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“Journey through the Land of the Aztecs”; then another illustrated paper on “Caracus”; then come stories

However, this editorial is part of a series of texts that deal with a coherent theme that has been identified

“Live and let live” is the motto of people in these parts.

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diverging, splitting, forking off, (as those heavenly bodies, the comets, sometimes do,) into two parts

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However, this editorial is part of a series of texts that deal with a coherent theme that has been identified

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They are evidently a part of the people far too good for this wicked world.

All this is good; but we especially admire the “Stand aside” part.

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It was the seventh of nine Whitman short stories that were published for the first time in the journal—the

Tomb-Blossoms " (January 1842), " The Last of the Sacred Army " (March 1842), " The Child-Ghost; A Story

Whitman was in his early twenties when his short stories began appearing in The Democratic Review ; he

In the story, two brothers, Nathan, the elder, and Mark, the younger, are raised by their grandfather

It remains the second most often reprinted tale among Whitman's short stories.

For more on the moral of the story, see Patrick McGuire, "Legend of Life and Love, A (1842)," in Walt

Half-Breed; A Tale of the Western Frontier" (June 1–6 and 8–9, 1846; formerly "Arrow-Tip"), "Dumb Kate—An

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

Wind Foot" was reprinted as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story

reprinted "Wild Frank's Return" (May 8, 1846), "A Legend of Life and Love" (June 11, 1846), "Dumb Kate

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

Whitman made several minor changes to the story before publishing it in installments in the Eagle .

For another story in which the villany of a mixed-race character becomes a major component of the plot

Some of the revisions made to the language of the story for publication in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle are

reprinted "Wild Frank's Return" (May 8, 1846), "A Legend of Life and Love" (June 11, 1846), "Dumb Kate—An

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

Wind Foot" was reprinted as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story

For another story in which the villany of a mixed-race character becomes a major component of the plot

This dark story is also reminiscent of the psychological tales of Edgar Allan Poe.

However, the story was reprinted in Massachusetts and New York in December 1841.

In the Daily Troy Budget (Troy, NY), the story was reprinted as a two-part serial.

The first part of the story appeared in the December 8, 1841 issue, while the concluding part was published

Collect (1882), in which he reprinted a selection of his short stories.

.; See Walter Whitman, "Bervance: or Father and Son," Daily Troy Budget, December 8, 1841, [2]; Walter

Whitman, "Bervance: or Father and Son," Daily Troy Budget, December 10, 1841, [2].

Twist is a London high born orphan whose story critiques the living conditions of the working poor and

Her story, like the others, is filled with tragedy, misfortune, the loss of innocence, and the examination

There are few prettier customs than that, said to be prevalent in some parts of Europe, of adorning the

Twist is a London high born orphan whose story critiques the living conditions of the working poor and

Her story, like the others, is filled with tragedy, misfortune, the loss of innocence, and the examination

a way that will probably give the law to the whole of that Pacific empire of which they are a main part

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As a result, "Death in the School-Room" is often read as an anti-corporal punishment story.

This story may be based, in part, on Whitman's own experience as a schoolteacher on Long Island.

R., "To the Editor of the Boston Morning Post," Boston Morning Post , August 4, 1841, [2].

Here, the story was published under the title "Death in the School-Room. ( A Fact .)."

Whitman's multiple revisions to the story's ending are recorded in our footnotes.

.; R., "To the Editor of the Boston Morning Post," Boston Morning Post, August 4, 1841, [2].; "Pay of

(June 1–6 and 8–9, 1846; formerly "Arrow-Tip"), "A Legend of Life and Love" (June 11, 1846), "Dumb Kate—An

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

Wind Foot" was reprinted as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story

About "Dumb Kate.—an Early Death" " Dumb Kate.

Kate, the story's protagonist, is a beautiful young woman, characterized as both harmless and helpless

Walter Whitman, "Dumb Kate.

For years afterward, Kate's story becomes the topic of conversation among local gossips when they pass

"Dumb Kate.—An Early Death" Walter Whitman Dumb Kate.

Patrick McGuire, "Dumb Kate (1844)," in Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia, ed. J. R.

Kummings (New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1998), 194.; Walter Whitman, "Dumb Kate.

