Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-22

We are always struck with these graphic touches
o. truth, we are sometimes lost in the inconsist.
encJ OF the design. II may be correct, and from
the highest standpoint 1t undoubtedly Il; but it is
di'icus to see It. 1t ls pleasant. confess, 70 have
im"thlDg left for the imagin ton to do, IL taaI
something be not too much. But am not gu t.
p-eparei for such an unexplained determination
for instance. as Phoebe and Hoigrave arrive at in
''The House or the Seven G :Dles," when on the
threshold OF the chamber or horrors they rush into
the beauty Of everlasting love, and we can only
account for It On the ground that they eould Dc
compelled TO question whether the unSu 'pecting
Phoebe was quite willing TO recognize ''the mir
a blank" 1.-THE bliss which makes all things
true and beautiful and holy" on 30 short a
notice, however much It may have n,ied the
through the various initiatory degrees In his I'm
FASHIONED solitude, and yet there has been mlny a
sudden burst Of sunlight on many an astonishel
Phoebe in this world. The beauty and grandeur
and graca OF art are very visible In Hawthorne:
but they are often yelled In an awful mystery as
Ia ~ Anse0 ay and
into proverbs. such asI''rhis feeling had the en-
OF s!eep:" ITO spend an eternity in a vain effort
to make his accounts balances" ''The shad,wy
cred his gu ~ mIrth "sprouted IN in yard
graS5," are few instances OF a constantly recur-
ring felicity OF expression, full OF strength when
even thus isOl tied, and 1mmeasurably forci-
Bile with their context
HAwTHoRNB's DOUBLE EXISTENCE
Throughout his life Hawthorne led two-fold
existence-a real and q supernatural AS man
he was the realest OF men. From childhood to Old
age he had great physical strength and power.
His massive head sat upon a strong aad muscular
neck, and his chest was broad and capacious. His
strength was great, his hand and foot large and
weil-ma lie. He never knew the feebleneS5 of
youth, that uniucky check TO many promising
career; nor the weakness OF old age. In walking
mel ne nad arm step AMI great stride without Of
good digestion, hearty enjoyment OF food. His
excel mt physical condition gave MIN placid and
even temper, cheerful spirit He wasa silent man
and often moody one; bat never irritable or
morose; his organization was too grand for that
He was most delightful companion. In CONVEX
sation he was never controversial, never autlori-
tative, and never absorbing In multitu lie his
silence was oppressive: but With a single COIN
panion his talk flowed on sensibly. quietly, and
books with wonderful acuteness, sometimes with
startling power, and with an unexOecte1 verdi IT,
Jas II Shakespeare were discussing Ben Jonson. He
|analyzed men, their characters and motives, and
capacity with great penetration, impardally II a
ftranger or an enemy, with the tendereSt an most
toachlng Justice OF friend He was fond OF thacom
partnership OF all who were In sympathy with tais
real and human side OF life genuine character
Vas very attractive to him. And so in the Scarlet
the Old collector, because each was perfect In his
way, although that way might perhaps not al
ways be OF the best Men who did not mediie
y 18th him he loved, men who made no dema nd on
1m who offered him the repose of genial COM
paniOnship. His lifelong friends were OF thi,
description, and his loyalty tot them was chivalrous
ana FEARLESS, and so generous that when they diff
Pred from him in matters OF opinion, he rose ut
1nce above the difference and adhered to them for
Ehat they really were; and these friends were al
Ways remarkable for great favor OF one descrip-
don or another.
HAWTHORNE AND PIRROs.
