The daily gazette., 1882-05-12
THE DEAD POET.
Pleasant Traits in the Character Of
LOngfeIiOw,

Aioasaht AFhltb III tho character OF
LOngfeIiOw.
liam Winter In the New York Tribune.
giellow liked to talk of young poets,
had an equally humorous and kind
noticing the foibles of the literary
E' Standing in the porch one sum
and observing the noble elms I'm
his house, he recalled a visit made
long before by one OF the many bards,
1linct, who are embalmed in Girls
ihen suddenly assuming burly,
ar, he seemed to reproduce for me
hgure and manner of the youthful
lasi who had tossed back his long
gaied approvingly on the elms, and
" voice exclaimed, 81 see, Mr.. Long
!aat You have many trees |" 'fft
Sia 'he poet, "as if he gave certifi-
'all ,a llSeneighboring vegetation. A few
llAe These, said in Longfellow's pecul-
Y, humorous manner, with iust a
y Si the eye and a quietly droll in
1 ~ 9he voice, had a certain charm of
'aA' cannot be described. 1t was the
usllre playiulness which led him,
sauug, to speak of the lady who
lOseS DpAei on the congregation side of
lUg', W or to extol those broad, mag
McSserh western roads which " dwindle to a
y .facS and run up a tree" He had
'cie n.. Vl the acidity of sparkling and
iS, ,b,, Out ,.l ne had abundant, playful
una 'a4' was full of kindness, and that
H., TsS"ao,u'naturedly with all the trifles of
n dHas A. such sense of fun should be
:! Ihe iudicrous peculiarities of a
I',aS U1,l n was inevitable. He had him
~ "a through the grotesque and singu-
seS, a,a.., His sense of humor
MI TpVIial y. pleasure in the inappropri-
,,sa ,a' 'uat were sometimes said TO him
MN sus whose design it was to be com
r3I anu he would relate, with a
Ill., Gn.',, VI their pleasantly, anecdotes
nrraNii, 10 illustrate this form of
sdsa uuer Years ago he told me, at
\ SS sD ABOUT the strange gentleman who
pd dp pho 70 MN and introduced at New
lp,vouu "uo nv ,sN.ffalghtway said with enthusi-
jo', jtho Mr. Longfellow, | have long
4 IN iSe nSnor one of knowing you'll Sir, / am
pelin. lin ie| 1n men who have read your
6e Oo,, This aneedote, in recent
In l,SU SUuPled with another about an
M, uI INV VINO on being introduced ex-
|ere do'siy Mhy, Mr.. Longfellow, | Thought
HE ISe,tn NO, madam, you see l
IN Al tHlIerly of living" 'Yes-but |
linz y i'aSI you belonged to Washing
dto mo Another of his favorites was
Soet'. .e ~, day or two after il occurred
brksnS rlg ,,i, was to reserve the morning
HeIock nars 'lsltors were not received before
hIs wao aooh' One morning a man
lRs Syy SSay past the servant who had
be- oS Ta,, Al uoor and burst in upon the
i, and ta 'ae astonished author in his
s',i9ereupon ensued this remark
IbeIiero !, Mr.. Longfellow, you're
aid 90 SSgi y !. = well, sir, some persons
bit rit So~, WOW I've called here to see If /
re prioiyaau Fin you to write some poetry for for n me G
i1,ea Yo" and stuck onto nv medicine
line anu and,s see, | go round sellin' tbis
ii, and aiu y, i you'll do it it it'il helm I'M
ve me- tba u Just tell you right now, il
Carmiua, Iat poetry Ill give You a bottle
be full a,na,.lVe-and an,a IT'S 81 a bottle y
fQl II s's lJoyment of this story n was
iOus Mahe N.Y. the poets face and hear Nm
"T6e T61 iSan soae of voice in which IL
thiDps' y iaea Of its being a carminative
ne t6st N, mo More than a years 400 4,
lace ' IN I'M hlnac1lddent-sitting by the via,
write his waosy nosary back of his study
to be moS'rds words now the wind seem,
gAt SREsosaan in the chimney, and II,
face spd upon Upon his pale, handsome
such deliuhts S ts,,ready siivered hair. II,
He sa' wsa IN In any bit of quiet fun lik'
~ to make e,,o ~ gracious, so kind, &
him And very nn one happy that cam,
now he is gone forever /