The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17

- ,-o,..,..,,o " and "a Hazard OF New
Eort,nes:" which has sent father hunt
ington and Father Mce'lynm o"s "a has
the nairers and into me sluih'' an" '
M, Tolstoi behind his plow: ,,,,,. -,
J'ne elemental character OF niisr ooui s
not fail 10 feel the same upilltlIs ~,
advancing wave OF hufnane - ,ba IA
and 40 I found him also utteriiik tls o'u
aiI ..,,h a new meaning, Justice
"v," ,be nghts OF the city doomed out
- Inc vague masses which lay oeio~ US,
y. ,,ood In the little cathedral-like door
W HE b,,t and looked down at the splen-
Gid treat Garden OF golden ana ssLphlfe
iiShts-looked silently. ii was TOO beau
ann for words. and yet under TINS Ven
Of mist beneath tn. ir Stsrry an 51ar human
n@retchedness and sin and vice lay--Ootn
fejt this and were silent. ,,.,
We went down the hill together. Watch-
they only threw into more Impressive
relief the peace and beauty ana spT1hs-
like silence Of the night.
Miller talked on with an under-cWreNt
of deep feeling. telling me how nluch ne
wished TO get people OF sincerity ana
fraternal feeling TO come and I'VE WIN
hin, here on this hillside slope. burning
a city Of simple, natural. peaceiul SOUS
HIS belief Is that IL Christ were 20 re-
..,ro go this earth he would not i've IN
n great house in the roar OF city ny
tened by rVantg-it would be inlpossl-
bic for him. He would i've hc,L 70 ma,
ture. would serve himself or be served
bv those who loved him; he would I'VE
simriv. without greed or envy OF re-
Drnach. Miller went on and his action,
r. taken for example. would reform our
whole society. u,.,...
law of God 10 man was this. IN NE
sweat Of thy face shalt thou eat preaI,
ali other laws are negative merely. ne
believes that If this law were aDsolutely
carried out. all inequality, al sr1hdInSS
+oil all the hurry and bitterness ana
Insecurity Of life here on earth Would
vanish I can only recall the main ldea'
! cannot recall the lofty dicuon nor eNr
Dress the almost solemn enrneS'heSs VI
NJ This tl' is somewhat in the way, Of TIE
nbilosophv OF Tolstoi: II Is in fact the
Christ idea as expressed IN ms ee,lSSt
dav life. And Miller i"arn,s WIZ
clearness and with the MAJESTY a. '' 'IIs
ple truth, that IT is zine u consIur. -
daily life Of Him who piuched ne 10
ing wheat for his MONDAY meal -
time 10 make action conform 10 ~ e..
Christ was not money-chahser, -, az
lieved in justice lie was = commGneiI ~,
IL is this transforming idea when I.eS
at the bottom Of MiIler's later Poe't,,
and forms the basis Of MS new "0I ~, az
which he shadows forth the erect u S"0''
The totally Of impression made upon,
me by this dreamer was very stT9is, az 80
when ! grpped his hand In so9d-Dyret' ,n ~
was with that vague pain OF PHi 'IIi5
Which we feel at times when we
take leave Of men and women
of kin nearer than blood relauon-orOth-
ers and sisters in the deep currents Oh
common thought and common acuon.
I walked Oft down the road, seeing IN
an distracted way the splendors OF the
iigh;cd city below, and smelling the DouI-
ant fresh warm air that swept soltly
down the mountain side as If gentle ana
weary with It's long journey across 'H7
eastern deserts. H..
Nv mind was filed with great ideas
called M by this man whom the World
smiles AT and whom ! call the most IN
teresting If not the most important inquire
on the Pacific Coast
I followed him IN fancy As he etalKed up
the hin. wrapped in his bear-skin, goins
hack To his simple life on the mus, ana
7 wished the message he is uttering might
reach the heart Of every murderous CITY,
of every insanely selfish business man III
this America OF ours. .-,o+
as his poems and possibly as contradic-
tow 10 not know Of any poet VINO
has sung Of the mountains and the plans
with the same strength and sincerity OF
passion. and with the same native ald
noble music. Whitman had this estimate
of him and said so. Throwing out an
in,itafion. all BvrOnic romance, all erect
isr he remains our very greatest SINGER
of the mountains and Of the race or over
land njOneers. OF his life beyond what ne
told me | sknoW little. Certainly IN our
talk he impressed me as man or stilk,
ing individuality, high social IDEAS ana
'''''-0' - HAAfLIN GARLAND.