New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-13

best he could but the could shortened by the
strength of his animal passions, WITHOUT an!
trained control or guiding faith. Read III one
OF Mr. w. NJ. Rossettis GORGEOUS volumes, or IT.
Mr.. Hall Gaines fatuOus recOllectOns, passage
like this would seem puZzling. In the midst OF the
present correspondence il seems perfectly nat
ural For the first time we get at facts confirm
ing just such view OF Rossetti's character
He was more or less OF a recluse even in his
healthiest years yet the fine spirit OF comrade-
ship which could aCtuate him is well shown by
the story which Mir. Hughes told 10 Dr Hi
Rosset,i had been in Paris for his honeymoon
and returned With a sick wife AID no money
On the journey he read in tine paper that friend
named Brough had just died. He kne" the
young writer's widow would be in sad strait.
at that time Seine Il his money had been spen;
on jewelry for his bride. This they took to
pawnbroker's a. soon as they reached London
then they drove to Mrs. Broushs and came TO
their own house with empty pockets. Do this
sound like the Rossctt: of whom we have heard
most in print? These new letters are full II
the mans sanity. full Of ms cheerfulncss. Even
when he is cnrag.d he writes with gayety. a.
witness his explosion over the manner IN which
his designs were handled by the Woodcutiers.
But these engraVers What ministers Of wrath
Your drawing comes to them like Agag deli
cately and is hewn in pieces before the LORD
Harry ! took more pains with one block lately
than had done with anything for long "hi.,
1t came back to me on paper the other day
with Dalz,l performing his cannibal JIG IN the
corner (he refers to the engravers ilamhoyant
signature) and ! havc really felt like an invalid
ever since. As yet fare best with w. j. Linton
He keeps stomach aches for YOU but Dalziel
deals in fever and egues." The whole soul Of the
man seems wrapped UP in easerness TO do the
best he could, as Ruskn says, and IN place OF
the sombre, interpretive feeling Of which too
much has been written We recognize in the let
tiers 10 Allnghan the modest anxiety of a true
artist The fact is" ne writes, Il think well Of
very little have written, and am afraid Of peo-
rle agreeing with me. which should find bore.
believe my poetry and painting prevented each
other from doing much good for loaG while
This phase of discouraSemtnt did not troubl,
him too much He threw himself with the more
re solution into his work And what a delight
he took in teaching others, With Ruskin he as
sumed tasks at the Working Mems College and
followed the development Of his class with alb
sorbing interest He would not begin III the
conventional way He put color into the hands
of his pupils at once and bade them do theii
best None Of your 'freehand drawing books
used" he wrote to William Bell Scott. The
British mind is brought 10 bear on the BRUSH
mug at once. and with results that would aston
ish you" He based his teaching on nature IN
fact-this painter who has SO often seemed To De
locking his door against nature; and at ever!
point in the letters IO Allingham he reveals
the same fresh even buOyant, atmosphere. He
did not want Miss Sddall 10 enter Brompton
Hospital feeling convinced that when left there
10 brood over her inactivity. with images OF DIS
ease and perhaps death on every side she couid
not but fee, very desOatc and miserable
Anecdotes Of the authors and artists Of ms
time are fairly numerous in this volume. There
is n beautiful story Of Carlyle receiving from
w. g. Scott a copy Of his Poems W FAINTER