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Beck (search for this): chapter 17
est himself in discovering and assisting two German refugees, scholarly men, who had fled, for political reasons, first to Switzerland, and thence to the United States, and who had written to him asking aid in finding employment. Their names were Beck and Follen, and it was supposed they might be found or heard of in Philadelphia. On his way home, therefore, Mr. Ticknor took great pains to gain some knowledge of them in Philadelphia, but failed up to the last day of his stay there. On that dty to write either in English or in French with sufficient ease and accuracy. A proposal that they should use Latin made their faces brighten, and the next day the two documents were brought to Mr. Ticknor, written in correct and fluent Latin. Dr. Beck was soon—through Mr. Ticknor's means—established at Mr. Cogswell's school in Northampton, and afterwards became Professor of Latin at Harvard College, where he passed the rest of his life. Dr. Follen was made teacher of German in Mr. Ticknor'
Addington (search for this): chapter 17
s her ill half the time, but she is a woman of great spirit, and carries it through with a high hand. . . . . Calhoun's, however, was the pleasantest of the ministerial dinners, because he invited ladies, and is the most agreeable person in conversation at Washington,—I mean of the Cabinet,—and Mrs. Calhoun is a very good little woman, who sometimes gives a pleasant ball. . . . . The Russian Minister is a strange, retired fanatic, in feeble health, who gives splendid dinners once a week. Addington, the British Charge, is a very acute, pleasant, well-informed man of letters, who gives very agreeable little dinners en garcon, twice a week, The Baron de Mareuil French Minister. is a truly elegant gentleman, in the largest sense of the term, and his wife is a very sweet and beautiful woman, with winning manners. They are now in severe mourning for the king, and see no company; but we went there sometimes, and dined with them once enfamille, most pleasantly. These are the chief of t
Harrison Gray Otis (search for this): chapter 17
of him to his friend Mr. Daveis, and to his brother-in-law Mr. Eliot:— To C. S. Daveis, Portland. Boston, September 19, 1823. my dear Charles,—. . . . Your very gay and happy letter of the 23d of August came in one morning just as the Chancellor was with me, and we were setting off for Nahant. I had the pleasure, too, that day of taking him to Salem, to Judge Story, and making them acquainted; after which we all came to the new hotel, At Nahant. and with Mr. Otis Hon. Harrison Gray Otis. had a very merry time indeed. He is, in his conversation, extremely active, simple, entertaining, and I know not when we have had among us a man so much to my mind in all things. I dined with him five or six times, and he dined with us the last day, and a rare display of fine talk we had at table, between him, Mr. Prescott, Mr. Lowell, and Mr. Webster. . . . Everybody was delighted with him. His whole visit among us was an unbroken triumph, which he enjoyed with the greatest op
Hart Davis (search for this): chapter 17
Boston, and had not a moment of his time left unoccupied. He enjoyed it all extremely, and is of such transparent simplicity of character that he did not at all conceal the pleasure he received from the respect paid him during the ten days he was with us. What pleased him most, I suspect, was the Phi Beta Phi Beta Kappa Society of Harvard College. dinner. All the old members attended it on his account, so that nearly a hundred sat down to table, among whom were Chief Justice Parker, Judge Davis, Judge Story, Mr. Prescott, Sen., Mr. Webster, etc. The whole was carried through, with extemporaneous spirit, in the finest style, and nothing faltered, up to the last moment. The best toasts we ever had in this part of the country were given, on requisition from the chair, at an instant's warning, and the succession was uninterrupted. Judge Parker gave, The happy climate of New York, where the moral sensibilities and intellectual energies are preserved long after constitutional deca
Catherine Eliot (search for this): chapter 17
s succeeding Mr. Ticknor's return from Europe —thus sped quietly and happily by; but in June, 1821, a great sorrow came close on a great joy, his father's unexpected death taking place between his own engagement and marriage. Something of what he then underwent is described in the following passage from a letter to Mr. Charles Daveis, written August 4, 1821:— You know our journey taken on Mr. Norton's marriage. Prof. Andrews Norton (mentioned ante, p. 319) had recently married Miss Catherine Eliot, sister of Miss Anna Eliot, to whom Mr. Ticknor was engaged. There was never anything more delightful. We went first to New York, . . . . then up the North River, and to the beautiful Lake George, and Lake Champlain. . . . . . But the whole party was disposed, from the first, to give me the pleasure of seeing my father at Hanover, where he went early in May, some weeks before we left Boston; and we therefore crossed the Green Mountains, and came down by the exquisite banks of the Whi
Wallenstein (search for this): chapter 17
