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Southerner now dead: "I don't know as much about him as I should—but he is a man—or was—of distinct parts—as

Welcomed me and said: "I am reading a story here of Amelia Barr's—in the November Century."

Not the least part of that is the engraving, which is superb."

I told him the Haydn story (I think Haydn)—the K?nfurst[?]

"I am looking into Waldorf Astor's story," he said—a chapter there from "Sforza"—and he added, "You see

Brook story of "the great I am and the great I ain't"—and he was much amused, laughing a long while,

Thursday, January 2, 1890Detained in Philadelphia in the Bank—with a meeting to attend late in the evening—therefore

Thursday, January 2, 1890

The written record but a drop in the bucket—I may say, a drop in the sea—to the whole story."

Said he had been reading Amelia Barr's Century story today.

They tell a story of Michael Angelo—that he had an enemy—that he was painting some sort of an apostolic

He bought 2 copies L. of G.Leaves of Grass: one for himself, one for a friend in the city—Kent, was his

Saturday, November 2, 18896.45 P.M. W. in his room—light on—reading paper.

Saturday, November 2, 1889

entourage of slaves—a man used to being served—military—a disciplinarian, yet a jolly man—fond of a good story—living

I objected, "But Grant was a man of larger mental parts."

As they say in the story—whiskey makes a man strong: put a glass, or two glasses, of whiskey, in him,

This, you see, is part of the history of Leaves of Grass—I have been driven from post to pillar, yet

Nov. 2, '89.Exclaiming as he finished reading: "Well—that fellow has read the book, anyhow!

know, as no one of my friends know—not one—the bitterness of attack—the virus of these past years—the story

It was Bacon who, as the story goes, sitting in a contested case, cried out"—W.'

Doctor would see it naturally falls into its place, a part of the sequence of affairs—would see it as

Last night I had him here telling me sailor-stories—stories of the big steamers.

right fist and set his eyes to a mock fire, laughter almost preventing him telling the rest of the story

The manner in which he told this was convulsing, but he added more seriously: "Of course that's a story—will

do to go along with other stories.

He was not "disposed to ridicule investigation of the sort," but for his own part he was "staggered by

I had spent a part of last evening with Mrs. O'Connor at the Lewis'.

As they say in the story, man was but a lump of clay—God breathed the breath of life in him at once he

I have seen Janauschek and liked her—saw her in Maria Stuart—she took the part of Mary—but the other

I never saw him—but in my early years, in Brooklyn, when I loafed a good part of my spare time on the

O'Connor had not said anything today about William's stories, but he was "in favor of having them put

It seems to me the part of noble enterprise for a great magazine like The Century to set apart 15 or

M. brought me papers—2 for Whitman. W. said he would send these to Sarrazin and Bucke.

So a good part of my work was to spare him work—to go over the correspondence,—give him the juice, substance

I thought after he had gone back—back into remote parts—I could do him no better kindness than by sending

In the early part of this century they were much for literary explication, examination."

It is the Spartan story over again—the youth who stole the fox, of which, though it gnawed at his vitals

Entered into details of the story: "It was a principle with the Spartans that there was, for instance

There is a story about that manuscript. Do you remember The Galaxy? There were two brothers had it.

Morris tells me the Sarrazin piece is after all an introduction and four parts—one part, however, mainly

"No—that only in part—rather, my liking for the fellows who delve in the soil—work at first hand—a tendency

Alluding to his family—"We all kept slaves then on Long Island—up to the early part of this century—in

W. remarking—"The world at large might suppose I am sensitive—would not like to hear such stories—and

for us—these stories, fables, legends, of the orthodox, were settled long ago—long ago.

Tom gave an amusing rendering of Huxley's discussion of the Gadarean swine story.

As in the story of the peach—the man—Sidney Smith was it?

No doubt it is at least in part true."

Then adding—"I have heard a good story of Beecher himself.

Sunday and Monday, September 1-2, 1889Did not see W. at all.

Sunday and Monday, September 1-2, 1889

I liked the first part of the translation much better than the last—there was a freshness about it.

