New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-30

satisfactory to himself He had read none OF her
novels, he SAID had once tried to read the popular
novel" (meaning adam Bcde ", but had stopper
short and had looked into volume Oh nf f,; S
lected wit and Wisdom" but had likewise I.ie ed
TO become interested in that. lie frankly c9p,osS1 r
himself bad novel reader And III iact nt' in
could discover that he took any real norentlv'
Hawthorne's work. lie regarded him. appa tta5 ~
in the light Of an Interesting individual, instead on
an imaginative genius. MI. haW.Ioi;' HE
once remarked, was very hcSI;+nJc was some
what surprised at EmerSons sign. cno' ny tboy
pathize with novels and romanceS' sccinE arcd
are often works Of art, anu liia DC i'f t hcnn
so uice a sense of the place of all ART III 'c s:no
of civilization: but suppose we must con'u'i i, ~
sufficient That he took the pairs 20 appIeclaW Ky
office of art without entering Thoroughly ttp VIC
er;rt of iii INSTRUMENTATION Herein, however he
differed materially from the ldeal OF tle conpiunem
sivc poetic mind which has gradually peel loIuu-
lated amongst us since he first came upon the scene.
have heard him express too, strangely derogllorY
opinions concerning artistic muSlc-the colnl'oHi
tons OF the recognized masters lie once atrI In
that the playing of the band on Class LAY w nHl-
vard-when marches. waltzcs ard popular 'unrS
come to the front-inspired hun much more man
an oraoro by Handel In this he maih." inr
his attitude must be the true one; OF
said he, the best works of art should appear 10 ,e
clod as readily as 10 the person of culture Du 1t ~
difficult to suppose that he w9uh nav t his
justice of such standard II appled 10 ms oN II
poetry albeit his mOdesty was so great that per
haps he would have confessed himself rghuy Is
timated bv the degree of his popularity.
= Nan Which he knew we had in mind of spending
the summer near MonadnOc. "Well," he sald.
hope the genius of the mountain VIII prove 1aNoi-
able 10 YOU" lie that strange smile OF MS as
he spoke. which always seemed TO be an interior
quality as well as an outward charm. vi SouISJo
he did not mention his own great poem on MohAu-
noe but We knew what chords the Aaihc 90 tno
mountain must awake i'll him. And 1t seemed lhG
most natural thing III the word that me- WIZ ilau
penetrated So near 10 the heart of Nature, ana knew
himself to he thoroughly in accord with the genius
of the mountain" should thus commend US TO IT,. II
was in keeping, too with his peculiar CHRISTIAN
panthcisln that he should treat the ancient New
Hampshire hill as an entity capable OF entering
into relations with men and women :,
OF Emerson as citizen also saw something lie
was TO be met about the village every day-thOugh
he likewise had his solitary wood haunts-ahd
ALWAYS looked like man III communion Win Sfeal
minds with the distant spirits of other ages ana
other worlds Yet he was always quick IN the cor
dial observance of those little ceremonies Whlcn
cem ut ry-day cOmpaniOnshp. tie was roma OIL
talking about local affairs and even the nunpleht
individuals IN hls ncghborhood Formerly there
used 20 be receptions at his house, TO winch every
decent and worthy person III or about concord was
welcome to 20 and pc. pie of many degrees OF Iol-
tune intellect met together on those occasions, on
terms of democratic simplicity ald goodwill, under
the protection of his benign and perfectly whole
sOned though shy and quiet hospitality
The natuialness the frlendlineSs of talk III Ills
house-sO far as had the privilege OF knowing
was delightful. Small affairs, OF no interest to me
outside world. nteTspersed with reflections on
poetry, philosophy religion, Just as they happened
10 come uppemOst; always WITHOUT ihcohSIullN'
with "A cer,aln instructive fitness; ana when these
minor matters were under notice, ms hunoT-SWlil
as a hght-wave vet yelled by his habltual tone OF
sedate and bordering SpceCh-Set those arOund.ll
at ease and reused delicious subdued mlarlty
he was careful of his pOtca ana social duties, ana
devoted to the local "lyccum." A bench next TO
the platform was always. by taclt consent OF the
town reserved for him. his family and his guests At
every lecture; and he was often present Indeed.
the last glimpse of him had before his death was
in that place, wien | delivering lecture
from the stage which he has made 50 honorable
The universal love and reverence OF ms leHow-
toWnSlnen for HIM was something to me unprecc-
dented. and beautiful as 1T was uncommon
Meeting him always on terms of entire equality. III
eXternalS they YET recognized in HIM the presence
of an exceptional being, to whom they voluntarily
paid tribute. 1t his nnety-nluth lecture be-
fore the Concord Lyceum, think, that the whole
audience several hundred IN number). when ne
came upon the stage spontaneously rose to their
feet and waited for him to be seated.
| observe that III the notices of the morning
papers he is said TO have had but three children,
two daughters and one sOn-the DR.. Emerson who
attended him at the hour OF his death. But, IN
fact he had four, all children of the second mar
rage. HIS first child was a son, Waldo, who died
when four years but had given such signs of rare
organization and singular mental endowment, even
at that age that his father was almost lncOnsolable
at his loss aud wrote Tor MIN the well-Hn0wn ana
touching IhIenOdy included III his poems. period
of two wears interviewed between the burst of grief
III the first part of the portion which begins with
'''' The deep Heart answered, wecpest thou 2"
so long did il take Emerson, usually called unim-
FASHIONED" to arrive at any theory Of consolation
for the suffering which his boys death had inflicted
upon him. ,.,,
Here are many words written, but perhaps little
is told. | trust nevertheless, that III these para
rraphs will be found a shadOwy lint OF the person.
ality-high sweet, sterling and profound-wlth
which EmersOn's daily demeanor was informed and
his writings are imbued. We shall have critical
estimates enough, and may profit by them. But it
is more difficult 10 preserve a just memory of the
substance from which the essence OF his thought
proceeded and without knowledge of it one of
the finest values of that may be lost. have
offered the "reminiscences of casual observer.
Others can tell much more. u. L. LATiIROP
Neu- York. April 20, 1882.