Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-28
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OF the two, sisters, Poetry is seems ntto ~
Be the fairet; Prose The h,ofe huinbfS
and usefalI Fhe ohefsa sbolled besdd
w;lthe vther, ,haincglected renusial.s
TAelone, losely,in form asothe ,beuti,
lrI cEsaIlssEp Of ,,Pe sqaIPtert has bssa
gqzed pc aud admired in ait ages; thce
other has heqaendy BEEN leftfb bfdM
,inseenf The one has been w hirled
byIhai adminns suit6rss thrutrliiths
ipElssia mazsSyissfy the danes. .-s-tl,s
PHlkaA Jig,. .oana reel, tho other has
pecn remarked, only, as wAll.howcr
ard sitting demafely@i1 dc corner
with maticr-of fact p9oplc,bliasq gated
without envy, at her iaYfer sister. a,
she hoaied, likelsdresm ,through,the
.. dance; nee Inc on one keeps time, with
tinklihg feet 70 othc voltn niuods iaugi1ot
Art; the other true 10 iNatafe. Hsteh
to theavhispcrs Of the wind, ithumups
9aE nan OF tho rivslet. and,ihs song o,
SS.hil lg,s lA ldgiT lf9r .ao oode a.
fi.oetiry has beep wooed By loving
tfoubadodrs and serenadefE Pyo3
has listened toaeonAmonplacc EeNss l,sf
niieeiion.1,the cpmhionplaee pcopH.
WHO haaye more sense than fancy. end
more discretion than enthusiasm, Po-
etry, loving TO be admired. falls IN
with ridiculous fashions. puts on airs.
and becomes aIiIeasless tcoqaeEe.-
She jilts her]o without, commune
uonnyeE smiles so sweeilyupoa them
that !h they meyer know they ale Tilted.
Rather than renouncen their dovot,on.
they will Dwell m igarfets, live on
crumbs. wear naples hats tlreAdlbaye
garments, and soleless shoes ie..n
Prose, on the other, hand. treats her
yotaries better, With an old home
smile on her face, she takes them bv
the hand, and leads them unfamiliar
pathseId Her fieldsars passing beauh-
tNs There, are ne raTeexotics or bot
house plants, but everywhere grow
the, alder, and the willow, and the
beech, jnst as nature planted deth,
and the winding brook follbwsits own
devious channel dhroughithe vale~-
There, are, no squares,5 ,circles, or
.hiieiq.tgeiroYs; rs geometry is not Known
TO Prose. The poets are, the geomet-
fichns. they tim nature itosdit The
'cspf1cesd 'of 'faney.o dThcy1ncdmptass
'ehonghusdintp givrmsbdpes. tHL like
the yictimsof fashion, they ,disof tight
lacing. Prose abjures alleorsess and
restraints, and allows every preparation
Of thoughtt6 expaiid 10 Us fmfdimen
sichsand nd'eetfyr'is 4re4asaslyIIobkgea
10 makeup I'M nurhbersf what itlleeks
in sFength,ni PEessoisnpder Aosnch
TShr .,,S;,,,adnd S,sai 9aas1 q. ,,IbiIlgsmo
iihaktiS sikter.99kihda,i gtnfTe. ffiatfhl.
sabssshaali Prose d9Swill .fener her
abov~lh lheEbsautihuiy bats pxhlcdhs-
ter; qsads tssome future. rtipsi4a Mill
'EEltsA EIr a. @S0PgA N Asr PFas6s 'mmaPss'sf,@
:. .fbsssso" SSftiGio- -a1olad odH xauoas- irofis
aa Ear" Ae-cow-ierdss IsHs,I' I'n Pisch
'inI, I,'sisithe istuddntaL0 0xferdIsaid,"
s9rts,- Whieli side VstIs~horssg iussri-
ably has thsmosslbrir on il Thssdeut-
5iSSf 81 xaisir bra ssoq1yq ,ssidi ID
r.,CE.T-, Wanted 70 know The exact length
OF a rope pset whfn a man is "ted 10
'kiais.p1 sniyban bsxn 10 sonoi nj
im1e7- -1p8nteatss E eUOih dsltiaA to
enrich not him who receives, bar himHho
'expendsis'; ssuds edl iqyssrsW
y9l .booa sH soob u ii omo9