, 1875-12-11
a yisfT TO WALT WH1TMAJ.

From .4hr,,4c.. 5hfca Of tbs Lun7on .4caat:n".
PHILADELPHIA, Nov, !. l575.-Csmlen ~
roachei by ferry crossing tho Delaware 1lfcf
from tina CITY, aud, but fur bc,ug III dIfcien:
S.nte, might be epohcn OF nj n suburb Of 1hilo~
delPlia. It w"s tl.cre t!at fastened to aeeS MY
old yicnd Wait Whitman OF the first morning
alter n,y arrival lete. Stopping at ; nea: brick
rcsid2p:e on tho corner ui Steveua aud West
R;ree's, Learned tlat lie wns absent. aud rer-
ha; 4: .:7 printing g-3aico ot the Republic, uhcro
biz new tooa was III tie pyoss. In = sense shs
waa An agreeable .atpon:ucnt for 1t Showed
that. notwithstanding ominoas rnuora ooncer1a-
INF bis hca1.l tho "Cool groy poet" wa, hblo 20
movo about. But, ~ Hept OF to look hsn up
could nut heIp reuamhcsins how hko 1t "As
to tho first attemptI naIa, noarly twenty years
ago. 10 tlnd WHIT in BfooAlsn. Then alHo
was told should find him at pruting-of1iec.
where lie VAS print1uy his bcok. After 10 nauy
yea,s, III whicl he bus AeAcved fasne, tho poet
has st! to priut uB books at job-o'lico. pay for
each detail OF tho work h!msef, aud perronally
supervise the mechanical execution, M .Amcr.
eau pu plaHE1er NIL iss 10 his works tls bJ0k
se.l,:s ssc.n to regard him IN Il fir victim, for
flaua IN magazine "ll aero, his Mss. aid
thn orthnda1 euclpehd,a Of poetry olntan mono
OF h1, notably American pto1nctlons--nos eren
Enc l'arHassus At tAe prLtIuS-olhco
| lua uoa that Whitman had gone acsoas to Phla-
dolphin, and re:urncl to his I'ace VI Ecs'dcnce.
| 1t IL tue at,o!. Of bis uso>her With <h,'n Wait
boards. | had tile privilege of COL. eEHinx
with tho sifo OF THIS hrosues. who ease n,e
somewhat happof accounts Of tho poet than we
| had rectlysd III London. both q, to health aud
] olller circumstances. Although lld luath il
| considerably shattered. nonl MI attack Of par
awhis which i.ppode~ tho movement VI h.H lo"sr
limbs, lc is st,It abe to 80 orsr to rhl,alepl'A
and cutoy Its various '!he lihlalsu aI'd leadIls.
| ,ootns. SubEoluen1tv tnet his brother, and it
was u pleasure to know that tue afflicted poet
| waA dwelling ntth younger brothoF au1 sl.ter-
iu. law "lose Intelligence aud Affection c:u! NOT
fail IL supply happy homo TOR his occtln'nE
years. Tue mother. t, whom Walt was 20 de-
voied, died Bosue scars 40, Anl ho seo;us to
| jinvo fixed himself permanently a. CaMieu,
Mrs. Whitman was kiud enough to lot ms carry
away = p,oof.copy Of Waits uew bnoi. ''T"o
ni.ulete." the pcrueai OF rn'ch much entoyed.
The perronal interest Of this vo umo 10 greater
| than that OF auy other which Whitman
has wlttten. 1t is Que OF two volumes
~,ich will an*sar ID foH months. o' tle
the second volume, an1. beslts the Passage 10
1ud!A," AFTER All Sot to ctoato Ouly, aui QUO
0r THO other poafns with 'h!c4 lis cl 20 EaadUrn
are familiar. It cvhtans t~clvc or hftesu poems
never p.InLud Ltfura Tho booa alLerna:ss quite
soraplly with htrrak of tIo,e mud u sttsais VI
poatty. Au,oug the latter there are cot,ous
sclf-crIsclsnls Ut tho leaves Of Grass tie
chief aim of which tho au.h1r ai!iatns so hsss
bean moral. Ills book al-u u.,ntaiu~ i yo:y re-
nsrkabIu contribution to tho literature Of slla
!a.o seresslon struggle, entitled MeMoranls
During the War" somo portions Of Wbitn.hn's
pIArs. wnlto minisscrns 10 tho ,oatltsla
"a S.y 'S'''i IL" vra;, but Iia' sIo rhsio pary
il hero rintel, and will DO found
Of surpassj,!g lut~rtst. It 20 happened That
When Tue Fedora! lro,ps occupied thu Village ot
Falmouth, Oh tho HAppanapnocS Ihssr, The
house oWued BY NV father, nusre M "asly '1te
"as passed.. WIS used - llos:.t,l, aud = was
In thas Lou 10 thu: Watt began bis "ors u hsp-
| flslpeAs. fn teAdtng tls nn4rs relating to r,-
siou with Witch was so familiar, was much
| i1utresaal by XhitmAn's grA'lIe outlines oi the
scspely, and his sympa!hrtlr ~ pr eciaslon Of the
spirit of O!l Virgins. These notes were pot''
citod dosn eou1st,:ne' o" e9s!teielat, ana &se
oftsn vyry thrilling. III this volume t.Two
N.vn,ets y there 81 JUG taur4tug. though but
casual Allue;uuH to lls condition of health, Autl
Il is pesyal:u by = tuelsns that it Represents Als
Tn tla Day after ny call, Walt csmo to eco aud
dine With mu, auI had msuY houls' cobyeia4 /.
tion yltn Al.u lie ls only iu his 31sA year. t,oi
doe. hls taos pre.snt 80 many tudlcato.'s Of 3ge
nosl,e ~ oil .s'aa ~ haye seen, ha 4hlse luck.
parting oyar ssTo aud most nob'e furoheld. thu
eve e.44r and sweet, tho featut a. manly aud ru-
tluedt aud tho strength Of tho large laaa soften
| od by I'll ASPECT At oucs peuHlvo aud slniEin.
lime has not in any souha altniashs4 l4ls sau"
guiue dsnocrsso hopss aud hls enthusiasm tur
Anorca. lilo npoko most sadly when sasing
thai ho could hardly hope to aee shoas Of ~
| teAdstk aud clitlGs IN EEglald from wnuu' 10
has lecelVad 70 m,ny e1prossaons Of eatse'n Ana
a11cuou. aud la MAs neYer Wu8rod IN saalp1 tlnes-
AonA concerning those smonx shsm With Hhom
Wan Acquaiuts4 Lie evidently fnals that 4la u
| canuot bs ye,Y far. but Ao IL paEioctlJ calm III
tus pl o.psot, Hl.eh ho % .Aay aa utlgatas t4au
he at pfsaons autiApatos. ! will o"l{ e1d that.
eyyn tuuEo sbAa wt.5u first sa~ him, have felt
that Mas ia the preseuca u ; msn cast III the
| large m4ll 10th "A ~ heart aud bfalu. aud lu
aysry aruso t4s Tnoreau describes li,nI the
| EEeatest democrat that AYta
.loscuAx D. CoswAY.
M0aRts' TRANSLATION Of THE ENEIp.
Ths aupr e.apoo OF Wlliikm Mostia ts4usiaflot
| a.. X.,rd ia HtaFar1 Axant Hotn& then.