New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23


which were set down since their author at
tanned the age of eighty-six, have in their
vividness and animation little suggestion of
years so venerable. Yet this younger son OF
the house of Granville once actually shook
hands with Sir Walter Scott: he played as a
child at St Cloud with the small Due de Bor-
deaux otherwise Henry V; and at Brighton
George " was kind to him. telling sailors
stories to him and to his schoolmates, the little
Georges of Hanover and Cambridge Since
those days the chronicler has had varied and
interesting life. He has sat in Parliament he
has travelled in strange lands, and he has
known most of his distinguished contemporaries
in England and on the Continent.
genial kindness is the predominant quality
of these recollections, though now and again
we find a frank If not severe expression of
opinion 1t is easy to that in his Oxford
days he felt no admiration for that other I'M
dergraduate, John Ruskin. He was little
thought Of" there, says our author. He seemed
TO keep himself aloof from everybody, to seek
no friends and TO have none. 1 never met him
in any one elses rooms or at any social gath
ering. I see him now. looking rather crazy,
taking his solitary walks" An anecdote is added
which would go to show that the young Ruskin
was hardly gentleman:
Ruskin on one occasion gave a large supper, to
which he invited some Of the leading undergradu-
ates whom he did not know. His speech on this
said he could hardly express how much he felt
non0re1 f b scaY sbou have condescended to
accept his invitation. This disinchned US to Keep
thereby.
Apropos of the equality which Leveson Cover
maintains should exist between youths, both at
school and at college, he quotes the Elton story
concerning the late Lord Bath. On his first ar
rival there the little boy asked his name
by his schoolmates. and replied, Il am Viscount
Weymouth. and I shall be Marquis of Bath"
whereupon 'ehe received two kicks for the
viscount and the other for the marquis"
The young Leveson Cover the object Of
much kindness at the hands of the famous Lady
Holland, and listened at her table to the brilliant
talk of Macaulay. Sydney Smith and Rogers
His hostess never snubbed him, though her
tongue was rough enough to others One day.
in our authors presence, she said to the physt-
clan Sir Stephen Hamnick: Where do you
dine to-day. Sir Stephen?'' "At my club"
What is the name of your club?' THE Union"
81 have never heard of it; Frederick. is there
such q club?" She hated the idea of death. and
once turned and left the theatre on finding the
funeral OF Hamlet in course Of performance.
After refusing for long time to undertake a
railway journey, she at last consented to go
little distance on the Great Western line IN COM
pany with Brunei, the great engineer, who had
constructed it; and 1t is recorded that she held
him by the hand throughout the expedition.
Asked once II she afraid of ghosts, she
answered; ooh. no; it would delight me, as
proving the existence of future life" For all
her terrors she met DEATH 1t is said, with perfect
calmness. Another acquaintance Of the author
at this period Lord Broughan, concerning
whom we are told that, "mortally offended by
his exclusion from office, although It was due
to his own folly. he plunged into fashionable
life:
His conversation was beyond measure entertain
ing. but he did mind what he said, even in
laughing they were Obliged to put up with it, He
was not supposed to be devoted to his wife. whose
one day to address the following words to Mr..
sRng o PorTa E Eoh s vas hour 6gng much 2 + f a
ioss!% Jay "'8' ''-'S' nave -
Brougham's pettiness was oddly Illustrated by
his behavior IN regard to Leveson Covers
sister. Lady Georgiana Fullerton, the author Of
an exceedingly successful novel, ELLEN Middle
ton" Brougham had offered her useful
advice in the making of this book, and in return
asked her to read the manuscripts of a tale
written by young friend Of his, the young
friend being doubtful of it's value and wanting
an honest opinion The honest opinion of Lady
Georgiana was that 1t a. poor performance,
and that it would be mistake to publish it.
However, Albert Lunel; or, The Chateau of
Languedoc" was published. the author being
Rrougham himself. It so prodigious fail
ure that he suppressed it Immediately. and he
relieved his injured vanity by cutting Lady
Georgiana dead.
Carlyle and Leveson Cover used to meet at
many houses. especially at that of the Ashbur
tons, and the scotchman fascinated the English
he hi,,o n
views We find here a rather pathetic picture
of Mrs Carlyle at the Ashburtons sitting in a
corner. busy with her embroidery, with no one
speaking to her" Here is a glimpse Of the sage
after the death Of his wife:
One day Louisa, Lord Ashburton's second wife |
who continued to show him the same kindness as
to meet him at dinner We were therefore party
of four and all through the repest the two ladies
fervenrIy worshipped the great man, which he did
not take a1niss. As I am not a hero-worshpper
troduced the subject of slavery. Mr.. Carlyle rose
to the OCCASION defended slavery. and vi1ed the
hearts and abhorred slavery from the bottom of
their souls were much disturbed; oh Mr., Car
To9 e ever not rea9 Ms stowe? "A poor foolish
who o0qK Nv OF %a scheveG
and for short time the alteration abated. An
o6p hostess d shs a @ M c hope abtF you
mind our IsayPg you as We are o ba 10 5ne
ishment. he told her he would ike 10 accompany
and his delight at the performance was greaG The
fellow is not SO bad. after all Dear mel That is
capital' All this said in so loud voice that
every I expected the audience to call the
philosopher TO order
Robert Browning was another literary figure
OF the last century with whom Leveson Cover
had some acquaintance He met him first at
an Oxford luncheon. whereat the poet. being in
high spirits. was rather boisterous. II know I
am too noisy he said afterwards to the author |
but cannot help it." His interlocutor thought |
this naturalness most refreshing until at an en-
tertainment Of his own the poet's repeated |