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He went over the Sanborn story again.

I have told you the story of Lord Houghton? And George Childs knows something about it, too.

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

paid for, the poem was not printed until after Whitman's death in 1892.draft pages, undated, image 2

Sanborn pleased him: I read parts of it over to him a second time. As to a telegram from J. H.

So they set to and transported me without the least effort on my part—chair and all.

And then he told a story laughingly: "Well—it was allowable, wasn't it?

I remember dimly a story of Alcibiades.

It was in such a way he retorted: and I adopt the story, as fitting my coat!"

Davis sat in the parlor part of the time with us. Saturday, June 1, 1889

Sunday, June 2, 188910.15 A.M. W. was writing postals at this time. Looked exceedingly well.

I was never in favor of reducing the postage from 3 to 2 cents—and now somebody even proposes to make

It has always been so: it is a part of my ancestral quality persisting and saving.

Sunday, June 2, 1889

Referred to a story Scovel had told him once "with great unction"—"It was always so funny to me—to think

But he said: "I have looked through it—have read the last part there, connected with the lines from Leaves

He had heard rather questionable stories of Tom, "but I give them no credence—never did: I put the matter

I could never entirely shake off the desire to stop there—stay there—become part of that new country.

s part in it was warm and large, but taken without any understanding of the peculiar base of the theory

Indeed, I am more and more persuaded that the ill, too, has its part to subserve—its important part—that

cowardly—the elements evilly at work, with terrible effect: and stormy disasters anywhere—are they not all part

I, for my part, rejoice in the opposition—in the whole turmoil—it evokes declarations from the other

laughed especially with idea of the Item getting on moral stilts—the dirtiest lyingest sheet in these parts

W. then added with a laugh: "That is a part of my quarrel with Horace here about Emerson.

And he persisted in it, too—I think for several years—2 years or so.

A part of 'The Carpenter' is here: I am a figure in that."

All through history, we find—in all ancient peoples—moralism had a part.

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

sort—a sortie, an assault, a surprise, a surrender—something of that sort—but that is not the whole story

But he laughed quietly, looking across at me, "But we survive all such things—they are a part of our

Not the least part of it was Sherman's little speech—the General's—it was very good."

I read him part of a letter received today from Lincoln Eyre in regard to the fund, W. remarking: "It

It is too long a story.

Attributes part of it to confinement—yet fears to risk the chilliness out of doors—is so extremely sensitive

Bucke's book in the statistical, geneological way—as far as that goes—reliable, confirmed: all the first part

His letter came in the noon mail—delivered about 2—and I was sitting here—felt particularly in the mood—had

men stir up in others, but that in order to rightly—largely—measure men, we must consider the whole story—what

"Yes—Doctor was excited—is apt to get that way at times—it is a part of his nature.

"No—I very rarely read continued stories." Talking, though, quite fully, of Ebers.

We discussed judgment by impression—whether reliable, and W. contended:"It is part of the long search

—The story that Boulanger has been invited to take up his abode in Canada?"

or later elect an Italian Pope, resident in Italy and one of their own people" [quoted here only in part

Adding that for his "own part" he would "prefer an interim now before the issue of such a volume—say,

He gave me Bucke's letter of the 18th—also read mine of same date, in part.

George's Hall, read Garland's story "Under the Lion's Paw."

W., after asking me if it "was worth while" asked further—"What was the drift of the story?"

in the editorial corner of one of the papers—I think a Camden paper—about so much"—measuring about 2

He probably never told us the whole story.

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

Had laid aside for me The Camden Courier, June 1, 1883, containing 2-column notice of Bucke's Whitman

He sat part of the time looking out the window—then turned around, stirred the fire, and sat directly

Announced that he had "already read all your book—the Hawthorne part of it"—and "with much interest."

I interjected something about Fields' modesty—that he did not push his own part forward, whereupon W.

by part, like the several lays of the telescope."

, a story—poem—used in the readers—at least, used when I was a boy, the Peterkin story.

But he jocularly turned the matter off by a story. "Did I never tell you the Long Island story?

Then the story goes on—oh!

Saying further: "I thought it a happy illustration—that story.

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

is quite characteristic of him: I think Jennie Gilder has other irons in the fire—leaves all that part

I spoke of it to W., who said, "I am free at once to discredit the story," adding: "Instead of being

Saying, too, as to the title: "It is the old story—the old story of the fellows who don't like the cabbage

The Herald brings back one of the good stories of my dear Daddy: there was a man named Smith, or something

Besides, the story is wholly unconfirmed—altogether lacks the ring of authenticity.

anyone who knew the father—saw him act—realized his power—Junius Brutus Booth,—Edwin, though he has parts

At Clifford's church on Sunday C. had read in part or all, "There Was A Child Went Forth."

the celebration W. had me read even more than deliberately, and with the minutest attention on his part

O'Connor was a student, a scholar, a passionate lover of art, and took no part in practical affairs.

my vineyards, but hope to find time to get off a week or so in JulyIf Walt could come here & occupy part

W. remarked, "It is the old, old story: woe be to the man who believes in any doxy that is not mine—does

Tuesday, July 2, 18898 P.M. W. sitting at the parlor window, reading papers.

And so of Sarrazin, "he gets there—tells his story: I don't know that we need trouble about his way of

Tuesday, July 2, 1889

s being "indebted" to the meeting "for at least a part of his present comfort"—the magnetism, etc.

He said again, "Frank appears to have come over in part to thank me for the book."

Madame Dudevant's story was an extra fine one—I read it—oh! what was its name?

As to O'Connor's great admiration for Byron—"It was natural with him—was a part of his nature.

Thence telling of stories for nearly half an hour, W. as gay as either of us.

"I can remember clearly one of Samuel Lover's stories—I have told it to you?

A story of some one's falling overboard somewhere and being fished out—handing the Irishman a small coin—a

Tom told a sea of Galilee story which quite convulsed us all, with W.'

W. spoke of O'Connor—of his novel and the short stories.

The short stories did have a wonderful—a marked quality: there was one—'The Ghost'—probably the best

This story—I think it was this—was printed in the first number of Putnam's Magazine—the revised Putnam's—if

What sort of a volume did he suppose these stories would make, collected together now?

From this went into general comment—gave hospital experiences—"hemorrhages of all parts of the system

Good sand, such as distinguishes our parts here—poor enough from the standpoint of tillage, but sanitarily

Here he laughed heartily—held it out from him some distance—"What a fat old duffer of a story-teller

He reports, simply: tells his story on others' lips—goes to work legitimately, so that the record means