The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-19

avenues, with n CLINT and simmer OF
the sea through their narrowing vistas,
bring it lovingly TO the memory. The
wide, clean, sunshine-dappled yards,
backed by prim, precise houses, hint Of
it. Hundreds oil "hipped' roofs, quaint
gables and ivy.haunted dormers repro
duce its sweet old hooks. . esn
But By dint Of patient hunting among
the old, old folk, kindly receptions
which came to naught, suspicious re.
bluffs comprising strong intimations OF
the powers OF the constabulary, and
coaxfngs together OF vagrant waits OF
others memory, this one, that one and
another one, had many pleasant little
things to say worth treasuring:-Of
Brunswick Terrace, where the Elaw-
thornes lived, from September 1856 TO
April 1857, still standing near the glori-
GUS Southport foreshord, prim, preten::
sious and faded, and still the resort OF
respectable "lodgersn desperate enough
to love any place away from Liverpool;
Of the perky but faithful mnid, Fan.
ny, always sort OF back-door out OF
every domestic difficulty to the Haw-
thornes in England; OF the pale but
CHEEKY vile and mother who seemed to
difIuse tender sunshine wherever she
went; OF the three lovely children,
Una, the boy Julian (now the novelist
and lacking but seven years OF his
fathers then age) and baby Rosa, upon
whom all smiled greeting as they
passed and finally, OF the PLAN, dark,
quiet man who came from the Liver
pool station so promptly each alter
noon, and walked straight to Bruns-
wick Terrace, speaking to no one, turn
ing not to the right or the left, looking
almost sad in his absorption; but who
suddenly reappeared with his joyous
tiny brood-the most boyisli man that
ever strolled long miles with children
on this endless, level golden beach, or
played hide-and-seek With them among
theautlying dreary dunes OF sand.
FEW KNEW HIN.
No one here had ever known him per-
sonally. The, nearest was one vener-
able pensioner, an old-time myrmidon
OF the law, who had aided in bringing
to Justice two STRIPPING burglars that
had ransacked the Hawthorne apart
ments, and, being disturbed, hadigotten
away with a few articles OF no great
value, including Hawthorne's boots and
top coat; said pensioner regarding the
novelist as "proper soft" fofhis evident
secretdesire that the depredntorsshould
escape punishment. But all OF these
kindly old voices had n broken bar or
two to sing for the man whose mere re-
tired few months presence had lett
more responsive chords than could all
OF some great and vigorous mems lives.
This and much else made me impa-
ticnt to arrive at the American Con-
sulate, at 90 GhRpelg street. Liverpool.
Here, / surmised, would be found q
veritable store OF "Reminiscences. From
this, one could reach out in all direc-
lions md gather, ieat and enjoy.
It isa very fine and stately place, our
Liverpool consulate; jias heiits the
agency OF our government in one Of the
greatest OF foreign ports. 1t has in pro.
fusion plate glass, ground glass and
stained glass, nickel furnishing, brass
knobs, soft toned silver call bells, fine
old furniture, wise faces, frilled shirts,
gray hairs, and an unctious cathedral
afr OF cautious and traihed,Tepose about
it. Ono instinetitely removes his hat
and clears his throat before attempting
lpcnetrative efforts; and speaks in a low
tone OF voice and steps softly on being
ushered into the wide, high, pleasant
private apartments OF our consul. lie
is glad, too, he has done all this when
he has met that official; for no defer
ence Is too great when real gentleman
is at the objective end Of it.
Tho transcendent luster OF Haw-
thornes personal identification with
tho Liverpool consulate, must be
sought either in books, or outside l4iv-
crpool in the hearts OF men. Consul
Sherman is sure lie admires the genius
OF Hawthorne us much US anybody.
Sometime when he is not too busy he
is going to look up something about the
man. Alter ones first shock, this in
terest and enthusiasm arc gratifying.
AIoncure b. Conway, when preparing
his pleasant and wonderfully analytic
book, "Hawtlorne," Just published III
the English "Great Writers" series,
had written to the consulate for Haw-
thorne "reminiscences, which Conway,
like myself, had innocently' believed
must be positively exuding from every
official pore of the place. Now ] had
come along glowing with expectancy
regarding this very same Hawthorne
matter. From n business standpoint,
it was quile remarkable. Indeed the
matter must really be looked into.
You would have to travel in many for
eign countries to find more kindly or
courteous consul than this ono Mt Liver
pool; but our consulate here, which, in
the paltriest recognition OF the glorious
distinction conferred upon it through its
occupancy by the greatest romancist
America ever produced, should remain
vorltablc Hawthorne shrine, is abso-
lutely barren Of single momento from
apprcciativo orloving hand. One little
aoiiicc record.book, !" containing copies
of the most ordinary routine business
letters, and signed moro often by wild
ing, Nice CONSUL" than by the novel.
list, comprises every vestige to be found
within the American consulate regard
ing Nathaniel Hawthorne.
OLD LETTERS.
On page III of this faded old book,
and Immediately following the last
official letter, dated July %, 1893, by
his predecessor, tho Hon. Thomas l..
Crittenden, of kentucky, is found the
first official letter by Hawthorne. He
had arrived at Livernool, on the steam
or ,.Ningra" from HAlifnX, July Is. The