Early Death," The Columbian Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine 1 (May 1844): 230–231.; McGuire, "Dumb Kate

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

"Pieces in Early Youth" was also reprinted in Whitman's Complete Prose Works (1892): see "Dumb Kate.

It is a brief story about Dai, an invisible spirit and guardian angel who has been sent to watch over

The moral of the story appears at the end, where Whitman writes, "Thus the tale is told in Heaven, how

In addition to "Eris; A Spirit Record," two other short stories by Whitman involve angels who similarly

In 1844, The Columbian Magazine published four of Whitman's short stories.

Collect (1882), in which he reprinted a selection of his short stories.

(June 1–6 and 8–9, 1846; formerly "Arrow-Tip"), "A Legend of Life and Love" (June 11, 1846), "Dumb Kate—An

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

Wind Foot" was reprinted as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story

research would be necessary to confirm whether the clipping in the Feinberg Collection matches the story

that Whitman wrote the story for this specific newspaper as opposed to the editor having reprinted the

This would seem to suggest that the New-York Observer version is the original printing of the story.

"Lingave's Temptation" is unique among Whitman's short stories insofar as it is the only tale in which

located in the Feinberg Collection in preparation for reprinting the story in Collect , see Thomas L

research would be necessary to confirm whether the clipping in the Feinberg Collection matches the story

writing Franklin Evans, see Horace Traubel's entry in With Walt Whitman in Camden dated Wednesday, May 2,

First printed as " The Reformed " in 1842, " Little Jane " was the title Whitman gave to his short story

Whitman printed the story with few additional changes (from the novel version) as "Little Jane" for the

Several revisions to the language of the earliest known printing of the Sun version of the story (1842

For a reprint of the version of the story that was published in Franklin Evans and a complete list of

For a reprint of the version of the story that was published earlier as part of Franklin Evans and a

'"; Several revisions to the language of the earliest known printing of the Sun version of the story

For a reprint of the version of the story that was published in Franklin Evans and a complete list of

For a detailed summary of the plot of the story, see Patrick McGuire, "Little Jane (1842)," in Walt Whitman

"My Boys and Girls" may have been written in the mid-1830s, and it may be, in part, autobiographical.

This custom is also evident at the end of Whitman's " Dumb Kate.

—An Early Death " (May 1844), when "an idle boy" leans over young Kate's grave and drops "the bruised

See Whitman's " Dumb Kate.—An Early Death ."

Collect (1882), in which he reprinted a selection of his short stories.

ProQuest's American Periodical Series database indicates a publication date of March 27, 1844 for Whitman's story

Kummings (New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1998), 442.; See Whitman's "Dumb Kate.—An Early Death.

Whitman addresses similar themes of the death of children or young people in several additional short stories

Escaped " is a revised version of " Revenge and Requital; A Tale of a Murderer Escaped ," a short story

One of the most significant changes to this story was, of course, the change in story's title.

Collect (1882), in which he reprinted a selection of his short stories.

This time, he dropped the subtitle and simply called the story "One Wicked Impulse!"

Arthur Fitz Richards adapted the story as part of a series by Fred Ziv called "Favorite TV Story," also

.; For a detailed publication history of the story under its original title of of "Revenge and Requital

of flowers, or even the occasional noise of an accordeon, Whitman reiterated this refrain often as part

About "Reuben's Last Wish." " Reuben's Last Wish " is one of several stories Whitman published with a

The narrator of "Reuben's Last Wish" explains that he has based the story of Reuben and his father, Franklin

remainder of the pages include temperance articles about events that happened after May 2.

"The Washingtonian," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle , May 24, 1842, [2].

Collect (1882), a volume in which he reprinted a selection of his short stories.

.; "The Washingtonian," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 24, 1842, [2].; See Emory Holloway, "More Temperance

But because Whitman had divided the story into conveniently numbered parts, it was also reprinted as

The revised version of the story was published in three parts, in the September 7–9, 1846, issues of

Arthur Fitz Richards even adapted the story for television as part of a series by Fred Ziv called "Favorite

TV Story," also in 1954.

online after selecting the tale as a "Story of the Week" in 2014.

