Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-02-26

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The poct sat down on ,lc bench beside him.
and hc and Ernest talked together. OGen
had the poet held intercourse with the With.
c-t and the wi,rst, but never briorc with a
man like Ernest whose thoughts nui feelings
r,.shcd mp with such natural freedom, su4
Who made great truths ~ familiar by hl, SIM
pie uiicmncr uf them. Angels, a. had been
~ often said. scrmed "a have wrought With
him at hls labor In the fields angels seemed
To have at with him by The hrrside and
dwelling viii, angels ~ friend With friend,
be- had imblb,d the ,ublmity Ofthcif idsas,
and lmhu-i u with the sweet and lovely cham
ui household VuuIs. 30 lhourhi the I,at.-
And Ernest. on ,l,c other hand, was moved
9ud ,rItaiod by the living images which The
p"ot Hung ont ofhIs mlnd, and winch peoplea
Iil ihr alr about the cottage dour With shares
oi beauty, bath gay aud p'usiNc. Tho sun-
p5th.r> ui these iva Wrn instructed them WIli
% pp.uuudUr ,.Hcr than ciiiirr rsuld have at
i,Iuud alone. Thrirnnd- accorded in,o one
Iriu, Nh madc d'lgiful music which
.fIfl'r olthDm could il1, .rlaim,d gs lli his
v. nur d.rtngn.shad m- own .hllr ilUm
'hn ,thrr,. hry lso uac ao6ucS. re- u
,rrr. intu hig.. pavilion 1T th,tr thoughts.
~ rlInulo. anil hlIhcrD ~ diui. that they had
never entered II lsiorr. and =, beautiful, ilai
thCy desired io BE- there always
u Emes' list,n,d iu The pat. b. imagin-
81 that dee Great StU1c iarr was bending
forward ~ ii-,n t"o. H. ga4cd earnestly
ui" ihr poets giuvIug oycs.
Nhosrr you, my strangely gifted gucsl''
hc sap
Til. stranger laid hr- finger on the volume
that Im,si had bT,u rIs,fuy.
" You have Tyai these pp'Is,' said he
"Nuu know mr. lhuu--lur ! Wrute them -
Again, ani -lll more Earnestly uisu b..
iur, Imr-t rAamruui ihr ru,t p features;
then turned toward. the Eult Siu.c Face.
then tack. with au uncertain aspect. to his
guest But hI, rruuipuaury l,il h, shook
h, had ard -rghel
"Wh'r Tor. are yuu sId irGui,i ihc poet
q" Brcm,,." replied Ernest. "aII through
lfr. have awaited Ole, nIhIIm,utufa pro-
phDc, and when ! r,ad ih,-r poems,
nup.l tIlt 70 might b. fulfilled 100 yuu."
1" luu hoped. answered ih, Uur, lsinily
,milllr. "tp nnd in m. lhr lIkrurs, Uf tho
Great Stone Face hnd you ara dIslpIout.
rd a., formerly with Mr.. GaJhyrtuH, and Old
B'uud. aud. thunder. aud old Sion, raz l,s,
Ernest, u Is m, d"um. You u.u,t and my
name to ihu-g ui lAc lllu-tuuGs Three, md
rcuri another failure uf lour hopes For
-In shame aud ,ldu,,, ip ! speak 10, Ernest
i am NOT worthy ro be rlpin,d by yUndcr
bamgu and majestic imlgr
4" Aud why mott" ashrd Ernest he point.
rd tn the volume. AIc not ihu,c thoughts
dI,Iurr"
They are a strain pf the Divinity" re-
piled d. poet. "Iuu can hear in them tho
llr uiI cchuo uf a heavenly song But my
hic, dear Ernest. hls NOT currc-purdDd with
ny lhuughIs. have had grand drIIms, bot
the, have b'rn ouly dreams because ] hly,
lived, and that too, by my own chuIru--.amoug
puor and mean realities. Sometimes EVEN
.hulIl dare sly II ~ lack tutII Ir thr gran.
drur the beauty, aud thr guotUr,s, which
ms uNu WORKS arr sad 90 have WtdH more
evident 100 uatHrr and 900 human iIir. WIN,
thru, pure Seeker uf tn Good and True,
should " thou hofc Ia md ne, un youdUr .lu-
ag, ct thc Divine
The pot spoke ,llly, and BIZ egcs were
fuu Nlu t.Is. so uagW.s., ..., .aa.- -.
