The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-10-19
THOMAS clRZY1r IN EoyBox
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YORK, "omrl"t" tbs series OF Carlyle hiogrophi-
sal ljt.rntnrc Tho now volumes ara called
",rbnn,,s r,r,y,c, MA Uistorv oi hIa Iito In
'",'p"s ,s,, .ao y, wv 'n "
a. wsro tho previous Volumes. by Mr. James
An,no,v rr,,,5o. Mr. Froude dovo,,s m, frat
or rather IN" Introductory. chnnt"r OF tho 'rst
volume TO n defence Of his position In connec-
ton With tho publca,ion Of tho letters and
diaries ~ CARLYLE anu another "hapter or part
-, .m' .s ." ~. ~ W., ~ nnh,,.h,ng
W ~" 'N''""",' ", Nv ".,., 49, 1870
bitterly onpos,J to having nny ito Of himself
-r,,ton ,,r ha.,,,. "'rho world has n I'm. ineas
nr vor% w a%s know mx
life II IL should write and read u hundred btox-
rnnhies Of mo-" However. no made up his
mind that whoth"r ne wished IL or not some
ons would write a biography Of him after no
""' "'' Wv" W., .,o ~ ~ W. '.
pher no concluded that no had better select
,or,o,s IN Ma hnnds with certoir in.
'.I"', !" "'s "ns WIN oo,'"'. W,
cinles Of hero worship with az the character-
glosaei over. and his virtues sung with
r"Som,nnlng nrntse. M"n.a no uonpt l,ave Won on
n hu fh ir, n OF ,nia Il "r
Mr., trohde Knew thar no one would dospise
6ucn DIHrlpUy moro thoroughly imam
carlyle himself ana Tor thls reason. no has
GVen me Wor,G h9 story OIL me man M ne wes
knew him. but rs his wife knew him. IIe has
uiyen The other and noblrr aide 81 his churnc.
carefully and tn"uShtI"Iiy viii teeI that tits lie
owes A debt of pratitutls TO Mr. Fro,ds To
hss been ZEN e,ssn h" argnss Would haze inn
whose conduct in lie Would betior bear tho
hercest light hlch could 10 thrown upon it.
In the grave matters Of tho law he walked
for eighty .nvc years unblcmi-hcd BY single
be apolo1ized for In nothing did he ever
dsyiaIs eSon iara monien, from lhs stric,G,s.
in life, ana where h. had rl,osnn his profession
he had 10 Depend on popularity for the bread
%h he w ws' to 0 hs wn naa
never do less than his very best. He never
a s T No % Hs he rps not nor Will Ks
whole heart below to b" true
would % SEEN tia, ono snonh na ao al tho
but ono does not, The srontnr the man ,he
more pct,y iault. lie seems t9 have. CARLYLE
ever given 20 a wife. but. on the other hand
Mrs. Carlyle was no, the most easy going per-
Band Ts Rsrys to nsf
in his home her own diary and his also prove
But a man who would come into his house
after 1t had been entirely renovated and put in
word in conmeniinn ot anw e ~ 'a Ia ,la
iuS1ries about tho rnse :" eonpan thu that tie
s.siest man r 10 e nsa ,he'r f"'S WAS not inc
e"s'''' ''''" " 70 ' 'ea,r ,,n,n,us
In the summer of 1884 Carlyle left Craigin-
rut,ock aid it.. solitary moors. and removed 10
Cheyne row London. |, was his intention to
make a last experiment. in literature Us a pro-
fession before he sought another employment
thousand dollars IN money for present needs.
but the future was Wholly unpreyiied for He
hs he to-
there and try his luck. The only opening that
Sss offered him was one IN which he might
ss,ussS it =, eHss. Iris ny Sas - PasltIos
writer would Lays been i%possib,s for fariylss
thought OF Journalism and devoted the nrs,
years OF his life in London to writing his
81 years old and in the prime of his intellectual
strength; on the lst Of January, 1895. no
esrS int is W IS
nv III Eff @ o 10 to
I look inviting to him, and, as he had sttl some
ana Missss aS Tie societS
aa hS Ssd IN his
THE BURNED MANUSCRIPT.
The orst volume Of The French Esvolnti on
ns hnisnea ana ne n was not misSSatisn s.
=
TOOK MIN when 10 world famous ana whicI
t0r tns moinehI larry Droke nls spi'i.. 5ut VT
cr0uue aous ioT lh9 !nomeht ohly. JONI
Mili WAS then Cariyie ci9seet ana mos
yaiueo lrienu. anu ne WAS atdehtiy ihteIestee
in tne eroW.n OF tlte new onok; ne yoVfrowst
tne manuscript Us ~ was thrown OH, mat ~
Curvi, to ~. al ar a tba n',tarinI for 81, ~. ri
review. The ompleted first volume was ii
A his hands Tor this purpose when one evening
the 9th VI March. 1885. as Carlyle was sittinI
with his wife after working all day like
4 Niger" II rap was heard at the door hurrie,
4. step came up tho stairs and Mil entered
IN deadly pale and at first unable to speak
"Why. Mil" said Carlyle. what ails ye
man What Is II p Staggering and sup
ported by Carlyle's arm. Mill gsspcd GU
to Mrs.. Carlyle to 90 down and srea
4 to some ono who was in II carriage in tn
street Both she and Carlyle thought tina
Q thing that they both feared must have hn,
| poned and that Mil had come In an n ounce
and to TAX. leave OF them. SO genuine was thei
| alarm that the truth when Il came out was
relief Carlyle led HIS friend to a seat. til
| very picturs OF desperation" lie then told /
broken sentences that the manuscript, = lei
out In too careless n manner after it had bee
read" was except four or five bits Of leave.
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