The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-11-28
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sgokzO OF A W9MAN's SLIPPER.

/ found it at the foot Of Il rock, beside an
old forsakeD saw-- i'll rignally the prcttiest
bit Of delicate bronze kid in tie world, orna-
rented with a tcoquetishs vel yet rosette, but
| now .bespattarad and bcspanged with cruel
clay, and with slight rent Oh .uhe left quar-
l. ter, as tlicush the foot. it once encascd had
torn itself away by violence, aud left the lit
tie thing to perish. 1t was~a mute appeal to
my ehivalrSF, aud withkQ Qhixotic-vaIorfl L fshed
it cut of the obstinate mi3c,- with the ivory
ssaglc's boak that tips my walkns s-stick; and
preceded to sFipe away the disiguring marks
of its disionor with my unread morning paper,
I suppose I had passed this old .miil . score
Of tE'nes during the past tilree wees. and yet
l have never given it more than careless
glance until this very serene and sultry Au-
gust morning, when the cool even sounds OF
DROPPING water invited a closer investigation
OF its peculiar beauties. The great mill wheel
tufted with yellow moss; it ran up and
down the rough borders; it peered from be
! tween creyices;is pyyerhupg the roof; it twined
itself around the stump of an aged elm, play
fully determined to get the upper hand of ey
cry thing unsightly, and to cover the traces OF
decay with its .cnde: fingers. There was also
an ah4qdlnee Of dropping :XalloF lh!Qssonts,i
ladS's ear-drops ,}ile children sail them, and
long line of stately cardinal flowers, magnif-
cent in their robes of bright crimson. am
a very agreeable slnsation Of inward satisfac-
ton as l surveyed the dropping water, the
huge millwhecl, the clinging moss, tie gay
flowers. and the slipper in my hand. / am
somewhat given to dreami1S in lAoments .pf
idlcEcss, and so, as 1 turned the latter article
over and. over It brought fourth from some
inner shrine of my heart certain ideal wo-
man, of ,Ehom ihad been long enamored, and
slipped it on her foot. 1t fttel 70 u T. My
lady-the idle was small creature, Iitania
| in fact, crowned with sunny. hair that rippled
and foated ,ayer Fhar dunpled cheeks and fair
shoulders; she had the softest of blue eyes, the
dewest of lips, the loveliest of hands; and 1
pictured her standing beside the old mill wheel,
her hat hanging by its azure strings Her hair
in beautiful confusion, her hands full Of BIOS
SONS (fqr of .coursc, the cardinal flowers had.
iured her hiihcr,) her checks fushed-not
blowzed-her lips pouting with vexation the
mud embedded slipper refused to returnsto i5s
allegiarce; and SO vivid my fancy was
on the point of leaping acrpss the stream to
her rescue, when a Shiny, shining, villainous
snake wriggled out from the tall grass to my
feet ard restored my scattered senses put
an untimely end to his existence, tucked the
slipper into the .hfeast pocket of my Goat, and
gathering Bunch of cardinal flowers, made
my way back to my lodging at the village inn.
Hitherto my observation at table had bcen
.confn ed by my Immediate neighbors, / knew
that the man On my right was yellow .eys-
peptic, who drank spring water and stale bread;
my ms a-ris was of fussy feshed woman,
with an immense quantity of snowy jewery,
while the neighhor on my left was an elderly.
young lady in false egrls and gold bowed spec
taeles. 9Sarthei than these my eyes had not
wandered, but now 1 had an object. Perhaps
my "Cipderela" was dwelling under the same
roof, partaking Of the. same fare and at the
same table witt, nc; and I had not beheld ker!
1 walked homeward in contem plative yet ex-
.altcd frame of mind, ascended to my room on
the second floor, deposited my boiHet.in the
yellow and green eartAen mug that ornament
ed my wash stand, and was proceeding to ex-
anime nv person in the seven by nine inch
looking slass, when there fell hasty rap on
the door, foiloweds shy the INTRUSION of a black
lace cap, trimmed with snuff colored ribbons,
which I recognized as the property of my land
lords good wife She was in a huff of excite
inert, and burst forth with, 81 b?- - ~ e2 1
- eth re! am glad to see you, Dostor. =,
She was always particular to eaH me doctor
isaComei right along to No: 8, and see1to that
poor Miss What's her name. Don,t stop 9to5
prink, for she'll never know whether you are
black or gray. She's in such PAIN" fs.p .,-
"Cholcra ,moTbus 2" suggested 90 -51-
81 4Iord no, child-ank le 7" with. .disagreeable
emphasis on the "child." -'f1 - '.l' - G.
. j followed Mrs. Keys across the entry and
was met on The threshold OF No. 5 by Miss
What's her-name's maternal relative in tears.
She had put her Daughter to bed }. drawn down
the scant curtains of sfxpenny patch, filed
the yoon7 with spirits Of cam pher and harts-