Painesville Journal, 1871-11-11

tional result, and have thought it possi possible - ble possible to antedate a destiny. But it is not. We must accept the course of the times and not be offended by its apparent de deviations. - viations. deviations. All goes on rightly notwith notwithstanding. - standing. notwithstanding. Let us see. In your time were not the illusions before marriage unlucky were not the disappointments after it bitter? It is for this reason that love-matches have finally come to be dreaded by the most unworldly families and the tenderest parents. Is it not bet better, - ter, better, logically speaking, to seek for posi positive - tive positive advantages, which will be a consola consolation - tion consolation for the absence of ideal joys, than to create an imaginary paradise in which bread and love will both at once be want wanting - ing wanting when the dream is over? If some few strong souls have given the lie to probability and made fate yield to them, their example is not to be quoted. It is too rare ; it demands too much perfec perfection. - tion. perfection. Let these newer spirits, who can no longer be the victims of fascinations and who have very little on the whole to exact of each other when they are unit united - ed united let them choose for themselves and form their own partnerships. It is the last gospel of individuality, but then we must pass through it iu order to arrive at liberty." "Cau love never be reconciled with liberty?" said my aunt, shrugging her shoulders." "Love is a state of volun voluntary - tary voluntary bondage to which a womau natur natur-aly - aly natur-aly aspires, and which she imposes upon herseli at the same time that she submits to it. It is useless to wish to have your heart on the righ"; side, it will always be on the left, and unless you find some way to suppress it But, good heavens! it is two o'clock in the morning, and I am forgetting that one of my age needs sleep ; we will talk of all this again to-morrow. Go to bed immediately." "One more word, aunt. You, who belong to the time when woman had hearts, do you really believe what you have just been saying? Does a real wo woman - man woman feel the need of being subjeet to some one?" "Yes, it is according to nature." "To the nature of animals, certainly; the female yields to love and developes under its domination; but in the human species does not the woman pretend to have a soul whieh equals ours, a person personality - ality personality of her own, and a liberty of choice which' appears sacred to her?" "Stop! You make me think of Mile. Merquem. These are the very words that she says among women when they drive her a little to the wall." "Beally?" I did not insist. My aunt, whose health was very delicate, was older than her age, and 1 was obliged to break off the conversation just where it began to be interesting to me personally. Be Besides, - sides, Besides, I had already noticed that my aunt was never willing to speak for a long time with me about Mile. Merquem, eith either - er either because, having a warm friendship for her, she was afraid of being obliged to disapprove some of her views, or be because - cause because she had some vague suspicion of my secret thought. On the next day she said verv little to

To leeward gilding; .. A narrow stretch of brown sea and.. . AlighhouhalfaleaKuefromland; And two voung lovers, band In band, A castle building. Upon the budded PP1e-ree,, Tne robins sing by twos aul threes, Adeven at the faintest breeie Down drops a blossom; And ever would that lover be The wind that robs the bourgeoned tree And lifts the soft tress daintily On Beauty's bosom. Ah, gravbeard, what a bsppy thing It was, when life was in its spring; To peep t.rough Love's betrothal ring At lields tlysian; , ' s . ' To move aad breathe in magic air. To think that all that seem is fair! Ah. ripe voung mouth audgotdea hair, ; Thou pretty vision! Well, well I think not on these two But the old wound breaks out anew. And the old dream, as if 'twere true, In my heart nestles; Then tears come welling to my eyes, For yonder, all in saintlv guise. As 'twere, a sweet. leaI woman lie Upon the trestles! AFTER MSB YEARS, T T. ABBl. I loved a woman once; she was not fair, But simple, lovable and good. I think she loved me too, but we Swaddled our love with secrecy. And ne'er used lip or speech to bnng more near The end wbich each heart would. A tender eyelash lifted thoughtfully, Or witU uneasy haste let fall, A umother'd trembling in a touch, At greeting, which scarce asked so much, A painful silence, or a painless sigh, Light as spring airs was alL Love' bnd waa ripe to burst Into a flower, With least unguarded touch of fate. Who sows fair joys to reap in tears? We were wise-headed for our years; And too shrewd reckoning robbed love or ita dower, And foresight would bid wait. Where it that old love now? Was it so well? Good-sooth we never shall be wed. Years have made sport of each since tnen. 'Twere strange chance we should meet again. Where is my old love now? 1 can not tell; But know our loves are dead . Yet even to-night vea, often though to think That I have lost her yields no pain pain-Like - Like pain-Like a half forgotten dream ' -Across my thought, as moonbeams gleam O'er some unruffled lake from brink to brink. Floats the dead love again. . If any newer love held me In thrall ' I should not deem myself untrue ; To meet her, and behold her cuangul. Long wed, or wbitlier'd, or estranged, Would bring my heart no grief nor fret at all, As least frowu once could do. Tet even sometimes, thinking should I still, Could I but meet one once so dear, Feel that warm shudder in the blood, Find her as lovable and good, Orwalxh her eye with the old langor flu I shrink witb shame and fear. - . THE CLOSING SCENE.

