Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-21

his friend Kneller. who, to use the
words Of Thackeray. Dragged more,
spelt worse and painted better than
any artist OF his day."
dote of the two friends. Mr.. Pope was
with Sir Godfrey Kneller one day
when his nephew, Guinea trader,
Nephew" said Sir Godfrey "you
have the honor OF seeing the two
greatest men in the world
Il don't know how great you may
be-" said the Guinea man, but l don't
like your looks. have often bought
a man much better than both of you
together. all muscles and bones, for
ten guineas."
Sir Joshua Reynolds used to amuse
himself in his last days in his house
in Leicester square with little tame
bird. which, like the favorite spider OF
the prisoner in the Bastile. often
served to while away a lonely hour.
But this proved n fleeing pleasure,
for one summer morning, the window
of the chamber being by accident left
open, the little favorte took flight and
was lrrecoverably lost; although its
master wandered for hours in the
square and nelghborhood in the fruit
less search.
The late Field Marshal Count Won
Moltke was passionately fond of chess
and whist. The count was also an au-
thorlty on the culture of roses, pos
seasng most unique collection at
Kreisaw,
The clipping Of aprlcots or cultivating
tulips were the relaXatiOns OF Sir Will
lam Temple, Gardening was an exer-
else In which he much INDUCED.
Epicurus speaks Of Incidence Of body
arising from the pastime Of gardening.
but what a sturdy specimen Of man
hood was Martin Luther and yet gar
dening was a favorite amusement with
him.
Writing to q friend for some seeds,
he says, while Satan RACES, I will
laugh at him. and enjoy my Creator in
the garden"
Archbishop Whately was fond of
gardening, tree-cutting, grating, and
rcmplng with his children and dogs.
Dogs We're favorites with Bismarck,
Sir Walter Scott Hogarth, Rubens.
Henry Irving, and many others. An
other great prelate, Bishop Thirwall,
amused himself in the same way; and
we all know how the poet Cowper
Cheered his melancholy hours many
times with the gambols Of his pet
hares, Tiny, Bess and Puss."
While Keplcr worked out the secret
of the heavenly bodies, going over his
calculations sixty times" he now and
then turned aside to write ultnanacs
for his daily bread; so the weary work
err took his recreation.
In the picture gallery OF Holland
House Addison sought repose and the
sulace Of strong waters
1t was pet amusement of Mollere,
the French dramatlst, to ensconce
himself in the corner of n barber shop
and there silently watch the mir, ges-
lures and g-imaces of the village poll
tician. who in those days, before coffee
houses were introduced into France,
used to eongregate in this place Of
resort
The fruits Of this study may be easily
discerned In those original sketches Of
character, from the middle and lower
classes, with which his pieces abound,
and which made his plays SO popular
with his counuymon.
Courage. Mollerc," cried an old man
from the pit; this Is genuine comedy"
And the success Of the poet vindlcat-
ed the critical wisdom Of the old man.
The only relaxation Kant. the cele-
brated German philosopher allowed
himself was walk which he invnria-
bly, took during his life at Konigsberg
at about the same hour every af-
ternoon.
This usual stroll was along the banks
of the Pregel towards Frledrlch's fort;
and In these walks he was always a
careful observer of the phenomena of
nature.
He told his friends one day how, as
he passed a certain building in his
daily walk, he had noticed a number
OF young swallows lying dead upon the
ground. ON looking up he discovered.
as he fancied, that the old birds were
actually throwing their young ones out
of the nests.
1t was a season remarkable for the
scarcity of Insects, and the birds were