The sun., 1890-11-09
THE SUM- SUNDAY. NOVEMBER ., IaN-lHlkrY rAoEs.

JAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1&W.-
distinguished rs an intrinsic merit OF very
hieh II not superlatlve order. He had none oil
tho meannesses and tasenesses traditionnlly
or conventionally associated with snobbery;
butff there be such thing rs nmiabie snob-
bishness. 1t was exsmplifled in Walter Scott.
He was proud Of q remote and dim relation
ship to border rufiian, whose normal oocupa-
ton was sheep stealing, and his own financial
ruin may be directly traced to his wish to die
mah Of acres, tho founder Of territorial fam
lily. To the faintest show Of desert In the great
ones Of the earth he was ksenly alive. and TO
their faults OF vices he was obstinatsly blind.
Tho hsbitual subserviency Of his attitude to-
| ward his supposed superlors. ana the thick.
ness OF the bsndags which he wore over his
| eyes on some occasions are illustrated In his
account Of = visit to Windsor. He did not, like
| . much talked about American. inspect the
castle under the tutelaRe OF . menial. but there
10 quite as much misplaced awe and vsners-
| tion in the record OF his experience. We quote
| the passage. merely reminding the reader that
It Is not scott's hut Thaoksray's estimate Of
the royal blsokGuard, George w., which Is
borne out by history.
| "Oct. 20. 1S28.-Went down to Windsor, or
| though rldiculed by connoisseurs, seems to be
| no bad specimen OF Q royal retirement, and Is
| dsliRhtiully situated. His Majesty received
| mo with the same mixture OF Kindness and
courtesy which has always DISTINGUISHED his
conduct toward mo- There was no company
beside the royal rstinus-Lady Qonynghaml
her daughter. and two or three other ladies'
lwho would guess from this discreet reference
the real relations between Lady ConynehHm
and George Iv.pl After va left table. there
was excslent music by tho Royal Band. who
lay ambushsd in greenhouse adjoining tho
apartment. The King nude me sit beside him
and talk great deNl-too much. perhaps-for
he has tho art OF raising ones spirits. and
making You forget the retenus which is pru-
dent svsrywhsrs, especially at court. But he
converses himself with 30 much casa and ele-
Ranoe. that you lose thoughts OF the Prince In ad
mlrnR the we'll and ACCOMPLISHED gentle
man. He IL In many respeots the model OF
British monarch-has little inclination to try
experiments on government otherwise than
through bis ENTHUSIASTICALLY, believe, de.
sires the good Of his subjects. is kind toward
tho distressed, and moves and speaks every
inch king" am suro such man 10 filter
for Us than one who would long to head
armies. or to be psrpetually intcrmeddling
with IA orands poRtiQus. A sort Of reserve.
going to places Of public resort. is disadvan-
taaa and prevents his being 40 generally popu-
lar as is earnestly to be dosired. This. think.
was much incrsAsed BY the behavior OF the
rRbbIe in the brutal insanity OF the Queens
trial. when John Bull. meaning the best in the
world, mnds such benstly figure
VII.
II will ha eynh mi od hat vvhan Sootf nm n
young man. David Hume's was perhaps tho
most honored name In Scotland among mon OF
intellect. Rs Voltaires unquestionably was In
France We have marked. therefore. with %.
culiar interest the light shed by this diary on
6cotts religious Vows We find clear indics-
tions of them in the following memorable pas
sage: There is.' writes Scott no theme
more awful than to attempt 10 cast glance
among the clouds and mists which hide the
broken extremity OF the celebrated bridge Of
Mirza- Yet whom every day brings us nearer
that termination one would almost think that
our views should become clearer as the regions
We are approaching are brought higher. Alas
1t is not SO; thers is . curtain to be withdrawn
veil to be rent before We shall sec things as
they really are There arc few. trust, who
disbslieve the existence OF q God; nay. doubt
II at all times and In all moods any single indi-
vidual ever adopted that hideous creed, though
some have professed It. With the belief Of
Deity. that OF the immortality of tho
soul and OF the state OF future rewards and
punishments Is indlssolubly linked. More We
are not to know; but neither are we prohibited
from our attempts, however vain. to pierce the
solemn sacred gloom The expressions used
In Scripture are doubtless metaphorlcal. for
ponal flres and heavenly melody are only ap.
plicable to bodies endowed with senses: and. at
1-,n ~ tai 4
body the spirits Of men. whether entering into
the perfection OF the just, or committed to the
regions OF punishment arc incorporea.
Mother is it 10 be supposed that the glorifed
bodies which shall arise In tho last day will be
capable Of the same gross indulgences
with which they are now solaced That
the idea Of Mohammed's paradise Is In
consistent with the purity Of our heavenly
religion will be readily granted: and sec Mark
Xii. IS. Harmony Is obviously chosen as the
least corporeal OF all Qualifications OF the
sense and as the type OF love, unity. and
state OF peace and perfect happiness, But they
have poor idea Of tho Deity and the rewards
which are destined for tho just made perfect,
who can only adopt tho literal sense OF IN
eternal concert-a never lending birthday ode.
l rather suppose there should be understood
some commission from the Richest some duty
TO discharge with the applause OF q satisfied
conscience. That the Deity. who Himself must
be supposed to feel love and affection for tho
beings He has called into existence. should
delegate portion OF those powers, for ono
cannot conceive altogether 70 wrong q
conjecture. We would then find reality
in Milton's sublime machinery Of tho
nuardisn saints or Genii OF Kingdoms,
Nay, wo would approach to tho Catholic idea
OF tho employment OF saints. though without