Genius is noble gift, powerful even in it's alterations. 1t can call forth forms of beauty and bid them disappear in word. It can touch the secret springs of human feeling and kindle the kindest passions of the human heart. It can shed interest O. yer the dullest scenes, and clothe. in it's own bright tints, all earthly objects. Per- verted, abused, distorted, it is brilliant and touching still. It still speaks to the heart, still asserts its mastery over mankind aud sends forth its powerful influence even from the ruins of penury and distress.