New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
"REMINISCENCES OF MAY MUELLER
HIS POSITION ~ OXFORD sOCIETY-HON-
ORED BY ROYALTY.
From The LONDON Telegraph.

a brush with both DR. f. B. Taylor ard Andrew
Lang; but the science of primitive cvZa-
t0n-or rather of that period anterior to cviZa-
tion. when the dim intelligence of humanity
was seeking for some verbal expression of it's
half unconscious hfe-was illustrated by Profes
SOr Max Muller with master hand. He had
the gift, too, of striking phrase; his 'Bow-Wow'
and "POOh-poOh' theories of the origin of speech
served To indicate views generally recognized as
OF the hlSheSt value in the Interpretation Of EU-
man language.
We are not concerned however. with these
iofty themes. but rather with the as he
lived and moved i'm oxford society. There he
VIII he rene mbered as Il very accomplished man,
whose house IN NOrham Gardens always
open to foreign Celebrities-for example to NJ
Renan. when all oxford tried TO speak fluent
French I'm order to converse with a scholar who
oddly enough knew English. OF course, Il
man IN Professor Max MuleT'S position had
many exalted relations with foreign pOtentates.
Every year. whenever oxford fortunate
enough to win the boat race, the German Crown
Prince, son of Wilhelm /, afterward the Ger
man Emperor. sent a telegram to- congratulate
Professor Max Muller. Each successive tele--
gram was duly enShrined in the annals of the
Oxford University Boat Club and the Profess
sor himself made the resultant discovery that
whatever else Oxford stood for in the Con-
tInental world II was at least famous the
home of athletics.
Max Mulers dogs were quite as notorious a
dachShunds, one black ard tan, called Wald-
mann, another red, called MdnneTl They were
generally Well behaved but they were not above
making Incursl"ns on the gardens Of BradmOre
Road and the surrounding neighbOrhoOd. and
even the aristocratiC WaIdmann had been seen
with his head in an OdoTiferouS ,iustbin. The
owner Of these two dogs has himself given a
pleasant account of their idiosynCrasics BE il
remembered that MdnncrI brother to
GetSt. Matthew Arnolds dog. whom the poet
wrot" So 81. tndid an epitaph- Muller says:
Il might even be able To- prove that my dachs-
hunds could distinguish Colors-One of the most
abstract ~ concepts. l had one basket for my
black and tan dachshuEG. Wallmann. and an
other for my red da' hshund. Minnerl The black
dog looked best, thought red pillow and
a
they slept for years. When | said blue bed Man
ncrl would - into his. when / said red bel
WaimaHn would jump into his They never
miStook on" fur the other. one day my wife
was sitting in the drawing room. when WaId-
mann caine ia evidently much disturbed. She
asked him II n" wanted to s" out To have Din
ucr. 10 have water. No: IL none Of these,
hut h" kept running o. thu door. then waiting
and looking back. At last my wife got up AMI
followed him. and hc led her To the dining room.
There. in thr rcd bed. lay a new dachShunl We
had lust brought from GERMANY and MannerI
was in his own blu bod Waldy stood between.
looking first at one. then at the other, evidently
SAYING like Lord i;'ssvtll". And where. ask,
avn I2' The new dog was driven out, ana then
Wa'lmann rut In. quite content"
Wien Professor Max MuII,r's son obtained
high position in tho diplomatic service ne was AT
FIRST a'cr, dit q 90 thr ottoman Court. Professor
ard Mrs Max Muller went To CunStantinoplr,
being received with an sorts ot unusual honors,
the lady being invited tu dine with tn. Sultan
and her husband being presented with "A heauti-
fUl SuuffbuX. ono az the most cherished Of the
Professors treasures King Oscar of Sweden
"
Muller honor lie GvSt"Wet on him IN" order of
the Northern star First Class in 1852 Four
years subsequently, the Sultan gave him LOrdre
pour lr MCritc and tn, Star of the Mcdiidieh In
September. lS!r; the University Of I.~ipsc gave
him an honorary diploma. while on his seven
ticth birthday. which happened in December Cf
tn" same year he received numerous addresses
from foreign academies and learned societies
Dr. Jowett Master II Ballinl. WAS one Of those
with whom Prof, ssol Man Miller most in
innate and many were the occasions ON which
Jowctt showed his friendship for the Professor
ON one occasion JoWctt and Max Muller met
Sir Henry Irving at dinner Faust had
Gently been produced at tho f.yccum. and the
manner in which the Professor criticised the
Characteristic of both parties To the contro-
vcrsy 1t was on thu same occasion that Sir
IIaury Irvin@ with sly- hum"r propounded
suggestion that the Passion Play ut Ober
amrIrrrau should De- brought to England and
performed at the Crystal Palace The effect
his academic hearers may he imagined
From Tn London Chronicle
The late Professor Max Muller's charm ot
manner was V"ry great hut il was of n grave,
scholarly kind. linoSt devoid Of wit. His theo-
logical opinions were at tim" strongly Sus-
pcCt of hctCroduNy among the learned douS OF
oxford. who however. never missed an opppr-
tunity cf visiting him at Nnrham Gardens
Imagine their CONSERVATION when in 1873 Dean
Staulc,. invited th, Professor To lecture in West
minister Nbr,y on tho religions Of the world
FuroU-. indeed. was tn" raGe they did not hest
tate to express Inpny moUsly. for the most part,
though Or PuStl sent his usual pru,cSt 10 Tho
Times" Dean stanley warmly defended ms m
vitatieu hut TIN Ivctur, was never delivered
n 1 UOIING PICTt RE.