New-York tribune., 1891-08-31
MEMORIES OF LOWELL.
HOW HAWTHORNE FAILED TO MEET TENyY-
.nder Ireland IN The Manchester Guardian.

Alexander Ireland in The Manchester Guardian.
/ had the honor and privilege Of occasionally
corresponding with Me- Lowell from 1873 TO within
sonaIiy until 1882 and after that date visited him
several times at his own house In Lowndes square
Try % On one of these oeeasions he Invited my wife
to meet Mrs. Lowell more genial man OF letters.
sncoastered Hs was rank. stTashtforwsTd S and
aboundng IN his conversation. w endless resources les
looked straight at you, with his resone searching ss
sOS nsa sS been i ons SGus on friendly sSo s os
and that familiar speech was therefore mater see.S S
course Such was the charm of his manner. spesh
Ing with him real versation. He was SO klnd
S Invite & me wesssw 70 nsss Mr. bans ssss London
fpoDdent Of The NewYork Tribune whose letters naa
for rssd 20 and amsS He man a
much experience and celebrity. which certainn III ~
reading TsSer SssS se xiass SSs &c c have sT
Letters In which he will find store OF admrsoy
wen vivid sssshss OF LGden sas ssl and ey
OF the last fifteen eighteen years, -,
had the pleasure also rd.r q soeeSE interesting
ys9 @eSSs aoSss S SeS @
years ago My friend friend Dr.. P4estley had invited a
q nearly y s three frss to BID him
welcome to England. in his house al hsylmr; M ,d dn IL
was a memorable gathering OF elite men ana women
@ ToSsr scwSa sr Sir Theodore and Lady Martin
(Heien Faucit Mrs Crak lsnthor Of John Haliiax~l
master hS% %erg the Hono%ble Mr. Phelps. This stream
SeinS aPst presented TO Dr. Holmes and his daughter
and then afterward circulating through the suite Of
rooms l had only the privilege OF about couple
~ minutes conversation with the hero OF the evening
lust sufficient time TO make an appointment with him
gy @ the came next on ad wss s Co de
view Of two hours We had % ,bo 0r sSs sps
TO be known by the majority Of IT. the COMPANY ne
rnytth avary
any The aRer occasion on which met Lowell not at his
Senr Ss@ and Old friend now alas gone from s
Francis Bennoch bright CHEEKY Seotsmsn ~ ions sorer resi-
S3snds and acquaintance. He was the close and
intimate friend OF Hawthorne during the he WIS
seS,csted to BennSch WHeh the ever-memorable
Art treasures Exhibition held in Manchester, N
10 Sc. It It. and kindly asked the late Charles Swain and
myself to meet him at dinner and spend the @
with Hawthorne, where curious coincidence occurred
Ts xs wss OS1s at and t the sci Sculptor %
The room together pointed them out 10 Hawtnore, d G
who ssG S Long and @ steadily IL @ % aednsG acd sEc hands % with
hmi' to which he replied on could MOI 40 lac esc
aSopsseense, said aid let me go to and ten hin YOU
are in the room. am sure ne VII De aehghteo e 10
ew ees y0@ von Snd ~ ae again demonstrated with HIM
] urged him to join hands with Tenny son N
earthly limitations and customs contended that the
fact Of their being In the room and within few
been evidently ordained from the beginning Of time
and that it would be a wful thwartng of the designs
nd al such m nesting was in
eordance with the eternal fitness Of thlnss etc. All
never spoke 10 each other in this world. ClIrously
enough Hawthorne afterward recorded IN m, MS Journals
and he devotes several pages To- minute and elaborate
nsss1a'Hs ness Gi his o6serVatlon 81 erd on'" ''
But to return to Bennoch and his luncheon. II was
a very pleasant gathering. Lowell and Phelps were
1t lasted four hours and the time new very iTlpluH
brightneSs OF his conversation his bonhonie. and is
lively and humorous salhes lie did not taN 100
having their turn and fair chance OF putting IN their
small oars. He Frequently endesyored 70 withdraw
attention from husci by gracefully making openings
with the fine tact of pnetlsed man Of Of
s :nsc ns Sssd Gs.n1 PTSSersla sS sa
tlemsn. who for quarter OF century and more, was
the butt OF cocsney critics and professional !osess
works d5 tontaln considerable amount Of proSines
and consequent wcarisomeness, but his wel-meanng
good to receptive souls Of certain order Tor 1t
had an enormous popularity Let be hon9rq6E aI re-
pher7 did contribute his fair share TO the stock OF pleas
IN looking over my correspondence with Mr. Lowell
find ltc that II would be permissible to quote. his
letters 10 me being chiefly occupied with remarks on
some small literary performance OF my own. There
are however here and there few sentences OF gen
ersl kind. which, being Characteristic Of hn, may
venture to give;
Paris 3rd June 1873.
My daughter brought me your book, which had real
that did moi acknowledge ard thank yOu for It at
the time. l'ut you know what we call raft on
then another and another till at last there is solid
block stretching back sometimes for miles; The first
what single crowbar would have set loose becomes
dam wqulring the labor oi years 70 get ont of the
way. ! beg YOU 10 apply The parable 70 my letters.
If you were on this Side Of England Instead Of the
Sthsr T95g mass Eo SS M T G or nm MY %y re
"''' '''' London. 81 Lowndes-st. 11th July 1880.
I beg your forgiveness for having neglected to an
swer your former note Nv endless and often
complicated engagements here during the TYRANNY Of
the season must Be my excuse Y0n viii be
glad 10 know ts>t have heard lately Of Emerson. His
Immediate memory Is almost wholly gone; but he is
very happy in his old age.
Serene bright
And lovely = Lapand night
Mr Fry. the photographer. repeated to me- qllatran
(which Emerson wrote In his album. know not If IL
has been prntd but It is so good that copy 1t Tor
that hath thousand friends
a friend to spare
But he that hath enemy
shall him everywhere.
Mr. Fry said that II had been OF more use 10 him in
the conduct of life than anything he had ever read
London, 1st Nav. 1872.
II was not ] who wrote the biography Of Emerson
IN 1.-THE Tines Immediately the news of his death
Il have hardly yet had time even 70 feel h' loss which
expected 10 sec him again when / shook hards with
him on board the steamer. whittier he and other
friends had come to see me OF IN 1877.
London. oath November. 1883.
You who agree with rue i'm liking Leigh Hunt, vii
remember q charming essay Of his In which he please>
himself with the fancy OF that future day when hC
shall look for his name land find III in the in
dexes 10 volumes Of Elegant Extracts. Heigho!
think must quite forty years since read 1t. bu
the recollection OF its kindly humOr stl tickles me
TO smile and so. tn please you and him and myself
the first thing did when received your delightful
volume was to look under in the index PRAY accept
my hearty thanks both for the book Itself and for tho
happy thought Of making 1t.
Whitby eth August. 1880.
am carried hack some fifty wears TO the time wher
first read Ilezlitt and Leigh Hunt. Both have beer
unwisely the latter numerically, forgotten.
u think the perpetual unrest Of the sea makes him
good neghbOr. II adds the zest OF sharp contrast Il
our tranquility II have attained to II. and make
our own tossing and tumbling Insignificant. ever
'contemptible. II Nve haven't.