New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
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By n. E. KREHBIEL.

0srom advance sheets Of ''rhsyers IAfe Of
Reethoycn." by permission of ShA1iV'
s,ribners SonsD
~HERE is little that need be add
cd 20 the story Of BeethovenS
nephew. 80 far rs it concerns
these chapters Of the composers his
tory. He was with his regiment al
Igiau. Through SCHNEIDER, Beethoven
wrote him a letter. II is lost, but IT
probably contained an expression OF
disqualification with DR.. Wawrueh, for
in the reply, which has been preserved
Karl saws: Concerning yourself, l am
rejoiced to know that you are in good
hands, !, too, have felt some distrust
Of TIE treatment Of your former Cor
perhaps. presently physician; ! hope
improvement will now follow" He re-
ports about his position in the regi-
ment, asks for money and the nuIS
part Of the pianoforte concerto IN d
fat COP. I91. which one OF the ofneers
OF the regiment wishe 10 play, and
adds in q postscript: DO not thinS
nat the little privations 20 which
am now subjected have made me dls-
satisfied with my lot. On the con-
trarv. rest assured that | am living
in contentment, and regret only that
I am separated so far from you In
time. however. this will be different.
But communications from the young
man are not many, and Sehindler's re-
Dukes and complaints in the CONVERSE
ton Books about his undutitulness are
nrobablv only a reflex Of Beethoven S
moods and utterances. One cause OF
dissstisfaction was the fact that let
ter to Sir George Smart had been sent
"a him for translation and was NOT
oromntlv returned. But he acknowl-
edges the receipt of money toward the
end of February, and on March q ne
writes another letter, which has also
been preserved. He sends thanks Tor r
pair OF boots. says the translation OF
letter must have been received, ana
adds, "To-day a cadet returned to ms
battalion who had been in Vienna on 2
furlough. and he reports having heard
that YOU had been saved by an ice and
are feeling well. ! hope the report is
true. no matter what the means may
bsve been. Write me very soon
about the state Of your health. :;
I Kiss YOU. Your loving son, Charles.
Here Karl van Beethoven practically
disappears from this history. He never
saw his uncle in life again, nor even
In death. for he was not present at the
funerals, indeed, in those days OF
tardv communication and slow convey
ance he could not be.
AT THE COMPOSERS BEDSIDE.
Notwithstanding that they 90 not
make A complete record, since the slate
was also-and. indeed, largely by
Reetboven's visitors, and despite the
fact that they have not been LETT IN
tact. but bear evidences Of muti!ation
and Justification, the Conversation
Books furnish more VIVID ana also q
more pathetic picture OF beethoven ;
sickroom than the writings Of SCHNEIDER
nd Gerhard Won Breuning. Busy about
the couch of the patient we see the
brother Johann and his nephew Kari
besides SCHNEIDER, Holz and stephan
Won Bruening. The visits Of the las'
arc interrupted by illness and his ON
cial labors. but his son, the lad Ger
hard. frequently lends a gracious touen
10 the scene by his familiar mode OF
address. his gossip about his father
domestic affairs and his suggestions oil
intellectual pabulum for his august
friend. He is a daily message bearer
between the two households.
Even at a sacrifice Of time and space
il is necessary 20 recount a few mel
dents of small intrinsic interest IN
order that some errors IN history may
he reetified. Notwithstanding Sehind-
ier's obvious efforts 10 have the con-
trary appear, Holz continues TO be
faithful in attendance, though his visits
are not so numerous as they were dur