New-York tribune., 1886-03-07


TIE POETS FIRST VERSES.
The BOYS first printed verse, - him, at least o
vast interest lie rcoallc IN after years .e
and nis.i, % OF heat with which 30 ran down TO NJ;
SiricyS u,iutius office ut tic OOt OF Exchange st "hd
cautiously Slipped his manuscript mo INC lctIcI uo, w.
The evening before tic publication ~ tho piper-lt Was
se,I- week -h,, Scnt again anI stool sIiycring ia
the November air, casting many u sldp,o 10 w ~
windows as they ticmhlch with the Jar OF the ihk
balls and the lc.s-airHil 10 youturo IN No ono 1lt
Ms sister nc receiver OF all hi7 connencrS na hren eG
into his secret; and she shared Win MN w cH'iuu -
expectation ith Wnch tao p'arihce oi i tio pa i' hs
was looked or, the nest morning: We may una no tne
4pacuce VITA which lhcy Wacnrd mo uhIol % ,"a III ~
tn Sheet in tleir fathers mrtho lical iiails' anu
the sIS NaPcr ~ ne hcid II bcIOFnt1c Wo io UEaS
Slowly ne read TIC paper ana S'Iu h11nnE 10 is
saw nOingpf the verses. ard th" children kept thcll
secret But whcl could get nc papor-thc poem
there! ineNIrc'Ni'le was lhe hy uvIEi,' an hi
mnulberablc tho times tLa he road and rc'read ms
perfcrma cc each time with increasing satSIac'io IN
Meen fathers friend, whose sou Frederic was ni'
talk lurncd upon po,lry. Tue Judge TOOK ~ the morn,
ings GG-stte Did yoa piece in to-days PATE
every word Of it," The boys hart shrunk within hun
ami he would gla lly have sunk through the 1Oor lie
Ing himself Shall we blame him That there were tears
on his pillow that night IL was his first encounter
with the critic" from whom he was destined 10 near
tnuch not always complimentary, and Of whom he hal
more than something not very complimentary TO
say.
TIE FRIENDLY PROFESSOR.
A student had Incurred the censure OF tho COLLEGE
Faculty for sou slight eIcuro "S INST tIo r"SuiG' - '
aud Nj. LongieOw was Instructed TO almOniSh MN, MIN
ne Professor youth the next day Ia tue library
AMI addressed by him with qucs ION Dp"h some
point in French literature An animated anu lnSuuN,
Gisdustion followed uIOn the subject; IN course of
winch the Professor forgot his duty ana Wa' turning
away, whon. tecoetus hlm'eli; he Gane pc. WIZ i
An, near forG tting. Tho Faculty VJteh l1'b
night that ou atmolish you for .nlmlnG ING ING
oarmccl aud yOu will consider yourself adlnOhl'hed
Coming from him. this was perhaps u moro cnocuNo
less friendly teacher. U.ettcr ot Judge Barrcws who
tanks the student Eas John A. Andrew a'tcrwaFd
Another anecdote relates that 10 one OF his French
classes a student was called upon wl0 had ovmehty
classmates v,uy aubly Tho Professor took no notice
OF this til the yonng man was seated then ne !mrB
where the prompter performs more important
THE YOUNG PoET IN SOCIETY.
In Cambridge soce.y Mr. Loneiellow soon boramc
iayorite fol his sunny prrseucc, s amabc Spo'uon,
his native Refinement, bis cultivated tasteS ana t,9
uoo;ic east 0t his mind As ne" conner Hto % STU s,o
and sober community lie was not exempt from some
social criticism particularly III tno matter Gl "''' m
having toninrss for collars IN coats Wast'u'S anu
neck ties TO such comment lie may nave hal reference
any tendency to curl Your hair aud wear 4ioFes Hno
Edgar III Lear do II brf'ie ySur return ana we
Hyperion he made tie Baron say 70 Paul flrmrnin2:
rae LADIES' already begin call you wilhelm Mr-tcr
strictly vrtuous man" His friend Ward writes him
somewhat at r: have Tor you an EndyniGn wastcoa
better suited to yOur style than mine; ana even too
MIR. Craigie thought that he had somewhat too gay
'"o" STORIES OF CRAIGIE HOUSE.
Among the traditions OF the house two stories OF
Wasnneton'- laughter. In th' tlrst. an oid woman
mall daN brCu alIt~Iou III ih' AH'lNau
spy, and brought brfpc General FntHAl re 'n%s' %
the important enough 10 he referred 70 'hc um
mander in Chie, ani took tlr woman To- healarlelH
Arrived a, tue gate she retu-ed 10 20 In. Wh hr upon
Putnam seized her ana lifting her on hi- back bore her
up pathway tr the door. Tn- Washihgtnn l'o",u
from his window, bcned. ana laughed heartily at thc
spectacle o. Old rnt" aud nis burden. ~ nhotucl
at tue Nas.au Iou-e wncn word was hr" ,sht mat o
British making den nsr1iion from boIt"n ir
officers 90 FOR their Hrco lirrmrui ana tcr!hI
Gier"" n"'c %rS @ i r "Eini The l"akin. glass
o.. Iaa. and the revealed tHdt
Crccnc'- wig was alreldy "n MS head again washing
tCu joined in tho general laugh
4 STUDY ~ VERSE.
Walking down FcItou7 ths mornns. seincCd oy
the hi ir Influence ~ c air hud ia" approach q" classic
crouid. / composed the following, pendant 10
In uex ,inc.cr hcallona the cataract rlunscs
Down. ana tho cdIyin, mists an l. r,Itimrt"r rise.
