Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-05
The Philosophers Of Concord.

M1utWOOQ" IN PARIS Register.
met lady a few days ago who attended the
Summer School OF Philosophy at Concord last
summer, and begged her to tell me "all about
#" She said that the first of the .Olympics"
driven with her baggage directly to the Alcott
house In order to obtain the address of the
boarding house assigned to her; but Mr.. Al.
ey into sne pso M se aaa ae s5
impractical" remarked Louise. .Now, /
should advise you to go direct to the hotel
and an9 stay all night, and BY that time you win
That would be the most practical thing you can
do;' all this with the true Concordian air of
ntndisputed high sense. and she gratuitousy In
was not one OF the philosophers" The pupil,
however, failed to follow the practical advice,
ana ordered her coachman TO drive to the
wanted, and was at once settled In her board
ing-house and OFF to the school herself in the
Yes; on Memory His daughter sat by him.
and as he frequently failed TO recall certain
names he wanted, he referred to her-his own
memory memo had become SO defective: One Of hts
seemed never to take his eye of his father dur
ing the lecture. He highly disapproved Of
h his father ther,o making such an effort In
was gray hatred woman, wear
ing broard- brtmmed hat which did not become
ner, Out strong, substantial, sensible looking
-.
was Lowell think, said that Emerson kept one
eye ON Oily mpus and the other on Change In
gong TO and from school passed the cottage OF
u. r. Lathrop and his Wife, Rose HAWTHORNE
aQuiet unpretentious place as all those abodes
know" '0N
".And does she look like Hawthornesr
IL don't know as to that" laughed the lady;
''she has red hair, which is banged across her
iorehe s and each hair sticks straight out;
woman" (Which meant that she was very pretty
except for the horrible ''banging.D "And did
you ever hear how that portrait Of HawthorneN
uhe one With the book In his hand-WaS pro.
cured? The same portrait has been printed
showing less Of his body and excluding the
hands. The picture was taken entirely unknown
10 hawthorne himself, and for a long time after
none OF his family knew OF its existence He was
IN London: and Mr.. Motley there also. The latter
Had peen having some pictures OF himself taken
ana knowing HaWthorne's distate for being
Photographed, resolved to have him captured
unaWareS. so Motley arranged with the
photographer, and invited Hawthorne to stol,
WIZ, WIN MIN at the Photographic establishment to
room, he handed Hawthorne book with which
10 amuSe himself. While he went to bring The
PicluIes, hawthorne raised his eyes to follow
ms retreatlng figure, and at that moment the
photographer did his work, securing the best
picture OF Hawthorne ever made"
49, ilgginson lectured, too?" 1 asked How
did you like him?"
Wy nCil, 1noCSo, put IKE oil t1OSe people
inclined to snub all poets who live outside the
charmed circle OF Boston and Concord He
quoted approvingly what an Engltshman had
SAID OF Bryant-that he was Mrs Hemaps In
breeches.' But the best OF the lectures was the
discussion that followed each. When each one
II he wished, could have his say Some days
we would have the loveliest time on the
river, the most beautiful views on the Con-
cord imaginable, vines and Aquatic plants
with tropical !uxuriance, great beds of white
water lilies, and perhaps Professor Gray 1.-THE
matchless way; what genial, attractive face
ne has, and sometimes would go to the library
there, where Thoreau's herbarium is deposited.
my life."