(June 1–6 and 8–9, 1846; formerly "Arrow-Tip"), "A Legend of Life and Love" (June 11, 1846), "Dumb Kate—An

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

Wind Foot" was reprinted as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story

turned to Camden Pelham's Chronicles of Crime; or, The New Newgate Calendar (1841) as a source for the story

Whitman's story details her determined but ultimately futile attempts both to plead for her husband's

If she died just a year or two prior to the publication of Whitman's story, it is tempting to speculate

This story does not seem to have been reprinted in periodicals following its original printing in The

Collect (1882), in which he reprinted a selection of his short stories.

Whitman's story did appear in the Evening Star ; however, even though the Evening Star printed "Shirval

" in February, the paper cited The Aristidean as the original source of Whitman's story.

that the Aristidean March issue had already appeared by the time the Evening Star printed Whitman's story

The word "Selected" appears after the story, but it is unclear if this means the story was "selected"

from among Whitman's works or if this version of the story (without the original opening paragraphs)

(June 1–6 and 8–9, 1846; formerly "Arrow-Tip"), "A Legend of Life and Love" (June 11, 1846), "Dumb Kate—An

Two of Whitman's stories, including "Shirval: A Tale of Jerusalem," were reprinted in the Eagle before

Foot" was also reprinted as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story

At the opening of the story, Whitman explains that the series represents a set of true anecdotes, and

Like Kate, the title character of Whitman's short story " Dumb Kate.— An Early Death ," this young girl

young man, and it is that intervention that ensures the young girl does not share the same fate as Kate

In the fourth story, a runaway thief takes the time to visit a pawnbroker to retrieve an item that had

In the fifth and final tale, a narrator relates a story in which his mother and grandmother, awaiting

(June 1–6 and 8–9, 1846; formerly "Arrow-Tip"), "A Legend of Life and Love" (June 11, 1846), "Dumb Kate—An

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

Wind Foot" was reprinted as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story

It was one of nine Whitman short stories that were published for the first time in the journal—the eight

Tomb-Blossoms " (January 1842), " The Last of the Sacred Army " (March 1842), " The Child-Ghost; A Story

Whitman was in his early twenties when his stories began appearing in The Democratic Review .

The story also seems to imply Whitman's opposition to capital punishment.

Collect (1882) in which he reprinted a selection of his short stories.

" The Boy-Lover " is a revised and re-titled version of " The Love of the Four Students ," a short story

Whitman made substantial editorial changes to the earlier story, and it was first published with the

"The Love of the Four Students: A Chronicle of New York," The New Mirror 2 (December 9, 1843): 155.

Once Whitman had revised the tale and it had appeared in the American Review , a version of the story

in London that included short stories and serialized novels, on June 12, 1847.

.; "The Love of the Four Students: A Chronicle of New York," The New Mirror 2 (December 9, 1843): 155

(June 1–6 and 8–9, 1846; formerly "Arrow-Tip"), "A Legend of Life and Love" (June 11, 1846), "Dumb Kate—An

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

Wind Foot" was reprinted as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story

Profligate" " The Child and the Profligate " is a significantly revised version of Whitman’s temperance story

The story was first published in this revised form with the new title "The Child and the Profligate"

In 1844, The Columbian Magazine published four of Whitman's short stories.

" The Love of the Four Students ," " Reuben's Last Wish " and " Dumb Kate.

In The Eagle , the story was published as a three-part work of serial fiction, which ran on the first

.; For more on the story's plot, see Patrick McGuire, "Child and the Profligate, The (1841)," in Walt

Press, 1991), 27–30.; For a detailed analysis of Whitman's revisions and the connnections between this story

(June 1–6 and 8–9, 1846; formerly "Arrow-Tip"), "A Legend of Life and Love" (June 11, 1846), "Dumb Kate—An

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

Wind Foot" was reprinted as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story

About "The Child-Ghost; A Story of the Last Loyalist " The Child-Ghost; A Story of the Last Loyalist

"The Child-Ghost; a Story of the Last Loyalist" is frequently read as a historical ghost story.

See "Democratic Review," Daily Troy Budget , May 6, 1842, [2].

[2].

"The Child-Ghost; A Story of the Last Loyalist" Walter Whitman The Child-Ghost; A Story of the Last Loyalist

.; See "Democratic Review," Daily Troy Budget, May 6, 1842, [2].; Walter Whitman, "The Child Ghost; A

Story of the Last Loyalist," Daily Troy Budget, May 10–11, 1842, [2].

