Memories of a hostess : a chronicle of eminent friendships, drawn chiefly from the diaries of Mrs James T Fields . or-trait of Johnson, thought it untrue, far too handsome,yet highly characteristic in the management of thehands, which portray the man as he was when talkingbetter probably than anything ever did. Mrs. Lowellappeared to enjoy herself. J. says L. is always morehimself if Mrs. L. is happy and talkative. They arethinking of Europe. Mabel is to be married in April,and afterward they probably go at once to Europe. A small party of friends assembled in the was the be
Memories of a hostess : a chronicle of eminent friendships, drawn chiefly from the diaries of Mrs James T Fields . or-trait of Johnson, thought it untrue, far too handsome,yet highly characteristic in the management of thehands, which portray the man as he was when talkingbetter probably than anything ever did. Mrs. Lowellappeared to enjoy herself. J. says L. is always morehimself if Mrs. L. is happy and talkative. They arethinking of Europe. Mabel is to be married in April,and afterward they probably go at once to Europe. A small party of friends assembled in the was the beloved and observed and wor-shipped among all. April II, 1872. — Last night Jamie dined with Long-fellow. John Field of Pennsylvania and Lowell were thetwo other guests. J. was there twenty minutes beforethe rest arrived, and Longfellow gave him an account of the wedding of a school-mate of mine, , an excellent generous-hearted, generously built woman,with a little limping old clergyman who has already had three wives and whose first name is . Longfellow said, in memory of what had gone before, the organist,. HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOWFrom a photograph taken in middle life CONCORD AND CAMBRIDGE 125 as if driven by some evil spirit, played Auld LangSyne, as the wedding procession came in, consisting ofthe bride and her brother, two very well-made largepersons and the elderly bridegroom limping on behindall alone. The organist suddenly stopped at this point,breaking off with a queer little quirk and shiver as ifhe only then discovered what he was doing. Indeedthe whole wedding appeared to have points to affectthe risibles of the poet. He could hardly speak of itwithout laughter. He said, moreover, that it was, hethought, disgusting and outrageous for old men to getmarried. Tuesday, September 23, 1872.— Longfellow came totown to see Jamie, in one of his loveliest moods. Theday was so warm and fine, such a day of dreams, that heproposed to him every kind of excursion. Come, hesa
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