New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-25
PICTURES or HAWTHORNE.


From an 1i5rcss by ne Hcn G. D. LorinG.
Throughout his life, HawthoIne lea a Two
fold eNisfcnc.a real aud supernatural Asa lnah ne
was the rca est of men, From chih""h U" on az lc
had great physical strength 9nd pow'r rI ms Chest
head sat upon n strong and muscular neck IN" n.N
was broad and capacio - HIS s,rcnEIh W. 49,, ,ho
fecbIrnrss OF youth. that unlucky check To many
ro,nisiug career nor the weakness OF ora nv ID r
iny he bad firm step and gre stride, without eloli
IN rlv manhood he had aloundng health. good III
.,astio hearty enjoyment 81 ioou Ills ~ . P!
Cal condition gave him a placid and even temper,
and often moody one; no' COO Grand for That.
lie was "A most delightful companion In conversation
he was never controversial, never autnorlldtNe "u
nrcssve; but With sugIe companion his talk flowed on
scnsbly quietly and full Of wisdom and shrewdness nc
discussed hooks with wonderful "cul'tSS, S'', it
with startling power. and with an unfNp cl'u Nci'Ol
lie analysed men. their characttI r. a"d h1ouEee au
nncity With great penetration, imparuay "A STRANGER
or an amy with the tcndctest ana most "uciB ~
VIII, were in sympathy with this real ana human s1r o.
life genuine character was very atrhciiNc 10 niin
Men lao did m' ode with nun ne loNtu' IHcn VIM
x mn demands on him who offered HIM the itlnNc Oh
.''' ,,' ninnsbin lis lifelong friends of this
,irscrp.iou aud his LOYALTY 20 them was chlNafou- anu
fearless and So generous thai when they differed ron
49,, An oi onniop he r pa IL once above the d
frrencs and adhered them iOr what they really were
al ,;rrcr,l Pierce one of hs dearest friends aiier
lon cI.on Of his character and career, hc said with
Frank to get new idea" OF the dedication o. Our
Old lone" TO General Pierce he said IN The iace o the
-, it,c, oi,no.iiion the s;roncrs, threats. the most
Urceut appcAs: d" cannot Mlih0l"W i-dl "N.ic'to',
AMI Quad Iny friend Ny l0yalt! 1, Inn Is inEoNcd
yonit ot do even il the financial success 81 iLc uo"h
dcpcudcd upon it," And hc said this not in tnc neal OF
passion bat With calm ana generous cou5 &C. ~ ~
Intercourse with his friends he erlio, u'cu'scv us
books Adverse criticism ~ never read ana %hIe ne
was encouraged ny approval nc neN'I ii, Ii,, W
Mus OF ilaticry was lac disheMtcnC. ny dissent
Plain. peaceful calm and retiring ~ he was III an Inc
ordinary events of NE, he was t'hl'7 u'i7 i4
sis;iho when reused. An attempt on tlc par OF I"
rough and oyeIboaTing sea captain 10 iutcrISr WIZ, s
tnsinoss Inspector oi t1e customs III u III
shin was met with such terrific uprising oil spiritual
and physical wrath that the dl>nai cd captain htd up
the wharf aud TOOK refuge az the rect oil MN " no sal az
the receipt II customs inqnins "llh sailor enoton
and a sailors tongue: What III God maine nave you
sent on board NY ship IA an Inspector
saw him the day General Pieicc was elected 20
rhe Presidency. 1t was bright ana dec9n,
ip late autumn. He standing under the nlue
shaded aud uncovered piazza 81 the Way SIDE, az
ioy At tue good fortune Of his friend AMI with thar shy
shd smile playing over hi- face "noA was so touching
and charm "a curious cOmminglnE OF rejoicing over
Tie present and painful antcpalions oil The
future which unfortunate have seen LIN
swamscott, enjoying the bliss ofabsoue reose ana he
uncertainty which TENDS me am Ter !ine. nave
naTc heard his wise and sensible talk, uttered
such peculiar charm to MS i:,,., u, 1,
Ience in ali instant. have strolled Win him III the
darkness Of summer night through the lanes OF Con
cord assured by his yocc, which came up from the
grass grown roadside in a OF mysterious nurmur
that he was my companion stu And every where "nd
nj all times lac bore about him "a
strong and commanding presence an i'm
preston of unpreendine power can hardly teIi now
Hawthorne succeeded IN enter aiming his COMPANIONS
an securing entire confluence, unless IT was tina,
displayed good sense and acutenchs ana COCA
famDer IN his intercourse with them, and never mslcd
Mem by false promises low appeals. This IN addl
lion TO his subtitle genius, everywhere recognized and
never wholly concealed even TO his most commonplace
associate, HIM most fascinating friend as he
was really aud truly man OF rare qGaAy among ord
Dar. men.
But II was the supernatural element in Hawthorne
,glca gave him his high dis motion. When he entered
upon his work as a ne left this personality which
have described entirely behind him. In this work lie
allowed 10 interference he asked for no aid lie was
shy OF those whose intellectual power and literary fame
might 10 give them night 10 enter his sanctuary.
In an assembly Of ilustrOus authors and thinkers he
GOaed reserved and silent around the margin III the
twilight of the and at last vanished ntO the outer
narkucSs, and when lie gone MI Emerson sad OF
biu Hawthorne rides well his horse OF the night.
The working his IN nd was sacred and mysterious
10 MIN that ne vas impatient OF any attempt at fam
,arity or even intimacy with the divine power within
him
His love of personal solitude was his ruling passion
his intellect ual solitude was an OYerpowcrlng necessity
SAID OF himself that his work grew III his BRAN
as IL went on aud beyond his control or direction
for Nature was his guide Theodore Parker once SAID 10
Ine he ad no idea that hawthorne understood his Own
Venin. or cOmprehended the philosophical meaning O
many of the circumstance aud characters found III bis
hooks that characters true 10 Nature IN spltC
OF himself. And III great loneliness he tohed con
eciOus that power cOuld guide him, and that
human sympathy Oi LO avail.