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Gaustich—I think that was his name—wrote a story in which he said somewhere off towards the end, in the

whole face would light up anticipatingly as he spoke: he was serene, quiet, sweet, conciliating, as a story

Curiously, too, Emerson enjoyed most repeating those stories which told against himself—took off his

W. laughed over this: "That reminds me of a story: a man calls on his friend: they are together: he looks

Harned left shortly.W. had not been very well to-daytoday—though for his own part expressing no complaint

s cat story.

so much—I am told: that picture was more like a total—like a whole story: and this picture too is not

beginning, but I made up what I may call a prophetic judgment from things I heard of him: facts, stories

"There is a curious story about his death: it occurred while I was there.

"Not very well: all right the fore part: then I had a bad turn: it has gripped me now since the middle

everything returns to the one force, element—whatever it is called: all life is a witness to the basic part

"Why, yes: it is for you: I came near forgetting it: it is a Rolleston letter: it refers in part to Grashalme—the

I repeated to him a Gartenlaube story told by a German who went to call on Hugo one early morning and

you remember that I said to you at the time that if the name was changed it would pass as a Whitman story

instead of a Millet story?"

W. had read the story. I asked: "Did n'tDidn't the resemblance strike you?" "Never."

that: people come: I brighten up: they brighten me up: they go away thinking that 'sthat's the whole story

brought up near the sea which exerts a profound influence on the mode of thought and feeling of each."2.

W. said: "It was charged against him that he showed an anxiety to prove the story of revelation—so-called—true

W. assented "Yes: but there 'sthere's more to the story: I never once have questioned the decision that

tall and handsome lady, and her actions are so graceful as she moves about the stage, playing her part

it should have been answered.)About the same time that I received your volumes I got a letter from Kate

"No set one—sometimes preferring to put the name above, sometimes below," but "never across any part

found that my hide was thick—that it could stand all sorts of rubbing and drubbing—they brought these stories

He went on with his story. "I think it was The Press—the New York Press, as it was called."

s part—questioning, mostly. He asked about the weather. "Is it colder than yesterday?"

Clifford also told a Josh Billings snake story which W. called "wonderfully apt" and said "has a moral

Knortz was himself part translator: I thought it would please him to know."

After a pause as if to reassure himself: "I think that is the whole story of the publication."

He repeated the story of the nobleman whom Lowell turned back.

He thought Burr "justly should be regarded as above the ordinary estimate of him"—"the school book stories

intellectualist: cold dispassionate, calculating: yet he was truly a patriot—performed no inconsiderable part

How good the stories he told! how well reflecting things as they must have been!"

Still the Paine story needed to be told.

whether one approves him or not—and to call him a Frenchman, or anything save an Italian, is meaningless).2.

He said: "True, true: it is dry enough—light enough: but there 'sthere's a story, and it covers more

letters: "they will go down in history with Leaves of grass: they are inseparable from it: they are part

undoubtedly it is one story."

disapproval of the general conditions of the series, at the same time not objecting to the most urgent part

copy of Leaves of Grass [Philadelphia, 1883 edition] I have taken to pieces and carry the different parts

For my own part I can't tell you with what elation and pride I recited some of the noblest passages in

"I want you to have it: it throws a little more light on that English part of our history: speaks of

Up to 2 June, nothing that was worthy the name even of spring: then suddenly at 3 June hot summer, which

"That is easily explained: the object, the principle, of a reporter is to make a story—a story at all

"I have forgotten that part of it: how did The Press put it?"

I told him of several of Zola's minor stories which I have recently read—also of Sims's recent criticism

will convince you: I have sometimes thought you had an idea we were romancing a bit in telling that story

"This is the real thing," I said: "This puts the Lincoln story on ice." W. was heartily amused.

They are part of the scheme.

It is part of the man!"

They are part of a story which should be faithfully preserved." Left Harper's Weekly with him.

part felt and part wool. As if they knew that better than any other of us!"

The story is like Woodbury's shirt-sleeve story—it is entitled to no credit."

on his account could not do—his apologies find a very poor market with us," adding, "So far as his part

They are part of the scheme.