a, fine type of the primitive manners and rugged Democracy of that period. He was firmly convinced that Mr.Clay threw his iufluence against General Jackson, by which the electoral vote of Kentucky was given to Mr.Adams for a consideration; and when the first place in the Cabinet was tendered to and accepted by the Kentucky stateman, honest George "cried .aloud and spared not." The sensation he created dis disturbed - turbed disturbed the politics of the whole country, and led to many differences between public men. John Randolph of Roa Roanoke - noke Roanoke dilated upon the accusation asainst Clay to such an extent that the new Secretary of State was compelled to challenge him to mortal combat. But I do not propose a chapter on the "bargain and sale." That episode is happily ignored by the retiring gener generation, - ation, generation, and is no longer recalled as a reproach on the memory of Henry Clay. I write simply to revive an incident between Randolph and Kremer charac characteristic - teristic characteristic of both. After one of the par particular - ticular particular speeches of the eccentric Vir Virginian, - ginian, Virginian, which he interlarded with copious quotations in Latin and Greek, Kremer rose, and, in a strain of well well-acted - acted well-acted indignation, poured forth a torrent of Pennsylvania German upon the head of the amazed and startled Randolph. His violent gesticulations, his loud and boisteroi'3 tones, his defiant manner, were not more annoying to the imper imperious - ious imperious Southerner than" the fact that he could not understand a word that was spoken. And when honest George took his seat, covered with perspiration, Randolph rose and begged the honora honorable - ble honorable gentleman from Pennsylvania to enlighten the House and the country by translating what he had just uttered. Kremer retorted as follows: "I have

up to it we become capable of f ulflJling our promises. She was sitting on a bench of white marble, at the edge of the of the fountain, In the midst of her swans, who themselves seemed to be jealous of her, and pressed around the bench as if to prevent me. from taking a part of it. "If I say that your proposition aston astonishes - ishes astonishes me," she answered, "you will try to quarrel with me. But It 13 necessary nevertheless for me to understand why this very generous and very beautiful idea has" occtired to you. Is it from de devotion - votion devotion to me that you wish to separate me from this little victim of the ship shipwreck?" - wreck?" shipwreck?" "Yes, that before all ; but do not think it necessary to be grateful. The feeling of devotion is contagious, and under understand - stand understand me well I am at present almost useless. To care for, to cherish my old aunt is so pleasant a task to me that I blush when you compliment me for it. Between ourselves be it said, on the first day that I saw you, you took an initia initiative - tive initiative with me that authorized the out outpouring - pouring outpouring of my heart to-day. You said that you knew me to be worthy of es esteem, - teem, esteem, you allowed yourself to esteem me without my permission, and I was so good a boy myself that I loved you at once out of gratitude ; my modesty did not suffer too much for feeling myself encouraged and condoled by a moment of vour mmd-will. I saw before me a

