Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-15


wife and son himSef-all three cut
down within the brief period of two
months. Thus for the second time was
broken up the poets home. Then he
turned to his youngest son and only re-
naming child, Charles g.. with whom he
has since lived, and who with filial ten
derness and solicitude ministers to the
poets simple daily wants.
The old poet is now much changed in
form and feature. merely being shadow
of his former self. During the first
three years of his residence in Albany he
spent some hours each pleasant day i'm
strOlling about the beautiful park near
by, or TRANQUILITY sitting there in shady
arbor, watching the children at their
play. But during the past two years no
public eye has seen him, for in that long
interval he has of his own choice been
carefully secluded in his room. He
neither rides nor walks abroad. The
apartment in which he spends his melan-
choly days consists of a suite of three
rooms, located in the rear end of the
house on the third floor. and overlooking
the noble Hudson to the south. Here BY
a window he whites away much of his
time in watching the busy river craft, and
III contemplating the picturesque land
scape. Of street attire he no longer has
- ,O77iS Sp"n anu Shippers
ne ne PAGES the moor with slow and trem-
ollnS steps seluolh or never going be-
yond the confines of his own rooms He
prefers to have perfect quiet about him,
and Oftentimes diSlikes to be disturbed
even by member of his own family.
l. i lohS tiine since ne last consented
W receive stranger, or even friend, or
an acquaintance of former days.
Il cannot bear" he said with pathos.
W NC aoLci,lI reminded OF what once
Nas-V " tile uay Oh my nope ana strength,
WlleIl tile "orIlt ilau cnarlns that now are
ueau TO me Deiore sickness had deprived
me Oh my healtfi, ana death had robbed
me VI my loNGu ones.
III 1851 on ms nrst coming TO Albany.
eminent lNslcialls Wnom ms family con-
sulteu III MS behat predicted that he
"9I'Iu not survive Tor TWO years longer.
ne goes TO Deu between the hours of
ana ~ crock III the evening, and rises
"V "pout hall-past III the morning. He
tollPlalns lnuch OF insomnia, and during
silc Jay Is olteii very restless, suffering
ron i,,... neuralgia III tne mead When not
SUING III an easy cAair OF moving leisure
~ ABOUT MS room, ne recllnes upon
oouoh ne eats ollel put very sparlngiy,
anu anu PaItahe: ol lhe plaihest OF 1000, m
uiSg9lioii pclliS one Vi HIS principal Dodi-
!! ms VI ms valet mlddle-aged col
or . man N"ho ny reason OF prior service
WIN eminent people at Washington and
o .lii; places Is more thah ordinarily in
telllSellt anu ehterlallliHgl' the poet Is
yer! lonu' cHatIlhS with MN now ana
again WIN d more thah usual degree OF
interest ana animation.
nun iul'e recently he ueNoteu good
snare OF MS time TO perusal OF the stand
ara poets ana the leading magazines,
Illo9e Vi 'ie iatter' TO whose pages he
was once Il valued contributor being sent
LIN itSulatiE ana uls0ilclted by the
publishers thereof Ill Kindly remem-
plailce Oh past services FOR some years
he mas Iot read the daily papers, and
eNlhtes HUT VI no interest III current
events.
l, pains me- he Sald' 10 meet with
tiic uetalls VI 50 MUCH crime ana so many
casualties.
lli',eei; ne reaus comparatively llttle OF
any hlhu hoW-occasionally a page or
lMU maybe Vi one OF MS iaVorlte prose
authors, tilat mainly consist OF Hawth-
orie' Dlchens' ana Iackeray Judlclously
selecllhY tierelroin matter or cheerful
tone ana SUBJECT When undisturbed he
Is mluch given TO lhuslhS; BUT at times
VIII universe "llilhSlN ana nuehtly, uls-
pay 'lltIepN power OF memory that,
IN view OF ms Feeble physical condition,
Is quite unlocked Tor, recently surprising
MS son NOT niue ny repeating verbatim
one OF harle> Lamp longest essays.
ohi ~ HIS illrp"I-
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,an ,nt1r0' III oiooOis anu iloui"ole
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roIi,''s iiD1o', "iiicii was gwen MN oi
t,io s, iiu,iioi NJ soll, anu u WITCH
i H. i,ionc 5ii'n oiuisinI! ,aiuG
diu .n Iti,'aI hs 'iioulniu'i9' Willie
a"niI"S ~ ,ni; pio 'uiE sr
frod y, oi hi - pour LON iioou ever SUI
forou ~ 'iis i'''ei Se"'s "S heeiiis d. SUI
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., ,Siiii .,,o upso i N"t'oi eeGnpes mn
Wv nv ecc INV any Huilldu btlllS