, 1877-07-30
LONGFELLOW AND LOWELL.
ffnw They Write Their 1'ocfrla.
ffnIt1n Yerf3tH

Although 10 years old, Mr., I.ungfcl!ow hns In
his mnn,,vr little of tho sentiment Which per-
valrs his poem "MorItuEl sa'utamua." lie
dresses In a suit nf black bsoaIclotti, tus long
white hair mud al, aspect full of gchial warmth
and refined l,u.nor Is scry much ot ii deMucrat |
tgcncraily epcaking), corScrtcs freely, AMI has
II marvellous faculty. when lie chooses to excr-
else it, af putting INC quite at his case. lie !
src.ds his winters In Cambridge, and Ills sutt.
mcrs Ia his cottage at Na!sant. lie rises carly,
takes comparatively light breakfast, aud II
the DAY Ia not ra[ny sets out for WALTZ, which
takes un au hour uy Two, according to Ills III |
rtIuttuu, Ills gait Is Grn a1ld hearty, and as he
walks he llolas hlsIlacll rertct Wv upright. He
does not ratnblc two mornings III The safle difcc-
ton, but yuries his route daily.
Every day nr two lie calls on his printcrz,
WEIGH! BtGt1]cw 4; Co.. Ut the University Press.
nnd receives nr returns rroots ~ Ills WORKS, II
he Inns ANYTHING " tspe, which ~ m1stly t4s
In print, mud GENERALLY submits his proof to
john Owen, Ills lornlcs publisher ard friend.
Little. II ANY, Of his poetry l. published a. writ
Tragedy Is said to hare been rewritten after
It was licarly ali IN typc. During late years he
l,as been n the habit ot publishing h* ps,cms u
the magazines, and after having obtained SUI
i1s1e,l number. adding few ncw 9net 9, 70 tlsm
ai,l sssuing tt,cn ~ book iorE, lie irint:a Ills
"copy'' to tho Office Of the University Press,
wblct is un1y half mile or 90 from his own res
idenec, written in lent pcn:il. III stna' aack
parer maiii'a style Ut handwriting, etenr
aud mostly FREQ fr1tn tntc'l1nea.
tos and sr.sasss: mi lts ts,,,cc, 'asEaz'ns a
leust ALTERED moro Ut less, tefore thcir publtca-
ton in book form, so that the reader rarely
encounters one IN EXACTLY tie snlne shape ~ III
the periodical. Mr.. l.ongteluw Ii not tre-
aftcn eaten fru'n the banquet board of Jarucs
T, Fields and nthers OF his .nuFe Intimate
friends, who hare duuhtcas returned ts!b cons-
plisncn.. fIls llrath h very line, nttl '1e has
tiulseIf statcd that 1t t,ns never Dceh pttsef
than during the present season.
liz is ut present cngMgca IN a sercs entitled
s'I,ocn.s of Places" This work rrtIniEcH ton-
siderable reaiing nee.ati,,S, a,d s9fis t,
nwt rarely. has poctn III print NOWADAYS.
| Thu iirst three volumes. relaiI,'g to scot1ani.
France, anl Italy, hare already been published,
md thu prln.css aru now ut work On .'.sIaln."
| tic rnas,ncr III w'lirl. copy Is furnished
ID Is foiluws: When the PRINTERS arc out
the poet sends up buy with whec!oarrow or
other vehicle laden With hooks containing poems
which he wants to include In his collection, With
written reference to the book, or poem, or
POEMS Tho cutnpositars set up tho matter iIl-
deutcd, nna tho boss aro sent back to the rest
drrce of tlseir owner. The poet ii said TO be
auxlous TINT hia books may appear tn Is nSat
and attrac!yc a!lapc a. l"'ksible, anu ttle ill.,
munl edition was only allowed because the
cxigencEes 1T book.nlak1ug required It, the rust
vast class Of rcatls,s that Y, gst At them it was
necessary to i.suc III edition within their means.
III writing atr. Lowell tlfscArds tho table, but,
seating himself midway lutwccn 1t anl tho tlsc-
purposes ot a desk . stir piece of paztrt,oani,
resting Il conveniently on his knee. His essay or
PORN Is always mapped put clearly III hts flrad,
heftsre he reduces my OF It 10 writing. Hr puts
pas tho skeleton completiy arssculatct!. and
then he Oils It out. His handwriting Is cliasae-