The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-13

many. On TO eight or ton years aEO no wus
very regular in his visits to the ofllcc Of the
Evening Post. but as hc grew older the inclina
uon to rest ovcrcamc his Interests in tho de-
tails Of business. and after 1870 his times for
going md coming could not be calculated. In
tho Office he was invariably arablc to his aub-
ordinntcs. but he always hnd an invincible
dread Of borca Of all kinds In the old oilrc,
at Nassau and Liberty strecis, ne was at ono
time 80 much annoyed by visitors that he had
room fitted up for his own use in the story above
the editorial rooms. He generally read the
proofs Of his own articles. and woe to the proof
articles violation Of any rulo laid down in his
tnder eTp'WQrtorigs. This, was llst Of words
and OK IMPRESSIONS that he had declared to be taboo
IN the columns OF the Post; and, although tho
index was more or less amended ma the years
right to expand. the laws OF tho chief were con-
tinued In force. and editors reporters. printers.
and proof r, alcrs found it TO their interest TO
Nj, bryant liked order. and the flgst Of his
long list Of Office rules wns, a place for every
thing and everything IN its place" lle disliked
tobacco. yet he allowed smoking aud chewing in
the editorial rooms insisting, however, that tho
cuspndorc should always De an article Of furni-
ture in tho rooms occupied by those who in
dugcd In the soothing weed.
His last literary work was the article on
Mn2zini." that appeared on the day on which
he mot with the accident that led TO his DEATH
An editorial associate in the Post contributes
tho following:
Mr. Rryants tenderness ofte feeling. Of other PERSONS
and his earnest desire always 70 avoid The giving m
Hesan To- 10 ihc duties Of literary editor NJ Rr,Sni Who
reading review of little book Of wrcchcdy halt
VAN So9 wcal dsal very gently with poets, e'
s m "S I'd er v t@ cgs Of pG'Hs % Sey S, G dSS
room while wa. debating tic matter IN my mind, /
i,,on Sd S 9n o dss 1' rcny NV y rs aSd nsn
out to him the utter mpossuity ol andlny ANYTHING to
e answered no can't praise ito course, il Won't
nS so 'n @ ,u "nh ,y tst be 61Ia a'e
securely Put on ani that-wen. the binder has planned
In the course OF lis long article upon Mr.. Bry-
ant tho Erelimg Post Of yesterday furnishes
some interesting facts touching his career as
poet, journalist. and man.. Tho founder OF tho
phcn BRYANT who came from England IN the
Mayno over about the year 1910. His grandson.
DR.. Philip Bryant. who was born in 1882. lrac-
Used medicine IN North BridEowater. Mass.
II ' Dr. naT2 EGc fSR Mar If yw2a vert dsS%saiS4 dGaSsatSr
M@s- wh2 lg gorg g9 4n nine eGdEEGn rim f., 9as &
MIR EDcnczcr Smell. whose daughter Sarah. a
! comcly maiden with blue eyes md light brown
removing his family and effects 20 Cummneton,
| Peter bryant followed him thithrr, established
h!msoli in practice. and in 1892 led 10 the altar
" Dr. Bryant Is described rs having been Of
| medium height. broad shoullered. and with
cular stfenetR. and wo1id eXhbt Il by anch
! feats n lifting barre of cider from the ground
into a cart over tho wheel. His manners were
unroinnlonlv y pertl. and reserved aud Ills disno-
! sition serene. yet he wns very fond Of society
/ His oection To the Massao ohusotts House of Rru.
