Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-03-06
THE LOVES OF EMINENT MEN.
Interesting Passages From the a. res
OF Some Writers aud Composers

One Sunday young Wsi,nr Scott Of
Tered his umbrella to a young lady of
much beauty who was coming out OF
church during a shower. The um-
orella was graciously accepted and
Scott fell In love with the borrower,
who turned out to be Margaret, daugh-
ter OF Sir John Belches. His atten
ticns to the lady continued for about
six years, when she married a banker,
who proved to be one OF Scott's most
generous friends when his time of
troubles came. The story of this, his
Crst and only deep passion, is recorded
in the diary that Scott kept In 1927,
from which It would seem that there
may have been some misunderstanding
between the young people.
Probably 1t was pride which led him
to engage himself, within a year, to
Mademoiselle Charpentier, or Miss
Carpenter, as she was usually
called, the daughter or French
R0yalist who had died early in the
revolution She made, on the whole, a
very good wife, only one to be pro-
tected by Scott from every care, and
not one to share his deeper anxietie5,
or to participate in his dreams.
Yet Mrs. Scott was not devoid of
spirit and self control. For Instance.
when Jeffrey, having reviewed "Mar-
mIou" in the Edinburgh ReUielc, in
that deprecating and omniscient tone
which was then considered the evil
dence of critical acumen, dined with
Scott on the very day on which the re-
view had appeared, Lady, then HRS
Scott behaved to him through the
whole evening with the greatest polite
ness, but fired this parting shot in her
broken English as he took his leave:
"Well. good night, Mr.. Jefrey-dey
tell me you have abuse Scott In de
Reufeto, and hope Mr.. Constable has
paid you very well for writing it."
Haydn married a hairdresser's dauyh-
ter, who had dismal, mISchievous,
sullen nature, venOmouS tongue aud
savage temper 50 intolerab.e did
she at last become that he had to sep
arate from her.
Almost equally unfortunate was
Weber. He was wont to say: ITO be
a true artist you must be true man."
But the beautiful singer, Gretchen,
with whom he fell in love at Stuttgart,
however she may have consoled his
some what arid life, was not a bene-
fici Al influence, for she led him into
many sad extravagances and an un-
wholesome taste for playing the cav
alier.
The Countess Caroline, an enthusias-
tic girl of great beauty, became the OBJ
ject OF Schubert's romantic passion
His exterior was anything but that OF
an ideal lover. Rude, unshapely fea-
lures, thick nose, coarse, protruding
mouth, and a shambling awkward
figure were redeemed only by eyes OF
Uncommon splendor and depth The
inexperienced maiden, belonging to a
naughty family, hardly understood the
devotion of the humbly-born genius.
Only once he was on the verge OF full
revelation. She asked him why he
had dedicated nothing to her. With
abrupt, passionate intensity or tone
Schubert answered: whats the use
of thatp Every thing belongs to you y
This brink of confession seems to have
frightened him from any further inter
course with the family, yet he never
forgot his beautiful dream, or loved
another woman
The French writer. Alphonse DAu-
det, had determined to + MAJ n a bach
elor, because he was afraid that II he
had made a wrong step In marriage he
might dull his imagination; but, on be-
Ing introduced to Mademoiselle julie
u IL,
a charming writer aud critic herself,
his fear was removed. The union
proved a very happy one, and the PIC
ture of the two at work is an attractive
! bi. of biography. "Shs has been, y
saws his brother, "the light of his
hearth, the regulator OF his work, and
the discreet counselor of his nspira.
ton. There is not a page that she ha'
not revised, retouched and enlivened
| and her husband has borne witness Il
her devotion aRd inderatigable cola
| boration In the dedication OF 'Nabob.
| but she would net allow this dedication
to appear" Once, It is related, he had
| a sentimental AID dramatic scene witt
his wife. concerning which he re
| marked: "This seems, my dear, like :
| chapter that has slipped out OF Z
novel" at is more likely, Alphonse, ,
| was the reply, ito form a chapter thai
| will slip into one"
Beethoven used to speak in passion
| ate utterance5 OF a certain countess
| Giulietta GuIccardi, calling her hi
Immortal beloved !" ''hIs angel, hi:
al. - sshls life" 1t was TO her that he
dedicated his song ''Adelaida," which
as an exp. .ession of lofty passion. l.
world famous The charming countess,
however, preferred rank, wealth anc
unruffied ease to being linked ever
with a great genIus-if, indeed, the af
fair ever looked IN the direction o
marriage. She married another, anC
Beethoven does not seem L
have been seriously disturbed
1t may be that, like Goethe
he valued the love OF woman, not 10
itself or its direct results rs an ar
stimulus which should enrich an'
rruc ify his own intellectual life.