New-York tribune., 1909-12-25

below were written with pencil In one
20 Harrow or during the time he was
there. the others. addressed 10 my uctr
Mary Ann" were written ab't a year or
less before my marriage. and wheh no
wv 'N""' MARY ANNE MUsTERs.
Another treasure in this collection OF
autographs is Thsckeray's original cor
respondence with his friend Mrs. James.
daughter OF DIR. otter. Bishop Of Chiches-
ter. The collection includes eight letters
from the pen of the novelist. his original
drawings for his correspondents mono-
gram. and one OF his drawings made for
The hose and the Ring" one OF the
letters is written in the comic vein or
the immortal Jeames Yellow-Plush-
Even in our present day says the
author of a paper in the current number
of The University Magazine" (cansds).
we need not altogether despair. | think.
Of the Aristotelian ideal--the universally
cultivated msn" OF one who did his
best TO reach that ideal he says:
had a dear old friend. Dr. Williamson.
the brother-in-law OF Sir John Macdonald,
another not unlike himself. except that SIT
John had had his nature, like the dyer
hand. subdued somewhat 20 what u worked
an, The old gentleman had studied nost
things He had taught classics, Physics'
New Testament and astronomy Ia the UNI
versity. lie was preacher and theoioslah
and one Of the best botanists i'm Canada
lie had learned French in Edinburgh IN
his youth from some noble emigrSs OF the
Revolution. their lovely Language and their
fair manners. lie also spoke Italian Dtau-
tfully. lie died over ninety wears or age
end had. lust before, begun seriously Tor
the first time the study Of philosophy
Few. indeed can he like him. because few
can have his child!ike heart But in
world where all things are so closely re-
lated together. the infinite variety ana en-
barrassing riches Of which Is only, after
all. an endless series OF exquisite variations
on few simple fundamental themes con
stantly repeated In thin dlssuises. kaleido-
scOpically illustrated as II were. II shouh
be possible. in such wOrid Of system. law
and unity, 20 extract from quite com.
passable range Of studies something not
altogether undeserving the name OF grasp
of the whole. at least i'm It's essential SUB
stance.
Ruskin certainly had strange lack
Of imagination II We may Judge by the
"reminiscences Of him preserved by his
protege and housemate. Mr.. Arthur Sew
eru. He tells US that in looking at
half finished picture Ruskin would say
20 the artist. Remember. I can't judge
Of what YOU are going to do. All can
criticise is what can see before me-"
In their long drives over the wild, beau
tiful English moors Ruskin got bored di-
rectly and would ask his companion TO
get out the travelling ehessboard. THE
moor apparently said nothing TO him.
There was nothing 10 interest him. But
when We got among real hills with fine
forms, then he was quite different. IL
was the same with pictures-unless
there was some incident he did not care
for them"
He could not bear dull OF uninteTesting
people however well hi they ., msns hsRs e.a'i-
ache. and he could stand on the edge or
a parapet eighty feet or more from the
ground without the sltghtest concern or
fear. but he would run no risks or falling
stones or slippery watercourses, SO long
as he knew the stone he vas standing on
could not hy any possible means move,
he ala not mind how high IL might be, or
what the fearful drop would be below.
never thought him the least nervous ana
not at all sensitive 20 noise
Mr. Francis ]. Mcconnell has written
and Messrs. Eaton & Mains have pub
lished a biography of Edward Gayer An
OItMS. Iof oNtI '-0AANF -
the Methodist Episcopal Church. Dr.
Andrews. who was born at New Hart
ford. y. Y. IN 1925. was educated al
Cazenovia Seminary and at Wesleyan
University, where he made the acquaint-
ance OF Alexander Winchel, Daniel
Steele. Gilbert Haven and, on a chance
visit, Theodore L. Cuyler. One Of his
first pastorates was at COOperstown, then
the home OF James Fenimore Cooper.
Calling one day on the novelist. the new
minister was at once regaled with a
rather patronizing discourse on the Ro-
man Forum. For ten years Or. An
drews was principal Of Cazenovia SEM
mary Returning 10 the active pastor
ate. he served az Stamford. Conn, and
later in Brooklyn, at Sands Street. at
Saint Johns and at Seventh Avenue. now
Grace Church. where he was in charge at
the time OF his election 20 the episcO-
pate. His highly useful career as pre-
siding officer. statesman, theological
counsellor and preacher is carefully