New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-25

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HAwrIor.R.
II Is with sad poasurc that tie readers ~ ihla
magazine vii see ~ its pages the rrst ~ ptcr o Inc
Dolver Romance the latest record u Nahanid Haw-
tlorne meant for the public eye Tie charm ~ biz dc.
scriptiOn and the sweet low Oi his style VII lead al
who open upon a. to read on - the closing PARAGRAPH.
With its harmonious oadcnces tfc music OF this
quaint mystic overturs Is suddenly lushed ana we
scsm hear instead the t0ing Of bell IN the Tor dis
lance. The procession of shidowy charaeters which
was gathering In our imaginatons ahont the ancient
man and the little child WHO clearly bef0.e orr
sight seems TO fade away and In iis place slow pacing
tin winds through the yiacoroad end up the wooded
hillside until i stops 1t little opening among the tall
trces There the bed Is made IN hch Ae whose dreams
had pcoplcd common life with shapes and thoughts
OF beauty and wonder Is to take his rest This Is the
end of the first chapter We have been reading aud Of
that other first chapter ~ thc lite OF Immortal whose
folded pages viii b. opened We trust In the light OF
brighton day.
IL wa my fortune to be among the last Of the friends
who looked upon laWtlOrnes living face. Late IN the
afternoon OF tho day before he efi Boston on his last
Journey. / called upon him NJ tho hotel where he was
ltayng. He had gone GU! but moment before Look
ing along the street. sa figure 20 Some distance IN
advance which could only be his-bgt how changed
from his former port and hgure There w.s no mis-.
taking the long irongray locks The cauiage Of the
head ma tho general look OF the natural outlines aud
movement; bot he s"encd h. have shrunAou IN oil bis
dimensions, and lalcred along with Rn uncertain.
feeble step. as II every movement were al effort
joined him. and We walked to- etAer hall an LOur.
during which time learned 50 much ofhis state Of
mind and body IN could be got at without wor.
rying him with suggestive qucstiOns-my object being
20 form opinion Of his condition, us had been re-
qucstcd TO do. to give him some hints that might DO
useful TO him OIL his Journey.
His aspect medically considered was very unfayorn.
able. There wore persistent local symptoms referred
especially TO the stomach" boring pain disicnsion,
difficult digestion. with great wasting OF flesh and
rcngth He was very gentle very willing 10 answer
qucsiipns very dOcc tosnch counsel as offered him
but evidently had 10 ho,e IN recovering his health lie
spl1e as II his work Wc.e DONE aud he should write
more
noticeable IN his COM erSatonal powers There the
and hestsucy which In his best
II hard for him 10 overcome. that talking with
him was almost Ike ONcmaking, aud his shy beautiful
soul had to be wood from its bsshfu pudency ike
unschoolcd .maiden. The calm dependency with
which 10 spoke about himself confirmed Tho unavorabe
opinion suggested by his look aud history
The journey on which Mr.. Hawthorne setting
out when saw him undertaken for the benefit OF
his health ov week, earlier he had let Boston on
similar GRAND Ia. company with Mr.. William d. Tick.
nor who had kindly vOlsntoercd 10 bs his companion In
trip which promised IN be OF somo extent and dura-
ton and from which this faithful friend whose gensr-
Gus devotion deserves the most grateful remembrance,
hoped 10 bring him back restored or at lrns, made
stronger. Death joined tho travellers, bat = was not
tho invalid whom lac selected his violin. The strong
man taken and the suffering yaetudiHaian found
himself charged with those ast duties which As was 80
soon TO need at tho hands o. Others 1he fatigue Of
mind and body thus substituted for tho recreation which
no greatly needed mist have hastened the of his
disease or at least have weakened his Of resist
anoe 10 no small extent
Once more however. In company with his old college
friend and classmae. Ex.Prcdent Pierce hs made the
attempt bis Lost health by this second Jour
ney. My visit " him on the day before bis departure
wAs samswhAt peculiar one partly u friendship but