West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-28
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How Bonner Rought n Poem froIu
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my custom To ray IN" dear poet We mourn
IN suuua, Witt about Chris,m as time. and
when arriVed at the Craigie House, some
eight or ten years ago, he pulled GU, from
bis drawer, after his first warm greeting.
new poem. as in days gone by, and read
To a.e, with his musical and tender voice.
the" III nging of The Crane" which r +.
member he explained TO rae was , ne inter =
probation of the French expressinp men
Dire la Gre MALL rc-Ang,lice, tue 'house- -
warming" If syoung couple | was sr-
dent in my edmiraiion Of the beautiful
poem, and resolved. ION my return L. New,
York, TO see whether could not disp -.
OF II, so as To strike fair average between
the price l should get for IL and that OBJ
tanned more than thirty years before for
the Skeleton In Amor" was impclIcd
10 this by his gently Col fidirg 10 me. a.
profound secret, that he bad bought far
40 old schoolmate in distress, the house il.
which he Sas bora, gud settled il mn. n
his wife and childr, u, and that Lie had
been sending him. for yesre. fifty dollars
on the fret of each month 70 keen The
wolf from his door. This was confded
10 me because expressed "A solici,udc "a,
me welfare of bis ten, ficisry. and moi,
win The falnIest scintiila of conEci, us
ness OF generosity he regarded as plese.
ing duty that he was happy in being able
20 perform.
80 returned to New York on the NOR.
row, compelled TO be in Washington The
next day. l addressed Mr.. Robert BON
ner note, reminding him that had had
the pleasure OF visiting his famous s,abIb
with ::ny friend Lord Roscberry, anu tell
MIN mat had seen, the day before .t
Cambridge, an unpublished mem of f.,
hundred lines by Mr.. Longfeliow. which
'hought one of the finest he had .ver
produced; and | Inquired whether a.,
wouiu ike to make n bid for n for IA.
new YORK Ledger. l added thar w.
On my way to Washington, hut would he
gan 10 receive his reply, making AN an
pointneut for the following Saturday +
ESQ ESQ wrote TO Lnnsfellow, stating that
hau opened negotiations With MIR Roppe,
ana hoped To get thousand ,oIl.rs to,
,ne privilege OF the poem appearing in I'M,
Ledger. When camo back on s,,urds,
FOUND two replies to my letters. Long,
fellow said that an Offer of one mr. tue
thousand dollars might tempt him IN cedo
Tue oantiing To Diomed the Tanner #
aorses' he himself reserviDs its copyright
'ir' bonner asked me TO call AT his ,,fic.
O'CLOCK on the same day. He w,s
Diiei ana 10 the point In speech. He sa,d
stMo hundred lines at five dollars a line l.
Thousand tolllrs"--and drew his c,.cl
ior mat amount, which | mailed !, m.
POe' mat evening, and the mex, dov r.
'uiheu 10 my post in WASHINGTON Nj,
surprise and CONSERVATION may h
'neu when Ireceived on Monday teIe-
cram from the bard, stating that he h,d
returned MIR. Bonner his check boviro
maue otIer arrangements. [ wrote 20
WI bonner that my interest in The matt
Oeen 70 DO service To both
parties concerned, and that [ reg,a.
'eu my Efforts should have failed uo
maze no replyi and now for the Some,
4 Nuno
~ was my habit To come from W.sh-
ing'oh 10 New York everv Snndav -
'i'i' the clients and friends whose inter
e''s vas striving TO protect in that region
turing Tie session of Congress. Ahov,
TWO months after the foregoing disan
pointment, pleassnt-lo liking youtb Gallo.
upon me at the BrevoOrt Hopse 10 co..
mat bis father. Mr.. Bortlett desired ~,
appointment with me on business of i,,
pot ance' Although MY bands were fuu
'he more the merGieT'' ia Tho s,ondi,..,
motto OF parliamentary agent. said
toat Should have to be going al dsy. I'm,
ny would tell the where bis father liy.
would TX an hour aPfeeab,e IN his >,
P'sHphy, for seeing lin. He said bis
la'her resided at the Il ffman Hone.
immediately replied that 1 had to calculate
'inle snd distance like doctor in AN chi
pemic, but would ca j upon his f,,b.r .,
O'Clock Mr Bartlett W as souare.i.wed
o%k-" biskered, determined loolt .p., ,,..,
WHO instantly proceeded IN mediss -.
inquiriDg the cause of my difficulty in p.
Eaiu 10 MI Bonner and Mr.. Longfellow
Iecoun'ed tue Circumstances OF the ease
"hlch he saw for the fret lime /, i,s,-,,,.
ilgo'' and nc said; Although [ am NJ,
bonner's legal adviser, be sorne,ings o..
ON at hali-cock, witbuot consulting mo
hau ne done SO, | should have recoco
hehued oim to present You witt, III, cb,cp
mat he sent 10 Mr.. LoDgfellow. and ~
nave offered the poet three times tb,,
sNl'ant for the privilege Of the ruhlics
VOL. thipK l blushed al the ie.., -
kiDulY Intention thus coming bsok III =
bread upon The waters, to repleri.b nv
""n' tzehtque'i ard / replied that lad
10 return 10 my post that pigbt ,,,'
would start for Cambridge on The follow
'DR evening, end begged bin TO ,e,e.
Eiapn to the Somerset Club, Boston
whether Mr. B6nner meant business on
me oaels specified. reached Boston ~,
wednesday mOrriDg, drove to Csmbtidoe
anu brought the poet into town with ne
70 consult with bis publisher Mr.. O.oo,d
The result was bargain. som. mile
bitch arose about the question Of a month
or TWO 10 the resumption By Mr.. Lopofei-
10" or bis copyright, which Mr. B,nner
oet'ied should be6Zed Tor tae frst of No.
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