Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-24
Of my trade, kindness he had done me in

Of my trade, kindness he had done me in
the way Of bis.
Your letter is 6rst-rat and heart Y hope
you VIII continue the correspondence, when
ever you have leisure and inclination, with
out waiting for response on my part. That
story OF the shrimps is too good and
whether or no your information about
W comes entirely from your own brain,
II corresponds so well with the character that
| can't help believing it.
l need not say that 1t would give me sin
cere pleasure to see you here. The butcher
comes three times week, so that you need
not dread starvation, and Ia six weeks Or so
l shall have an overflow Of vegetables.
Give my best regards to Mrs. Burchmore,
and with my congratulations on your escape
from the Custom-house, ! remain,
Yours truly.
NArmI. HAWTHORNE.
Non-arrivai of the Promised Gin-Us-
Ing up HIS "Encmics."
The Boston Saturday Eeening Gazette
prints the second of Nathaniel Hawthornes
quaint letters to bis friend Zachariah Burch-
more. 1t reads as follows;
Lemon, Sept. II, 1850.
Dear Zach. | have often thought Of
my inveteia,e habit of sinking all cores
pondence, so you will excuse my long ST.
lencc. l congratulate you on the result Of
the Congressional election, and heartily
wish we could meet at Parkcrs and talk it
over. Probably the Wings wish they had
you safely Gagged up in the custom house
again. Is there not prospect of q compro-
mise between the Wings and Freesoilers 10
favor of L. |. do not see newspaper once
i a oil IN ft.r h.hin har
to political intelligence. do not even hear
whether T.. has been continued in the Sur
veyorshpi neither do | care.
How does the collector stand, under the
new administration have often wished to
see you since We parted. and still hope that
you will not entirely desert me- The cham;
payne, regret to say, is almost gone, for !
have had good many visitors, who come to
ask for sight of the Scarlet Letter, add as it
is impossible to produce that article en-.
deavor to satisfy them in the best way can
There is some pretty fair brandy at an apoth-
ccary's In the village, and got quart OF 1t
Tor medicinal purposes, but that. TOO, is ex-
hausted. IL L. had been man he would
have sent me some gin, according TO promise.
| am very sorry for what you tell me of him,
1t seems almost incredible, but Of course you
are sure of the fact. In one of your former
letters you suggest that was perhaps in
duccd by P.'s advice to give up
my opposition to P.'s confirmation.
1t is but fair to say that p never did ad-
wise nor request me to do so; nor did
he ever show any unwillingness to do his
duty inthat business don't believe that he
ever would be my enemy or yours unless we
force him to it. Whatever faults he may
have, let him have credit for all the good that
belongs to him.
You say nothing in your last Of c. He
wrote to me two or three months ago, and
answered his letter. / should liketo know how
1t pleased him; probably not much. l am
rather sorry for our reconciliation, because l
!, would have used him up to good advantage 10
my next book and l now feel as if it would
be hardly fair to do it unless he should COM
NIT some new otfense Nevertheless, have
{ kind of liking for the scamp.
4 l have had a glorious time here this Sum
t mer, but have been rather lazy, and am just
c taking hold of my work in earnest now.
4 hope TO have volume ready Tor the pres
G BY the end of the year. and it is not impos
/. sible that l may come to Boston to see i
1 through the press. In that case shall hopt
/. to cat black duck with you. l don't thinl
n | l shall make war on any OF my enemies Il
4 the new volume; the time is past now, AM
8 the public would not uphold me in it. BE
d sides, being of very forgving disposition,
n have forgotten my enmities, aud it must be
very excellent prospect OF revenge that WI
bring them to my remembrance again.
| had remained in Salem l should doub
less have felt differently. But l must col
fess have enjoyed our reverend friends d.
II feat, and hope he will have n worse whippin
n at the next trial
e. b. has paid me visit, this Summer, an
4. spent some days here. He spoke of 20
IS with much regard as good fellow, an
m which will please your Wife as handson