ind IN my menIoran'a tnat he held
a hight opinion OF things THIS sIae the water; that
/ we americans are solemn on trileS and superficial
in the weignty: that there Is 10 American literature;
risWOld -ays there Is Dut IL Is ms Dercan flse-ne
keeps It's shop. had Emerson also forgot en- tao
y.
works; lie said we needed some great poeiS. Oia-
tors. lie WIS always looking ont for them, and was
sure tie new generation OF young men would con-
tom some. 'nOrc1u sad ne bad tound 0he, n ire
WOODS but It had feathers and had not ncrn 10 iiar
ward college. sui it mad voice and an aerial inch
nation. " uch was pretty much all that was needed.
..et u cage t." ,ald Emerson. That = jus lie
wa the world Away spoli> its poets, responded
IIoreau hen lBOruau, Is us1ai had Ia" last wclti
there vas a la'.kh. IN winch iOf the irst TINE 10
joined heartily, ne ilsh 81 the victor. hrn We
wen in To tea m right good hnmor remember h0t
much of the evenings talk. Probably my NE sure
was nll 1t was peck, ana mere was bhShei.
TRAITS or EMEKsONs CHARACTER
have heard and read since many accounts fFOn
various persons of their Intercourse with Lmer40n
such a.. was both casual ANA habItIaL some have
been made puOlic since his departure. In lHE
Tribune OF April % | endeayOred 10 summarize
and convey VIVA Emerson was to the young men OF
my time By natural affinity we who were ms
readers soon found each o,er 1t Is unaer cover OF
"a partial general agreement that We allow OnT-
selves to feel TIA, he spoke ter Young men md
women; that he Vas their champion III the fresh,
mysterious impulses of lew day that he spoke
of what they were as yet only feeling
minglng poetry and philosophy III due proportions
Cor their budding minds: and that IN personal m
tercourse with item he acted TIE part Of lover,
,,..crdinq that they were the wisdom and IN plra-
non of all hIs thoukGt; wnIe, IN tuth the} were
indebted Ia him for certain De3 ilui eAdila'Vu
81 purpose ana conduct which hiied thon 10 nc my
aua,,nce and The object OF his sohcltlde ana aG-
miraton. Whoever plants seeds AMI aiterwafd en-
io,s the flower iTuit does moi much Remember us
labor 80 great bS 10Y, ana gives inc of''u' 70 sun
and shower. ~,
Emcrson's hope and generosity were the source u
L., ,,,tc ec.uat nower Not descent through seven
80 ,t,,s cave. IT, but al ascent through the loly
hut broken lines OF lotiest ge.Ius OF all ages.
NauIe's beaue,t AivcS nothing bu doth leHa
Ard being frank, she lends to those are ifec
Since the days OF SOcTate, no young men haNe
/ hem more fortunate than those WHO came ntI lLo
,rrI. al his lntiuence AID acquaintance. Bat there
wcr. Others who wished to gather some IiafhctSU'9
So c,or, hi. ,lm There w. II, those Who wished