Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-12

versal or the conventional architecture ne
explained by saying that he wanted the
cook to have chance to see what was GO
ing on and he did not want the neighbors
to catch him kissing his wife on Sunday,
because that was forbidden by the laws of
Connecticut.
Early Hartford Writers.
The first book published in Hartford was
written by Rev. Thomas Hooker, the found
er of the Connecticut colony, who has
stamped his individuality upon the insti-
tutions Of this country. He W the Martin
Luther Of New England, Of whom it was
said, He was the parson, who, while doing
pocket About 100 of his sermons have
been published and several theological
works from his pen. including "A Survey
of the Summe Of Church Discipline" Nearly
all the early publications in this, in
every other country, were on religious top
les. Hartfords first secular writer was
Roger Wolcott, the historian. Another Of
a ahf early o writer's Ss hes Joel
Vision Of Columbus" two pompous and pom
derous epics. perhaps the most ambitious
poetical compositions ever produced in
America. They are as long as Virgil OF
Homer, and not half as interesting Joel
Barlow came here in 1853, when he was
about twenty-eight years old, as the editor
OF newspaper. He devoted most of his
publishing volume Of DR.. Watts hymns
and writing the two volumes mentioned.
He also acted as agent for the Georgia
Land Company, which was one Of the big
gest swindles ever attempted In America
He was afterward in the consular and dip
lomatic service, member of Congress, q
friend Of Robert Fulton's, and built one of
the finest mansions in the city of Washing
ton, which still stands on 8 street, near
Connecticut avenue, know as Kalorama.
Samuel Griswold Goodrich, whose delight
ful books for children, were written under
nf or Do
1860. was bookseller and publisher In
Hartford for many years until he became
editor Of the New York Commercial. All
OF the Peter Farley books were written in
Hartford
George Dennison Prentice, the brilliant
editor OF the Louisville Journal, and the
inventor of the funny paragraph in news.
papers, learned his trade as an editor and
laid the foundation Of his reputation in
Hartford as a. writer for THE New Eng
land Review" In 1926 he was succeeded
by a young Quaker from Newburyport
sent several poems to the Review for pub
LEGATION that attracted the attention of
Prentice and induced him to encourage
Whistler to undertake literary career. 1t
Is singular fact that the most reckless
erratic and irresponsible humorist of the
early literary history of our country, should
have been the foster-father of our most
serious, gentle and conscientious poet.
Horace Bushnell's Genius.
Rev. Henry Clay Trumbull, D. D., for
many years editor Of the Sunday School
Times; John Fiske, the historian and
dozen other celebrated literary men were
born in Hartford or did their best work
here, but the greatest genius, in literary
way, according to the opinion of Dr. A. R.
Sponord. assistant librarian of Congress
was the late Horace Bushnell. If you
read an interview / printed with DR.. Spot
ford the other day, you will remember
that he pronounced Horace Bushnell the
greatest sermoniZer America has ever pro-
duced and said that his essays and other
writings show a fertility and power of
thought and a beauty Of style that are in
compare bic. Dr. Bushnell came to Hart
ford in 1888 as pastor of what is now the
Park Congregational Church, and occupied
Its pulpit for forty-three years until his
death In 1876. The church faces the state
capitol and Bushnell Park. which was
named in his honor because he first pro-
posed It, AS l wrote you the other day, it
was the first public park ever laid out in
the United States, and for that reason they
the American park system" The mantle
OF DR.. Bushnell has fallen upon Rev.
Joseph Hopkins Twichell. known to Mark
Twain, Charles Dudley Warner. Senator
Hawley and other of his boon COMPANIONS
as Joe Twchell, the most popular man
in Hartford, if not in all New England.
His friends will tell you that nobody can
preach half as well as Joe" Twichell.
and he has written many charming maya
zine articles and life of John Winthrop
l have not alluded to Noah Webster one
of the most famous of the literary lights
Of Hartford, and must save him for an
other letter.