The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-16
WhiIns of Celebrated Nj on.

Whiins of Celebrated Mon.
Some amusing features from the
lives of celebrated men have been
brought together by German writer.
Auber wrote OH horseback; it was not
possible for him to write in any other
place than in Paris, however beautiful
another residence might be, and how
ever many attractions it might offer.
Adam composed best when he lay, with
his clothes pn, in bed, and showed as
great antipathy to all landscape beauty
as love to his cats. The same antlpathy
to all natural beauty is charged to Do
niZetti, who always slept when he went
upon a journey, when he should have
given. his attention to the romantic
scenery Of Switzerland and Italy.
ClmarOsa could not write without hav-
ing lot Of friends around him, with
whom he kept up an active cOnversa-
tiOn about art matters. Sacchini,s
train Of thought was INTERRUPTED when
his cats did not play their an tics upon
his writing-desk. Sarti could only be.
come inspired in room without fur
nlture and which was dimly lighted.
Spontlnl could only compose in the
dark, and Meyerbeer composed best
during violent thlrnder-sCorns, under
the roof OF his house. SalIeri gained
his inspiration while he walked quickly
through tho streets filled with a human
throng, meantime eating Il great guam
tlty OF confectiOns. Haydn, in order
To compose, sat III a soft armchair.
with his g;zo directed to Heaven.
Gluck composed i'll the open air, best
in the glaring sunshine. lie liked
champagne by his work, and gesticu-
lated very violently, as if he were al
actor OH the boards. Handel wandered
i'll the churchyard, and when he wished
to become inspired he sat himself down
III one corner Of it which was shaded
by weeping willows. Paeslello COM
posed i'll bed, and did:n leave it until
he had finished whole operatic scene
or act. Mehul WAS Il great worshippr
OF IL wers, and often fell into Silent
reVerle Ill observing them. lie felt
happlest Ill a quiet garden. Mozart
gained his inspiration from reading
llomer, Dante and Petrarch; Verdi
must read passages from Shakespeare.
Goethe, Schiller, Ossan and Victor
llugO. Schiller inspired his muse bv
the smell OF rotten apples, which ho
Kept constantly III his desk; besides
this, he liked to live amid SURROUNDINGS
corresponding to the subject OH which
he worked, When he.fWrote the last
act to "hlary Stuart" he had his ser
wants clothed i'll black; and 30 long as
he worked Oh "Wallenstein" he neg
lected no review or other military spec
battle pieces to him.
Goethe loved to have plastic works
OF art before him ;.s he wrote. 1t is
known thai Ill the creation Of his Iphi-
genla he had the image OF all antitue
female before him, in order to see if
that which he made his heroine say
would suit tie features before him.
Jean Paul replenished his ideas while
taking walk, and drank Il glass of
beer now and then Oh the way. In
writing he loved the strong smell of
llowers. Herr Won KleisL worked with
great difficulty, and when he made Doc
try it was as if he had il conflict with
an invisible tiend. just the opposite
was the case with FaLner Wieland. In
making his poems ne trilleu lively
song, and sometimes would spring
away from his work and cut IL capor in
The air. kotZebue, Ill the COMPOSING
o1 his dramas, wa also actor. lie him
sell acted single .cenes in his study.
Ii Is related that whom Sand murdeled
him, his little son, as le saw HIM reel
and tllen writhe upon The ground, cried
10 Ills mother: See, mamma, father
plays comedy agan!" Burger, the inn
mortal poet OF Leonore, is said to have
"hlStleu street songs aS he wrote his
verses on paper. Ills conversation IN
such moments is said to have been OBJ
scene. uolderlm was often found cry
Ing when he composed p ems. similar
things are said OF the French romance
writer, Laiontaine. Ills wife once
| found him before his writing-d swim.
| ming III t,ars. "Oh, il is TOO sad" he
| sighed. III don't go at ;.ll :" he sobbcd;
II AN still in the first volume" Mat
| Chison wrote his poems by moonlight,
while standing III The window. Lamar
Tine wrote his best things i'll tho morn
ing, before breakfast, while sitting be-
lore the lire. a contemporary of Du-
mas wrote thus: "rhe writing desk of
Alexander Dumas presents Il picture OF
classic disorder. The study floor is
| coverru with books and papers, behind
WhIrh he is seated. formally Dlrrlc;,ded.
a Z % II quantity Of dogs, cats, poultry,
pigeons and singing birds ar TO be seol.
around, and these hc feeds, strokes and
Keeps out OF mischief while Ile is writ
ing. III the background stand Il num-
| Der OF printers devils waiting for copy,
and booksellers and such people, VINO
have business with him. lie writes
very rapidly, and carries on, very often,
ii conversation ut the same time. lie
Is very negligent i'll Ills dress.''
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