New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-03

After naming to US Lady Scott.Staffa. my dauen-
ter Lockhardt. Sophia. another daughter Anne
my son. my son-,n-law Lockhardt,' just IN the
broken circle they then stood. and showing
me that only his family and two friends. MI.
Clark and Mr. Sharpe. were present, ne ga |
down for minute beside me on low sofa. ana
my saving. DO not iet us interrupt VIVA. WA
going on" he Immediately rose and begged
Staffa to bid his boa tman to strike up again
"Will you then join in the circle with u.s., ne
put the end of SILK handkerchief IN my nano
and others into my sisters. they held by these
handkerchiefs all IN circl, again, and the boat
man began to out Gaelic song to which
they all stamped In time, and repeated me
chorus which as far a. | could hear. sounded
IKE eat am Vaun. At am Vaun" frequently
repeated with prodlgous enthusiasm In another
7 coud make out no ineligible sound but Bar!
bsr, bar,' Bu, the boatmans dark eyes were
ready TO start out of his head with rapture
ae ne sung and stamped, and shook the hand
ixorchief on each side. and the circle Initiated
LADY Scott Is so exactly what l nave hcard
ber described that It seemed as II we had seen
her before She must have been very hand-
some-French dark. large eyes; civl ana goon-
natured Supper at round ,, ssD su cieps ana
supper with attention to us. just suhclen, ana
no more The impression left on my mlho tnis
night was that Walter Scott IS one OF tne Des
bred men | ever saw with al the tH!o'sdis A.
politonegs which he knows so wen no" " &c
scribe which Is Of no particular scnoo or cou,..
trv but which ~ Of all countries. the po'.eneS,'
which arises from good and quick sense Oh -.
Ing which seems to know by lnstinc. wv Ia" Ia
acfers of others to see what will please ana
nut al, his guests at their ease. As I sat beside
him A. sumner. I could not believe he was
stranger and forgot he was great man.
In another letter Miss Edgeworth says:
think mentioned to my aunt or Sopny or e,
impression tahich / first experienced from Sir
Walter Scott's great simplicity OF manner. Jo1neu
to his wonderful superiority OF intellect Inn
impression has been strengthened by All l nave
seen of him since. In living with him IN the
country I have particularly liked his behavior
toward his variety of guests Of all ranks VINO
come 10 his hospitabe castle. Many OF ines
are artists painters, architects, mecnanlhts'
antouarians, people who look up 10 MIN Ior
patrona ge-rone Of them permitted TO be nans,
ers-on or parasites-hs manners perfectly kino
and courteous. yet such as to command iespe..
and never heard any one attempt to Halter MN
I never saw an author less OF an author IN MS
hahIts He has indeed, such variety OF
occupations that he has not time to tnink OF ms
own works: how he has time to write them Is
the wonder You would like him for MS love OF
trees; a great part OF his time out OIL doors is
taken up In pruning his trees
Richard Edgeworth. as he drew near death.
lost no shade of his interest in life. How do
entoy my exstence"' he often exclaimed; ana
his daughter felt the keen enjoyment
through all her later years. The letter in whch
she describes her trip through Connemara-it
WAS written when she was sixty-seven years old
is as fresh. CAV and spirited II coming from
the pen Of girl Of twenty. Her love of whole
some fun never failed and no hint OF morbidness
ever came to mar her life or her work. As
writer her rank has long been fixed these VOL
umes now reveal to us how entirely she was. as
che has said OF Joanna Baillie good TO I'VE
with"