I think that the whole story—the whole."

thought Morris' criticism of Kennedy originated in misconception, some act of discourtesy on Kennedy's part

The least happy part of his visit was the fearful heat."

and climb about brick walls in the most beautiful way—in Brooklyn, years and years ago—little two-story

I joked about the mantle photos, parted company to various spots about the floor.

This reminds me—this revives the whole story!" But further, "I do not consider it a good version.

Symmetry, or proportion, "or any single quality" would not "tell the entire story.

I had prepared to send more to the Poet-Lore people—had in fact written more, but parts of what I had

Read him the following, which Morris gave me as "the only part" of his letter from Sarrazin not contained

He gave me a sketch of the story: "It is a story of jealousy, of passion, not attended by quite horrible

I think Tolstoi goes over the strong part very easily—does not make much of it, but it is probable enough—more

Here and there comes a paragraph in which he vehemently says something, but in the main the story is

In music, in the tunes I hear, I like melodies I have heard before—brief strains: the old story—the old

and it tells Ned's story, too. His disposition towards me is true and noble. But America's?

I shall trust you fellows to do it, my part being, as before, to stand off, to let things in your hands

Ingersoll is an orb: and if there are perturbations, they are a part of the orb-life.

"Yes, in part, but not in its abuse." Or the habit of science, in its search?

W. had made some stroke for liberty: "However, Walt Whitman, for his part, may have failed in what he

I am much attracted by a story that comes to us from the Greek, either in its literature or by some tradition

it is a sublime, a profound story!

It is always a part of the race won to have settled on the locale."

Explaining then, "That is in no sense a preface to the stories: simply a reminiscence, so to speak.

He did "not know just what would be included in the book," whether "more than the stories" or not.

B. said his own view of Hugo "is undoubtedly in great part a reaction from O'Connor's attempt to ram

He wished to know what W. thought of a hall and I said, "He will not take part in that phase of the work—he

He commended my statement to Baker that W. took no part in the details.

Thursday, October 2, 1890Baker came in at Bank to see me about noon, to say he had looked about for hall

I had asked Baker today, "Why does Ingersoll no longer take part in politics?," etc.

Thursday, October 2, 1890

Warren thinks some part of this change permanent.W. showed me inkstand brought him by Mrs.

I instanced the story of Mulberry's settlers—not heat, but the appearance of heat was the necessity,

It was not a criticism of the stories, nor was it, properly speaking, a preface for the book.

For in fact I do not know what is to go into the book—and a great part of it, probably, is entire new

Said he loved Ingersoll's aversion to clubs—and when I told him a story where on a late-night streetcar

Instantly after receiving telegram from Baker, I went to Press, saw its City Editor, imparted our story

He took notes minutely, saying, "There's enough material for an interesting story."

"I suppose you ought to send a paper to Ingersoll, though he takes no particular interest in that part

Japan has been wonderfully pleasant to me by reason of the unbounded hospitality, not only on the part

Discussed as to how much of hall to reserve, finally deciding—if possible—all floor and part gallery.

I told him a story of a Quaker who, hit on his one cheek, turned the other and was hit there also; then

W. laughed a long while over this—said it was "as good a story as he had heard in a long while."

Then added, "It reminds me of a Quaker story William O'Connor told often—enjoyed telling—of a merchantman

"I am ready to be part of the show: well you know." Read him letter I had from Law.

it is an old story fitting a new instance!" Would have me take Lippincott's.

"I have just been reading Clark Russell's story there—'A Marriage at Sea.'

I approve the suggestion of Farson that we reserve the whole floor at $1.00 and part of the gallery.I

shut him out from a building in which he had already proclaimed his views, without a thought on the part

Please do this.Also, send me three more good tickets for a different part of the Hall, and charge $1.00

I have written Ingersoll that I will meet him at the 12:20 train—due in Phil at 2:47—Think I had better

Asked me about part of house so far sold.

He laughed and said he did not know but it was part of the fire had struck in.

I seem to be developing into a garrulous old man—a talker—a teller of stories."

The New York party were expected over at 2:55 or thereabouts.

Lafayette till 11:40—sat at table (Ingersoll by and by coming downstairs from his people)—debated, told stories

s counterpart intellectually, but a man nevertheless of parts and of hopeful demeanor—one of the cleanest