Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-07-03
Compendium Twistfficatum Higglededum Pig
glededum.
A SUBLIME EXTRACT.

The following is one of The best burlesques
on the current light literature, i. e., cheap
novels Of the day, we have met for a lons
time:
"On cold winters day, in The month Of
July, poor man clad in the habiliments and
gold linsel Of the rich, was footing along on
horseback, in an open boal, over long and
dreary desert. Not hill, Tree, rock, or spot
of green appeared TO cheer him in his tedious
ascent Of the vastmoU ntain that .ay spread out
before him in ier'lle heaps, aS far as the eye
could reach. Huge preciplces lay scattered in
his path aud ever aud anon would his foot
steps mingle in sweet cadence with the black
waters Of The yellow sky, over whose precpi-
tous plains he scrambled with all the agility
OF a stout pair OF Gc0whide boots, which encosed
his hose IN a red fiery aspect. Egyptian dark
ness had row settled down upon the earth, and
the noon day sun threw his cold piercing rays
full in the face Of lie traveller, as he pursued
his northern course towards The beautiful
streakS Of light that now illHmed The East,
caused 10y the rising oi the setting sun, in the
dim distance of the present future. The moon
cast her pale inFy light Of midnight brightness
DER The shades Of Perambulatmg Hencoops.
whose blue rays OF ambient green, being firmly
backed to The Goa, tails OF large box Of
Brsndreth's Pills, greatly assisted him 10 his
precotlohs passage over The heightened sha-
dowS Of The CLASSY and verdureleSs lake. At
| length, while thus in silent grandeur Ire
slalked along. he mel on sged man, whose sill
very locks of let black hue hung in auburn
curIs from the white oak brambles ofa centu-
ries gtowtb which lined the sides of q large
dan dy grey russell sky blue pink colored Pat.
ridge, whose sileniSGhIl was heard for miles.
buttoned close up 10 The throat Of the youth
be fore mentioned. His feet were encased in
large WOODEN bag thrown over his shoulder in
rich profuSon, and clsd in yellow frock coat
OF fiery red, and carrying his nose, which was
slightly turned up at the end, under his left
arm, be presented an appearance altogether
striking aud picturesque.
| When our pedestrian frst tuEaed The glance
OF his whitening nose upon the lair haired
| youth, on whose downy chin ibe grey beard OF
blush brown hung from his eye -brows upwards
in one coEgea led mass, he slowly fastened 10
urn over The North East side OF a bread aud
milk cheese, manufactured OF the best Da-
maScus Steel, whose willow branches OF the
| toughest oaa afforded grateful shelter to
twelve years, or small pine table Of the lar
gest dime nSion, aud OF q delicate texture, in
| ieiwoven with ice land steel, fling aud saw
dust. At length ten years after, on the same
day they sat down in standing posture 10 q
sumpInous repaSt Of the fore axlree Of the
aged youths horse. whose unruffled brea.hings
oil greensh black cast heir shadows before
the hnd wheel of The near horse S leg. Tue
RavlneS, whose towering hll-tops pierce the
clouds as before meationed. they carried be-
tween them in lalge block tin knot hole,
whose branches peeped forth benignly from the
Jacket pocket OF the rich traveller, clad in the
silks aud satins Of poor.
But now q change come Ger the spirits OF
their dream. The lghtnng's rude blast moan
ed thro' the far off trees with an impercepti-
bic roar, and the thunder in terrific torrents
upheaving from the shallow dr2ths Of the
troubled waters Of the calm and placid sea,
accompanied by the dry and scorchlng rain,
roamed IN compound Individuality over the
boundieSs depths Of The hilly pTalrlc, aud The
sun in wtalhy calmness poured forth whole
sheets Of water upon the dark and smiling
earth, and our traye eers in undismoyed dsmay
OF this Illustration with cuts aud gaSEes of the
beaut les aud harmohies of nature, resolved
from that moment ten months previous, to
make strsiglt wake FOR home, and accordingly
five years from The present time they clfh't 60
home, and arrived there IL years ego, moi have
they been seen or heard OF since.
! Yours from death,
! RUMPLE NAN Stills KlS,
-Cahfmnia Paper.