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Y. to deliver my piece April 14th. Dr. and Mrs.

Thanks for the fine photo: wh' has come safely—I am as well as usual—had blackberries & bread & tea for my

faithfully—pretty fair nights yet—have been formally invited by a N Y Club (quite swell) to a public dinner, my

days & nights here—now the fourth in series—bad condition yesterday and last night & to day—quite bad—my

Camden New Jersey U S America Oct 24 I send you to-day today to same address as this card my Vol.

June 5 Am getting along somewhat better last two days—As I write this, (3 p. m.) have had my dinner—&

Philadelphia ed'n edition L of G. will be ready ab't about 26th or 7th —(I like it best of all my ed'ns

the air I breathed froze me; A thick gloom fell through the sunshine and darken'd me; Must I change my

"No one will get at my verses who insists upon viewing them as a literary performance, or attempt at

"I am not literary, my books are not literature," he proclaimed to Horace Traubel (With Walt Whitman

"The whole drift of my books is to form a new race of fuller & athletic yet unknown characters, men &

And turning to the pictorial cover—"This is my design—I conceived it—it has a good familiar look, after

As it is now he is in my power: I could clap down on him in an hour—stop him outright.

My personal feeling is strong against a precipitate step, as this would be.Ed says W. woke up in just

But the ride was wearisome—it tried my head severely—though in a little while after I got there I had

I suppose Backwater's picture would be considered ideal—indeed, it is good—but to my taste, it falls

Lamented in his resigned, good-natured way that he could not go with me into the country—I being on my

In my mail, which I sat down and read, was this letter from Baker: Law Office, Robert G.

Ingersoll45 Wall StreetNew York, Feby 19.th 1892 My dear Traubel:How is the dear, good and great one?

Those lines, beautiful, true, horrible, stick in my memory. I would not forget them if I could.

request, generally, from the female applicants—no less, in fact, than that I should add a sentiment to my

Harned: "Reinhalter was in today—came to my office. Then he went out to see Moore.

Harned: "That was my position.

They even proposed a privilege from me that Moore should go among my friends and collect the money!

But I would get my copy.

And would get up, despite my protests, and go to the table. "It will do me good.

s on my way home and left the Arena with him.7:15 P.M. Some talk with W.

Said this to my sister in the forenoon, now again to me.

I have gone to several so-called Scotch concerts in my time, but they turned out farcical from gross

You would want bits here and there in outline of my aims, purposes, whatever?"

the plan he has outlined is a good one, though what you tell me of the picture he will use excites my

It was one of my peculiar experiences." Had been working on some poems today.

Here he handed me Sylvester Baxter's letter, reading thus:Boston, July 30, 1890.My dear friend:That young

I did not ask any question, I rarely do, but I put in—"I wish it was my privilege"—something in my manner

"Yes—I shall read it with interest—anything from Castelar has a flavor to my taste.

And then: "I often enough take into my mouth again and chew on Elias Hicks' saying that as for him, he

"This element of 'profound sympathy with humanity' arouses my suspicions.

Yes, my experience with humorists is, that they are all of the more serious color.

days; it seemed the necessity with some to make me so—to make me what I was not, the better to defeat my

He traded for years on my name—on his resemblance to me—got drinks by the use of this resemblance.

I don't know if time and my own thought will justify that opinion—though it is not improbable.

My invitation to attend some sort of Whitman meeting, uptown [Philadelphia] Wednesday—residence of Adams

get up—whispered, 'Get on your feet—show yourself, if no more' or something of that sort—so up I got—my

In talking with Thomas Sergeant Perry last night we fell to discussing your work, and to my delight I

Howells and he were two of my most honored friends."

understand: why, I am as much as anybody a weigher, investigator—questioning significances—anxious to get at my

I have spent a fearfully depressed day—one of my worst—everything heavy, uncertain, whirling.

But my idea is, that Shakespeare, Browning, unexpressibly grand as their work has been, are democrats

Bonsall may be mistaken—but my guess now would be that it's a good sample of the damned sneaking editorial

My dear Traubel: The lecture referred to by Bush is simply an address that the Colonel gave before a

Adding, with his finger up, "And this time my shorthand man: don't forget!"

And to my "yes," consented.

You know my notions. Make him understand them. I have to trust mainly to you anyway."

I was going along Pennsylvania Avenue one day—in my usual easy-go-lucky way—this way and that—taking

that time, asked me about some dates, saying very frankly, 'You are an old printer and will appreciate my

My school boy reminiscences are not of the brightest—in fact I look on the guides of the rising generation

enlarge, as orators often do, on the dignity and responsibility of the educational vocation; but for my

part I would prefer to see my subject in a wider and more public sphere of usefulness than that afforded

INSANE ASYLUM LONDON ONTARIO 16 Sep. 1891 My dear Walt Whitman / Our friend H.L.T. set rather a bad precedent

immediately after my coming here!

He forwarded me a letter from my old school chum, & dear friend always, Fred Wild.

I am trying to cheer him up and strengthen him with my magnetism."

Come to my house on Sunday evening, and I will have him there to meet you."

It would give me great pleasure to grant this request, out of my regard to Mr.

it, as he showed when I went to give him an account of my interview with the Secretary.

" 'I cock my hat as I please, indoors and out,' " I quoted.

Sir: According to your request, I send to you my reply to the application trans letter of Judge Bowers

"The only other copy of Camden's Compliment I had I sent to my sister," he said.

cheerfully accept, A little sustenance, a hut and garden, a little money— these, as I rendezvous with my

minute, Thither every-day life, speech, utensils, politics, persons, estates; Thither we also, I with my

cheerfully accept, A little sustenance, a hut and garden, a little money, as I rendez- vous rendezvous with my

Nor for myself—my own rebellious self in thee? Down, down, proud gorge!

minute, Thither every-day life, speech, utensils, politics, persons, estates; Thither we also, I with my

cheerfully accept, A little sustenance, a hut and garden, a little money, as I rendez- vous rendezvous with my

You will easily recognize the article—I enclose you my address—write me a line about it, at your leisure

Camden New Jersey U S America Oct 23 I send to-day to same address as this card my Vol.

Camden, N Jersey—U S America Sept 7 I send you to-day by mail to same address as this card, my Volume

Camden, New Jersey—U S America Sept 7 I send you to-day by mail, to same address as this card, my Volume

Camden Saturday Evn'g Sept. 14 '89 Nothing particular or new in my affairs or condition—feel bad enough

328 Mickle street Camden New Jersey U S America Feb: February 11 '86 My dear K C I send you the two Volumes

close, but we are having a warm spell here—(now the fourth day of it) —I am ab't as usual in health—my

Dublin Aug 31. 1888 My dear W.

London Ontario Canada Aug August 16 — Am back again here all right after my Quebec and Ha-ha bay trip—Have

& comfortable enough, but horribly crippled & banged up—Spirit moved me to write you a line & send my

I am well as usual—hot here—am sitting here by the window as I write—ate my dinner with appetite—heard

Camden New Jersey Oct: 17 '89 Thanks for the nice currants (I have had some for my breakfast) & the good

Camden Thursday Evn'g Oct: 4 '88 Still here in my sick room—everything much the same—Book printing &c

, that whatever pieces are printed, I reserve the right to include them in any future collection of my

compliance with your request in letter of 28th I this day send you by mail to same address as this card my