Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 182, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1919 — Stories of Longfellow. [ARTICLE]

Stories of Longfellow.

A Massachusetts .paper has this reminiscence of the poet Longfellow, a story which he related himself: “One of the many visitors who came to his house rushed up to him with the exclamation, ‘Mr. Longfellow, I have long desired the honor of knowing you, sir. I am one of the few men who have read your “Evangeline.” ’ And another minor bard who was visiting htm, noticing the handsome trees on his place, said, T see, Mr. Longfellow, that you have many handsome trees. I love trees.’ condescendingly. In telling of this incident Mr. Longfellow remarked, ’lt was as if the man gave a certificate to all the neighboring vegetation.’ An English visitor, without letters of introduction, gaVe the following embarrassed excuse for his visit: ‘ls this Mr. Longfellow?/ Well, sir, as you have no ruins in your country I thought—l thought—l would call to see you,’ ”