The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-06-06
,gaftt Storp.
.s'TH E. B,L AC.K V ELL

,ssDelay leads impotent aud snail.paeed bsggary;
Then hery expedition be my wing"
Says Shakspesre; but it will not do. Elk.
perienee hastanght me that fiery expedi-
tion' will not do. From child / was all
WAYS loo precipitaie. The world wagged
too slow for me. i never possessed even
edmodsrats qaantnm Of patience. Don't
Be in such q hurry was constantly ring
ipginsmy ears. Whsnsa schoolboy, no.
thing ever went fast ienough-not even
time ITSELF Il was always TOO long from
Monday, morning till Friday night. lido
bslisye that Il should not have obtained
eses common education, il ii had n OF
been for The frequent application Of the
rod.which came not like angels visits
lew and far between = but frequent, and
vary like the peiing of hail storm.
s1 WAS just twenty-one years OF age,
whom first stepped from a steamer on
the wharf at New Orleans--a perfect
stranger. with little knowledge Of the
wosld, but with very pretty fortune, my
father having paid the last deb, of n aturs
asyear betore. and left me, his sole heir,
his entire effects. i pooketed my money.
and set out into the world, to find place
where people went not SO slow, and. il
possibls, ,where every thing went by steam;
but this did not find TO be the case, even
on board of steamboat. The vessel, TO
be. sure. was propelled by steam, but |
found pretty much to my annoyance.
thatsll,e servants used the same old plan
ofslocomo,ion j had formerly been accus-
toned to-. and that the cooks used no
Ca y I'd
cooking best steaks.
Well, / found myself in the city OF all
nations, in which may be found all colors.
from the fair-faced Caucas sian TO the sooty
African. Although, the dire yellow fever
had but jnst sent its lasiviciim to ,he grave
for ihe sea son, vet there were merry ard
happy ooking faces; faces whose owners
seemed TO have known no such thing as
dSbad been in the city only twenty -four
hours. when l found should very shortly
have the blues 10 contend with, il i did
not seek out some amusement; so quitting
mYslodgings, sailed forth, without hav.
ing any particular object in view. had
walked on for some time. (very briskly, o
course. for was in a hurry when per
ceived concourse OF people entering q
splendid cathedral. followed The crowd
and secured "a seat. The congregation
had collected; the worship begun; and ]
wac rumin atipg on the possibility OF es
cape, (for was already becoming lmpa.
tient.) when my eye was attracted to the
portal by the entrance OF a lady closely
veiled. Having dropped her fingers into
the holy water. and devouty crossed her
self. she proceeded along the aisle neares
to me, 10 an unoccupied pew. My eyes
were>riveied, as.she ripped gracefully by
uEpn her form; for q more beautiful, q
more symmetrical, q more nearly perfec
form. Isneyer, beheld.s Her face was oom
pletely shut off from my gaze by an i'm
penstrable black veil, which, although i
seemed to be light and gauze-like. re-
yesled not one feature
She is fapgelic!' thought |; 'could I
form like that have other than the face o
an angell' was precipitate as usual.
was In love with the fair form with th'
face certainly could not be, for had no
seen it, |. resolved at once 10 follow he
hopes and 10 fnd out, il possible, whit
she was. s4gTa ta
The worship ceased. The crowd dis
perssd. saw my fair incognito leave thu
church alone. | followed her. coult
nofbm admire her graceful. airy step. a.
she walked on before me, entirely uncon
scious Of the admiration she was exciting
Whatscase In her gait. while, as she walks.
Her waist. still tapering, takes il plainly.
Theshades Of evening were fast gathering
in.orrwilight was deepening into night
had followed the unknown lady through
ssysfal alleys and streets. when we came
into less ffequented than the rest.
tur6sd my eyes. for the thousandth time
on tbe object Of nay pursuit, when / saw
her suddenly starr back, and heard heI