Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-12-23
SELEiTuD STORY.
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4 TALE or Io>unN nmtDcE,

The Thames TIRE, cruturie. ,ro b,d
Characteristics essentially .iff,reui from
those that Distinguished II ,u IL. rr..r,,
day. Gone are the pa aces and the gardens
which from Viii cirIars 10 W,,tu,iri.,.,
adorned it, banks the six cared c,rori,d
barge tss given place 10 tho smoky steam
boat: the watermau's occupation hv the
erection Of so many bridges. like OtG.i,o'.
~ gone the spirit Of romance Ia. fairly
vanished IRON the low impure, gaseous and
tortured stream! 10 word everything has
suecumoed to tue march Of Triumphant
utility.
Things were not always 50. hsstiIl. on
the waters that wash the marble palaces Of
sea'born Venice, music uigLtly sounds. and
love brteibes BIS sigh, -, IN the good old
times that shall never CONS sgaiL. did tho
gallant giIdiug over the unpoiiutod stream.
WOO bis mistress Love as>ignatiob. vc,.
made there The high aud the poL!e did
not consider 1t GGroeatory TO tGair dignity
toiouch the guitar the vom n silvervu
wa heard. making Set more smooth the uu
:, 1od snd transparent bosom of .seLtl,
Fa her Thames
The moon sized gcuiio aoud Of light
upon lie -lugie bridge, wLica. sIauuiug The
Ioh.s f'Ver, bore Oh iis gr,uItr shoulder.
hundred houses long shadows wero ca.t
eastward the tide rushing through the
arches, created q slumbeIon- sound ,te
Globe Theatre, on the hank side. uL.r,
Shakespeare p,tsoua;od his own immoral
creations, had closed its doors. when an in.
diSiduAl who had lately stood within the
walls Of that temple Of Thcspis, proc. ,drd
TO the nearest stairs, aud springing into hi.
wheTry, rowed loisutely GU, into the
stream
The gallant whom VIC ars about TO describe,
though On terms Of familiar greeting wirh
Essex Raleigh, and the choice vii. of The
day, did not telo. z to the ,rs siocra'ic class.
yet 90 h.s pJ,,0a abJ L afiug, natures 90
Dli'y was STAMPED. Tat lofty forehead
sPakc Of intellectual superiority the eye
though subdusd Aad somcwhat dosncn.,
through the minds sb.fraciiou. had th.t
searching glaIce whiiI cin read msn's .1u =.
the hrov- we're drawn from their ps'ursl
sTch almost 90 stfsi1b, lines, aud gave e.
his Ihy -i0gnumy au expression 81 strtnbcs..
which, bowcyer wn- redeemed by the Luu.or
tLat lurkci around the thru -lppsI bipI
some mouth The jstty beard ~ short sod
p.ak,d. c1uical bat, With . sugl, feather
sI.IfcI bis head b.. iUuh.et va. .s-.sI
anI ~ CO. GDsstbro,5s rih Li.tuf. y fe
oi u.a FabItrs lace abd the bi.t q bt-
s;rai. Li .Nufd-a pt,aeht from tle Qu.el
vas set uith futics AnI th. -. tbr
der stalker of Sirat!Otd Ou, Avon tbs Wss
sbske'peae
The goat lTamaiIs vas B5z .G the sun
mcr q bis dsys sud, v ue msy be- slossd
the metaphor the aloe ~ Tsn1wa bad begun
o. put ioftb its leaves ihs beauty snd ffe-h.
noes " WLscb have en- iured Tor TIRE, csttu
riss Genus a. regards ~ allra'ion 4 the
ss1 u sometimes content g. iced on dresms
of idsal hsauty But at this ger5i 4 hi,
lifs the BsrJ = Avon u vouii seem sas
not satisfied Wiih wonhitiog fantasy -
Pettsrch and bis rlator 70 sfpfisd nothing
~ suit bls compartment anI be- yrlisi ~
the pIssious ibat will cutt rail- 1-diusry n,sn
Love frr 90 Jl jcc, wsrm bf~sth,ug hvbg
hsI h1Iici the Gre 10 his h~su Cold
'esmsi The features ~ ~. pls.iic fttsy tp
tbs lovely itshftsuOp e sn be poetic
dreaming ibs suett psipsils shfib4 e
tie in. mortal syIut sad - pour forth bi.
love vcv'. and press &c hly bad q b.
swsst J,sy, Jid s6sEs.pssfe on o.. Jigb'
i1 question. urge bs vAtTfy d0vo she
Thames
Js.sy sas tbs daogLter e she desgissi
people Who regard Abraham - th.ir gtsat
progsnator Hff fstbsf uas en- u.ufst sni
IsNf.ef, snd hung oat be sgn 90 ths cd
London Bridge ityasj1s above ibe tbitd
srch from The city side. ere ous Datshm msu
Morris hsd erected hs watsr vofks, that
Old asnssssh dvslt There vsrs bat to