Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-10
Hhims Of Celebrated Men.
chronological Journal.

Some amusing features from the lives
of cele brated men have been brought
together by q German writer. Auber
wrote on horseback; it was not possible
for him to write in other place than in
Paris, however the beautiful another
residence might be, and however many
attractions il might offer. Adam COM
posed best when he lay, with his clothes
on, in bed, and showed as great anti
pathy to all landscape beauty as love to
his cats. The same antipathy to all
natural beauty is charged to DOniZetti,
who Always slept when he went upon
Journey, when he should have given
his attention to the romantic scenery OF
Switzerland aud Italy. Cimarosa could
not write without having a lot OF
friends around him, with whom he
keLt up an active conversation about
art matters. SacchinPS train OF thought
was interrupted when his cats did not
play their antics upon his desk. Saru
could only become inspired in room
without furniture and which was dimly
lighted. Spontini could only compose
i'm the dark, and Meyerbeer composed
best during violent thunder storms, un-
der the roof of his house. Salleri gained
his inspiration while he walked quickly
through the streets filled with human
thrOng, meantime eating great guam
tity of CONNECTIONS. Haydn, in order TO
compose, sat in q soft armchair, with
his gaze directed TO heaven. Gluck
composed in the open air, best in the
glaring sunshine. He liked champagne
by his work, and gesticulated very yio-
lently, as if he were an actor on the
boards. Handel wandered in the
churchyard, and when he wished to be-
come inspired he sat himself down in
one corner of it which was shaded by
weeping willows. PaesiellO composed
he had finished q whole operate
scene or act. Mehul was a great wor-
shipper Of flowers, and often fill into
silent reverie in observing them. He
felt happiest in quiet garden. Mozart
gained his inspiration from reading
Homer, Dante and Petrarch; Verdi
must read passages from Shakespeare,
Goethe, Schiller, OSsian and Victor
Hugo. Schiller inspired his muse by
the smell of rotten apples, which he
kept constantly in his desk; besides
this, he like to live amid surroundings
corresponding to the subject on which
he worked. When he wrote the last
act to "Mary Stuart" he had his ser
wants clothed in black; and so long as
he worked on "Wallenstein" he ne
elected no review or other military
spectacle, and at home his wife must
sing battle pieces to him.
Goethe loved 10 have plastic works OF
art before him as he wrote. II is known
that i'm the creation of his Iphigenia he
had the image Of an antique female be-
fore him, in order to see If that which
he made his heroine say would suit the
features before him. Jean Paul replen-
ished his ideas while taking n walk, and
drank a glass of bear now and then on
the way. In writing he loved the
strong smell of flowers. Herr Won
Kleist worked with great difficulty, and
when he made poetry it was as ii he
had conflict with an invisible tiend.
Just the opposite was the case with
Father Wieland. In making his poems
he trilled a lively song, and sometimes
would spring away from his work and
cut 8 caper in the air. KOtzebue, in the
composing of his ballads, was also an
actor. He acted single scenes in his
study. 1t is stated that when Sand muir
dered him, his little son, as he saw him
reel and then writhe upon the ground,
cried to his mother: "See, mamma,
father plays comedy againw Burger,
the immortal poet of Leonore, is said
to have whistled street songs as he
wrote his verses on paper. His CONVEX
satiOn in such moments is said to have
been obscene. HOlderlin was often
found crying when he composed poems,
Similar things are said of the French
romance writer, Lafontaine. His wife
once found him before his writing desk
swimming in tears. "Oh, it is too sad"
he sighed, at don't go at all" he
sobbed; 81 am still in the firstvolume."
Matthison wrote his poems by moon
light, while standing at the win
dow. Lamartine wrote his best
things in the morning before breakfast.
while sitting before the fire. A con-
temporary of Dumas wrote thus: 1.-The
writing desk Of Alexander Dumas pre-
SCENTS q picture of classical disorder.
The study room is covered with books
snd papers, behind which he is seated,
formally barricaded. Also quantity
dogs, cats poultry, pigeons and singing
birds are to be seen around, and these
he feeds, strokes and keeps out OF mis-
chief while he is writing. In the back
ground stand = number of printers
devils waiting for CODY, and booksellers
and such people, who have business
with him. He writes very rapidly, and
carries on, very often, a conversation at
the same time. He is very Negligent