Eur,i.
Attn, hour oi suu.t. ~ had long bcon h,
ir Iurul rIsrpI, Eurt Nt, tU dI-'Hu.sc %
iu ~, mras ufth'u.rrIrpuuE inhabitants,
lu the up,n air. II 1ul th' poet, arm mann,
,gIl u'kur togFtI~ as thsy " "ut along,
a. thr srut. II was a small monk 4mpug ths
hills, With q rry prccipIre behind, lbH stern
front ul which Nas relieved los Doe pleasant
iular. ut man, creeping plluis that made
tapestry ul tNr naked rcA, hy hanging ihruf
i,'siuun- from ail be- uggrd angles ~
,ruall elevation ahu,r thr ground, ~ In rich
frame wurA ut ,,riurr, tH,rr Appeared n,che
spacious ,noug'r ~ admit human figure with
lfryHum tor such gestures as spontaneously
ACCOMPANY earnest tHUUght and genuine cfuO-
tom Into ihIs natural pulpit Ernest ascsui.
rl, and threw IOuA Ul familiar kindurss
around upou the audience. They stood. of
,lt, or rrcIlu~i u"uu the grass, as seemed
ruud tu each, with thr departing sunshine fall
mg ublllurly o.rr them, and mrugIug is
,uhlurd rhcrrlulurs, with thr sub.mity ola
rruvr oi ancient .rrr-, byucIth aud amid iIe
bpugh- uf which thr golden rays were cJn.
strained 10 pass. IN another direction was
~nru the Great Stone Face, with the slm.
cheer, combined With tAc same sUlgmulty, N
70, bDmmaut aspect.
EaWcsl hrglu Ia speak, giving 10 the p-o-
pie at what vas lu hIs heart and mind lis
Wurd had power. brcausr tnry accorded With
ht, thuughN. and hls thoughts had reality and
which be- had alway, lived. II Was no mere
breath that tins preacher uttered they were
the word. uf lite. brcaus, a lilr oiruUd deeds
and holy lose Wa melted into them. Pearls,
pure and rich, had b-ru dissolved into the
precious daughi. The poet a, be- listened,
irlt that the bcinr and chiurirr Uf Ernest
were nuJlur slrun Ui ponlry than hs hi
ever wrttru. lis eve, glistrulug with tear,
L. .INa sI. NJ.
anu said within himself, that never vas thgrs
ln aspect ~ worthy ut a prophet aud asLys
~ that mild. sweet. Thoughtful cpuntenInc',
With the Clury oi white hair dllIJ,'i abJutIt
IT distance bui distinctly ~ D. sssU, lugh
up lu golden light OF asurSli .un, appeared
the Great Stone Face, With hU4,y uiSts arUud
u, lake uic white hairs around Ih' UsUw u
Earnest. IL, look ofgr,nd b,ngiceucc srr.a.
'd 10 embrace the world.
4, that moment, sympathy with a thought
hhch be- was about to utter, tn fee OF En-.
;si assumed grandeur of expression, ~ I'M
buel with bnc,olcncc, that 10, post, b; ia
lrrcs s.stIblc impulse. threw his hands alut,
and shouied-''B ,hol Behold Ernest Is
lsmscli the likeness ui The Gr,ai Slon, Face"
sThen all the people looked, and saw that
what the dcei-sIghtsi poet said was tru3.--
The prophecy was llldllel. Bu, Ernest fin.
ished what h. hal to sly, took the poets arm
anu walked slowly homewIrd, still hoping
that sJm, wiser and b,ucr nln than himself
Would hy-ln '-by appear, bearing a rcssm-
blancc - the GEENT SrUNE FAUE.
THE CALlrOENIA JONsrITuSIoS. The lib
e-al j,urnt of England speak IN terms Of
pTraT pr tIsc of the Constitution recently adOp-
ted b. the Caliiomians. They say II Is one
at the mat judicious instruments of govern.
m nj ever devised, and that lis provisions,