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Friday, October 2, 1891To W.'

My lecture is with my sketches, about 2 hours long—1/2 hour to each part, & about 1/2 hour to the sketches

part would put him in a wrong light—while he is not able to tell the whole story, which is a long one

W. had spent a day of varied indications—part of it restless, part peaceful.

It is a necessary part of the story." Referring to Chile, "How absurd we are!

I had brought him a copy of the new Atlantic containing the second part of O'Connor's story.

How had the second part of O'Connor's story impressed him? He said, "I read it."

But it is more than that—that is only a part of the story."

—a large three-story and basement. They had a floor or part, and gave W. the hall room. Mrs.

The letter with the first part of the story of Bucke's visit. Didn't I tell you?

They are part of the scheme.

It is part of the man!"

They are part of a story which should be faithfully preserved." Left Harper's Weekly with him.

part felt and part wool. As if they knew that better than any other of us!"

The story is like Woodbury's shirt-sleeve story—it is entitled to no credit."

It is too long a story.

Then the story goes on—oh!

Last night I had him here telling me sailor-stories—stories of the big steamers.

It is a capital story. I was almost saying the story was better than the picture."

There are several shiftings-about at sea—but the story as a whole is a land story.

written and part printed.

W. was annoyed by this story.

That is the whole story, if story there be."

Davis sat in the parlor part of the time with us.Sunday, June 2, 188910.15 A.M.

the good story well told.

they would probably meet it with another, perhaps a better, story: the story told by one of the Greek

or does he only go part way?

Yet for its better advancement I have to play the part of a grateful citizen—part repugnant!

it—tells a part of it, indeed, a good part of it: but that is not all."

The story convulsed W.

s cat story.

instead of a Millet story?"

This story of John's had "Oh!

Conway.No. 2[W.

W. had me repeat the story.

"They are a part of me—I am a part of them—William, Nellie.

part true.

Phillips told the story beautifully; indeed, I think the best part of Phillips was in the asides, the

This is a part of the so much that went towards producing my English editions: the story is not to be

of the story."

It is an old story.

Yet that is not the whole story. That's my part of the story.

of things done and missed being done, stories of heroism and cowardice, stories of meanness and generosity—stories

"Part of it—yes."

It is excellent—the first part and the closing part of it especially.

And with some minor further references to his "head—the poor worried brain there," they parted.

s part not the same perfect ease, of course. W. had said to them both, "You will write to me soon?

Wallace only takes a part of his goods to Canada. We talked sundry things.

I went with them on train—gave each other our calm good-bye—and so, parting!

his hands resting on the arms of his chair and his eyes raised over his glasses, was telling her a story

And that "Japanese missionary business" on the part of the Unitarians, which had always aroused his laughter

As to Lincoln's laugh: "I do not remember that as remarkable, but I remember his cheer, his story-telling—always

the good story well told.

I interpolated a story of the difference in millhands—the native American always speaking to the Boss

"It is a good story," he said—"you must consider it a great possession—as it is: I should say that was

But now I suppose they have parted, Doctor his way, Wallace his.

You know these stories are rife, or were, even then in those old days; it seemed the necessity with some

It is the old story of the man who dislikes to have the sauce he has so often passed around served up

It is the Socrates story over again: there's the eligibility for all that in me.

penetrate the fellows—by subtle questions—not too direct—suggestion, manner, speech—till the whole story

"It's as much a part of the book as the reading pages."

Chicago, Sept. 2, '88.

The chair part is, as the critics would say, "a bold conception," but whether 'tis not an infraction

That's the whole story. But of course the ass will be beaten off?"

It seemed to me Moncure was quite simple—conversational—went direct to his point—told his little story—then

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Wednesday, September 2, 1891

Harned told a story of a fellow suing a client of his for a hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars.

And there is the other, too: I took the better part of two days putting it together.

W. told his "good story" of the Benton-Calhoun duel.

And he responded: "Yes indeed—I was going to say, in part because of them—on the ground that none of

and it tells Ned's story, too. His disposition towards me is true and noble. But America's?

I shall trust you fellows to do it, my part being, as before, to stand off, to let things in your hands

side—to have some one indicate that things are not all they might be: as the old lady says in the story

of sympathy: but there you could buckle to"—here he slapped the arm of his chair—"lend a hand, take part

And yet, if after all the noise, doubt, expectation, Cleveland should be elected I for my part would

laughed but answered at once: "I must be a good deal of an anarchist, too—though anarchist only tells a part

of the story."