W. asked, "What is the story you wish to tell—or don't you want to tell it now?"

explained his counsel from Murray (London)—on the question of habiliment—how much less was luxury a part

And that "Japanese missionary business" on the part of the Unitarians, which had always aroused his laughter

As to Lincoln's laugh: "I do not remember that as remarkable, but I remember his cheer, his story-telling—always

the good story well told.

I interpolated a story of the difference in millhands—the native American always speaking to the Boss

"It is a good story," he said—"you must consider it a great possession—as it is: I should say that was

That the body by 4/5 part existed by virtue of its negative qualities?

It seems, the first part is better rendered than the last—the last sounds a little as if done in haste

showed me a letter from Angus, in Glasgow, who sent on a copy of the original edition L. of G. and 2

And that is very profound: to me it has always seemed as if that enclosed the whole story—saying that

I told him a story I had heard of Eakins—of a girl model who had appeared before the class, nude, with

Morris told him a story he had from Hamilton Gibson—of a twig, or limb, from the pine-tree over-arching

W. then told the story of the Englishman whom a doctor had treated by a thermometer—the doctor having

I walked through the storm to the ferry with Morris, when we parted.

I instanced the cyclone of 2 years ago—but he shook his head: "Even than that, for after all, that was

It was the Hegelian idea, principle, that all are needed—that all are part of the whole—and so I should

W. said fervently: "That's it—that's the whole story.

It's the story over again of my woman friend in Washington who complained that whereas her sister, who

the wine certainly—that is always a necessary part of the coming!"

they would probably meet it with another, perhaps a better, story: the story told by one of the Greek

or does he only go part way?

Yet for its better advancement I have to play the part of a grateful citizen—part repugnant!

it—tells a part of it, indeed, a good part of it: but that is not all."

The story convulsed W.

all of them: from king down, from the slums up: observe them all: forms we on this side for the most part

"That part of it does not overwhelm me—I am not overwhelmed by it."

But after a pause, while indulging a half-audible laugh, W. said further: "But while that is a good story

they would probably meet it with another, perhaps a better, story: the story told by one of the Greek

writers: the story of a master beating a slave: the slave protesting: 'I was ordained to do this thing

"Yes, I have read the story: Bradley was monstrous—monstrous: but would you not think him abnormal: I

His Paine story amounted to a resurrection of Paine out of the horrible calumnies, infamies, under which

or does he only go part way?

W. had read the story that Ingersoll, proposed for membership in the Players' Club, was rejected.

I will send you the proof for suggestion and revision, especially the part that relates to you.Eldridge

I must have told you—the story of the Georgetown student? No?

"What is your story, Walt?" "I'll tell you.

I am told the class greatly enjoyed it: I had the story from a woman who got it from a student who was

with the idea that to criticize, to pick to pieces, to expose, is the all in all of life—the whole story

ataxia is very lingering: yet I have the feeling that in this case there'll be no prolongation of the story

W. said: "As I read over even my own story, it all vividly comes back to me: I see all that over again

Upon which W. entered upon a vehement recapitulation of the story.

I am amazed at the revolutionary daring of the device on the part of Bacon.

Saturday, February 2, 18898 P.M W. sitting ruminatively in his chair by the window. Cordial.

Millthorpe near Chesterfield,March 2, 1884.Dear Walt:Just a line to give you my changed address.

; fruit, flowers and vegetables; have about two and a half acres grass and about the same quantity part

wheat for ourselves and part oats for the horse.

Saturday, February 2, 1889

Every now and then someone goes away after a visit here telling the most monstrous stories of my being

overcome or of having overcome them: I need not say to you that such stories are false—either invented

"At one time, I thought of putting another story on the house: I have not abandoned it yet: there I could

W. assented: "Yes—that part of it is accurate enough: but the rest of it is way below par."

has its shape, is autographed, is illustrated with four engravings, is for sale: that is the whole story

I had never hit upon such a story. "No, you have not: you could not—how could you?

This should "be emphasized above all else" in the story.

Longfellow, tells a story of the way he treated the charges of plagiarism against the Indian poem Hiawatha

When I had finished W. said: "It makes a very good story," and he said: "but—." I laughed.

"Then you don't believe the story?"