The rustler., 1891-08-21

the youngest Of ave children. From both
parents were transmitted high intelligence,
sound principles and right ideals. bat the
poetic and imaginative faculty came FROM
the mother. His birthplace the old
tory mansien now ca led 'Elmwood." n
larE three story square. wooden house in
the early colonial stSlc. situated in spacious
grounds. surrounded by magnificent elms
and pines planted by his father, with AN
outlook ON the Charles river. Lowell was
fitted for college by william Wells who was
the senior of the firm that published the
series eff Wells a Lilly classics He entered
Harvard IN his sixteenth year and was
graduated In ls3s His frat published
literary production, unless probably sone
poems Of Harvard ana." which lie edited In
1887 e was his noted class poem composed
under peculiar circumstances. At the time
of writing II the collegiate ssnlor
was undergoing brief period
of rusticatiou ut Concord. In consequence of
inattentlon to his text books. His forcs
solourn n this Arcadia of scholarship and
reform ruught him into relatlonsh p with
the trans, endeutaiists who In that day
we're In the habit of gathering ut the home
OF Emerson with whom then began that
friend III p which. despite the playful saiiies
of tue Younger poet In his earlier writings,
only terminated with the death OF the esder
The young eatirist saw tho humorous
eide of the social movements OF the
day. and the class poem, scintiliHt-
IN with wit attacked the alol lalonlsts.
Carlyle. Emerson and trunsceudentalists.
In the luw school of Harvard Lowell received
the deRreeof III. Is and was admitted To the
bn n tsl1 The only record of the practice
ot his profession is found In n story entitled
'My FIRST Client" published In the Boston
Miscellany Henceforth he gave himself EN-.
tirtiy to literature In isti volume of
poems written under the influence of affce-
tion for "A woman O genius vino became his
wife, published under the title of "A
Years Life"
Tive volume was never repubilshed and OF
the seventy poems only a small part haxe
been deem d worthy of reprinting by the
author Ills marriage to the woman who
inspired these poems took place In 1854
aIarla white was an ardent aboiitionlst, and
no doubt her influence assisted In farming
HE tho lights to the serious side OF thai
cause to which he rendered Immortal
ryce.
To understand LoweIrs character II In
necessary to remember that he was not only
poet d scholar aud a humorist. but always
II conservative and Il critic. No man was
znone thoroughly imbued than he with the
fundamental principles of American democ-
racy-a democracy without demagogism; ma
man more tealous tn an he of the untarn lshed
renutnt on OF America IN politics and titera.
ture ne nun more quick to see any depart
ure frefn the high ideal of the republic. and
his flaming pen was turned to attack what.
ever as .aIed this ideal--at one time siuv-
cry, Mt another time vicious polit Ieal
method threatening the purity OF demo
cratic society His radieall-m wa. always
: eonserTa ative, his criticism always eonstruc-
tiv, Lowell and his wiTn were regular CON
tributors 90 the Liberty Bell. and his name
appeared ln lsIk In the Ant- slavery stand
ard a. corresponding editor. In this paper
IN fsaf fhAG h IA la 81 hat nd
mostly appeared Later the Boston Cour Ter
was the vehicle of his productions, and in
fits co utnns the first series of the "Hlglow
Papers" was given to the public, beginning
in the issue for June, 1916. and ending In isiz
In is4s he undertook the editing of the
Pioneer, a literary and critical magazine.
Only three numbers were published, the
venture failing through financial disaster to
the publishers In this maIazlne gas begun
series of essays on the poets and dramat.
lists, which atterward formed the material
for Conversations With Some OF the Old
Poets" In iss& came volume of verse
containIng"A Legend of Brittany" with thIr.
ty-three miscelisneous poems and thirty.
seven sonnets These were followed
in isg by "The Vision of Sir Laun-
fai." one Of the most exquisite
productions OF hs genius, poem founded
on the legend of the Holy Grail, wh,~h Is
sad TO have been composed In a sort Of
frenzy in about forty eight hours, during
which the poet scarcely ate slept
In 1877 MIR. Lowell was appointed by Presi-
dent Hayes to the Spanish mission. from
which .Ie was transferred 20 the court OF st.
James
In iss Lowell was deputed as minister to
England and, until recalled by President
Cleveland. he was our representative at &c.
James
Loweil's first wife died In 1858. He married
n second time in 1857 Miss Dunlap. OF Port.
land, Me, and who died In 1885.