The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-03-07
WORDSWORTH AND HAYDoN.

Wordsworth himself, with his grave
and settled physioguomy, actually told
another of his and Hayden 8 old friends,
in my presence, the following story,
which is so good that I feel an inclina-
tion to embalm it as nearly as possible
il his own ords: y a.s-1z9
= I'VE had been dining OUT he said,
with an old friend, a very dear old
friend, and it being too late to find a cab
when we quilted the house, we were
compelled to walk home, and it was ne
cessary that should. accompany him.
. Why was it necessary p asked Hay
don. $50 - S5sas25E Faa sS .szes4e
Why? Do you ask why it was ne
cessary p inquired Wodsworth.- 49,
Certainly 1 do.
Because replied Wordsworth ,shak-
ing his head, you had taken little too
much wine-only a little too much.'ss
- Well, go on said his friend if
our sins are to be cast up in our teeth in
our old age, by an old friend, wc can
but grin and bear it.
I had very great difficulty in keep
ing him straight He was determined,
it would seem, on walking in an ex-
tremely divergent manner !. and when
----e- at ffength turned into the Edgeware
Road, a young gentleman who had been
observing him, stepped up to Us and said,
you seem to have some difficulty in
walking home, gentlemen. i am going
tho same way. Might I beg of you to
take my arm. -, ~ go -
- Although not needing his assistance,
L accepted it in the hope of inducing
Hay doa to do the same. He did so,
and we began to proceed along the pave
ment in much more regular manner.
I imagined that this young individual
might be pleased at knowing whom he
was assisting to convey home thus ine-
briated. Consequently | turned to him
and observed, Young man it may graf
ify you to know whom you have upon
this arm'-I pressed it as spoke. - I
arrl--W erdowsrth He answered no.
thing-when, what must Hayden do but
halt -szya
'Of course, I was not going to be
chcused out ofmy share of glory, said
Haydons laughing p sssz2 esq
= YesPs continued Wordsworth He
stopped short--dead, in the street, and
laid hold of the ratings of the area in
front of one of the houses 'ez *a q
And whom do you think am, young
man ?' he asked. - I am-Benja njamin
Robert Hayden, the historical painter 7
For, moment the gentleman looked
from one to the other, and then said,
ssI do not care who or what you arc
But my belief is; that you area couple
of drunkea, lying old vagahends. I
iRas SO thunderstruck that at once let
90 his arm He shook Hayden violent
" off the other Take care, as a re-
ward for your living so Internally, that
you do not have to spend the rest of the
night in the watch house. As he said
this, he vanished up the street.
Hayden, his friend, and myself laugh
ed immoderately. Wordsworth did not
even chuckle His face was as grave
and tranquil as before. Singularly
enough, this was the only time ever
met W ordsworth, and consequently he
is enshrined in my memory in connec-
ton with story, which is the last |
should ever have dreamt of his being
connected with. His quiet and reser-
we'd demeanor, especially to strangers,
renders it very improbable that, had |
ever met him on subsequent or previous
occasions, 1 should have heard him ut
ter anything which could have imprint
ed it so powerfully upon my memory
You Haze Heard Of Them.