Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-28
\ VISIT TO WHITTIER
A Criticism'of the Pilgrims-Tendcr Re-
greet for Longfellow, Hawthorne and
Others.
Correspondence y. Y. Evening Post.


CORRESPONDENCE y. Y. Evening Post.
Half mile from town,.and nearly mid
way between the two extremes, the
houses are typical New England ones,
small, made of wood, painted white, If
regularly buiit on either side of the street,
and presenting Il dull-faced wall set with
green-bljnded windows. And in one of
these unpretentious homes, il small two
stored house, set back II few rods from
the side walk and protected by II low,
white picket fence, Whittier lives while
making his annual visit to Anesbury.
Passing through the gate and up mar
row gravellel walk leading toa piazza that
extended the entire width of the facade OF
the house, rang at the front door, and
was answered in time by II porly Irish
servant who said that "Misther' Whittier
wab in, but in a moment returned with
the announcement that Whittier would
be with me i'll Il moment Ana true Tor
her. a moment later tail. white haired
thin handsome old man walked into the
ruom and with genial a1fablIty ushered
me into his little study, where llre was
burning in an old-tashiOned open stove
and the sunlight came streaming through
Il window that looked ont upon high
walled garden. For II time we sat before
the tire, to the poet Il necessity AT his years,
and talked of various matters as they
,vtrn s,il,,,nstrd Inv. n,,n ar The other. And
Whittier Yes, he has grown old since
last saw him ten years ago. Ills tail
form is not * straight rs once it was time
hns m,dr deem WRINKLES across the white
hrov md thr hpnrin,ris SLIGHTLY impuir-
cd hnt thr mind is ~. alert rs ever. and
Whittier i rs InIIrh interested rs ever i'm
the worlds affairs. He is particularly
anxious to hear about places. Having
So was closely questioned nbnut that
.conntrv and fnund th,t the man beside m.
Who snvs he "Trnvels only i'm hooks nova
dnvs y knew far more nb0ut Alaska than
do many who live much nearer that land
tb,n no docs And rn,rnrlin,r Cnlifornlo
Too Whittier was At home,
~ can never nuite fnr.tIye the PILGRIMS -
he said FOR lnndinp nj plymouth instead
Of snilinp around the Horn to California,
New England summers are beautiful but
In suenllinp of IourfellOw. Hawthorne.
and others Il shadow crcpt over the poet :
lace,
oil, r, m'.n9 Vif,n 'i N c,,ni,,'.
lance with them was LONG and very pleas
ant. | do not go to Boston now rs often
as used, though sun ENJOY getting up
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We mT1 IPP 'ir', Tho studv ybittier u.,Il,.d
o i,ith l1, ' =" 10 rnor, hnd frs, "nter'
al and ,ve stnnnad here =, mnment
NM, ni,- Of M Inoat's n,ntLay n,,J
Nn.to $3.50 w nv M ni CIV
1ni,l " cro,nn Gra,yin'r II Whittinr Nm
az No. ~ o,t n,,nrortI d;d nor
tbo do',, ionJirg to Tho onter norrh and
with his cheerful goodwill, using the
thee ana 'thou as ne spoke wished me
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