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Friday, January 2, 18917:55 P.M. W. in his room—not even reading.

It is a part for us to know." I laughed and said, "Dave has paid you $300 for them?

could have if they lived adjacent, W. nodded, "Yes," but said after: "We must however remember the old story—I

Friday, January 2, 1891

And we know, too, that it is no easy thing to make up a consecutive story even if the details are perfect

"And I have its counterpart," said W. after he had read it.2 Jan 1891My dear HoraceAll well and quiet

Sent mine home 2 months ago.

carefully if I wished this, and said he would remember.Speaking of Symonds' "Dante" he said, "The best part

of the book is the part that is not about Dante—the closing pages, paragraphs," and he showed me in

It is an easy story to read." All this in thorough good nature.

It has a whole story to tell in the mere touch." Spoke about styles in hats.

So that, in paying Eakins his part, too, he may in the end own the picture outright." I told W.

You remember my old story—that every woman, every man—has his or her mate, waiting somewhere on the globe

Arthur Stedman when here had told Morris a curious story about Johnston.

W. rather "pained" by the story, but said, "The charitable view to take is, that he was going to get

W. thereupon, "You are right: that is a profound thought—and it belongs with us—is part of us."

And this picture carries me back to that story: it is full to fullness of just such circles—sweeping,

regard to it.You shall have as much of his writing as you want when you come.Did Walt get the second part

The story is quite opposite to the thing he hints out there.

It is a part of our blood—my brother George—others of our best friends—alive, resenting it.

It will become a part of our history—touches a spot right at the heart and gives curious tinctures, glints

I can appreciate a story—even a loose story—if it have wit, if it pass for a good purpose—illustrate,

What a list of dirty stories he accumulated!

But one thing deserves to be said of him—he never used the stories but for a purpose.

But it is more than that—that is only a part of the story."

It was a stroke on your part to get it into this shape."

I went over the main part of this for W., and with other points of our talk, which he said, "all seems

however these things may exist—be deplored—may be reformed for—they are but bits, fragments, segments—a part

W. said, "That is part of the disease of our time. If we are helpless, let us anyway protest."

him of other days, when he had declared "we will not fight with that end in view," and told him a story

He would leave that in part with Dave. Should I go to Dave and discuss it?

Brown will print "November Boughs" last part of the week.

A great, sturdy splendid fellow there—Harry of the Wind—cutting a straight way—parting them right and

Yes, it is audacious—that's my word—and I have a curious story to tell you about that.

And then, "This world—this part of it—is full of philistines—and you must not forget that this is held

W. further, at another moment, "I am a good deal in doubt about my own part in the dinner—whether it

I never knew Moncure to let himself out so: a good summing up—and curious wit, stories and turns."

Traubel Warren Fritzinger Kate G Traubel Mary O Davis Thomas B. Harned Jr. Mrs Hannah Reed Anna A.

Laid down a good part of the time, or sat in his chair drowsing. "I must husband all I have—all."

or to that effect—"That's part of it, Tom—that's part of it."

And a not inconsiderable part of it against me, too, but somehow I held up—somehow.

Tuesday, June 2, 1891Left Camden at seven—morning—took breakfast in Broad Street station—train 8:20.

Tuesday, June 2, 1891

.: "I do not feel that I have anything to say on that point—or want to take on any part in such controversy—still

The thing that justifies the whole piece—my part as others'—is its naturalness—extreme—and vigor, integrity

I said, "We proposed to have Ingersoll revise his part, too." W.: "Yes, do!

Greeted me very cordially, "I am glad for your regular visits again—they have become a part of me."

copiously on the handkerchief—then enclosed it in an envelope on which he wrote that it was sent to Kate

Should I go on with the story of Bucke's trip, giving more notes to the Post?

It is singular how nature, wounded in one part, disturbed, will throw the weight of her concern on another

I went 2 days ago to see Reeves (had previously consulted Alfred & H.

Or stories—the damnable stories that float round—that they may hear, there as here.

, drank, in taverns, telling filthy and obscene stories, delighting in dirt, wallowing in the excretions

And you remember the Washington story—I can see O'Connor now as he tells it—with his vehement eye, voice

The story was, that Walt Whitman had been driven out of Washington—that was the very statement, driven

Such stories have pursued me for many years—many, many—and in all forms.

For one thing, it shows a determination on the part of the Church to plant its standard forward—to make

Certainly as hot as we have a right to expect days these parts!" Then, "And what of Baker?

Write to old address—I hope to sail 26 Aug. & see you 2 or 3 Sept.R. M.

One day, evening, Lowell and Story—W. W. Story, the sculptor—came in to see Slamm.

And good easy hair and beard (the hair parted in the middle, right down to the forehead—then as now).

As to Story, "I do not remember him at all to describe him—remember only that he was there.

They were sort of Democratic Review days, when I was writing stories to fill in corners, gaps, in the

magazines—stories of no importance to anybody but me, and of no importance to me, but for the fact that

Spoke especially of his enjoyment of the rice pudding, a part of which still lay on table.

But do you know, I bet it is some scoundrel story, some infernal lie, got afloat there, detailed, sworn

Now that the piece stands there, it almost seems as if everybody might read our story between the lines

"The best part of it all is Arnold's tribute, and our best feather, too—genuine this time, I guess—for

Yet over there in Europe it seems to be a part of their creed—Catholic-like—the boys, the swinging of

me to the Bolton fellows is the genuineness of it—the spontaneous nature of the adulation—it is a part

I read the stories about him. Can it be, there's to be a crazy king again?"

I had the determination from the first to do nothing literary—to tell the story I started out for—to

I never have any pain from such stories, though they have been circulated by hundreds.

For instance, the Appleton Journal stories—one of them—and by a writer who must have known better had

he inquired—the story that Walt Whitman always went swaggeringly about, with his tarpaulin hat and red

And you remember that other story—of the old man who claimed that I wrote to Longfellow asking permission

The further details of the story being, that Longfellow wrote back, asking to see the book or specimen

What he says does not satisfy me, does not take us to the end of the story.

Do you think you cd manage to send us some more copies of the Camden Post—we sd like 2 dozen if possible

description of the master is that his art is so close to nature for so long, it at last becomes a part

of nature, in all the changes of seasons, why should not they, too, become elemental—finally form a part

This story sets many things straight for me—confirms me in something I had strangely guessed.

He is part of our machine—a good fellow, who means us well personally as well as publisherially.

O'Connor that she will come up tomorrow afternoon on 2:10 train, arriving Philadelphia at six.Left current

And lifting his arms, "But Schiller seems to me to part the great blue overhead, so that I can see straight

moment speaking of "explications" of the Bible, W. contended, "I hate them—I would rather accept the stories

Had made no intimate friendships shipboard "which lessens the pain of parting."

W. seemed to part with it with some pain.

Is very quiet—apt to listen to discussions—to take no part except when asked a question.

s personality—story, all intimate facts, interspersed. Much humor—W.'

And with some minor further references to his "head—the poor worried brain there," they parted.

s part not the same perfect ease, of course. W. had said to them both, "You will write to me soon?

Wallace only takes a part of his goods to Canada. We talked sundry things.

I went with them on train—gave each other our calm good-bye—and so, parting!

Yet felt, "The book ought to be issued: it seems like a part of our schema."

Make as good a story as you can, Mary."