The Washington herald., 1908-06-21

that Carlyle had wished to give the books
and that his friends Norton and Emerson
had suggested that he leave them 10 the
library in his will.
This was what was finally done, and
when Carlyle died the books came over
here. in accordance with the following in
dlvidually stated provision:
Felt Kindly Toward America.
Having with good reason, ever since
my first appearance in literature, a va
riety Of kind feelings, obligations. and
regards toward New England, and, in
deed. long before that, a hearty good
viii. real and steady. which still con-
;inues, 20 America at large and recog-
nizing with gratitude how much OF friend
liness, OF actually credible human love,
I have had from that great country, and
what immensities OF worth and capabN-
ity believe and partly know to be lodg-
ed especially in the silent classes there,
have now. after due consultation as to
the Possibilities. the excusabHities Of It.
decided 10 fulfill a fond notion that has
been lowering In my mind these many
years: and 1 do therefore beoueath the
books (whatever OF Cnem 7 could not
borrow, but had 20 buy and gather. that
is in general whatever OF them are SIN
here which I used in writing on Crom-
well and Friedrich. and which shall be
accurately searched for and parted from
my other books. 20 the president and feI-
lows Of Harvard College as a
poor testimony Of my respect for that
alma mater Of so many Of my trans
Atlantic friends and a token of the feel
ings above indicated toward the great
country OF which Harvard Is the chief
school ."
OF intrinsic value a. a collection Of old
books. the Carlyle library has little. But
IL does have assOcia ton and symbolic
value in a high degree. and this worth
and interest are greatly enhanced by the
death mask Of Cromwell which Carlyle.
before his death. gave to Norton and
which the professor, since Carlyle's death
has given 10 the library. that il may
be with those books relating 10 Crom-
well which Mr. Carlyle bequeathed with
such memorable and affecting words"
When Carlyle sent the death mask 10
Mr.. Norton, packed by his own hand in
an old cigar box he sent also these
words.
'You'u not be sorry 10 have this. and
there are some. maybe. in your country
who would ike 10 see how that mans s
dead face looked. just one of the strong
est and tenderest OF human faces and q
great expression - gentleness in it,
Original Thackeray Manuscript
A unique possession Of the library and
one which visitors will examine with
much interest is the original manuscript
OF Thackerays Roundabout Papers"
I
Prof. Norton by Sir Leslie Stephen.
whose first wife was Thackeray's young
er daughter. after he had been over here
In 1890 and was made an honorary doc
tor Of laws az a Harvard commencement
The ESSAYS which make Up the volume
appear 70 have been written wherever the
author happened 20 be when the mood OF
composition seized him. Some OF the
| sheets-aT Of which are written IN a fine,
| clear hand-bear the wheat sheaf and
/ crossed sickles Of The Cornhiu Naga-
zine" whose editor Thackeray then was.
and others are on the paper Of the Athen-
aeum or the Garrick Club. The manu-
script Is disfgured here and there by the
thumbing Of compositors. whose names
are roughly scrawled in pencil upon T.
/ but these marks are. Of course, only ad-
/ ditional evidence of the things authen-
ticity.
Some professed originals OF the
[ Roundabout Papers Sir Leslie has de
| clared. were bought by a collector OF
my acquaintance, who was an old friend
/ Of Thackerays s He told Mrs. Richie
J. l(Thackeray's eldest daughter OF this.
and she had 10 explain 10 him that he had
been cheated"
] Forging Thackeray manuscript had.
/ ir fact. come TO be a regular business in
/ London by the date OF this manuscripts
/ presentation. For, though Thackeray
wrote two entirely different hands. one
/ upright. as in this case. and one slOp-
! ing. neither hand would be hard 10 iml-
/ tate Decidedly difficult. however. would
/ It be richly 20 vary an expression as
/ Thackeray so frequently does in this
manuscript. or. on the other hand, 70 in
vent lines so charming as some he here
entirely sCppresSeS. In the essay, MI
/ NiSi Bonum," We find IN the manuscript
! after an allusion 10 Irving's untold love
4 story. this sentence, which has never
! been printed. "One fancieS the kindly
/ simple smiling boy advancing and laying
/ a flower or two on q grave