Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-05-26

and tie hi sing of the sausage, and the
bre thi 9 of the onion, came tut the
everlast ng >tars, calm 'y-oh, 80 cal aly
With equal (if not superior) calm
ness, Lamplightcr persutd his illu-
min ting way.
He was followed by a youth.
Pceta nascitar, non it,
The youth was a poet. His hair 5
long, ard b S collar turned down. His
gait was low, and his air was abstract
I'd. As he went along he WIS aSsailed
by opprobIicus epthets from the riiald
deuiz rs of the place.
Mar yrdom is ever the | It of G MUS
Ak not, Sneerr, what Genius want
ei down a back street in the Commer>
cial Road G-nius is a, home every
where it hath latch-key to every door,
micro cope for the snail; tel. scope
for the distant; an alchemy for mcanness
in back streets. This youthful poets
errand was the study cf he human
heart. Judge by the sequel if his err
nd was a successful one
b fore house near the IA 'thrr end
Of tie reet--a hou-e which pr ssnt d
II ting exte ally N r,sable---the
Lamplish'er ard the you hfu' poet paus-
ID simult ne .u~ly; bo h, as it would
seem, enhanced and spell bolnd by a
st,ain Of nj lody which, mingled with
the oft tinklins Of a piano, evidently
fitted ap with tie lat st improvements,
reg rdless IF ,xpense, came va bled
forth from an in xpressibly rich female
ice, 81 ,ging "AAt non giange. The
window was opened at the top, and
there were dwarf Y netion blinds.
The Lanpli hter. who had stood with
raj eyes and cl lspod han Is. sudden y
turned, and saw the yonth in an attitude
of i lighted wonder. lie eyed m with
a malicious smile.
M M.n!'' sa.d the youth.
''Sir - said the Lam lighter, while
the mantling color flushed his l,rdly
face.
'LampIIghter! Being! What would
you Indy .Gual silver shilling to
Climb yon ladler, and light the lamp op-
pos.te that wind W ~
a shilling, youth ; Ha, ha ! The
Lamplig ter laughed in scofn.
"Half-a orown-halfa soAereign-my
earthly stock and store-alI, all, all
only Lei me see that face :" T outh
drew out purse, and exposed five
pound note, and some gold and silver
coins
"Kecp. keep thy gold, youth See
here Mount the ladder heedf1lly--so
--so-takc the lntorn-now !"
With suspended breath the young po-
ct stood at that dizzy height, and look
ing iu'o the room with one eye, and at
his ostensibie task with the other, he sue.
ceedcd in Lighting the lamp. at the cost
of smashing one side of glass \ mob
was speedily gathered around the lamp
post, but the youth needed neither their
laughter nor their execrations. He saw
oh, pity what saw be not :
The furniture Of the room was excess
sively mean, but one side stood cottage
piano of gorgeous workmanship, before
which sat a maiden of perfect auty-
the beauty of rich golden hair, pearl
white skin of soft vermcil shade, eyes of
dewy violet, and form Of gaze Tle-like
Hehiness. Oh, but she was lovely
At the sound of the smashed glass
she naturally turned round and looked
up.
\ youth with long hair, turn-down
collar, and poetic eye, at the top Of a
lamplishie-'s ladder, IS not an ordinary
object, Label gaz d wonderingly- An
elderly fyinaie, Of maj sic port, entered
the room.
Look there, otere maman ~ said Is
abel.
What, ana ebere ~
But before another word was spoken,
the youthful bard rapidly retraced his
steps down the ladder, and elasped the
arm Of the fiendy Lampighter in a
ha'f-sxoon of delicious emotion. There
an interval Of Silence
"Frieudr' said the Lamplighter, ii
thy look b tray me not, thou art noble
--.Ao4 4rt gifel."