Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-10
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recoeious.
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
There is something very remarkable about
the manner in which genius has generally
,,,;fat., ,.,s
-A'-iii es'eu 'seii a. very carry age
ar;ohs men VINO afterward distinguished
themselves in particular line. AS as
he could speak Naroleon announced his in
tsntion of beoo,ine so,aiar. III. yorn,
-, 'oiN-' 'Ne S'e9
"est irst pictorial eHortS were with Dts
of charcoal on the walls of the paternal
manson: at three wears of age Mozart was
nicLino out tho +bir5s o ~, ,,- 80 ~.
ua,I-,,,or, eo,,;,,, .us,a.,
"eh-"oin iahiiiy hdrpsichoro' at 1"eiFe
i'opeft oliVe mad FORMED the IDLE lads OF MS
native village into an organized body and
had laid the merchants of the village under
contributions, ~ NE -. 80 -,
VI .ia., penee anu appies' win
promise OF protection from other depreda-
tors: at ten Ferguson was watching the
stars and estimating their distances apart
by placing beads On string: at the same
age Michael Angelo was making busts in
clay; when only little older Rembrand /:
was sketching the portraits of his Youthful
acquaintances; when not quite so old New
ton was making experiments in natural sci
ence with bottles and jars as his apparatus
when little younger Patti was delightinr
parlor audiences with her marvellous voice:
when scarcely more than half SO old Mrs
SlddonS was making a sensation on the
sttsSe DIS tHe inIdnt prodigy; at eleven Isaac
Watts was chastised by his father for his
habit of rhyming on every occasion: at
about the san age Edison was determin-
ed investigator of physical phenomena: at
ten Jeremy Taylor was placed on a table
to repeat what he could remember. which
was good deal. of the minister's sermon;
at eight Moore had written very passab,e
verses; at twelve Ben Jonson had composed
tragedy; at thirteen Stephenson had per-
fected an invention; at nine Sir Humphrey
Davy had a list of contrivances he proposed
to make: at fourteen Magliabacchi smoke
half q dozen languages.
Yet it Will not do, from these instances
numerous and well authenticated as thew
are, to conclude that genius is always IRE
coctoCS or that evidences of talent do not
also appear al a tender age among children
whose later years fail to realize the promise
given by an apparently gifted childhood
Many thousands of boys fascinated by the
pomp and parade, the drums and CAV calors
of passing regiment, have declared their
intention of adopting a military career:
many Of them doubtless did So and vet few
rose to emin ence in the profession of arms.
the last comm encement season witnessed
the unbounded admiration of countless
mammas and aunties for the efforts of
young Ciceros on the collegiate rostrums,
and yet the probability is that not one az
the number win ever become Webster or
Clay; the blank walls in every school in
every city in this country are defaced with
drawings in crayon by youthful artists. vet
the chances are that in twenty years from
this time the most of these young amateurs
will be engaged in some vocation ANYTHING
but artistic; thousands of boys have written
mems and dramas haeora n tt,i,;r.r -: