The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-05
OCTOBER MAGAZIN ES.


a. , Id- - 4otiS iAc Hutic.- II
contributions from Wilkie Collins, Charles
Resde, Emilio CASTELAR,. hiss Thsekery, Bayn'd
Taylor, Justin Mccarthy, Il. ii. stoddard, Rich
ard Henry Dana. Junius Henri Rrowne. Colonel
I. B. Thorpe, the "Old Stager," G. W. Curtis,
Spencer F. Baird, and other writers less widely
known.
Junius Henri Browne, widely know and de.
servedly popular writer, appears IN down the
Danube" which is protUse!y and beautifully il.
Illustrated, and wherein the author graphically
describes the people and scenery along the banks
of thst noble stream. W. o. Stoddard contri.
butos an interesting article on the New York
IIarbor Police This brings out the habits and
operations of tie dock rats" river thieves are
called, and gives some valuable suggestions for
their determination. The life of Edgar Poe,
which appeared from the pen of r. Fl. Stoddard
N the September number, is this month fitting.
ly supplemented bya biography of Nathaniel
Hawthorne by the came writer. Edwin NJ.
Stanton is sketched by Colonel Thorpe, and
Emilio CASTELAR, continues his review of the Re-
publican movement among the Sclavouic people.
"Old Staser" is piquant its predecessors,
containing further anecdotes # Webster. James
Grant Wilson's paper on "EuGhsh Tran.la-
TONS" is highly humorous. Charles Reace' S
and Miss Thackery's novels are continued, and u
new serial comiueuced by Wikie Collins, emit.
tied The New Magd,leu." The opening
scene is laid on the Rhine frontier during the
late Franco-Prussian war, and The opening
chapters give abundant evidence that the novel
will be endowed with all ttn, thrilling excite.
nent which has made Collins famous. The
lesser contributions tirst.cla,s, and the five
editorial departments are well filled. the Drawer
coming to US this month with the added charm
Of illustrations.
The following is from Stodd,rd's memoir OF
HAWTHORNE
RECOLLECTIoNs OF HAwTHoRNE.--The Life
OF Pierce appeared. and my have helped to
elect Pierce, though ldoubtit Elected he Was,
however, and it was generally understood that
Hawthorne was 10 be provided for in the cuu.
sulate of Liverpool. Something put it into my
head-certainly not my good angel, if had one
that I should like to be provided Tor also,
though not with consulate abroad No one
could have been more iguoraut OF what he want
ed than J. VS., and 40 one coUl have been 80
ignorant OF ;he means /, he employed III order
to obtain II. Ny nebulous Want finally 81. PED
itself into place ia the New York custom .house
and the t,c, was communicated t, II. ,hurue.
though not by nyre!t. H. considered .he mat
ter SO favorhbiy ttaS | vent 10 C1ucurd 70 t,lk
1t over wish him IL wa- w.uge., u atutrJ
weather, wien | reached Concord ,.r The II vu sd,
l remember, covered with -uow'. 1t Va.
freezing IL the shade AVID ,h,wlus IL t'r sun,
and as IT, ia halpched 10 SHINE thI' d,y, TIE
walklhs 81 rrciou- H.wthoGne took me in.
10 hi- strJ3-a room similar To- and opposite
the par!JI- E.cfe u trilLt wuuh fire Glazing,
and We ~ Gosn - di-cu-a my prospects; but
dinner being nou"ced, Ne postponed that IN 0.
mentou- discussion. We dined in the parlor,
where | mt Mr.. Hawthorne and Una aud
Julian. After dinner we returned 10 the study,
Hawthorne aud myself, where he brought out
some strong cigirs which we smoked vigorously.
Custou!.hJuse matters were scarcely touched
upon, and | WIS not sorry, for while they were
my ostentiue errand there, they were not half
so interesting to me as the discursive talk OF
Hawthorne. He manifested a good deal of Curl
osity in regard to some old Book Farmers, whom
l knew in literary way, and told him what
they were doing, so far as l knew, and gave him
my impressions such as they were, of the ndi.
viduality Of each. He listened with ali occa.
sional twinkle of the eye. and l can see now that
he was amused by my outspoken detestation OF
certain literary Philistines He was outspoken
too, for he told me plainly that volume OF fairy
stories / had just published was not simple
enough for the young, and. he might have added,
was too simple for the old I could not but
agree with him, tor by this time wished sin.
cerely that had let the wee folk alose. men.
toned the Geographic memoranda he had fur.
Nished with. and IN cd that I'll 60
resenbled his own. My father, like his father
was Massachusetts sea.captaln, whose loss had
lett my mother widow with three small chill.
dren, one of whom, like his youngest sister, new.
er beheld her fathers face. We fell to talking
about the sea, and the influence it had had on
the childhood Of both, and other personal mat
tiers which have forgotten. What impressed me
most az the time was not the drift Of cur CONVEX
sation, but the gracious manner of Hawthorne
ne expressed the warinest interest in my affairs
and willingness 70 serve me in every possible
way. In word, he was the soul of kindness
and when l forget him l shall have forgotten
every thing else.
have preserved bu. one of Hawthorae's let.
tiers written az this period. II il dated Con.
cord, March 1G, 1853" and is full OF -agaciou.
advice In regard to my appointment. WAS To
pile up as much Of "A SNOWFALL as could In the
way OF political interest, as there never wa- ~
MERGE time before, among Ofilct.scekeis aud l.
would be well for me to 20 70 Washington with
the letter he enclosed. "A,e YOU ioud %,
brandy y he inquired. Your strength OF h..G
(which you tel! me you pp-.c.., m,y stone you
IN good stead ut Washington i"r most of ,he-.
pnolic men are lnvetrra', .lzz "r ann love d.
man that cen stand mp to III n III th,t y rticu.
1ar' IL won!d never do To- let ihrin see suu
oorhed' however. But must le vr yuu 'u fluid
your own way among them |, ynu have never
associated with them her-,uiur,. >o, Will find
them III rlus. "