Telegram-herald., 1890-06-23


not mueh. but hum0rously and epigIan-
rnatically. Ia reply 70 questions about
rs poems hs sGtd bu. httis Whea
asked II tho incidents recorded IA The
Opcuing u tie Plano were true he
laughed ana said We al lie some
Times. but that WIS so. The piano was
u .Clem-nl selected by Or. G.. 4. Jack
son. a famous ~ musician Of the day The
incident of the htt5a e1ri. Csthsrine, was
true" And he added: Il rennsm Der the
smell 4 the r1astic Varnish 20 this day.
The msnOry OK smells. yOa know. never
dies. a. had alluded e. II IN the poem
speaking Of.
when tbs ~9ntroas box was opeazd that had
coc.e t-om over se&s
VIVA rs smell x uaasLie vArnish AZ rs fash 4
is-ry 4eJs.
The story is a pretty one. The Glen
enu piano had just arrived and been IN
boxed. and
The children all srrE fretrul in ths resiI=zress o;
Joy
when their mother asked her daughter
d play. and soon
Floarlns f-on Up and finger arose tbe "vasper
ayula.'
A neighbor's child heard the music
and crept up % the open door.
Just a. the ~JuoGats" 10 throlded whisper dies
-open it ov~n 10. LILY p" tie Lttie maiden c-ies
IOg she thought twas a Staging creature Gagged
Ia boz sho hs1rd);
'Op-u it opsu Il, laiy' ard let see tie bird -
Dr. Holmes thinks that "Grandmoth-
er's Story Of the Battle OF Bunker Hill"
l. one of the best Of his descriptive
pieces. The Aviary, too. he regards rs
a pretty good thing IN the way Of de-
sc1ption Then, lest he should 10
thought praising MS own works, he
added. Nobody understands a poem as
rs author, and nobody cares for il half
- much. So when a father SAYS he likes
his baby he doesn't mean that It Is the
finest baby that ever was.
or Holmes IS an honorary member Of
the class of 81. Wellesley college, and
visis sed tho college several times. He
spoke warmly OF the institution, saying
that IL was "a delightful occasion % see
so many young women grow up 20 the
fuu stature Of womanhOod." He was
especially struck with the botanical and
chemical departments and their com
pleteness Of apparatus, "a we'll a. with
the library prospects. But the sight
which most Interested him was what he
termed the Village ot trunks upstairs.
The hundreds Il trunks belonging % fac
ulty and students IN the main college
building are stored during term tune IN
long lofts on its ffth floor. The boards
of the roof slope dow on either side and
the trunks are plsoed IN rows according
- tho numbers Of the owners rooms,
leaving pathways between.
OF his present work DR.. Holmes said:
"I am particularly lazy just now. bat
hope to DO q httIe more. Ike 20 write
after breakfast for about two or three
hours before noon" His days are spent
IN reading. writing and taking exercise.
both walking and driving. He does not
drive eUcept IN summer, but patrOnizes
street cars In winseF.
That Dr. Holmes has q great dislike OF
Autograph hunters Is evident Ia bis con
vsrsati0n. he spoke wrathfully of \
man who had Just sent a request, inclos-
ing stamped envelope and two cards
fgr autographs. Il wrote on one. A" said
he. "becanse the man hal made every
thing ready and convenient, but I would
not write on the other. and hope It VIII
be = lesson 20 him"
Dr.. H0luaes says that IN his poem called
"Couten tu1ent" there Il a curious ressu-
blancs % piece entitled Ny Wants.
by John Quincy Adams. who also Quoted
The lines n tho beginning of the piece
To shs best q my knowledge, said he.
"I did not think u that poem while Wa
writing mine. It's mood Is entirely dif
fersnt- Z begins:
ritris AK. nv waets srs few;
only ~ish a hut - zone.
A verv alsin t~1rnsacre = 2 do,
That r.av csn ~ own.
kof -'gsa at henl = slch o0s.
i1 yonder street. -nst frls1ts tle sun
TIE Holmes residence Is a brownstorC
front. on Beacon street.. Boston. Ths
raq- windows look out upon The Charlie.
river. and fer this reason che poe-'s s-sJ,y
Is ~ the back ~ The hoase. quite apart
from city sights AMI sounds I iuaEins
ft ia 1ui-e as much from a kindly iesirs
t5 sauisf7 the curiosity II strange-s wh-
want -o get glimpse 20 his bouse ns Q.
sava wear ami tear on his d0orlei era
be has had bis name inscribed o1 the sl-
YER rim which sncir-les it The hoe
nr-stically furnished. The vssti -nls sn.
hau are much tha same as tcos, il rfne'
well -rier-l homes ~ Che same sort. and
the reception room differs from the rsu
81 Kind only ln hs~inE q snail carve,
desk between che windows
The study IL -he hea-- y t,e horse
srd = great hsT window 4 the rlcsr -
t-resnug part cf the reom. Prom i- cu'
can =ae che new bridge which -0urec-s
Poztrn and Caufr3Ee AMI the batter
city --slf m Holmes birthplace Hs
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