| rescntativcs for several terms. AMI aiterward 10
| the state Senate gave him cause for Visiting
| Boston very often. aud associatine with the cul-
| tured literary circle whom lie met there When
not engaged in legislative matters, too. he
would MAKE IT. point TO- attend the annual
meeting Of the Medical Society. which was held
| IN Boston. aud the letters written 10 his wife
| during those intervals Of recreation breathe n
! for humorous composition Of all sorts. and for
| amusing verses In particular. was marked
was enabled To draw on the literature Of two
| languages. having passed. q part of his early
| life on the Isle II France. acting ~ surgeon OF
MIR, Bryant who was llneal descendant Of
| Miles Staudish's Lieutenant, John Alden, was
woman of great force OF character. which mani
Tested Itself in hcr diknihod bearing and IN the
! uuyiclding quality 81 sucl conN Nlruous a. she
saw M tocypress, Her loathing for druukard
was clualled only by her drtrstntion ot liar
Ia all her household Infringement :, 10 displayed
| physical features the stock from which she had
| sprung. The fruit Of her union with DR.. Bry-
ant wae family Of seven ,childsen. the poet
After his retirement from Williams College nj
the end of his second year-thls WIS in SIP
h. was made a Justice ofth" Prnre. " His first
9M'iHl az says the ehropigler. was to marry
Grtut Darlington. TO a Miss Pope. Both
! hrido and groom wcro members OF the
| Protestant Episcopal Church. and enter
actcr Of the marital contract; and there be-
ing no clergyman Of thoir own denomination
within reach, they preferred purely "iVil cerc-
| mony to the intorvcniion Of lsscntlng min
| i7mr. The Young lawyer Wa soon alter him-
| self married to NJ is- Frances Fair hid of Great
Barriueton. and their union. which lasted Ia D.
| "a century, was, says the Same writer, at
| tended with all the huppine~- that flows fro IN
| tpmpcramcnts differing enough 10 supplement
| ca'h uther cOngonial.ty OF ttst"s. DAiydrous de-
| Noiiun on the one sde and generous apprecia-
the summer Of 1866. dealt Mr.. Bryant blow
from which he never recovered \ tradition
exists IN connection with his marriage which
oxemphos in an amusing manner tho
poets extreme modosty. 1t seems that he
| WIS then acting as village clerk. one OF the
duties Of the post being the reading Of tho
! iunus in church for thrrc successive Sundays
when wedding was 10 take plq ' among the
congregation; Unable - bring his courage to
/ the point oi iuring his fellow wor-hippcrS with
the gnnounccmcnt Of his approaching nuptns,
Mr. Bryant wrote out the necessary. nouce in
due form, and pinned ii on the church door in
stead
Tho wrtor in tho Post says that the scheme
! Of "Thguatolnis" was devised whilo young
| Bryant was still student at Williams. and that
local tradition represents him rs actually COM
| posing the poem while seated on rock in "A
lovely. rayne known us Flora,,s Glen. on the
outskirts of Niams;own. For nearly four
years the work lay ~ itS authors portfolio, un-
touched. save for the purposes OF occasional
correction; then II was sent 10 the North IL f',-
can R'rigr. with so modest note OF introduce
ton that its authorship was left in considerable
doubt,
"Thc Reric,r at that day was conducted by a
number Of Young, Literary gentlemen. united
!
A committee Of publication managed tho bust
bers. Wichari II. Dana and Ejward TyreiI
Charming, had tho editorial department
in charge. Dana read Thanntops Is care
fully when II was submitted. and turned
mark. that II could not possibly be the work Of
an American There was a completeness. IN
artistic finish about it. added 10 the grandeur
and beauty OF the ideas to which, In his opin-
ion. none Of our native writer's had attain i.
Charming, and others Of the club through
whose hands the manuscript was passed. con-
CURED in this view. one day, while the poem
was still under consideration. Dana received
intelligence at his Cambridge homo that the
mysterious author was Il member Of the
Massachusetts State Senate, which was then in
session. Throwing everything else aside. the
editor seized his hat and cane and set out for
Boston ON foot. Arrived Mt the State House he
sought the Senate Chamber, and mad pointed
ont 10 him the person he was looking fora tall
mdde-aged man, with a business lko aspect.
Plainly. this was not the author of Thanatop-
Sis. and, without waiting fOran Introduction. he
started for homo again in great disappointment.
The mistake on the part OF his informant was
the result Of a similarity Of names between the
poet and the senator, butlt soon led. by round
about course. to the Identification he desired
and correspondence was opened which
brought the two young men into those relations
| ~ friendship y ana respect which each cherished