The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03
Hawthorne In Lenox.
(Interior.)

1t is in Lenox we Hawthorne the spring o.
1880 resting after The Scarlet Leer-the mighty erea-
which had placed forever in the galaxy of letters new
Il tiny house that little red house he
pied upon the hillside and overlooking bit OF landscape
whose charm whose lights and shadows and whose tn
the lake and mountains beyond meaning and inspira
which of blessing rcsttunes and
invigoraton Indeed the fascination OF the
alurng that he said Il not write in the presence OF
that view.
On all these points about us the eye OF Hawthorne rested
in and lavish admiration though was view of which
he tired TO extent he wearied of the climate
ing in mountainous attitudes DR. Holmes rides down from
Pittsheld visit the Hawhornes the second year OF their
stay Hawthorne insists upon holding DR. Holmes horse
while it's rider dismouns to step inside to get view
through the boudo window On coming the genial doc
tor said Us there another in all America who ever
had great honor to have the author of The Scarlet
Letter hold his horsei get this view in Hawthornes
'The house stands on gently sopins eminenee short
distance in the lap OF the valley beautiful lake re-
ecng perfect image of its wooded banks and of the
SUBMITS OF the distant hills as it cleaned in CLASSY
tranquility without the trace OF winged breeze on any
part Of its bosom There is glen between this house ana
the lake through which winds little brook with pools and
tiny waterfalls the great roots OF trees The glen IS
deep aud filled with trees that 1t Is all dense
shadow Of obscury Beyond the lake is Monument noun
tain looking like headless sphinx wrapped in Persian
shawl when clad in the rich and diversified au'naI ioese
of its woods and beyond Monument the dome OF laoonS
whose head distant than ever IN winter when
snow patches visible but which generally is darn
blue UNMARRIED mountain top There are many nearer H
which border the valley, and all this intervening hill eoun
try is rugged The OF winter are ineoipnafehlN
splendid and when the ground covered with no bril-
liancy OF tint expressihe by words within in
distance Of the effect Our southern view At that time
with clouds and atmosphcrca hues neither be dc
scrhed nor imagined and the various distances of the hill
which lie and the remote dome OF Iaeonic arr
brought out accuracy And the face OF nature car
never beautiful than in May when Monument ant
It's brethren green and the lghness of the tint take
away something their massiveness and ponderosi
they respond with velier effect TO the shine and shade
the sky Each then stands out in its own indNduor
of hue
II must added In the interest of historical veraeiy
that there passage in the introduction to Iansewoo
Tales written within after the hawthorhes et
enox showing that the novelist grew rather aweay viii
of the enhancing landscape Just described
Hawthorne is back (IS53) in Concord and writes;
ut idle to imagine that airy guest from Monumen
mountain Bald Summit and old Greyock shaggy with pr
meval forests could see anything to admire in my broa
meadows and gentle emnenees Yet TO there is pecr
liar quiet charm about them They are better than mour
tains they do stamp and stereotype hemsevc
into brain and thus grow wearsome with the same sto
impression repeated day after day few summer week
among mountains, lifetime among green meadows an
placid slopes with outlines forever because continual
fading Of the such would be sober choice