The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-11

observer OF their solution as It goes forward In the
world. llo talks dncly seems 10 love the
broad SCOTCH and loved him very much at once.
am afraid hc finds his entire solitude tedious, but
could not hep COugtatulaug him upon his irensure
IN his wife, and hope he viii not leave the moort:
It is much better for VI letters to him
sot IN scclusion than to bo nlcd down to the com
mon level by the compliauceS and limitations of city
society.
Carlyle writes TO Emerson In 1889 ot Daniel Web.
sler, then ON AZ visit to England
Not many days ago saw At breakfast tho notablo,t
OF all your uotahiues, Daniel Webster. lie Is mag
uinccnt specimens You might say to all the world this
rs your Yankee Euglshmau, such Limbs We make In
Naukceland As Is Logic tcuccr, Advocate, OF Par
uameut9rv Hercules would incline to back him nt
first sight against all tho extant world. The tanned
complexion, that amOruhuus ctagliko face the dull
black eyes under thclr prccpco of brows. like dun
anthracite furnaces, needing only to be blown; the
mHStn mouth, accurately closed, have not traced
much ot silent RetsorNlrragc, that remember of
IN any other man, 90 guess should not Ike TO bc
yont nlggarl'' Webster is not Ioduacons hut he is
pertinent conclusive; diguhed, perfectly bred
man, though not English In breeding; man worthy
OF the best reception from us, aud meeting such,
understand. lilo did not speak much with me that
morning, hut sccmcd not at an 10 dislike me. |
mediate whether 1t is d not at that should seek
out his residence, aud leave my card too before go2
Probably not, for the man Is political seemingly al
togethcr has been ut the Queens leyee, etc. II is
simply mnstiH -mnuthed man that he Is interest
lug 90 me- aud not otherwise ut All.
10 THIS Emerson mates immediate response,
cannot tell You how glad am that you have seen
my brave senator, and seen htin US see HIN. An
my days have wished that he should 60 to England,
aud never more than when listened two or three
times to debates In the House ot Commons. We send
out usually mean persons as public agents, mere par
uSaus Tor whom can only hope that no man with
eyes will meet Them and those thirsty eyes, those
portrait eating portrait painting eyes thine those
fatal perceptions, have fallen full the great fore
head which followed about all INV young days, from
cour-house to Senate Chamber from street.
lie has his own sius doubt Is no saint IL prodgal.
lie has drunk this rum Of party long that his
strong head Is soaked sometimes even like the soft
spuuges, hut the 80 mans man for n that. ~
Bctter, he Is great buy-as wiui as nonchaant aud
good humorcl But you must hear him speak, not u
show speech which he never does well, but with cause
he eau strike q stroke like smith. I owe to him u
hundred fine hours and two OF three moments OF
eoquence. His voice'ln great house Is admirable
am sorry u You decided not to Vlsli him lie loves
q man, too, do not know him, but my brother
Edward read Law with HIN, and loved hun, and after
ward IN sick aud unfortunate days received the stead
lest Kindness from him
As another reviewer has said; - Nothing OF
ing OF the mass of "reminiscences AMI biographies
which have been published since Carlyle and Elmer.
died Is comparable IN interest to these letters
They take the place OF biographies and at the same
time are an interesting and Important part OF the
works OF either author" The INST volume contains
portrait Of Carlyle, and the second portrait Of
/ Emerson, and both are good ones.