Theodore Thomas : a musical autobiography . that I am a his favorite composer, Beethoven, was ardently fond of nature, and he lookedforward to his long summer vacations at Felsen-garten with all the eagerness of a child. As thetime drew near for the annual journey he couldhardly wait for the conclusion of the final an interview he once said: How do I get my inspiration? Why, up in the WhiteMountains of New Hampshire I have a cottage hidden awayfrom the world. A cunning little bypath runs through thewoods, and without a guide you cannot find your way when
Theodore Thomas : a musical autobiography . that I am a his favorite composer, Beethoven, was ardently fond of nature, and he lookedforward to his long summer vacations at Felsen-garten with all the eagerness of a child. As thetime drew near for the annual journey he couldhardly wait for the conclusion of the final an interview he once said: How do I get my inspiration? Why, up in the WhiteMountains of New Hampshire I have a cottage hidden awayfrom the world. A cunning little bypath runs through thewoods, and without a guide you cannot find your way when you are in, you do not want to find your way go in the morning and at night and talk to my trees, and mymountains that I love. And I catch a little bit—just a littlebit—of what they answer me. What is it they say ? Ah, that is it. It is nothing, andyet everything. Nature is all music, and whatever she whis-pers to us is the heart of melody and the soul of rhythm. Someof us are lucky enough to catch a few of her disjointed words,. REMINISCENCE AND APPRECIATION 257 and are allowed to tell them to our brothers. That is calledinspiration. Mrs. Thomas, in the work already mentioned,gives us an entertaining picture of his indefatigableindustry in redeeming the wild tract of rocky landand making it a pleasant summer retreat. She her-self took charge of the building of the cottage andthe making of the garden, while he devoted himselfto the grounds, laying out avenues and makingwood paths, turning a marsh into a pond, cuttingaway unsightly growths, felling useless trees, cutting,pruning, and digging like a common laborer. Before leaving Felsengarten in the fall, says , he would select the locality he meant to improvethe following summer, and wander over every inch of it untilhe was familiar with all its features; and its trees and boulders,humps and hollows, and general topography were photo-graphically lined on the tablet of his mind. During thewinter he would plan
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