The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-19
view which We are now considering,
came to the conclusion that there were


mental powers, an unexpected change
would occur as sudden as IL was attract
i've. Then it was he fell to talking as be
wrote, because he could not help it. He
had a way at such times OF readjusling
the position OF his angular figure for
comfort sake, resting his head upon the
palm of his b.awny hand as if 10 sup
port tue weight of it, Having poised
himself thus, the large quiet, steel gray
eyes seemed TO reverse their ordinarily
passive intro.s pective look, and would
begin a-kindling as new lit fires in some
heretofore silen' furnace No more soft
commOnplaces now for talk. For con
vers1tiOn came conclusions fully clabOr-
ate and fortified with strong linked adj
Jectivcs. The furnace seemed full heated,
forging boits, fiery, pooderOus, irresiSt-
bic. The fortress, CARLSON, and all were
up and at work; and, forthwith, such
decorating; such cgnnOnading OF cpl
grams as never heard before. The mind
was at once hurried back 10 the seven
years drama of Great Frederick, or to
the horror of French Revolution scenes,
% ind the counterpart of what was now
blazing forth from ont The lips Of the
great philosopher. The laboratory had
been at work; he talking "a be wrote,
and he writing "a he talked. After hav-
ing realized the great contias, between
The Two Carlylcs here depicted. | expert
ouccd paug o. cOniriti0n that in the bc.
ginning had so misiudgci the grand old
man
Bei1r. bringing this hasty Dad dis
lOluicI sketch 10 close, n would be
agreeable 10 the writer ID be could recall
some OF tnc striking passages or quaint
savings that were Constantly interviewer
with SIR CUlyic's conversation during
tie evening oc Quar- visit This would APP
pear au ca,g thing OBJ do, after what has
been Lcrc recorded Bl, the fact u.s.
Wa- SD carried away by The originality
aua briliiancy az III, utterauce-, that my
mind Was never exactly prepared for
what was coming Frequently taken by
surprise, no time Wa- allowed 90 IA IN the
memory phrase or thought, before q
new conversation came 10 di-pcl the
effort Tine fact Is, few persons aye able
to quote correctly by heart from his
writings, how much more difficult,
then, ia II to fix upon the memo
~ me utterances Of the same author
AS they fell from his lips, fresh clad in
the transcendaut rhetoric for which he
is SO distinguished One specimen only
OF his quaint and original manner Of
expressing his conclusions DO recall
He had been giving his views upon the
probable feature OF the negro race a
problem which, just at that time, was
occupying the serious attention OF the
people Of our own country. During the
conversation on this subject he had been
asked whether, along he track of human
history, he was able TO refer TO single
instance in which an unadultcratcd
African had ever imposed upon the
world AN idea, policy, q system, or even
an important invention by which his
race could lay legitimate claim 10 the
admiration or gratitude of the rest OF
mankind In this connection be was
reminded Of Mahomet, Of Badha, of Con
iucius and Of Xorrasler. and their systems,
as the results of their respective nation
alitics and races After iudulging IN q
considerable amount of introspectiOn and
silent thought, during which he seemed,
10 Imagination, to have gone searching
carefully down the yistas of the past, he
suddenly lifted up his head, and began
slowly 20 repeat in ,Olil0quy many times
and ia "cresceudO.' the name of SOU
.0uquci SoulOuauc Then rJu-ing him
SELF still more, as if % sum Up the result
OF bis cOgitations with one of his
phenomena explosions, ne exclaimed in a
tone Of almos, ecOrnlul despair alas
alas nc Was but chastity parody OF
prince power, and thus II was ne an
swcrei our question Mir Carlyle was a
strong sympathilcr with The South dur
ur the late civil war. although of course
opposed 10 African slavery lie describ-
od thc failure ON tine part OF 'hc Union
forces 20 capture Charleston with their
monitor fleet asa grim joker lie very
clearly understood The real cause Of the
War. being perfectly familiar with the
American system of government and
.to supposed relations %. the States 90
tlc Federal head Indeed he had no
.al,a 20 the stability Of The American
Government itself believing that ut
.mafe,y o. must iI-cltrgraic for want OF
central force. ~, found Linn great
smoker of Virginia tobacco. and we've not
IS ..tlt s.rpr.cl 90 bis familiarity with
,hc different brands lie always -sed
clay pipe with long stem, and seemed
never so much 10 rest, during the entire
evening. as when, Immediately after yea.
li, face. head and person were be-
.loulcI with The smoke and tlme ot The
great CONSIDER
More than three hours had passed, dur
.a- NLi.A my companion and had been
enjoying thc society OF an illustrioua
host Wecouil noi with ploprie'y tres
pass longer upon hi- time or rest We
accordingly soon took oGr leave. / was
sad. but grateful b. the consciousness o..
Gle great privilege that bad been offer
ea me. once Only before during my
wandering, abroad bad been stirred
wl. emotions strongly akin 20 these /
now experienced 10 WAS while al
Cl.m0unN. For several consecutive
iay, and a.Ehts, ] had seen ,he dome Of
tle great mountain alternately flushed
with tle glow Of the rising and the set-
ting sun, and silyercd by the light Of Che
coming aud the waning moon. The
readers imagination may perhaps be- able
to coniuuUp more by / own effort Oman