our house. During the evening, Mile. Merquem sought and found an opportun opportunity - ity opportunity to say a few Wrds to me apart. She wished to inform M. de Montroger her herself - self herself of the determination that we had just come to. There was no occasion for haste, and she asked me to keep silent for a few days. "Is he very jealous, then?" I said. "Yes, he is jealous of the good that others do in his place. He offered to take my little Moses, and I refused." "I inspire you with more confidence, then, than M.de Montroger?" "I did not.say so; but Montroger, ir irritated - ritated irritated by Mine, de Malbois' talk, thought that it was indispensably necessary to uty honor that the child should be removed from the country. He- wished to send him to the other end of France, and let him be forgotten. I did not understand it so. If we blush at having done our duty because it has a bad construction put upon it, there is no longer any reason why we should not dispense with doing it altogether ; and if we come to conceal concealing - ing concealing things that are honorable and right through fear of opinion, I do not see why we should not give ourselves up to vice and hypocrisy. What has pleased me iu your proposition is, that the child will live at your aunt's, and that I shall not lose sight of him" "You have thought of yourself and of

Court plaster kisses. Bismarck is going to Italy. Election fruit The candy-date. - '" Lingard lingers at New Orleans. Liberia will also have a c v l war. -Washington has a haunted house, 'Case'-hardened people Prinl ers. A 'storied earn' the novelist's pay. Head gardeners Artificial florists. An attached couple Oyster shells. The gardener's motto-Lettuce plant. Visionary fruit The apple of the eye. Pressed for time Egyptian mummies. How to get a-long well. Have it dug. If all flesh is grass, is beef a la mowed. Germany has nineteen female editors. To remove staius from character get rich. Printers assistant Justification by faith. . . , A ny two apples .are alike if they are pared. Savannah is being burglared exten extensively. - sively. extensively. ' Rose Ilersse is making a sensation iu London. A Connecticut cow choked to death on an apple. . . ' '. A swell among flowers A Dandelion. Punch. Song of the oyster 'Keep me in my little bed.' . Richmond is to have a colored conser conservative - vative conservative club. A North Carolina rat vanquished a rattlesnake.' . ; , ' Is a butcher who gives light' weight a short metre? " A wretched Kansas village Is named 'Devil's Delight.' , Nev Orleans averages two non-explosive accidents daily. . A gigantic warer-spout burst recently near the Isle of Mau.

Atu-MCtiug all the iUB.0 -ts "t' te it, ao ;oiiie u.d since their pretty wlngleis th.-re; These who -- t butt Ik- a.a.ist the pane Aud ih-se within butt to got out agaiu. GrisWoio oi Ci. ciuiu.t. lev tuied in a Minnesota village ior tne benefit of the . liii ago suil-rei s. 1 nt the audience was so small that lie ;litlu"t p--y his expen.-es, and liie.su J'jrers are $:!,o in debt to ti i mi. A newly married man complains of the high price of 'ducks.' He says his if recently paid for three of them a din k of. -i bonnet, a duck of a dress, inula duck of a parasol. Ho says that such 'dealings iu poultry will ruin him.' . Attention is called to the fact that the phrase 'too thin' generally regarded as laug has a very high authority. In Act 5, Scene 2. of Henry VIII, the Mon Monarch - arch Monarch retorts as follows to the fulsome adulations of the Bishop of Winchester: "You were ever sood it sudden couimend.ttions, JUshouvf Win.-hesier. lint knew Koine not To hear such flattery now, and In mv presence They are too Aa mu.1 b.io to hide ououcos.' A San Francisco journal says; 'Asa

ITT. B. KEXD. Within the sobor realm of leafless trees, The russet year inhaled the dreamy air; Like some tanned reaper, in his hour of ease. When all the Holds are lying brown und bare. The gray barns looking from their hazy hills, O'er the dun waters widening in the vales, Sent dowu the air a greeting to the mills, On tbe dull thunder of alternate nails. All sights were mellowed, and all sounds sub subdued, - dued, subdued, The hills seemed further, and the stream sang low, , As in a dream the distant woodman hewed His winter log with many a iuuflled blow. The embattled forests, erewhile armed with gold, Their banners bright with every martial nue, Now stood like some sad, beaten host of old, Withdrawn ajar in Time's remotest blue. On sombre wings the vulture tried bis flight; The dove scarce beard his sighing mate's com complaint; - plaint; complaint; And. libA a stAr slow drowning in the lifirht.