New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-07

linen and d. always preached to students tho
necessity OF cutlvatng the body quite as much a.
the mind
70 a writer in The strand Magazine" he said:
The IIighlandcrs wanted celtic chair OF ltera-
ttlrc and / was asked to undertake the task. Now.
/ am not accustomed to begging. was told that
n | dill not bcc tn" thing would go TO the wall.
Wen. | said would try. During that four years
OF begging | got a great insight Into human nature
Tor the art Of begging is simply this: II YOU want
the duke. YOU must first get the duchess There Is
more sympathy in women In these matters. when
! had got about 5000 Her Majesty. at lnverary
Castle subscribed Goo The Princess Louise said
to me. How do You expect TO get the rest OF the
money" "Oh some way or other, Your Royal
Uighness." | replied. But how the Princess
insisted Faith removes mountains" replied.
Professor Blackc collected about fl2,"o and a
chair founded
Professor BIackie We are also told in The
Strand article attributed his robust health to the
fact shat he had always worked and lived read
and thought. on system. lie rose at 1:5O and
hreakfasted The morning was occupied In work
and correspondence the open air claimed him FOR
the day for two hours before dinner. and Nor
phtis for an hour after the midday meal. No hard
work after unless he hal 4 lecture or other en-
gagemont The evening found him playing game
OF backgammon with nj wife, and he opened the
door OF his bedroom as ~" clock was Ginning T..
system governed every hour OF the day. and two
invarlabe notices guide! every moment OF his life
You could not receive letter from Professor
Blackle without finding his motto penned ia Greek
characters In his own handwriting in the left-hand
corner of the envelope lie put it on every cnveope
he found about the place the servants Included
Adopt IT," ne said. land u will turn earth into
Heaven; It will revolutionize society In the twink.
ling OF an eye" This motto was; Speak the truth
In love" 0.phes. ~, IJl And the second motto
was. "All noble things are difficult 10 do" Letters
he divided into four rs business, B.ethers Both.
ers and Beggary." This was IN his later days when
| probably he found writing nuisance II II did not
serve some distinct purpose.
one of his old pupils states that In Blackies class
there used to be a demonstration every time hs
mentioned the name Of "A distinguished politician
Whether the demonstration took the Professor bv
perhaps be known But Blackie at least put out the
geam in his eye and looked AZ If n, were angry
| II will say Beaconsfeld!" he would exclnIm
! Cheers and hisseI) "Beaconsfe!d" ulproar) Then
announce his intention OF saying Beaconsiield unt
every goose In the room was tired OF cackline
! c'Qucstion.'o "Beaconsfeld" Ono no ~ "Das
c0nsiield." CLEAR. hear" and shouts Of Glad
"tone.'b "Beaconsfield." C"rhree cheers for Di1
2y.'D Eventually the class would be Dismissed ~.
| 90 pack of numskul.s, t5) Kissing serpents M,
] Professor would retire. apparently Tuning 10 his
anterooni. and I'VE minutes afterward he would Ia
! playing himself down the North Bridge on ina o.
nary bagppes. This sort Of thing added n saNr,
| to all academic sessions N'
l'iackic and Gladstone met at Ptochry and they
| discussed Their years, rs old men do "Ah ves Z
SAID lilackie, In his delightful egotlstc Stvio
there were three great men born In is -R,,cSie
,shds,,2hr and TennySon." \ twinkle appeared In
| the oid parliamentary eye "Ah. hut auoth the
- @ NJ "Tennyson won't thank Won for inc,Ii,,'a.
MIN IN our set. We are far too noisy Tor him"