St. Paul daily globe., 1894-01-07

has lost its terrors and ambition has
been satisfied. 1t is then the mind
reaches ont with overwhelming earnest
ness to read the meaning OF life through
a profound sense of contact with the
Infinite. 1t is OllY the SenSit tive, artistic
spirit of 4 genius, that has drawn his
nouriShment from the atmosphere of
inspiration while his feet have worn a
pathway through the rocks of Seif-iiS-
clplIne, that can wander at times
among the fascinatiOnS of that bound
airy land which lies between the here,
that repelS and deadens, and there,
that invites and qaickens. To be
a witness and. i'll small
measure, sharer in such an
uplifting on the part of great muSi-
clan, was once the privilege of a friend,
who so wildly Impress III me, when re-
lating the story, with his keen appre-
eiation of a sinEu!arly beautiful iIc:-
dent. that not detail has escaped my
memory IN the thirty years that nave
Elapsed since its first recital. 1t WIS in
The fall OF 1851. Northern Minnesota,
as Yet but little Influenced by the ad-
H"i4NN va CIV 4l4Z.htIOll, WIS CSltUIdtIIp lis
Rutumnal maturity by all unusually
rich display Of color. The trees had
caught. and were holding, for Il briet
season, the brilliant crimson and gold
with which the sun had Knocked their
sombrc green in his many riSings an Il
settings: the sky seemed to hover nearer
the earth with its benediction of fresh,
o'ershelterlng blue; the air was ripe
and inviting, suggesting health aud ae-
ton; the abundant forests sheltered
game i'll great variety. 1t was to the
qualification of the love of sport, with
its sauce Of adventure, that we owe this
glimpse into the heart of It great man.
The hunting season was at its height,
ana the small tavern at CrookstOn was
taxed To its utmost to accommodate the
SpUrLsmtn who had resorted thither. 1t
Was evening when the mail coach drew
UP, and from 1t alighted bat single
passenger, His appearance and manner
were i'll no sense contradictory. The
unconscious drollery. characteristic of
the successful Yankee, was an i'm
mediate passport to the cOmradeship of
his fellows. When be was speaking,
his percuSsiOn-like delivery, and the
sympathetic activity of his restless blue
eyes caught and held the attention with
Irresistible power. We will call him
LangdOa. lie was an inventor. and had
won the prize Of a competency by an
ingenious invention. and, possessing
naturally artistic temperament. was ex-
pending share Of his income in travel,
with pleasure and culture as prominen t
motives. Music was one of his hobbies.
and henca he was Il liberal patron of tn e
art, and had been found an enthusiastic
auditor wherever exceptional perform
anceS were accessible. This brief sur
Vey of the traveller is in portant Only as
1t bears upon the incidents following,
which his opportunities had, in meas
ure, fitted him more fully to enjoy.
n small valise and gun were his OF ly
luggage. As he entered the commodi-
Gus room which served for office, read
lng-room and barroom, his counteDance
fell at the sight of the unusually large
number of Sportsmen present. 1t BODIED
III for his securing comfortable accom-.
modations.
Approaching the tavern-keeper, who
was putting fresh logs on the fire. he
said: Good evening, colonel. Trade
5 good, isn't it. What can you do fol