The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-15

sure there arc figures in them. But the
are employed as are the lecturers mummies
manikns, and speaking machines by means Q
them he more conveniently and impressivelv ex
pounds his theories. Possibly they m Az be liv
ing persons, but the light IL purposely SO diu
that you cannot be certain Of II. Ia managini
lights this master Of melodrama shows hi
ereItest artistic faculty. Is has been intimate cd
Aside from tho skin manifested he In thi
way WORKS out effects carefully designed. an,
conveys to ,'her5 sometime, intangible ant
shapeess indeeo hut yet something. which IL
unique product Of his Imagination. 81 have
sometimes" says he, "pt, 1duced a singular and
not unpleasne effect, so fa,' as my own mind
was concerned. by imagining a tr.. w OF incidents
IN which the spirit and mechanism W the fairy
legend should be combined with the ciSracters
I aud manners OF familiar life" In achic> q Z
combinations analogous to this HE greatest
| work has been done. TO make them appear
| homogeneous, mastery skin In handling lights
and shadows IL required. In adroit use OF
what painter might call chi rrO-oscuro
he is without n rival. But such ingenuity
does not alone constitute y inter. Much that
IL picturesque. sometimes exqusitely 80, may
be found In his writings. But, viewing his
works largely. you miss the potent forming
hand of the creative artist. That Hawthorne
might have been such IL possible; that he mani
tests many qualities that go with formative
power il plain. But the word that calls spheres
from chaos Is wanting. He is rather conf lrer
than a creator; he does not makc-he evokes,
Tie is not 50 much like Shakespeare as he is
like Shakespcare's witches. lie does not say,
Let me make man." but, with some reader in
mind, be mutters,
show his eyes and grievc his heart;
Come like shadows, 40 depart
and atraightway. but solemn-paced and slow,
the shades appear. Inner, whisper together, and
vanish. All this demonstrates power Of very
extraordinary kind 1t is, indeed. unique. But
1t ia not the power OF maker.
His fancy Is delicate, active, charming. but
not robust and he Ia not so much its master as
its follower Yet II has vigor enough to give
poetic turn TO many OF his thoughts aud 10 i'm
part poetic ;ngc to much OF his WORK. His
humor Is generally tempered with sarcasm; II
Is rarely genial sometimes grim, always subtle.
A chi-eller of sepulchrai monuments tells hi
how the husband. for whom wife had orlered
Rravestone, suddenly returned alive aud well.
And how, inquired l. did his wfo bear the
shock OF Joyful surpriseT why said the old
man. deepening the grin OF deaths head ON
which his chise was just then employed. L
really felt for the poor woman IL was one Of
my best pieces 81 mMble-and TO be thrown
away on living n,pr" what be s.vs 4, ,ha
preface to - Twice Told Tales" is, 10 greater
or less degree, true OF all his works
They have the pale tint Of flowers that bios
somed In too retired a shade o. the GOODNESS
Of meditative hapit. which difuses Itself
throlgh INC feeling ana observation OF every
ment and even in what nunnrt to he n,ctnsns
OF actutl life, we have allcgory, not always so
wirnN dressed IN rs habiiinents OF hesh and
without n SILVER Whether no., iorr ~ nnr,er
or an unconquerablc reserve the authors
,ou u.Ii nav olten an enect OF tamene3s the
his broa lest humor ; the tenderest woman. one
would supp 40, Will h rdly sued warm tears at
=. nv n"Th' u Spu "ouiu sec
brown, twilight atmosphors i'm which IL was
written II opened 10 the sunshine u Is apt TO
wv" NJ" 'o''"' " '''"" ''<77'
Ihat all manifestations OF enthusiasm should
be wanting In the writings OF man so given to
meditation IS not remarkable, but rather a thing
OF course Aside from Internal testimony. slf-
hcleht evidence exists 10 prove that ne pom
dered long and deeply on all subject- treated by
his pen' and that none Of his productions were
hastily or immaturely brought into the world.
In this lies al least partial pllnation Of the
secret OIL ma exquisite style
Hististe' however was sometime At faults not
houeeaoiy rs To matters OF expression' though
at rare Intervals ne uses some word or gives
some "o'i "a use hot sani'l'h,i by tho best
autuoH''es OUT III cohocttlon OF incidents ana
HOlCrOye O.
clare his love for Phebe and Phebe respond
as lover would have her almost IN the same
moment tnat tine suitor mas told her OF Judge
fYhcheoh death' ana whiIe the BODY OK that
eh-maslsrate sun SITS IN the next room staring
al the w"eh IN It's hand' Rarely though does
nc SHOCK tue teauer IN th's WW.
dumas cai'eu h'thse' drdm itlc poet Haw
thorne clMmeu 70 DC writer OF hction Both
were ABOUT epna'y near the truth hiwthorne
invented so much hcuon AS should serve to
Illustrate MS doctrihesi ana NJ invented D. Tor
that purpose IL he'd a secondary rank In his
thoughts ana III MS auecuons' though II is
Wooa"'e mat ne was not aware OF the TACT. lie
WIZ 'nueeu' not ura'natc poet not novelist
mol historian ne was moralist' phhosophio
"'i"'s'' Gaming upon hl7'of'' ncuon' ana
poetry I" HiiUn'"''e ana enforce ms tenets' AS
al INGENIOUS hoI"' p""osopher am essayist'
I'"u'''nE "'' 'ea'i''hs ih fe7sNe oY the use ~
''o''s "'re vt 'esA e'd Dor Ne' nc may II take
'""" ""u 'ne "os' e'ps'"' anu ceomplshed
VI ",S ',"'s,
e - ''""" 'N''' q" -'H'''e"" "u'n"r' even
!" '"' 'u,''"'" anu hNFo"'r sense OF that
or u a