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He instanced again the story of "the Western boy—the poor, sick, wearied, worn out, Western boy," whom

Well, when I first heard this story, though I knew the young fellow well—he was so affectionate, so noble

Everything he had told me was confirmed—everything: I found he had told a straight story—not a break

There is a dreadful maybe about the story—a mystery, an air of dark probability—which I cannot shake

We discussed thereupon the part suggestiveness plays in art and literature anyway.

Tonight urgent: asked after proof anxiously—seemed disappointed when he found I had only brought him a part

appears to be in the intrinsic man a disposition to turn the back on phrases which signify absolute partings

I told the story of Ingersoll's visitor and his everlasting "yes, yes"—and after W. had ceased his laugh

Lee—my tongue, (I do not know but my pen, too) is slow to touch him, even to mention him: perhaps in part

—"these here in Herald no doubt a part of them"—and offered them to K.

I turned to him with this story and ended with saying, "That is how the Professor explains."

A fellow tells a story two or three times when he is drunk (though this won't explain Dick Hinton, who

So far from that story being true, I never took the books around—may have sent some of them away (some

He tells a good story apropos, of two visitors, the first complaining of heat and inducing W. to throw

Merrill had sent him a circular—a symposiate circular again—asking—by number 1 and 2, what most had contributed

full of the meat of truth—both stories!" I told W.

If no sailing vessel had picked them up, then was "the whole story in"?

"It originated in part in Pearsall's hunger for a fad, as he calls it: he delights in being at something—in

I said that for my part I looked upon Stedman's position as thoroughly firm and genuine.

wholly—a good enough fellow perhaps in this way, but after all of the class more concerned for the 2

And then he said: "It is a glorious story all through. The Captain—what is his name?

s manner, brief, sketchy, was intense: "And now the grandeur of the story.

The town was full of the story of it." Had he ever written anything about it?

—And he asked me: "Is the story at all known to you?" It was not.

"I suppose the papers will be full of it tomorrow—full of it—part truth, a good part fiction, only that

Two or three times in the course of the 2 hours that followed, Von B. got up, took hat and gloves and

which enclosed them all: 305 copies (three hundred and five) Phillips & Taylors Butterfly Photo sitting 2/

He was not particularly steady, though going part of the way alone.

India' (1870); 'After All, not to Create Only' (1871)"—and goes on to name others that have become part

For his own part he was "no prophet," yet could conceive "almost anything possible to man." 7.00 P.M.

It is in such a suggestion as that we find the old Greek log story—and good, fitting, applicable, it

I repeated the story I had heard of Emerson's criticism of Alcott, that he could not write but could

When I went over this story for Walt he exclaimed: "Poor Frank!—Poor Frank!

And I took it—kept on taking it—for 2 or 3 days—and the more I took it the more I wheeled.

Alfred's wife wrote for him, but that is past now: she is sick, ailing, must be old, spends a good part

Yes—he has been here to see me—I have met him: he was what you would have called a brainy man—a man of parts

I know there are interviewer exceptions—that often there's a framework legitimate enough for the story—making

I was reminded of a story—a saying—I think drawn out during our Revolutionary War—that a few more victories

But I incline to believe the first story nearer the truth."

W. said very positively: "That sounds very doubtful—I know nothing about it—especially the part of it

That alone would stamp the story, is not me. You see, Horace, that is the way history is written.

I should say, this story is not only essentially wrong, but wrong in detail.

pretty familiar with it—at least as it was—for the matter of 200 miles or so, which is about the whole story

Morris had brought me in the first part of Sarrazin's piece, fully translated.

The story is told of him—it is not very nice—and I don't know if authentic—that someone protested—'but

Friday, August 2, 18897.30 P. M. Went to W.'

Bucke 2 copies of morocco book last bound. I asked jokingly, "Did you send him the bill?"

Friday, August 2, 1889

read him a note received from Buxton Forman, to which he said, after listening intently and having parts

I think there is a marvelous lightness of touch in parts of it that, in the French, must be delicious

Editorial DepartmentThe Century MagazineUnion Square—New YorkAug. 2—1889.My dear Mr.

The novel seems more than ordinarily given up to discussion—parts of it to us—and warmly, too—I don't

I suppose I was 2 hours or so—probably a little more than that—in the voyage.

Was "very happy" that I had found space in which to add letters (or parts of letters) from Brinton and

He must have half accepted, half suspected, the story—fingered a check but would not accede.

