New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-12

A gentleman who was formerly asSstaEs
| librarian o: the State library. il conversa
1 tICE VIA 3 .o!H reporter, SAID Lass eveul:l =:
I have known Mr.. Walwortl since 1855.
! vas then in Albany in the State i.o-ar,y,
aud he was living there, studying ard TAX
ins notes for his novels. He was as bril-
liant man a. ever knew. He graduated
| at Union College at Schenectady. and then
studied law. HIS father, Chancellor Wal
worth. was then made neteree IN the great
| Corning Burden mai! case, and Man.ne.I
! became his secretary at the salary o. Sic \
day. Ta;: gave hiDi einp.Oymon. :or abou.
| eleven years. and on the incidents of she
SUI: he founded h. frs: novel. Lulu"
| As soon as it appeared in Albany it Gre.
| atei tine greatest excitement, ana
| Eras.Us Corning bought ~ two entire
editions OF it. Ihe High Church people al
| Saratoga were greatly excited over IA.
! novel. because it was bo,nn5he!l II tllei.
| Ca:lH This was in 1882. He was az W Dr,
| in Albany on several books. He wrote his
| Warwick While there, and i: ran through
! seven editions, and lie realized nearly
| Si2,0 0G from it. He wrote also while there
| Della Plane and he spent months in the
/ library reading Oriental history ana taking
| notes for il. He sent a Handsomely bound
copy Of It 20 the Shah @: persi.. who sent
| back to lin a sword adorned with the
| richest and rares: jewels. 1t was the same
sword used by former king in one OF the
battles described in the novel He offered
10 deposit this sword in the m,seum OF the
library, but the custodian refused 20 take
it on account OF its srea. val:s.
III. LIVES OF THE CNaNCEL:.o...
He began his lives of the Clanc eiiocs.
ard intended 70 write six volumes. deT-cc-
IN: one 70 each Chancellor. He hat. L e
isheL the life OF Lansing, ana had =, ii.
manuscript form when he was with Ele.
and the other volEmes he was at wor.. On
when he was killed. I ne. ni.n las: SIn-
da-. and he told me ne WAS getting III "a.
in shape very fast. HI. father lett hin! y
great Uea! Of valuable material. lie w:.s
highly respected il. Albany. AID moved il
tx. best society. an. WIS greatly admired
ny the ladies. j. L. Y. PrUvn gave him
leave to take books GU. q: n, library .: lis
home. 4. privilege vecy few HAD.
think MS family troubles originated CT.
:.e.y il incompat .Eility g: temper. Nrs.
Waiwc:.,l i. a Southern lady. and has tie
spirit O. her people. Her husband always
explained to me- as a reason for ieavin"
Saratoga. that lie held up - Southern ?-:..-
ci;,ies. ana il became too 10. 70: him 1t
lone. never can be made {, believe that
he ever beat his wife or abused her 0. wrote
he. threatening letters. 1t does not agra.
with hi. polite. cultured nature. He Va.
very hard to make angry, ana insults t.at
would have knocked men dow. toy
have seen Linn turn his back upon. He
never drank. never smoked. never
chewet. never sworc. and was as nearly
perfect in his habits as any man could
be. He often spoke Of his vile disturb.
ing lis papers, tearing UP the notes he
lad taken and hiding his III ,nuscripts. and
he lived with his brother Clarence IN
Albany because his room there was never
disturbed. His affection for his own mother
was remarkable. and he went to grea: ex.
peuse to procure TIE sermon tia: was
preached a: her iuno.ai. Frank seems to
have inherited this from his tatLer. II his
motives are as he explains them.
I. is absurd 20 say that i.e LEFT rs :ain''r
destitute. They lived IL tie Na,.Ec.;.
manson at s..:aroga. and had raj. :ne an.
nuity the Chancellor left Mansfield. He
told me, that he requested his .father: to
leave his property to him in the shape OF an
annuity. He had plenty of money besides.
for saw check from. Carleton tor 5000.
il pay for novel.