New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-04


tfat the faculty Of art Chat is 10 ssy, paTnting)
was not high gift OF mind. the other was that
music required no high mental power to mas
ter-he could conceive Of a great musician and
composer being a dull man The talk turned to
Homer, and Macaulay asserted that the poems
we're undoubtedly the product Of one mind 1t
vas incoDceivabie, he said. that there could
have been at the Honeric period more than one
poet equal to the production Of the 'niad" and
the Odyssey" In the midst OF illustration and
argument the great man made profuse poetical
quotations. showing truly remarkable memory.
One Of his sayings, quoted by Mr.. Coleridge,
was that what troubled US most in life were
tifes-insignihcant things IF hundred meg
stheriums were let loose on the world, In
t~enty-four hours they would al be IN mu-
seun1s-"
One Of the distinguished Englishmen with
vfrom Nj YarnaI had a close friendship for
many years was W. e Forster, who like the
American, was by birth member OF the So
cety OF Friends. he was the child OF sanity
Quakers who sacrificed everything to what they
considered the supreme duty OF deepening
sense ct religion In the minds Of men. Both the
cider Forster and his wife were ministers OF
their faith and were often separated by rehs-
hus journeys. Their son used to relate that
when a child he was once travelling 10 stage
each with his nurse. and benevolent old gen
uenan began to talk to him Where is your
papa my dear7" said the old gentleman Papa
IS preaching in America" replied the little boy
And where is your mamma Mamma Is
preaching in Ireland" was the answer bestowed
upon a very surprised old gentleman MI Var
nails reconecuons OF his friend furnish touch
ing presentation Of an uncommonly strong ano
sveet character. In the course Of his record or
Forster's opinions on the question OF Gordons
rescue he quotes an anecdote related to him by
the English artist, Edward Clifford. Just before
having London fer Khartoum Gordon sat 10
clifford for his portrait, and observed TO the ar
tist that he had but one objection to the expe-
duon on which he Government was sending
hirn-that IL he succeeded they would be giving
him one Of their .'beastly titles" Another Eng
nsnman OF whose talk Mr.. Yarnan gives some
examples was Mr.. Gladstone, with whom he had
az interesting interview in 1865. In regard to
eur Civil War the English statesman said that
he had thought the North was attempting the
impossible but he added with some warmth that
vas a vulgar error TO suppose that any but
tie most inconsiderable portion Of the English
people desired the downfall Of the United states
He went on to say that he. with many others
thought our system OF government was not
capable Of bearing the strain Of great civil
var that the States seemed toe loosely knit TO-
eether. But he said, speaking with great am
nation. in the constancy which has been shown
tie fortitude. the self-sacridce, l for one per
ceiye the extraordinary strength which IS gwen
b. free institutions He said further though l
cannot give his precise words. that the love OF
country which had been exhibited had given 10
the world very striking lesson" The EhgAsh-
nan had, moreover, admiring things TO say o.
or great President HE had always ne SAID
bought well Of AIr. Lincoln, and considered ha'
he had high qualities as leader; but his lnau-
guraI address, which had Just come, hIIed MN
with admiration: he saw in 1t evidence OF
moral elevation most rare in statesman OF IN
DECD In any man. I am taken captive ne SAID
h substance, by so striking an utteT@nce ID