Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-08-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
T BE Re T M A N
BY THEODORE FAY.


You would have been delighted with
him. he was 50 unobtru>ive, SO thorough
ly imburd with the spirit Of stiffness. He
was living rebuke 10 everything III ma
turc. His tongue vas a superfluiiy. The
rose that unfoIJs lis soft leaves noiceles>ly
in the greea-house. and blooms, and with
ets, and says never a word, had an exis-
tence that h" might have envied. or
stream that Iapses along deiusiveiy with
out ripple, lis adherence OF confusion,
exercise and riot, was so deep rooted.
have seen him walk fifty yards round an
old COW, reclining in the si,ad', rather
than disturb her cogitations. AT school,
he used to let the bird, out oil The cages,
the mice Out of the traps. He would FAITH
er suffer any privation than speak. Ii
was wonderful He was statute. A
hustle acted on him like spell. A slran-
ger put him on the rack. He clio ed up
IN company like sensitive plant and the
exquisile!y susceptible leaves OF hi. mind
drew themselves III and sh'unk, tue mo-
mt nj he was driven ION the atmosphere
Of his own Gree. Poor, dear Alfred, to
hal exc mutations he must have been ex.
posed How the rattle aud thunder the
jolting. pushing and pulling, and all the
everlasting aeitations and dscord> oil this
restless world, must have jared upon his
gentle spirit! What loatlljn.s ami thrill
inas, " hat lremblings and shuddtriDgs.
mus! have made up the history OF his ex-
islencr! Have you never observed, my
attentive reader. i, you are afflicted with
any wound. broken arm, cash upon
IN
ont Of those vi,itaiions al humanity whlrh
defy philosophy 10 tell the Use OF, what
taeit aud unaoimou, consent appears 10
prevail among all your acquaintance 10
bring themselves Violent. liz contact with
.he affllc.Ion? SO it Nas with Alfred
Every disturbance pursued him. He went
To remote country village and barrel
Of powder exploded under his window
He visited vessel OF war in the BAY, bul
had no sooner set his foot Oh deck than
orders were given for salute. He spent
a mouth in the West Indies, ard was div
en- away by an earthquake He was board
the steamboat - when the boiler
burst. land in tue Albany stage when it
overturned. They have lately enlisted
him in the militia, though drum Set, his
teeth on edge. Poor, dear Alfred my
hear, bleeds for him. Yet. in a private
corner. who ever spoke more the pur-
pose Who ever amassrd greater fund
OF observation Who could unhosom him
self friend mole delightfully."- =! WHO
could whisper III womans ear more per-
suasively How he pours out hi. very
soul in letter What companion he
would make in a prison! What IA hus-
hand What father What all orna.
ment to society, il he could BUT talk -
What happy fellow, il nature had given
him nerve to bear the crash aud rot of
worldly life.
my way to the Albany steamboat, and was
pleased to learn that he was bound on the
same journey.
IL am going" said he "to fly from the
hubbub Of the ci y. and indulge myself for
month with country life. Nothing
like rural quiet. shall LIVE til! come
back to this internal bedlam."
As we approached the ferry, gigantic.
rufliau.looking parsonage grasped his arm
with
Have hack, sir:n
ANY oranges, to-day. sir p said boy.
"Buy paper'' screamed another.
"Out. of my way!" Numbered cartman,
as the wheel passed within an inch Of our
feet.
"Clear the road !" bawled traveller,
painting and dripping with haste, thinking
he was too late tor the boat.
"'All OH board !" shouted the cap ain.
The man rang the BELL The steam was
let off, bursting by fits from the pipe. The