The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-04
Holmes, L0ngfellow, Whittier, EN-.
ersOn. Holland, HOwelis and o.'
Others.

IN. Y. Letter to the Cincinnati Commerclal.]
DR.. Holland is inclined ITO be severe
and solemfs He has q pace like an H.
his countenance is seldom lighted by a,
smile.sa Mrs. Mary Naples Dodge. who
wrote a'Hans Brinker"t and ...Rhymes
and Jingtes," and edits ST.. Nicholas,
is a brig ht.eyed, rosy-chceked. woman,
from whose face one would never ,g6ess,
her life had been one Of much nf1iictipn.e
She has two sons WHO are more devoted,
to her society than most boys are TO their
sweetl,earts, aud her little 9ofdoe in Scrib-.
ner's building is probably the most
luxurious editorial room in the country.
There is no editorial sternness about
this lady. Miss AIaryaL. Booth, Vi
llarper's Bazaar, is a leminine, editor Of
longer standing than Mrs., Dodge, and
is one of the best souls alivs.r Probably
10 literary wpmani in the country has
more friends. But though the literary
circle in New York is growing every
year, 1t is still small. Boston still holds
the paim;t though the time il not fal,
distant when She will lose it. o To Boss
ton then, for further illustrations Of Ito
rary manners LongfellIws is said 10
have the kindliest, NEST benignant man
ner conceivable He treats every one
who approaches him with, the. utmost
courtesy, that is at tho same time with.
out stiffness or reserve. Ifbe wishes 10
get rid of you, he does it without letting
you find it. out. Lowell, on the other
hand, while u most thorough gentleman,
is moody and uncertain, and those Who
approaches him are not always sure
with what degree Of cordially they are
to be received. Oh 81 na.s1i.44a -. a.i. SOS,
Oliver Wendell Holmes is brisk,
witty mum, who dresses in the most
chariningly oid-fashioned style, always
with drab waistcoat, and coat that
seems too small for him. He looks like
Il cross between IL Yankee and Scotch.
man, aud has n dried up appearance,
very much like an autumn leaf, Bal
he has u keen eye, that laughs when he
lang CHS And he enjoys laughing, aud
wakes you up with his fun. Whittier,
tn go to the other extreme is always d
Quaker. He invariably says '.thee,
and thou" aud has, the quiet, gentle
Quaker way Emerson il another, Of
the qniet soft spoken writer's. Happen.
ed years ago to be standing near him
i'll u public place-qnitc accidentallyc
1 assure you-when an enthusiastic"
fellow, whose speech betrayed the cock
ney, rushed up, seized his hand, and
with his hat on ratified of the follow
ing, .sss.s .,.ls,,sr,-.. II
MIR. Emerson. allow me to take
you by the hand. consider you the
greatest writer since Shakespeare. :" Mr..
Emmerson bowed slightly and a quiet
smile stole over his face. OF Howells,
who edits the Atlantic, it will hardly
be necessary to say much to the people
who live i'll Ohio. He has a shy way
about him, and something of the.deli-
cacy and gentleness that mark his writ.
ings are visible also in his bearing and
movements. And so the list might go
on. The moral of it all would seem to
be that the popular ideal Of a literary
man as a long-haired,' sulky fellow,
with no manners aud no amiability
needs revision These mcnaI have
named would propably show higher
degree of personal affability,o charity
and generosity than any equal numbe,
of men taken from any other profession
or business in the world.s y Il 81 4 IS
Germauy's disposition III tho prcsen
Eastern crisis il believed at Berlin to b,
favorable to tue "cXtiucticn of Turke,
as a European power" aud in conse
quence, favorable to the policy the GA
is now pursuing.
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