New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-17

1Jvac,nthe holds much the same view II i" soart
~ exuress what is In the po''o'i NJ Douo-
-, =. mo Yesterday" interrupted MI DOUG
49,, ...hor I told him / was coming 10 see 9O'
,hi, ,oorning. We'll. you are going to neel III,
who does not believe in Heaven hiihse" '''
makes other people believe in IT, 800.
While walking through the Passage Cno'9," V'
evening" feas,ng his eyes on the rare DoO' w.
abound in the little shops Of that arCaue vi
n,,,Ioss asniod a secondhand violin eXposeh Ioi
s,la in one of the windows. He entered asNeu ,'e
rrce of the instrument locked at 1t carei"iS'
twanged the strings, ard, as ne icit "''"ou' P''
chasing IT, thanked the merchant Ior MS Po''' p,
why do you know anything about inc Fioi'",
Douglass's companion inquired when they were III
a. TOO, again certainly" his reply; i
b,vo . good one at home and occasionally play H.
This reminds me of the first time TOOK 10 Hdd'"S'
II Wa during my sojourn in London direcug a'''i
,. ,,.,,, from slavery | was in very low spirits
ard as | was walking the streets OF IN" vas.
r,gl,sb capItal in a most detected mood, noticed
a violin I'm a shop just &C did that one moment
ago In the former instance, however oouSn' !.
and returned with IT to my hotel where renamed
four DAVIS shut up in my room striving 10 master
nv new purchase. And when came loFth AGAIN
had PLAYED myself into tune.
few nights after this conversation MI Do"7-
Iass attended a little musical party where an ai'-
tour quartet performed. Having never seen mn"
y.,tb violin under his chin and remembering What
had happened and what had been SAID IN the i''-
yitcl to play something He at first dechhed' pu'
having been pressed by the whole coihPa"S' "e
anallv took up Q violin and rendered some p''l",
Scotch airs with nuch spirit ana teelihs' 'oio'
the guests separated the "Marseillaise was struck
UP This was too much for Mr. Dous''ss. i'''
Dass.on for music asserted itself. SprnginS up
from the sofa. be made his way TO tn piano an"
io.noI in this majestic national anthem much az ne
must have con" in the war days, Wheh JON"
Brown" went echoing throughout the land.
Nj Douglass left Paris at the beginning OF lH"
in order 20 visit Southern France Italy, Greece
and Egypt lie did so with considerable regret
for he had found many warm friends mere Doth
among the Engllsh-speaking eXotcs ana the IT.
d.-cnous French. And he had begun to take Il
strong liking TO the people customs streets ana
public monuments In fact. - deep was TINS o.
ia-h-n.r, for The French capital that h. tan, !
seriously. at times. of settling down here for a
season a, least a dream which Vas never realized.
however Durin9 his tour received several letters
from HIM. from which the following extracts are
made
TIE following letter was dated Florence, May
10 I,,7':
We arrived here after an all-night rile from
Rom. '1s m.inar. sha our mrs move @ut" ari
Parker. W. found j IN The Old iro-est'ht Se,, .,
terry Ia thu shade u friendly cedar. and alotn.l
a~ 1t should D.. win Voeis ne am , lnoy, -
la'h brown and Of the p lnest Morn:.ansnp -
am "a advocate OF costly Monuments 'f'I Ntt'
dc'sinB bodies 81 thr ''Ai' nIt II SuCn NJ "
property employed 10 preserve me memory OF bI,t,
Ln., ine.r worth 40 monument could hardly be
too costly place over the dust Of Theodore PirkGr
the world 20 crlighten the minds OF men, 20 QUICK
conscience. 10 "Sult The iird OF tne Cli' ,.,i
GA ara 20 break the chains of mental and phy seal
.la...s. Trc stone a. sqch man sIaV. sh2Iu que
D.. a sermon. anl should speak rot only tne .an-
,,h9 La.w him and loved him. or tsese. no one
hts l.,.,~ reason 90 wish h.s name hororcI - lN
-... nj
ITO ,hlt dI their par. In sun.'ring the cna'ns 81
slave r. -ud covering ions-enth alec inilloS WI,
10, ,,iiI ard rrclt In al the attributes "nca
i MN srrob.c tuan,ind Let Us see 70 Il that
a., i, ~, our f1y AMI -,ntrution no shadow shall
e,u mon his grave loss fri ndy than that OF the
stately cedar which .1nds Ike faithful senti-
1 was riaI to observe hat The sexton thonsh
pc p2sG no nFbse Te'v ~. T promp 10 ~ told me-
ihat be- had oiten led the Way 10 that sacreL st3
a n%I I'm Er1E tS S aHt6or Of Dcsrot~m in
Ann arica." Irl of "Archy Moore, Two ol IN.
cari,e.t ana most powerful works written aGains'
American slavery. l was pleased to see that his
l,rave VAS not neglected.
! send YOU herewith the measurements OF th'
hcadstcnc at Theodore Parker's grave. as Re,
Guostcl You will see that the space IL small foi
Tho medallion. u seems - mo that new stone
should be- placed there. one that would af'orI
lo-n space for the face and features of Parker j
any charge Is TO be maj" In the present respect OIL
The tomb.
This le., paragraph refers to the employment OF
Il little fund collected chiefly among the European
admirers az Parker. though Mr. Douglass was on'
- tn, earliest OF tho few American subscribers
Nj W W story. the sculptor. who made th'
medallion that now adorns the grave. took th'
same view concerning he eXguity ~ the old
dark headstoue did Mr. Douglass. and It was re
placed by the present white marble one
marked one day In Paris. was I'm the New-Yori
Central station az Syraclse Ftti'nE ms arm y
Iio"'" THEODORE STANTON.