In 10y afternoons walk clansol u AMI added three
more
IN ncya meter plqnsc, the hr,lons cataract down ward
IN renttuuctrr ~ whrl- tine eldyini mist
IN Iro>arorer roll, soaoroI. the peal Of tho organ;
In Peutanoicr -oil rises the chant OF the cholr.
In ovnmc,er srop, dc,I,hicd Dsssar on horschlcs;
In Pcu,amctcr, wnica. tuuIs, he o. os hi' stced.
In ncsnme,cr sing. sorcnriy Harvard Professor,
In PrutInctcr HIM dams ccn7rripd~ Pos
SPECIMEN VISITOR
This afternoon e y.un came into my study. and
~ .iaim,i: ar cr.: tat- wat ! want to do'' HnI
then w.tluut Pause. da.u. purkct book upon ~ con
purse" CA The nrnlo %. in Iarsc black ctto5s VA va,
d" G-- c. will give "a select EctIius. etc. ne iheh
began to rcritc Emerson; thrn thr bH"ihR "I 'ue
Snip" lu FRAGMENTS. IN nu'. Doe wanted ttnd- 10 90 Oh
with his poetic readings ,lnt .n eye 10 tho stlge,
with great p 'n, o. r orn in tr "I'ht. y cuu' r.
furnish thu ihud,, h, facc changed; h' rose ana smut
the pnrket book. bWtourd nj coat across hi- hrcA''
and .liI: dome }oI tn do D., uurss you had
I1iner do it than not. lut thul,nt u 1t turned ont
well. this might he t"c bcennns oi friendship
between us" calmch hin - ht'ic; he sat down
again. We talked o' hi, plans. anl To stayed 10 tea.
Az UNrUBLf- HE'D SONNET.
lie wrote no At Mahrn'crr orcopt the following
psl suual sonnet, which has never n-en printed:
VI /lp'tNNiN.
BopDaId on ne RHINE. Augu1 % 1872.
Hall ot my lic /, < ne, and lhvr lot ~
TIE years -lii from ~" dnh have not Iuulou
Tho aspiration ot my youth To huild
Some tower Of SONG with lofty pTapet
Not iuIulrncc. nor pleasure, Ilur the fict
Of restless passions ina would not Dos s'illel,
Bat sorrow ana "a ar th.t almost allied
Kept tue from wnat may accomplish yot;
Though, hAlf- way up the lill, Sro tue ia1t
Lying brnc,th ne vi h it. sounds aud sights
4 city in the twilight din an vast.
Win smoking roof, sort bell. and geamins Lights
..ud hraI above M on the autim al blast
The cat OF Death ar thuudrrins from the heights
A LITERARY SUPER.
Lowell gave supper to Tackeray. TIo other guests
we're FELTON, Cloieh Dana, Dr. Parsons Dantc's
translator Fields Edmund Qu icy, Estes Howe aud
myself We down at 10 aud ild not lcaro tho table
Iii l. Vcfy cav with st0rc, aud okrs:
VIII yoil TAX ppit.'' said Lowell to Ihackeray
dare drnk anylninf that "ecomcs a man.
"Oh no." cried FELTON,. II j. tdsi turning into ono
As VIC were going away ThackcrIy said: We have
staVed long. should say replied tue host,
one long and too short, dacty lie supper"
LAST GLIMPSE OF PRESCOTT
Prescotts funeral at the Chauucey Place Church. a;
in the afternoon. II was very impressive aud touched
Iue very mucn remember the time I spoke with
PresoOtt II only few days ago. met him In
Was iugtCnst, lust the foot Oi Winter II. lie
merry and laug ding usual. At the close of the con
yrrsatiOn he said: " going TO shave of my
wh,kers; they growing gray " Gray hair II
becoming" Fad. Becoming sad he; what do va
care about becoming. who must soon b. goiHD r.
d. hon. u1 "a
true" he replied with a pleasant laugh. and crossed
over To summer ST. 50 my last remembrance OF him Is
"A sunny smile at the corner OF the street,
An OLD MANS SORROW.
or his intimate frcn Is. FELTON, and Hawthorne were
gone. AgassZ breaking In health; and ons day lie
comes his frienu saying: cannot work." ani puts
hi, taco III his hands aud wceps. comfort him as
well IA with the Thought that ai sixty must
work slowly aud mprr calmly; that age II better
thnn yOnLh oI sysnm and snpervlaOn, tLOngh mot tor