Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-08
WAKEMAN'S WANDERINGS
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE IN ENG.
LAND-n.

Livcrpnois old "washinrton nuiid-
ings." whl.h Once Housed Cation
Kings AND oar Cuusuiato-suporb rcn I
Picture. u uawthame's Surroundings, /
Jmce. and uauuis - A "nawthprns
Corner fiscoiisction..
Copyright. lsai. by Edgts L. wakeman.i
LoSDoN, sept ia-lt always thrills tho |
heart Of an American traveller 60 SEQ tho |
blazon Of a soaring eagle with our national !
motto" Epluribus unum. - strcamIngfron
it, regal teak, whether Il BE- we'll or lily
painted. upon tie oscrtchcons adoruins
the Office doors OF inner apartments Of ous
consular representatives Ia foreign lands
TIE one discovered In the old Washing.
ton buildings. Liverpool. and which dif-
close the very apartment whcrc Nathaniel
Hawthorne had been our consul ffun
August, isia. 70 September. is51-of which
] was at once able 20 make proof-was tho
most welcome one my own eye had oyor
bchold II had been painted upon tin or
zinc, and matted securely TO the long, mar
row panel. which Ii hnl been made to cs.
aetly cover, between the old fashioned lire
place and the tiny projection OF mnntrl
above. Succeeding coats Of paint upon tho
woodwork Of the room had blended its
edges with the fireplace frame, aud half q
century o. English coal smoke had all but
ohsourcd It's rich yanlykc tiuts.
sVon had the nHo cscuichcon glow.
ing In It's original beauty and Significance.
] Then IL was a delight to sit thew, or wan.
/ der back aud forth between this room aud
| tho adjoining one. which | found had boon
/ the outer and business Office Of the oousu.
| late. and bring back into their accustomed
| places. with a loving fancy, the surround.
ings. occupants aud belongings Of these
/ two little old rooms
In liawthoruu'a timo Washington build.
/ inrl--whluh Is d aiuglo huge building
| fronting tho river to the south, Brunawlck
street on the west aud the Back GurUe on
/ the u0rtn-was one u the structural Hons
I ~ Liverpool Beneath its great Moorish
| Tly,rgard piazza scores Of merchants did n
| mighty business In ship chandlury The
/ Offices above belonged 10 the cotton king,
and the great shpowncn aud shipping
merchants u Liverpool. Every room In
the vast hive swarmed with head mon and
clerks and roarcd with blatant and profit.
able rivalry. Opposite tho piazza were Tor,
ests " mAsts, busy wharvcs and thor.
oughfnrc packed night and day, under
fnring crcsscts in f1gs and by night. with
"lorfigs' drawn by Immense Welsh mud
| Lancashire horses, tandem, with thc,r
wonderful loads ~ the worlds produce.
Around brunswick street nud tho Hack
Gore swept and crowded the tremendous,
activities o. the then greatest port u the
world Here aud there and all about were
quaint old luus. famous coffee houses aud
wuudrous suugstrics, where, ia still ear
lirr time tho old slave traders met, aud
where later tho shlpmastou came, tho
"charter partlcsn Tor cHrgocs were exc.
cutcl over rum or i0rins, and innumer-
able attain, of sea aud land, representing
almost incalculahle yalues, were settled.
Facing all this on Brunswlck street. ani
extending around the length Of tho two
rooms on Back Gorcc, and on what the
English call the "hrt floor" that onr frat
above the shop or basement door, reached
by u unique. almost perpendicular. stair.
ease Of mahogany steps, balustrairs aud
wnlnscotiug. from Brunswick street, was
located the American consulate VI liaw.
thorne's time. then the nncst suite Of OF.
fees la the great seaport city.
Following tho slender. TWISTED halus.
trades, you come TO tho outer office It,
door Is NJ the street end Of the narrow hall.
This is NO. Washington buildings" IL
was where Wilding, vice consul, with his
one clerk and oiiicu messenger, enacted tho
part Of a sort Of invinciblo breilwntcr 10
all the tides Of wandering and unfortunate
ilotsum aud iotsam which vet In upon tho
! kiud hearted Consul Hawthorne. II Is now
occupied by one dtsk ct on dangerously
high md spindle legs, one boy who squints
, terribly a. he whistles worse, and severe
man In chin whisAers, puckor of stern
{ but hesltant decision In his lips, aud clothc,
that strongly SAVIOR Of the stable, whose
Office Sign prosupposes It's owner 10 be one
James Winstanley. Team Owner"
BIG. hnlklng fellows, with rasplng.
Gtriiy voices, 9Th coats sluny over their
arms and ferocions but harmless whips
for Liverpool iorryrien never strike their
: horses, more honor TO thcml-du4e aud
] lounge within. There arr Two huge but
b diminutiye PANIED winduWs overlooking
} Brunswick street, Two tiJte admit the
Hight from Back Goroc. Al ~ them wcrO
made double, 20 exclude the dtafunin3
olatter OF the oucs busy locality. In one
/, corner. across the angle, II little igou
y fireplace with fantastic ornamoutatiOn
, Z The urruwcst l.t.la mantel IN an thl
l world Is above this, higher than uuo's head
( Neat 10 this, vet into the thick wall, 10
b safe like n Dutch oven, aud H. iron door q
/. a. wondrous In bolts, hinges. Ne and finish
rs the door Of frontier cowshel. Real,
curious old appointments are these, ant
I they were made 10 remain.
Between this outer Office and the rcal
u apartment was, aud Is, n littlo covered en-
2 try-a box large enough 10 hide and hold
o half dozen topcoats, hats aud nnckin
u toshos. From this small door opened int,
Z, Hawthornu'A private Office, or, rather
1 opened into another little box Of mn ontrj
q, with two doora. One Of these opened int
!, Ilawthorne's room. aud tho other CAV,
passage 10 aud from tho hallway
II too closely pressed by forlorn strnu
gers, ohstrepcrous sailors, oiielous cap
1, tigins. or more unbcarAble lion hunters h,
I, gently opened his door 10 the little closet
, donned his hat aud coat nolselessly an'
disappeared through the side door Into th,
( hallway, from thcncQ mnking his exit Int,
< Back Goree through q narrow and uniro
o quented side entrance. When thv coas
a became clear wildlng always knew hii
g messenger would ind him, either wander
4 ing and nuslng In old 81, Nicholas church
4 yard, conveniently near, or In certain
bakers shop, reached through ono or two
narrow back streets, where there was
lunch counter at which ono could stant
and eat excellent bread and butter an,
cheese" aud where the lad Julian nigh
usually DO found with his now happy "a
u ther.
d Theirs never could have been mon
&c quaint and tiny room than Hawthorne
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