Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-07-09
Whittier at Home.
Disruption Q: a Visit 10 the Venerable Post, at
 Els H0ne near B1ston-
- M LnnrrsI

Syracu--. <. l. Journal
 The house 70 a far, weli-uUlit bric1 residence, with g. ,ide piazza on shret sides oI lt, c-,sc lo tie roadway, but overlooking a-- extensive and yerl
 charming lawn. The reception room 2; esentially an auth0rs's hOme-bright cheerful, and -Cll of pretty things that : have, doubtless, been made Uy pretty [ hands. \ piano stands m one corner bH [ the open fireplace. and l could imagine ! Nr. Whittier peusive!y listening to the good music winch somebody plays fol ! him, as there k quantity Of lt iylng ai | hand near the iine instrument, by the best composers. Mir Whittier is tall erect, and somewhat diitident, as bachel- ors of his a.e are apt to be. His greet ing Is cordial and hIs fine brown eyes say
 Welcome before his lips utter the gra. cious words. Our conversation drIfted ! into a topic common at the Jime the . deaths of air. Lau-seiiOw ana Emerson l both close friends cf the Quaker poet and both of whom he eulOgized in his ! peculiar way. Naturally, our talk passed | on Co the mention of the other world and ! the nearness many persons experience uf their dear ones who have entered its rest. "I have never felt the influence ! you describe" saii Mir Whittier; 'nC cae who has passed away seems near to me now. Life is such mystery that dOuOt ask to penetrate the secrets Oi sternity-but ! can imagine that you and others are conscious of the unseen presence %! those whom you have loved and lost
 And who are eternally happy" I ad-
 ded
 Well, l an not certain about that, he continued with an expression of abstracjiOu-"I believe that We may : have troubles .heTe. as well as her,.-if not, the contrast woGid uos be so sweet. The difference Wiil be thas we shall be better enabled to bear, them. Heaven k place Ol harmony everything will be armoaizCJ ipore."
 "iEea you dp not admire a state oi complete bliss:
 "No, why suoI.d ], any more than l
 like clam, ai u....l tids -s.uI after JOIE-
 ug me a a moment uf marTIme.t, he
 said.
 "N e aI lave times %. -LguisIte enjoy
 mcii. tLe more UoauLful because so heu.Ilr, s1i i- is i.r tLe contrasts in |. lte, O.. pam and pleasure, that such ex- perIeEces are TE.zed.' 70 Turning suddenly,
 be asked;
 "WheU ,.re yOg tbe hapYiests'
 "YuI VIII laugh, Mr. Nut5iar. but ,t is NHJL ] .ear lue lirst note Gl a robin -L ,ae carly sprilcime.'
 .Ee. shall uot l4u-b. for ] under stand ,ast pleasure too
 Then Y described the meadows of Cen tral Park which he sad vgreal new c. lim-a.. La had not supposed any one would ga there t1 hear robins song. X merry twinkle came to bis eyes as he added.
 ~I H>e Boston Common because they hung some Quass-s there once upon a time
 lie remarked tbat be is % years of age and "Toeticsl euusICus couit not be eA- pec,ed from sTch an old man. But be seems Iu very tJlcrabla health, and E.s poetic te.l..ra-.eut ls still eukludlei sometimes.
 In v,vIj contrast Co this gentle, sweet tempered, genial old man, Is the vIya- riou-, handsome and gifted author, Mr. q. Y. IrowtriEp, whose "taEabouds' has been t4u delight oi SO many public and private recitatiOns. Nr TrUw- bridge Tesiae-at Arlington, also about twenty miles from Boston, iu a pretty. cheerful cottage, surrounded by lawn tlal slopes down ;o little lake. He Is a brilliant couver-atiOuaiisr. keen at rcplrtee, and full of aUecdote. Ills story of Mr. Horace Greeley's absent mindeJuess at tea party is too good to be lost 4 cake basket beiuc passed to that gentleman on such cuuuyial Oc- casiou, he took itGn one of hi8 fore fingers and consumed its entire contents. Col. Hi-gins1n. one of B0stou's bright ct "hguts, resides at Cambridge. |. was he who Wrote-as you will remem- rr-"Ihe Procession of Flowers" and Malone House" He is wealthv.but great worker. He k also very hand some, having remarkably fine curling gray hair. winch surrounds and softens hIs Horid face. He went Co New York at the time Cs Dr. Hollands funeral, and ! sat close tO the coffin of his dear friend ] and brother. paying this most commend ! able respect to his memory and genius.