I instanced the cyclone of 2 years ago—but he shook his head: "Even than that, for after all, that was

Symmetry, or proportion, "or any single quality" would not "tell the entire story.

I approve the suggestion of Farson that we reserve the whole floor at $1.00 and part of the gallery.I

shut him out from a building in which he had already proclaimed his views, without a thought on the part

"No—I guess not: am sure not: he is in great part Philistine, you know." As friendly as Dowden?

I am very impatient of stories which imply the concentration of all historical meanings in single eminent

"Especially the last part, Walt—the part the fellow says you revised and you say you didn't."

, a long story—important!"

—we parted. There was something deeply stirring in his manner.

I remember one of his stories—it is in point (maybe I am not any too clear about its details any more

be mentioned, named, described, but always felt when present: the direct off-throwing of nature, parting

Referred then to the picture: "It has a curious fitness, right in its place—tells its own story."

B. sent down by me, for W. to autograph, Whitman books as follows: "L. of G." editions '84, '71-2, Century

"Well, I don't know if it would be called that: he said something, so did I—I suppose my part of little

I know we all have spots, if only they can be touched, at which flattery is pleasant, but the story of

Edwin Arnold is a bigger story than this.

I don't know if I have mentioned Jesse in Specimen Days or not—there were 2 brothers of them—Frank and

After we had shaken hands, I said immediately, handing them out, "I have kept my part of the bargain:

Broadway New York" (envelope all crushed, torn, discolored) and forwarded from them to "Walt Whitman 91 1/2

Wednesday, October 2, 18898.05 P.M. W. in kitchen, talking with Gilchrist.

G. repeated several amusing stories of James' visit to Gilder some time ago.

Described minutely 'The Wept of Wish-ton-Wish,' then: "A very good play was founded on this story many

A great French pantomimist—a Madame Celeste—a famous woman in those days—took the part of the lost girl

Wednesday, October 2, 1889

He has seen Gilchrist, spent part of a day there.

And for my part I think he has gone about under fortunate conditions.

He wished to know what W. thought of a hall and I said, "He will not take part in that phase of the work—he

He commended my statement to Baker that W. took no part in the details.

Gaustich—I think that was his name—wrote a story in which he said somewhere off towards the end, in the

whole face would light up anticipatingly as he spoke: he was serene, quiet, sweet, conciliating, as a story

Curiously, too, Emerson enjoyed most repeating those stories which told against himself—took off his

As they say in the story—whiskey makes a man strong: put a glass, or two glasses, of whiskey, in him,

This, you see, is part of the history of Leaves of Grass—I have been driven from post to pillar, yet

So that it is the part of a wise man to allow for his idiosyncrasies."

The best part of the address is, that you like it better the second reading than the first, and better

Your liking ascends: it is so rich in indirection, no penetrating eye can fail to catch a part of the

Did not consequently get to bed till three o'clock, walking about a mile at 2:30 to mail the manuscript

I thought after he had gone back—back into remote parts—I could do him no better kindness than by sending

And at the more personal part of the letter W. exclaimed, "Good Colonel! Sure enough, I am rich!"

that: people come: I brighten up: they brighten me up: they go away thinking that 'sthat's the whole story

brought up near the sea which exerts a profound influence on the mode of thought and feeling of each."2.

W. said: "It was charged against him that he showed an anxiety to prove the story of revelation—so-called—true

W. assented "Yes: but there 'sthere's more to the story: I never once have questioned the decision that

right fist and set his eyes to a mock fire, laughter almost preventing him telling the rest of the story

The manner in which he told this was convulsing, but he added more seriously: "Of course that's a story—will

do to go along with other stories.

He was not "disposed to ridicule investigation of the sort," but for his own part he was "staggered by

They are part of a story which should be faithfully preserved." Left Harper's Weekly with him.

Can storied urn, or animated bustBack to its mansion call the fleeting breath?"

The best part of Griffin's note is in what he refrains from saying: the best of us is never put into

Well, a blustering day is part of a year, too: I like all kinds of days: Tom's kind the same's any other

"Whether this is almost the end"—W. reflected—"whether the story is now nearly closed, it baffles us

And this picture carries me back to that story: it is full to fullness of just such circles—sweeping,

It cuts to the marrow—at least to my marrow: is a sort of confession of faith on my part.

I suggested: "Why can't you sometime dictate your story to me?

I think that should be—in fact, regard that as a necessary part of the speaking, on no account to be