The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-11-02

breath-it is merely inhalanx a breath Into ons's heart, and emitting. 1t again, and tho name is spoken.
 And 1t very sober and serious kind of happi- ness that springs from the birth Of a child. n ought not Co come too early In a msn's life-not till he has fully enjoyed his youth-for methinks the spirit can never be thoroughly gay and care lees again, after this great event We gain h. hnitely by the exchange; but we do give up some thing nevertheless. As for myself, who have been :rifer preposterouly long, ind it necessary to come out of my cloud-region, and allow myself to be woven into the sombre texture Of humanity. There is escaping 1t any longer. have business on earth now, and must look about me tor the means of doing it.
 It will never do for me to continue merely . writer of stories for the magaxines-the most un- profitable business in the world-and, moreover, even If there were ever 90 great demand for my productions could not spend more than third Of my time In this sort of composition It requires a continual freshness Of mind, else deterioration in the article will quickly be perceptible. If am to support myself by literature, 1t must be by what Ia called drudgery, but which Is incomparaby les irksome, as a business, than imaginative writing by translation, concocting of school books news- paper scribbling, etc. If VIC have a Democratic administration next year, shall again favor Uncle Sam with my services, though, hope, in some les disagreeable shape than formerly.
 I sent an article to Graham some months ago, and he wrote me, accepting 1t with "great deal of pleasure, etcS-but it does not yet appear. Unless he publishes 1t next month, I shall reclaim It. having occasion for 1t elsewhere. God keep me from ever being really a writer for bread If I alone was concerned, rather starve; but In that case poor little Una would have to take refuge in the almshouse-which, here in Concord, Is . most gloomy old mansion. Her "angel face" would hardly make sunshine there. You must come and little Una and the rest of us soon the rail- road is opened People of experience In babies say she is going to be very pret.y-which | devoutly believe, though the tokens arc as yet hidden from my eyes. At all events she is a remarkably strong and healthy child free from all troubles and tor ments such as nature generally provides for poor little babies. She seldom cries except for hunger -alimentiveness being enormously developed. She has already smiled once, on the sixteenth morning of her existence. was inclined to attribute 1t to wind, which sometimes produces . sardonic grin but her mother, who was the cole witness of the phenomenon, persists that 1t was veritable smile out of the child's mouth and eyes. hope to see you In Boston, early in next month. Give our re- gards to Mrs. HillArd We long to show her our baby. l am glad of Longfellow's anticipated hap pines. It Is pity that any mortal should go out ot life, without experiencing what gives lie Its reality and, next to child earth, it.is good to have . child in heaven Your friend,
 NATH. HAWTHORNE.
 SALEM, March 6, 1s49.
 I am informed that there is to be c strong effort among the politicians here to remove me from office, and that my successor is already marked out. I do not think that this ought to be done for was not appointed to office reward for political services, nor have acted e politicAn since. A large por- ton of the local Democratic party look coldly on me, for not having used the influence of my posi- tion to obtain the removal of Whigs-which I might have do1s, but which in case did. Neither was my appointment made at the expense of Whig; for my predecessor was appointed by Tyler in his latter days, and called himself Demo- crat. Nor can any charge of inattention to duty, or other official misconduct, be brought against re or if 90, I could easily refnte 1t. There is therefore no ground for disturbing me, except on the most truculent party system. All this, how ever, will be of little avail with the slang whangers the vote disturbers-the Jack Cades who assume to decide upon these matters, after political tri- umph and as to any literary claims of mine, they would not weigh feather, nor be thought worth