Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-27
THE GOOD GRAY POET.


/ critics. "Authors' Home" series an inter
csting account of Walt Whitmun's home
life and habits in Camden, y. j. The fol
lowing is an extract foom Mr. Scovels
sketch
The poets present domicilc is little old
fashioned frame house, situatedabout gun
shot from the Delaware riN or. ON a clean,
quiet democratic street. This 'shanty, as
ne calls it, was purchased by the poet II
couple of years ago for 2,OOO-tWO-thirdS
cash, the rest he owes. In it he occupies
the second floor. | commenced by liken-
ing his home to that of ship, and the
comparison might 90 farther. Though
larger than any vessels cabin, Walt Whit
man sroom at BPS Micke street Camden,
has all the rudeness, simplicity and free and
| easy character of the quarters of some old
sailor In the good sized three windOwed
! apartment. ~ by 20 feet, or over, there are
n wood stove, Il bare board floor of narrow
planks, IL comfortable bed, divers big and
nttlc boxes, Il good gas lamp, two big ia
blcS, Il few old unCushiOned seats, ana lots
of peg. and hooks and shelves. Hung or
tackled ON the wall are pictures, those of
his father. mother and sisters holding the
places of honor, Il portrait OF sweetheart
of long ago, II large print OF OSccola the
Seminole chief (giVpn to Whitman many
years since by Catlin, the artist some rare
old cngravings by Strange, and l}andltu
Rcgaling,' by Mortimer. Heaps OF books
manuscripts, memoranda, scssoringS,
proof sheets, pamphlets, newspapers, old
lifnrnrv hnnClIry tied nm with stnut STRINGS
Ho MINT thn nnnr h.rn md there or
against back wall looms II mighty trunk
having double locks and bands of iron
such receptacle as comes oVerthe sea with
the foreign emigrants, and you IN New
tncliIn fr93m no hold Of some Ipmburr
s%im Hn tbe main tnhln more books some
If thc,n ryiIrmtly old-tincrs, n Bible, sew
oral ShnkrsnenTes-a nook devoted to
translations of Homer and lEschylus and
tbe nthnr Craalt nonts and tr;prdians.
win Tplton'S and SvmOnd's books ON
Craaoa - caIiaction ~ Tho works ot Fan
rinl and Ellis nm mpdipvnl poptrv-a well
thumhed volume mis- com3anion, off and
on for tifty years. of Walter SCOTS Dor
In, WiH.frnisv''-Trn Ossian.
Trims omar tIhavum. III miscellany to,
ir"th '', Whitmnnfs staIyvnrt form iisrlf
iI,ym,.int os in - rurioIIs Trrat c,ur-srlt
rhnir win pnsts and runrs like ship's
ynnrs ,ifn,,nth urthr most innositlp heavy
tii'"Lnrnd hrn.d- nirned and broad
Hntt"r,nL ndifra of The Kind nnssillr If
,y's Tho Christmns Gift of the youule son
,uL jn,,rlta, ~ rLn,noc Dnn3llson nt
ni'iioIni1iin and ,'yu neci,Ilv n,ndn fnt
fhnnnnt
'''I ~ ma r,,,rd off with an oninior
o. go. r.,. no r,,,,It If my tbirtnnu wears
l acquaintance. or ! sIlIhtI\ lnIrlhgr lh'
rule lald down at me peSlhi IhS' u az
rend,r Win nvrIIsi ~ Hoth Wait W-hit-
reauef Will cNc't9e w. l'''l' VIZ " M
man pops 1' per ,n,,"i ~, tl
and ,re NOT +" he 7,a,,red bv custom.
never knew "A man who-for all he take.
an absorbing interest IN politics, htera
= turt ana what Is caile,l the WorIu seems I'M
~ nG ~ P''' tho Ir,.himo,tnn nhvsicioI
whnnttrndcd him i'm his PARALYSIS. wrote
. to the Philadelphia doctor into whose
hands the case passed, saying among
otner lhlh!? IN HIS poulIS oLs'h'9iii' az an
Wh us j.. ha ,nn.t ,,roi man hnv,
> ever met. The primary foundation o
T. the poets character, at the same time i,
certainly spiritual. Helen Price wh'
kneW MN iol VIZ w. p,t u,,,,
i tinii, W. rnIi,,intIs nersnn she ever knew
5 On thia foundation has been built up lay