The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-10-26

that at n ball at Bath House he saw the old
Duke OF Wellington. who appeared to him by
far tho most Interesting figure proscnt: truly
beautiful old man had never seen iii how
beautiful. and what an expression Of graceful
simplicity. vcracity. and nobieness there Is
abou, tho old hero whom you see him close at
| hand" About tho Dukes funeral. which no
| witnessed two years later no wrote: THE one
trne man OF official men In England. or that I
know OF In Europe. concludes his long
course. 1t II indeed u sod and solemn
fact for England that such n man has
been called awsy; the last perfectly honest
aud perfectly brave public man they had: and
they ought In reverence to reflect on that. and
sincerely testify that. N they could. while they
commit him TO his resting place. hut alas for
tho sincerity Once II seems. he heard tho
| old Duke address tho Peors very briefly. and
his Impression il thus chronicled: The whole
| House OF Lords had SPOKEN In Melibpan strains
for two or thrus hours: might havo spoken 90
| for two or throe centuries without the least
result TO mo- Wellington. hawking. haing
| humming-thc worst speaker had ever heard
| etched and scratched me out gradually o rec
| oQntzable portrait Of the fact and was tho only
noble lord who had spoksn at ALL"
| 1t is VOL known that tho intimacy which had
once existed between Carlyle and J. 8. Mil
ended long boforo tho latter's death. Their
| Vows OF the remedies required for social mala-
dies and miseries wsro lrrcconcilabie. and Car
| lyle looked with contempt on Mills nostrum
| Tor silencing com plant by issuing fash notes
| on the Bank OF Liberty and by leaving all mon
| FREQ to scramble for as much rs they can
| secure OF tho swine's trough" 1fo contended
that under the vnuntcd freedom of comreti.
| ton the 'oissr$ Htrr regime Of the orthodox
| political economy. the baltic il no longer
even to tho strong. who have at least
| tho ono virtue OF courage; tho battle
| Is to the cunning. In whom Is no
| virtue at ALL" Writing to his brother after
| Mills death ho tolls him: You have lost
nothing b missing tho autobiogrurhy Of Mil.
| hays never read a moro unintercsting book.
nor. should say. siilicr. tyn man of sense.
integrity. and seriousness Of mind. 1t
is wholly the lifo OF a logic-choppinc engine,
littio more Of human in it than il 1t had been
done BY thing Of mechanical iron. Auto
biography of n steam engine. perhaps. you
| may sometimes read It, AS n mourniul
I'sy'hical curiosity but in no other point OF
Wow. can il interest anybody. I suppose 1t
will deliver IA lIencoforth from the cock "a
eerie crow about tho Great Thinker OF his
Age. Welcome. though inconsidcrsbo! Ths
thought Of poor Mill altogether. and Of his life
and history in this poor. muddy world gives
mo rcal pain and SORROW.
OF Eusliin. on tho other hand Carlyle grad
ually conceived n very high opinion although
a. MT was not subject specially interesting
close intimacy between them But Ito was de-
lighted with Ruskins letters on politca, econ
ony. for hitherto ITO had stood forth almost
alone IN his assaults on what he termed the
Dismal Science. Ilo now saw aud proclaimed
Ruskin \ truo man OF genius. peculiar I'M
even. passionate. but welding in his hand
roa! lovn bolts-not mere flashes OF light
nerey-hut fiery arrows which pierced. where
thcy struck. to tho quick Wien these essays
OF RusSin'- were rcpublishcd in volume ehti-
tlcd, n,o this Last. Carly 10 wrote in u ettcrto
friend, lie Rushinl seems TO me to havo tho
best talent for Dreaci.tng of all men now alive
lilo has entirely blown up tho world that used
10 call itsslt of art, and left it in an impossi-
j!" posture. uncertain whether on its feet nj all
or Oh its head. and conscious that there will be-
no continuing on the bygone terms. II he could
do "a much for political economy las hope) IL
would be the greatest benefit achieved by
preaching for generations past the chasing off
of ons OF the brutaest nightmares that over
sate on the bosom o! slumbrous mankind kept
the sOH of them squeezed down into an
invisible state. as II they had no soul but
only belly. and a beaver faculty in
those last sad ages, and were about a,yirbo we
know whero in consequence. l have read
nothing that pleased mo better for many a year
than these new Rnskiaidaa." As time went ON
he had ever increasing hope and confidence In
Ruskin. " have been reading" lio said in |
December, 1868. strange little Christmas
pook OF Ii".kInS called Ethics OF the Dust
1t 10 MI about crystalio@raphy. pre-
tehoihg not 10 Know whether tine forces and
ueShhi's ana behavior OF crystals are not very
like those of man. The book is full OF i'd
mrab!o talent. with such a faculty OF OK |
preston in II. or Of pcturing out what Is
meNht. MS Oeata all Il'ing rivals.
We need not say that CarlyIes deliberate |
Judgment upon Emerson considered MS
philosopher and man OF letters would DO en-
tireiy unbiased by the fenlings of gratitude |
ana friendship with which he undoubtedly re-
@arded MIN. Precisely what he thought OF
Emerson can only be dcduced from careful
collation. Of many illusions in his writings and |
conversation. Forhaps tho following passage |
from "a iettor to John Sterling comes nearer
than any other to an explicit formulation CT