Show GREAT AUTHOR AT PLAY Interesting Reminiscences of One Who Knew Hawthorne Mrs Sedgwlck In A Girl of Sixteen Six-teen at Brook Farm gives a little sketch of Hawthorne which shows him In a pleasant and merry light although In general she acknowledges tho great author was silent almost taciturn tacit-urn Ono day she was learning verses to recite at tho evening class formed by Charles A Dana when seeing Hawthorne sitting Immovable and solitary sol-itary on tho sofa sho daringly thrust tho book in his hands Will you hear mo say my poetry Mr Hawthorne I said Ho gave mo a sidelong glance from his very shy eyes took the book and most kindly I heard me After that ho was on the sofa overy week to hear mo recite Ono evening ho was alone In the hall sitting on a chair at tho farther end when my roommate and I were going upstairs Sho whispered to me I Lots throw a sofa pillow at Mr Hawthorne Reaching over the banisters we each took a pillow and threw It Quick as a flash he put out his hand seized a broom that was hanging near him warded off our cushions and threw them back with sure aim As fast as wo could throw them ho returned re-turned them with effect hitting us every time while wo could only hit the broom He must have been very quick In his movements Through It all not a word was spoken spok-en We laughed and laughed and his eyes shone and twinkled like stars until wo went off to bed vanquished |