New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-10
sIR EDWIN ARNOLD IN MASSACHUSETTS,
his letter to The London Telegraph.

From his letter to The London Telegraph.
dent Eliot at lis pleasant official abode in the centre
| OF the American Oxford and In this way a very
Harvard men, manners and systems. But Boston
and its envlrons contained many friends besides.
and connections by marriage who nan u De yslted
and there was moreover an American wedding at
which we had the happiness TO assist peculiar IN
that IL was celebrated within the drawing room Oh
the house, tho very charming bride aud her prU
landed with flowers, held by lttle pages, TO tho
grand piano. beside which two clergymen performed
The brief rite. There. was festal gathering, 100
to attend and one OF our earliest days was devoted
to visit to OAK Knoll, Danyers, the residence Of
the welknown and universally esteemed poet, WHIT
tier. The venerable singer lives In cOmOrtaDi1
and characteristic dwelling surrounded by small
Atlantic glaciers chsclled out its des and hlllocks,
which are shaded by large oak, elm, maple. and
magnolia trees, amid the boughs Of which the Amer-
robins pipe. and chipmurks and gray squirrels
play Mr.. Whittier is now vereing upon eighty wears
Of age, but hi tall 1.-the inquire Is SIN eI5cL niS
clear penetrating deep gray-bme eyes undlmmed,
and albeit shy and reserved by habit. be unbendS
sweetly and genialy to accepted friends. stuffed
eagle mOqnGd as b sa s saa laF
which nestled its muzzle on the mastT:
knee while wo talked 70 MS $, ,hs oy Su,tc or
animated, and marked BY the felicity Of hts Rr9, n,d
works can any cultured person need 70 pc y t9h
how classic, and lucid and happy are many OF MT
tiers best hines; He smiled. half sadly, when ! eN-
sntic see under The memorial window 10 Milton IN
-. Margaets Church at Westminster, MS own aunH
THE New World honours thee. whose lofty plea
For England's freedom made her own more sure
rbslrp Common reehoId While he worlds endure"
lie dropped bright epgram I'm the course OF our chat
! had been pralsing Emerson. and lamenflng mat
great authorty-known to us both-dssented and com,
tho shooting forth Of stones from sacks All
well, friend, they are all precious stones And !
happy enough TO obtain an interesting avowal
from his lips. lie had been speaking Of the enduring
and Of
DOCTRINES upon the minds OF New Engianders, OF their
pcrncious darkenng OF life and literature, and how
that he himself Lad come under the cloud OF Gavin
ism and its terrors But yOu,' / said. sir. born
In the purple of the MUSES., never were and never
could have been a Cavanstlc Puritan" o." Nav, thour
right" he answered the world was much too beau
mind"
the shrine Of q lifelong ~gari and attachment. we
passed 3 perfectly delightful day at the house OF
Emerson I'm Concord. some twenty miles from Boston,
scmbeS his illustOus father I'm lneamenis. and Mss
Ellen Emerson, his daughter. whose sweet and benign
cOuntenance still completely perpetuates the
philosophers serenity and radiant charm Of expression
ms for time an the Concord station. and drove us
fred I'm the Revolutionary War
4 bullet hole I'm a neghbOring cottage still shows
how hot the fight was. and how well these frame build
ugs last The bridge itself now presents the most
peaceful sylvan scene imagnable-a grove Of elm
and maple leading to the wooden arches, placid
glittering rural river. and to mark its historical sr
nifcance only n statue and grave The statue. by
French, In bronze, tspriiedly represents Concord
with eager angry look 10 tie entrance Of rhe bridge
The roadside Inscription runs, Grave Of two British
soldiers and | barred my head in respect 10 those
heir duty As much George WaShingtOn's minute
the centenary of that naples; April 10; America cele-
place Of our poor fellow conntrymen was covered with
men, II was good TO hear that when, in 1875, on