e here, and we see them quite often, and find them very pleasant. They supped here two evenings ago, with Gener, who was President of the Cortes when the King was deposed, and tells many curious stories of those troubled times. Our friend Wallenstein left us last week, after a visit of above two months. He is a very uncommon man, of remarkable acquirements. . . . . I believe he carried off the respect and personal regard of every distinguished man in this quarter of the country. . . . .yself, and especially to give A. a chance to see the great men of the time, and enjoy their conversation. Every morning we went to return visits; . . . . then to the House or Senate, if there were any debate. At four o'clock, Mr. Webster and Wallenstein came to dinner,—if we dined at home, —so that we were sure of delightful society. To these, I often added one or two others, and thus had at different times, entirely without ceremony, Mr. Poinsett, Joel R. Poinsett of South Carolina, our
Littleton Waller Tazewell (search for this): chapter 17
these, I often added one or two others, and thus had at different times, entirely without ceremony, Mr. Poinsett, Joel R. Poinsett of South Carolina, our Minister to Mexico in 1825, and Secretary of War under President Van Buren. Mr. Clay, Mr. Tazewell, Littleton Waller Tazewell, a distinguished lawyer of Virginia, and member of the United States Senate. Mr. Cheves, Langdon Cheves of South Carolina had been Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1815. Mr. King, General Bernard, theLittleton Waller Tazewell, a distinguished lawyer of Virginia, and member of the United States Senate. Mr. Cheves, Langdon Cheves of South Carolina had been Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1815. Mr. King, General Bernard, the Edward Livingstons, General Lafayette, etc. These dinners were as pleasant as anything of the sort could well be, for Mr. Webster was generally very animated, and there was no want of excitement among the rest of them. We often went to a party in the evening, which was almost uniformly a dance, and after that was over came home to a little supper, or went to one elsewhere, so that, from twelve at noon till midnight, we were constantly in society as agreeable and exciting as any in the coun
Archer (search for this): chapter 17
s over came home to a little supper, or went to one elsewhere, so that, from twelve at noon till midnight, we were constantly in society as agreeable and exciting as any in the country. Our next neighbors were the Edward Livingstons, between whose parlor and ours we soon removed all obstructions; and under the same roof, Colonel Hayne Robert Y. Hayne of South Carolina, born 1791; best known for his debate with Mr. Webster in the United States Senate, in 1830. and his wife, Mr. Cheves, Mr. Archer, Colonel Hamilton, General Mercer, Mr. King, Rufus King, our Minister to Great Britain in 1796; died in 1827 at the age of seventy-two. and so on. Two or three times a week, therefore, we could make an agreeable supper-party without going out of the house. . . . . The only objection to society at Washington is, that there is too much of it. Here, however, things are entirely different. It is, at this moment, a city of mourning. . . . . The first moment after our arrival we heard of
William Hamilton (search for this): chapter 17
e to a little supper, or went to one elsewhere, so that, from twelve at noon till midnight, we were constantly in society as agreeable and exciting as any in the country. Our next neighbors were the Edward Livingstons, between whose parlor and ours we soon removed all obstructions; and under the same roof, Colonel Hayne Robert Y. Hayne of South Carolina, born 1791; best known for his debate with Mr. Webster in the United States Senate, in 1830. and his wife, Mr. Cheves, Mr. Archer, Colonel Hamilton, General Mercer, Mr. King, Rufus King, our Minister to Great Britain in 1796; died in 1827 at the age of seventy-two. and so on. Two or three times a week, therefore, we could make an agreeable supper-party without going out of the house. . . . . The only objection to society at Washington is, that there is too much of it. Here, however, things are entirely different. It is, at this moment, a city of mourning. . . . . The first moment after our arrival we heard of General Harper'
Josiah Quincy (search for this): chapter 17
d with the greatest openness. . I carried him to Quincy to see President Adams and Mr. J. Q. Adams, . . . . and we met them afterwards at table at Mr. Quincy's. Mr. J. Q. Adams made a most extraordinary attack on the t evidently gave with the greatest satisfaction. Mr. Quincy gave a beautiful toast at his own table, which I casion, made a pleasant repartee in compliment to Mr. Quincy. Mr. Adams, being called on for a toast, said to Mr. Quincy, I will give you, Sir, the good City of Boston. That, said Mr. Webster, we gave Mr. Quincy long agMr. Quincy long ago, ourselves, with the greatest pleasure. Hon. Josiah Quincy being at this time mayor of the newly made citHon. Josiah Quincy being at this time mayor of the newly made city of Boston. Indeed, the Chancellor seemed to give an uncommon stir and brightness to men's faculties, whior choose to invite company. We had, therefore, only Mr. and Mrs. Quincy, Mr. and Mrs. Prescott, and Mr. and MMrs. Quincy, Mr. and Mrs. Prescott, and Mr. and Mrs. Webster. It was then I wanted you, for it was the only occasion in New England on which he has had a quiet
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