The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-04

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fools seem completely to understand
/ them.
His character was such a mixture O
good and i'll, and SO Inconsistent. tina
he himself said no one could read it
and. like The Irish patriot. Emmett, Do
exclaimed almost to the last: Let n
man write my epitaph, for no MAI
knows my motives
Carlyle Inherited a vigorous, profound
and correct mind from his austere
peasant fa'her-that cody old man
who. when on his knees at family
prayers. and the cry was raised, "Th,
win the win. . The stra. It is al
blawing IN the lock. " could with com
pCsure and infinite trust. reply. The
win. the win Can Hstra perish eX
cept God wills it? Sit down and wor
ship God.
Our author al.0 inherited from some
ancestor an irritating case of dyspep
ala.
Again. he had Of the lineal descend
ants of John Knox, his wife, Jane
Welsh; but this time, not as the law
yers say, by inheritance. but rather by
purchase, tie consideration being nis
contingent interest in fame. This
young woman. full of talent, ambition
and irritablliiy, wfO It is said was
at that time i'm love with the brilliant
young preacher, Edward Irving against
the advice of her friends. but believing
that the day would come when be
would astOnisn the world with his 81 on
derful thoughts, married our author.
In this at least she was not dizap.
| pointed.
To these three things, the splendid
natural mind, tine dyspepsia and the
talented young wife, together wish one
otherquality inherited from Lis worthy
/ old father--,inceiity--Ne can trace all
Of good and all Of evil that Carlyle was
and did in this "Wonderous world of
ours, as he called n.
lie was born on tie ith Of December.
/ l79'. ia Dumtre hire. Scotland aud
/ was educated at Anuan and afterwards
/ at EdiubgcE. At eighteen ne a--I-ted
/ Edward Irwin iu teaching school a'
! kirbcIidy. where. ho sag be cnieav-
OrCd by birch and book go initiate o.,
/ ufchins into what is called the rudI
ments OF learning. We nIy be sure
he did 1t well Finding, however
/ this unsu,led to his disposition
he attempted 90 carry out bis father
| idea and become e minister, but after
| spending weeks OF sleeplcs, aud hungry
days and nights. locked iu his chamber
trying To believe lhe doctrine OF h
/ father, kirk and falling, he Ieiurue,
/ 20 T. liuburs and commenced his unhap
/ py career OF author. Here me wrot-
MS Schiller, and translated G9.,he
/ Wilhelm Milester, toe beginning o.
/ his love for and work on q srman lltera
/ ture. which be afterwards 50 brilliant
/ ~ set before the English speaking
race.
Ia 1926 he married and removed ID
CraiGenpuitoCk. place ia Scotland
/ belonging to his wife. Here for SIX year
/ he wrote continuously marvellous ESSAYS
/ but at that time almost With1uf io.. +,
milton. Among these productions Joe
/ forty biographical sketcht-. The smooth
est and best Of his writings. 1hey ar
striking in their exquisite analysis o
character, ab0unding ia p1eucti meta
/ phOrs and Illustrations. and .Nsciilns
in strength OF statement.
In them he sweeps away an ia,
/ c0bWebs from his subjects, an,
with wonderful insight arrives at Ga,
/ grlst If every man 3 character aud of.ei
N single sentence puts before us th,
picture of the living man. These es
Gays written In the mOrniug OF his lIi
aud before Carlyle adopted his prs,I
mistic views, pat him easily first OF al
/ Eagllsh c,saylsi5.
Next to him. and in the same class
but distinctly second, is his contempt
rary, Macaulay. Alike only ln the full
ness of their knowledge. aud diifaren
in all things else; Macaulay 5 memoir,
perfect; Cahyle's poorer. Macaulay
knowledge systematized and Away
ready for use. l. poured forth like
perennial spring, aud with as little ef
fort. CariylC's knowledge was chaoli
a suTgiGg mass within hin, VIII ci
had 20 be brought out by main fore
ana with almost superhuman effort
He felt, says he. like OGe bursting
with meaning, but had no utteraAc
for it. Cariyle's insight was deeper
Macaulay quicker. MacauIay serrOr
sprang from his flpency, quickness ant
lack of conscientiCuanes5. Carlyle
from his extreme aud In.ollefaut na
ltufc; Carlyle loving tru.h above al
else. Macaulay but too often REGARDLESS
9f it. Inc one polite and the other aL
soluteiy free from policy. Carly
wrote says be, Responsible 10 n
man and 10 nothing. only 10 Go
aud my own cOHscience-withp publish
crs, reviewers, hawkers, bill stickCri
indeed on earth around ne. but wit
the stars and azure Eternity above m
ia the heavens.
OF these biographical sketches, hi
Burns i, the best. IL is free from q
OF Carlyie's faults. exc pit perhaps thu
Of Hero Worship. which was a part &
his nature. Loving and admirlu
! Burns be has treated him with q brosl
, er's heart and hand.
lie has wept over and pitied his fault
and his short comirgs. He has e,
toiled his virtues. perhaps q little Il
highly, and mOurned the fate that S
eally cut short career, which Cal
lyle believed would, under proper in
lluences ard in time, have made hi
unequalled as a poet.
In thIs exquisite sketch Carlyle seen
to have clOseted his i'll temper AT
written only IN the best and kInje
humor. to have bridled his sarcasm
aud spoken only soft and loving word
to have kept his strong pariisanship VII
: in bounds and gone to no great e.
Q tremes, to have dropped his senssrio
and dictatorial manner and treat'
Burns as au equal aud a brother. Il
paper is quiet in tone and simple
d style, free from paren hises, capita
q aud compound words and can be u
= dels:oCd by a child, which is hard
say Of most of his writings.
lis analysis of Burns character, !
< impul.es and his motives are admlTab
4 With accurate insight he singles out
= IA sentence Burns weak point, IVA
0; consistency in his aims, and with