Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-26

Wales, the Isle of Man, Scotland and Lon don sparingly. But he seemed to write of them all as though merely to refresh his mind when he should finally get A good ready to write. In all the English Notes" the really charming bits are chiefly where he speaks of himself, and not of the thing he has come to see. The little hooks near Liverpool, when he stole away to them alone, or when he had his family on foot for an outing with him, are where we find the man at his happiest and best.
 Undoubtedly Hawthorne's chief haunt in Liverpool was the then and at present new and old book store, noted among photographers and owned by MT. Henry Young, at 12 South Castle street. Mr. Young, now a very old man, gave me some interesting recollections of the novelist:
 'My first recollections of MT. Flaw thorne is of a dark haired, retiring and most gentlemanly looking man who walked into my shop, and without a word to any body or from any one to him, proceeded to investigate the books. In little time he took from 8 shelf an uncut copy of Don Quixote,' in two volumes, illustrated by Tony Johsnnot, asked me the price, paid the money and requested that the books be sent to 'Mr. Hawthorne, at the American consulate
 Then he began coming almost daily, after long time growing somewhat fa- miliar. He would inquire much sbout books, but usually more for information than for purchase. The late Henry 4. Bright, of Liverpool, wealthy diIletant, author of The English Flower Garden and the intimate friend of the late Lord Houghton (Richard Monckton Milnes), to whom he introduced Hawthorne, was his single warm friend and confidant in Eng land. They frequently called together, and made use of little nook in inc rear of the shop, in which to examine and dis cuss books; and this soon came to be known as the Hawthorne Corner Mir Hawthorne gave Bright the complete man uscript of 'Trsnsformation' (''Marble Faun-"0 He had it very richly bound, and it remains in the possession of the Bright family here to this day.
 Some little time after its publication by Smith & Elder, leading London pub fisher came to me and said he understood that Hawthorne was customer of mine. He wished me to ascertain if any portion of Transformation was written in Eng land, or rather, if the whole of it was not written in Italy; in which latter case he would mercilessly republish it, in defiance Of the English copyright, giving as his reason that Americans pirated the publi- cations of his house, and that he wished to serve any one of them he could with the same sauce. refused the commission abruptly, and shortly after, on again meet ing Hawthorne, mentioned the matter to him. He seemed much amused and said |. Tell him the larger portions of the book were written in Italy, and that a portion was written in England; that they are pretty well mixed, but that he is welcome to find out which is which if he can, and to republish those portions which satisfy him.
 "When the family finally left England MT. and Mrs. Hawthorne and, l think, Miss Una Hawthorne, called to shake hands and say goodbye. Hswthorne's personal appearance and demeanor very strongly reminded me of Dr. Martineau, and Mrs Hawthorne's sprightliness was delightful set-of to her husbands extreme diffdence and quietude."
 The Hawthorne home at Rock Park is still pleasant, flower embowered English mansion; but the old Duke street Uiver- pooD boarding house of good Mrs. Blod- gett-zever famous in literary history as the dream of home by proxy-in which the Hswthorsss longest lived in England, is now merged into s >stuffy warehouse in an ancient and unsavors~luarter of the Liverpool of to-day.
 EDGAR l.. WAKEMRS,-