New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-21
CARLYLE LETTER FOUND
Written to Friend, 1t Depre-
Gates House Hunting.
ALMOST LONGS FOR GRAVE
Shows Sympathy for Thousands
in All Countries Who Seek
New Homes.
From tn. Tribune Correspondent. ]

From The Tribune Correspondent
London Sept. 13-The season Of house
hunting Is on and II seems to have
brought with it this year a season Of dis
covery of hitherto unpublished letters Of
famous people. The latest Is one from
Carlyle. which has TO do with house hunt
ing and shows his perfect sympathy with
the many thousands In all countries who
are this month busily looking for a new
place TO live.
My whole soul grows sick in the bust
ness Of house seeking" wrote the Sage Of
Chelsea Il get 20 think with kind OF
comfort of the grim house six feet by
three. which will need no seeking" The
letter was written from Cralgenputtoch 10
Mrs. Austin. the wife OF John Austin, the
celebrated iurlst. at the time the Carlyles
were preparing TO establish themselves in
London. The letter follows:
"Craigenputtoch March -. 1884
MY dear Mrs. Austin: II the Kensing
ton Householders are like the Medes and
Persians. whose law altereth not our
pretty little speculation has all gone
awry, and this sheet Is already little
bAlNl IMAM Waste paper NY hhNNt ~
perceive, is the 10th. and your letter did
not reach us till late in the evening OF
the appointed 18th. We have at the ut
most only two Postdays weekly here. IN
general only one Ohe Wednesday. which
answers 10 your London Monday; and
tho last week, as it CHANGED, both POST
days did their duty, your express un-
happily tell between them, and so here
we are, ] much fear our Ladyday Com
petitor will have carried the palm, the
rather as he has now only some four free
days before IAdyday itself arrive. what
is 10 be attempted. however. we will still
attempt. A moorlnnd postoffice lies some
six miles from us over the mountains;
thther will !, this blessed spring day,
with this written sheet in my pocket;
that in me. whatever be In Destiny. there
be no delay.
No Need Of Other Devils.
You are very kind and helpful. and
yet II is almost cruel so to task your
Kindness. With clamorous printers devils
one has enough TO do; no need OF other
devils 10 Join in the hunt For the rest
as 20 responsibility take no thought OF
~. ! am we'll persuaded you can please
US better than We could ourselves, were
We already on the spot. My whole soul
grows sick in the business OF house seek
ing. I get 20 think with a kind Of COM
fort Of the grim house six feet by three
which will need no seeking. In return. l
ought 70 profess myself humble in my
acquisitions as TO that matter.
Il must have air 70 breathe I must
have sleep also. for which latter object
procul. o procul este (avaunO. ye accursed
Tribes OF Bugs, we loud oawling watch
men. that awaken the world every half
hour only 10 say what o'clock IL is! Other
indispensable acquisitions I have none.
The house which Lucyhn and you de-
scribe so hopefully seems as II II had
been expressly built for us. Our answer
is at once Secure II for whitsunday II
IL is still attainsbe TIL We hear other
wise We will sull have a kind OF hope
that It may. II you do so prosper there
will then be various other inquiries TO
trouble you with, various minor arrange
nents 10 tax your kind discretion with.
For example, what are the fixtures,
beyond grates7 We have window cur
tains venetian blinds. etc, etc, which
Will be useless here, which might chance
10 ~ them. The measured dimensions OF
all the rooms and windows df you can
procure them) will bring the whole mat
ter before US The general outline OF
the Housekin I already have, By assur-
ance OF Imagination. q sunk story. three
raised ones. the little bedqullt Of garden
before the house, or behind IT, as shall
please the Fates You must, on whole
consent 10 consider US as Brother and
Sister i'm this matter. and freely lend us
your head as we'll as your affection.