Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-12-10
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care more charming that the Biogra-
ply of Goldsmith. ''aaa@"nti''Stif sft-=''s'9f'
s''Yet that was writen," said he,
Seven morc1rapidlv than the other."e
He, then added: Esy:st.a NJ hgtio7tao;
,.itEWhen' I have been engagedsIoA a
continuous work, I have often, been
obliged to rise in the middle Of the
night, light my lamp, and write an
now two, torelieve my mind; and now
that I write no more, I ain atiinli' sometimes
compelled toaget up i'll the same way
to read.''Ats Iliw y9dr eo@a7iq AGs aaaatt
y9Someti,nes, also, as the last Idlewild
letter mentions he gets up to- shave!
. 3"aWhen / was in Spain,''' he remark.
cd, s'searching the Old chronicles, and
Engaged on the Life Of Columbus, /
often wrote fourteen or fifteen hours
out OF the twenty-tour:" I'D e2as'mro,Tsq
He said that whenever he llalp fore.
ed his mind unwilling to work, bthe.
product was worthless; and he invar-
iably threw it away and; began again !;
for rs he observed, can essay or
chapter that has been. hammered ont,
is seldom good for anything, An aau:
thor's right time to, work is. when his
mind is aglow; when his imagination is
kindlcd---these are precious moments !;
let him wait until they come, but when
they have come, let him make the most
of thenl,'' s.'"q @'tj 'sa9'T %@o''@ E"pP'a
.s,...:. HIS LAST WORK. "a, e,,.-.,..s,.,
4 ]. referred to, hist, last and greatest
work, the Life. of Washington. and
asked if he felt, or tiinshin it, any such
as IGibbon isosaid to have
over the last sheet Of the
Decline and Fall. He replied that
the whole work had engrossed his
mind to snchl a degree, that, before he
was aware, he had written himself into
teeb!eness ofhealth; that he feared, in
the midst of his labors, that it would
break him down before he could end it;
that when at last the final pages were
written, he gave the manuscript to his
nephew to be conducted through the
press, and threw himself back on his
red cushioned lounge with an indie.
descrihable1 feeling of. relief! He ad:
ded that the great fatigue Of mind,
throughout. the whole task, had resnl-
ted from the care and PANS required
in the construction and arrangements
of material, and not in the mere liz
erary composition Of the successive
chapters ',s ~ ',''e t,....~ -. .,.+ - ,-s
.p~,,t an. NO MORE BOOKS. ,s.l; ..r...,
.. On the parlor wall hung the i cngra'
wing Of fF@d's picture loi ascot and
his contemporaries" I eallude totIit as
presenting 4 grope of fhisformer friends.
Eyes. said, II knew every man OF
them but three; and now they arc all
gone!''' y. z5.,g. ., r,,,.,,e ri ,,,'n, ~st ,adr
"Are the portraits good?",I l enquir-
ed. p aat@iG psi g I.iG 10 ;1siGcTe7r2 eli,
"Scot's head" he replied, esis well
drawn, though the expression lacks
something Of Scots force; Cambefl's
is tolerable Lockhart,s is thu" worst.
Lockhart," said he, g was 4. man iool
very delicate organization, but he had
a more manly look than that in the
picture.'', .,d: o. .,s55.,.5ss.f bns I.ga,s;-!C
"You should write one more book, =
| limited. 3es~ata4 . eat - ryrases73n +.
sWhat is that?'' ~ 10 ra:ta1z9<tr! s7g
9h"Y our "reminiscences Of those literary
friends. :" l5""s. 1914 sf#ii o. 22''fa''1"'
"Ah," he exclaimed, ct is too late
now! I shall never take the pen again
! have SO entirly geiven up writing
that even my best friends letters lie
unanswered / must have rest. Il Nc
more books now.'' -esg~.. SIT nm. Isl
A HAPPY OLD BACHELOR N "a
! He referred to the visit the week be-
fore, from Mr.. Willis, whose letter he
had just been reading in the Hous.
Journal ts''t. T. ..!1 , 5'i'' -. Z-.r
81 am most glad" said he, Z tha,
iMr. Willis remembered my nciccs,
they are my housekeepers and nurses
they take such good care Of me thai
really am the most fortunate ole
bachelor in the9world! Yes he repctet
with merry emphasis, ":the most for
tunatc old bachelor in all the world
7 Il was delightful TO witness the an
|niniation Of his manner, and the heart
mess ofhis gratitude, rs he continued
to relate how they supplied all his
wants---gave him his medicine at the
right time, without troubling him t.
look at the clock for himself called hin
down to breakfast. ---cloaked and
shawled him for his morning ride
brought him his hat for his fine wealth
er walks.--and, in every possible wa,
humored him in every possible whim
II call them sometimes my nieces,' ;
he said, /" but oftencr my daughtcrs!'
HIS LOVE OF CHILDREN, AND THEIRS OF
Gag >,1sIts>,'@h HIM. ~ s'aii21>'.ea ea