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"I am sure it will appeal to me—parts of it, at least."

"I allow all you will on that, but must still put the main part of such gossip down to the inventive

You both know many of the Lincoln stories: the thousands of them given currency, laughed over, brought

All day long these boys would loaf about, talk together, invent stories—invent filthy stories: their

Then he would take a seat, draw up his chair—'listen'—and tell you some story."

And added: "Then in a day or two the story would turn up in the papers foisted on Lincoln—fastened to

I sat back on the bed and read the letters—this one first:Treasury Department, Washington, Aug. 2, 1864

"I have read Vanity Fair and liked it: it seemed to me a considerable story of its kind—to have its own

He had read Dickens more generally: "But Dickens had something the same make up as Conway: if a story

I suggested that there was some difference between the obligations of a story writer and a historian.

They make up probably a couple—maybe more—good-sized volumes: as stories they are the most fascinating

I for my part can see no reason why West should not have his say—why any man should not have his say:

I for my part am distrustful of any personal rules or public customs which interpose barriers between

W. took the thing smilingly: "That is a familiar story: I am not a saint—have never been guilty of setting

I remember one of his stories—it is in point (maybe I am not any too clear about its details any more

be mentioned, named, described, but always felt when present: the direct off-throwing of nature, parting

had never been forthcoming.I had a long talk with Ferguson today, who gave me in a general way the story

He had written on margin of copy that if more was required to fairly fill the 2 pages he would "eke it

It is too long a story.

Then the story goes on—oh!

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

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

There are several shiftings-about at sea—but the story as a whole is a land story.

And he responded: "Yes indeed—I was going to say, in part because of them—on the ground that none of

Leaves of Grass for me"—and our marks "must be in blue pencil"—and he started forthwith to give me a part

he had gone from the lawyers' room the irrepressible Chauncey Depew was put on a chair and told a story

Alcott had "always had the idea of a mission," and part of his mission was "to keep these Journals."

I read at least a part of the Bishop's speech but I didn't come to what you quote.

Thursday, May 2, 188911 A.M. Ed making bed—W. had started to write a letter.

And you must remember the part the reporters had in it, too: we know well enough how to take them.

"That is not only good as an event—a fact—for its benefits to him—but good, excellent, as a story."

Thursday, May 2, 1889

People little know how less than a thousandth part—a thousandth thousandth part—of things written, prepared

" W. criticised the want of truth in the magazine stories now vogued—"the stories of Western, South-Western

It spoils some of those very good stories in the magazines—stories excellent in themselves, but too apt

Then he said: "Well do I remember Valjean, the Bishop—indeed the whole story."

Mills—he was in Washington at the time—a Supreme Court lawyer—a man of prominence and parts—and qualities

I, for my part, should say that Sunday of all days they should run the cars.

"The back of such a chair will be a very essential part—we will need to have that high, so my head can

I had been out in Germantown the main part of the day, working with Clifford over Johnson's Parker manuscript

Luburg's 145 North 8th Street"The above just as he punctuated it—and down in the corner his address, part

written and part printed.

And to Tom's further urgings: "Well—you must remember the story of the French physician who took a quart

I suggested the appointment of certain hours—say, 2 to 4 or 5 in the afternoon—a reception season, so

"Whether this is almost the end"—W. reflected—"whether the story is now nearly closed, it baffles us

for me seems to be first- rate duplicate sample of pictures herewith numbered No. 1—the frontispiece 2

"I think we are now all done—for our part," W. reflected.

And he would take part in the interests of the youngsters.

A sort of apportionment of tone—what part the clarinet, trombone, flute, fiddle—any other instrument—is

Alluding to Harrison and his lack of heroic qualities, W. said merrily: "To make much of him is the old story

ground floor (as might all be arranged well enough) there is no reason why you should not spend a good part

But I think I must reply to the Doctor by repeating a story I read long long ago.

W. described Linton thus: "He is a man of varied parts, as they say—polished, informed—as full of knowledge

W. said to me, "My friend, John Forney, used to say that one of the best parts about having a good thing

me is the spirit: as the old man said, my spirit is tremenjuous —tremenjuous, thanks to myself in part

, thanks in part to on occasional sip of sherry!"

"I think I should report upon such an expression by telling a story—the story of the old man who was

He went into paroxysms of laughter over a story I told him of a late car the other night on which a young

And to me: "That's a good story to keep. The young fellow must have been a drunkard!"

W. told a story of Jim Scovel: "He would quote somebody who said 'money'? Oh! watch the money!

set of sheets of the pocket-edition to Bucke—was afraid they would make a bad impression—thought the parts

I should read Kennedy's piece "there towards the close of Bucke's book" for "it says this—or says part

"Not particularly, though that in part—just thought to lie down awhile."

W. was annoyed by this story.

Then you sit down and meditate, and wonder which it will be.That is the whole story, amplify it as you

Of course for me, from my person, the great moral, emotional, testimony the story bears is never to be

Of course I must be there, at least through part of it.

When my friends gather from all parts in my honor, it would be a cruel, an inexcusable, slight, for me

That is the whole story, if story there be."

W. said for his own part: "I am persuaded that my painter has not yet arrived.

And I, for my part, not only include anarchists, socialists, whatnot, but Queens, aristocrats."

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."