Left proof of last 2 pages of book with him—those containing telegrams and "postscript" letters of Forman

Harrison Morris is nearly done with translation of the second part of the Sarrazin article.

On his own part said, "Buckwalter has been in again—but he did not sit down—was only here very briefly

I gave him copy of Christian Register containing reprint of part of preface of Renan's "History of the

But this book seems to have a peculiar fascination perhaps in part the fascination for the Russian character

But the "pessimism" was "possibly a result of conditions—at least so in part.

As he tells the story there it is quite different form the Ledger's and takes quite another tone—loses

"They are here at last" he said—"see"—pointing under a chair, where they lay together—3 of them—2 quite

Then with a laugh—"But I suppose all this is a necessary part of the critter—of this critter, anyhow!

I don't know if you are interested in such things, but to me they tell a great story—oh!

a great story. And Father Damien, too—the devoted man!

But nevertheless the story—its pertinent points, hints, suggestions—is clear to me as it stands.

To reach it: that brings in the story of the old woman," he said—adding explanatorily—"she insisted,

I suppose that should be the whole matter of life—the whole story: to find the mate, the environment—what

He shook his head—"No—I thought it integral—as really an important part of the affair."

I had forgotten to bring the circular along with me, but repeated this in part from memory, and W. laughed

Took him the second part of the Sarrazin translation from Morris.

He said: "I had an idea it was in four parts, not three"—as it was in fact—a preface, then three parts

I can well see how necessary it is they all should be—but I-, who know the long story of Leaves of Grass—the

He paused—then: "It was six months or so after I came to these parts—I was in a poor way—a sad plight—had

I was going to say, not only like a house afire, as the story goes, but like half a dozen houses afire

The story is that the publisher of the Youth's Companion asked Tennyson if he would write them a poem—and

Then again: "It reminds me of my favorite story—the story of the Dutchman—a miller—who would say, 'Vell

s power to tell this dialect story good in spirit but poor in twang.

The sound it—and they are indexical—they tell the story.

It is the later story of John's life—what some would call his evolution, I suppose, but I don't know.

.: "Yes: and I think the best part of the Press is its extra sheet.

This is not the picture of the time—the teller of that story has not come yet—could not in the nature

Monday, December 2, 1889 Detained in city—could not get to W.'

Monday, December 2, 1889

"It has parts of which I have my doubts.

Tom seemed to think it contained credible stories, interesting, throwing many happy side lights.

heard about Herbert's picture there" pointing to the table where a photograph of it stood "is a little story

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

"Frank Stockton's story here in The Century. It is very interesting.

After him nobody can play that part." Mrs. Bowers had been in yesterday's cast.

Emilia is not a great part. I think anyhow, if Shakespeare had any weakness, it was in his women.

and gave three lectures in one week, 2 hours long each.

I detailed the story to W., who then went over the sketch of Bird's Gladiator, saying at the end: "The

withdraw the piece—evidently feeling,—well, that was what I felt at the time I wrote it, so let it go as part

"That story," he said, "has a long—a very long—tale."

W. much enjoyed my story, exclaiming: "That's John Bull—that's the bull of him—supercilious, disdainful—thinks

"I should not wonder but the New York Herald or some other paper would have the whole book or a part

Start in youth, fill the table drawers with poems, stories, whatever: then, when fame is on, and the

instances have come up which completely stagger my faith"—meaning Chubb, for one, who, for his own part

Impelled by questioning on Chubb's part, W. talked with considerable vehemence, and at length, about

I remember one ardent friend I had—Theodore something or other—a poet, a man of parts.

A good deal of it all, I reckon, comes of the damnability of possessions—of houses, carpets, 2 or 3 thousand

Demeter is another name for Ceres, and Tennyson gave that story over again—a story often done, and well

I have been working very hard in the past year and, in addition to my work in Lachine, have had 2 patents

(in which I am only part inventor) on my mind, with much writing and drawing to do in all my spare moments

We could give only 2 days to romantic Edinboro town and 1 of these I gave to the Forth bridge, most stupendous

and hideously ugly of bridges, having 2 spans each of 1600 ft (same as Brooklyn) and many smaller spans

shall not now start, until after New Years I will ask a friend in New York to send you the am't for 2

Long ago I first came across them—cherished them: they have been part of my household for many years—a