For full citations and further information about reprints of "The Child-Ghost; A Story of the Last Loyalist

Periodicals," Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 30 (2013): 214–215.; Walter Whitman, "The Child-Ghost; A Story

of contents for some issues, including that of June 1842.; See Walter Whitman, "The Child-Ghost: A Story

His Grief " (November 20, 1841) and " The Punishment of Pride " (December 18, 1841) and the short story

For more on the story's plot, see Patrick McGuire, " Child and the Profligate, The (1841) ," in Walt

The Washington temperance societies, part of the Washingtonian temperance movement, were popular in New

Wish ," " The Love of the Four Students ," and " Dumb Kate.

Most of the reprintings appear to have taken place in 1844, the year the story was first published in

.; For more on the story's plot, see Patrick McGuire, "Child and the Profligate, The (1841)," in Walt

About "The Death of Wind-Foot" The story that Whitman would later title " The Death of Wind-Foot " was

On February 1–2, 1843, less than three months after the story's publication as part of Franklin Evans

The American Review version of the story was reprinted without change as a two-part serial in The Brooklyn

An Indian Story" and simply "Death of Wind Foot."

Whitman, "Popular Stories. The Death of Wind-Foot.

(June 1–6 and 8–9, 1846; formerly "Arrow-Tip"), "A Legend of Life and Love" (June 11, 1846), "Dumb Kate—An

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

Whitman, "Popular Stories. The Death of Wind-Foot.

An Indian Story," The Dollar Newspaper, July 16, 1845, [1]; W. Whitman, "Ladies Department.

AN INDIAN STORY," Massachusetts Ploughman and New England Journal of Agriculture, August 9, 1845, [4]

About "The Fireman's Dream: With the Story of His Strange Companion.

A Tale of Fantasie." " The Fireman's Dream: With the Story of His Strange Companion.

Herbert Bergman discovered this previously unknown story.

It is there that the story leaves off.

No other reprints of the story have been discovered.

Douglas Noverr, and Edward Recchia, eds., The Collected Writings of Walt Whitman: The Journalism, vols. 1–2

Rowell & Co., 1869), 74.; See Herbert Bergman, "A Hitherto Unknown Whitman Story and a Possible Early

Poem," Walt Whitman Review 28.1 (March 1982): 6.; Bergman, "A Hitherto Unknown Whitman Story and a Possible

Early Poem," 6.; See Whitman's "The Fireman's Dream: With the Story of His Strange Companion.

Seven months after the publication of the story in the Democratic Review , Whitman altered parts of this

"Decoration Day," The Auburn Democrat , May 27, 1869, [2].

1892, 2.

A Hitherto Unpublished Story by Walter Whitman.

Collect (1882), in which he reprinted a selection of his short stories.

.; "Decoration Day," The Auburn Democrat, May 27, 1869, [2].; Walter Whitman, "The Last of the Sacred

1892, 22; Walt Whitman, "A Dream of Patriotism," The Weekly Sentinel and Wisconsin Farm Journal, June 2,

1892, 2.; For a more detailed description of this subset of illustrated reprints, see Blalock, "Bibliography

As the narrator of the story walks past St.

," " Dumb Kate.

The custom of placing flowers on children's graves also appears in his short story " Dumb Kate.

At the end of "Dumb Kate," "an idle boy" leans over young Kate's grave and drops "the bruised fragments

See Whitman's " Dumb Kate.—An Early Death ."

"; For additional commentary on the plot of the story, see Patrick McGuire, "Little Sleighers, The (1844

Whitman addresses similar themes of the death of children or young people in stories like "The Reformed

," "Dumb Kate.

"; See Whitman's "Dumb Kate.—An Early Death.

Willis had commenced a new series of The New Mirror in October 1843, only two months before Whitman's story

The New Mirror," The New Mirror 2 (October 7, 1843): n.p.

fiction either implicitly—as in " Death in the School-Room "—or explicitly in such tales as " Dumb Kate

" The Child’s Champion " and " Dumb Kate ."

