The Progress., 1896-05-16

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very Summoned 10 DIS
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lois o. ms career F''Soil'o" nlS' 'he
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!"ic Noihdh fh"W.ca&'' German SUI
fht'' German reuters. ne hd" S'""''"
much, he SAID. IN the barracks. Wh'h
was Il young iloul'Shn' o. dllI'i''E'
ana ms cora, pi'IcI"g glance S'''heu 10
, search me very hearts o, the pfouu
! princes and dukes who crowded around
a"d literally stood at his chalr IN 90
nestle service. II was at The ball gwen
. hy the Grand DucheSS lhat h" aSN'n
, for Wieland.
During the evening this gentle ana
now temperate Old man had heard the
actors of the French comedy, brought
among other decorative trappings from
/ Paris. Gocldim the Death Of Caesar
from the stage of the duCal thcater, lie
had listened 10 TalmaS significant ut
terance C The words. "ruie without
violence. over a conquered universe"
and then. wearied bv the excitement OF
these strange experiences mad with
drawn from further revelry. The Grand
Duchess of Woimqr auyious TO crafty
her. great guest sent her carriage 10
fetch the authOr of "Obcron;" and
rather than detain the ilmstrious die
ta1or the noe; started as he was, in his
ordinarv garments with uunowderod
hair wearing his skull can and felt
Shoes The meeting was therefore most
dramatic The dancing almost ceased
when Napoleon advanced 70 meet his
visitor for tho comuauv crowded in a
wide circle Ia lock on and catch what
tbav MIGHT hoar put tho conversation
was IN y low tone
Wjeland wou,d never ten or write
what was s9id and we know only
enough IN feel that the great soldiers
wo.,Ie were worthy both of his genius
and of the occasion He had treated the
German nobiIitv with haurbtipeSs; this
main scholar he treated as an equal.
Speaking OF the ancients. and defend
n,g ,bo Caesars against Tacitus. he dis
cD3sed tbe rise of Christianity and en-
nb.si2ed the value of all religions in
conserving morals. The poet replied
WHEN needful in broke. French. but
eoo,. feI+ at his case for the pmperor
seemed dienosnd 70 .ngross the CONVEX
so.io In tho manner of the times lie
nrontsed nuestions (Which of Your
vy,rk. do Won nreferp" WieIand dis
,loiuol MORT for any hut under
ureenov confessed that no liked best
bic "Ava,hon" and "Ohcrun"
Then NonoIeon asked the stock ores-
.ion which he so often mt to scholars
and mon re lettere. (Which has been
the banniest age of humanitv?" I'm
noessihle 10 give rep]v said the poet
good and evil virtue and vice. con
tinnal,v alternate pbilosopbv must en-
nhaeize the good and make the evil
tolerab,e,"
"Admirable' admirabler' said Napol-
con eft is not inst 10 paint everything
dark, like Tacitus He is certainly a
sk;l,ful artist q bold seductive color
ist hit above all he aims at effect His
tory wants no illusions. il should linn
mate and instruct not merely give de-
scrintions and narratives which i'm
nress nc Tac;tus did mot sufficiently
develop the causes and inner snrines
of events He did mt sufficiently st,dv
the mystery of facts and thoughts did
not sufficiently investigate and scru-
tinize their connection. to give noster.
Ity a lust and impartial opipjon. His
'orv as understand if should know
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