The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-31

without artificial aid. the title page of our
Milwaukee Goethe Book, but there is
certain Hungarian poet he likes better than
d9ethe, he said. and that is not strange.
for some weeks after my arrival IN Turin
ne STAYED with his servant up at Superga,
splendid Alpine peak, upon which is the
royal burial chapel and a good hotel. Be
ing told there was nothing there for COM
Tort, stayed 10 the noisy town until, final
~, going up to see, found every comfort
" don't want to be exhibited like bear in
cage" he said one day, evidently referring
to certain Misrepresentation of him by
news hunters. :. But Theodore Parker
liked bears" L said. They were painted
on his coffee cups. his slippers, and he
called his wife Bearrie" Kossuih did not
growl during this rather audaciouS speech
for must confess to liking for Ursa Ma
jor myself-but listened and said: "Stil
prefer not to be that kind of beast" |
replied not, but soon the stars appeared
over "Superga," and the grand old Ursa
Major, undimmed and undaunted. marched
round the polar light in shining, everlast-
ing music.
1t has been my privilege in life, and most
highly priced, to know, not only in my own
home, but also in their homes, many of the
abest minds of our time; and the specially
distinguishing quality of each, which char
acteriZed 1t as set apart for the work given
1t to do, is ever most interesting and
PROFITABLE STUDY.
l would travel further and sacrifice more
for an hours conversation with one en-
dowed to read and reveal the highest mys-
teries of life and death than for all scenery
and all art The scenery Of noble human
soul is above tue Alps. Emerson's homely
Puritanism, which insured your life for
time and eternity, in rugged contrast to the
indescribable, impalpable. yet imper-
ishable irideseence of Kossuthl And
the latter no less noble than the former
IN ms nature; sc0rnlng deceit, incapable of
inJurlng any human being, he will leave the
world better for his having lived in IT, and
his debtor for legacy Of humanitnrianism,
yet to be exhausted His great American
admirer, Webster lived no such noble life
soul for the Presidency he failed to win.
When Theodore Parker carried Webster's
bust down from his own study, rs no longer
ut Tor place among the gods TO be adOred,
the answering conscience of the preacher
pronounced the verdict of the future upon
the great man who had made himself little.
hOsSutn has never temp0riZed with his own
ideal. He left his country q poor man, and
he Is poor to-day in the goods of the earth,
and he remains an exile rather than
recognize the throne OF Austria, that
would now gladly. welcome and honor
him as a distinguished subject. In the
day OF his bitteresL trial, when but
for the Turk his life must have paid tho
penalty OF his patriotism, then America
honored herself by sending a ship to con-
vey him TO her shores; but America, guided
by that temporiZing Websterian policy,
refused TO aid him in behalf of Hungary.
and there is on the records of the United
States report critical of him, By critic
incapable of any true estimate of the man.
The Presidents wife, wishing to be
gracious" remarked to him upon the I'M
favorable weather. and he replied: II am
too much absorbed in thinking of my eoun-
try to have noticed the weather" Not
diplomatic, not polite" cries the critic.
But the developed perception of later and
nobler womanhood gives verdict that she
who knew no more than TO talk TO Kossuth
about the weather, and in an hour like that
ought not TO have been permitted to speak
to him al all. Let her reserve her gracious
ness for Jupiter or Webster.