The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-02-14
eRAlN-woRkeRs' ODD METHODS.
strange Sources OF Enspiration.- How
Surroundings Affect tho Magnetic
Mind. B..

strange Sources or Inspiration. How
Surroundings Affect tho Magnetic
Mind.
GCourier-J Journal.1
Some amusing features from the lives
OF celebrated men have been brought
together by o German writer. AubeI
wrote on horseback; it was not possible
for him to write in any other place than
in Paris, however beautiful another
residence might be, and however many
other attractions it might offer. Adam
composed the best when he lay with his
clothes on in bed, and showed as great
antipathy to all landscapial beauty as
love to his cats. The Same antipathy to
all natural beauty is charged to Doni-
zetti, who always slept when he went
on journey, when he should have
given his attention to the romantic
scenery of Switzerland and Italy.
Eimarosa could not write without hay.
ing lot of friends around him, with
whom he kept up an active conversation
about art matters.
Sacchmi's train of thought was inter.
rupted when his cats did not play their
antics upon his writing desk. Sarti
could only become inspired in room
without furniture, and which was dimly
lighted. Spontini could only compose
IN the dark, and Meyerbeer composed
best during violent thunder storms,
under the roof of his house. Salieri
gained his inspiration while he walked
quickly through tho streets filled with
q human throng, meantime eating a
great quantity of confections. Haydn,
IN order to compose, sat in soft arm.
chair, with his gaze directed to heaven
Gluck, composed in the open
air, best in the glaring sunshine.
lie liked champagne by his
work, and gesticulated very violently,
as if he were an actor on the boards.
Handel wandered in the church-yard,
and when he wished to become inspired,
he sat himself down in one corner of it.,
which was shaded by weeping willows.
Paesiello composed in bed, and did not
leave it until he had finished whole
operatic scene or act. Mehul was q
great worshiper of flowers, and often
, fell into silent reverie in observing
them. He felt happiest in quiet gar,
den.
Mozart gained his inspiration by
reading Homer, Dante, Petrarch, Schil-
ler, Ossian and Victor Hugo Schiller
inspired his muse by the smell of rot
ten apples, which he kept constantly in
his desk; besides this he liked to live
amid surroundings corresponding to
the subject upon which he worked.
When he wrote the last act to "Mary
Stuart" ho had his servants clothed in
black; and so long as he worked on
"Wallenstein" he neglected no review
or other military spectacle, and at
home his wife must sing battle
pieces to him. Goethe loved to have
plastic works of art before him as he
wrote. It is known that in his crea-
tion of his Iphigenia, he had the image
of an antique female before him, in
order to see if that which he made his
heroine say would suit the features be-
fore him.
Jean Paul replenished his ideas while
taking walk, and drank glass of beer
now and then on the way. In writing
he loved the strong smell of flowers.
Herr Won Kleist worked with great diff
Guilty, and when he made poetry, it was
as if he had o conflict with an invisible
fiend. just the opposite was the case
with Father Wieland. In making his
poems he trilled lively song, and
sometimes would spring away from his
work and cut o caper in the air Kotze-
buc, In tho composing of his dramas was
also actor. He himself acted single
scenes in his study. 1t is related that
when Sand murdered him, his little son,
rs he saw him reel and then writhe upon
the ground, cried to his mother, "See,
mamma, father plays comedy again!"
Burger, the immortal poet of Leonore.
is said to have whistled street songs as
he wrote his verso on paper. His con-
versation in such moments is said ia
have been obscene. HoIderlin 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. ooh, it is too
sad," he said. 'It,don't 90 OF ALL" he
sobbed; 'I am still in the first volume. u
Matthison wrote his poems by moon
light, while standing at the window.
Lamartine wrote his best things in the
morning, before breakfast, whilo sitting
before tho fire.
A contemporary of Dumas wrote thus
"The writing desk of Alexander Dumas
| presents picture Of classical disorder.
| The study floor is covered with books
and papers, behind which he is seated,
formally barricaded. Also n quantity
of dogs, cats, poultry, pigeons, and
singing birds are to be seen around,
and these ho feeds, strokes, and keeps
out of mischief while writing. In tho
background stand number Of printers
devils waiting for copy, and booksellers
and such people, who have business
with him. He writes very rapidly, and
carries on, very often, o conversation at
the samo time. He is very negligent in
his dress"
The Children Named the Town.
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