aOf Gen. Pierce one OF hts dearest friends after
t1OnS discussion OF his character aud career hs
e1d with inexpressble sadness in his tone: at is
2 hard for Frank to get new idea" or the
odication OF "Our Old Home" to General Pierce he
sad IN the face OF the most bitter opposition, the
sfongest threats. the most urgent appeals:-"T
cmnot withdraw that dedication and wOunt my
mend. My loyalty to him Is involved. would
MT do 1t even IL the financial success OF the hook
dpended upon it." And he sail this not IN tao
nat or passion, but with calm and generous
cNrage In his intercourse with his friends he
henever read, and while he was encouraged by
apToval he never required the stimulus OF hat
Cei!, nor was he disheirtened by dissent
IN HIS TEMPEsTUOUS MOODS
min, peaceful, calm and retiring as he was In
allhe ordinary event. o; life, he was tempe ,tuous
and1rresistible when reused. An attempt on the
part OF rough AMI oyerbaarlng sea captain to IN
Ter ere with his business as an inspector OF tao
customs in chlrgc OF his shin, W IS met with surh
terrific uprising OF sriritu i ami physical wr tn
thatthe disnaved Capt,iD ii d up the wharf AMI
toofreiuge at the feet OF hin who sat at the ra-
reilpI customs ln4uiring with ,iio:'s emotion
anlss ilor's tongue: '.What in Hoi's name have
ypl $nt on Do trd my Shi } ai an ns)ecto-!" II.
Knew no such thing as fear; was scru .uous'y
honet was unwavering in hi fl ielity: con sci ~
to'S in the GiiCh irge OF his duty, Their INV
hAvHe'en mn with more tent power; but have
KNOW no man more impress iye. none In which the
gTeas.reposlng strength seemed clad In such
ROBE q sweetness IS he wore.
VARIOUS PICTURES OF HAWTHORNE
slF him on the day Gen. Pierce WIS elected to
the Presidency. 1t WAS bright and delicious
aiterheOn In late autumn. He was standing under
the little shaded ana emboweTed piazz, of the
"Wayade," at Concord, in the full vi-or
OF his manhood, Radiant with joy at the good
fortuae OF his frenl, and with that SAY
sad SMILE playing over his face. which WAS 30
touchlhg and charming-a curious commngling
OF reioeing over the present and ,inful anticipi
t10nSd the tuture-that future which was so I'M
fortunate fhtve seen hi nshing from the rocgs
OF the Essex county shore at Swan ,scott, enjoy
ing the bliss or absolute repose and the sweet u-
certainty which attends the angl .r's line I have
sat with him in the dinly-lighted room on autumn
evenings, cheerful and vocal with the cr1cket's
chirp, and have heard his wise and sensible Talk,
uttered in that soft, melOdiou5 tone which gave
Su n apeculiar charm to his utteranceS-a tone 80
Shy tast an Intruder would hu N it Into silence in
ness Oh summer night through the lanes OF Con-
cord, assured by his voice, which Came up from
the grls'.groWn roadside In sort OF mysterious
murmus that he Was my companion still. And
everywhere and at all times he bore about him a
strong and commanding presence, an impr ,ssion
Hawthorne succeeded in entart 1inIny hts com.
panions and securing their entire confidence. un-
less 1t vas that he displayed great good sense and
acutenes ana good temper in his intercourse with
them, AMI never mtslel them bv false promise or
low aDpeiiS This, in addition to his subtle
genius. everywhere recognized and never wholly
On;eald, even TO his most COMMONPLACE as,O-
clateS, made him most fascinating rrtani as he
was really ana truly man OF fare gu llty among
Ordln1Tyme
But twas
THE SUPERNATURAL ELEMENT IN HAWTHORNE
which give him his high dist notion. When he
entered UPON his work a writer he left this per-
sopality which I have described entirely behind
him. Inthis work he allowed no interference he
asked for no aid He WIS shy OF those whose in
telectual power and lit srary fame might seem to
give them Fight to enter his sanctuary In an
ass mbly o&tluStrtous authors and thinkers he
noat ID reSefted and silent around the IN arrln tn
the twiligh.bf the rOOm and at tst vanished into
the outer o4rkneSS and when he was gone Mr.
Emerson SAD OF him, III iwthOrne rides well his
horse Of thenight." The working OF his mini was
so slcred ard mysterious to him that he Was inn
patient OF aiy attempt at familiarity or even init
macy with toe divine power within him.
HR sHvNESS AND LONELINESS
His love Of PERSONAL sOlitu le was his ruling pas
sion, his fntelectual solitude, was an overpowerng
necessity. Barry Cornwall says, .The spider
the meanest and lowest creature that crawls'
has a matt; but the scholar has no mate
or cOmpanon;" and yet the isolation OF the
ccholap ,nera TWILIGHT ,vhon oo,nn~,oa