The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-11

The first ontry in this diary that strikes us Is
un Ter tho date OF July. 1862, when the author
spen' a few days with Mountstuart Elphin-
stone. who. also. had been n great traveller. and
enjoyed Il sinEularly wide acquaintance among
distinguished men. They talked OF epitaphs.
and Mr.. Elphinstone spoke with extreme adj
miiation Of Trivulzio's: Johannes TrivulziuS.
aui nunauam auievit. hic quiescit-tace."
Among others cited was an old Scotch one:
III tn his freen. waur to his "oe.
True to his Macker in weel and in woe.
Tho word Macker. here used. means feudal
lord. Something being said about shining in
conversation. Elphinstone put Luttrelrs talk
above that ofall whom he had known. Talley-
rand's. he said. was very rich In anecdote. but
by 10 means witty. Of Sydney Smith he spoke
with very great regard. treating his wit as
merely tho flower OF his wisdom. Elphinstone
repeated the motto OF the Earls Marischal
given by them 20 Marischal College. Aberdeen:
They say.
Quhat'say theyi
Lat them say.
With which motto circumstances. In after
years. were to make our author familiar. for he
was to become Lord Rector OF the University OF
Aberdeen. The motto being mentioned later
to Henry Smith. late Savilian Professor OF
Geom try at Oxford. the latter snid: All! / see
what that means. 1t is the account OF q young
mans life at the university. In his first year
he believes allthat his professor tells them. His
answer to all objections is-Thev say. In his
second year doubts begin to arise. He asks
What say thev? In his third year no has lost
all confidence. and says-Let them talk as then
tciH." We note. in passing. that Abraham Hay
ward did not share Elphinstone's high opinion
OF Luttrells conversation. He thought Sydney
Smiths talk much superior. Luttrel's art.
Hayward said. consisted chiefly in the neat
ness OF the illusions to passing events which
he threw In from time to time.
In February. 1853, our author spent a week
at Newman Paddock. whore there was . largo
INT very pleasant house party. including.
among others. Charles Kingsley. whom he
then met for the first time. Kingsley talked. 1t
seems. much about Carlyle. and recounted. on
the great mans own authority. the following
edifying tale: The most dyspeptic Of philoso-
pliers had been terribly bored by the persist
ent optimism OF his friend Emerson, Il
thought" he said. that / would try to cure
him. 30 / took him to some OF the lowest parts
of London and showed him all that was going
on there. This done I turned to him. saying:
And. moo. man. dye believe in the deevil moo ?
'Oh. no. he replied. all these people seem to
me only parts OF the great machine, and. on
the whole. I think they are doing their work
very satisfactorily Then" continued the
cage. IT took him doun TO the Hoose o. Com
mons. whore they put us under the gallery.
There / showed him ae chiel getting up after
anither and leeing and leeinE. Then I turned
to him and said: And. moo. man, dye believe
in the deevil moor He made me. however. Just
the same answer as before. and I then gave
him up In despair!"
II was In July. 1882. that our author was IN
troduced to Carlyle. Arthur Russell took him
TO 8 Cheyne row. There they found Arch
deacon Venables with four or five other men
and one lady. Mrs. Carlyle being at Folkestone
They were received. 1t seems. In the front room
on the ground floor. very poorly furnished. the
chief feature being q long bookcase full Of
books, but without ornament Of any kind
dusty and Erimy looking. Our author found
Carlyle taller than he expected. but otherwise
like his pictures. except that he wore a beard
The philosopher said that he had not been tc
the Exhibition and had mo intention Of
going. expecting no interest but the sol
emn and tragic ono OF going amongst al
these thousands OF people. wondering al
the waste OF enthusiasm and labor ano
unable to guess what was the good O.
It ALL" He had boon. he said. 70 the Dog Show
having met the Bishop OF Oxford tWilber
forcel and ridden with him: For the first one
hundred yards the Bishop had talked OF the
Essays and Revietrs judgment; had said tina
there would be an appeal. and that these gen
tlemen would have to leave their liyings; ther
he told me he was going to the Dog Show. anC
Thought l should never have such an oppor
tunlty again, 80 l went with him, and we stayet
some two hours. He is q delightful compan
ion. a most active. ardent creature. I know
nobody who would have succeeded better Ii
whatever he was set to do" Carlyle proceeded
TO speak Of the Essays and Repieps case. anC
said 1t was sad to see a great institution likl
the church OF England. to which he had neve
belonged. and to which he had many objec
lions. hut which he. nevertheless, thought tn,
best thing OF the Kind in the world, falling Il
pieces in this manner and going the way OF al
the earth. He had little good to say either o
the Scotch Presbyterian or the Roman Catho
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