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shaken & aired—& should not ask his consent.Your essay is the best piece of work of yours I have seen; parts

He had read papers and the mail—yes, even looked over a part of the accumulated mail, which he had Warrie

Room dark—did not therefore read Burroughs' letter—but repeated a great part of it, and all its substance

And we know that is part of the game, against which we must play but which stands for a vital something—a

Take 25, and let the fellows have them liberally: yes, cut off the advertisement part and send it to

the papers as a literary item—that part of it, at least—those eight or ten lines—in which I make my personal

Warrie spoke several things to him, telling him a story—a fling at the Jews—but W. took no notice of

s tomb as a part of him, consistent with his past. "Walt has a distinct place in literature.

That must have been a wonderful 1/2 hour with W., I[ngersoll] and F[arrell]—the report of it will make

Repeated Clifford's story of Lambdin, W. remarking, "I know Lambdin: he is a bad egg—bad, bad.

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

.: "This part of the back of my belly to the left is the great trouble—sore and hurts and swells."

Tuesday, February 2, 18928:22 A.M. Found W. awake after restless night.

I never heard the story before, but"—with a merry laugh—"I have heard as bad and worse."

Tuesday, February 2, 1892

of Grass printed on thin paper to me as above.This is on the supposition that your big vol. costs £2

Then to me, "Say to Dave, the book should be sold for $2. 50, he to have his discount."

And what a story it tells!

one way or another) put our hands very deep in our pockets for W. within the last few years—for my part

Read W. a great part of this, from Athenaeum: The news of Walt Whitman received by post as we went to

only pray that you may recover sufficient strength to enjoy some measure of comfort and ease.The last 2

York, to this effect: Memorandum of Agreement made this ____ day of ____ between ____ of the first part

Webster & Co. of the second part, WitnessethThe ___ of the first part hereby give permission to Webster

& Co. of the second part to make selections from the poems of Mr.

from the publication of the book made as above designated.In consideration the parties of the second part

Warrie going off laughing and I saying, "A fellow who's big in as many parts as Warrie is not easily

They are now become a part of us—a limb of the critter."

Wild—to both, yes, special remembrances—and particular affectionateness, love, to Wallace, who for his part

And when we parted he offered to draw up contract in afternoon, I to meet him at his father's reception

mother's on the way this special delivery letter from the Telegram office: The Evening TelegramOffice, No. 2

Ann St.,New York, Feb. 13, 1892 Dear Sir:As a result of the editorial and story in today's Telegram small

sage advice falls from him rich as milk from a coconut:18 Feb 1892My dear HoraceSince writing I have 2

months (tho' I cannot imagine how he can do it) I would suggest (and this is very unselfish on my part

getting your letters very much) that for the present you drop down to one letter a day returning to the 2

They are not a story of the fight—they are the fight itself.

You think the niece will yield the money or a part of it?

spoke of Wallace—I mentioning his extreme modesty—indisposition even to order a dinner on his own part

On which I could give no word explaining.I told W. a curious story given me by Brinton.

Is Brinton's story possible?"

Morris came in at Bank about 2:30—said to me, "Say, I have just been over to see Walt—took Miss Repplier

I repeated Morris's story, W. thereupon: "I thought there was a bee in it.

s.2:15 P.M. Reached W.'s. Warrie not home. Upstairs immediately. Mrs. Davis had admitted us.

"I remember the man, too: the man was the chief part of him."

They have been driving hot and fast in each other with dark stories: the worst of which is, that the

Wallace increasedly good at story-telling. Not to bed, Camden, till midnight.

Monday, November 2, 18914:50 P.M. To W.'

Though it is hard to discuss such a man in parts. But his message—well, it was good as a lover's.

Did not get to bed till 2:10. And were to get up at 6:30—in order to get train 8:20.

It saved him from having anything on his own part to say to Warren.

Monday, November 2, 1891

But he could tell a good story, I insisted.

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

And it is in this respect Harrison has been lately playing a constant part—a devilish, picayune part—worthy

I had a volume of short stories. "I should like to see—read it."

I notice a peculiar order to the stories—how is that?

Well, it ought to be first: it is the best of the stories, I guess."

It is not a part of me: demonstration."

In Sir Edwin, this becomes Oriental—it is a part of him (I think as natural a part of him, as other things

And as parting admonition W. urged, "I leave that thing in your hands, Horace.

"I hear from Bucke, but mainly with the old story. He is busy, vigorously at work—well, too."

minute, Horace—I have written Dave to say, if it is not too late, I should like him to wipe out 1891-2

it is all stupid—hardly a choice between parts.

I want you somehow to take a hand in the contradiction of these stories, Horace.

"But I should like to know who furnished the thread of the story: if you can get that from Talcott without

I can see that he is annoyed by the Press story more and more.

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

I can tell you the whole story.

I knew there was labor and trouble attached to the matter—a part of it.

And this the "long story" which he then said he wished to tell me but to which he never had recurred.

But for my part I go with the sinners who are not so damned sure—who do not feel willing to swear we

It was a painful story, the Andersons throughout and from the beginning aggressors.

Spoke of the Colonel's love for W., and gave us a number of good stories about Ingersoll.

would be a mistake to suppose that fanaticism inheres only to the conventional: it may come to act a part

Baker related some stories of Ingersoll's absolute nature—of their travels West—of long talks about Burns

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

He was then here—told me the story. It is interesting—almost dramatic.

Though I did know it was an element of deep personal feeling that in some part steadied him in his fight

Harned told me in substance the same story W. had about Reinhalter, but more specifically.

W. greatly interested—had me re-read a part of it. "How grandly Tom was aroused.

I enclose a copy of mine.I am sending him yr last 2 letters.I fear he has had a rough time of it today

W. remarks, "This tomb story will be a great one to tell the Doctor."

One part of last night's talk should be added here.

It has become a part of me, bone and marrow, and has been the sun of many dark days, making me sure of

say—with all its spirit and naturalness, and as the thing blows—the wind blows—that is not the whole story

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

I have to leave home early on business & shall probably be away 2 weeks, coming home only at week ends.Love

When I think of this story, Horace, and many like it, and think of the filthy, vile, low, vulgar rot

W. had dictated the main part of that to a reporter here. Some points exaggerated afterwards.

Among letters he gives me is "a simple complimentary one" from a woman named Webling: 2 Camden GardensShepherds

Where the Atlantic and Cape May roads part, the one train going one way, the other the other.

you could get the Poet to write his name on the title-page of any good edition of Burns, if he won't part

Wednesday, December 2, 18915:30 P.M. Warrie admitted me—I thought seemed a little disturbed.

It had been laid open at Stockton's story.

It is a nasty story anyway." Wednesday, December 2, 1891

[Showed him] paragraph I had put editorially in today's Post: It should be said that the dubious stories

And at my statement—"That is right, I am glad you said it that way," adding, "There are stories nowadays

These stories about us have the sound of invention, wholly and unmistakably."

"She says women do not create character, write the great poems, construct the great stories."

"Only in part—some pages." "All right, there is no hurry.

I don't think I care to part with it.

Bucke is very vehement about the tomb embroilment—Dec. 2nd: 2 Dec 1891My dear HoraceI have your notes

He smiled and looked at me, "It is a long story, isn't it?

After all the mind, the special local consciousness, is only a smallish part of oneself.

I have from you 2 copies of "Con." I hope you mean to (perhaps have sent) send me a few more.

O'Connor's story. But W. is alive to it. "I hope Tom will seize and clench her."

Loag had just told me a good story of Ingersoll, whom he knows well, and on whom he often calls when

W. seemed to think this a great story.