The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-04

or calling frequently during HE leisure hours at
the once OF ex-Alderman Tuomey, who keeps Q
livery stable In the locality, and from whom
he would frequently take horse and
carnage to drive. On Tuesday night, about half
past nine O'Clock, ne came on hts quiet, customary
visit. and he and Mr.. Tuomey walked around the
corner to the door OF DR.. Kerscht's drug store
The Inflated man was more gloomy, more reserved
and more gwen to pensve thought and dreamy
renection than usual. Mr. Tuomey told the HERALD
reporter the incidents OF the occasion and the
precise words which poor walworth gave express
sion to. I'VE were together at the door OF the
drug store" said Mr.. Tuomey. land remained
there until nearly ten O'Clock. He (Mr.
Walworth) spoke as usual about his writings,
for he generally showed me the stories
which he had written, and called my attention to
the principal striking features or them. I asked
him how many hours he devoted to writing each
day, and he replied, About seven.' without any
rccreationT "Oh, yes,' he said; 4 take the remain.
ing hours for recreation, and look after the publca
ton Of my writings IN the meantime We then chat
cert OF the Maennerchor, a German musical asso-
citation organized BY the young men Of the neigh
wiTfi WHOM MR. MANSFIELD ASSOCIATED -
good DEAL frequentlng their clubs and entertain
ments, and by whom he was not only well thought
afable disposition and his Kindness in very
often writing. notices OF their concerts
only IN quiet, Indifferent manner last evening" evening"
He was often I'VE and seven minutes without
speaking, and II struck me he was more gloomy
ana troubled than he ever before appeared. He
was always amiable In conversation and
MOST GENTLEMANLY TO ALL
he was not an incorporate man, but would fire.
quently take q quiet drink-sometimes alone and
OFTEN In our company. He always looked neatly
dressed, vet there was something In his counte.
nance which 0vershadOwed the man with mystery,
and IL was perhaps, on this account that he showed
on certain occasions slight traces OF dissipation.
do not say rom drnk-it may have been from secret
troubles or continual writing or reading. He was
about hve feet nine inches high and weighed
about one hundred and ninety pounds, and he told
Few OF US. short time ago, that
he was between forty-one and iorty-two years OF
age age, His department. was always gentlemanly. He
almost every evening in sad, pensve manner.
In conversation he was more Of an observer and
Jnlnker tnan cOnversationalist. He took -
THE LAST GLASS OF BEER
with me,' said Mr.. Tuomey, in sympathetic tone:
had been drink several mess sseae
and before, but he refused. He seemed enveoped
IN thought for . long while. He had possibly his
over what was best to be done. He never
spoke to me of MS family. lie mentioned some.
indistinctly that we never Thought over it. There
was always something mysterious about him,
though he enjoyed and took part in q Joke as we'll
as others. We, OF cOurse-l mean Urs. Laber and
him duran1, the past couple Of years.
acquaintanccship exceedingly. We attributed
his quiet, characteristic. and might add unfathom-
able manner to those pecuariries which are gen.
orally noticed IN men OF talent, consequently we
neither knew his feelings, nor did we think there
was any occasion OF trying to interpret them. He
was
FOND OF RETIREMENT,
and loneliness to great extent. He told me he
spent pleasant afternoon In Jones' Wood and that
he enjoyed the cool breeze OF the groves very
much. and that, although he was not exactly
iatigued, he felt somewhat dull. He brought in
the paper generally TO me on which his late story
has appeared. In the last chapter you can see he
almost predicted his own death, and the last
words OF 1t are very singular, and said they were
savOred OF some prescience OF his unhappy fate.n
Mr.. Robinson, gentleman resident in the
neighbOrhood OF Fifty third street and Third ave.
nue., told the reporter that Walworth on Monday
evening chatted very freely with him. He said, 81
asked him to drink some root beer but he would
not He only drank that one lie took with
Tnomy; But IN tell you what he
poetry, / forget them now, and repeated
them very feelingly know the last words; they
were, Beware, take care.' He said these words
twice before he left us, but we didn't mind him. at
least didn't, and then he said good night and
went out and turned the corner up towards Lex
ingtOn avenue. saw him. Invent out with him.
DR.. Laber, who was present, replied, eyes; but
don't you remember Robinson | suggested to
him to make you the hero OF his new story, and he
said he would 2'i