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

The New Mirror," The New Mirror 2 (October 7, 1843): n.p.; The major plot events of "The Love of the

(June 1–6 and 8–9, 1846; formerly "Arrow-Tip"), "A Legend of Life and Love" (June 11, 1846), "Dumb Kate—An

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

Wind Foot" was reprinted as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story

For a publication history of the story under its later title of "The Boy-Lover," see "About 'The Boy-Lover

About "The Madman" On May 2, 1888, in conversation with Horace Traubel in Camden, Walt Whitman distanced

See Traubel's entry in With Walt Whitman in Camden dated Wednesday, May 2, 1888 .

fiction, he wrote some short stories with temperance themes after the publication of Franklin Evans

, including " The Love of the Four Students " (January 1843; later " The Boy-Lover ") and " Dumb Kate

Whitman finished the story or simply abandoned it.

See Traubel's entry in With Walt Whitman in Camden dated Wednesday, May 2, 1888.; Thomas Brasher speculates

Erkkila and Jay Grossman (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996), 34.; For a complete synopsis of the story

About "The Reformed" " The Reformed ," the story that Whitman would later title " Little Jane ," was

This means that the original printing of the story actually occurred the week before it appeared as an

The title of the story draws attention to the conversion to sobriety Mr.

The Troy Daily Budget (Troy, NY) reprinted the story on November 26, 1842, and by November 29, the story

Whitman's decision to publish the story in the Eagle as " Little Jane " marked the first time the story

For a detailed summary of the plot of the story, see Patrick McGuire, "Little Jane (1842)," in Walt Whitman

Review 30 (2013): 223–226.; See Walter Whitman, "The Reformed," Daily Troy Budget, November 26, 1842, [2]

(June 1–6 and 8–9, 1846; formerly "Arrow-Tip"), "A Legend of Life and Love" (June 11, 1846), "Dumb Kate—An

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

Wind Foot" was reprinted as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story

the Light of a Young Man's Soul" Whitman's " The Shadow and the Light of a Young Man's Soul " is, in part

In order to recover her family farm, the protagonist of the story worked hard most of her life and, at

Archie takes the story to heart and resolves to let go of his bitterness and work harder, even moving

In the story, Archie Dean, much like a young Walter Whitman, takes a position as a schoolteacher in a

It typically featured western stories, sentimental and moral stories, poetry, and essays on literature

"; Walter Whitman, "The Shadow and the Light of a Young Man's Soul," The Union Magazine 2 (June 1848)

It was the fourth of nine Whitman short stories to appear in the journal—the eight others being " Death

Father and Son " (December 1841), " The Last of the Sacred Army " (March 1842), " The Child-Ghost; A Story

Whitman was in his early twenties when his short stories began appearing in The Democratic Review .

The Democratic Review 's prestige may help explain why two stories published in the journal—" Death in

A Tale of the Times (1842) and in his short story " Dumb Kate.—An Early Death " (1844).

However, this editorial is part of a series of texts that deal with a coherent theme that has been identified

It was the second of nine Whitman short stories that were published for the first time in the journal—the

Tomb-Blossoms " (January 1842), " The Last of the Sacred Army " (March 1842), " The Child-Ghost; A Story

Whitman was in his early twenties when his stories began appearing in The Democratic Review ; he was

See Whitman's note at the bottom of the first page of the story, " Wild Frank's Return ."

This time, the story is simply printed with the heading "A tradition of Long Island." See W.

In addition to "Wild Frank's Return," Whitman also wrote several short stories with temperance themes

, including "The Reformed," "The Child's Champion," "The Love of the Four Students," and "Dumb Kate.

"; See Whitman's note at the bottom of the first page of the story, "Wild Frank's Return.

(June 1–6 and 8–9, 1846; formerly "Arrow-Tip"), "A Legend of Life and Love" (June 11, 1846), "Dumb Kate—An

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

It is now part of the campus of Fordham University. insolently endeavored to browbeat the democrats into

strong arm of power, to arrest, imprison, fine, and punish generally, all the little boys that makes a part

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However, this editorial is part of a series of texts that deal with a coherent theme that has been identified

However, this editorial is part of a series of texts that deal with a coherent theme that has been identified

exceedingly entertaining, and the reader opening at hap hazard, will be apt to rush right through the story

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New York at the time; see, for example, "New-Jersey; Patent Safe Swindle" ( New York Times , April 2,

in New York at the time; see, for example, "New-Jersey; Patent Safe Swindle" (New York Times, April 2,

neither winds its slugglish way to the east and pours its waters into the Nile, not, losing the greater part

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This poem was published on the same day in the New York Evening Post, p. 2.