New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-22
HA WTHORNE.
"REMINISCENCES BY OLD ACQUAINTANCE

"REMINISCENCES BY OLD ACQuAlNIANcn
From The Boston Transcript.
When he belonged to the Boston Custom Hogs. y
but kept himself apart from them when on duty sss
Ing orders. Mr.. Durvage, who was In the cusoi
House at the time, described him as - shy BIRD va
aHently he would sit Whole day in the Office Of "
0akes's salt store on Long Wharf, and look 2, "a
person entered the Office on business he would snill
Into corner, ont Of sight and hearing When
called upon Mr. Oakes and he was absent Mrs osrs
servants used to call him the quiet gentleman vnel
they announced his arrival. When Frank Pierce va
nominated for President by the Democrats. the SPIN
of one Of his ancestors visited him. and told him ta
the long ane' hid al hist turned and that tne Aa
Of his life would be plane sailing Ana 80 u ufaS
cut and he often referred to 1t In his social chats via
Mr. Increase Hill, of Salem, well known in Boston
as United states Marine Inspector, had spsnle
acquaintance with Hawthorne, and described nm q
very handsome when young, anu apparently fona q
children for he he had often seen AN nm Ssns W.
rad received letter of introduction to him from frsss
Pierce, and could not find him, though ne anew y
whom he knew. and asked him If he had seen Hss.
thorne9 To which Mr. II. replied that he had not POI
advised him to look in the nearest graveyard for he Be
longed moro to the dead than to the living 10 his sur
prise he found him there seated on tomost1ne unc
Among the Toubs.r lie told Hawthorne Of Haresels
remark, aud he had hearty laugh Although MI hsIs
well never spoke TO him he knew him wei 6y MS VII
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lous power winter. His reviews OF the "fwce. oH
Tales" and rhe Scarlet Letter. In fact all Oh ms Pv
ed works show how much a he thought @ 81 sI Ms |
quantance. re regarded The scarlet Letter, sec
ond only to Tho Bride of Lammermocr and ne s, ave
as he greatest tragedy of all time. Although ne -
it by heart for the qualification OF seeing II IN pn'r
read it on a certain day for thirty five wears; =.
press general rule spoke well of all Haw,no ~
stories as thev appeared. but II Is qlestp,.spr
whether one OF them would be accepted BY tne svs
syndicate Of the present day lie said that . n S
u,pntp himself.
brilliant works Of imagination yielded MN ua sSsr
returns In cash but 1t was only after Englsh l,,
America. Even TO this day English critics eSp, ma
miration Of Them and speak of him rs the h'' ''''
Frank PeNe was frequent visitor at The linz :.
Office, in safest. and was In II when ne reere s ssd
news of his nomination for President WI, Sn,ns
written bis fe which used with good enes' ~ w
the political campaign and In return fSr wnos hn ,z
appointed United states Consul al Liverpool .T1'
s Ss s %S ass for sa making n mIn : M y
Pierce before he left for Liverpool Pierce saa sS
At parting: Don't be sheep any longer, ss s n
low, and will think tie rore OF you II you iss ~
man-fashon' Hawthorne said that ne eouS nS hsod
back the tears that cimmed his eyes rs he sv
with his friend he had taken from his oaeh ..e I'm I'm
Of his life the dread OF poverty, ana naa n ,sd
e mean" iron, W9s Ss S Ssr rec al 10 Pix his
prediction that he would live to have NOV ~u
than he would know what 10 do WITH wnl rar,s ~
orally fulflled. He was rich far beyond Ills VANS
enjoyed all that he possessed: ~, .o.,v, IN
Pike saw him occasionally after MS re'u,n ia
Europe and found him more reconcild TO hei s,r,s
frcm The first he regarded life rs buren 10 ~ e r,oe
he saw so much evil in the word--not all the e' n
quences of sin as theologars asserted sla SSab,a
human wisdom could overcome-that ne oiS gn,s,olsx
whether the world was governed by bsnrsss
Power. He felt that il he had the COVER ar.ss ING
God, he would not permit tho strong 10 op, III ra
weak would not permit the wicked 70 ,eai in Of M
himself he was Involved IN the gcneETi i"' "a thsi
race and often sighed To be at rest fhe ss Tin
Frank Pierce msle him, for he would no' s%a SEQ
self he was 100 timid and dlstrstfnl 10 wv ia re
In advance for fear he should stumble uu ~. moys
quired to be pushed forward ard kept Oh sns,iSous 10
hi, writings .bct he probably DESTROYED NOR am.
published and that re often polished ine ms out
some Of his best publications. MI IN, Wa 20 vel
sketch OF his intercourse with him. ana ~ W. nu5st
put together that his friends advised az" ss,,ce 10
Il after his death. The writer o. nus , no yls.st
formed James T. Fields 81 the iast rssnir wss thai
Pile and Iiawthornes family and tne ' es, nov
The sketch was never published. IL y pf,"s'N /.
The possession OF his son. II not desuoSec