The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-05-09
gelett gtorp.
MY GEosT.
BY

This is not a tale of spiritual rsppings.
I never heard any. Possibly ! am no,
worth rap. being only an artist. Myta
BILE does not hop, or rear up. or flv. Be
tween ysu aud me, il is lucky it does not.
II il did, the. claw would come off, 70 8
dead certainty. think il right TO men.
ion this. and to warn any play ui Young
ghosts or ehostesses Of the TACT, Now TO
my tale. 49, '...s..s
Adrelia Gariord and loved one ano,h
or passionaiely, so passion a,ely that al the
age Of sevenieen we resolved 10 marry.
Both or parents opposed the scheme
We had neither Of us any money. aud
though Thought myself Q'i,ian. the por.
traits i daubed were poor things ever Tor
sixns painting But we could not writ. We
grew desperate. We determined TO run
away into the wide world.
The wide world! How narrow il is. az
ter ell! gimfet eigh, thousand mile.
long would bore hole right through ii
And what is eight thousand milrsl Less
than mos, people walk in couple o.
years. What is any thing compared to
every thing7' as the editor down eas, OBJ
served.
Aureiia's parents lived in two hundred.
and street. Their house is
near the corner OF Fourth Avenue. Ii is
long way up town Some say there is
no such street. Bot that Of course is non
sense, because / know Aurelia lived in i,
Many people, no doubt. have started of
in the cars 10 look tor the street. and new.
or found il. Il is not easy to find: though.
as Il is the next street 10 two hundred and
twenty -first street, il is not SO difficult. al
Ter ALL But knew the street like book
Thsre was only one house in it, and tha,
W64s only half built. owing to the owa&r $
want Of funds. | need not add that that
house avas the house Of Aurelia's parents.
There was a large garden 10 the house.
People can afford space for gardens up in
Two hundred and twenty second street
! II was very Moe garden. Only one
thineRre init. and that was grass. Blu,
Gives f1ss 10 walk on. Trees are all
very. ~ zclimbing. aud timber il use
ful 81 teildin6 Fruit is a capital iliine 2
h5you swant.to eat, and flowers are very
pretty il youscars 10 look AT them. But
Aureiia aad Isonly wanted to walk ahou,
with onf 6fsns round one anoiher's waists;
and We Preferred grass toE trees. as we did
not want TO climb like squirrels. or build
like carpenters. We valued grass even
more highly i,san flowers. because we pre-
fsYred sitting down upon il. aud looking
into onesaaoiher,s eyes. to gazing at all
the roses and maguo!issin creation. And
as Tor fruit. we sscorned 10 think Of eariht
ly peaches or apricots. when our lips
could be so much more sweetly occupied
in exchanging essential kisses. Of which
no amount could possibly give us sur
tsif, ii
sslfi& my deliberate conyictinn that ah-
eafdeIipt e leu was ersss.grown bin oi
land. wishgood high trncs atound il 10
cast shadssiir hot weather. The res,
was love. which makes a paradise of any
Plsce.9
1--WE resolved TO run awsy. And we dill
We mel one afternoon behind the wall OF
the gsass. grown garden. and made Tor the
cars As we went along. summed up
the.items oil my happiness, drew a line
and calculated The total. The items were
!. An angelic disposition. a.
2. The soltsst blsckeyss in the world
ailkepy iresses to match.
8. A complexion pure ~ the whiteness
ssf = pearl. q, ne
4. a mouth shich best all the Greek
siesgesto 6ss. t.
sE.s a aeck. and shoulders Of human
though quito equal to Vegetable ivory.
8. "a s)ender. graceful figure that would
havs dsslfoyed s., Anthony = sain.ship to
: dad SsIisinty. and 30 muofths be,iel
( for hirn,u IL had temetefl him. "a