New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13

can't say that ~ nature-a tree IA ,v,,.
and you can't make II out better than i,i.A
Asked II NJ did not admire Rosallna D.
and other fayOrite heroines. rWa
mo. | think COnsuelO far superior "a .
Shakcspeare's herOines' He added TIA, ~ Z
lied upon TRANSACTIONS for he could No, y -
French with any enjoyment. "s
Did he think the worse II George So.
the latitude she took In tho relation ~ -
riage? M
no" he replied unhesitaungly: tho a
teachers in life. the most artistic are the S aaF
est. II IS necessary for an artist 10 see s .1t
thing-to go 10 the depths n life don, -
anything about George Sand. her very ,r.S.F
were the result Of her good qualities. sss1
impatient ~ the gODdy-good. she wanted 80
thing freer' -'
one evening in October. one If fhose H.,
warm. still evenings Of the American fa1 y
conversation turned On beauty. Wall fos,.st
IL extreme beauty was well l9r a woman ~'
But" queried one. how could the Gre,
have got on without it2'
Now arises the almost terrific ques,Ions.
swcred Walt. is there not something arfsse
and fictitious In what We call beauty? s..
We appreciate the Severe beauty " the C,s....
The wholesome. outdoor life " the Greek. =
gets something 50 different from ours. wkIe.
the result u books. picture galleries. and -,
in the drawing room" The grace Il the Vs..
Of Milo is here instanced Another tsIss,
woman suggests that her face lacks in,ei.,
Walt reiOined theoretically: 50 much the -
Intellect Is a hend. u ls 4 curse that an -
American boys and girls are taught 50 rus
There's a boy ! take a great interest h. +.
Is sent TO a school in Camden, his people z,..
him 10 be taught shorthand and three y.
guages Why, it's Ike putting jewels on a..
son before he has got shoes The boy Is sb,-
enough Of wit. / suggested that he 81
study literature. and 50 on. Bur no. this le.,..
ing il helpful.
Education. what is meant by the gramrs, /,
think the study OF that fatu0us. filling grla.-,
boys with lot Of dead matter perfectly %.
less. For my part when | meet any 1s :
erudtiOn / want 10 get away, 10 terriies -
Among the young boys and girls there is a h.,
dency 10 dyspepsia, 10 wear glasses and IL
interesting
They don't know how 10 handle gun. or n,
or run.
Il would have a boy taught c.pherng. rsal,,
writing and give him plenty p Literature !
would be very particular about the c0mp4-J
he should associate with. b. should be a,h.et.
and learn TO express himself
Have you seen Tennyson's new poem. Hr.
old? Tennyson's treatment u these I'D 81.
jects is like beautifully wrought china, nothl,,
more"
OF Hugo. Walt Whitman remarked:
Il can't swallow his eXaggeration and bo--
bast. There are some who defend all that b..
/ can't stomach IL. l have tried TO- bec2ss
there is so much that ! Ike about him. sy-.
pathetic withal think Les Miserables' abg.
the best thing he has written. Jean Valjeal 4
fine also Cosette.
II like his La Legende des Siecles best
have heard it read aloud and translated a, u.
same time by an old Frenchman. know thereI
something in personal magnetism All tha.
know about ships and whalers has been picks
I'D through the medium OF close personal IA
ration. | remember how gratified | was VIE.
In the presence Of whalers or fishermen Z!
poems were read descriptive u these events. a..
when the fishermen or whalemen we're moys
and excited. felt 1t A triumph.
He refers To Bostonians and their ways.
They are supercilious To everybody, there
Emerson the only sweet one among them, an
he has been spoiled by them
Yes. it is a stultifying atmosphere Tor hin
THAT is just what should say. There are ce'
tain recognized parlor laws Of proprety Whic
we allow But to carry their notions VI drawing
room properties into poetry Is too absurd"
Sometimes Walt Whitman described his MOI
stirring life in New-York in his prime
AT one time" he said. nothing vas 50 y
hilarating To me. not even books ~ picture "a
leries as a walk down Broadway. There va
something so stirring in the scenes-the bFiI
fancy. the contact with crowds o.; new taca
The gayly dressed people. the crowds off1e!g,
ers in spring Then the fine vista u building
some four and five stories high. In July use
10 seek the sea; the debris and the atmOspne'
in parts u the city became unpleasant 10 n